Egzòd 4
1 Moyiz reponn li: -Men, moun yo ka refize kwè m', yo ka pa koute sa m' gen pou m' di yo a. Yo ka di m' se pa vre, Seyè a pa t' kras parèt devan mwen.
And Moses answered and said, If they believe me not, and do not listen to my voice (for they will say, God has not appeared to you), what shall I say to them?
2 Seyè a mande l': -Kisa ou gen nan men ou la a? Moyiz reponn li: -Yon baton.
And the Lord said to him, What is this thing that is in your hand? and he said, A rod.
3 Seyè a di l': -Jete l' atè. Moyiz jete baton an atè. Baton an tounen yon koulèv. Lè Moyiz wè sa, li pran kouri.
And he said, Cast it on the ground: and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.
4 Seyè a di Moyiz: -Lonje men ou, bese pran koulèv la nan ke. Moyiz lonje men l', li pran koulèv la nan ke. Lamenm, koulèv la tounen baton ankò nan men Moyiz.
And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth your hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
5 Seyè a di: -Men sa w'a fè pou yo ka kwè Seyè a, Bondye zansèt yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la, Bondye Jakòb la, te parèt devan ou.
and it became a rod in his hand, —that they may believe you, that the God of your fathers has appeared to you, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.
6 Seyè a di l' ankò: -Foure men ou anndan chemiz ou, sou lestonmak ou. Moyiz foure men li anndan chemiz li, sou lestonmak li. Lè li wete men l', men l' te vin tou blan ak bouton. Li te kouvri ak lalèp.
And the Lord said again to him, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and his hand became as snow.
7 Seyè a di l': -Foure men ou anndan chemiz ou ankò, sou lestonmak ou. Moyiz foure men li anndan chemiz li ankò. Lè li wete l', men li te menm koulè ak rès kò li.
And he said again, Put your hand into your bosom; and he put his hand into his bosom, and brought his hand out of his bosom, and it was again restored to the complexion of his [other] flesh.
8 Seyè a di Moyiz: -Si apre ou fin fè premye mirak la, ou wè yo pa vle kwè ou, yo pa vle koute ou, y'a kwè ou lè w'a fè dezyèm mirak sa a.
And if they will not believe you, nor listen to the voice of the first sign, they will believe you [because] of the voice of the second sign.
9 Si apre ou fè de mirak sa yo, y'ap fè tèt di toujou, yo pa vle kwè ou toujou, yo pa vle koute sa w'ap di yo, w'a pran ti gout dlo nan gwo larivyè a, w'a vide l' atè. Lamenm, dlo a va tounen san.
And it shall come to pass if they will not believe you for these two signs, and will not listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land, and the water which you shall take from the river shall be blood upon the dry land.
10 Moyiz di Seyè a: -Eskize m' wi, Seyè. Men, mwen pa ka pale fasil. Se pa bagay jòdi a non. Menm koulye a, depi w'ap pale ak sèvitè ou la, anyen pa chanje. Bouch mwen lou, lang mwen mare.
And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that you have begun to speak to your servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.
11 Seyè a di l': -Kilès ki bay moun bouch pou yo pale? Kilès ki fè moun sa a bèbè, moun sa a soudè? Kilès ki fè moun sa a wè, moun sa a avèg? Eske se pa mwen menm, Seyè a?
And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God?
12 Bon, ou mèt ale. m'a ede ou lè ou gen pou ou pale, m'a moutre ou sa ou gen pou di.
And now go and I will open your mouth, and will instruct you in what you shall say.
13 Moyiz di: -Eskize m' wi, Seyè! Men, poukisa ou pa voye yon lòt moun pito?
And Moses said, I pray you, Lord, appoint another able [person] whom you shall send.
14 Lè sa a, Seyè a move sou Moyiz, li di l' konsa: -Gen Arawon, frè ou la, ki soti nan branch fanmi Levi a. Mwen konnen lang msye pa mare nan bouch li. Men koulye a, li gen tan nan wout ap vin jwenn ou. L'a kontan anpil lè l'a wè ou.
And the Lord was greatly angered against Moses, and said, Behold! is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he will surely speak to you; and, behold, he will come forth to meet you, and beholding you he will rejoice within himself.
15 W'a pale avè l', w'a di l' sa pou l' di. m'a ede nou tou de lè n'a gen pou nou pale. m'a di nou sa pou nou fè.
And you shall speak to him; and you shall put my words into his mouth, and I will open your mouth and his mouth, and I will instruct you in what you shall do.
16 L'a pale ak pèp la pou ou. Se tankou si se te ou menm ki t'ap pale. Ou menm, w'a tankou Bondye k'ap di li sa pou li di.
And he shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be for him in things pertaining to God.
17 Kanta baton sa a, toujou kenbe l' nan men ou. Se avèk li w'a fè tout mirak ou gen pou fè yo.
And this rod that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand, wherewith you shall work miracles.
18 Moyiz kite kote l' te ye a, li tounen lakay Jetwo, bòpè li. Li di li: -Tanpri, kite m' ale. Mwen pral jwenn frè mwen yo nan pèyi Lejip. Mwen pral wè si yo la toujou. Jetwo di Moyiz: -Ale ak kè poze.
And Moses went and returned to Jothor his father-in-law, and says, I will go and return to my brethren in Egypt, and will see if they are yet living. And Jothor said to Moses, Go in health. And in those days after some time, the king of Egypt died.
19 Antan Moyiz nan peyi Madyan, Seyè a di l': -Koulye a, tounen nan peyi Lejip, paske tout moun ki t'ap chache touye ou yo fin mouri.
And the Lord said to Moses in Madiam, Go, depart into Egypt, for all that sought your life are dead.
20 Moyiz pran madanm li ak pitit gason l' yo, li mete yo sou bourik, epi li tounen nan peyi Lejip. Moyiz te gen baton Bondye a nan men l'.
And Moses took his wife and his children, and mounted them on the beasts, and returned to Egypt; and Moses took the rod [which he had] from God in his hand.
21 Seyè a di Moyiz konsa: -Koulye a, ou wè w'ap tounen nan peyi Lejip. Gade byen. Se pou ou fè devan farawon an tout mirak mwen ba ou pouvwa fè yo. Mwen menm, m'ap fè l' kenbe tèt avèk ou, li p'ap vle kite pèp la ale.
And the Lord said to Moses, When you go and return to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have charged you with, you shall work before Pharao: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.
22 W'a di farawon an: Men sa Seyè a di: Izrayèl se pitit mwen, se premye pitit mwen.
And you shall say to Pharao, These things says the Lord, Israel [is] my firstborn.
23 Mwen di ou kite pitit mwen an ale fè wout li pou l' ka fè yon sèvis pou mwen. Si ou refize kite l' ale, mwen menm m'ap touye premye pitit gason ou lan.
And I said to you, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if you will not send them away, see, I will kill your firstborn son.
24 Pandan vwayaj la, Moyiz rete pase lannwit yon kote. Seyè a vin atake Moyiz. Li t'ap chache touye l'.
And it came to pass [that] the angel of the Lord met him by the way in the inn, and sought to kill him.
25 Sefora pran yon moso ròch byen file, li koupe pwent po ti kòk pitit gason l' lan, li voye l' jete nan pye Moyiz. Epi li di: -Se yon mari san ou ye pou mwen.
and Sepphora having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:
26 Apre sa, Seyè a kite Moyiz. Lè sa a, se poutèt sikonsizyon an Sefora te di ou se yon mari san pou mwen.
and he departed from him, because she said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched.
27 Seyè a di Arawon: -Ale kontre Moyiz nan dezè a. Arawon pati, li kontre Moyiz sou mòn Bondye a. Li pase bra l' nan kou l'.
And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses; and he went and met him in the mount of God, and they kissed each other.
28 Moyiz di Arawon tou sa Seyè a te di l' anvan li te voye l' la. Li fè l' konnen tout mirak Seyè a te ba li lòd fè.
And Moses reported to Aaron all the words of the Lord, which he sent, and all the things which he charged him.
29 Moyiz ak Arawon pati ansanm, yo sanble tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.
And Moses and Aaron went and gathered the elders of the children of Israel.
30 Arawon di yo tou sa Seyè a te di Moyiz. Moyiz menm fè tout mirak yo devan tout pèp la.
And Aaron spoke all these words, which God spoke to Moses, and wrought the miracles before the people.
31 Pèp la vin kwè yo. Lè yo tande Seyè a te vin vizite yo, li te wè mizè y'ap pase a, yo tonbe ajenou, yo bese tèt yo jouk atè pou adore Bondye.
and the people believed and rejoiced, because God visited the children of Israel, and because he saw their affliction: and the people bowed and worshipped.
