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, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.

2 Seyè a mande l': -Kisa ou gen nan men ou la a? Moyiz reponn li: -Yon baton.

And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thy hand? and he said, A staff.

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 before 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 unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and grasp it by the tail; and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand.

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.

In order that they may believe that there hath appeared unto thee the Everlasting One, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the 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 farthermore unto him, Do put thy hand into thy bosom: and he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, white 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, Put thy hand again into thy bosom: and he put his hand again into his bosom; and when he pulled it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as 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 it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter 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 also these two signs, and will not hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou shalt take out of the river shall become 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 unto the Lord, Pardon, O Lord, I am not a man of words, neither yesterday, nor the day before, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am heavy of speech, and heavy of tongue.

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 unto him, Who hath given a mouth to man? or who maketh him dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the Lord?

12 Bon, ou mèt ale. m'a ede ou lè ou gen pou ou pale, m'a moutre ou sa ou gen pou di.

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.

13 Moyiz di: -Eskize m' wi, Seyè! Men, poukisa ou pa voye yon lòt moun pito?

And he said, Pardon, O Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wouldst 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 anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron, thy brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well; and also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

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 thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and I will teach you what ye 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 thee unto the people; and he shall be, yea he shall be to thee as a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as a 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 staff shalt thou take in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.

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 Jether his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive; and Jithro said to Moses, Go in peace.

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 unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.

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 sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the staff of 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 unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, regard well all the wonders which I have put in thy hand, and do them before Pharaoh; but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

22 W'a di farawon an: Men sa Seyè a di: Izrayèl se pitit mwen, se premye pitit mwen.

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Lord, My son, my first-born, is Israel.

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 unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou refusest to let him go; so, behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.

24 Pandan vwayaj la, Moyiz rete pase lannwit yon kote. Seyè a vin atake Moyiz. Li t'ap chache touye l'.

And as he was on the journey in the inn, the Lord met him, 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.

Then took Zipporah a sharp instrument, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody relative art thou to me.

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 then he withdrew from him; when she said, A bloody relative, but only in respect of the circumcision.

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 to meet Moses, into the wilderness; and he went and met him by the mount of God, and kissed him.

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 told Aaron all the words of the Lord wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

29 Moyiz ak Arawon pati ansanm, yo sanble tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.

And Moses and Aaron went and assembled all 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 the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses; and he did the signs before the eyes of 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 when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.