Egzòd 4

1 Moïse te di: “Men kisa si yo pa kwè m, ni koute sa ke mwen di a?” Paske yo ka petèt di: “SENYÈ a pa t parèt kote ou.”

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 SENYÈ a te di li: “Kisa sa ye nan men ou la a?” Epi li te di: “Yon baton.”

And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

3 Li te di: “Jete l atè.” Moïse te jete l atè, e li te vin tounen yon sèpan; epi Moïse te kouri kite l.

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 Men SENYÈ a te di a Moïse: “Lonje men ou e kenbe l nan ke l.” Li te lonje men l, li te kenbe l nan ke l, e li te tounen yon baton nan men li.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand: )

5 “Pou yo ta kapab kwè ke SENYÈ a, Bondye Abraham nan, Bondye Isaac la, ak Bondye Jacob la te parèt a ou.”

that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

6 SENYÈ a anplis te di l: “Alò, fouye men ou antre kot kè ou.” Konsa, li te mete men l anndan sou kè li, e lè l te rale l deyò, li te devni lèp tankou lanèj.

And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as [white as] snow.

7 Li te di l: “Mete men ou antre kot kè ou ankò.” Li te mete men l antre kot kè l ankò, e lè l te rale l, konsa, li te vin nèf tankou rès chè li.

And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.)

8 “Si yo pa kwè ou ni resevwa temwayaj premye sign lan, yo ka petèt kwè temwayaj dènye sign lan.

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 Men si yo pa kwè menm de sign sa yo ni koute sa ou di a, alò, ou va pran kèk dlo nan lariviyè Nil lan, e vide li sou tè sèch la; epi dlo ke ou pran nan Nil lan va vin tounen san sou tè sèch la.”

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither 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 takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

10 Moïse te di a SENYÈ a: “Souple, SENYÈ, mwen pa t janm yon moun ki fò nan pale, ni nan tan sa a, ni nan tan pase, ni depi Ou te pale a Sèvitè ou a, paske mwen lan nan pale, e mwen lan nan langaj.”

And Moses said unto the LORD, Oh Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

11 SENYÈ a te di li: “Kilès ki te fè bouch a lòm? Oswa kilès ki te fè l bebe, (oswa) soud, oswa pou l wè oswa pou li pa wè. Èske se pa Mwen, SENYÈ a?

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the LORD?

12 Alò ale, e Mwen menm, Mwen va avèk bouch ou, pou enstwi ou nan kisa ou gen pou di.”

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

13 Men li te di: “Souple, Senyè, koulye a voye mesaj la pa nenpòt lòt moun ke ou pito.”

And he said, Oh Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

14 Konsa, lakòlè SENYÈ a te brile kont Moïse, e Li te di: “Èske pa gen frè ou a, Aaron, Levit la? Mwen konnen ke li konn pale avèk fasilite. E anplis de sa, gade, l ap vin rankontre ou. Lè li wè ou, kè li va kontan.

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 “Ou gen pou pale avèk li, e mete pawòl yo nan bouch li. Mwen va avèk bouch pa w ak bouch pa l, e Mwen va enstwi ou kisa ou gen pou 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 will teach you what ye shall do.

16 “Anplis de sa, li va pale a pèp la pou ou. Li va tankou bouch ou, e ou va tankou Bondye pou li.

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.

17 Ou va pran nan men ou baton sila a; avèk li ou va fè sign yo.”

And thou shalt take in thine hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.

18 Konsa, Moïse te pati e te retounen vè Jéthro, bòpè li a. Li te di li: “Souple, kite mwen ale pou mwen kapab retounen bò kote frè m yo an Égypte, pou wè si yo toujou vivan.” Jéthro te di a Moïse: “Ale anpè.”

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

19 Alò SENYÈ a te di a Moïse nan Madian: “Ale retounen an Égypte, paske tout mesye ki t ap chache lavi ou yo gen tan mouri.”

And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

20 Moïse te pran madanm li avèk fis li yo; yo te monte sou yon bourik e yo te retounen nan peyi Égypte la. Anplis, Moïse te pran 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 rod of God in his hand.

21 SENYÈ a te di a Moïse: “Lè ou retounen an Égypte, fè byen si ke ou fè tout mèvèy yo devan Farawon ke M te bay ou pouvwa fè yo. Men Mwen va fè kè l di pou li pa kite pèp la ale.

And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

22 Ou va di a Farawon: ‘Men kijan SENYÈ a pale: Israël se fis Mwen, premye ne Mwen an.

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, my firstborn:

23 Epi Mwen te di ou: Kite fis Mwen an ale pou l kapab sèvi M, men ou te refize kite l ale. Gade byen, Mwen va touye fis ou a, premye ne pa w la.’”

and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy firstborn.

24 Alò li te vin rive ke nan plas lojman an sou wout la SENYÈ a te rankontre Moïse e Li te chache touye li.

And it came to pass on the way at the lodging place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

25 Konsa, Séphora te pran yon kouto wòch silèks, li te koupe prepis a fis li a; li te jete li devan pye a Moïse, e te di li: “Ou vrèman se yon mari pa san pou mwen menm.”

Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.

26 Epi li te kite li anpè. Nan moman sa a, li te di: “Ou se yon mari pa san —akoz sikonsizyon an.”

So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood [art thou], because of the circumcision.

27 Alò SENYÈ a te di a Aaron: “Ale rankontre Moïse nan dezè a.” Konsa li te ale rankontre li nan mòn Bondye a e te bo li.

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.

28 Moïse te di Aaron tout pawòl ke SENYÈ a te voye avèk li a, ak tout sign ke Li te bay li lòd fè yo.

And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith he had charged him.

29 Alò, Moïse avèk Aaron te ale e te reyini tout ansyen nan fis Israël yo.

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

30 Konsa, Aaron te pale tout mo ke SENYÈ a te pale bay Moïse yo. Epi li te fè tout sign yo devan zye a pèp la.

and Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

31 Alò pèp la te vin kwè, lè yo te tande ke SENYÈ a te gen kè pou fis Israël yo, e ke Li te vin wè afliksyon yo. Yo te bese ba, pou te adore Li.

And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.