Keluaran 4

1 Lalu Musa menjawab kepada TUHAN, "Tetapi bagaimana andaikata orang-orang Israel tidak mau percaya dan tidak mau mempedulikan kata-kata saya? Apa yang harus saya lakukan andaikata mereka berkata bahwa TUHAN tidak menampakkan diri kepada saya?"

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 TUHAN bertanya kepada Musa, "Apa itu di tanganmu?" Jawab Musa, "Tongkat."

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

3 Kata TUHAN, "Lemparkan itu ke tanah." Musa melemparkannya, lalu tongkat itu berubah menjadi ular dan Musa lari menjauhinya.

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 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Dekatilah ular itu, dan peganglah ekornya." Musa mendekatinya dan menangkap ular itu yang segera berubah kembali menjadi tongkat dalam tangan Musa.

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 Kata TUHAN, "Buatlah begitu supaya orang-orang Israel percaya bahwa Aku, TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka, Allah Abraham, Ishak dan Yakub, sudah menampakkan diri kepadamu."

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 TUHAN berkata lagi kepada Musa, "Masukkanlah tanganmu ke dalam bajumu." Musa menurut, dan ketika ia menarik tangannya keluar, tangan itu putih sekali karena kena penyakit kulit yang mengerikan.

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 Lalu TUHAN berkata, "Masukkanlah tanganmu kembali ke dalam bajumu." Musa berbuat begitu, dan ketika ia mengeluarkannya lagi, tangan itu sudah sembuh.

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 Kata TUHAN, "Kalau mereka tidak mau percaya kepadamu, atau tidak yakin sesudah melihat keajaiban yang pertama, maka keajaiban ini akan membuat mereka percaya.

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 Kalau mereka belum juga mau percaya kepadamu meskipun sudah melihat kedua keajaiban ini, dan mereka tidak mau mempedulikan kata-katamu, ambillah sedikit air dari Sungai Nil dan tuangkanlah ke tanah. Air itu akan berubah menjadi darah."

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 Tetapi Musa berkata, "Ya, Tuhan, saya bukan orang yang pandai bicara, baik dahulu maupun sekarang, sesudah TUHAN bicara kepada saya. Saya berat lidah, bicara lambat dan tidak lancar."

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 TUHAN berkata kepadanya, "Siapakah yang memberi mulut kepada manusia? Siapa yang membuat dia bisu atau tuli? Siapa yang membuat dia melek atau buta? Bukankah Aku, TUHAN?

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 Sekarang, pergilah, Aku akan menolong engkau berbicara dan mengajarkan apa yang harus kaukatakan."

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

13 Tetapi Musa menjawab, "Saya mohon, janganlah mengutus saya, ya Tuhan, suruhlah orang lain."

And he said, Pardon, O Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wouldst send.

14 Lalu TUHAN menjadi marah kepada Musa dan berkata, "Bukankah engkau mempunyai saudara yang bernama Harun? Aku tahu dia pandai berbicara. Sesungguhnya, dia dalam perjalanan ke sini, dan ia akan senang bertemu dengan engkau.

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 Bicaralah dengan dia dan beritahukanlah kepadanya apa yang harus ia katakan. Aku akan menolong kamu berdua dan mengajarkan apa yang harus kamu katakan dan lakukan.

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 Dia harus bicara atas namamu di depan rakyat. Dia akan menjadi juru bicaramu dan engkau dianggapnya seperti Allah yang mengatakan apa yang harus ia katakan.

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 Bawalah tongkat itu, engkau akan membuat keajaiban-keajaiban dengan itu."

And this staff shalt thou take in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.

18 Sesudah itu Musa pulang ke rumah Yitro, ayah mertuanya, dan berkata kepadanya, "Izinkanlah saya kembali ke Mesir untuk menengok saudara-saudara saya dan melihat apakah mereka masih hidup." Yitro berkata kepada Musa, "Pergilah dengan selamat."

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 Waktu Musa masih di tanah Midian, TUHAN berkata kepadanya, "Kembalilah ke Mesir. Semua orang yang ingin membunuh engkau sudah mati."

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

20 Maka Musa mengajak istri dan anak-anaknya dan menaikkan mereka ke atas keledai lalu berangkat bersama mereka ke Mesir. Atas perintah Allah, Musa juga membawa tongkatnya.

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 TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Aku sudah memberi kuasa kepadamu untuk membuat keajaiban-keajaiban. Jadi kalau engkau sudah kembali di Mesir nanti, lakukanlah segala keajaiban itu di depan raja Mesir. Tetapi Aku akan menjadikan dia keras kepala, sehingga ia tak mau mengizinkan bangsa itu pergi.

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 Lalu katakanlah kepada raja itu bahwa Aku, TUHAN, berpesan begini: 'Israel adalah anak-Ku yang sulung,

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

23 dan engkau sudah Kuperintahkan untuk mengizinkan anak-Ku itu pergi supaya ia dapat berbakti kepada-Ku, tetapi engkau menolak. Sekarang Aku akan membunuh anakmu yang sulung.'"

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 Di suatu tempat berkemah dalam perjalanan itu, TUHAN datang kepada Musa dan mau membunuhnya.

And as he was on the journey in the inn, the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.

25 Zipora, istrinya, mengambil sebuah batu tajam dan memotong kulup anaknya, lalu disentuhkannya pada kaki Musa. Kata Zipora, "Engkau suami darah bagiku."

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 Hal itu dikatakannya sehubungan dengan upacara sunat. Maka TUHAN tidak jadi membunuh Musa.

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

27 Sementara itu TUHAN berkata kepada Harun, "Pergilah ke padang gurun untuk menemui Musa." Harun pergi, lalu bertemu dengan adiknya di gunung suci, dan mencium dia.

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 Musa menceritakan kepada Harun semua yang dikatakan TUHAN kepadanya ketika ia disuruh kembali ke Mesir, juga tentang semua keajaiban yang harus dibuatnya.

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 Kemudian Musa dan Harun pergi ke Mesir dan mengumpulkan semua pemimpin Israel.

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

30 Harun menyampaikan kepada mereka segala yang dikatakan TUHAN kepada Musa, dan Musa melakukan semua keajaiban di depan orang-orang itu.

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 Maka percayalah mereka, dan ketika mereka mendengar bahwa TUHAN sudah memperhatikan bangsa Israel dan melihat segala penderitaan mereka, mereka sujud menyembah.

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.