< प्रस्थान 4 >

1 मोशाले जवाफ दिए, “तर तिनीहरूले विश्‍वास गरेनन् वा मेरो कुरा नसुनी 'परमप्रभु तिमीकहाँ देखा पर्नुभएको होइन' भनेमा के गर्ने नि?”
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 परमप्रभुले तिनलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “तेरो हातमा के छ?” मोशाले भने, “लट्ठी ।”
And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thy hand? and he said, A staff.
3 परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “त्यसलाई भुइँमा फाल् ।” मोशाले त्यसलाई भुइँमा फाले र त्यो सर्प भयो । मोशा दौडेर भागे ।
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 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो, “तेरो हात पसारेर त्यसको पुच्छर समात् ।” त्यसैले तिनले आफ्नो हात पसारेर त्यस सर्पलाई समाते । त्यो फेरि तिनको हातमा लट्ठी भयो ।
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 “तिनीहरूका पिता-पुर्खाका परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वर अर्थात् अब्राहामका परमेश्‍वर, इसहाकका परमेश्‍वर र याकूबका परमेश्‍वर तँकहाँ देखा पर्नुभएको थियो भनी तिनीहरूले विश्‍वास गरून् भन्‍नाका लागि यो चिन्ह हुनेछ ।”
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 परमप्रभुले तिनलाई यसो पनि भन्‍नुभयो, “अब तेरो हात आफ्नो खास्टोभित्र राख् ।” त्यसैले मोशाले आफ्नो हात खास्टोभित्र राखे । तिनले बाहिर निकाल्दा तिनको हातमा हिउँजस्तै सेतो कुष्‍ठरोग लागेको थियो ।
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 परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “फेरि तेरो हात खास्टोभित्र राख् ।” त्यसैले मोशाले आफ्नो हात खास्टोभित्र राखे र तिनले हात बाहिर निकाल्दा त्यो तिनको शरीरको अरू मासुजस्तै स्वस्थ भएको थियो ।
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 परमप्रभुले भन्‍नुभयो, “तिनीहरूले मेरो शक्तिको पहिलो चिन्हलाई ध्यान दिएनन् वा विश्‍वास गरेनन् भने तिनीहरूले दोस्रो चिन्हलाई विश्‍वास गर्नेछन् ।
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 तिनीहरूले मेरो शक्तिका यी दुईवटै चिन्हलाई पनि विश्‍वास गरेनन् वा तेरो कुरा सुनेनन् भने नदीबाट थोरै पानी लिएर जा र त्यसलाई सुक्खा भूमिमा खन्या । तैँले लिएर जाने पानी सुक्खा भूमिमा रगत बन्‍नेछ ।”
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 तब मोशाले परमप्रभुलाई भने, “हे प्रभु, म बोल्नमा सिपालु छैनँ, न पहिले थिएँ न त तपाईं आफ्ना दाससित बोल्नुभएपछि नै । म बोल्न र जिब्रो चलाउनमा सुस्त छु ।”
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 परमप्रभुले तिनलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “मानिसको मुख बनाउने को हो? मानिसलाई गुँगो वा बैरो वा दृष्‍टिविहीन बनाउने को हो? के म परमप्रभुले नै होइनँ र?
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 त्यसैले अब जा र म तेरो मुखमा भएर के भन्‍ने भनी तँलाई सिकाउनेछु ।”
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.
13 तर मोशाले भने, “हे प्रभु, तपाईंले इच्छा गर्नुभएको अरू कसैलाई पठाउनुहोस् ।”
And he said, Pardon, O Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wouldst send.
14 तब परमप्रभु मोशासित रिसाउनुभयो र भन्‍नुभयो, “तेरो दाजु लेवी हारून छैन र? त्यसले राम्ररी बोल्न सक्छ भनी मलाई थाहा छ । यसको अतिरिक्त, त्यो तँलाई भेट्न आउँदै छ र त्यसले तँलाई देख्दा त्यो ह्रदयमा खुसी हुनेछ ।
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 तँ त्योसित कुरा गर् र त्यसले भन्‍नुपर्ने कुरा त्यसलाई बताइदे । म तिमीहरू दुवैसित हुनेछु र के गर्ने भनी म तिमीहरू दुवैलाई देखाउनेछु ।
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 त्यसले तेरो लागि मानिसहरूसित बोल्नेछ । त्यो तेरो प्रवक्ता हुनेछ र तँ त्यसको लागि मजस्तै परमेश्‍वर हुनेछस् ।
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 तैँले तेरो हातमा यो लट्ठी लैजा । यसले तैँले चिन्हहरू गर्नेछस् ।”
And this staff shalt thou take in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.
18 त्यसैले मोशा आफ्ना ससुरा यित्रोकहाँ गई तिनलाई भने, “मलाई मिश्रमा भएका मेरा आफन्तहरू जीवितै छन् कि छैनन् भनी हेर्न फर्केर जान दिनुहोस् ।” यित्रोले मोशालाई भने, “शान्तिसित जाऊ ।”
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 परमप्रभुले मिद्यानमा मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो, “फर्केर मिश्रमा जा किनकि तेरो जीवन लिन खोज्नेहरू सबै मरिसकेका छन् ।”
And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.
20 आफ्नी पत्‍नी र आफ्ना छोराहरू गधामा चढाएर मोशा बाटो लागे । तिनी मिश्र देशमा फर्के र तिनले परमेश्‍वरको लट्ठी आफूसँगै लगेका थिए ।
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 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभयो, “तँ मिश्रमा फर्केर जाँदा मैले तेरो शक्तिमा राखिदिएका सबै अचम्मका कामहरू तैँले फारोको सामु गरेर देखा । तर म त्यसको ह्रदय कठोर पार्नेछु र त्यसले मानिसहरूलाई जान दिनेछैन ।
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 तैँले फारोलाई यसो भन्‍नू, “परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, 'इस्राएल मेरो जेठो छोरो हो,
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Lord, My son, my first-born, is Israel.
23 र म तँलाई भन्दछु, 'मेरो छोरोलाई जान दे ताकि त्यसले मेरो आराधना गरोस् ।' तर तैँले त्यसलाई जान दिन इन्कार गरेकोले निश्‍चय नै म तेरो जेठो छोरोलाई मार्नेछु' ।”
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 अब बाटोमा बास बस्‍ने ठाउँमा तिनीहरू रोकिँदा परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भेटी तिनलाई मार्न खोज्नुभयो ।
And as he was on the journey in the inn, the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
25 त्यसपछि सिप्पोराले चकमके कर्द लिई आफ्नो छोरोको खलडी काटेर त्यसलाई मोशाको खुट्टामा छुवाइन् ।
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 तब उनले भनिन्, “निश्‍चय नै तपाईं रगतद्वारा मेरो दुलहा हुनुहुन्छ ।” त्यसैले परमप्रभुले तिनलाई एक्लै छाडिदिनुभयो । यो खतनाको कारणले “तपाईं मेरो दुलहा हुनुहुन्छ” भनी उनले भनिन् ।
And then he withdrew from him; when she said, A bloody relative, but only in respect of the circumcision.
27 परमप्रभुले हारूनलाई भन्‍नुभयो, “उजाड-स्थानमा मोशालाई भेट्न जा ।” हारून गए र तिनले मोशालाई परमेश्‍वरको पर्वतमा भेटी चुम्बन गरे ।
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 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भनेर पठाउनुभएका सबै कुरा र देखाउनू भनी आज्ञा गर्नुभएका सबै चिन्हको बारेमा मोशाले हारूनलाई बताए ।
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 तब मोशा र हारून गएर इस्राएलीहरूका सबै धर्म-गुरुलाई भेला गराए ।
And Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the children of Israel:
30 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्‍नुभएका सबै कुरा हारूनले बताए । तिनले परमप्रभुको शक्तिका चिन्हहरू पनि मानिसहरूका सामु गरेर देखाइदिए ।
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 मानिसहरूले विश्‍वास गरे । परमप्रभुले इस्राएलीहरूको वास्ता गर्नुहुन्छ र उहाँले तिनीहरूमाथि गरिएको थिचोमिचो देख्‍नुभएको छ भनी जब तिनीहरूले सुने, तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्ना शिर झुकाई उहाँको आराधना गरे ।
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.

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