Baʼuu 4
1 Museen, “Yoo isaan, ‘Waaqayyo sitti hin mulʼanne’ jedhanii na amanuu yookaan na dhagaʼuu didan hoo?” jedhee deebise.
And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah has not appeared to thee.
2 Kana irratti Waaqayyo, “Wanti harka kee keessa jiru sun maali?” jedheen. Museen immoo, “Ulee dha” jedhee deebise.
And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.
3 Waaqayyos, “Lafa buusi” jedheen. Museen lafa buufnaan uleen sun bofa taʼe; innis irraa baqate.
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 Waaqayyo garuu Museedhaan, “Harka kee hiixadhuutii eegee isaa qabi” jedhe. Museenis hiixatee bofa sana qabe; bofti sunis harka isaa keessatti deebiʼee ulee taʼe.
And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand and take it by the tail — and he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand —
5 Waaqayyos, “kun akka isaan Waaqayyo Waaqni abbootii isaanii, Waaqni Abrahaam, Waaqni Yisihaaq, Waaqni Yaaqoob sitti mulʼate akka amananiif” jedhe.
that they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
6 Waaqayyos Museedhaan, “Harka kee bobaa kee keessa kaaʼadhu” jedhe. Museenis harka isaa bobaa isaa keessa kaaʼate; yommuu inni baafatettis, kunoo harki isaa lamxii akka cabbii taʼe.
And Jehovah said moreover to him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and took it out, and behold, his hand was leprous, as snow.
7 Innis Museedhaan, “Harka kee deebisii bobaa kee keessa kaaʼadhu” jedhe; Museenis deebisee harka isaa bobaa isaa keessa kaaʼate; yommuu inni baafatettis, kunoo harki isaa deebiʼee akkuma dhagna isaa isa kaanii taʼe.
And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again, and took it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his flesh.
8 Waaqayyos akkana jedhe; “Isaan yoo si amanuu baatanii mallattoo isa jalqabaa fudhachuu didan mallattoo lammaffaa ni amanu taʼa.
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 other sign.
9 Yoo isaan mallattoo kana lamaan amanuu baatanii si dhagaʼuu didan bishaan laga Abbayyaa budduuqsiitii lafa gogaa irratti dhangalaasi. Bishaan ati lagicha irraa budduuqsite sunis lafa gogaa irratti dhiiga taʼa.”
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also those two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour [it] on the dry [land]; and the water that thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].
10 Museenis Waaqayyoon, “Yaa Gooftaa, ani duris taʼu yookaan erga ati garbicha keetti dubbachuu jalqabdee as nama arraba qajeelu miti. Ani nama afaan isaa hidhamee arrabni isaas itti ulfaatuu dha” jedhe.
And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord! I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since thou hast spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.
11 Waaqayyos akkana isaan jedhe; “Kan afaan namaa uume eenyu? Kan akka namni arrab-didaa taʼu yookaan duudu godhu eenyu? Kan agartuu ijaa namaaf kennu yookaan jaamsu eenyu? Anuma Waaqayyoo mitii?
And Jehovah said to him, Who gave man a mouth? or who maketh dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? [have] not I, Jehovah?
12 Amma dhaqi; ani afaan kee wajjin nan taʼa; waan ati jettus sin barsiisa.”
And now go, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.
13 Museen garuu, “Yaa Gooftaa, maaloo nama biraa ergi” jedhe.
And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.
14 Dheekkamsi Waaqayyoos Musee irratti bobaʼe; innis akkana jedhe; “Obboleessi kee Aroon Lewwichi jira mitii? Ani akka inni akka gaariitti dubbatu nan beeka. Kunoo, inni gara kee dhufuutti jira. Inni yommuu si argutti ni gammada.
Then the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also behold, he goeth out to meet thee; and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart.
15 Ati isatti dubbatee afaan isaa keessa dubbii ni keessa; anis afaan keetii fi afaan isaa wajjin nan taʼa; waan isin hojjettanis isin nan barsiisa.
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 Inni uummatatti siif dubbata; inni afaan siif taʼa; ati immoo isaaf akka Waaqaa ni taata.
And he shall speak for thee unto the people; and it shall come to pass that he shall be to thee for a mouth, and thou shalt be to him for God.
17 Ati ulee ittiin mallattoo argisiiftu kana harkatti qabadhu.”
And thou shalt take this staff in thy hand, with which thou shalt do the signs.
18 Museen gara abbaa niitii isaa gara Yetrootti deebiʼee, “Akka ani gara saba koo warra Gibxi jiraatanitti deebiʼee hamma ammaatti lubbuun jiraachuu isaanii arguuf maaloo naa eeyyami” jedheen. Yootooris, “Nagaan dhaqi” jedheen.
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, that I may see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
19 Waaqayyo Midiyaanitti Museedhaan, “Namoonni si ajjeesuu barbaadan hundi duʼaniiruutii Gibxitti deebiʼi” jedhee ture.
And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.
20 Kanaafuu Museen niitii isaatii fi ilmaan isaa fuudhatee harree irra kaaʼee Gibxitti deebiʼe. Innis ulee Waaqaa harkatti qabatee ture.
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them riding upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.
21 Waaqayyo Museedhaan akkana jedhe; “Ati yeroo Gibxitti deebitutti dinqiiwwan ani akka ati hojjetuuf humna siif kenne sana hunda fuula Faraʼoon duratti hojjedhu. Ani garuu akka inni saba sana gad hin lakkifne mata jabeessa isa nan godha.
And Jehovah said to Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see that thou do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in thy hand. And I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
22 Ati Faraʼooniin akkana jedhi; ‘Waaqayyo akkana jedha: Israaʼel ilma koo hangafa;
And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
23 anis, “Akka ilmi koo na tajaajiluuf gad lakkisi” jedhee sitti himeera. Ati garuu isa gad lakkisuu didde; kanaafuu, kunoo ani ilma kee hangafa nan ajjeesa.’”
And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.
24 Waaqayyo karaa irratti iddoo bultiitti Museetti dhufee isa ajjeesuu barbaade.
And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.
25 Ziphooraa garuu dhagaa qara qabu fudhattee qola dhagna ilma ishee kuttee ittiin miilla Musee tuqxe. Isheenis, “Ati dhugumaan anaaf misirricha dhiigaati” jette.
Then Zipporah took a stone and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, A bloody husband indeed art thou to me!
26 Waaqayyos isa dhiise. Yeroo sana isheen waaʼee dhagna qabaatiif, “Misirricha dhiigaa ti” jette.
And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband — because of the circumcision.
27 Waaqayyos Arooniin, “Ati Musee simachuuf gara gammoojjii dhaqi!” jedhe. Innis dhaqee Tulluu Waaqaa irratti Musee argatee isa dhungate.
And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.
28 Yeroo sana Museen dubbii Waaqayyo akka inni dubbatuuf isa erge hundaa fi mallattoowwan akka inni hojjetuuf isa ajaje hunda Aroonitti hime.
And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah who had sent him, and all the signs that he had commanded him.
29 Musee fi Aroon maanguddoota Israaʼel hunda walitti qaban;
And Moses and Aaron went and gathered all the elders of the children of Israel;
30 Aroonis waan Waaqayyo Museetti hime hunda jaratti hime. Mallattoowwanis fuula namootaa duratti hojjete;
and Aaron spoke all the words that Jehovah had spoken to Moses, and did the signs before the eyes of the people.
31 isaanis ni amanan. Jarris yommuu akka Waaqayyo saba Israaʼel ilaalee fi akka inni rakkina isaaniis arge dhagaʼanitti gad jedhanii sagadan.
And the people believed. And when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
