Exodo 4

1 Sumagot si Moises, “Pero paano kung hindi sila maniwala o makinig sa akin pero sa halip na sabihin, 'Si Yahweh ay hindi nagpakita sa iyo'?”

Moses/I replied, “But what if [the Israeli people] (do not believe me/are not convinced) or not do what I tell them? What if they say, ‘Yahweh did not appear to you!’”

2 Sinabi ni Yahweh sa kaniya, “Ano iyang nasa kamay mo?” Sinabi ni Moises, “Isang tungkod.”

Yahweh said to him/me, “[Look at] that thing you are holding in your hand. What is it?” He/I replied, “A (walking stick/shepherd’s stick).”

3 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Ihagis mo ito sa lupa.” Inihagis ito ni Moises sa lupa, at ito ay naging isang ahas. Tumakbo si Moises palayo dito.

He said, “Throw it down on the ground!” So, he/I threw it on the ground, and it became a snake! And he/I ran/jumped away from it.

4 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Damputin mo at hawakan ito sa buntot.” Kaya dinampot niya at hinawakan ang ahas. Naging tungkod ito muli sa kaniyang kamay.

But Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Reach down and pick it up by its tail!” So he/I reached down and caught it, and [when he/I picked it up], it became a stick in his/my hand [again.]

5 “Ito ay para maniwala sila na si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kanilang mga ninuno, ang Diyos ni Abraham, ang Diyos ni Isaac, at ang Diyos ni Jacob, ang nagpakita sa iyo.”

Yahweh said, “[Do the same thing in front of the Israeli people], in order that they may believe that [I], Yahweh God, the one Abraham and Isaac and Jacob worshiped, truly appeared to you.”

6 Sinabi rin ni Yahweh sa kaniya, “Ngayon ilagay mo ang iyong kamay sa loob ng iyong balabal.” Kaya inilagay ni Moises ang kaniyang kamay sa loob ng kaniyang balabal. Nang ilabas niya ito, namasdan, na ang kaniyang kamay ay naging ketong, kasing puti ng niyebe.

Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again, saying “Put your hand inside your robe [MTY]!” He/I did that. And when he/I took it out again, [surprisingly], his/my hand was white. It had a skin disease [that made it] as white as snow.

7 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Ilagay mo ulit ang iyong kamay sa loob ng iyong balabal.” Kaya inilagay ni Moises ang kaniyang kamay sa loob ng kaniyang balabal, at ng inilabas niya ito, nakita niya na naging malusog ito muli, tulad ng kaniyang ibang laman.

Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your robe [MTY]!” So he/I did that, and when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, it was normal again, just like the rest of his/my body!

8 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Kung hindi sila maniniwala sa iyo—kung hindi nila bibigyang pansin ang unang palatandaan ng aking kapangyarihan o maniniwala dito, pagkatapos paniniwalaan nila ang ikalawang palatandaan.

God said, “[You can do that in front of the Israeli people, too]. If they do not pay attention to what you say because of [seeing] the first miracle, they will (believe [you/be convinced) when you perform] the second miracle.

9 At kung hindi sila maniniwala kahit sa dalawang palatandaan ng aking kapangyarihan, o makikinig sa iyo, pagkatapos kumuha ka ng kaunting tubig mula sa ilog at ibuhos ito sa tuyong lupa. Ang tubig na iyong kinuha ay magiging dugo sa tuyong lupa.”

If they do not believe you or do what you say, even [after you perform] those two miracles, get some water from the Nile [River] and pour it on the ground. [When you do that], the water from the river that you pour on the ground will become blood [MTY] (OR, [red like] blood).”

10 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Moises kay Yahweh, “Panginoon, hindi ako naging magaling manalita, kahit pa noong nakaraan o ni mula ng nakipag-usap ka sa iyong lingkod. Mahina ako sa pananalita at mahina ang dila.”

Moses/I replied, “O Yahweh! I am not an eloquent [speaker]! I was not an eloquent speaker before, and I have not become one since you started talking to me! I am not a good speaker [MTY], and I speak very slowly.”

11 Sinabi ni Yahweh sa kaniya, “Sino ba itong gumawa ng bibig ng tao? Sino bang gumawa sa taong pipi o bingi, nakakakita o bulag? Hindi ba ako, si Yahweh?

Then Yahweh said to him/me, “[You seem to forget] who it is that makes people able to speak [RHQ]! Who is it that enables people to be unable to speak or unable to hear, or able to see or not to see? It is I, Yahweh [RHQ]!

12 Kaya ngayon lumakad ka at kasama mo ako sa iyong pananalita at tuturuan kita kung ano ang sasabihin.”

So start going [to Egypt], and I will help you to speak [MTY], and I will tell you what you should say.”

13 Pero sinabi ni Moises, “Panginoon, pakiusap magpadala ka nalang ng iba, sinuman ang gusto mong ipadala.”

But he/I replied, “O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else [instead]!”

14 Pagkatapos nagalit si Yahweh kay Moises. Sinabi niya, “Ano kaya kung si Aaron, ang iyong kapatid na Levita? Alam ko na nakakapagsalita siya ng maayos. Bukod dito, paparating siya para makipagkita sa iyo, at kapag nakita ka niya, magsasaya ang kaniyang puso.

Then Yahweh became very angry with Moses/me. He said, “[What about] your [older] brother Aaron, who is [also] a descendant of Levi? I know that he is a very good/eloquent speaker. He is actually on his way here [right now], and he will be very happy to see you.

15 Makikipag-usap ka sa kaniya at ilalagay mo sa kaniyang bibig ang mga salita na dapat sabihin. Ako ay mapapasa iyong bibig at sa kaniyang bibig, at ipapakita ko sa inyo kung ano ang gagawin.

You can talk to him and tell him what to say [MTY], and I will help both of you [SYN] to know what to say [MTY]. And I will tell you both what you should do.

16 Magsasalita siya sa mga tao para sa iyo. Siya ang magiging tagapagsalita mo, at ikaw sa kaniya ay magiging tulad ko, parang Diyos.

He will speak for you to the [Israeli] people. He will be (your spokesman/as though he was your mouth) [MET], and you will be to him as though you are [his] god.

17 Dadalhin mo ang tungkod na ito sa iyong kamay. Sa pamamagitan nito gagawin mo ang mga palatandaan.”

[Be sure] to take with you the walking/shepherd’s stick [that is in your hand], because you will perform miracles with it.”

18 Kaya bumalik si Moises kay Jetro ang kaniyang biyenang lalaki, at sinabi sa kaniya, “Payagan mo akong umalis para makabalik sa aking mga kamag-anak na nasa Ehipto at makita ko kung buhay pa ba sila.” Sinabi ni Jetro kay Moises, “Lumakad ka nang may kapayapaan.”

Moses/I returned to his/my father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me go back to Egypt, to see my fellow Israelis there. I want to know if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses/me, “Go, and may [God give you inner] peace.”

19 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises sa Midian, “Lumakad ka, bumalik ka sa Ehipto, dahil lahat ng mga taong nagnanais kunin ang iyong buhay ay patay na.”

Yahweh said to Moses/me [before he/I left] Midian, “You can [safely] return to Egypt, because the men who were wanting to kill you [MTY] are [now] dead.”

20 Dinala ni Moises ang kaniyang asawa at mga anak na lalaki at isinakay niya sila sa asno. Bumalik siya sa lupain ng Ehipto, at dinala niya ang tungkod ng Diyos na nasa kaniyang kamay.

So Moses/I took his/my wife and sons and put them on donkeys, and they/we returned to Egypt. And Moses/I took in his/my hand the stick that God [told him/me to take along].

21 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Kung babalik ka sa Ehipto, siguraduhin mong gawin sa harapan ni Paraon ang lahat ng mga kababalaghan na inilagay ko sa iyong kapangyarihan. Pero patitigasin ko ang kaniyang puso, at hindi niya paaalisin ang mga tao.

Yahweh said to Moses/me, “When you return to Egypt, be sure to perform all the miracles that I have given you power [to do], while the king is watching. But I will make him stubborn [IDM], with the result that he will not let the Israeli people leave [Egypt].

22 Kailangan mong sabihin kay Paraon, 'Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh: ang Israel ay aking anak, ang aking panganay,

Then say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “The Israeli [people] [MTY] are [as dear to] me as firstborn sons [MET].

23 At sasabihin ko sa iyo, “Payagan mo ang aking anak na umalis, kaya siya ay sasamba sa akin.” Pero dahil ikaw ay tumangging paalisin siya, tiyak na papatayin ko ang iyong anak, ang iyong panganay.”'

I told you to let my people [MTY] leave [Egypt], in order that they may worship me [in the desert]. If you refuse to let them go, I warn you, I will kill your firstborn son!”’”

24 Ngayon habang nasa daan, nang huminto sila para sa gabi, si Yahweh ay nakipagkita kay Moises at sinubukang patayin siya.

[One night], as they were camping on the way [to Egypt], Yahweh appeared to Moses/me. He wanted/threatened to kill Moses/me [for disobeying his command that boys/sons be circumcised].

25 Pagkatapos kumuha si Zepora ng batong matulis at pinutol niya ang unahang balat ng kaniyang anak na lalaki, at inilapat ito sa paa ni Moises. Pagkatapos sinabi niya, “Sigurado ako na ikaw ang lalaking ikakasal sa akin sa pamamagitan ng dugo.”

Then [his/my wife] Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. Then she touched the boy’s feet (OR, genitals) with the piece of skin [she had cut off], and she said, “The blood [which flowed when I circumcised you] will protect you [from being harmed by Yahweh] [MET].”

26 Kaya hinayaan siya ni Yahweh na mag-isa. Sinabi niya, “Ikaw ang lalaking ikakasal sa dugo” dahil sa pagtutuli.

She said to him, “You are safe now [MET] because you have been circumcised.” So Yahweh did not harm her son.

27 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Aaron, “Pumunta ka doon sa ilang para makipagkita kay Moises.” Pumunta si Aaron, at nakipagkita sa kaniya sa bundok ng Diyos, at hinalikan siya.

Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet/see Moses!” So he went [there from Egypt] and met him/me at [Sinai], the mountain dedicated to God, and [greeted him/me by] kissing him/me [on the cheek].

28 Sinabi ni Moises kay Aaron ang lahat ng mga salita ni Yahweh na ipinadala niya para sabihin at tungkol sa lahat ng mga palatandaan ng kapangyarihan ni Yahweh na iniutos niya na kaniyang gagawin.

Moses/I told Aaron everything that Yahweh had said to him/me when he told him/me to return to Egypt. He/I also told Aaron about all the miracles that Yahweh told him/me to perform.

29 Pagkatapos pumunta at tinipon nina Moises at Aaron ang lahat ng mga nakatatanda ng mga Israelita.

[So Aaron and Moses/I] returned [to Egypt]. There they/we gathered together all the Israeli elders/leaders.

30 Sinabi ni Aaron ang lahat ng mga salita na sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises. Ipinakita niya rin ang mga palatandaan ng kapangyarihan ni Yahweh sa paningin ng mga tao.

Aaron told them everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me, and Aaron performed [all] the miracles as the people watched.

31 Naniwala ang mga tao. Nang marinig nila na si Yahweh ay nag-oobserba sa mga Israelita at nakita niya ang kanilang pagkaalipin, pagkatapos iniyuko nila ang kanilang mga ulo at sinamba siya.

They believed [that what they/we were saying was true]. When they heard that Yahweh had seen how the Israeli people were being cruelly oppressed and that he was going to help them, they bowed down and worshiped [Yahweh].