Exodus 4
1 Mose dáhùn ó sì wí pé, “Ṣùgbọ́n bí wọn kò bá gbà mí gbọ́ ń kọ́? Tàbí tí wọn kò fi etí sílẹ̀ láti gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu mi, tí wọn sì wí pé, ‘Olúwa kò farahàn ọ́’?”
Moses answered and said: They will not believe me, nor hear my voice, but they will say: The Lord hath not appeared to thee.
2 Ní ìgbà náà ni Olúwa sọ fún un pé, “Kí ni ó wà ní ọwọ́ rẹ n nì?” Ó sì dáhùn pé, “Ọ̀pá ni.”
Then he said to him: What is that thou holdest in thy hand? He answered: A rod.
3 Olúwa sì sọ pé, “Sọ ọ̀pá náà sílẹ̀.” Mose sì sọ ọ̀pá náà sílẹ̀, lọ́gán ni ọ̀pá náà di ejò, ó sì sá fún un.
And the Lord said: Cast it down upon the ground. He cast it down, and it was turned into a serpent: so that Moses fled from it.
4 Nígbà náà ni Olúwa wá sọ fún un pé, “Na ọwọ́ rẹ, kí o sì mú un ni ìrù.” Mose sì na ọwọ́ rẹ̀, ó sì mu ejò náà, ejò náà sì padà di ọ̀pá tí ó wà ni ọwọ́ rẹ̀.
And the Lord said: Put out thy hand and take it by the tail. He put forth his hand, and took hold of it, and it was turned into a rod.
5 Olúwa sì wí pé, “Èyí rí bẹ́ẹ̀ kí wọn bá à le è gbàgbọ́ pé, Olúwa Ọlọ́run àwọn baba wọn, Ọlọ́run Abrahamu, Ọlọ́run Isaaki, àti Ọlọ́run Jakọbu; tí farahàn ọ́.”
That they may believe, saith he, that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to thee.
6 Ní ìgbà náà ni Olúwa wí pé, “Ti ọwọ́ rẹ bọ inú aṣọ ní igbá àyà rẹ̀.” Mose sì ti ọwọ́ rẹ̀ bọ inú aṣọ ní igbá àyà rẹ̀, ní ìgbà ti ó sì yọ ọ́ jáde, ọwọ́ rẹ̀ ti dẹ́tẹ̀, ó sì ti funfun bí ẹ̀gbọ̀n òwú.
And the Lord said again: Put thy hand into thy bosom. And when he had put it into his bosom, he brought it forth leprous as snow.
7 Ó sì wí pé, “Nísinsin yìí, fi ọwọ́ náà padà sí abẹ́ aṣọ ní igbá àyà rẹ.” Mose sì ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀, ọwọ́ rẹ̀ sì padà bọ́ sípò bí àwọn ẹ̀yà ara rẹ̀ tókù.
And he said: Put back thy hand into thy bosom. He put it back, and brought it out again, and it was like the other flesh.
8 Ní ìgbà náà ni Olúwa wí pé, “Bí wọn kò bá gbà ọ́ gbọ́ tàbí kọ ibi ara sí iṣẹ́ ìyanu àkọ́kọ́, wọ́n le è ti ipasẹ̀ iṣẹ́ ìyanu kejì gbàgbọ́.
If they will not believe thee, saith he, nor hear the voice of the former sign, they will believe the word of the latter sign.
9 Ṣùgbọ́n bí wọn kò bá gba àmì méjèèjì wọ̀nyí gbọ́, tí wọn kò sì fetí sí ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ, bu omi díẹ̀ láti inú odò Naili kí o si dà á sí orí ìyàngbẹ ilẹ̀, omi tí ìwọ bù láti inú odò yìí yóò sì di ẹ̀jẹ̀.”
But if they will not even believe these two signs, nor hear thy voice: take of the river water, and pour it out upon the dry land, and whatsoever thou drawest out of the river shall be turned into blood.
10 Mose sì sọ fún Olúwa pé, “Èmi jẹ́ akólòlò, èmi kì í ṣe ẹni tó lè sọ̀rọ̀ já gaara láti ìgbà àtijọ́ wá tàbí láti ìgbà ti o ti ń bá ìránṣẹ́ rẹ sọ̀rọ̀, mo jẹ́ ẹni ti ahọ́n rẹ̀ lọ́, tí ó sì ń lọ́ra àti sọ̀rọ̀.”
Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord. I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before: and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue.
11 Olúwa sì sọ fún un pé, “Ta ni ó fún ènìyàn ni ẹnu? Ta ni ó mú un ya odi tàbí adití? Ta ni ó mú un ríran, tàbí mú un fọ́jú? Ǹjẹ́ kì í ṣe èmi Olúwa?
The Lord said to him: Who made man’s mouth? or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? did not I?
12 Lọ nísinsin yìí, Èmi yóò ràn ọ́ lọ́wọ́ láti sọ̀rọ̀. Èmi yóò sì kọ́ ọ ni ohun ti ìwọ yóò sọ.”
Go therefore and I will be in thy mouth: and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.
13 Mose dáhùn ó wí pé, “Olúwa jọ̀wọ́ rán ẹlòmíràn láti lọ ṣe iṣẹ́ yìí.”
But he said: I beseech thee, Lord send whom thou wilt send.
14 Ìbínú Olúwa ru sókè sí Mose, ó sì sọ pé, “Aaroni ará Lefi arákùnrin rẹ ń kọ́? Mo mọ̀ pé ó lè sọ̀rọ̀ já gaara, ó ti wà ní ọ̀nà rẹ̀ báyìí láti pàdé e rẹ. Inú rẹ̀ yóò sì dùn ti ó bá rí ọ.
The Lord being angry at Moses, said Aaron the Levite is thy brother, I know that he is eloquent: behold he cometh forth to meet thee, and seeing thee shall be glad at heart.
15 Ìwọ yóò sọ̀rọ̀ fún un, ìwọ yóò sì fi ọ̀rọ̀ sí i lẹ́nu, èmi yóò ràn yín lọ́wọ́ láti sọ̀rọ̀. Èmi yóò kọ́ ọ yín ni ohun ti ẹ ó ṣe.
Speak to him, and put my words in his mouth: and I will be in thy mouth, and in his mouth, and will shew you what you must do.
16 Òun yóò bá ọ sọ̀rọ̀ sí àwọn ènìyàn, yóò sì dàbí i pé ẹnu un rẹ ni a gbà sọ ọ̀rọ̀ náà, ìwọ yóò sì dàbí Ọlọ́run ní iwájú rẹ̀.
He shall speak in thy stead to the people, and shall be thy mouth: but thou shalt be to him in those things that pertain to God.
17 Ṣùgbọ́n mú ọ̀pá yìí ni ọwọ́ rẹ kí ìwọ bá à lè fi ṣe àwọn iṣẹ́ àmì ìyanu pẹ̀lú rẹ̀.”
And take this rod in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.
18 Mose padà sí ọ̀dọ̀ Jetro baba ìyàwó rẹ̀, ó sì sọ fún un pé, “Jọ̀wọ́ jẹ́ kí n padà tọ àwọn ènìyàn mi lọ ni ilẹ̀ Ejibiti láti wò bóyá wọ́n ṣì wà láààyè síbẹ̀.” Jetro sì dáhùn, ó wí pé, “Máa lọ ni àlàáfíà.”
Moses went his way, and returned to Jethro his father in law and said to him: I will go and return to my brethren into Egypt, that I may see if they be yet alive. And Jethro said to him: Go in peace.
19 Nísinsin yìí, Olúwa ti sọ fún Mose ni ilẹ̀ Midiani pé, “Máa padà lọ sí Ejibiti, nítorí àwọn ti ó fẹ́ pa ọ ti kú.”
And the Lord said to Moses, in Madian: Go, and return into Egypt: for they are all dead that sought thy life.
20 Mose mú ìyàwó rẹ̀ àti àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀, ó kó wọn lé orí kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́, ó sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ ìrìnàjò rẹ̀ padà sí Ejibiti. Ó sì mú ọ̀pá Ọlọ́run sí ọwọ́ rẹ̀.
Moses therefore took his wife, and his sons, and set them upon an ass: and returned into Egypt, carrying the rod of God in his hand.
21 Olúwa sì sọ fún Mose pé, “Ní ìgbà tí ìwọ bá padà sí Ejibiti rí i pé ìwọ ṣe iṣẹ́ ìyanu ni iwájú Farao. Èmi ti fún ọ lágbára láti ṣe é. Èmi yóò sì sé àyà rẹ̀ le, òun kì yóò jẹ́ kí àwọn ènìyàn náà kí ó lọ.
And the Lord said to him as he was returning into Egypt: See that thou do all the wonders before Pharao, which I have put in thy hand: I shall harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
22 Lẹ́yìn náà, kí o sọ fún Farao pé, ‘Èyí ni Olúwa sọ: Israẹli ní àkọ́bí ọmọ mi ọkùnrin,
And thou shalt say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Israel is my son, my firstborn.
23 mo sọ fún ọ, “Jẹ́ kí ọmọ mi lọ, ki òun kí ó lè máa sìn mí.” Ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ kọ̀ láti jẹ́ kí ó lọ; nítorí náà, èmi yóò pa àkọ́bí ọmọ rẹ ọkùnrin.’”
I have said to thee: Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou wouldst not let him go: behold I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.
24 Ní ọ̀nà ìrìnàjò rẹ, ni ibi tí wọ́n gbé sùn ní ilé èrò ní alẹ́, Olúwa pàdé Mose, ó sì fẹ́ láti pa á.
And when he was in his journey, in the inn, the Lord met him, and would have killed him.
25 Ṣùgbọ́n Sippora mú ọ̀bẹ òkúta mímú, ó sì kọ ọmọ rẹ̀ ní ilà abẹ́, ó sì fi awọ rẹ̀ kan ẹsẹ̀ Mose. Sippora sì wí pé, “Ọkọ ẹlẹ́jẹ̀ ni ìwọ jẹ́ sí mi.”
Immediately Sephora took a very sharp stone, and circumcised the fore skin of her son, and touched his feet and said: A bloody spouse art thou to me.
26 Nítorí náà Olúwa yọ̀ǹda rẹ láti ìgbà tí ó ti wí pé, “Ẹlẹ́jẹ̀ ni ìwọ í ṣe.” Èyí tó túmọ̀ sí ìkọlà abẹ́.
And he let him go after she had said A bloody spouse art thou to me, because of the circumcision.
27 Olúwa sì sọ fún Aaroni pé, “Lọ sínú aginjù láti lọ pàdé Mose.” Ní ìgbà náà ni ó lọ pàdé Mose ní orí òkè Ọlọ́run, ó sì fi ẹnu kò ó ní ẹnu.
And the Lord said to Aaron: Go into the desert to meet Moses. And he went forth to meet him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.
28 Ní ìgbà náà ni Mose sì sọ ohun gbogbo tí Ọlọ́run ti rán fún Aaroni àti nípa gbogbo iṣẹ́ ìyanu tí Olúwa ti pàṣẹ fún un láti ṣe ní iwájú Farao.
And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord, by which he had sent him, and the signs that he had commanded.
29 Mose àti Aaroni pe gbogbo àwọn àgbàgbà Israẹli jọ.
And they came together, and they assembled all the ancients of the children of Israel.
30 Aaroni sọ ohun gbogbo tí Olúwa sọ fún Mose fún wọn, ó sì ṣe iṣẹ́ àmì náà ní ojú àwọn ènìyàn náà.
And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had said to Moses: and he wrought the signs before the people,
31 Wọ́n sì gbàgbọ́. Nígbà tí wọ́n gbọ́ pé Olúwa ti bẹ àwọn ọmọ Israẹli wò àti pé Olúwa ti gbọ́ nípa ìpọ́njú wọn, wọ́n tẹríba, wọ́n sì sìn ín. Ó sì ṣe àwọn iṣẹ́ àmì náà níwájú àwọn ènìyàn náà.
And the people believed. And they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel: and that he had looked upon their affliction: and falling down they adored.
