Exodus 4

فَأَجَابَ مُوسَى وَقَالَ: «وَلكِنْ هَا هُمْ لاَ يُصَدِّقُونَنِي وَلاَ يَسْمَعُونَ لِقَوْلِي، بَلْ يَقُولُونَ: لَمْ يَظْهَرْ لَكَ الرَّبُّ».

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.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «مَا هذِهِ فِي يَدِكَ؟» فَقَالَ: «عَصًا».

And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

فَقَالَ: «اطْرَحْهَا إِلَى الأَرْضِ». فَطَرَحَهَا إِلَى الأَرْضِ فَصَارَتْ حَيَّةً، فَهَرَبَ مُوسَى مِنْهَا.

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.

ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «مُدَّ يَدَكَ وَأَمْسِكْ بِذَنَبِهَا». فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ وَأَمْسَكَ بِهِ، فَصَارَتْ عَصًا فِي يَدِهِ.

And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

«لِكَيْ يُصَدِّقُوا أَنَّهُ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَكَ الرَّبُّ إِلهُ آبَائِهِمْ، إِلهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِلهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَإِلهُ يَعْقُوبَ».

That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ أَيْضًا: «أَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِي عُبِّكَ». فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي عُبِّهِ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا، وَإِذَا يَدُهُ بَرْصَاءُ مِثْلَ الثَّلْجِ.

And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «رُدَّ يَدَكَ إِلَى عُبِّكَ». فَرَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى عُبِّهِ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ عُبِّهِ، وَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ عَادَتْ مِثْلَ جَسَدِهِ.

And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

«فَيَكُونُ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوكَ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِ الآيَةِ الأُولَى، أَنَّهُمْ يُصَدِّقُونَ صَوْتَ الآيَةِ الأَخِيرَةِ.

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.

وَيَكُونُ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوا هَاتَيْنِ الآيَتَيْنِ، وَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِقَوْلِكَ، أَنَّكَ تَأْخُذُ مِنْ مَاءِ النَّهْرِ وَتَسْكُبُ عَلَى الْيَابِسَةِ، فَيَصِيرُ الْمَاءُ الَّذِي تَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ النَّهْرِ دَمًا عَلَى الْيَابِسَةِ».

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither 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 takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلرَّبِّ: «اسْتَمِعْ أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ، لَسْتُ أَنَا صَاحِبَ كَلاَمٍ مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَلاَ أَوَّلِ مِنْ أَمْسِ، وَلاَ مِنْ حِينِ كَلَّمْتَ عَبْدَكَ، بَلْ أَنَا ثَقِيلُ الْفَمِ وَاللِّسَانِ».

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّبُّ: «مَنْ صَنَعَ لِلإِنْسَانِ فَمًا؟ أَوْ مَنْ يَصْنَعُ أَخْرَسَ أَوْ أَصَمَّ أَوْ بَصِيرًا أَوْ أَعْمَى؟ أَمَا هُوَ أَنَا الرَّبُّ؟

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

فَالآنَ اذْهَبْ وَأَنَا أَكُونُ مَعَ فَمِكَ وَأُعَلِّمُكَ مَا تَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ».

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

فَقَالَ: «اسْتَمِعْ أَيُّهَا السَّيِّدُ، أَرْسِلْ بِيَدِ مَنْ تُرْسِلُ».

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

فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى مُوسَى وَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ هَارُونُ اللاَّوِيُّ أَخَاكَ؟ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، وَأَيْضًا هَا هُوَ خَارِجٌ لاسْتِقْبَالِكَ. فَحِينَمَا يَرَاكَ يَفْرَحُ بِقَلْبِهِ،

And the anger of the LORD 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 cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

فَتُكَلِّمُهُ وَتَضَعُ الْكَلِمَاتِ فِي فَمِهِ، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ مَعَ فَمِكَ وَمَعَ فَمِهِ، وَأُعْلِمُكُمَا مَاذَا تَصْنَعَانِ.

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

وَهُوَ يُكَلِّمُ الشَّعْبَ عَنْكَ. وَهُوَ يَكُونُ لَكَ فَمًا، وَأَنْتَ تَكُونُ لَهُ إِلهًا.

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

وَتَأْخُذُ فِي يَدِكَ هذِهِ الْعَصَا الَّتِي تَصْنَعُ بِهَا الآيَاتِ».

And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

فَمَضَى مُوسَى وَرَجَعَ إِلَى يَثْرُونَ حَمِيهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنَا أَذْهَبُ وَأَرْجعُ إِلَى إِخْوَتِي الَّذِينَ فِي مِصْرَ لأَرَى هَلْ هُمْ بَعْدُ أَحْيَاءٌ». فَقَالَ يَثْرُونُ لِمُوسَى: «اذْهَبْ بِسَلاَمٍ».

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى فِي مِدْيَانَ: «اذْهَبْ ارْجِعْ إِلَى مِصْرَ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ جَمِيعُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَكَ».

And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى امْرَأَتَهُ وَبَنِيهِ وَأَرْكَبَهُمْ عَلَى الْحَمِيرِ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. وَأَخَذَ مُوسَى عَصَا اللهِ فِي يَدِهِ.

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 rod of God in his hand.

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «عِنْدَمَا تَذْهَبُ لِتَرْجعَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، انْظُرْ جَمِيعَ الْعَجَائِبِ الَّتِي جَعَلْتُهَا فِي يَدِكَ وَاصْنَعْهَا قُدَّامَ فِرْعَوْنَ. وَلكِنِّي أُشَدِّدُ قَلْبَهُ حَتَّى لاَ يُطْلِقَ الشَّعْبَ.

And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

فَتَقُولُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ: هكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: إِسْرَائِيلُ ابْنِي الْبِكْرُ.

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

فَقُلْتُ لَكَ: أَطْلِقِ ابْنِي لِيَعْبُدَنِي، فَأَبَيْتَ أَنْ تُطْلِقَهُ. هَا أَنَا أَقْتُلُ ابْنَكَ الْبِكْرَ».

And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

وَحَدَثَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ الْتَقَاهُ وَطَلَبَ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ.

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

فَأَخَذَتْ صَفُّورَةُ صَوَّانَةً وَقَطَعَتْ غُرْلَةَ ابْنِهَا وَمَسَّتْ رِجْلَيْهِ. فَقَالَتْ: «إِنَّكَ عَرِيسُ دَمٍ لِي».

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

فَانْفَكَّ عَنْهُ. حِينَئِذٍ قَالَتْ: «عَرِيسُ دَمٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْخِتَانِ».

So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِهَارُونَ: «اذْهَبْ إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ لاسْتِقْبَالِ مُوسَى». فَذَهَبَ وَالْتَقَاهُ فِي جَبَلِ اللهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ.

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

فَأَخْبَرَ مُوسَى هَارُونَ بِجَمِيعِ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ، وَبِكُلِّ الآيَاتِ الَّتِي أَوْصَاهُ بِهَا.

And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

ثُمَّ مَضَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ وَجَمَعَا جَمِيعَ شُيُوخِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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

فَتَكَلَّمَ هَارُونُ بِجَمِيعِ الْكَلاَمِ الَّذِي كَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى بِهِ، وَصَنَعَ الآيَاتِ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ الشَّعْبِ.

And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

فَآمَنَ الشَّعْبُ. وَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ افْتَقَدَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنَّهُ نَظَرَ مَذَلَّتَهُمْ، خَرُّوا وَسَجَدُوا.

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.