1 ف َأجابَ مُوسَى: «وَماذا إنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقُونِي أوْ يَستَمِعُوا إلَيَّ؟ فَسَيَقُولُونَ: ‹لَمْ يَظهَرْ لَكَ يهوه حَقّاً.›»

And Moses answered, But behold, they will not believe me or listen to and obey my voice; for they will say, The Lord has not appeared to you.

2 ف َقالَ لَهُ اللهُ: «ماذا فِي يَدِكَ؟» فَقالَ مُوسَى: «عَصاً.»

And the Lord said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.

3 ف َقالَ: «ألقِ بِها إلَى الأرْضِ.» فَألْقاها، فَصارَتْ ثُعْباناً! فَهَرَبَ مُوسَى مِنهُ.

And He said, Cast it on the ground. And he did so and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

4 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «مُدَّ يَدَكَ وَامسِكْهُ مِنْ ذَيلِهِ.» فَحِينَ مَدَّ يَدَهُ وَأمسَكَهُ تَحَوَّلَ ثانِيَةً إلَى عَصاً فِي يَدِهِ.

And the Lord said to Moses, Put forth your hand and take it by the tail. And he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand,

5 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «هَذا لِكَي يُصَدِّقُوا أنَّ اللهَ إلَهَ آبائِهِمْ، إلَهَ إبْراهِيمَ وَإلَهَ إسْحاقَ وَإلَهَ يَعقُوبَ، قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَكَ.»

that the elders may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers, of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has indeed appeared to you.

6 و َقالَ اللهُ لَهُ ثانِيَةً: «أدخِلْ يَدَكَ إلَى صَدْرِكَ.» فَأدخَلَ مُوسَى يَدَهُ إلَى صَدرِهِ. وَحِينَ أخرَجَها كانَتْ بَرْصاءَ كَلَونِ الثَّلجِ.

The Lord said also to him, Put your hand into your bosom. He put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

7 ف َقالَ اللهُ لَهُ: «أدخِلْ يَدَكَ ثانِيَةً إلَى صَدرِكَ.» فَأدخَلَ يَدَهُ إلَى صَدرِهِ ثانِيَةً. وَحِينَ أخرَجَها مِنْ صَدرِهِ عادَتْ كَباقِي جَسَدِهِ.

said, Put your hand into your bosom again. So he put his hand back into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, it was restored as the rest of his flesh.

8 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «إنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوكَ أوْ يَنتَبِهُوا لِلمُعجِزَةِ الأُولِى، فَسَيُصَدِّقُونَ المُعجِزَةَ الثّانِيَةَ.

If they will not believe you or heed the voice or the testimony of the first sign, they may believe the voice or the witness of the second sign.

9 و َإنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوا هاتَينِ المُعجِزَتَينِ وَلَمْ يَستَمِعُوا لَكَ، فَحِينَئِذٍ، خُذْ مِنْ ماءِ نَهرِ النِّيلِ وَاسكُبْهُ عَلَى اليابِسَةِ، فَيَصيرَ الماءُ دَماً عَلَى الأرْضِ.»

But if they will also not believe these two signs or heed your voice, you shall take some water of the river and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which you take out of the river shall become blood on the dry land.

10 و َقالَ مُوسَى للهِ: «اسْمَعْنِي أيُّها الرَّبُّ، أنا خادِمَكَ لا أُحسِنُ الكَلامَ، لا فِي الماضِي وَلا مُنذُ تَكَلَّمْتَ إلَيَّ. فَأنا بَطِيءُ الكَلامِ وَثَقِيلُ اللِّسانِ.»

And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not eloquent or a man of words, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and have a heavy and awkward tongue.

11 ف َقالَ اللهُ لَهُ: «مَنِ الَّذِي يُعطِي لِلإنسانِ فَهْماً، أوْ يَجعَلُ الإنسانَ أخرَسَ أوْ أصَمَّ أوْ أعرَجَ أوْ أعمَى؟ ألَيسَ أنا، اللهَ ؟

And the Lord said to him, Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the dumb, or the deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

12 و َالآنَ اذْهَبْ. سَأكُونُ مَعَ فَمِكَ وَسَأُعَلِّمُكَ ماذا تَقُولُ.»

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you shall say.

13 و َلَكِنَّ مُوسَى قالَ: «أرجُوكَ يا رَبُّ أنْ تُرْسِلَ شَخصاً آخَرَ.»

And he said, Oh, my Lord, I pray You, send by the hand of whom You will.

14 ح ِينَئِذٍ، غَضِبَ اللهُ مِنْ مُوسَى، وَقالَ لَهُ: «ألَيسَ هارُونُ الَّلاوِيُّ أخاكَ؟ أعلَمُ أنَّهُ يُحْسِنُ الكَلامَ، وَهُوَ سَيَأتِي لِلِقائِكَ، وَحِينَ يَراكَ سَيَفرَحُ مِنْ كُلِّ قَلبِهِ.

Then the anger of the Lord blazed against Moses; He said, Is there not Aaron your brother, the Levite? I know he can speak well. Also, he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be overjoyed.

15 ت َستَطِيعُ أنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ إلَيهِ بِكُلِّ ما تُرِيدُهُ أنْ يَقُولَ. سَأكُونُ مَعَ فَمِكَ وَفَمِهِ، وَسَأُعَلِّمُكَ ماذا تَفعَلُ.

You must speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what you shall do.

16 ه ُوَ سَيَتَكَلَّمُ إلَى النّاسِ نِيابَةً عَنْكَ. فَكَأنَّهُ فَمُكَ، وَكَأنَّكَ إلَهُهُ.

He shall speak for you to the people, acting as a mouthpiece for you, and you shall be as God to him.

17 و َخُذْ هَذِهِ العَصا فِي يَدِكَ، فَبِواسِطَتِها سَتَصنَعُ المُعجِزاتِ.» عَودَةُ مُوسَى إلَى مِصر

And you shall take this rod in your hand with which you shall work the signs.

18 و َرَجِعَ مُوسَى إلَى يَثْرُونَ حَمِيهِ، وَقالَ لَهُ: «اسْمَحْ لِي بِالرُّجُوعِ إلَى إخْوَتِي فِي مِصرَ لِأرَى إنْ كانُوا ما يَزالُونَ أحياءَ.» فَقالَ يَثْرُونُ لِمُوسَى: «اذْهَبْ بِسَلامٍ.»

And Moses went away and, returning to Jethro his father-in-law, said to him, Let me go back, I pray you, to my relatives in Egypt to see whether they are still alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

19 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى فِي مِدْيانَ: «ارجِعْ إلَى مِصرَ لِأنَّ كُلَّ الَّذِينَ كانُوا يُرِيدُونَ قَتلَكَ ماتُوا.»

The Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt; for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.

20 ف َأخَذَ مُوسَى زَوجَتَهُ وَأولادَهُ وَأركَبَهُمْ عَلَى دَوَابٍ، وَرَجِعَ إلَى أرْضِ مِصرَ. وَأخَذَ عَصا اللهِ فِي يَدِهِ.

And Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on donkeys, and he returned to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

21 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «حِينَ تَرجِعُ إلَى مِصرَ، تَذَكَّرِ المُعجِزاتِ الَّتِي وَضَعْتُها فِي يَدِكَ، وَاصْنَعْها أمامَ فِرعَوْنَ. لَكِنِّي سَأجعَلُهُ يُعانِدُ حَتَّى لا يُطلِقَ الشَّعبَ.

And the Lord said to Moses, When you return into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all those miracles and wonders which I have put in your hand; but I will make him stubborn and harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

22 ق ُلْ لِفِرْعَونَ: ‹يَقُولُ اللهُ: إسْرائِيلُ ابْنِي البِكْرُ،›

And you shall say to Pharaoh, Thus says the Lord, Israel is My son, even My firstborn.

23 و َأنا أقُولُ لَكَ: ‹أطلِقِ ابْنِيَ لِيَعبُدَنِي. وَإلّا فَإنّي سَأقتُلُ ابْنَكَ البِكْرَ.›» خِتانُ ابْنِ مُوسَى

And I say to you, Let My son go, that he may serve Me; and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, your firstborn.

24 و َتَوَقَّفُوا لِلاسْتِراحَةِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ. فَالتَقَى اللهُ بِمُوسَى لِكَي يَقتُلَهُ.

Along the way at a place, the Lord met and sought to kill him.

25 و َلَكِنَّ زَوجَتَهُ صَفُّورَةَ أخَذَتْ قِطْعَةَ صُوّانٍ حادَّةً وَخَتَنَتِ ابْنَها. ثُمَّ أخَذَتْ غُلفَةَ ابْنِها وَمَسَّتْ بِها قَدَمَيَّ مُوسَى، وَقالَتْ لَهُ: «أنْتَ زَوْجُ دَمٍ لِيَ!»

'> failed to circumcise one of his sons, his wife being opposed to it; but seeing his life in such danger] Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it to touch feet, and said, Surely a husband of blood you are to me!

26 ف َشُفِيَ. وَكانَتْ صَفُّورَةُ قَدْ دَعَتْ مُوسَى «زَوْجَ دَمٍ» بِسَبَبِ الخِتانِ. مُوسَى وَهارُونُ فِي حَضْرَةِ الله

When He let alone, Zipporah said, A husband of blood are you because of the circumcision.

27 و َفِي هَذِهِ الأثناءِ، تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ إلَى هارُونَ فَقالَ: «اذْهَبْ وَالتَقِ بِمُوسَى فِي الصَّحْراءِ.» فَذَهَبَ وَالتَقَى بِهِ فِي جَبَلِ اللهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ.

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

28 و َأخبَرَ مُوسَى هارُونَ بِكُلِّ ما قالَهُ اللهُ لَهُ وَبِكُلِّ المُعجِزاتِ الَّتِي أمَرَهُ بِعَمَلِها.

Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord with which He had sent him, and all the signs with which He had charged him.

29 ف َذَهَبَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ وَجَمَعا كُلَّ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ.

Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the Israelites.

30 و َأخبَرَ هارُونُ الشَّعبَ بِكُلِّ الأُمُورِ الَّتِي قالَها اللهُ لِمُوسَى، وَعَمِلَ المُعجِزاتِ أمامَ الشَّعبِ.

Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

31 ف َآمَنَ الشَّعبُ. وَحِينَ سَمِعُوا أنَّ اللهَ مُهْتَمٌّ بِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وَأنَّهُ رَأى الذُّلَّ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ، انحَنَوْا وَسَجَدُوا.

And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the Israelites, and that He had looked upon their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped.