1 T hen Moses answered and said, “But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’”

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

2 S o the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”

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

3 A nd He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it.

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

4 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail” (and he reached out his hand and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand),

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

5 “ that they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

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

6 F urthermore the Lord said to him, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand in his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, like snow.

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

7 A nd He said, “Put your hand in your bosom again.” So he put his hand in his bosom again, and drew it out of his bosom, and behold, it was restored like his other flesh.

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

8 “ Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign.

فَقالَ اللهُ: «إنْ لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوكَ أوْ يَنتَبِهُوا لِلمُعجِزَةِ الأُولِى، فَسَيُصَدِّقُونَ المُعجِزَةَ الثّانِيَةَ.

9 A nd it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from the river and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land. ”

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

10 T hen Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

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

11 S o the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord ?

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

12 N ow therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”

وَالآنَ اذْهَبْ. سَأكُونُ مَعَ فَمِكَ وَسَأُعَلِّمُكَ ماذا تَقُولُ.»

13 B ut he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”

وَلَكِنَّ مُوسَى قالَ: «أرجُوكَ يا رَبُّ أنْ تُرْسِلَ شَخصاً آخَرَ.»

14 S o the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

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

15 N ow you shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do.

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

16 S o he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God.

هُوَ سَيَتَكَلَّمُ إلَى النّاسِ نِيابَةً عَنْكَ. فَكَأنَّهُ فَمُكَ، وَكَأنَّكَ إلَهُهُ.

17 A nd you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.” Moses Goes to Egypt

وَخُذْ هَذِهِ العَصا فِي يَدِكَ، فَبِواسِطَتِها سَتَصنَعُ المُعجِزاتِ.» عَودَةُ مُوسَى إلَى مِصر

18 S o Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”

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

19 N ow the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”

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

20 T hen Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

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

21 A nd the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

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

22 T hen you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn.

قُلْ لِفِرْعَونَ: ‹يَقُولُ اللهُ: إسْرائِيلُ ابْنِي البِكْرُ،›

23 S o I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed I will kill your son, your firstborn.”’”

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

24 A nd it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the Lord met him and sought to kill him.

وَتَوَقَّفُوا لِلاسْتِراحَةِ فِي الطَّرِيقِ. فَالتَقَى اللهُ بِمُوسَى لِكَي يَقتُلَهُ.

25 T hen Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!”

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

26 S o He let him go. Then she said, “ You are a husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision.

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

27 A nd the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.

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

28 S o Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which He had commanded him.

وَأخبَرَ مُوسَى هارُونَ بِكُلِّ ما قالَهُ اللهُ لَهُ وَبِكُلِّ المُعجِزاتِ الَّتِي أمَرَهُ بِعَمَلِها.

29 T hen Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

فَذَهَبَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ وَجَمَعا كُلَّ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ.

30 A nd Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people.

وَأخبَرَ هارُونُ الشَّعبَ بِكُلِّ الأُمُورِ الَّتِي قالَها اللهُ لِمُوسَى، وَعَمِلَ المُعجِزاتِ أمامَ الشَّعبِ.

31 S o the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.

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