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فَأَجَابَ مُوسَى وَقَالَ: «وَلَكِنْ هَا هُمْ لَا يُصَدِّقُونَنِي وَلَا يَسْمَعُونَ لِقَوْلِي، بَلْ يَقُولُونَ: لَمْ يَظْهَرْ لَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ». ١ 1
Moses answered, “But what if they do not believe me or listen to me but say instead, 'Yahweh has not appeared to you'?”
فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «مَا هَذِهِ فِي يَدِكَ؟» فَقَالَ: «عَصًا». ٢ 2
Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” Moses said, “A staff.”
فَقَالَ: «ٱطْرَحْهَا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ». فَطَرَحَهَا إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَصَارَتْ حَيَّةً، فَهَرَبَ مُوسَى مِنْهَا. ٣ 3
Yahweh said, “Throw it on the ground.” Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake. Moses ran back from it.
ثُمَّ قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «مُدَّ يَدَكَ وَأَمْسِكْ بِذَنَبِهَا». فَمَدَّ يَدَهُ وَأَمْسَكَ بِهِ، فَصَارَتْ عَصًا فِي يَدِهِ. ٤ 4
Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out and take it by the tail.” So he reached out and took hold of the snake. It became a staff in his hand again.
«لِكَيْ يُصَدِّقُوا أَنَّهُ قَدْ ظَهَرَ لَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ آبَائِهِمْ، إِلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِلَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَإِلَهُ يَعْقُوبَ». ٥ 5
“This is so they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَيْضًا: «أَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِي عُبِّكَ». فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِي عُبِّهِ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا، وَإِذَا يَدُهُ بَرْصَاءُ مِثْلَ ٱلثَّلْجِ. ٦ 6
Yahweh also said to him, “Now put your hand inside your robe.” So Moses put his hand inside his robe. When he brought it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ: «رُدَّ يَدَكَ إِلَى عُبِّكَ». فَرَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى عُبِّهِ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا مِنْ عُبِّهِ، وَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ عَادَتْ مِثْلَ جَسَدِهِ. ٧ 7
Yahweh said, “Put your hand inside your robe again.” So Moses put his hand inside his robe, and when he brought it out, he saw that it was made healthy again, like the rest of his flesh.
«فَيَكُونُ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوكَ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِصَوْتِ ٱلْآيَةِ ٱلْأُولَى، أَنَّهُمْ يُصَدِّقُونَ صَوْتَ ٱلْآيَةِ ٱلْأَخِيرَةِ. ٨ 8
Yahweh said, “If they do not believe you—if they do not pay attention to the first sign of my power or believe in it, then they will believe the second sign.
وَيَكُونُ إِذَا لَمْ يُصَدِّقُوا هَاتَيْنِ ٱلْآيَتَيْنِ، وَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِقَوْلِكَ، أَنَّكَ تَأْخُذُ مِنْ مَاءِ ٱلنَّهْرِ وَتَسْكُبُ عَلَى ٱلْيَابِسَةِ، فَيَصِيرُ ٱلْمَاءُ ٱلَّذِي تَأْخُذُهُ مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ دَمًا عَلَى ٱلْيَابِسَةِ». ٩ 9
If they do not believe even these two signs of my power, or listen to you, then take some water from the river and pour it on the dry land. The water that you take will become blood on the dry land.”
فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلرَّبِّ: «ٱسْتَمِعْ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّيِّدُ، لَسْتُ أَنَا صَاحِبَ كَلَامٍ مُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَلَا أَوَّلِ مِنْ أَمْسِ، وَلَا مِنْ حِينِ كَلَّمْتَ عَبْدَكَ، بَلْ أَنَا ثَقِيلُ ٱلْفَمِ وَٱللِّسَانِ». ١٠ 10
Then Moses said to Yahweh, “Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you spoke to your servant. I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
فَقَالَ لَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ: «مَنْ صَنَعَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ فَمًا؟ أَوْ مَنْ يَصْنَعُ أَخْرَسَ أَوْ أَصَمَّ أَوْ بَصِيرًا أَوْ أَعْمَى؟ أَمَا هُوَ أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ؟ ١١ 11
Yahweh said to him, “Who is it who made man's mouth? Who makes a man mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
فَٱلْآنَ ٱذْهَبْ وَأَنَا أَكُونُ مَعَ فَمِكَ وَأُعَلِّمُكَ مَا تَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ». ١٢ 12
So now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what to say.”
فَقَالَ: «ٱسْتَمِعْ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّيِّدُ، أَرْسِلْ بِيَدِ مَنْ تُرْسِلُ». ١٣ 13
But Moses said, “Lord, please send anyone else, anyone whom you wish to send.”
فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى مُوسَى وَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ هَارُونُ ٱللَّاوِيُّ أَخَاكَ؟ أَنَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ هُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، وَأَيْضًا هَا هُوَ خَارِجٌ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِكَ. فَحِينَمَا يَرَاكَ يَفْرَحُ بِقَلْبِهِ، ١٤ 14
Then Yahweh became angry with Moses. He said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Moreover, he is coming to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
فَتُكَلِّمُهُ وَتَضَعُ ٱلْكَلِمَاتِ فِي فَمِهِ، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ مَعَ فَمِكَ وَمَعَ فَمِهِ، وَأُعْلِمُكُمَا مَاذَا تَصْنَعَانِ. ١٥ 15
You will speak to him and put the words to say into his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will show you both what to do.
وَهُوَ يُكَلِّمُ ٱلشَّعْبَ عَنْكَ. وَهُوَ يَكُونُ لَكَ فَمًا، وَأَنْتَ تَكُونُ لَهُ إِلَهًا. ١٦ 16
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your mouth, and you will be to him like me, God.
وَتَأْخُذُ فِي يَدِكَ هَذِهِ ٱلْعَصَا ٱلَّتِي تَصْنَعُ بِهَا ٱلْآيَاتِ». ١٧ 17
You will take in your hand this staff. With it you will do the signs.”
فَمَضَى مُوسَى وَرَجَعَ إِلَى يَثْرُونَ حَمِيهِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَنَا أَذْهَبُ وَأَرْجِعُ إِلَى إِخْوَتِي ٱلَّذِينَ فِي مِصْرَ لِأَرَى هَلْ هُمْ بَعْدُ أَحْيَاءٌ». فَقَالَ يَثْرُونُ لِمُوسَى: «ٱذْهَبْ بِسَلَامٍ». ١٨ 18
So Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me go so I may return to my relatives who are in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى فِي مِدْيَانَ: «ٱذْهَبْ ٱرْجِعْ إِلَى مِصْرَ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسَكَ». ١٩ 19
Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return to Egypt, for all the men who were trying to take your life are dead.”
فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى ٱمْرَأَتَهُ وَبَنِيهِ وَأَرْكَبَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْحَمِيرِ وَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. وَأَخَذَ مُوسَى عَصَا ٱللهِ فِي يَدِهِ. ٢٠ 20
Moses took his wife and his sons and put them on a donkey. He returned to the land of Egypt, and he took the staff of God in his hand.
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «عِنْدَمَا تَذْهَبُ لِتَرْجِعَ إِلَى مِصْرَ، ٱنْظُرْ جَمِيعَ ٱلْعَجَائِبِ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلْتُهَا فِي يَدِكَ وَٱصْنَعْهَا قُدَّامَ فِرْعَوْنَ. وَلَكِنِّي أُشَدِّدُ قَلْبَهُ حَتَّى لَا يُطْلِقَ ٱلشَّعْبَ. ٢١ 21
Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
فَتَقُولُ لِفِرْعَوْنَ: هَكَذَا يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ: إِسْرَائِيلُ ٱبْنِي ٱلْبِكْرُ. ٢٢ 22
You must say to Pharaoh, 'This is what Yahweh says: Israel is my son, my firstborn,
فَقُلْتُ لَكَ: أَطْلِقِ ٱبْنِي لِيَعْبُدَنِي، فَأَبَيْتَ أَنْ تُطْلِقَهُ. هَا أَنَا أَقْتُلُ ٱبْنَكَ ٱلْبِكْرَ». ٢٣ 23
and I say to you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But since you have refused to let him go, I will certainly kill your son, your firstborn.'”
وَحَدَثَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ فِي ٱلْمَنْزِلِ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ٱلْتَقَاهُ وَطَلَبَ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ. ٢٤ 24
Now on the way, when they stopped for the night, Yahweh met Moses and tried to kill him.
فَأَخَذَتْ صَفُّورَةُ صَوَّانَةً وَقَطَعَتْ غُرْلَةَ ٱبْنِهَا وَمَسَّتْ رِجْلَيْهِ. فَقَالَتْ: «إِنَّكَ عَرِيسُ دَمٍ لِي». ٢٥ 25
Then Zipporah took a flint knife and cut off the foreskin of her son, and touched it to his feet. Then she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom to me by blood.”
فَٱنْفَكَّ عَنْهُ. حِينَئِذٍ قَالَتْ: «عَرِيسُ دَمٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْخِتَانِ». ٢٦ 26
So Yahweh let him alone. She said, “You are a bridegroom of blood” because of the circumcision.
وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِهَارُونَ: «ٱذْهَبْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِ مُوسَى». فَذَهَبَ وَٱلْتَقَاهُ فِي جَبَلِ ٱللهِ وَقَبَّلَهُ. ٢٧ 27
Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” Aaron went, met him at the mountain of God, and kissed him.
فَأَخْبَرَ مُوسَى هَارُونَ بِجَمِيعِ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ، وَبِكُلِّ ٱلْآيَاتِ ٱلَّتِي أَوْصَاهُ بِهَا. ٢٨ 28
Moses told Aaron all the words of Yahweh that he had sent him to say and about all the signs of Yahweh's power that he had commanded him to do.
ثُمَّ مَضَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ وَجَمَعَا جَمِيعَ شُيُوخِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. ٢٩ 29
Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the Israelites.
فَتَكَلَّمَ هَارُونُ بِجَمِيعِ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي كَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى بِهِ، وَصَنَعَ ٱلْآيَاتِ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ ٱلشَّعْبِ. ٣٠ 30
Aaron spoke all the words that Yahweh had spoken to Moses. He also displayed the signs of Yahweh's power in the sight of the people.
فَآمَنَ ٱلشَّعْبُ. وَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ٱفْتَقَدَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنَّهُ نَظَرَ مَذَلَّتَهُمْ، خَرُّوا وَسَجَدُوا. ٣١ 31
The people believed. When they heard that Yahweh had observed the Israelites and that he had seen their oppression, then they bowed their heads and worshiped him.

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