Exodus 4
1 Moses/I replied, “But what if [the Israeli people] (do not believe me/are not convinced) or not do what I tell them? What if they say, ‘Yahweh did not appear to you!’”
А Мојсије одговори и рече: Али неће ми веровати ни послушати глас мој; јер ће рећи: Није ти се Господ јавио.
2 Yahweh said to him/me, “[Look at] that thing you are holding in your hand. What is it?” He/I replied, “A (walking stick/shepherd’s stick).”
А Господ му рече: Шта ти је то у руци? А он одговори: Штап.
3 He said, “Throw it down on the ground!” So, he/I threw it on the ground, and it became a snake! And he/I ran/jumped away from it.
А Бог му рече: Баци га на земљу. И баци га на земљу, а он поста змија. И Мојсије побеже од ње.
4 But Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Reach down and pick it up by its tail!” So he/I reached down and caught it, and [when he/I picked it up], it became a stick in his/my hand [again.]
А Господ рече Мојсију: Пружи руку своју, па је ухвати за реп. И пружи руку своју, и ухвати је, и опет поста штап у руци његовој.
5 Yahweh said, “[Do the same thing in front of the Israeli people], in order that they may believe that [I], Yahweh God, the one Abraham and Isaac and Jacob worshiped, truly appeared to you.”
То учини, рече Господ, да верују да ти се јавио Господ Бог отаца њихових, Бог Аврамов, Бог Исаков и Бог Јаковљев.
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again, saying “Put your hand inside your robe [MTY]!” He/I did that. And when he/I took it out again, [surprisingly], his/my hand was white. It had a skin disease [that made it] as white as snow.
И опет му рече Господ: Тури сада руку своју у недра своја. И он тури руку своју у недра своја; а кад је извади из недара, а то рука му губава, бела као снег.
7 Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your robe [MTY]!” So he/I did that, and when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, it was normal again, just like the rest of his/my body!
А Бог му рече: Тури опет руку своју у недра своја. И опет тури руку своју у недра своја; а кад је извади из недара, а то опет постала као и остало тело његово.
8 God said, “[You can do that in front of the Israeli people, too]. If they do not pay attention to what you say because of [seeing] the first miracle, they will (believe [you/be convinced) when you perform] the second miracle.
Тако, рече Бог, ако ти не узверују и не послушају глас твој за први знак, послушаће за други знак.
9 If they do not believe you or do what you say, even [after you perform] those two miracles, get some water from the Nile [River] and pour it on the ground. [When you do that], the water from the river that you pour on the ground will become blood [MTY] (OR, [red like] blood).”
Ако ли не узверују ни за та два знака и не послушају глас твој, а ти захвати воде из реке, и пролиј на земљу, и претвориће се вода коју захватиш из реке, и проврћи ће се у крв на земљи.
10 Moses/I replied, “O Yahweh! I am not an eloquent [speaker]! I was not an eloquent speaker before, and I have not become one since you started talking to me! I am not a good speaker [MTY], and I speak very slowly.”
А Мојсије рече Господу: Молим Ти се, Господе, нисам речит човек, нити сам пре био нити сам откако си проговорио са слугом својим, него сам спорих уста и спорог језика.
11 Then Yahweh said to him/me, “[You seem to forget] who it is that makes people able to speak [RHQ]! Who is it that enables people to be unable to speak or unable to hear, or able to see or not to see? It is I, Yahweh [RHQ]!
А Господ му рече: Ко је дао уста човеку? Или ко може створити немог или глувог или окатог или слепог? Зар не ја, Господ?
12 So start going [to Egypt], and I will help you to speak [MTY], and I will tell you what you should say.”
Иди дакле, ја ћу бити с устима твојим, и учићу те шта ћеш говорити.
13 But he/I replied, “O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else [instead]!”
А Мојсије рече: Молим Те, Господе, пошљи оног кога треба да пошаљеш.
14 Then Yahweh became very angry with Moses/me. He said, “[What about] your [older] brother Aaron, who is [also] a descendant of Levi? I know that he is a very good/eloquent speaker. He is actually on his way here [right now], and he will be very happy to see you.
И разгневи се Господ на Мојсија, и рече му: Није ли ти брат Арон Левит? Знам да је он речит; и ево он ће те срести, и кад те види обрадоваће се у срцу свом.
15 You can talk to him and tell him what to say [MTY], and I will help both of you [SYN] to know what to say [MTY]. And I will tell you both what you should do.
Њему ћеш казати и метнућеш ове речи у уста његова, и ја ћу бити с твојим устима и с његовим устима, и учићу вас шта ћете чинити.
16 He will speak for you to the [Israeli] people. He will be (your spokesman/as though he was your mouth) [MET], and you will be to him as though you are [his] god.
И он ће место тебе говорити народу, и он ће бити теби место уста, а ти ћеш бити њему место Бога.
17 [Be sure] to take with you the walking/shepherd’s stick [that is in your hand], because you will perform miracles with it.”
А тај штап узми у руку своју, њим ћеш чинити чудеса.
18 Moses/I returned to his/my father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me go back to Egypt, to see my fellow Israelis there. I want to know if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses/me, “Go, and may [God give you inner] peace.”
И отиде Мојсије, и врати се к Јотору тасту свом, и рече му: Пусти ме да идем, да се вратим к браћи својој у Мисиру, да видим јесу ли још у животу. И рече Јотор Мојсију: Иди с миром.
19 Yahweh said to Moses/me [before he/I left] Midian, “You can [safely] return to Egypt, because the men who were wanting to kill you [MTY] are [now] dead.”
И рече Господ Мојсију у земљи мадијанској: Иди, врати се у Мисир, јер су помрли сви који су тражили душу твоју.
20 So Moses/I took his/my wife and sons and put them on donkeys, and they/we returned to Egypt. And Moses/I took in his/my hand the stick that God [told him/me to take along].
И узе Мојсије жену своју и синове своје, и посади их на магарца, и пође натраг у земљу мисирску. И узе Мојсије штап Божји у руку своју.
21 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “When you return to Egypt, be sure to perform all the miracles that I have given you power [to do], while the king is watching. But I will make him stubborn [IDM], with the result that he will not let the Israeli people leave [Egypt].
И рече Господ Мојсију: Кад отидеш и вратиш се у Мисир, гледај да учиниш пред Фараоном сва чудеса која ти метнух у руку: а ја ћу учинити да му отврдне срце и не пусти народ.
22 Then say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “The Israeli [people] [MTY] are [as dear to] me as firstborn sons [MET].
А ти ћеш рећи Фараону: Овако каже Господ: Израиљ је син мој, првенац мој.
23 I told you to let my people [MTY] leave [Egypt], in order that they may worship me [in the desert]. If you refuse to let them go, I warn you, I will kill your firstborn son!”’”
И казах ти: Пусти сина мог да ми послужи. А ти га не хте пустити; ево ја ћу убити сина твог, првенца твог.
24 [One night], as they were camping on the way [to Egypt], Yahweh appeared to Moses/me. He wanted/threatened to kill Moses/me [for disobeying his command that boys/sons be circumcised].
И кад беше на путу у гостионици, дође к њему Господ и хтеде да га убије.
25 Then [his/my wife] Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. Then she touched the boy’s feet (OR, genitals) with the piece of skin [she had cut off], and she said, “The blood [which flowed when I circumcised you] will protect you [from being harmed by Yahweh] [MET].”
А Сефора узе оштар нож, и обреза сина свог, и окрајак баци к ногама његовим говорећи: Ти си ми крвав заручник.
26 She said to him, “You are safe now [MET] because you have been circumcised.” So Yahweh did not harm her son.
Тада га остави Господ; а она ради обрезања рече: Крвав заручник.
27 Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet/see Moses!” So he went [there from Egypt] and met him/me at [Sinai], the mountain dedicated to God, and [greeted him/me by] kissing him/me [on the cheek].
А Господ рече Арону: Изиђи у пустињу на сусрет Мојсију. И отиде и срете га на гори Божијој, и пољуби га.
28 Moses/I told Aaron everything that Yahweh had said to him/me when he told him/me to return to Egypt. He/I also told Aaron about all the miracles that Yahweh told him/me to perform.
И Мојсије каза Арону све речи Господње, за које га посла, и све знаке које му заповеди.
29 [So Aaron and Moses/I] returned [to Egypt]. There they/we gathered together all the Israeli elders/leaders.
И отидоше Мојсије и Арон, и скупише све старешине синова Израиљевих.
30 Aaron told them everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me, and Aaron performed [all] the miracles as the people watched.
И Арон каза све речи, које беше рекао Господ Мојсију, а Мојсије учини знаке пред народом.
31 They believed [that what they/we were saying was true]. When they heard that Yahweh had seen how the Israeli people were being cruelly oppressed and that he was going to help them, they bowed down and worshiped [Yahweh].
И народ верова; и разумеше да је Господ походио синове Израиљеве и видео невољу њихову; и савивши се поклонише се.
