출애굽기 4

1모세가 대답하여 가로되 그러나 그들이 나를 믿지 아니하며 내 말을 듣지 아니하고 이르기를 여호와께서 네게 나타나지 아니하셨다 하리이다 2여호와께서 그에게 이르시되 네 손에 있는 것이 무엇이냐 그가 가로되 지팡이니이다 3여호와께서 가라사대 그것을 땅에 던지라 곧 땅에 던지니 그것이 뱀이 된지라 모세가 뱀 앞에서 피하매 4여호와께서 모세에게 이르시되 네 손을 내밀어 그 꼬리를 잡으라 그가 손을 내밀어 잡으니 그 손에서 지팡이가 된지라 5또 가라사대 이는 그들로 그 조상의 하나님 곧 아브라함의 하나님, 이삭의 하나님, 야곱의 하나님 여호와가 네게 나타난 줄을 믿게 함이니라 하시고 6여호와께서 또 가라사대 네 손을 품에 넣으라 하시매 손을 품에 넣었다가 내어보니 그 손에 문둥병이 발하여 눈 같이 흰지라 7가라사대 네 손을 다시 품에 넣으라 하시매 그가 다시 손을 품에 넣었다가 내어보니 손이 여상하더라 8여호와께서 가라사대 그들이 너를 믿지 아니하며 그 처음 이적의 표징을 받지 아니하여도 둘째 이적의 표징은 믿으리라 9그들이 이 두 이적을 믿지 아니하며 네 말을 듣지 아니하거든 너는 하수를 조금 취하여다가 육지에 부으라 네가 취한 하수가 육지에서 피가 되리라 10모세가 여호와께 고하되 주여 나는 본래 말에 능치 못한 자라 주께서 주의 종에게 명하신 후에도 그러하니 나는 입이 뻣뻣하고 혀가 둔한 자니이다 11여호와께서 그에게 이르시되 누가 사람의 입을 지었느뇨 누가 벙어리나 귀머거리나 눈 밝은 자나 소경이 되게 하였느뇨 나 여호와가 아니뇨 12이제 가라 내가 네 입과 함께 있어서 할 말을 가르치리라 13모세가 가로되 주여 보낼만한 자를 보내소서 14여호와께서 모세를 향하여 노를 발하시고 가라사대 레위 사람 네 형 아론이 있지 아니하뇨 그의 말 잘함을 내가 아노라 그가 너를 만나러 나오나니 그가 너를 볼 때에 마음에 기뻐할 것이라 15너는 그에게 말하고 그 입에 말을 주라 내가 네 입과 그의 입에 함께 있어서 너의 행할 일을 가르치리라 16그가 너를 대신하여 백성에게 말할 것이니 그는 네 입을 대신할 것이요 너는 그에게 하나님 같이 되리라 17너는 이 지팡이를 손에 잡고 이것으로 이적을 행할지니라 18모세가 장인 이드로에게로 돌아가서 그에게 이르되 내가 애굽에 있는 내 형제들에게로 돌아가서 그들이 생존하였는지 보려하오니 나로 가게 하소서 이드로가 그에게 평안히 가라 하니라 19여호와께서 미디안에서 모세에게 이르시되 애굽으로 돌아가라 네 생명을 찾던 자가 다 죽었느니라 20모세가 그 아내와 아들들을 나귀에 태우고 애굽으로 돌아가는데 하나님의 지팡이를 손에 잡았더라 21여호와께서 모세에게 이르시되 네가 애굽으로 돌아가거든 내가 네 손에 준 이적을 바로 앞에서 다 행하라 그러나 내가 그의 마음을 강퍅케 한즉 그가 백성을 놓지 아니하리니 22너는 바로에게 이르기를 여호와의 말씀에 이스라엘은 내 아들 내 장자라 23내가 네게 이르기를 내 아들을 놓아서 나를 섬기게 하라 하여도 네가 놓기를 거절하니 내가 네 아들 네 장자를 죽이리라 하셨다 하라 하시니라 24여호와께서 길의 숙소에서 모세를 만나사 그를 죽이려 하시는지라 25십보라가 차돌을 취하여 그 아들의 양피를 베어 모세의 발 앞에 던지며 가로되 당신은 참으로 내게 피 남편이로다 하니 26여호와께서 모세를 놓으시니라 그 때에 십보라가 피 남편이라 함은 할례를 인함이었더라 27여호와께서 아론에게 이르시되 광야에 가서 모세를 맞으라 하시매 그가 가서 하나님의 산에서 모세를 만나 그에게 입맞추니 28모세가 여호와께서 자기에게 부탁하여 보내신 모든 말씀과 여호와께서 자기에게 명하신 모든 이적을 아론에게 고하니라 29모세와 아론이 가서 이스라엘 자손의 모든 장로를 모으고 30아론이 여호와께서 모세에게 명하신 모든 말씀을 전하고 백성 앞에서 이적을 행하니 31백성이 믿으며 여호와께서 이스라엘 자손을 돌아보시고 그 고난을 감찰하셨다 함을 듣고 머리 숙여 경배하였더라

1Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’” 2Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.” 3He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it. 4Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand. 5“That they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.” 6Yahweh said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow. 7He said, “Put your hand inside your cloak again.” He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh. 8“It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 9It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land.” 10Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” 11Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh? 12Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.” 13He said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.” 14Yahweh’s anger was kindled against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he comes out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do. 16He will be your spokesman to the people; and it will happen, that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God. 17You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.” 18Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.” 20Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod in his hand. 21Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go. 22You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my firstborn, 23and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me”; and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.’” 24On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him. 25Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” 26So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision. 27Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, and kissed him. 28Moses told Aaron all Yahweh’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him. 29Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. 30Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.

1Toen antwoordde Mozes, en zeide: Maar zie, zij zullen mij niet geloven, noch mijn stem horen; want zij zullen zeggen: De HEERE is u niet verschenen! 2En de HEERE zeide tot hem: Wat is er in uw hand? En hij zeide: Een staf. 3En Hij zeide: Werp hem ter aarde. En hij wierp hem ter aarde! Toen werd hij tot een slang; en Mozes vlood van haar. 4Toen zeide de HEERE tot Mozes: Strek uw hand uit, en grijp haar bij haar staart! Toen strekte hij zijn hand uit, en vatte haar, en zij werd tot een staf in zijn hand. 5Opdat zij geloven, dat u verschenen is de HEERE, de God hunner vaderen, de God van Abraham, de God van Izak, en de God van Jakob. 6En de HEERE zeide verder tot hem: Steek nu uw hand in uw boezem. En hij stak zijn hand in zijn boezem; daarna trok hij ze uit, en ziet, zijn hand was melaats, wit als sneeuw. 7En Hij zeide: Steek uw hand wederom in uw boezem. En hij stak zijn hand wederom in zijn boezem; daarna trok hij ze uit zijn boezem, en ziet, zij was weder als zijn ander vlees. 8En het zal geschieden, zo zij u niet geloven, noch naar de stem van het eerste teken horen, zo zullen zij de stem van het laatste teken geloven. 9En het zal geschieden, zo zij ook deze twee tekenen niet geloven, noch naar uw stem horen, zo neem van de wateren der rivier, en giet ze op het droge; zo zullen de wateren, die gij uit de rivier zult nemen, diezelve zullen tot bloed worden op het droge. 10Toen zeide Mozes tot de HEERE: Och Heere! ik ben geen man wel ter tale, noch van gisteren, noch van eergisteren, noch van toen af, toen Gij tot Uw knecht gesproken hebt; want ik ben zwaar van mond, en zwaar van tong. 11En de HEERE zeide tot hem: Wie heeft den mens den mond gemaakt, of wie heeft den stomme, of dove, of ziende, of blinde gemaakt? Ben Ik het niet, de HEERE? 12En nu ga henen, en Ik zal met uw mond zijn, en zal u leren, wat gij spreken zult. 13Doch hij zeide: Och, Heere! zend toch door de hand desgenen, dien Gij zoudt zenden. 14Toen ontstak de toorn des HEEREN over Mozes, en Hij zeide: is niet Aaron, de Leviet, uw broeder? Ik weet, dat hij zeer wel spreken zal, en ook, zie, hij zal uitgaan u tegemoet; wanneer hij u ziet, zo zal hij in zijn hart verblijd zijn. 15Gij dan zult tot hem spreken, en de woorden in zijn mond leggen; en Ik zal met uw mond, en met zijn mond zijn; en Ik zal ulieden leren, wat gij doen zult. 16En hij zal voor u tot het volk spreken; en het zal geschieden, dat hij u tot een mond zal zijn, en gij zult hem tot een god zijn. 17Neem dan dezen staf in uw hand, waarmede gij die tekenen doen zult. 18Toen ging Mozes heen, en keerde weder tot Jethro, zijn schoonvader, en zeide tot hem: Laat mij toch gaan, dat ik wederkere tot mijn broederen, die in Egypte zijn, en zie, of zij nog leven. Jethro dan zeide tot Mozes: Ga in vrede! 19Ook zeide de HEERE tot Mozes in Midian: Ga heen, keer weder in Egypte, want al de mannen zijn dood, die uw ziel zochten. 20Mozes dan nam zijn vrouw, en zijn zonen, en voerde hen op een ezel, en keerde weder in Egypteland; en Mozes nam den staf Gods in zijn hand. 21En de HEERE zeide tot Mozes: Terwijl gij heentrekt, om weder in Egypte te keren, zie toe, dat gij al de wonderen doet voor Farao, die Ik in uw hand gesteld heb; doch Ik zal zijn hart verstokken, dat hij het volk niet zal laten gaan. 22Dan zult gij tot Farao zeggen: Alzo zegt de HEERE: Mijn zoon, Mijn eerstgeborene, is Israel. 23En Ik heb tot u gezegd: Laat Mijn zoon trekken, dat hij Mij diene! maar gij hebt geweigerd hem te laten trekken; zie, Ik zal uw zoon, uw eerstgeborene doden! 24En het geschiedde op den weg, in de herberg, dat de HEERE hem tegenkwam, en zocht hem te doden. 25Toen nam Zippora een stenen mes en besneed de voorhuid haars zoons, en wierp die voor zijn voeten, en zeide: Voorwaar, gij zijt mij een bloedbruidegom! 26En Hij liet van hem af. Toen zeide zij: Bloedbruidegom! vanwege de besnijdenis. 27De HEERE zeide ook tot Aaron: Ga Mozes tegemoet in de woestijn. En hij ging, en ontmoette hem aan den berg Gods, en hij kuste hem. 28En Mozes gaf Aaron te kennen al de woorden des HEEREN, Die hem gezonden had, en al de tekenen, die Hij hem bevolen had. 29Toen ging Mozes en Aaron, en zij verzamelden al de oudsten der kinderen Israels. 30En Aaron sprak al de woorden, die de HEERE tot Mozes gesproken had; en hij deed de tekenen voor de ogen des volks. 31En het volk geloofde, en zij hoorden, dat de HEERE de kinderen Israels bezocht, en dat Hij hun verdrukking zag, en zij neigden hun hoofden, en aanbaden.