出埃及記 4
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
摩西行神蹟的權能
4 摩西回答說：「看哪！他們不會信我，也不會聽我的話，因為他們必說：『耶和華並沒有向你顯現。』」 2 耶和華對摩西說：「你手裏的是甚麼？」他說：「是杖。」 3 耶和華說：「把它丟在地上！」他一丟在地上，杖就變成一條蛇；摩西逃走避開牠。 4 耶和華對摩西說：「伸出手來，拿住牠的尾巴—摩西就伸出手，抓住牠，牠就在摩西的手掌中變為杖— 5 為了要使他們信耶和華他們祖宗的 神，就是亞伯拉罕的 神，以撒的 神，雅各的 神，曾向你顯現了。」
6 耶和華又對他說：「把手放進懷裏。」他就把手放進懷裏。當他把手抽出來，看哪，手竟然長了痲瘋[a]，像雪一樣白。 7 耶和華說：「把手放回懷裏—他就把手放回懷裏。當他把手從懷裏再抽出來，看哪，手復原了，與全身的肉一樣— 8 倘若他們不信你，也不聽第一個神蹟的聲音，他們會信第二個神蹟的聲音。 9 倘若他們不信這兩個神蹟，不聽你的話，你就從尼羅河裏取些水，倒在乾的地上。你從尼羅河裏所取的水必在乾地上變成血。」
10 摩西對耶和華說：「主啊，求求你，我並不是一個能言善道的人，以前這樣，就是你對僕人說話以後也是這樣，因為我是拙口笨舌的。」 11 耶和華對他說：「誰造人的口呢？誰使人口啞、耳聾、目明、眼瞎呢？豈不是我—耶和華嗎？ 12 現在，去吧，我必賜你口才，指教你應當說的。」 13 摩西說：「主啊，求求你，你要藉着誰的手，就差派誰去吧！」 14 耶和華的怒氣向摩西發作，說：「你不是有一個哥哥利未人亞倫嗎？我知道他是個能言善道的人。看哪，他正出來迎接你。他一見到你，心裏就歡喜。 15 你要跟他說話，把話放在他的口裏，我要賜你口才，也要賜他口才，又要教你們做當做的事。 16 他要替你向百姓說話；他要當你的口，你要當他的 神。 17 你手裏要拿這杖，用它來行神蹟。」
摩西返回埃及
18 於是，摩西回到他岳父葉特羅那裏，對他說：「請你讓我回埃及我同胞那裏，看他們還在不在。」葉特羅對摩西說：「平平安安地去吧！」 19 耶和華在米甸對摩西說：「你要回埃及去，因為那些尋索你命的人都死了。」 20 摩西就帶着妻子和兩個兒子，讓他們騎上驢，回埃及地去。摩西手裏拿着 神的杖。
21 耶和華對摩西說：「你回到埃及去的時候，要留意將我交在你手中的一切奇事行在法老面前。但我要任憑他的心剛硬，他必不放百姓走。 22 你要對法老說：『耶和華如此說：以色列是我的兒子，我的長子。 23 我對你說過：放我的兒子走，好事奉我。你還是不肯放他走。看哪，我要殺你頭生的兒子。』」
24 在路上住宿的地方，耶和華遇見摩西，想要殺他。 25 西坡拉就拿一塊火石，割下她兒子的包皮，碰觸摩西的腳，說：「你真是我血的新郎了。」[b] 26 這樣，耶和華才放了他。那時，西坡拉說：「你因割禮就是血的新郎[c]了」。
27 耶和華對亞倫說：「你往曠野去迎接摩西。」他就去，在 神的山遇見摩西，就親他。 28 摩西將耶和華差派他所說的話和吩咐他所行的神蹟都告訴了亞倫。 29 摩西和亞倫就去召集以色列的眾長老。 30 亞倫將耶和華對摩西所說的一切話述說了一遍，又在百姓眼前行了那些神蹟， 31 百姓就信了。他們聽見耶和華眷顧以色列人，鑒察他們的困苦，就低頭敬拜。
Exodus 4
King James Version
4 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
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, hath appeared unto thee.
6 And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
10 And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
11 And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
14 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
27 And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
30 And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Exodus 4
New King James Version
Miraculous Signs for Pharaoh
4 Then 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.’ ”
2 So the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”
He said, “A rod.”
3 And He said, “Cast it on the ground.” So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. 4 Then 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), 5 “that they may (A)believe that the (B)Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
6 Furthermore 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, (C)like snow. 7 And 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, (D)it was restored like his other flesh. 8 “Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the (E)first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign. 9 And it shall be, if they do not believe even these two signs, or listen to your voice, that you shall take water from [a]the river and pour it on the dry land. (F)The water which you take from the river will become blood on the dry land.”
10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but (G)I am slow of speech and [b]slow of tongue.”
11 So the Lord said to him, (H)“Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? 12 Now therefore, go, and I will be (I)with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”
13 But he said, “O my Lord, (J)please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”
14 So (K)the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your (L)brother? I know that he can speak well. And look, (M)he is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 Now (N)you shall speak to him and (O)put the words in his mouth. And I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and (P)I will teach you what you shall do. 16 So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and (Q)you shall be to him as God. 17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”
Moses Goes to Egypt
18 So Moses went and returned to (R)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, (S)“Go in peace.”
19 Now the Lord said to Moses in (T)Midian, “Go, return to (U)Egypt; for all the men who (V)sought your life are dead.” 20 Then Moses (W)took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took (X)the rod of God in his hand.
21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those (Y)wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But (Z)I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall (AA)say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: (AB)“Israel is My son, (AC)My firstborn. 23 So I say to you, let My son go that he may serve Me. But if you refuse to let him go, indeed (AD)I will kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”
24 And it came to pass on the way, at the (AE)encampment, that the Lord (AF)met him and sought to (AG)kill him. 25 Then (AH)Zipporah took (AI)a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and [c]cast it at [d]Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!” 26 So He let him go. Then she said, “You are a [e]husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision.
27 And the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness (AJ)to meet Moses.” So he went and met him on (AK)the mountain of God, and kissed him. 28 So Moses (AL)told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him, and all the (AM)signs which He had commanded him. 29 Then Moses and Aaron (AN)went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. 30 (AO)And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 So the people (AP)believed; and when they heard that the Lord had (AQ)visited the children of Israel and that He (AR)had looked on their affliction, then (AS)they bowed their heads and worshiped.
Footnotes
- Exodus 4:9 The Nile
- Exodus 4:10 heavy or dull of tongue; cannot talk very well
- Exodus 4:25 Lit. made it touch
- Exodus 4:25 Lit. his
- Exodus 4:26 bridegroom
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