Exode 4
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4 Moïse objecta :
Et s’ils ne me croient pas et ne m’écoutent pas, s’ils me disent : « L’Eternel ne t’est pas apparu » ?
2 – Qu’as-tu dans la main ? lui demanda l’Eternel.
– Un bâton.
3 – Jette-le par terre.
Moïse jeta le bâton par terre et celui-ci se transforma en serpent. Moïse s’enfuit devant lui, 4 mais l’Eternel lui dit : Tends la main et attrape-le par la queue !
Moïse avança la main et saisit le serpent, qui redevint un bâton dans sa main.
5 – C’est pour qu’ils croient que l’Eternel, le Dieu de leurs ancêtres, le Dieu d’Abraham, d’Isaac et de Jacob t’est réellement apparu.
6 Puis l’Eternel continua : Mets ta main sur ta poitrine.
Moïse mit sa main sur sa poitrine puis la ressortit : elle était couverte d’une lèpre blanche comme la neige.
7 – Remets ta main sur ta poitrine, lui dit Dieu.
Il la remit. Quand il la ressortit, elle était redevenue saine.
8 – Si donc ils ne te croient pas, lui dit l’Eternel, et s’ils ne sont pas convaincus par le premier signe miraculeux, ils croiront après le deuxième. 9 Si, toutefois, ils n’ont pas confiance, même après avoir vu ces deux signes et s’ils ne t’écoutent pas, alors tu puiseras de l’eau dans le Nil, tu la répandras par terre, et, dès qu’elle touchera le sol, elle se transformera en sang.
10 – De grâce, Seigneur, dit Moïse, je n’ai pas la parole facile. Cela ne date ni d’hier, ni d’avant-hier, ni du moment où tu as commencé à parler à ton serviteur : j’ai la bouche et la langue embarrassées.
11 L’Eternel lui répondit : Qui a doté l’homme d’une bouche ? Qui le rend muet ou sourd, voyant ou aveugle ? N’est-ce pas moi, l’Eternel ? 12 Maintenant donc, vas-y ; je serai moi-même avec ta bouche et je t’indiquerai ce que tu devras dire.
13 Mais Moïse rétorqua : De grâce, Seigneur ! Je t’en prie ! Envoie qui tu voudras !
14 Alors l’Eternel se mit en colère contre Moïse et lui dit : Eh bien ! il y a ton frère Aaron, le lévite[a]. Je sais qu’il parlera facilement. D’ailleurs, il est déjà en chemin pour venir te trouver ; il sera tout heureux de te voir. 15 Tu lui parleras, tu lui mettras des paroles dans la bouche, et moi, je vous assisterai tous deux dans ce que vous direz et je vous indiquerai ce que vous aurez à faire. 16 Il sera ton porte-parole devant le peuple, il te servira de bouche, et tu seras pour lui comme le dieu qui parle à son prophète. 17 Tu prendras ce bâton en main, et c’est avec cela que tu accompliras les signes miraculeux.
Moïse retourne en Egypte
18 Moïse s’en alla et rentra chez Jéthro son beau-père. Il lui dit : Je voudrais partir pour retourner auprès de mes frères de race en Egypte et voir s’ils sont encore en vie.
Jéthro lui répondit : Va en paix !
19 L’Eternel dit à Moïse lorsqu’il était encore à Madian : Mets-toi en route, retourne en Egypte, car tous ceux qui voulaient te faire périr sont morts.
20 Alors Moïse emmena sa femme et ses fils, il les installa sur un âne et prit le chemin de l’Egypte, tenant en main le bâton de Dieu.
21 L’Eternel dit à Moïse : Maintenant que tu es en route pour retourner en Egypte, considère tous les miracles que je t’ai donné le pouvoir d’accomplir. Tu les feras devant le pharaon. Moi, je lui donnerai un cœur obstiné, de sorte qu’il ne permettra pas au peuple de s’en aller. 22 Tu diras au pharaon : « Voici ce que dit l’Eternel : Israël est mon fils aîné. 23 Je te l’ordonne : Laisse aller mon fils pour qu’il me rende un culte. Puisque tu refuses, je ferai périr ton fils aîné. »
24 Pendant le voyage, au campement où ils passaient la nuit, l’Eternel attaqua Moïse, cherchant à le faire mourir. 25 Alors Séphora saisit une pierre tranchante, coupa le prépuce de son fils et en toucha les pieds de Moïse en disant : Tu es pour moi un époux de sang.
26 Alors l’Eternel laissa Moïse. C’est à cette occasion que Séphora dit à Moïse à cause de la circoncision : Tu es un époux de sang !
27 Entre-temps, l’Eternel avait ordonné à Aaron d’aller à la rencontre de Moïse dans le désert et Aaron partit. Il rencontra son frère à la montagne de Dieu et l’embrassa. 28 Moïse l’informa de toutes les paroles que l’Eternel l’avait chargé de dire et des signes miraculeux qu’il lui avait ordonné d’accomplir. 29 Ils partirent donc. Une fois arrivés, ils convoquèrent tous les responsables du peuple d’Israël. 30 Aaron leur répéta tout ce que l’Eternel avait dit à Moïse et il accomplit les signes miraculeux aux yeux du peuple. 31 Le peuple fut convaincu. En apprenant que l’Eternel intervenait en faveur des Israélites et qu’il avait pris leur détresse en considération, ils se prosternèrent et l’adorèrent.
Footnotes
- 4.14 Signifie sans doute : le chef de la tribu de Lévi. Par droit de naissance, il était de la seconde branche des lévites.
Exodus 4
New International Version
Signs for Moses
4 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen(A) to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?”
2 Then the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?”
“A staff,”(B) he replied.
3 The Lord said, “Throw it on the ground.”
Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake,(C) and he ran from it. 4 Then the Lord said to him, “Reach out your hand and take it by the tail.” So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. 5 “This,” said the Lord, “is so that they may believe(D) that the Lord, the God of their fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has appeared to you.”
6 Then the Lord said, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, the skin was leprous[a]—it had become as white as snow.(E)
7 “Now put it back into your cloak,” he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored,(F) like the rest of his flesh.
8 Then the Lord said, “If they do not believe(G) you or pay attention to the first sign,(H) they may believe the second. 9 But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood(I) on the ground.”
10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”(J)
11 The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute?(K) Who gives them sight or makes them blind?(L) Is it not I, the Lord? 12 Now go;(M) I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”(N)
13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”(O)
14 Then the Lord’s anger burned(P) against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet(Q) you, and he will be glad to see you. 15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth;(R) I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth(S) and as if you were God to him.(T) 17 But take this staff(U) in your hand(V) so you can perform the signs(W) with it.”
Moses Returns to Egypt
18 Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me return to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive.”
Jethro said, “Go, and I wish you well.”
19 Now the Lord had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill(X) you are dead.(Y)” 20 So Moses took his wife and sons,(Z) put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff(AA) of God in his hand.
21 The Lord said to Moses, “When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders(AB) I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart(AC) so that he will not let the people go.(AD) 22 Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son,(AE) 23 and I told you, “Let my son go,(AF) so he may worship(AG) me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”(AH)
24 At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses[b] and was about to kill(AI) him. 25 But Zipporah(AJ) took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin(AK) and touched Moses’ feet with it.[c] “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. 26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said “bridegroom of blood,” referring to circumcision.)
27 The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he met Moses at the mountain(AL) of God and kissed(AM) him. 28 Then Moses told Aaron everything the Lord had sent him to say, and also about all the signs he had commanded him to perform.
29 Moses and Aaron brought together all the elders(AN) of the Israelites, 30 and Aaron told them everything the Lord had said to Moses. He also performed the signs(AO) before the people, 31 and they believed.(AP) And when they heard that the Lord was concerned(AQ) about them and had seen their misery,(AR) they bowed down and worshiped.(AS)
Footnotes
- Exodus 4:6 The Hebrew word for leprous was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
- Exodus 4:24 Hebrew him
- Exodus 4:25 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Éxodo 4
Traducción en lenguaje actual
4 Sin embargo, Moisés le dijo a Dios:
—Los jefes de Israel no van a creer que te he visto, así que tampoco van a obedecerme.
2 Entonces Dios le preguntó:
—¿Qué tienes en tu mano?
—Una vara —contestó Moisés.
3 —Tírala al suelo —ordenó Dios.
Moisés tiró la vara al suelo, y ésta se convirtió en una serpiente. Moisés trató de apartarse de ella, 4 pero Dios le dijo:
—Ahora extiende la mano y agarra la serpiente por la cola.
Moisés extendió la mano para agarrarla y, en cuanto la tocó, la serpiente se convirtió otra vez en una vara. Entonces Dios le dijo:
5 —Haz esto mismo delante de los jefes de Israel. Cuando ellos vean que la vara se convierte en serpiente, creerán que me has visto a mí, que soy el Dios de sus antepasados. 6-8 Pero si no te creen ni te obedecen, dales otra prueba: Mete la mano entre tu ropa y tócate el pecho; luego vuelve a sacarla.
Moisés lo hizo así, y cuando sacó la mano, vio que estaba llena de llagas, pues tenía lepra. Dios le dijo:
—Vuelve a meter tu mano entre la ropa.
Moisés obedeció, y cuando la sacó vio que ya estaba sana. Dios le dijo:
9 —Si después de ver estas dos señales no te creen ni te obedecen, ve al río Nilo, saca agua de allí, y derrámala en el suelo. Enseguida el agua se convertirá en sangre.
10 Sin embargo, Moisés le dijo a Dios:
—¡Pero es que yo no sé hablar bien! Siempre que hablo, se me traba la lengua, y por eso nadie me hace caso. Este problema lo tengo desde niño.
11 Dios le contestó:
—Escúchame, Moisés, ¡soy yo quien hace que hables o que no hables! ¡Soy yo quien hace que puedas oír o que no oigas nada! ¡Soy yo quien puede hacerte ver, o dejarte ciego! 12 Anda, ponte en marcha a Egipto, que yo te ayudaré a que hables bien, y te enseñaré lo que debes decir.
13 Pero Moisés dijo:
—Dios mío, te ruego que envíes a otra persona.
14 Entonces Dios se enojó con Moisés y le dijo:
—¡Pues ahí tienes a tu hermano Aarón, el sacerdote de la tribu de Leví! Aarón habla muy bien, y sabe convencer a la gente. Además, ya ha salido a tu encuentro, y se alegrará de verte. 15-16 Tú dile a Aarón todo lo que te he mandado decir, para que él se lo diga al pueblo por ti. De ese modo, Aarón hablará en tu lugar, así como tú hablas en lugar mío. Yo, por mi parte, les ayudaré a hablar y les enseñaré lo que deben hacer. 17 Anda, toma la vara y haz con ella lo que te he ordenado hacer.
18 Moisés volvió entonces a donde estaba su suegro Jetró, y le dijo:
—Déjame regresar a Egipto. Quiero ver si todavía siguen con vida los israelitas.
Jetró le dijo:
—Vete tranquilo. Espero que te vaya bien.
Moisés regresa a Egipto
19 Moisés todavía estaba en Madián cuando Dios le dijo:
—Regresa a Egipto, pues ya han muerto todos los que querían matarte.
20 Entonces Moisés montó en un burro a su esposa y a sus hijos, y emprendió el camino de regreso a Egipto. En la mano llevaba la vara que Dios le había dado. 21 Ya Dios le había dicho:
«Cuando llegues a Egipto, haz delante del rey todas las maravillas que te he ordenado hacer con la vara. Yo haré que el rey se ponga terco y no deje salir al pueblo. 22 Entonces tú le dirás de mi parte: “Yo soy Dios, y amo al pueblo de Israel como si fuera mi primer hijo. 23 Por eso te he ordenado que lo dejes salir para que me adore. Como no lo has dejado ir, ahora voy a quitarle la vida a tu primer hijo”».
24 En el camino a Egipto, Moisés y su familia se detuvieron en un lugar para pasar la noche. Allí Dios estuvo a punto de quitarle la vida a Moisés, 25-26 pero Séfora tomó un cuchillo y circuncidó a su hijo; luego, con el pedazo de piel que le cortó, le tocó los genitales a Moisés, y le dijo: «Con la sangre de mi hijo quedas protegido».
Cuando Dios vio lo que había hecho Séfora, dejó con vida a Moisés.
Moisés y Aarón hablan al pueblo
27 Dios le dijo a Aarón:
—Ve al desierto, para recibir a Moisés.
Aarón fue entonces a la montaña de Dios. Al encontrarse con Moisés, lo saludó con un beso. 28 Entonces Moisés le contó a Aarón todas las señales grandes y terribles que Dios le había ordenado hacer en Egipto, y todo lo que le había mandado decir. 29 Después los dos fueron y reunieron a los jefes de Israel, 30 y Aarón les contó lo que Dios le había dicho a Moisés, quien por su parte hizo delante de ellos las señales que Dios le había mandado hacer. 31 Los israelitas le creyeron a Moisés, y cuando oyeron que Dios iba a ayudarlos, se inclinaron hasta el suelo y adoraron a Dios.
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.
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