1 And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah has not appeared to thee.2 And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.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 Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand and take it by the tail-and he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand-5 that they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.6 And Jehovah said moreover to him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and took it out, and behold, his hand was leprous, as snow.7 And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again, and took it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his 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 other sign.9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also those two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour {it} on the dry {land}; and the water that thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry {land}.10 And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord! I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since thou hast spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.11 And Jehovah said to him, Who gave man a mouth? or who maketh dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? {have} not I, Jehovah?12 And now go, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.13 And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand {of him whom} thou wilt send.14 Then the anger of Jehovah 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 goeth out to meet thee; and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart.15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the 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 speak for thee unto the people; and it shall come to pass that he shall be to thee for a mouth, and thou shalt be to him for God.17 And thou shalt take this staff in thy hand, with which thou shalt do the signs.18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, that I may see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.19 And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them riding upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.21 And Jehovah said to Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see that thou do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in thy hand. And I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.22 And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.23 And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.24 And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.25 Then Zipporah took a stone and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, A bloody husband indeed art thou to me!26 And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband-because of the circumcision.27 And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah who had sent him, and all the signs that he had commanded him.29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered all the elders of the children of Israel;30 and Aaron spoke all the words that Jehovah had spoken to Moses, and did the signs before the eyes of the people.31 And the people believed. And when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

1 Toe antwoord Moses en sê: Maar as hulle my nie glo en na my stem nie luister nie, maar sê: Die HERE het nie aan jou verskyn nie?2 Daarop vra die HERE vir hom: Wat is daar in jou hand? En hy antwoord: 'n Staf.3 En Hy sê: Gooi dit op die grond. Toe gooi hy dit op die grond, en dit het 'n slang geword; en Moses het daarvoor gevlug.4 Toe sê die HERE vir Moses: Steek jou hand uit en gryp dit aan die stert. Hierop het hy sy hand uitgesteek en dit gegryp, en dit het 'n staf in sy hand geword --5 sodat hulle kan glo dat die HERE, die God van hulle vaders, die God van Abraham, die God van Isak en die God van Jakob, aan jou verskyn het.6 En die HERE het verder vir hom gesê: Steek tog jou hand in jou boesem. En hy het sy hand in sy boesem gesteek; en toe hy dit uittrek, was sy hand melaats, soos sneeu!7 En Hy sê: Steek jou hand weer in jou boesem. En hy het sy hand weer in sy boesem gesteek; en toe hy dit uit sy boesem uittrek, was dit weer soos sy ander vlees!8 En as hulle jou nie glo en aan die eerste teken geen gehoor gee nie, dan sal hulle die laaste teken glo.9 En as hulle ook hierdie twee tekens nie glo en na jou stem nie luister nie, neem dan van die Nyl se water en giet dit op die droë grond uit; dan sal die water wat jy uit die Nyl neem, op die droë grond bloed word.10 Toe sê Moses aan die HERE: Ag, Here, ek is nie 'n man van woorde nie -- van gister of van eergister of vandat U met u kneg gespreek het nie; want ek is swaar van mond en swaar van tong.11 En die HERE antwoord hom: Wie het vir die mens die mond gemaak, of wie maak stom of doof, of siende of blind? Is dit nie Ek, die HERE, nie?12 Gaan dan nou heen, en Ek sal met jou mond wees en jou leer wat jy moet sê.13 Maar hy sê: Ag, Here, stuur tog deur wie U wil stuur.14 Toe ontvlam die toorn van die HERE teen Moses, en Hy sê: Is jou broer A„ron, die Leviet, nie daar nie? Ek weet dat hy goed kan praat. En hy gaan ook al uit om jou te ontmoet, en as hy jou sien, sal hy bly wees in sy hart.15 Jy moet dan met hom spreek en die woorde in sy mond lê. En k sal met jou mond en sy mond wees en julle leer wat julle moet doen.16 En hy moet vir jou met die volk spreek, en dan sal hy vir jou 'n mond wees en jy vir hom 'n god wees.17 Neem dan hierdie staf in jou hand waarmee jy die tekens moet doen.18 Toe gaan Moses weg en kom by sy skoonvader Jetro terug, en hy sê vir hom: Laat my tog trek en na my broers teruggaan wat in Egipte is, om te sien of hulle nog lewe. En Jetro sê vir Moses: Gaan in vrede.19 Ook het die HERE vir Moses in M¡dian gesê: Gaan heen, keer terug na Egipte; want al die manne wat jou lewe gesoek het, is dood.20 Moses neem toe sy vrou en sy seuns en laat hulle op 'n esel ry, terug na Egipteland. Moses het ook die staf van God in sy hand geneem.21 En die HERE sê vir Moses: Nou dat jy wegtrek om na Egipte terug te gaan, kyk dat jy al die wonders voor Farao doen wat Ek in jou mag gestel het. Maar k sal sy hart verhard, sodat hy die volk nie sal laat trek nie.22 Dan moet jy vir Farao sê: So spreek die HERE: My eersgebore seun is Israel.23 Daarom beveel Ek jou: Laat my seun trek, dat hy My kan dien. Maar jy het geweier om hom te laat trek. Kyk, Ek sal jou eersgebore seun laat sterwe.24 En op die pad in die herberg het die HERE hom teëgekom en wou hom doodmaak.25 Toe neem Sippora 'n skerp klip en sny die voorhuid van haar seun af en gooi dit voor sy voete en sê: Waarlik, jy is vir my 'n bloedbruidegom!26 En Hy het hom laat staan. Toe het sy gesê: Bloedbruidegom! -- met die oog op die besnydenis.27 Die HERE het ook aan A„ron gesê: Loop Moses tegemoet in die woestyn. En hy het geloop en hom by die berg van God aangetref en hom gesoen.28 Daarop vertel Moses aan A„ron al die woorde van die HERE waarmee Hy hom gestuur het, en al die tekens wat Hy hom beveel het.29 En Moses en A„ron het vertrek en al die oudstes van die kinders van Israel bymekaar laat kom;30 en A„ron het al die woorde gespreek wat die HERE aan Moses gesê het, en die tekens gedoen voor die oë van die volk.31 En die volk het geglo. En toe hulle hoor dat die HERE op die kinders van Israel ag gegee en hulle ellende aangesien het, het hulle in aanbidding neergebuig.