Exodus 4
1 तब मोशाले परमेश्वरलाई भने, “तर इस्राएलीहरूले मलाई विश्वास गर्ने छैनन जब म तिनीहरूलाई भन्छु तपाईंले मलाई पठाउनु भयो। तिनीहरू भन्ने छन्, परमप्रभु तिमीअघि प्रकट भएनन्?”
2 तर परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “त्यो तिम्रो हातमा भएको के हो?”मोशाले उत्तर दिए, “यो मेरो हिंड्ने लहुरो हो।”
3 तब परमेश्वरले मोशालाई भन्नु भयो, “त्यो तिम्रो हिँड्ने लहुरो भूँईंमा फ्याँकि देऊ।”मोशाले आफ्नो लहुरो भूईंमा फ्याँकिदिए पछि अचनाक लहुरो सर्पमा परिणत भयो। मोशा डराए अनि त्यहाँबाट टाढा गए।
4 तर परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “अघि बढ र सर्पको पुच्छरमा समात।”मोशा सर्प नजिक पुगे अनि त्यसको पुच्छरमा समाते। जब मोशाले सर्पलाई समाते त्यो फेरि लहुरो नै भइहाल्यो।
5 तब परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नु भयो, “आफ्नो लहुरो तिमीले यसरी नै प्रयोग गर, अनि मानिसहरूले विश्वास गर्नेछन् परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका पिता-पुर्खाहरूको परमेश्वर, अब्राहामको परमेश्वर, इसहाकका परमेश्वर अनि याकूबका परमेश्वर तिम्रोअधि प्रकट हुनु भएको थियो।”
6 त्यसपछि परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “म तिमीलाई अर्को एउटा प्रमाण दिनेछु। आफ्नो लुगाभित्र हात हाल।”यसर्थ मोशाले लगाएको लुगा खोले अनि आफ्नो हात त्यसभित्र हाले। तब मोशाले उसको हात लुगाबाट बाहिर निकाल्दा उसको हात सेतो हिउँ जस्तो दागै दाग भएको पाए।
7 तब परमेश्वरले भन्नुभयो, “अब फेरि तिम्रो हात लुगाभित्र हाल।”यसकारण मोशाले आफ्नो हात लुगाभित्र फेरि हाले मोशाले आफ्नो हात लुगाभित्र हालेर फेरि बाहिर निकाले। त्यो फेरि पहिलैको जस्तो राम्रो भयो।
8 तब परमेश्वरले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “यदि मानिसहरूले तिमीलाई विश्वास गर्दैन जब तिमी हिंडने लहुरो उपयोग गर्छौ जब तिमी तिनीहरूलाई यो संकेत देखाउँछौ, तिनीहरूले तिमीलाई विश्वास गर्नेछन्।
9 यी दुइ संकेतहरू देखाउँदा पनि तिनीहरूले तिमीहरूलाई आफैं विश्वास गरेनन् भने तिमीले नील नदीबाट केही पानी ल्याऊ। त्यो पानी भूईंमा खंन्याऊ, यसले भूईं छुने वित्तिकै त्यो रगतमा परिवर्त्तन हुनेछ।”
10 तर मोशाले परमप्रभुलाई भने, “तर परमप्रभु, म तपाईंलाई साँचो भन्दैछु म दक्ष वक्ता होइन। म कहिल्यै राम्रो बोल्ने योग्यको हुन सकेको छैन। अनि अहिले तपाईंसित कुरा गरें पछि पनि म असल वक्ता होइन। तपाईंलाई थाहै छ म ढिलो बोल्छु र उत्कृष्ट शब्दहरू उपयोग गर्दिन।”
11 त्यसपछि परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “मानिसको मुख कसले बनायो? अनि मानिसलाई कसले बहिरो, बोल्न नसक्ने बनाउन सक्छ? कसले मानिसलाई अन्धो बनाउन सक्छ? कसले मानिसलाई देख्न सक्ने बनाउन सक्छ? त्यो म नै एक हुँ जसले यी सब कर्महरू गर्न सक्छ, म यहोवा हुँ।
12 यसकारण, तिमी जाऊ, जब तिमी कुरा गर्छौ म तिमीसित हुनेछ। म तिमीलाई भन्नु पर्ने शब्दहरू दिनेछु।”
13 तर मोशाले भने, “हे मेरो परमप्रभु! मलाई होइन, अरू कसैलाई पठाउनु होस्।”
14 तब परमप्रभु मोशासित रिसाउनु भयो अनि उसलाई भन्नु भयो, “तिम्रो दाज्यू हारून जो लेवी कुलका हुन्। म हारूनलाई तिम्रो सहायताको निम्ति पठाउनेछु। तिनी कुशल वक्ता हुन्। तिमीलाई भेट्न हारून आउदैछन् र तिमीलाई देखेर तिनी खुशी हुनेछन्।
15 ऊ तिमीसंग फिरऊन कहाँ जानेछ। म तिमीहरूलाई भन्नेछु के भन्नु पर्ने हो। तब तिमीले हारूनलाई भन्नुपर्छ, अनि हारूनले फिरऊनसित बोल्ने सही शब्दहरू चुन्नेछ।
16 तिम्रो दाज्यू हारूनले पनि मानिसहरूसंग बोल्ने छन्। तिमी महान राजा जस्तै झैं हुनेछौ अनि हारून तिम्रा अधिकृत वक्ता बनिनेछन्।
17 यसर्थ अब तिमी जाऊ। तिमीसित तिम्रो हिड्ने लहुरो लैजाऊ अनि मैले बताएको संकेतहरू मानिसहरूलाई देखाऊ अनि बुझाऊ म तिमीसंगै छु।”
18 तब मोशा आफ्नो ससूरा यित्रोकहाँ गए। मोशाले तिनलाई भने, “दया गरी मलाई मिश्र देश फर्किन दिनुहोस्। मेरा मानिसहरू अझै जीवित छन् कि? म भेट्न चाहन्छु।”यित्रोले मोशालाई भन्यो, “अवश्य, तिमी शान्तिसित जान सक्छौ।”
19 जब, मोशा मिद्यानमा थिए, परमप्रभुले उनलाई भन्नुभयो, “अहिले तिमी मिश्रमा फर्केर जानु सुरक्षित छ। ती मानिसहरू जसले तिमीलाई मार्न चाहन्थे अहिले सबै मरिसकेका छन्।”
20 यसर्थ मोशाले आफ्नो नानीहरू र पत्नीलाई गधामाथि चढाए अनि मिश्र फर्के। तिनले परमेश्वरको शक्ति भएको आफ्नो लहुरो पनि साथै लगे।
21 मिश्र जाँदा बाटोमा, परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “जब तिमी फिरऊनसित कुरा गर्छौ मैले तिमीलाई दिएका सबै शक्तिको चमत्कारहरू सबै सम्झना गर। तर म फिरऊनलाई मानिसहरूलाई जान नदिने अट्टेरी बनाउँछु।
22 तब तिमीले फिरऊनलाई भन्नुपर्छ।
23 परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ, “इस्राएल मेरो जेठो छोरा हो। अनि जान देऊ र मेरा उपासना गर्न देऊ, नत्र भने उहाँले तिमीहरूको जेठो छोरो मारिदिनु हुनेछ।”‘
24 मिश्रको बाटोमा जाँदा, रात बिताउन मोशा एक ठाउँमा रोकिए। परमप्रभुले तिनलाई त्यस ठाउँमा भेटेर मार्ने इच्छा गर्नुभयो।
25 तर सिप्पोराले ढुङ्गाको छुरीले आफ्नो छोराको खतना गरिदिइन्। उसले छाला निकालेर मोशाको खुट्टा छुइन्। तब तिनले मोशालाई भनिन्, “तिमी मेरो रगत को साइनो भएको लोग्ने हौ।”
26 सिप्पोराले यसो भनिन् किनभने उसले आफ्नो छोराको खतना गर्नु थियो यसकारण परमप्रभुले मोशालाई क्षमा गर्नुभयो अनि उसलाई मार्नु भएन।
27 परमप्रभुले हारूनसित कुरा गर्नु भएको थियो। परमप्रभुले उसलाई भन्नुभएको थियो, “तिमी मरूभूमिमा जाऊ अनि मोशालाई भेट।”यसर्थ हारून गए अनि परमेश्वरको पर्वतमा मोशालाई भेटे अनि मोशालाई चुम्बन दिए।
28 मोशाले हारूनलाई बताए किन परमप्रभुले उसलाई पठाउनु भयो अनि कुन चमत्कारहरू र संकेतहरू प्रमाणको निम्ति तिनले देखाउनु पर्ने थियो ती सबै मोशाले हारूनलाई बताए।
29 यसर्थ मोशा र हारून गए अनि तिनीहरूले इस्राएली मानिसहरूका सबै अगुवाहरूलाई भेला गरे।
30 त्यसपछि हारूनले मानिसहरूसंग कुरा गरे। उनले परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भनेका सबै कुराहरू तिनीहरूलाई बताईदिए। त्यसपछि मानिसहरूलाई देखाउनाको निम्ति सबै प्रमाणहरू प्रदर्शन गरे।
31 मानिसहरूले विश्वास गरे परमप्रभुले नै मोशालाई पठाउनु भएको रहेछ। इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले थाह पाए परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूका दुःख अनि कष्ट बुझ्नु भएको छ अनि तिनीहरूको सहायताका निम्ति आउनु भएको छ। यसर्थ तिनीहरू निहुरिए अनि परमेश्वरको आराधना गरे।
1 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.
1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.