Exodus 4

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1 "But," objected Moses, "suppose they will not believe me, nor listen to my plea? For they may say, 'The LORD did not appear to you.'"	1 Απεκριθη δε ο Μωυσης και ειπε, Αλλ' ιδου, δεν θελουσι πιστευσει εις εμε ουδε θελουσιν εισακουσει εις την φωνην μου? διοτι θελουσιν ειπει, δεν εφανη εις σε ο Κυριος.
2 The LORD therefore asked him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff," he answered.	2 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Κυριος, Τι ειναι τουτο, το εν τη χειρι σου; Ο δε ειπε, Ραβδος.
3 The LORD then said, "Throw it on the ground." When he threw it on the ground it was changed into a serpent, and Moses shied away from it.	3 Και ειπε, Ριψον αυτην κατα γης. Και ερριψεν αυτην κατα γης και εγεινεν οφις? και εφυγεν ο Μωυσης απ' εμπροσθεν αυτου.
4 "Now, put out your hand," the LORD said to him, "and take hold of its tail." So he put out his hand and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand.	4 Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Εκτεινον την χειρα σου και πιασον αυτον απο της ουρας? και εκτεινας την χειρα αυτου επιασεν αυτον και εγεινε ραβδος εν τη χειρι αυτου?
5 "This will take place so that they may believe," he continued, "that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, did appear to you."	5 δια να πιστευσωσιν οτι εφανη εις σε Κυριος ο Θεος των πατερων αυτων, ο Θεος του Αβρααμ, ο Θεος του Ισαακ και ο Θεος του Ιακωβ.
6 Again the LORD said to him, "Put your hand in your bosom." He put it in his bosom, and when he withdrew it, to his surprise his hand was leprous, like snow.	6 Και ειπεν ετι προς αυτον ο Κυριος, Βαλε τωρα την χειρα σου εις τον κολπον σου. Και εβαλε την χειρα αυτου εις τον κολπον αυτου? και οτε εξηγαγεν αυτην, ιδου, η χειρ αυτου λεπρα ως χιων.
7 The LORD then said, "Now, put your hand back in your bosom." Moses put his hand back in his bosom, and when he withdrew it, to his surprise it was again like the rest of his body.	7 Και ειπε, Βαλε παλιν την χειρα σου εις τον κολπον σου. Και εβαλε την χειρα αυτου εις τον κολπον αυτου? και οτε εξηγαγεν αυτην εκ του κολπου αυτου, ιδου, αποκατεσταθη καθως η σαρξ αυτου.
8 "If they will not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, they should believe the message of the second.	8 Εαν δε, ειπεν ο Κυριος, δεν πιστευσωσιν εις σε μηδε εισακουσωσιν εις την φωνην του σημειου του πρωτου, θελουσι πιστευσει εις την φωνην του σημειου του δευτερου?
9 And if they will not believe even these two signs, nor heed your plea, take some water from the river and pour it on the dry land. The water you take from the river will become blood on the dry land."	9 εαν δε δεν πιστευσωσι και εις τα δυο ταυτα σημεια μηδε εισακουσωσιν εις την φωνην σου, θελεις λαβει εκ του υδατος του ποταμου και θελεις χυσει αυτο επι της ξηρας? και το υδωρ, το οποιον ηθελες λαβει εκ του ποταμου, θελει γεινει αιμα επι της ξηρας.
10 Moses, however, said to the LORD, "If you please, LORD, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past, nor recently, nor now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of speech and tongue."	10 Και ειπεν ο Μωυσης προς τον Κυριον, Δεομαι, Κυριε? εγω δεν ειμαι ευλαλος ουτε απο χθες ουτε απο προχθες ουτε αφ' ης ωρας ελαλησας προς τον δουλον σου? αλλ' ειμαι βραδυστομος και βραδυγλωσσος.
11 The LORD said to him, "Who gives one man speech and makes another deaf and dumb? Or who gives sight to one and makes another blind? Is it not I, the LORD?	11 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Κυριος, Τις εδωκε στομα εις τον ανθρωπον; η τις εκαμε τον ευλαλον, η τον κωφον η τον βλεποντα τον τυφλον; ουχι εγω ο Κυριος;
12 Go, then! It is I who will assist you in speaking and will teach you what you are to say."	12 υπαγε λοιπον τωρα και εγω θελω εισθαι μετα του στοματος σου και θελω σε διδαξει ο, τι μελλεις να λαλησης.
13 Yet he insisted, "If you please, Lord, send someone else!"	13 Ο δε ειπε, Δεομαι, Κυριε, αποστειλον οντινα εχεις να αποστειλης.
14 Then the LORD became angry with Moses and said, "Have you not your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know that he is an eloquent speaker. Besides, he is now on his way to meet you.	14 Και εξηφθη ο θυμος του Κυριου κατα του Μωυσεως? και ειπε, Δεν ειναι Ααρων ο αδελφος σου ο Λευιτης; εξευρω οτι αυτος δυναται να λαλη καλως? και μαλιστα, ιδου, εξερχεται εις συναντησιν σου και οταν σε ιδη, θελει χαρη εν τη καρδια αυτου?
15 When he sees you, his heart will be glad. You are to speak to him, then, and put the words in his mouth. I will assist both you and him in speaking and will teach the two of you what you are to do.	15 συ λοιπον θελεις λαλει προς αυτον και θελεις βαλλει τους λογους εις το στομα αυτου? εγω δε θελω εισθαι μετα του στοματος σου και μετα του στοματος εκεινου και θελω σας διδαξει ο, τι πρεπει να πραξητε?
16 He shall speak to the people for you: he shall be your spokesman, and you shall be as God to him.	16 και αυτος θελει λαλει αντι σου προς τον λαον? και αυτος θελει εισθαι εις σε αντι στοματος, συ δε θελεις εισθαι εις αυτον αντι Θεου?
17 Take this staff in your hand; with it you are to perform the signs."	17 λαβε δε εις την χειρα σου την ραβδον ταυτην, με την οποιαν θελεις καμνει τα σημεια.
18 After this Moses returned to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, "Let me go back, please, to my kinsmen in Egypt, to see whether they are still living." Jethro replied, "Go in peace."	18 Και ανεχωρησεν ο Μωυσης και επεστρεψε προς τον Ιοθορ τον πενθερον αυτου και ειπε προς αυτον, Ας υπαγω, παρακαλω, και ας επιστρεψω προς τους αδελφους μου, τους εν Αιγυπτω, και ας ιδω αν ζωσιν ετι. Και ειπεν ο Ιοθορ προς τον Μωυσην, Υπαγε εν ειρηνη.
19 In Midian the LORD said to Moses, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought your life are dead."	19 Ο δε Κυριος ειπε προς τον Μωυσην εν Μαδιαμ, Υπαγε, επιστρεψον εις Αιγυπτον? διοτι απεθανον παντες οι ανθρωποι οι ζητουντες την ψυχην σου.
20 So Moses took his wife and his sons, and started back to the land of Egypt, with them riding the ass. The staff of God he carried with him.	20 Τοτε παραλαβων ο Μωυσης την γυναικα αυτου και τα τεκνα αυτου και καθισας αυτα επι ονους επεστρεψεν εις την γην της Αιγυπτου? ελαβε δε ο Μωυσης την ραβδον του Θεου εν τη χειρι αυτου.
21 The LORD said to him, "On your return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put in your power. I will make him obstinate, however, so that he will not let the people go.	21 Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Οταν υπαγης και επιστρεψης εις Αιγυπτον, ιδε να καμης εμπροσθεν του Φαραω παντα τα θαυμασια, τα οποια εδωκα εις την χειρα σου? πλην εγω θελω σκληρυνει την καρδιαν αυτου, και δεν θελει εξαποστειλει τον λαον?
22 So you shall say to Pharaoh: Thus says the LORD: Israel is my son, my first-born.	22 και θελεις ειπει προς τον Φαραω, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος? Υιος μου ειναι, πρωτοτοκος μου, ο Ισραηλ?
23 Hence I tell you: Let my son go, that he may serve me. If you refuse to let him go, I warn you, I will kill your son, your first-born."	23 και προς σε λεγω, Εξαποστειλον τον υιον μου, δια να με λατρευση? και εαν δεν θελης να εξαποστειλης αυτον, ιδου, εγω θελω θανατωσει τον υιον σου, τον πρωτοτοκον σου.
24 On the journey, at a place where they spent the night, the Lord came upon Moses and would have killed him.	24 Ενω δε ο Μωυσης ητο εν τη οδω, εν τω καταλυματι, συνηντησεν αυτον ο Κυριος και εζητει να θανατωση αυτον.
25 But Zipporah took a piece of flint and cut off her son's foreskin and, touching his person, she said, "You are a spouse of blood to me."	25 Και λαβουσα η Σεπφωρα λιθαριον κοπτερον, περιετεμε την ακροβυστιαν του υιου αυτης, και ερριψεν εις τους ποδας αυτου, λεγουσα, Βεβαιως νυμφιος αιματων εισαι εις εμε.
26 Then God let Moses go. At that time she said, "A spouse of blood," in regard to the circumcision.	26 Και απηλθεν απ' αυτου? η δε ειπε, Νυμφιος αιματων εισαι ενεκα της περιτομης.
27 The LORD said to Aaron, "Go into the desert to meet Moses." So he went, and when they met at the mountain of God, Aaron kissed him.	27 Ειπε δε Κυριος προς τον Ααρων, Υπαγε προς συναντησιν του Μωυσεως εις την ερημον. Και υπηγε και συνηντησεν αυτον εν τω ορει του Θεου και ησπασθη αυτον.
28 Moses informed him of all the LORD had said in sending him, and of the various signs he had enjoined upon him.	28 Και απηγγειλεν ο Μωυσης προς τον Ααρων παντας τους λογους του Κυριου, τους οποιους παρηγγειλεν εις αυτον, και παντα τα σημεια, τα οποια προσεταξεν εις αυτον.
29 Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites.	29 Υπηγαν λοιπον ο Μωυσης και ο Ααρων και συνηγαγον παντας τους πρεσβυτερους των υιων Ισραηλ?
30 Aaron told them everything the LORD had said to Moses, and he performed the signs before the people.	30 και ελαλησεν ο Ααρων παντας τους λογους, τους οποιους ο Κυριος ελαλησε προς τον Μωυσην, και εκαμε τα σημεια ενωπιον του λαου.
31 The people believed, and when they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had seen their affliction, they bowed down in worship.	31 Και επιστευσεν ο λαος? και οτε ηκουσεν οτι ο Κυριος επεσκεφθη τους υιους Ισραηλ και οτι επεβλεψεν επι την ταλαιπωριαν αυτων, κυψαντες προσεκυνησαν.