Exodus 4

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
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 μωυσης και ειπεν εαν ουν μη πιστευσωσιν μοι μηδε εισακουσωσιν της φωνης μου ερουσιν γαρ οτι ουκ ωπται σοι ο θεος τι ερω προς αυτους
2 The LORD therefore asked him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff," he answered.	2 ειπεν δε αυτω κυριος τι τουτο εστιν το εν τη χειρι σου ο δε ειπεν 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 ειπεν ριψον αυτην επι την γην και ερριψεν αυτην επι την γην και εγενετο οφις και εφυγεν μωυσης απ' 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 ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην εκτεινον την χειρα και επιλαβου της κερκου εκτεινας ουν την χειρα επελαβετο της κερκου και εγενετο 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 ινα πιστευσωσιν σοι οτι ωπται σοι κυριος ο θεος των πατερων αυτων θεος αβρααμ και θεος ισαακ και θεος 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 ειπεν δε αυτω κυριος παλιν εισενεγκε την χειρα σου εις τον κολπον σου και εισηνεγκεν την χειρα αυτου εις τον κολπον αυτου και εξηνεγκεν την χειρα αυτου εκ του κολπου αυτου και εγενηθη η χειρ αυτου ωσει 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 ειπεν παλιν εισενεγκε την χειρα σου εις τον κολπον σου και εισηνεγκεν την χειρα εις τον κολπον αυτου και εξηνεγκεν αυτην εκ του κολπου αυτου και παλιν απεκατεστη εις την χροαν της σαρκος 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 μη πιστευσωσιν σοι μηδε εισακουσωσιν της φωνης του σημειου του πρωτου πιστευσουσιν σοι της φωνης του σημειου του εσχατου
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 και εσται εαν μη πιστευσωσιν σοι τοις δυσι σημειοις τουτοις μηδε εισακουσωσιν της φωνης σου λημψη απο του υδατος του ποταμου και εκχεεις επι το ξηρον και εσται το υδωρ ο εαν λαβης απο του ποταμου αιμα επι του ξηρου
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 ειπεν δε μωυσης προς κυριον δεομαι κυριε ουχ ικανος ειμι προ της εχθες ουδε προ της τριτης ημερας ουδε αφ' ου ηρξω λαλειν τω θεραποντι σου ισχνοφωνος και βραδυγλωσσος εγω ειμι
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 ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην τις εδωκεν στομα ανθρωπω και τις εποιησεν δυσκωφον και κωφον βλεποντα και τυφλον ουκ εγω ο θεος
12 Go, then! It is I who will assist you in speaking and will teach you what you are to say."	12 και νυν πορευου και εγω ανοιξω το στομα σου και συμβιβασω σε ο μελλεις λαλησαι
13 Yet he insisted, "If you please, Lord, send someone else!"	13 και ειπεν μωυσης δεομαι κυριε προχειρισαι δυναμενον αλλον ον αποστελεις
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 θυμωθεις οργη κυριος επι μωυσην ειπεν ουκ ιδου ααρων ο αδελφος σου ο λευιτης επισταμαι οτι λαλων λαλησει αυτος σοι και ιδου αυτος εξελευσεται εις συναντησιν σοι και ιδων σε χαρησεται εν εαυτω
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 και ερεις προς αυτον και δωσεις τα ρηματα μου εις το στομα αυτου και εγω ανοιξω το στομα σου και το στομα αυτου και συμβιβασω υμας α ποιησετε
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 σοι προσλαλησει προς τον λαον και αυτος εσται σου στομα συ δε αυτω εση τα προς τον θεον
17 Take this staff in your hand; with it you are to perform the signs."	17 και την ραβδον ταυτην την στραφεισαν εις οφιν λημψη εν τη χειρι σου εν η ποιησεις εν αυτη 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 επορευθη δε μωυσης και απεστρεψεν προς ιοθορ τον γαμβρον αυτου και λεγει πορευσομαι και αποστρεψω προς τους αδελφους μου τους εν αιγυπτω και οψομαι ει ετι ζωσιν και ειπεν ιοθορ μωυση βαδιζε υγιαινων
19 In Midian the LORD said to Moses, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought your life are dead."	19 μετα δε τας ημερας τας πολλας εκεινας ετελευτησεν ο βασιλευς αιγυπτου ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην εν μαδιαμ βαδιζε απελθε εις αιγυπτον τεθνηκασιν γαρ παντες οι ζητουντες σου την ψυχην
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 αναλαβων δε μωυσης την γυναικα και τα παιδια ανεβιβασεν αυτα επι τα υποζυγια και επεστρεψεν εις αιγυπτον ελαβεν δε μωυσης την ραβδον την παρα 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 ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην πορευομενου σου και αποστρεφοντος εις αιγυπτον ορα παντα τα τερατα α εδωκα εν ταις χερσιν σου ποιησεις αυτα εναντιον φαραω εγω δε σκληρυνω την καρδιαν αυτου και ου μη εξαποστειλη τον λαον
22 So you shall say to Pharaoh: Thus says the LORD: Israel is my son, my first-born.	22 συ δε ερεις τω φαραω ταδε λεγει κυριος υιος πρωτοτοκος μου 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 ειπα δε σοι εξαποστειλον τον λαον μου ινα μοι λατρευση ει μεν ουν μη βουλει εξαποστειλαι αυτους ορα ουν εγω αποκτενω τον υιον σου τον πρωτοτοκον
24 On the journey, at a place where they spent the night, the Lord came upon Moses and would have killed him.	24 εγενετο δε εν τη οδω εν τω καταλυματι συνηντησεν αυτω αγγελος κυριου και εζητει αυτον αποκτειναι
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 σεπφωρα ψηφον περιετεμεν την ακροβυστιαν του υιου αυτης και προσεπεσεν προς τους ποδας και ειπεν εστη το αιμα της περιτομης του παιδιου μου
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 διοτι ειπεν εστη το αιμα της περιτομης του παιδιου μου
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 ειπεν δε κυριος προς ααρων πορευθητι εις συναντησιν μωυσει εις την ερημον και επορευθη και συνηντησεν αυτω εν τω ορει του θεου και κατεφιλησαν αλληλους
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 ανηγγειλεν μωυσης τω ααρων παντας τους λογους κυριου ους απεστειλεν και παντα τα σημεια α ενετειλατο αυτω
29 Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites.	29 επορευθη δε μωυσης και ααρων και συνηγαγον την γερουσιαν 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 ααρων παντα τα ρηματα ταυτα α ελαλησεν ο θεος προς μωυσην και εποιησεν τα σημεια εναντιον 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 εχαρη οτι επεσκεψατο ο θεος τους υιους ισραηλ και οτι ειδεν αυτων την θλιψιν κυψας δε ο λαος προσεκυνησεν