ΕΞΟΔΟΣ - Esodo - Exodus 4

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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.	1 Responding, Moses said, “They will not believe me, and they will not listen to my voice, but they will say: ‘The Lord has not appeared to you.’ ”
2 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Κυριος, Τι ειναι τουτο, το εν τη χειρι σου; Ο δε ειπε, Ραβδος.	2 Therefore, he said to him, “What is that you hold in your hand?” He answered, “A staff.”
3 Και ειπε, Ριψον αυτην κατα γης. Και ερριψεν αυτην κατα γης και εγεινεν οφις? και εφυγεν ο Μωυσης απ' εμπροσθεν αυτου.	3 And the Lord said, “Cast it down upon the ground.” He cast it down, and it was turned into a snake, so that Moses fled away.
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?	4 And the Lord said, “Reach out your hand, and take hold of its tail.” He reached out his hand and took hold, and it was turned into a staff.
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.	5 “So may they believe,” he said, “that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
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.	6 And the Lord said again, “Put your hand into your bosom.” And when he had put it into his bosom, he brought it out leprous, resembling snow.
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.	7 “Put your hand back,” he said, “into your bosom.” He put it back and brought it out again, and it was like the rest of his flesh.
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?	8 “If they will not believe you,” he said, “and will not listen to the sermon of the first sign, then they will believe the word of the subsequent sign.
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.	9 But if they will not believe even these two signs, and they will not listen to your voice: take from the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land, and whatever you will have drawn from the river will be turned into blood.”
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.	10 Moses said: “I beg you, O Lord, I was not eloquent yesterday or the day before. And from the time that you have spoken to your servant, I have a greater impediment and slowness of tongue.”
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;	11 The Lord said to him: “Who made the mouth of man? And who has formed the mute and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? Was it not I?
12 υπαγε λοιπον τωρα και εγω θελω εισθαι μετα του στοματος σου και θελω σε διδαξει ο, τι μελλεις να λαλησης.	12 Go on, therefore, and I will be in your mouth. And I will teach you what you shall say.”
13 Ο δε ειπε, Δεομαι, Κυριε, αποστειλον οντινα εχεις να αποστειλης.	13 But he said, “I beg you, O Lord, send whomever else you would send.”
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?	14 The Lord, being angry at Moses, said: “Aaron the Levite is your brother. I know that he is eloquent. Behold, he is going out to meet you, and seeing you, he will rejoice in heart.
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?	15 Speak to him, and put my words in his mouth. And I will be in your mouth and in his mouth, and I will reveal to you what you must do.
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?	16 He will speak for you to the people, and he will be your mouth. But you will be with him in those things that pertain to God.
17 λαβε δε εις την χειρα σου την ραβδον ταυτην, με την οποιαν θελεις καμνει τα σημεια.	17 Also, take this staff into your hand; with it you will accomplish the signs.”
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.	18 Moses went forth, and he returned to Jethro, his father in law, and he said to him, “I shall go and return to my brothers in Egypt, so that I may see if they are still alive.” And Jethro said to him, “Go in peace.”
19 Ο δε Κυριος ειπε προς τον Μωυσην εν Μαδιαμ, Υπαγε, επιστρεψον εις Αιγυπτον? διοτι απεθανον παντες οι ανθρωποι οι ζητουντες την ψυχην σου.	19 And so the Lord said to Moses in Midian: “Go, and return to Egypt. For all those who sought your life have died.”
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.	20 Therefore, Moses took his wife and his sons, and he placed them upon a donkey, and he returned into Egypt, carrying the staff of God in his hand.
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?	21 And the Lord said to him, as he was returning to Egypt: “See that you accomplish, in the sight of Pharaoh, all the wonders that I have placed in your hand. I will harden his heart, and he will not release the people.
22 και θελεις ειπει προς τον Φαραω, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος? Υιος μου ειναι, πρωτοτοκος μου, ο Ισραηλ?	22 And you shall say to him: ‘Thus says the Lord: Israel is my firstborn son.
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.	23 I have said to you: Release my son, so that he may serve me. And you were not willing to release him. Behold, I will put to death your firstborn son.’ ”
24 Ενω δε ο Μωυσης ητο εν τη οδω, εν τω καταλυματι, συνηντησεν αυτον ο Κυριος και εζητει να θανατωση αυτον.	24 And while he was on the journey, at an inn, the Lord met him, and he was willing to kill him.
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.	25 For this reason, Zipporah took a very sharp stone, and she circumcised the foreskin of her son, and she touched his feet, and she said, “You are a bloody spouse to me.”
26 Και απηλθεν απ' αυτου? η δε ειπε, Νυμφιος αιματων εισαι ενεκα της περιτομης.	26 And he released him, after she had said, “You are a bloody spouse,” because of the circumcision.
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.	27 Then the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet Moses.” And he went directly to meet him on the mountain of God, and he kissed 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.	28 And Moses explained to Aaron all the words of the Lord, by which he had sent him, and the signs which he had commanded.
29 Υπηγαν λοιπον ο Μωυσης και ο Ααρων και συνηγαγον παντας τους πρεσβυτερους των υιων Ισραηλ?	29 And they arrived at the same time, and they gathered together all the elders of the sons of Israel.
30 και ελαλησεν ο Ααρων παντας τους λογους, τους οποιους ο Κυριος ελαλησε προς τον Μωυσην, και εκαμε τα σημεια ενωπιον του λαου.	30 And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had said to Moses. And he accomplished the signs in the sight of the people,
31 Και επιστευσεν ο λαος? και οτε ηκουσεν οτι ο Κυριος επεσκεφθη τους υιους Ισραηλ και οτι επεβλεψεν επι την ταλαιπωριαν αυτων, κυψαντες προσεκυνησαν.	31 and the people believed. And they heard that the Lord had visited the sons of Israel, and that he had looked with favor upon their affliction. And falling prostrate, they worshiped.