The Lord Gives Great Power to Moses
1 Moses asked the Lord, “Suppose everyone refuses to listen to my message, and no one believes that you really appeared to me?”
2 The Lord answered, “What's that in your hand?”
“A walking stick,” Moses replied.
3 “Throw it down!” the Lord commanded. So Moses threw the stick on the ground. It immediately turned into a snake, and Moses jumped back.
4 “Pick it up by the tail!” the Lord told him. And when Moses did this, the snake turned back into a walking stick.
5 “Do this,” the Lord said, “and the Israelites will believe that you have seen me, the God who was worshiped by their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
6 Next, the Lord commanded Moses, “Put your hand inside your shirt.” Moses obeyed, and when he took it out, his hand had turned white as snow—like someone with leprosy.
7 “Put your hand back inside your shirt,” the Lord told him. Moses did so, and when he took it out again, it was as healthy as the rest of his body.
8-9 Then the Lord said, “If no one believes either of these miracles, take some water from the Nile River and pour it on the ground. The water will immediately turn into blood.”
10 Moses replied, “I have never been a good speaker. I wasn't one before you spoke to me, and I'm not one now. I am slow at speaking, and I can never think of what to say.”
11 But the Lord answered, “Who makes people able to speak or makes them deaf or unable to speak? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Don't you know that I am the one who does these things? 12 Now go! When you speak, I will be with you and give you the words to say.”
13 Moses begged, “Lord, please send someone else to do it.”
14 The Lord became angry with Moses and said:
What about your brother Aaron, the Levite? I know he is a good speaker. He is already on his way here to visit you, and he will be happy to see you again. 15-16 Aaron will speak to the people for you, and you will be like me, telling Aaron what to say. I will be with both of you as you speak, and I will tell each of you what to do. 17 Now take this walking stick and use it to perform miracles.
Moses Returns to Egypt
18 Moses went to his father-in-law Jethro and asked, “Please let me return to Egypt to see if any of my people are still alive.”
“All right,” Jethro replied. “I hope all goes well.”
19 But even before this, the Lord had told Moses, “Leave the land of Midian and return to Egypt. Everyone who wanted to kill you is now dead.” 20 So Moses put his wife and sons on donkeys and headed for Egypt, holding the walking stick that had the power of God.
21 On the way the Lord said to Moses:
When you get to Egypt, go to the king and work the miracles I have shown you. But I will make him so stubborn that he will refuse to let my people go. 22 Then tell him that I have said, “Israel is my first-born son, 23 and I commanded you to release him, so he could worship me. But you refused, and now I will kill your first-born son.”
Zipporah's Son Is Circumcised
24 One night while Moses was in camp, the Lord was about to kill him. 25 But Zipporah circumcised her son with a flint knife. She touched his legs with the skin she had cut off and said, “My dear son, this blood will protect you.” 26 So the Lord did not harm Moses. Then Zipporah said, “Yes, my dear, you are safe because of this circumcision.”
Aaron Is Sent To Meet Moses
27 The Lord sent Aaron to meet Moses in the desert. So Aaron met Moses at Mount Sinai and greeted him with a kiss. 28 Moses told Aaron what God had sent him to say; he also told him about the miracles God had given him the power to perform.
29 Later they brought together the leaders of Israel, 30 and Aaron told them what the Lord had sent Moses to say. Then Moses worked the miracles for the people, 31 and everyone believed. They bowed down and worshiped the Lord because they knew that he had seen their suffering and was going to help them.
Mozum dotās zīmes
1 Mozus atbildēja: “Tiešām, viņi neticēs un mani neklausīs, viņi sacīs: Kungs tev nav parādījies!” 2 Un Kungs sacīja viņam: “Kas tev ir rokā?” Viņš teica: “Spieķis!” 3 Un Kungs teica: “Nomet to zemē!” Viņš nometa to zemē, un tas tapa par čūsku, un Mozus bēga no tās. 4 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Pasniedzies un paņem to aiz astes!” Viņš pasniedzās, satvēra to, un viņa rokā tā kļuva par spieķi. 5 “Tādēļ viņi ticēs, ka tev parādījies Kungs, viņu tēvu Dievs, Ābrahāma Dievs, Īzaka Dievs un Jēkaba Dievs!” 6 Un vēl Kungs viņam teica: “Liec savu roku azotē!” Viņš ielika savu roku azotē, un, kad viņš izvilka to, redzi – viņa roka bija spitālīga kā sniegs! 7 Un viņš teica: “Liec savu roku atpakaļ azotē!” Viņš ielika roku atpakaļ azotē, un, kad viņš atkal izvilka roku no azotes, redzi, tā bija tāda kā iepriekš! 8 “Būs tā – ja viņi tev neticēs un neklausīs tavas pirmās zīmes dēļ, tad viņi noticēs tavai nākamajai zīmei! 9 Un, ja viņi neticēs arī nākamajai zīmei, ja viņi tevi neklausīs, tad ņem Nīlas ūdeni un izlej to zemē, un ūdens, ko tu ņemsi no Nīlas, uz zemes kļūs par asinīm!” 10 Bet Mozus teica Kungam: “Ak, mans Kungs! Es neesmu runātājs – ne vakar, ne aizvakar, ne pēc tam, kad tu esi runājis ar savu kalpu! Es esmu lēns vārdos un neveiklu mēli!” 11 Un Kungs tam teica: “Kas cilvēkam devis muti? Kas padara mēmu, kurlu, redzīgu vai aklu? Vai ne es, Kungs?! 12 Un tagad – ej, es būšu ar tavu muti un norādīšu, ko tev runāt!” 13 Bet tas teica: “Ak, mans Kungs! Sūti jel kādu citu, sūti jel!”
14 Tad Kungs iedegās dusmās pret Mozu un sacīja: “Vai levīts Ārons nav tavs brālis?! Es zinu, ka viņš ir runātājs, tad redzi – tur viņš nāks tev pretī, ieraudzīs tevi un priecāsies savā sirdī. 15 Runā ar viņu, liec vārdus viņam mutē, un es būšu ar tavu muti un ar viņa muti un mācīšu, ko jums darīt! 16 Un viņš runās ar tautu tavā vietā, viņš būs tava mute, un tu viņam būsi par Dievu! 17 Ņem rokā šo spieķi, ar to tu darīsi zīmes!”
Mozus atgriežas Ēģiptē
18 Un Mozus devās atpakaļ pie sava sievastēva Jetrus un teica viņam: “Es nu iešu, ļauj man atgriezties pie maniem brāļiem, kuri ir Ēģiptē, man jāredz, vai viņi vēl dzīvi.” Un Jetrus teica Mozum: “Ej ar mieru!” 19 Midjānā Kungs teica Mozum: “Ej, atgriezies Ēģiptē, jo visi tie vīri, kuri lūkoja pēc tavas dzīvības, ir miruši!” 20 Mozus ņēma savu sievu, dēlus, uzsēdināja tos uz ēzeļa un atgriezās Ēģiptes zemē. Mozus paņēma Dieva spieķi rokā. 21 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Kad tu dosies atpakaļ uz Ēģipti, pielūko – es tev esmu devis visus šos brīnumus – dari tos faraona priekšā. Bet es nocietināšu viņa sirdi, un viņš nelaidīs tautu. 22 Saki faraonam: tā saka Kungs: mans pirmdzimtais ir Israēls! 23 Un es tev saku: atlaid manu dēlu, lai viņš man kalpo, bet, ja tu liegsies viņu laist, redzi, es nokaušu tavu dēlu, tavu pirmdzimto!”
24 Un notika tā – pa ceļam nakšņošanas vietā viņam uzbruka Kungs un lūkoja viņu nonāvēt. 25 Tad Cipora paņēma klints šķēpeli, nogrieza sava dēla priekšādu, pieskārās viņa kājām un teica: “Nu tu man esi asins līgavainis!” 26 Tad viņš no tā atstājās, un viņa teica: “Asins līgavainis pēc apgraizīšanas!”
27 Un Kungs teica Āronam: “Dodies tuksnesī pretī Mozum!” Viņš gāja un sastapa to pie Dieva kalna un skūpstīja to. 28 Un Mozus pastāstīja Āronam visu Kunga sacīto, ko viņš tam bija teicis, un par visām zīmēm, par kurām viņš tam bija pavēlējis. 29 Tad Mozus un Ārons gāja un sapulcināja visus Israēla dēlu vecajos. 30 Un Ārons runāja visu, ko Kungs bija teicis Mozum, kas tautas priekšā rādīja zīmes. 31 Un tauta ticēja, viņi klausīja, jo Kungs bija stāvējis klāt Israēla dēliem – viņš bija redzējis viņu spaidus, un tie zemojās un klanījās.
