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 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Κυριος, Τι ειναι τουτο, το εν τη χειρι σου; Ο δε ειπε, Ραβδος.

³ Και ειπε, Ριψον αυτην κατα γης. Και ερριψεν αυτην κατα γης και εγεινεν οφις· και εφυγεν ο Μωυσης απ' εμπροσθεν αυτου.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 υπαγε λοιπον τωρα και εγω θελω εισθαι μετα του στοματος σου και θελω σε διδαξει ο, τι μελλεις να λαλησης.

¹³ Ο δε ειπε, Δεομαι, Κυριε, αποστειλον οντινα εχεις να αποστειλης.

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 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 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 λαβε δε εις την χειρα σου την ραβδον ταυτην, με την οποιαν θελεις καμνει τα σημεια.

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 Ο δε Κυριος ειπε προς τον Μωυσην εν Μαδιαμ, Υπαγε, επιστρεψον εις Αιγυπτον· διοτι απεθανον παντες οι ανθρωποι οι ζητουντες την ψυχην σου.

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 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 και θελεις ειπει προς τον Φαραω, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Υιος μου ειναι, πρωτοτοκος μου, ο Ισραηλ·

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 Ενω δε ο Μωυσης ητο εν τη οδω, εν τω καταλυματι, συνηντησεν αυτον ο Κυριος και εζητει να θανατωση αυτον.

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 Και απηλθεν απ' αυτου· η δε ειπε, Νυμφιος αιματων εισαι ενεκα της περιτομης.

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 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 Υπηγαν λοιπον ο Μωυσης και ο Ααρων και συνηγαγον παντας τους πρεσβυτερους των υιων Ισραηλ·

³⁰ και ελαλησεν ο Ααρων παντας τους λογους, τους οποιους ο Κυριος ελαλησε προς τον Μωυσην, και εκαμε τα σημεια ενωπιον του λαου.

³¹ Και επιστευσεν ο λαος· και οτε ηκουσεν οτι ο Κυριος επεσκεφθη τους υιους Ισραηλ και οτι επεβλεψεν επι την ταλαιπωριαν αυτων, κυψαντες προσεκυνησαν.

¹ Moses answered, "But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, 'Yahweh has not appeared to you.'"

² Yahweh said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod."

³ He said, "Throw it on the ground." He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away from it.

⁴ Yahweh said to Moses, "Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail." He Put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.

⁵ "That they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."

⁶ Yahweh said furthermore to him, "Now put your hand inside your cloak." He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.

⁷ He said, "Put your hand inside your cloak again." He Put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.

⁸ "It will happen, if they will neither believe you nor listen to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

⁹ It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on the dry land."

¹⁰ Moses said to Yahweh, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."

¹¹ Yahweh said to him, "Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, Yahweh?

¹² Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak."

¹³ He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."

¹⁴ The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Moses, and he said, "What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he comes forth to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

¹⁵ You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

¹⁶ He will be your spokesman to the people; and it will happen, that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

¹⁷ You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs."

¹⁸ Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, "Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive." Jethro said to Moses, "go in peace."

¹⁹ Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead."

²⁰ Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God's rod in his hand.

²¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, but I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.

²² You shall tell Pharaoh, 'Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

²³ and I have said to you, "Let my son go, that he may serve me;" and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your son, your firstborn.'"

²⁴ It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.

²⁵ Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me."

²⁶ So he let him alone. Then she said, "You are a bridegroom of blood," because of the circumcision.

²⁷ Yahweh said to Aaron, "Go into the wilderness to meet Moses." He went, and met him on God's mountain, and kissed him.

²⁸ Moses told Aaron all the words of Yahweh with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.

²⁹ Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.

³⁰ Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

³¹ The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.