Exodus 4
Asang Khongca Bible (Eastern Khumi Chin, 2019)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Mosi mah, Toe, khenah, nihcae mah kai na tang o ai moe, ka lok tahngai ai ah, nang khaeah Angraeng angphong ai, tiah na naa o nahaeloe? tiah a naa.
1And Moses answered and said: 'But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say: The lord hath not appeared unto thee.'
2To naah Angraeng mah, anih khaeah, Na ban ah timaw na tawnh? tiah a naa. Anih mah, Cunghet, tiah pathim pae.
2And the LORD said unto him: 'What is that in thy hand?' And he said: 'A rod.'
3Angraeng mah, Long ah va tathuk ah, tiah a naa. Mosi mah cunghet to long ah vah tathuk naah, pahui ah angcoeng, to naah Mosi mah cawnhtak ving.
3And He said: 'Cast it on the ground.' And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
4Angraeng mah, anih khaeah, Na ban to payangh loe, tamai ah naeh ah, tiah a naa. To pongah Mosi mah a ban to payangh moe, pahui to naeh, to naah a ban pongah cunghet ah angcoeng let.
4And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail — and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand —
5Angraeng mah, To tiah na sak nahaeloe ampanawk ih Angraeng Sithaw, Abraham Sithaw, Isaak Sithaw, Jakob Sithaw loe nang khaeah angphong tangtang, tiah tanghaih tawn o tih, tiah a naa.
5that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.'
6To pacoengah Angraeng mah, Vaihi laihaw thungah na ban to tapawh ah, tiah a naa. Mosi mah laihaw thungah a ban to tapawh; khenah, a ban azuh let naah, a ban loe dantui baktih kanglung, ngansae ah angcoeng.
6And the LORD said furthermore unto him: 'Put now thy hand into thy bosom.' And he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.
7Laihaw thungah na ban to tapawh let ah, tiah a naa. To pongah Mosi mah laihaw thungah a ban to tapawh let; a ban to lak let naah, khenah, a ban loe angmah ih ngan baktih toengah oh let.
7And He said: 'Put thy hand back into thy bosom. — And he put his hand back into his bosom; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. —
8To pacoengah Angraeng mah, Nang to tang o ai moe, kaom hmaloe ih angmathaih to tang o ai cadoeh, hnukkhuem ih angmathaih loe nihcae mah tang o tih.
8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
9Toe vai hnetto haih angmathaih to ni nihcae mah tang o ai moe, na lok to tahngai o ai nahaeloe, Vapui ih tui to doh ah loe, karoem long ah krai ah; to naah vapui ah na dok ih tui to karoem long nuiah athii ah angcoeng tih, tiah a naa.
9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.'
10Mosi mah Angraeng khaeah, Aw Angraeng, kai loe lok ka thui thai ai; canghniah, na tamna khaeah lok nang thuih pacoengah doeh, lok hae ka thui thai ai; ka lok hae tongaah moe, lok ka pae thai ai, tiah a naa.
10And Moses said unto the LORD: 'Oh Lord, I am not a man of words, neither heretofore, nor since Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.'
11Angraeng mah anih khaeah, Kami ih pakha, to tih ai boeh loe lokaa hoi naapang, to tih ai boeh loe kamtueng mik hoi mikmaeng to mi mah maw sak? Kai, Angraeng mah na ai maw sak?
11And the LORD said unto him: 'Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the LORD?
12To pongah vaihi caeh ah, na pakha ah Ka oh moe, timaw thuih han tito kang patuk han, tiah a naa.
12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.'
13Toe Mosi mah, Aw Angraeng, minawk kalah patoeh halat ah, tiah a naa.
13And he said: 'Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send.'
14To naah Mosi nuiah Angraeng palungphui moe, Levi kami, nam ya Aaron oh maw? Anih loe lokthuih thaih, tiah ka panoek. Khenah, anih loe nang tongh hanah loklam ah angzoh li vop; anih mah nang to hnuk naah anghoe tih.
14And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and He said: 'Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee; and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
15Anih hoi lok aram hoiah loe, a thuih han koi lok to thui paeh; kai loe na pakha hoi anih ih pakha ah ka oh moe, na sak hoi han koi hmuen to kang patuuk han.
15And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
16Anih loe kaminawk hmaa ah nang han lokthui kami ah om tih; anih loe na pahni zuengah om ueloe, nang doeh anih han Sithaw zuengah om tih.
16And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him in God's stead.
17Dawnrai angmathaih hmuennawk na sak hanah, hae cunghet hae na ban ah sin ah, tiah a naa.
17And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.'
18Mosi loe amsae Jethro khaeah amlaem moe, anih khaeah, Izip prae ah kaimah ih nawkamyanawk hing o vop maw, tiah khet hanah, na caehsak raeh, tiah a naa. Jethro mah, Lunghoihta hoi caeh ah, tiah a naa.
18And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him: 'Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive.' And Jethro said to Moses: 'Go in peace.'
19Midian prae ah oh naah, Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah, Izip prae ah caeh let ah, na hinghaih pakrong kaminawk loe duek o boih boeh, tiah a naa.
19And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian: 'Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.'
20To pongah Mosi mah a zu hoi a capanawk to kawk moe, Laa hrang pongah angthuengsak, Sithaw ih cunghet to a ban ah sin moe, Izip prae ah amlaem let.
20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
21Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah, Izip prae ah nam laem let naah, Na ban ah kang suek ih dawnrai hmuennawk to Faro hmaa ah sah paeh; toe anih mah Israel kaminawk caehsak han ai ah, anih ih palung to kam taksak han.
21And the LORD said unto Moses: 'When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand; but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
22To naah Faro khaeah, Angraeng mah, Israel loe ka capa hoi ka calu ah oh;
22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh: Thus saith the LORD: Israel is My son, My first-born.
23Ka capa mah ka tok to sak hanah, prawt ah, tiah lok kang thuih; to tiah na prawt ai nahaeloe, na capa, na calu to ka hum han, tiah thui paeh, tiah Mosi khaeah a thuih pae.
23And I have said unto thee: Let My son go, that he may serve Me; and thou hast refused to let him go. Behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.' —
24A ohhaih im loklam ah caeh naah, Angraeng mah Mosi to hnuk moe, anih to hum hanah patoem.
24And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
25Toe Zipporah mah thlung kanoe to lak moe, a capa ih tangzat hin to aah pacoengah, Mosi khokkung ah akuep moe, Nang loe athii kalong ka sava ah na oh, tiah a naa.
25Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.'
26To pongah Angraeng mah Mosi to loihsak; tangzat hin aahhaih athii pongah ni, a zu mah nang loe athii kalong ka sava ah na oh, tiah a naa.
26So He let him alone. Then she said: 'A bridegroom of blood in regard of the circumcision.'
27Angraeng mah Aaron khaeah, Mosi tongh hanah praezaek ah caeh ah, tiah a naa. To pongah anih loe caeh, Mosi to Sithaw mae ah tongh moe, anih to mok.
27And the LORD said to Aaron: 'Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.' And he went, and met him in the mountain of God, and kissed him.
28To naah Mosi mah Aaron khaeah, Anih patoehkung Angraeng mah thuih ih loknawk boih, a sak han koi dawnrai hmuennawk to a thuih pae boih.
28And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD wherewith He had sent him, and all the signs wherewith He had charged him.
29Mosi hoi Aaron loe caeh hoi moe, Israel kacoehtanawk to kawk boih pacoengah, nawnto amkhuengsak.
29And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel.
30Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah thuih ih loknawk to Aaron khaeah a thuih pae boih, kaminawk hmaa ah dawnrai hmuennawk doeh a sak pae.
30And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
31To naah kaminawk mah tang o; Angraeng loe Israel kaminawk khet hanah angzoh, tiah panoek o moe, nihcae patangkhanghaih to a hnuk pae, tiah a thaih o naah, nihcae mah long ah lu akuephaih hoiah bok o.
31And the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had remembered the children of Israel, and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
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