¹And Moses answered and said, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah has not appeared to thee.

¹Ary namaly Mosesy ka nanao hoe: Indro, tsy hino ahy na hihaino ny feoko izy, fa hanao hoe: Tsy niseho taminao Jehovah.

²And Jehovah said to him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A staff.

²Ary hoy Jehovah taminy: Inona moa iny an-tananao? Dia novaliany hoe: Tehina ity.

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.

³Ary hoy Izy: Atsipazo amin'ny tany iny. Dia natsipiny tamin'ny tany ka tonga menarana, dia nandositra azy Mosesy.

⁴And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand and take it by the tail -- and he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand --

⁴Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Ahinjiro ny tananao, ka raiso amin'ny rambony iny, dia naninjitra ny tànany izy ka nandray azy; dia tonga tehina teo an-tànany indray izy

⁵that they may believe that Jehovah, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

⁵mba hinoan'ireo fa efa niseho taminao Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny razany, dia Andriamanitr'i Abrahama sy Andriamanitr'Isaka ary Andriamanitr'i Jakoba.

⁶And Jehovah said moreover to him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom, and took it out, and behold, his hand was leprous, as snow.

⁶Ary hoy koa Jehovah taminy: Atsofohy ao an-tratranao ny tananao. Dia natsofony tao an-tratrany ny tànany; ary nony notsoahany, dia, indro, efa boka ny tànany ka fotsy tahaka ny oram-panala.

⁷And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again, and took it out of his bosom, and behold, it was turned again as his flesh.

⁷Ary hoy koa Izy: Atsofohy ao an-tratranao indray ny tananao (dia natsofony tao an-tratrany indray ny tànany; ary nony notsoahany tamin'ny tratrany, dia, indro, efa tonga tahaka ny hodiny indray izy).

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 other sign.

⁸Ary raha tsy hino anao izy ka tsy hihaino ny feon'ny famantarana voalohany, dia hino ny feon'ny famantarana aoriana izy.

⁹And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also those two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour [it] on the dry [land]; and the water that thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].

⁹Ary raha tsy hino izany famantarana roa izany aza izy, na hihaino ny feonao, dia haka rano avy ao Neily ianao, ka haidinao amin'ny tany maina; ary izay rano alainao avy ao Neily dia ho tonga rà eo amin'ny tany maina.

¹⁰And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord! I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since thou hast spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.

¹⁰Ary hoy Mosesy tamin'i Jehovah: Tompo ô, mifona aminao aho, olona tsy mahay mandaha-teny aho, na hatrany aloha, na hatramin'izao itenenanao amin'ny mpanomponao izao aza; fa votsa vava sy miadam-piteny aho.

¹¹And Jehovah said to him, Who gave man a mouth? or who maketh dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? [have] not I, Jehovah?

¹¹Ary hoy Jehovah taminy; Iza moa no nanao ny vavan'ny olona? ary iza no mampahamoana, na mampaharenina, na mampahiratra, na mampahajamba? tsy Izaho Jehovah va

¹²And now go, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.

¹²Koa ankehitriny, dia mandehana, fa Izaho no homba ny vavanao ka hanoro anao izay holazainao.

¹³And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

¹³Fa hoy izy: Tompo ô! mifona aminao aho, iraho izay tianao hirahina.

¹⁴Then the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also behold, he goeth out to meet thee; and when he seeth thee he will be glad in his heart.

¹⁴Dia nirehitra tamin'i Mosesy ny fahatezeran'i Jehovah, ka hoy Izy: Tsy ao ihany va Arona Levita rahalahinao? fantatro fa mahay mandaha-teny izy. Ary indro koa, avy hitsena anao izy; koa rehefa mahita anao izy, dia ho faly ny fony.

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.

¹⁵Dia hiteny aminy ianao ka hanolo-teny azy; ary Izaho homba ny vavanao sy ny vavany ka hanoro anareo izay hataonareo.

¹⁶And he shall speak for thee unto the people; and it shall come to pass that he shall be to thee for a mouth, and thou shalt be to him for God.

¹⁶Ary izy hiteny amin'ny olona hisolo anao; ka dia izy no ho solovavanao, ary ianao kosa ho solon'Andriamanitra aminy.

¹⁷And thou shalt take this staff in thy hand, with which thou shalt do the signs.

¹⁷Dia ho entinao eny an-tananao io tehina io, izay hanaovanao ireo famantarana ireo.

¹⁸And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, that I may see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

¹⁸Dia lasa nandeha Mosesy ka niverina ho any amin'i Jetro rafozany ka nanao taminy hoe: Masìna ianao, aoka aho handeha hiverina ho any amin'ny rahalahiko, izay any Egypta, ka hizaha na mbola velona ihany izy, na tsia. Ary hoy Jetro tamin'i Mosesy: Mandehana soa aman-tsara.

¹⁹And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.

¹⁹Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy tany Midiana: Mandehana miverina any Egypta, fa maty ny olona rehetra izay nitady ny ainao.

²⁰And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them riding upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.

²⁰Dia nalain'i Mosesy ny vadiny sy ny zananilahy ka nampitaingeniny boriky, dia niverina ho any amin'ny tany Egypta izy; ary nentin'i Mosesy teny an-tànany ilay tehin'Andriamanitra.

²¹And Jehovah said to Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see that thou do all the wonders before Pharaoh that I have put in thy hand. And I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

²¹Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Raha mandeha miverina ho any Egypta ianao, indreo ireo fahagagana rehetra ireo, izay nataoko eo an-tananao, dia ataovy eo anatrehan'i Farao; ary Izaho hanamafy ny fony, ka tsy handefa ny olona izy.

²²And thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah: Israel is my son, my firstborn.

²²Ary lazao amin'i Farao hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Zanako lahimatoa Isiraely;

²³And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.

²³koa efa nolazaiko taminao hoe: Alefaso ny zanako mba hanompo Ahy; fa efa nandà tsy handefa azy ianao, koa, indro, Izaho hamono ny zanakao lahimatoa.

²⁴And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.

²⁴Ary nony tany an-dalana tao amin'ny fandriam-bahiny izy, dia nitsena azy Jehovah ka nitady hamono azy.

²⁵Then Zipporah took a stone and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, A bloody husband indeed art thou to me!

²⁵Dia naka fiharatra vato Zipora ka namora ny zanany, ary izay nesoriny dia natsipiny teo anilan'ny tongony, ka hoy izy: Efa vady azoko amin'ny fandatsahan-drà ianao.

²⁶And he let him go. Then she said, A bloody husband -- because of the circumcision.

²⁶Dia niala taminy Izy; ary hoy ravehivavy: Vady azo amin'ny fandatsahan-drà ianao, noho ny fora.

²⁷And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him on the mountain of God, and kissed him.

²⁷Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Arona: Mandehana hitsena an'i Mosesy any an-efitra. Dia lasa nandeha izy ka nifanena taminy tao amin'ny tendrombohitr'Andriamanitra, dia nanoroka azy.

²⁸And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah who had sent him, and all the signs that he had commanded him.

²⁸Ary nambaran'i Mosesy tamin'i Arona izay teny rehetra efa nanirahan'i Jehovah azy sy izay famantarana rehetra efa nandidiany azy.

²⁹And Moses and Aaron went and gathered all the elders of the children of Israel;

²⁹Dia lasa nandeha Mosesy sy Arona ka nanangona ny loholon'ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra.

³⁰and Aaron spoke all the words that Jehovah had spoken to Moses, and did the signs before the eyes of the people.

³⁰Dia nolazain'i Arona ny teny rehetra izay efa nolazain'i Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy, sady nataony teo imason'ny olona ny famantarana.Dia nino ny olona; ary rehefa reny fa Jehovah efa namangy ny Zanak'Isiraely ka efa nitsinjo ny fahoriany, dia niondrika izy ka niankohoka.

³¹And the people believed. And when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

³¹Dia nino ny olona; ary rehefa reny fa Jehovah efa namangy ny Zanak'Isiraely ka efa nitsinjo ny fahoriany, dia niondrika izy ka niankohoka.