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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁴Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.

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

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.”

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.

⁶Yahweh 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.

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).

⁷He 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.

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

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.

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.

⁹It 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.”

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.

¹⁰Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

¹³He said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”

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.

¹⁴The 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 out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

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

¹⁵You 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.

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

¹⁶He 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.

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

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

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.

¹⁸Moses 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.”

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

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

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.

²⁰Moses 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.

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.

²¹Yahweh 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.

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

²²You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Thus says Yahweh, Israel is my son, my 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.

²³and 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.’”

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

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

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.

²⁵Then 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.”

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

³¹The 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.