參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本   

耶和華的事，不謀利沒有版權

1. And Moses answered and said, “But, behold, they will not believe me nor hearken to my voice, for they will say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’ ”

2. And the LORD said to him, “What is this in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”

3. And He said, “Throw it on the ground.” And he threw it on the ground. And it became a serpent. And Moses ran from it.

4. And the LORD said to Moses, “Put forth your hand and take it by the tail.” And he put forth his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand.

5. “So that they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

6. And the LORD said to him again, “Now put your hand in your bosom.” And he put his hand into his bosom. And when he took it out, behold, his hand was as leprous as snow.

7. And He said, “Put your hand into your bosom again.” And he put his hand into his bosom again. And he brought it out of his bosom, and behold, it was returned again like his other flesh.

8. “And it will be, if they will not believe you, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, then they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

9. And also it will be, if they will not believe these two signs, neither hearken to your voice, then you shall take from the water of the river and pour it upon the dry land. And the water which you take out of the river shall become blood on the dry land.”

10. And Moses said to the LORD, “O my LORD, I am not a man of words now, nor since You have spoken to Your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.”

11. And the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD?

12. And now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”

13. And he said, “O my LORD, I pray You, send by the hand of him whomever else You will send.”

14. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses. And He said, “Do I not know Aaron the Levite, your brother, that he can speak well? And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you. And when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

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

16. And he shall be your spokesman to the people, and he shall be for a mouth to you. And you shall be to him instead of God.

17. And you shall take this rod in your hand with which you shall do signs.”

 (A Faithful Version)

1. 摩西回耶和華：埃及人是不會相信，也不會聽我說，他們說：根本沒有耶和華這事。

2. 耶和華此時問他：你手拿的是什麼？摩西說：一根杖。

3. 耶和華說：丟在地上。摩西就把杖丟在地上。杖立刻變成一條蛇，摩西見狀就跳開。

4. 耶和華說：伸出你的手，抓住它的尾巴。摩西就伸手抓住它，蛇就變回杖。

5. 這樣他們便相信，是你列祖亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各等所相信的耶和華，確實曾向你顯現。

6. 耶和華再度吩咐摩西：把手放在懷裡。摩西照吩咐做了。吩咐伸手出來，此時手就像長麻風般白。

7. 耶和華說：放回懷裡。於是就放回懷裡，再拿出來時，一切恢復原狀。

8. 那些人看到這奇事便會相信，即使他們看第一個不信，看到第二個會相信。

9. 若這兩個奇事都不信，也不聽你說的，就從河裡取水，將水倒在旱地，它瞬間就成了一灘血跡。

10. 摩西此時對耶和華說：我不是能言善辯的，即使有言在先，我始終是頭腦遲鈍，口舌不靈之人。

11. 耶和華勉勵他說：誰造人的一張嘴、讓人啞口無言、聽而不明，看得見或看不見，不就是我耶和華！

12. 你儘管前去，我會讓你說當要說的話。

13. 摩西說：我祈求祢，派任何你喜歡的人。

14. 耶和華因摩西的回應有點不悅，便說：你有位哥哥是利未人，叫亞倫，他有口才，而且高興能與你一同前去。

15. 你去對他說，讓他替你說話。我會將要說的話，透過你的嘴和他的嘴說出那些是該說的。

16. 你哥是代言人，代表我的子民發言，代你摩西發言，摩西你是代表耶和華。

17. 你手裡的杖，有了它就可以行出奇事。

摩西接下來要辦的事，不是小事。面對的是掌生殺之權，說話不少心，頭都保不住，他膽脅，是人之常情。這反應說明摩西很理性，是經過對事件的判斷，是自己力不能及的，更無法相信耶和華的能力，因為無從得知。這回話是絕對合情合理。

耶和華有點不悅，對摩西沒有信心的形容，是一種擬人化的描述。

耶和華給摩西一個選擇，是他哥哥亞倫。他是比摩西心靈更加靈活的人，有應變的急才，善於談判。

摩西和亞倫，二個人的身份不同。二者都是代言人，亞倫是代表耶和華子民的心聲，摩西卻是耶和華的代表，只有他有行使奇事的能力：他手中的杖。

那麼所謂先知的角色，在今日該如何釐訂？按這個原則，先知就是亞倫的角色，為耶和華的子民發言。因為他沒有行奇事的授權，手中無枚，沒有奇事可行。

那麼今日有沒有奇事出現的可能？有，但不會有人代表耶和華。要神蹟奇事，是人自己與耶和華之間的事，那是其他人沒有，不表示你沒有，看你與祂的互動深淺決定。