11 Maar Moses het die HERE sy God om genade gesmeek en gesê: Waarom, o HERE, sou u toorn ontvlam teen u volk wat U met grote krag en met 'n sterke hand uit Egipteland uitgelei het?

12 Waarom sou die Egiptenaars spreek en sê: In kwaadwilligheid het Hy hulle uitgelei om hulle in die berge om te bring en hulle van die aardbodem af te vernietig? Wend U af van die gloed van u toorn, en laat dit U berou oor die onheil van u volk.

13 Gedenk aan Abraham, Isak en Israel, u knegte, vir wie U by Uself gesweer en aan wie U gesê het: Ek sal julle nageslag vermenigvuldig soos die sterre van die hemel, en hierdie hele land waarvan Ek gespreek het, sal Ek aan julle nageslag gee, dat hulle dit vir ewig kan beërwe.

14 Toe het dit die HERE berou oor die onheil wat Hy gesê het dat Hy sy volk sou aandoen.

11 But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand?

12 Why let the Egyptians say, He took them out to an evil fate, to put them to death on the mountains, cutting them off from the earth? Let your wrath be turned away from them, and send not this evil on your people.

13 Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.

14 So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.