1 Apascentava Moisés o rebanho de Jetro, seu sogro, sacerdote de Midiã; e, levando o rebanho para o lado ocidental do deserto, chegou ao monte de Deus, a Horebe. 2 Apareceu-lhe o Anjo do Senhor numa chama de fogo, no meio de uma sarça; Moisés olhou, e eis que a sarça ardia no fogo e a sarça não se consumia. 3 Então, disse consigo mesmo: Irei para lá e verei essa grande maravilha; por que a sarça não se queima? 4 Vendo o Senhor que ele se voltava para ver, Deus, do meio da sarça, o chamou e disse: Moisés! Moisés! Ele respondeu: Eis-me aqui! 5 Deus continuou: Não te chegues para cá; tira as sandálias dos pés, porque o lugar em que estás é terra santa. 6 Disse mais: Eu sou o Deus de teu pai, o Deus de Abraão, o Deus de Isaque e o Deus de Jacó. Moisés escondeu o rosto, porque temeu olhar para Deus.

7 Disse ainda o Senhor: Certamente, vi a aflição do meu povo, que está no Egito, e ouvi o seu clamor por causa dos seus exatores. Conheço-lhe o sofrimento; 8 por isso, desci a fim de livrá-lo da mão dos egípcios e para fazê-lo subir daquela terra a uma terra boa e ampla, terra que mana leite e mel; o lugar do cananeu, do heteu, do amorreu, do ferezeu, do heveu e do jebuseu. 9 Pois o clamor dos filhos de Israel chegou até mim, e também vejo a opressão com que os egípcios os estão oprimindo. 10 Vem, agora, e eu te enviarei a Faraó, para que tires o meu povo, os filhos de Israel, do Egito. 11 Então, disse Moisés a Deus: Quem sou eu para ir a Faraó e tirar do Egito os filhos de Israel? 12 Deus lhe respondeu: Eu serei contigo; e este será o sinal de que eu te enviei: depois de haveres tirado o povo do Egito, servireis a Deus neste monte.

13 Disse Moisés a Deus: Eis que, quando eu vier aos filhos de Israel e lhes disser: O Deus de vossos pais me enviou a vós outros; e eles me perguntarem: Qual é o seu nome? Que lhes direi? 14 Disse Deus a Moisés: Eu Sou o Que Sou. Disse mais: Assim dirás aos filhos de Israel: Eu Sou me enviou a vós outros. 15 Disse Deus ainda mais a Moisés: Assim dirás aos filhos de Israel: O Senhor, o Deus de vossos pais, o Deus de Abraão, o Deus de Isaque e o Deus de Jacó, me enviou a vós outros; este é o meu nome eternamente, e assim serei lembrado de geração em geração. 16 Vai, ajunta os anciãos de Israel e dize-lhes: O Senhor, o Deus de vossos pais, o Deus de Abraão, o Deus de Isaque e o Deus de Jacó, me apareceu, dizendo: Em verdade vos tenho visitado e visto o que vos tem sido feito no Egito. 17 Portanto, disse eu: Far-vos-ei subir da aflição do Egito para a terra do cananeu, do heteu, do amorreu, do ferezeu, do heveu e do jebuseu, para uma terra que mana leite e mel. 18 E ouvirão a tua voz; e irás, com os anciãos de Israel, ao rei do Egito e lhe dirás: O Senhor, o Deus dos hebreus, nos encontrou. Agora, pois, deixa-nos ir caminho de três dias para o deserto, a fim de que sacrifiquemos ao Senhor, nosso Deus. 19 Eu sei, porém, que o rei do Egito não vos deixará ir se não for obrigado por mão forte. 20 Portanto, estenderei a mão e ferirei o Egito com todos os meus prodígios que farei no meio dele; depois, vos deixará ir. 21 Eu darei mercê a este povo aos olhos dos egípcios; e, quando sairdes, não será de mãos vazias. 22 Cada mulher pedirá à sua vizinha e à sua hóspeda joias de prata, e joias de ouro, e vestimentas; as quais poreis sobre vossos filhos e sobre vossas filhas; e despojareis os egípcios.

1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb. 2 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 7 And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 8 and I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God. 19 And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty. 22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall despoil the Egyptians.

1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

2 There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.

3 So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this strange sight —why the bush does not burn up."

4 When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, "Moses! Moses!" And Moses said, "Here I am."

5 "Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."

6 Then he said, "I am the God of your father, "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

7 The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.

8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey —the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.

9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.

10 So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt."

11 But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

12 And God said, "I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you "will worship God on this mountain."

13 Moses said to God, "Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?"

14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. "This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

15 God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, "the God of your fathers —the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob —has sent me to you.' "This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation.

16 "Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers —the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob —appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites —a land flowing with milk and honey.'

18 "The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.'

19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand compels him.

20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.

21 "And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.

22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver and gold and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the Egyptians."