Exodus 33

1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. 6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. 17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

神命令以色列人起行

1 耶和华对摩西说："你和你从埃及地领出来的人民要离开这里，上我曾经起誓应许给亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的地去，我曾应许：‘我要把这地赐给你的后裔。’2 我要差派使者在你前面；我要把迦南人、亚摩利人、赫人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人赶出去，3 你们要上那流奶与蜜的地方去；我不与你们一同上去，因为你们是硬着颈项的人民，免得我在路上把你们消灭。"4 人民一听见这凶信，就悲伤起来，也没有人穿戴装饰。5 耶和华对摩西说："你要对以色列人说：‘你们是硬着颈项的民；我若是霎时间与你们同行，我会把你们消灭的；所以，现在你们要把你们身上的装饰脱下来，使我知道我要怎样处置你们。’"6 于是，以色列人离开何烈山以后，就把身上的装饰脱下来。

会幕

7 摩西一向把会幕支搭在营外，离营远些；摩西称它为会幕。凡是寻求耶和华的，就出到营外的会幕那里去。8 摩西出营到会幕去的时候，全体的人民都起来，各人站在自己帐幕的门口，望着摩西，直到他进了会幕。9 摩西进会幕的时候，就有云柱降下来，停在会幕门口上面；耶和华就与摩西谈话。10 全体的人民看见了云柱停在会幕门口上面，就都起来，各人在自己帐幕的门口下拜。11 耶和华与摩西面对面说话，好象人对朋友说话一样。然后，摩西回到营里去，只有他的侍从，一个少年人，就是嫩的儿子约书亚，不离开会幕。

摩西的祈求与耶和华的荣耀

12 摩西对耶和华说："看，你吩咐我说：‘把这百姓领上去’，可是你却没有让我知道你要差派谁与我同去；只是你曾经说过：‘我按着你的名字认识你，你在我眼前也蒙了恩。’13 现在我若是在你眼前蒙恩，求你把你的道路指示我，使我可以认识你，可以在你眼前蒙恩；也求你想到这民族是你的人民。"14 耶和华说："我必亲自与你同去，也必给你安息。"15 摩西对他说："你若是不亲自与我们同去，就不要把我们从这里领上去。16 人在甚么事上可以知道我和你的人民在你眼前蒙恩呢？不是因为你与我们同去，使我和你的人民可以和地上所有的人有分别吗？"

17 耶和华对摩西说："你所说的这件事我也要作，因为你在我眼前蒙恩，并且我按着你的名字认识了你。"18 摩西说："求你给我看看你的荣耀。"19 耶和华说："我要使我的一切美善都在你面前经过，并且要把我的名字耶和华在你面前宣告出来；我要恩待谁，就恩待谁；我要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁。"20 他又说："你不能看我的脸，因为没有人看见了我还能活着。"21 耶和华说："看哪，我这里有个地方，你要站在盘石上。22 我的荣耀经过的时候，我要把你放在盘石隙中，我要用我的手掌遮盖你，直到我过去了。23 然后，我要收回我的手掌，你就会看见我的背后，却不能看见我的脸。"