1 Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land."

2 God spoke to Moses, and said to him, "I am Yahweh. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them. 4 I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens. 5 Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant. 6 Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments. 7 I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.’"

9 Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn’t listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

10 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 11 "Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land."

12 Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, "Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?" 13 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben. 15 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. 16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years. 17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. 18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years. 19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. 20 Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years. 21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. 23 Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. 25 Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families. 26 These are that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, "Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies." 27 These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.

28 On the day when Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 Yahweh said to Moses, "I am Yahweh. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I tell you."

30 Moses said before Yahweh, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?"

1 Verder het God met Moses gespreek en vir hom gesê: Ek is die HERE.

2 En Ek het aan Abraham, aan Isak en aan Jakob verskyn as God, die Almagtige, maar met my Naam HERE het Ek My nie aan hulle bekend gemaak nie.

3 Ook het Ek my verbond met hulle opgerig om hulle die land Kana„n te gee, die land van hulle vreemdelingskap waarin hulle vertoef het;

4 en k het ook gehoor die gekerm van die kinders van Israel wat deur die Egiptenaars in slawerny gehou word, en Ek het aan my verbond gedink.

5 Daarom, sê aan die kinders van Israel: Ek is die HERE, en Ek sal julle onder die harde arbeid van die Egiptenaars uitlei en julle red uit hulle slawerny, en Ek sal julle verlos deur 'n uitgestrekte arm en deur groot strafgerigte;

6 en Ek sal julle as my volk aanneem en vir julle 'n God wees. En julle sal erken dat Ek die HERE julle God is wat julle uitlei onder die harde arbeid van die Egiptenaars uit.

7 En Ek sal julle bring in die land waaromtrent Ek my hand opgehef het, om dit aan Abraham, aan Isak en aan Jakob te gee; en Ek sal dit aan julle as 'n besitting gee, Ek, die HERE.

8 Moses het toe so met die kinders van Israel gespreek, maar hulle het nie na Moses geluister nie, uit ongeduldigheid en weens die harde diens.

9 Verder het die HERE met Moses gespreek en gesê:

10 Gaan spreek met Farao, die koning van Egipte, dat hy die kinders van Israel uit sy land moet laat uittrek.

11 Maar Moses het voor die aangesig van die HERE gespreek en gesê: As die kinders van Israel na my nie geluister het nie, hoe sal Farao dan na my luister terwyl ek onbesnede van lippe is?

12 Daarop het die HERE met Moses en A„ron gespreek en hulle met 'n boodskap gestuur na die kinders van Israel en na Farao, die koning van Egipte, om die kinders van Israel uit Egipteland uit te lei.

13 Dit is die hoofde van hulle families. Die seuns van Ruben, die eersgeborene van Israel: Henog en Pallu, Hesron en Karmi; dit is die geslagte van Ruben.

14 En die seuns van S¡meon: J,muel en Jamin en Ohad en Jagin en Sohar en Saul, die seun van die Kana„nitiese vrou; dit is die geslagte van S¡meon.

15 En dit is die name van die seuns van Levi volgens hulle afstamming: Gerson en Kehat en Mer ri. En die lewensjare van Levi was honderd sewe en dertig jaar.

16 Die seuns van Gerson: Libni en S¡me‹volgens hulle geslagte.

17 En die seuns van Kehat: Amram en Jishar en Hebron en Ussiël; en die lewensjare van Kehat was honderd drie en dertig jaar.

18 En die seuns van Mer ri: Magli en Musi. Dit is die geslagte van Levi volgens hulle afstamming.

19 En Amram het Jog,bed, sy tante, vir hom as vrou geneem, en sy het vir hom A„ron en Moses gebaar. En die lewensjare van Amram was honderd sewe en dertig jaar.

20 En die seuns van Jishar: Korag en Nefeg en Sigri.

21 En die seuns van Ussiël: M¡sael, lsafan en Sitri.

22 En A„ron het Elis,ba, die dogter van Amm¡nadab, die suster van Nagson, vir hom as vrou geneem; en sy het vir hom gebaar: Nadab en Ab¡hu, Ele sar en Itamar.

23 En die seuns van Korag: Assir en lkana en Ab¡asaf. Dit is die geslagte van die Koragiete.

24 En Ele sar, die seun van A„ron, het vir hom een van die dogters van Putiël as vrou geneem; en sy het vir hom P¡nehas gebaar. Dit is die familie-hoofde van die Leviete volgens hulle geslagte.

25 Dit is A„ron en Moses aan wie die HERE gesê het: Lei die kinders van Israel uit Egipteland volgens hulle leërskare.

26 Dit is hulle wat met Farao, die koning van Egipte, gespreek het om die kinders van Israel uit Egipte uit te lei. Dit is Moses en A„ron.

27 Die dag toe die HERE met Moses gespreek het in Egipteland,

28 het die HERE Moses aangespreek met die woorde: Ek is die HERE. Sê aan Farao, die koning van Egipte, alles wat Ek met jou spreek.

29 Toe sê Moses voor die aangesig van die HERE: Ek is onbesnede van lippe! Hoe sal Farao dan na my luister?