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 God’s mountain, to Horeb. 2 Yahweh’s angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 Moses said, "I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned."
4 When Yahweh saw that he came over to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, "Moses! Moses!"
He said, "Here I am."
5 He said, "Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground." 6 Moreover he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."
Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
7 Yahweh said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. 8 I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 9 Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."
11 Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?"
12 He said, "Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain."
13 Moses said to God, "Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what should I tell them?"
14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM," and he said, "You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’" 15 God said moreover to Moses, "You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, 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, and this is my memorial to all generations. 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt. 17 I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey."’ 18 They will listen to your voice. You shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, ‘Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.’ 19 I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do among them, and after that he will let you go. 21 I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed. 22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing. You shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall plunder the Egyptians."
1 那时， 摩西正在牧放他岳父米甸祭司叶忒罗的羊群。有一次， 他把羊群领到旷野的尽头去， 到了 神的山， 就是何烈山。
2 耶和华的使者从荆棘丛里的火焰中向摩西显现。摩西观看， 看见荆棘被火烧着， 却没有烧毁。
3 摩西说： "我要到那边去， 看看这大异象， 这荆棘为什么烧不掉？"
4 耶和华见摩西要到那边去观看， 神就从荆棘丛里呼叫他， 说： "摩西， 摩西。"摩西说： "我在这里。"
5 耶和华说： "不可过到这里来； 要把你脚上的鞋脱掉， 因为你所站的地方是圣地。"
6 又说： "我是你父亲的 神、亚伯拉罕的 神、以撒的 神、雅各的 神。"摩西因为怕见 神， 就把自己的脸蒙住了。
7 耶和华说： "我的子民在埃及所受的痛苦， 我实在看见了； 他们因受督工的辖制所发的呼声， 我也听见了； 他们的痛苦， 我是知道的。
8 所以我下来， 要救他们脱离埃及人的手， 领他们脱离那地， 到美好宽阔之地， 到流奶与蜜之地， 就是到迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人的地方。
9 现在以色列人的呼声已经达到我的面前， 我也看见了埃及人对他们所施的压迫。
10 所以现在你来， 我要派你到法老那里去， 使你可以把我的人民以色列人从埃及领出来。"
11 摩西对 神说： "我是谁， 竟能到法老那里去， 把以色列人从埃及领出来呢？"
12 神回答： "我必与你同在； 你把人民从埃及领出来的时候， 你们要在这山上事奉 神； 这就是我派你去的凭据。"
13 摩西对 神说： "我到以色列人那里， 对他们说： ‘你们祖宗的 神差遣我到你们这里来’， 他们必问我： ‘他叫什么名字？’我要对他们说什么呢？"
14 神回答摩西： "我是‘自有永有者’。"又说： "你要对以色列人这样说： ‘那自有者派我到你们这里来。’"
15 神又对摩西说： "你要对以色列人这样说： ‘耶和华你们祖宗的 神， 就是亚伯拉罕的 神、以撒的 神、雅各的 神， 差遣我到你们这里来； 这就是我永久的名字， 也是世世代代中我被记念的名字。’
16 你去召集以色列的长老， 对他们说： ‘耶和华你们祖宗的 神， 就是亚伯拉罕的 神、以撒的 神、雅各的 神， 向我显现， 说： "我实在眷顾了你们， 和鉴察了你们在埃及所遭遇的。"
17 我也曾说： "我要把你们从埃及的痛苦中领出来， 到迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人之地去， 就是到流奶与蜜之地去。"’
18 他们必听你的话； 你和以色列的长老要到埃及王那里去， 对他说： ‘耶和华希伯来人的 神遇见了我们。现在求你让我们走三天的路程到旷野去， 好献祭给耶和华我们的 神。’
19 我也知道， 如果不施行大能的手， 埃及王决不会让你们走的。
20 因此， 我要伸手， 用我在埃及快要施行的一切异能， 击打埃及； 然后他才会让你们离去。
21 我必叫这民在埃及人的眼前蒙恩。因此你们离去的时候， 就不至于空手而去。
22 但每个妇女要向她邻居的妇女， 和寄居在她家中的妇女索取银器、金器和衣服， 要给你们的儿女穿戴； 这样， 你们就把埃及人的财物掠夺了。"