出埃及记 3
1 摩西牧养他岳父米甸祭司叶忒罗的羊群；一日领羊群往野外去，到了 神的山，就是何烈山。
Now, Moses, was shepherding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law priest of Midian, —so he led forth the flock behind the desert, and came in unto the mountain of God to Horeb.
2 耶和华的使者从荆棘里火焰中向摩西显现。摩西观看，不料，荆棘被火烧着，却没有烧毁。
Then appeared the messenger of Yahweh unto him, in a flame of fire from the midst of the thorn-bush, —so he looked and lo! the thorn-bush burning with fire and yet the thorn-bush, was not consumed.
3 摩西说：“我要过去看这大异象，这荆棘为何没有烧坏呢？”
And, Moses said, Let me turn aside, pray, and see this great sight, —why the thorn-bush, doth not burn up.
4 耶和华 神见他过去要看，就从荆棘里呼叫说：“摩西！摩西！”他说：“我在这里。”
And Yahweh saw, that he turned aside to see, —so God called unto him out of the midst of the thorn-bush, and said—Moses! Moses! And he said—Behold me!
5 神说：“不要近前来。当把你脚上的鞋脱下来，因为你所站之地是圣地”；
And he said—Do not draw nigh hither, —put off thy sandals from thy feet, for, the place whereon thou art standing is holy ground.
6 又说：“我是你父亲的 神，是亚伯拉罕的 神，以撒的 神，雅各的 神。”摩西蒙上脸，因为怕看 神。
And he said—I, am the God of thy father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 耶和华说：“我的百姓在埃及所受的困苦，我实在看见了；他们因受督工的辖制所发的哀声，我也听见了。我原知道他们的痛苦，
Then said Yahweh, I have, seen, the humiliation of my people, who are in Egypt, —and their outcry, have I heard, by reason of their task-masters, for I know their pains;
8 我下来是要救他们脱离埃及人的手，领他们出了那地，到美好、宽阔、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、耶布斯人之地。
therefore have I come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to take them up out of that land, into a land good and large, into a land flowing with milk and honey, —into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Amorite and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
9 现在以色列人的哀声达到我耳中，我也看见埃及人怎样欺压他们。
Now, therefore, lo! the outcry of the sons of Israel, hath come in unto me, —moreover also, I have seen the oppression, wherewith the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 故此，我要打发你去见法老，使你可以将我的百姓以色列人从埃及领出来。”
Now, therefore, come thou! that I may send thee unto Pharaoh, —and bring thou forth my people—the sons of Israel—out of Egypt.
11 摩西对 神说：“我是什么人，竟能去见法老，将以色列人从埃及领出来呢？”
And Moses said unto God, Who am, I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, —and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt?
12 神说：“我必与你同在。你将百姓从埃及领出来之后，你们必在这山上事奉我；这就是我打发你去的证据。”
And he said—I will be with thee, and, this, to thee, [shall be] the sign, that, I have sent thee, —When thou bringest forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall do service unto God, upon this mountain.
13 摩西对 神说：“我到以色列人那里，对他们说：‘你们祖宗的 神打发我到你们这里来。’他们若问我说：‘他叫什么名字？’我要对他们说什么呢？”
And Moses said unto God—Lo! as surely as, I, go in unto the sons of Israel, and say unto them, The God of your fathers, hath sent me unto you, So surely will they say unto me—What is his name? What shall I say unto them?
14 神对摩西说：“我是自有永有的”；又说：“你要对以色列人这样说：‘那自有的打发我到你们这里来。’”
And God said unto Moses, I Will Become whatsoever I please, And he said—Thus, shalt thou say to the sons of Israel, I Will Become hath sent me unto you.
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，打发我到你们这里来。’耶和华是我的名，直到永远；这也是我的纪念，直到万代。
And God said yet further unto Moses—Thus shalt thou say unto the sons of Israel, Yahweh God of your fathers. God of Abraham God of Isaac and God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you. This, is my name to times age-abiding, And, this, my memorial to generation after generation.
16 你去招聚以色列的长老，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，我也看见埃及人怎样待你们。
Go—and thou shalt gather together the elders of Israel and shalt say unto them-Yahweh God of your fathers, hath appeared unto me, the God of Abraham Isaac, and Jacob saying, —I am, concerned, for you, and for what is done to you in Egypt;
17 我也说：要将你们从埃及的困苦中领出来，往迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人的地去，就是到流奶与蜜之地。’
therefore do I say—I will bring you up out of the humiliation of Egypt, into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Amorite and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, —into a land flowing with milk and honey.
18 他们必听你的话。你和以色列的长老要去见埃及王，对他说：‘耶和华—希伯来人的 神遇见了我们，现在求你容我们往旷野去，走三天的路程，为要祭祀耶和华—我们的 神。’
So will they hearken to thy voice, —and thou shalt go in—thou, and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt and ye shall say unto him—Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, hath fallen in with us, Now, therefore let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the desert, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.
19 我知道虽用大能的手，埃及王也不容你们去。
But, I, know, that the king of Egypt will not suffer you to go, —not even by a firm hand.
20 我必伸手在埃及中间施行我一切的奇事，攻击那地，然后他才容你们去。
So then 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 send you forth.
21 我必叫你们在埃及人眼前蒙恩，你们去的时候就不至于空手而去。
Thus will I give favour to this people in the eyes of the Egyptians, —so shall it come to pass that when ye do go, ye shall not go empty;
22 但各妇女必向她的邻舍，并居住在她家里的女人，要金器银器和衣裳，好给你们的儿女穿戴。这样你们就把埃及人的财物夺去了。”
but every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold and mantles, —and ye shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters, so shall ye spoil the Egyptians.
