Exodus 33

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Go forth, ascend from this place, you and your people, whom you led away from the land of Egypt, into the land that I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: To your offspring, I will give it.

Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, "Tinggalkanlah tempat ini dan pergilah bersama bangsa yang kaubawa dari Mesir itu ke negeri yang Kujanjikan kepada Abraham, Ishak dan Yakub serta keturunan mereka.

2 And I will send an Angel to precede you, so that I may cast out the Canaanite, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite,

Aku akan mengutus seorang malaikat untuk membimbing kamu. Aku akan mengusir bangsa Kanaan, Amori, Het, Feris, Hewi dan Yebus.

3 and so that you may enter into a land flowing with milk and honey. For I will not go up with you, since you are a stiff-necked people, lest perhaps I may destroy you on the way.”

Kamu menuju ke tanah yang kaya dan subur. Tetapi Aku sendiri tidak ikut dengan kamu, supaya kamu jangan Kubinasakan di tengah jalan, sebab kamu adalah bangsa yang keras kepala."

4 And upon hearing this very bad news, the people mourned; and no one put on his finery according to custom.

Kemudian TUHAN menyuruh Musa mengatakan kepada bangsa Israel, "Kamu bangsa yang keras kepala. Sekiranya Aku ikut dengan kamu biar sebentar saja, pasti kamu Kubinasakan sama sekali. Lepaskanlah segala perhiasanmu, maka Aku akan menentukan apa yang akan Kulakukan terhadapmu." Setelah mendengar teguran TUHAN itu, mereka sedih sekali seperti orang yang berkabung. Lalu mereka melepaskan perhiasan mereka. Jadi, sesudah meninggalkan Gunung Sinai, bangsa Israel tidak lagi memakai perhiasan.

5 And the Lord said to Moses: “Say to the sons of Israel: You are a stiff-necked people. I should at once go up into your midst and destroy you. Now immediately put aside your ornaments, so that I may know what to do to you.”

6 Therefore, the sons of Israel put aside their ornaments before Mount Horeb.

7 Also, Moses took the tabernacle and pitched it beyond the camp at a distance, and he called its name: ‘Tabernacle of the Covenant.’ And all the people, who had any kind of question, went out to the Tabernacle of the Covenant, beyond the camp.

Setiap kali, bila bangsa Israel berkemah, Musa mengambil Kemah dan mendirikannya agak jauh dari perkemahan mereka. Kemah itu disebut Kemah TUHAN, dan siapa yang ingin minta nasihat TUHAN, pergi ke situ.

8 And when Moses went out to the tabernacle, all the people rose up, and each one stood at the door of his pavilion, and they beheld the back of Moses until he entered the tent.

Kalau Musa pergi ke Kemah itu, orang-orang Israel berdiri di depan pintu kemah mereka dan memperhatikan Musa sampai ia masuk.

9 And when he had gone into the Tabernacle of the Covenant, the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door, and he spoke with Moses.

Sesudah Musa masuk, turunlah tiang awan dan berhenti di pintu Kemah. Dari awan itu TUHAN berbicara dengan Musa.

10 And all discerned that the pillar of cloud stood at the door of the Tabernacle. And they stood and worshipped at the doors of their tents.

Pada waktu orang Israel melihat tiang awan di pintu Kemah TUHAN, mereka semua bangkit dan sujud di pintu kemah masing-masing.

11 But the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, just as a man is used to speaking to his friend. And when he returned to the camp, his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not withdraw from the Tabernacle.

TUHAN berbicara dengan Musa berhadapan muka, seperti orang berbicara dengan kawannya. Sesudah itu Musa kembali ke perkemahan. Tetapi Yosua anak Nun, seorang pemuda pembantu Musa, tetap tinggal di dalam Kemah itu.

12 Then Moses said to the Lord: “You instruct me to lead this people away, and you do not reveal to me whom you will send with me, particularly since you have said: ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor before me.’

Pada suatu hari Musa berkata kepada TUHAN, "TUHAN, Engkau memerintahkan saya membimbing bangsa ini ke negeri yang Kaujanjikan. Tetapi Engkau tidak mengatakan siapa yang akan Kauutus untuk menolong saya. TUHAN, Engkau berkata bahwa Engkau mengenal saya, dan berkenan pada saya.

13 If, therefore, I have found favor in your sight, show your face to me, so that I may know you and may find grace before your eyes. Look favorably on your people, this nation.”

Kalau begitu, sudilah memberitahukan apa rencana-Mu, TUHAN, supaya saya dapat melayani Engkau dan tetap menyenangkan hati-Mu. Ingatlah juga bahwa bangsa ini sudah Kaupilih menjadi milik-Mu."

14 And the Lord said, “My face will precede you, and I will give you rest.”

Kata TUHAN, "Kamu akan Kulindungi supaya dapat memiliki tanah yang Kujanjikan."

15 And Moses said: “If you will not yourself precede us, then do not lead us away from this place.

Jawab Musa, "Kalau TUHAN tidak ikut dengan kami, jangan suruh kami meninggalkan tempat ini.

16 For how will we be able to know, I and your people, that we have found grace in your sight, unless you walk with us, so that we may be glorified out of all the people who live upon the earth?”

Bagaimana orang akan tahu bahwa Engkau berkenan kepada saya dan kepada bangsa ini jika Engkau tidak menolong kami? Kehadiran TUHAN di tengah-tengah kami akan membedakan kami dari bangsa-bangsa lain di bumi."

17 Then the Lord said to Moses: “This word also, which you have spoken, I will do. For you have found grace before me, and I have known you by name.”

Kata TUHAN kepada Musa, "Permintaanmu akan Kukabulkan, sebab Aku mengenal engkau dan Aku berkenan kepadamu."

18 And he said, “Show me your glory.”

Lalu Musa memohon, "TUHAN, perlihatkanlah saya cahaya kehadiran-Mu."

19 He responded: “I will show you all that is good, and I will call out with the name of the Lord before you. And I will take pity on whomever I will, and I will be lenient to whomever it will please me.”

Jawab TUHAN, "Aku akan lewat dengan segala keagungan-Ku di depanmu, sambil mengucapkan nama-Ku yang suci. Akulah TUHAN, dan Aku menunjukkan kemurahan hati dan belas kasihan kepada orang-orang yang Kupilih.

20 And again he said: “You are not able to see my face. For man shall not see me and live.”

Wajah-Ku tidak akan Kuperlihatkan kepadamu, sebab tak mungkin orang melihat Aku, dan tetap hidup.

21 And again, he said: “Behold, there is a place with me, and you shall stand upon the rock.

Di sebelah-Ku ini ada bukit batu; engkau dapat berdiri di situ.

22 And when my glory will cross over, I will set you in a cleft of the rock, and I will protect you with my right hand, until I pass by.

Pada waktu cahaya kehadiran-Ku lewat, engkau Kumasukkan ke dalam sebuah celah dalam bukit batu itu dan Kututupi dengan tangan-Ku sampai Aku sudah lewat.

23 And I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back. But my face you are not able to see.”

Lalu akan Kutarik tangan-Ku supaya engkau dapat melihat Aku dari belakang, tetapi wajah-Ku tidak akan kaulihat."