Exodus 6

1 The LORD 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.”

上主回答梅瑟說：「現在你就要看見我對法朗所要作的；在強硬的手臂下，他必放走他們；在強硬的手腕下，他必將他們逐出自己的國境。」

2 God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am the LORD.

天主訓示梅瑟說：「我是雅威。

3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name the LORD I was not known to them.

我曾顯現給亞巴郎、依撒格和雅各伯為「全能的天主，」但沒有以「雅威」的名字將我啟示給他們。

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.

我也與他們立了約，許下將他們寄居而作客的客納罕地賜給他們。

5 Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.

如今我聽見了以色列子民因埃及人的奴役而發的唉號，想起了我的約。

6 Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am the LORD, 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 judgements.

為此你應該對以色列子民說：我是上主，我要使你們擺脫埃及人的虐待，拯救你們脫離他們的奴役，用伸開的手臂，藉嚴厲的懲罰救贖你們。

7 I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

我要以你們作我的百姓，我作你們的天主。你們將承認我是天主，你們的天主，使你們擺脫埃及人的虐待。

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 the LORD.’”

我領你們要去的地方，就是我舉手誓許給亞巴郎、依撒格和雅各伯的地方；我要把那地方賜給你們作產業。─我是上主。」

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

梅瑟將這些話告訴了以色列子民，但他們由於苦工喪氣，不肯聽梅瑟的話。

10 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

上主訓示梅瑟說：「

11 “Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.”

你去告訴埃及王法朗說：」叫他將以色列子民由他國中放走。」

12 Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?”

梅瑟當面回答上主說：「以色列子民既不肯聽我，法朗又怎肯聽我﹖況且我又是笨口結舌的人。」

13 The LORD 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.

上主訓示梅瑟和亞郎，命令他們去見以色列子民和埃及王法朗，好領以色列子民出離埃及國。梅瑟和亞郎的族譜

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.

以下是他們家族的族長：以色列的長子勒烏本的兒子：有哈諾客、帕路、赫茲龍和加爾米：以上是勒烏本的家族。

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.

西默盎的兒子：有耶慕耳、雅明、敖哈得、雅津、祚哈爾和客納罕女子生的兒子沙烏耳：以上是西默盎的家族。

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 and thirty-seven years.

以下是肋末的兒子和他們後代的名字：格爾雄、刻哈特和默辣黎。肋末享年一百三十七歲。

17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

革爾雄的兒子有：里貝尼和史米以及他們的家族。

18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three years.

哈特的兒子：有阿默蘭、依茲哈爾、赫貝龍、烏齊耳。刻哈特享年一百三十三歲。

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

默辣黎的兒子有：瑪赫里和慕史：以上是勒末各家族和他們的後代。

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 and thirty-seven years.

阿默蘭娶了自己的姑母約革貝得為妻，她給他生了亞郎和梅瑟。阿默蘭享年一百三十七歲。

21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

依茲哈爾的兒子有：科辣黑、乃裴格和齊革黎。

22 The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

齊耳的兒子：有米沙耳、厄里匝番和息特黎。

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.

亞郎娶了阿米納達布的女兒，納赫雄的姐妹厄里舍巴為妻，她給亞郎生了納達布、阿彼胡、厄肋阿匝爾和依塔瑪爾。

24 The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

科辣黑的兒子：有阿息爾、厄耳卡納和阿彼雅撒夫：以上是科辣黑的家族。

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.

亞郎的兒子厄肋阿匝爾娶了普提耳的一個女兒為妻，她給他生了丕乃哈斯：以上是肋末人各支屬的族長。

26 These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.”

天主曾向亞郎和? 國。」

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.

這個梅瑟和亞郎曾向埃及王紡朗說過：要將以色列子民從埃及領出來。

28 On the day when the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

當上主在埃及國對梅瑟說話的那一天，

29 The LORD said to Moses, “I am the LORD. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I tell you.”

上主曾對梅瑟說：「我是上主。你應該把我對你所說的一切話告訴埃及王法朗。」

30 Moses said before the LORD, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?”

梅瑟當面回答上主說：「看，我是個笨口結舌的人，法朗怎肯聽我﹖」