Egzòd 3

1 Moyiz t'ap gade mouton ak kabrit Jetwo, bòpè li, ki te yon prèt nan peyi Madyan. Moyiz mennen bèt yo lòt bò dezè a. Li rive sou mòn Orèb, mòn Bondye a.

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 Zanj Seyè a parèt devan l' sou fòm yon flanm dife nan mitan yon ti touf bwa. Moyiz gade, li wè touf bwa a te tou wouj ak dife, men li pa t'ap boule.

The LORD’s angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burnt with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

3 Lè sa a, Moyiz di nan kè l': -Kite m' pwoche pi pre pou m' wè bagay dwòl sa a. Kouman touf bwa a fè pa boule?

Moses said, “I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”

4 Lè Seyè a wè Moyiz t'ap pwoche pou l' gade, li rete nan mitan touf bwa a, li rele l', li di: -Moyiz! Moyiz! Moyiz reponn: -Men mwen wi.

When the LORD 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 Bondye di: -Rete kote ou ye a. Pa pwoche. Wete sapat nan pye ou, paske kote ou kanpe a se yon tè ki apa pou mwen.

He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”

6 Bondye di ankò: -Se mwen menm, Bondye zansèt ou yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la ak Bondye Jakòb la. Moyiz bouche figi l', paske li te pè gade Bondye.

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 Seyè a di: -Mwen wè tray pèp mwen an ap pase nan peyi Lejip. Mwen tande jan y'ap rele anba men moun k'ap peze yo. Wi, mwen konnen jan y'ap soufri.

The LORD 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 Mwen desann pou m' vin delivre yo anba men moun peyi Lejip yo, pou m' fè yo soti nan peyi Lejip la, pou m' mennen yo nan yon gwo peyi ki gen bon tè, yon peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl koule tankou dlo. Se la moun Kanaran yo rete ansanm ak moun Et yo, moun Amori yo, moun Ferezi yo, moun Evi yo ak moun Jebis yo.

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 Bondye di ankò: -Koulye a menm, rèl pitit Izrayèl yo rive jouk nan zòrèy mwen. Mwen wè jan y'ap soufri anba moun peyi Lejip yo k'ap peze yo.

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 Koulye a, ale! Se mwen menm k'ap voye ou bò kote farawon an. Fè pèp mwen an soti nan peyi Lejip. Wi, fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi sa a.

Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”

11 Moyiz di Bondye: -Ki moun mwen ye menm pou m' ta penmèt mwen ale bò kot farawon an pou m' fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi Lejip?

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 Bondye di l': -M'ap kanpe la avè ou. Lèfini, pou fè konnen se mwen menm ki voye ou, men sa w'a fè: lè w'a fin fè pèp la soti kite peyi Lejip, n'a sèvi m' sou mòn sa a.

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 Moyiz di Bondye konsa: -Bon. Koulye a, mwen pral bò kote pèp Izrayèl la, mwen pral di yo: Bondye zansèt nou yo voye m' kote nou. Ou mèt sèten yo pral mande m': Ki jan li rele? Lè sa a, kisa pou m' reponn yo?

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 Bondye di Moyiz: -Sa m' ye a se sa m' ye. Apre sa li di ankò: -W'a pale ak moun pèp Izrayèl yo, w'a di yo konsa: Mwen menm ki rele sa m' ye a, se mwen menm ki voye ou bò kote yo.

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 Bondye di Moyiz ankò: -Men sa pou di moun pèp Izrayèl yo. Seyè a, Bondye zansèt nou yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la, Bondye Jakòb la, voye m' bò kote nou. Wi, se konsa mwen rele. Se konsa y'ap toujou rele m' sou latè de tit an tit.

God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘The LORD, 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 Ale non. Reyini tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la, di yo: Seyè a, Bondye zansèt nou yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la, Bondye Jakòb la, te parèt devan mwen. Li mande m' pou m' di nou pou li: Mwen vin vizite nou, mwen wè sa moun peyi Lejip yo ap fè nou pase.

Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘The LORD, 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 Se poutèt sa mwen di: M'ap fè nou soti kite peyi Lejip kote y'ap maltrete nou an. M'ap mennen nou nan peyi moun Kanaran yo, moun Et yo, moun Amori yo, moun Ferezi yo, moun Evi ak moun Jebis yo. Se yon peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl koule tankou dlo.

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 Chèf fanmi yo va koute sa ou gen pou di yo. Apre sa, wava ale bò kote wa Lejip la ansanm ak chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl yo, n'a di wa a: Seyè a, Bondye ebre yo, te parèt devan nou. Kite n al fe yon ti vwayaj nan dezè a. Lè n'a fin mache pandan twa jou, n'a rete pou n' touye bèt n'ap ofri bay Seyè a, Bondye nou an.

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, ‘The LORD, 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 the LORD, our God.’

19 Mwen konnen wa peyi Lejip la p'ap kite nou ale, si yo pa fòse l'.

I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.

20 Se poutèt sa, m'ap lonje men m', m'ap frape peyi Lejip. M'ap fè tout kalite mirak nan peyi a. Apre sa, l'a kite nou ale.

I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do amongst them, and after that he will let you go.

21 m'a fè mèvèy jouk tan moun peyi Lejip yo va aji byen ak pèp mwen an. Konsa, lè n'a pare pou nou pati kite yo, nou p'ap soti san anyen nan men nou.

I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed.

22 Chak fanm va mande vwazin li pou yo ba li rad ak bijou an ajan ak bijou an lò. L'a fè menm bagay la ak fanm pèyi Lejip ki rete lakay li yo. Lèfini, n'a mete yo sou pitit gason ak pitit fi nou yo. Konsa, n'a pran tou sa moun peyi Lejip yo genyen.

But every woman shall ask of her neighbour, 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.”