اَلْخُرُوجُ 33

١ 1 وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «ٱذْهَبِ ٱصْعَدْ مِنْ هُنَا أَنْتَ وَٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي أَصْعَدْتَهُ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي حَلَفْتُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ قَائِلًا: لِنَسْلِكَ أُعْطِيهَا.

The LORD spoke to Moses, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people that you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’

٢ 2 وَأَنَا أُرْسِلُ أَمَامَكَ مَلَاكًا، وَأَطْرُدُ ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ وَٱلْأَمُورِيِّينَ وَٱلْحِثِّيِّينَ وَٱلْفِرِزِّيِّينَ وَٱلْحِوِّيِّينَ وَٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ.

I will send an angel before you; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

٣ 3 إِلَى أَرْضٍ تَفِيضُ لَبَنًا وَعَسَلًا. فَإِنِّي لَا أَصْعَدُ فِي وَسَطِكَ لِأَنَّكَ شَعْبٌ صُلْبُ ٱلرَّقَبَةِ، لِئَلَّا أُفْنِيَكَ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ».

Go to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up amongst you, for you are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume you on the way.”

٤ 4 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلشَّعْبُ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ ٱلسُّوءَ نَاحُوا وَلَمْ يَضَعْ أَحَدٌ زِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ.

When the people heard this evil news, they mourned; and no one put on his jewellery.

٥ 5 وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ قَالَ لِمُوسَى: «قُلْ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: أَنْتُمْ شَعْبٌ صُلْبُ ٱلرَّقَبَةِ. إِنْ صَعِدْتُ لَحْظَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي وَسَطِكُمْ أَفْنَيْتُكُمْ. وَلَكِنِ ٱلْآنَ ٱخْلَعْ زِينَتَكَ عَنْكَ فَأَعْلَمَ مَاذَا أَصْنَعُ بِكَ».

The LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up amongst you for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewellery from you, that I may know what to do to you.’”

٦ 6 فَنَزَعَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ زِينَتَهُمْ مِنْ جَبَلِ حُورِيبَ.

The children of Israel stripped themselves of their jewellery from Mount Horeb onward.

٧ 7 وَأَخَذَ مُوسَى ٱلْخَيْمَةَ وَنَصَبَهَا لَهُ خَارِجَ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ، بَعِيدًا عَنِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ، وَدَعَاهَا «خَيْمَةَ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ». فَكَانَ كُلُّ مَنْ يَطْلُبُ ٱلرَّبَّ يَخْرُجُ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ ٱلَّتِي خَارِجَ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ.

Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it “The Tent of Meeting.” Everyone who sought the LORD went out to the Tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp.

٨ 8 وَكَانَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ إِذَا خَرَجَ مُوسَى إِلَى ٱلْخَيْمَةِ يَقُومُونَ وَيَقِفُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي بَابِ خَيْمَتِهِ وَيَنْظُرُونَ وَرَاءَ مُوسَى حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ ٱلْخَيْمَةَ.

When Moses went out to the Tent, all the people rose up, and stood, everyone at their tent door, and watched Moses, until he had gone into the Tent.

٩ 9 وَكَانَ عَمُودُ ٱلسَّحَابِ إِذَا دَخَلَ مُوسَى ٱلْخَيْمَةَ، يَنْزِلُ وَيَقِفُ عِنْدَ بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ. وَيَتَكَلَّمُ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَ مُوسَى.

When Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, stood at the door of the Tent, and the LORD spoke with Moses.

١٠ 10 فَيَرَى جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ عَمُودَ ٱلسَّحَابِ، وَاقِفًا عِنْدَ بَابِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ، وَيَقُومُ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَيَسْجُدُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي بَابِ خَيْمَتِهِ.

All the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, and all the people rose up and worshipped, everyone at their tent door.

١١ 11 وَيُكَلِّمُ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَجْهًا لِوَجْهٍ، كَمَا يُكَلِّمُ ٱلرَّجُلُ صَاحِبَهُ. وَإِذَا رَجَعَ مُوسَى إِلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ كَانَ خَادِمُهُ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ ٱلْغُلَامُ، لَا يَبْرَحُ مِنْ دَاخِلِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ.

The LORD spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. He turned again into the camp, but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, didn’t depart from the Tent.

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلرَّبِّ: «ٱنْظُرْ. أَنْتَ قَائِلٌ لِي: أَصْعِدْ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبَ، وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تُعَرِّفْنِي مَنْ تُرْسِلُ مَعِي. وَأَنْتَ قَدْ قُلْتَ: عَرَفْتُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ، وَوَجَدْتَ أَيْضًا نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيَّ.

Moses said to the LORD, “Behold, you tell me, ‘Bring up this people;’ and you haven’t let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favour in my sight.’

١٣ 13 فَٱلْآنَ إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَعَلِّمْنِي طَرِيقَكَ حَتَّى أَعْرِفَكَ لِكَيْ أَجِدَ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ. وَٱنْظُرْ أَنَّ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمَّةَ شَعْبُكَ».

Now therefore, if I have found favour in your sight, please show me your way, now, that I may know you, so that I may find favour in your sight; and consider that this nation is your people.”

١٤ 14 فَقَالَ: «وَجْهِي يَسِيرُ فَأُرِيحُكَ».

He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «إِنْ لَمْ يَسِرْ وَجْهُكَ فَلَا تُصْعِدْنَا مِنْ هَهُنَا،

Moses said to him, “If your presence doesn’t go with me, don’t carry us up from here.

١٦ 16 فَإِنَّهُ بِمَاذَا يُعْلَمُ أَنِّي وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ أَنَا وَشَعْبُكَ؟ أَلَيْسَ بِمَسِيرِكَ مَعَنَا؟ فَنَمْتَازَ أَنَا وَشَعْبُكَ عَنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلشُّعُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ».

For how would people know that I have found favour in your sight, I and your people? Isn’t it that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?”

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ أَيْضًا ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمْتَ عَنْهُ أَفْعَلُهُ، لِأَنَّكَ وَجَدْتَ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيَّ، وَعَرَفْتُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ».

The LORD said to Moses, “I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favour in my sight, and I know you by name.”

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ: «أَرِنِي مَجْدَكَ».

Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”

١٩ 19 فَقَالَ: «أُجِيزُ كُلَّ جُودَتِي قُدَّامَكَ. وَأُنَادِي بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ قُدَّامَكَ. وَأَتَرَاءَفُ عَلَى مَنْ أَتَرَاءَفُ، وَأَرْحَمُ مَنْ أَرْحَمُ».

He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the LORD’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”

٢٠ 20 وَقَالَ: «لَا تَقْدِرُ أَنْ تَرَى وَجْهِي، لِأَنَّ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ لَا يَرَانِي وَيَعِيشُ».

He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”

٢١ 21 وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «هُوَذَا عِنْدِي مَكَانٌ، فَتَقِفُ عَلَى ٱلصَّخْرَةِ.

The LORD also said, “Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock.

٢٢ 22 وَيَكُونُ مَتَى ٱجْتَازَ مَجْدِي، أَنِّي أَضَعُكَ فِي نُقْرَةٍ مِنَ ٱلصَّخْرَةِ، وَأَسْتُرُكَ بِيَدِي حَتَّى أَجْتَازَ.

It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by;

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ أَرْفَعُ يَدِي فَتَنْظُرُ وَرَائِي، وَأَمَّا وَجْهِي فَلَا يُرَى».

then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen.”