出埃及記 3
1 那時梅瑟為他的岳父，米德楊的司祭耶特洛放羊；一次他趕羊往曠野裏去，到了天主的山曷勒布。
Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
2 上主的使者叢荊棘叢火焰中顯現給他；他遠遠看見那荊棘為火焚燒，而荊棘卻沒有燒毀。
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
3 梅瑟心裏說：「我要到那邊看看這個奇異的現象，為什麼荊棘燒不毀﹖」
So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
4 上主見他走來觀看，天主便由荊棘叢中叫他說：「梅瑟! 梅瑟! 」他答說：「我在這裏。」
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered.
5 天主說：「不可到這邊來! 將你腳上的鞋脫下，因為你所站的地方是聖地。」
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
6 又說：「我是你父親的天主，亞巴郎的天主，依撒格的天主，雅各伯的天主。」梅瑟因為怕看見天主，就把臉遮起來。
Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
7 上主說：「我看見我的百姓在埃及所受的痛苦，聽見她們因工頭的壓迫而發出的哀號；我以注意到他們的痛苦。
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
8 所以我要下去整救百姓脫離埃及人的手，領他們離開那地方，到一個美麗寬闊的地方，流奶流蜜的地方，就是客納罕人、赫特人、阿摩黎人、培黎齊人、希威人和耶步斯人的地方。
I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
9 現在以色列子民的哀號已達於我前，我也親自看見埃及人加於他們的壓迫。
And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.
10 所以你來，我要派你到法朗那裏，率領我的百姓以色列出離埃及。」
Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.”
11 梅瑟對天主說：「我是誰，竟敢去見法朗，率領以色列子民出離埃及﹖」
But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
12 上主回答說：「我必與你同在；幾時你將我的百姓由埃及領出來，你們要在這座山上崇拜天主，你要以此作為我派你的憑據。」啟示上主的名字
“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.”
13 梅瑟對天主說：「當我到以色列子民那裏，向他們說：你們主先的天主打﹖我到你們這裏來時，他們必要問我：他叫什麼名字﹖我要回答他們什麼呢﹖」
Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to 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 天主向梅瑟說：「我是自有者。」又說：「你要這樣對以色列子民說：那「自有者」打發我到你們這裏來。」
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 天主又對梅瑟說：「你要這樣對以色列子民說：上主，你們祖先的天主，亞巴郎的天主，依撒格的天主和雅各伯的天主，打發我到你們這裏來，這是我的名字，直到永遠；這是我的稱號，直到萬世。
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘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 how I am to be remembered in every generation.
16 你去召集以色列的長老，對他們說：上主，你們祖先的天主，亞巴郎的天主，依撒格的天主和雅各伯的天主顯現給我說：我實在注意到你們和你們在埃及所遭遇到的一切。
Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
17 因此我決意領你們擺脫埃及人的壓迫，到客納罕人，赫特人，阿摩黎人，培黎齊人，希威人和耶步斯人的地方，即流奶流蜜的地方。
And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’
18 他們必會聽你的話。你要同以色列的長老去見埃及王，對他說：上主，希伯來人的天主遇見了我們；現今請讓我們走三天的路程，到曠野裏向上主我們的天主舉行祭獻。
The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
19 但是我知道，若不用強硬的手段，埃及王決不會讓你們走。
But I know that the king of Egypt will not allow you to go unless a mighty hand compels him.
20 因此，我要在埃及顯各種奇蹟，打擊那地；以後他才放你們走。
So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.
21 我必要使這百姓在埃及人眼中蒙恩，因此，你們離去時不致空手而走。
And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed.
22 各個婦人應向鄰舍的婦女，向住在自己家中的女人索取金鉓、銀飾和 衣服，穿戴在你們子女身上：這樣你們就剝奪人埃及人。」
Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”
