Exodus 3

1 And Moses was feeding the flock of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep near to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb.

Pea ko eni, naʻe tauhi ʻe Mōsese ʻae fanga manu ʻa ʻene tamai ʻi he fono ko Setelo, ko e taulaʻeiki ʻo Mitiane: pea naʻa ne tataki atu ʻae fanga manu ki he tukuʻuta ʻoe toafa, ʻo aʻu ki he moʻunga ʻoe ʻOtua, ki Holepi.

2 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire, —but the bush was not consumed.

Pea naʻe hā mai ʻae ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova kiate ia ʻi he ulo afi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ʻuluʻakau: pea sio ia, pea vakai, naʻe ulo ʻae ʻuluʻakau ʻi he afi, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻosi ai ʻae ʻuluʻakau.

3 And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.

Pea pehē ʻe Mōsese, “Ko eni, te u afe atu ʻo mamata ki he meʻa lahi ni, pe ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai vela ai ʻae ʻuluʻakau.”

4 And when the Lord saw that he drew near to see, the Lord called him out of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses; and he said, What is it?

Pea naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ki heʻene afe ke mamata, pea folofola ʻae ʻOtua kiate ia mei he lotolotonga ʻoe ʻuluʻakau, ʻo pehē, “Mōsese, Mōsese.” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko au eni.”

5 And he said, Draw not near hither: loose your sandals from off your feet, for the place whereon you stand is holy ground.

Pea pehē ʻe ia, ‘ʻOua naʻa ke ofi mai ki heni; toʻo ho topuvaʻe mei ho vaʻe, he ko e potu ʻoku ke tuʻu ai ko e kelekele tapu.”

6 And he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraam, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.

Pea naʻa ne pehē foki, “Ko au ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻo tamai, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope.” Pea naʻe fufū ʻe Mōsese hono mata; he naʻe manavahē ia ke sio atu ki he ʻOtua.

7 And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry [caused] by their taskmasters; for I know their affliction.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko e moʻoni kuo u mamata ki he mamahi ʻa hoku kakai, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi ʻIsipite, pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻenau tangi ko e meʻa ʻi honau kau enginaki ngāue: pea ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻenau ngaahi mamahi:

8 And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, and to bring them into a good and wide land, into a land flowing with milk and honey, into the place of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites.

Pea kuo u ʻalu hifo ke fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu mei he nima ʻoe kakai ʻIsipite, pea ke ʻomi ʻakinautolu mei he fonua ko ia ki ha fonua lelei mo lahi, ko e fonua ʻoku mahu tāfea ʻi he huʻahuhu mo e honi; ki he fonua ʻoe kau Kēnani mo e kau Heti, mo e kau ʻAmoli, mo e kau Pelesi, mo e kau Hevi, mo e kau Sepusi.

9 And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me, and I have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict them.

Pea ko eni, vakai, ko e tangi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kuo ongo mai kiate au: pea kuo u mamata foki ki he mamahi ʻaia ʻoku fakamamahi ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻe he kakai ʻIsipite.

10 And now come, I will send you to Pharao king of Egypt, and you shall bring out my people the children of Israel from the land of Egypt.

Pea ko eni, ke ke haʻu, pea te u fekau koe kia Felo, koeʻuhi ke ke ʻomi hoku kakai ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite.”

11 And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharao king of Egypt, and that I should bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt?

Pea pehēange ʻe Mōsese ki he ʻOtua, “Ko hai au, koeʻuhi ke u ʻalu kia Felo, pea koeʻuhi ke u ʻomi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite?”

12 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with you, and this shall be the sign to you that I shall send you forth, —when you bring out my people out of Egypt, then you shall serve God in this mountain.

Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e moʻoni, Te u ʻiate koe; pea ko e fakaʻilonga eni kiate koe, kuo u fekauʻi koe: Hili haʻo ʻomi ʻae kakai mei ʻIsipite, te mou tauhi ʻae ʻOtua ʻi he moʻunga ni.”

13 And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has sent me to you; and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?

Pea pehēange ʻe Mōsese ki he ʻOtua, “Vakai, ʻo kau ka hoko atu ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea u pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai kuo ne fekau au kiate kimoutolu; pea te nau pehē mai kiate au, ‘Ko hai hono huafa?’ Pea ko e hā te u tala kiate kinautolu?”

14 And God spoke to Moses, saying, I am THE BEING; and he said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, THE BEING has sent me to you.

Pea pehē ʻe he ʻOtua kia Mōsese, “KO AU, KO E KO AU: pea pehē ʻe ia, Te ke lea pehē ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ‘Kuo fekau au ʻe he KO AU kiate kimoutolu.’”

15 And God said again to Moses, Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel, The Lord God of our fathers, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and my memorial to generations of generations.

Pea toe pehē ʻe he ʻOtua kia Mōsese, “Pea ke lea ʻo pehē ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake, mo e ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope, kuo ne fekau au kiate kimoutolu: ko hoku huafa eni ke taʻengata, pea ko hoku fakaʻilonga eni ki he ngaahi toʻutangata kotoa pē.

16 Go then and gather the elders of the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, The Lord God of our fathers has appeared to me, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, saying, I have surely looked upon you, and upon all the things which have happened to you in Egypt.

‌ʻAlu, ʻo fakataha ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli, mo ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame, ʻo ʻAisake, mo Sēkope, naʻe hā mai ia kiate au, ʻo ne pehē mai, ‘Kuo u ʻaʻahi atu moʻoni kiate kimoutolu, [ʻo mamata ]ki he meʻa ʻoku fai kiate kimoutolu ʻi ʻIsipite.’

17 And he said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of the Egyptians to the land of the Chananites and the Chettites, and Amorites and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.

Pea ne u pehē, ‘Te u ʻomi ʻakimoutolu mei he ngaahi mamahi ʻo ʻIsipite, ki he fonua ʻoe kau Kēnani, mo e kau Heti, mo e kau ʻAmoli, mo e kau Pelesi, mo e kau Hevi, mo e kau Sepusi, ki he fonua ʻoku mahu tāfea ʻi he huʻahuhu mo e honi.’

18 And they shall listen to your voice, and you and the elders of Israel shall go in to Pharao king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three days into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.

“Pea te nau tokanga ki ho leʻo: pea te ke haʻu, ʻa koe mo e kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite, pea te mou lea kiate ia, ‘Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻoe kakai Hepelū kuo haʻu kiate kimautolu: pea ko eni, ʻoku mau kole kiate koe, tuku ke mau ʻalu ʻi he fonongaʻanga ʻoe ʻaho ʻe tolu ki he toafa, koeʻuhi ke mau fai ʻae feilaulau kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtua.’

19 But I know that Pharao king of Egypt will not let you go, save with a mighty hand;

Pea ʻoku ou ʻilo pau ʻe ʻikai fie tukuange ʻakimoutolu ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite ke mou ʻalu, ka ʻi he nima mālohi.

20 and I will stretch out my hand, and strike the Egyptians with all my wonders, which I shall work among them, and after that he will send you forth.

Pea te u mafao atu hoku nima ʻo taaʻi ʻa ʻIsipite ʻaki ʻa ʻeku ngaahi meʻa mana kotoa pē, ʻaia te u fai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ia: pea hili ia, te ne toki tuku ke mou ʻalu.

21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and whenever you shall escape, you shall not depart empty.

“Pea te u fakaʻofeina ʻae kakai ni ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai ʻIsipite: pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoka mou ka ʻalu, ʻe ʻikai te mou ʻalu masiva.

22 But [every] woman shall ask of her neighbor and fellow lodger, articles of gold and silver, and apparel; and you shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters, —and spoil you the Egyptians.

Ka ʻe kole ʻae fefine kotoa pē ki hono kaungāʻapi, pea mo ia ʻoku ʻāunofo ʻi hono fale, ʻae ngaahi teunga siliva, mo e teunga koula, mo e ngaahi kofu: pea te mou ʻai ia ki homou ngaahi foha, pea ki homou ngaahi ʻofefine; pea te mou fakamasivaʻi ʻae kakai ʻIsipite.