Exodus 3

1 And Moses has been feeding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, priest of Midian, and he leads the flock behind the wilderness, and comes to the mountain of God, to Horeb;

Pada suatu hari, Musa sedang menggembalakan domba dan kambing milik mertuanya, Yitro, yang juga dikenal dengan nama Rehuel, seorang imam di Midian. Musa menggiring kawanan ternak menyeberangi padang belantara dan sampai di gunung Sinai, yang juga disebut ‘gunung Allah’.

2 and the Messenger of YHWH appears to him in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he sees, and behold, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is not consumed.

Di sana, malaikat utusan TUHAN menampakkan diri kepada Musa dalam bentuk nyala api di tengah-tengah semak. Musa melihat semak itu berapi tetapi tidak terbakar.

3 And Moses says, “Now I turn aside and see this great appearance. Why is the bush not burned?”

Maka berkatalah Musa, “Sungguh aneh! Mengapa semak itu tidak terbakar? Aku akan melihatnya dari dekat.”

4 And YHWH sees that he has turned aside to see, and God calls to him out of the midst of the bush and says, “Moses! Moses!” And he says, “Here I [am].”

Ketika TUHAN melihat bahwa Musa mendekat, berkatalah Allah dari semak itu, “Musa, Musa!” Jawab Musa, “Ya, ini aku!”

5 And He says, “Do not come near here. Cast your shoes from off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

Lalu TUHAN berkata, “Jangan mendekat! Lepaskan alas kakimu, karena tanah yang kamu injak itu suci.

6 He also says, “I [am] the God of your father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob”; and Moses hides his face, for he is afraid to look toward God.

Akulah Allah yang disembah oleh ayahmu, dan yang disembah oleh nenek moyangmu Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub.” Maka Musa menyembunyikan wajahnya karena takut melihat Allah.

7 And YHWH says, “I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;

Kata TUHAN kepadanya, “Sesungguhnya, Aku sudah melihat betapa umat-Ku ditindas di Mesir dan Aku mendengar seruan mereka atas perlakuan kejam para mandor terhadap mereka. Aku mengetahui penderitaan mereka.

8 and I go down to deliver it out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to cause it to go up out of the land to a land good and broad, to a land flowing with milk and honey—to the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

Kini Aku datang untuk membebaskan mereka dari tangan orang Mesir. Aku akan memimpin mereka keluar dari negeri itu dan membawa mereka ke negeri yang baik dan luas, yang berlimpah dengan hasil alam, yaitu ke negeri orang Kanaan, Het, Amori, Feris, Hewi, dan Yebus.

9 And now, behold, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them,

Seruan umat Israel sudah sampai kepada-Ku, dan Aku sudah menyaksikan betapa kejamnya orang Mesir menindas mereka.

10 and now, come, and I send you to Pharaoh; and bring out My people, the sons of Israel, from Egypt.”

Sekarang, pergilah. Aku mengutusmu menghadap raja Mesir untuk membawa umat-Ku, keturunan Israel, keluar dari Mesir.”

11 And Moses says to God, “Who [am] I, that I go to Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?”

Jawab Musa kepada Allah, “Aku ini bukan siapa-siapa! Bagaimana mungkin aku bisa menghadap raja dan membawa keturunan Israel keluar dari Mesir?”

12 And He says, “Because I am with you, and this [is] the sign to you that I have sent you: in your bringing out the people from Egypt—you serve God on this mountain.”

Jawab Allah, “Aku akan menyertaimu, dan inilah tanda bagimu bahwa Akulah yang mengutusmu: Setelah kamu membawa umat-Ku keluar dari Mesir, kalian akan menyembah-Ku di gunung ini.”

13 And Moses says to God, “Behold, I am coming to the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they have said to me, What [is] His Name? What do I say to them?”

Musa menjawab, “Kalau aku pergi menemui umat Israel dan berkata kepada mereka, ‘Allah nenek moyang kita sudah mengutus saya kepada kalian,’ tentu mereka akan bertanya, ‘Siapakah nama-Nya?’ Lalu aku harus menjawab apa?”

14 And God says to Moses, “I AM THAT WHICH I AM.” He also says, “Thus you say to the sons of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.”

Kata Allah kepada Musa, “Aku adalah Aku. Katakanlah kepada umat Israel bahwa ‘Akulah Aku’ yang mengutus kamu kepada mereka.

15 And God says again to Moses, “Thus you say to the sons of Israel: YHWH, God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you; this [is] My Name for all time, and this [is] My memorial, to generation [and] generation.

Katakan juga kepada mereka, ‘TUHAN, Allah Abraham, Allah Isak, dan Allah Yakub, yaitu Allah nenek moyang kalian, sudah mengutus saya kepadamu.’ Semua sebutan itu merupakan nama-Ku untuk selama-lamanya. Demikianlah kalian akan memanggil nama-Ku turun temurun.

16 Go, and you have gathered the elderly of Israel, and have said to them: YHWH, God of your fathers, has appeared to me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;

“Pergilah dan kumpulkan tua-tua Israel, lalu katakanlah kepada mereka: TUHAN Allah nenek moyang kita, Allah Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub, sudah menjumpai saya dan berkata, ‘Aku sudah memperhatikan kalian dan melihat bagaimana kalian diperlakukan di Mesir.

17 and I say [that] I bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing [with] milk and honey.

Aku berjanji akan membawa kalian keluar dari penindasan di Mesir ke negeri orang Kanaan, Het, Amori, Feris, Hewi dan Yebus, ke negeri yang berlimpah dengan hasil alam.’”

18 And they have listened to your voice, and you have entered, you and [the] elderly of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you have said to him: YHWH, God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, please let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to our God YHWH.

Kata Allah selanjutnya kepada Musa, “Para tua-tua Israel akan mendengarkanmu, lalu kalian akan pergi menghadap raja dan berkata kepadanya, ‘TUHAN, Allah umat Israel, sudah menjumpai kami. Oleh karena itu, izinkanlah kami melakukan perjalanan selama tiga hari ke padang belantara, agar kami dapat mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN Allah kami.’

19 And I have known that the king of Egypt does not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand,

“Aku tahu bahwa raja Mesir tidak akan membiarkan kalian pergi begitu saja, kecuali dipaksa oleh kuasa yang besar.

20 and I have put forth My hand, and have struck Egypt with all My wonders, which I do in its midst—and afterward he sends you away.

Maka Aku akan memakai kuasa-Ku dan menghantam Mesir dengan segala perbuatan-Ku yang ajaib. Sesudah itu barulah dia akan membiarkan kalian pergi.

21 And I have given the grace of this people in the eyes of the Egyptians, and it has come to pass, when you go, you do not go empty;

Aku akan menggerakkan hati orang Mesir agar mereka berbaik hati kepada kalian, sehingga kalian tidak akan pergi dengan tangan kosong.

22 and [every] woman has asked from her neighbor, and from her who is sojourning in her house, [for] vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and you have put [them] on your sons and on your daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians.”

Setiap perempuan Israel akan meminta perhiasan emas, perak, dan pakaian dari tetangganya yang orang Mesir, termasuk siapa pun perempuan Mesir yang kebetulan menginap di rumah tetangga itu. Kamu akan mengenakan perhiasan dan pakaian itu pada anak-anakmu, baik yang laki-laki maupun perempuan. Demikianlah kamu akan merampas harta orang Mesir.”