Exodus 3

1 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.

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 The angel of Jehovah appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and look, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was 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 Moses said, "I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."

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

4 When Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, "Moses. Moses." He said, "Here I am."

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

5 He said, "Do not come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."

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

6 Moreover he said, "I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look at 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 Jehovah 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.

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 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 Canaanites, and the Hethites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

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 Now, look, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

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

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

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

11 And Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of 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 God spoke to Moses, saying, "Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall 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 said to God, "Look, 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?"

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 said to Moses, "I AM THAT I AM," and he said, "You shall tell the children of Israel this: '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 said moreover to Moses, "You shall tell the children of Israel this, 'Jehovah, 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 from generation to 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 gather the elders of the children of Israel together, and tell them, 'Jehovah, 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;

“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 have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, and the Hethites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites, 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 They will listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, '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 our God.'

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 I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, except by a mighty hand.

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

20 I will put forth my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in its midst, and after that he will let you go.

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

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

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

22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. So you shall plunder 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.”