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.

Moyize azalaki koleisa bibwele ya Jetro, bokilo na ye mpe Nganga-Nzambe ya Madiani. Amemaki bibwele mosika, kati na esobe, mpe akomaki na Orebi, ngomba ya Nzambe.

2 The angel of the LORD 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.

Kuna, Anjelu ya Yawe abimelaki ye kati na ndemo ya moto oyo ezalaki komata longwa kati na mwa nzete. Moyize amonaki nzete moke yango kopela moto, kasi ezalaki kozika te.

3 Moses said, "I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."

Moyize amilobelaki: « Tika ete nabaluka mpo ete natala emoniseli oyo ya kokamwa mpe nayeba mpo na nini nzete moke oyo ezali kozika te. »

4 When the LORD 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."

Tango Yawe amonaki ete Moyize azali kobaluka mpo na kotala, Nzambe abengaki ye wuta na nzete moke yango: — Moyize, Moyize! Moyize azongisaki: — Ngai oyo!

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

Nzambe alobaki na ye: — Kopusana awa te, longola basandale na yo na makolo na yo, pamba te esika oyo otelemi ezali mabele ya bule.

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.

Alobaki lisusu: — Nazali Nzambe ya bakoko na yo, Nzambe ya Abrayami, Nzambe ya Izaki, mpe Nzambe ya Jakobi. Boye Moyize abombaki elongi na ye, pamba te abangaki kotala Nzambe.

7 The LORD 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.

Yawe alobaki: — Namoni pasi ya bato na Ngai kuna na Ejipito; nayoki koganga na bango mpo na misala makasi oyo bakonzi ya misala makasi bazali kopesa bango. Nayebi pasi na bango.

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.

Yango wana nakiti mpo na kokangola bango na maboko ya bato ya Ejipito mpe kobimisa bango na mokili oyo, mpo na kokotisa bango na mokili ya kitoko mpe ya monene, mokili oyo ezali kobimisa miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi. Ezali mokili oyo evandaka bato ya Kanana, ya Iti, ya Amori, ya Perizi, ya Evi mpe ya Yebusi.

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.

Sik’oyo, koganga ya bana ya Isalaele ekomi kino epai na Ngai mpe namoni ndenge nini bato ya Ejipito bazali konyokola bango.

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."

Yango wana natindi yo sik’oyo mpo ete okende epai ya Faraon mpo na kobimisa bato na Ngai, Isalaele, na Ejipito.

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?"

Moyize alobaki na Nzambe: — Ngai nazali nani mpo ete nakende epai ya Faraon mpe mpo ete nabimisa bana ya Isalaele na Ejipito?

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."

Nzambe alobaki: — Nakozala na yo elongo. Mpe tala elembo oyo ekolakisa yo ete Ngai nde natindi yo: tango okobimisa bato na Ngai na Ejipito, bokogumbamela Nzambe na ngomba oyo.

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?"

Moyize alobaki na Nzambe: — Soki nakeyi epai ya bana ya Isalaele mpe nalobi na bango: « Nzambe ya bakoko na bino atindi ngai epai na bino, » bongo soki bango batuni ngai: « Kombo na Ye nani? » Nakoyebisa bango nini?

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.'"

Nzambe alobaki na Moyize: — Ngai nazali oyo akosala. Tala makambo oyo okoloba na bana ya Isalaele: « Nazali atindi ngai epai na bino. »

15 And God said moreover to Moses, "You shall tell the children of Israel this, '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 from generation to generation.

Nzambe alobaki lisusu na Moyize: — Loba na bana ya Isalaele: « Yawe Nzambe ya bakoko na bino, Nzambe ya Abrayami, Nzambe ya Izaki, mpe Nzambe ya Jakobi, atindi ngai epai na bino. »

16 Go, and gather the elders of the children of Israel together, and tell them, 'The LORD, 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;

Boye, kende, sangisa bakambi ya Isalaele mpe loba na bango: « Yawe, Nzambe ya bakoko na bino, Nzambe ya Abrayami, ya Izaki mpe ya Jakobi, abimelaki ngai mpe alobi: ‹ Nazwi mokano ya kobundela bino, pamba te namoni pasi na bino na Ejipito. › »

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."'

Mpe nalobi: « Nakolongola bino na minyoko ya Ejipito mpo na komema bino na mokili ya bato ya Kanana, ya Iti, ya Amori, ya Perizi, ya Evi mpe ya Yebusi, na mokili oyo ezali kobimisa miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi. »

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.'

Bakambi ya Isalaele bakoyokela yo, bongo yo elongo na bakambi, bokokende epai ya mokonzi ya Ejipito mpe bokoloba na ye: « Yawe Nzambe ya Ba-Ebre akutanaki na biso. Sik’oyo, pesa biso nzela ya kotambola mikolo misato kati na esobe mpo ete tokende kotumbela Yawe, Nzambe na biso, mbeka. »

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

Kasi nayebi ete mokonzi ya Ejipito akopesa bino te nzela ya kokende, ata soki amoni loboko na Ngai ya nguya.

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.

Yango wana, nakosembola loboko na Ngai; nakobeta Ejipito na nzela ya bikamwa na Ngai nyonso oyo nakosala kati na yango. Sima na yango, mokonzi ya Ejipito akotika bino kokende.

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.

Nakosala ete bana ya Isalaele bazwa ngolu na miso ya bato ya Ejipito mpo ete, tango bokolongwa, bokende maboko pamba te.

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.

Mwasi nyonso akosenga epai ya moninga na ye mpe epai ya mwasi oyo avandi na ndako na ye: biloko ya palata, ya wolo mpe bilamba. Bokopesa yango epai ya bana na bino ya mibali mpe ya basi mpo ete bamema. Na bongo nde bokosilisa biloko ya bato ya Ejipito.