Exodus 6

1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Now you will see what I will do to the king [and his people]. I will powerfully [MTY] compel him to let my people go. In fact, by my power [MTY] [I will force] him to expel them from his land!”

Pea naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “Ko eni, te ke mamata ki he meʻa te u fai kia Felo: koeʻuhi ʻi he nima mālohi te ne tukuange ʻakinautolu ke ʻalu, pea ʻi he nima mālohi te ne kapusi ʻakinautolu mei he fonua.”

2 God also said to Moses/me, “I am Yahweh.

Pea naʻe folofola ʻae ʻOtua kia Mōsese, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko au ko Sihova.

3 I am the one who appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and [told them that I] was God Almighty, but I did not [tell] them that my name [was Yahweh].

Pea naʻaku fakahā au kia ʻEpalahame, mo ʻAisake, pea mo Sēkope, ko e ʻOtua Māfimafi, ka ko hoku huafa KO SIHOVA, naʻe ʻikai ke ʻilo ai au ʻekinautolu.

4 I also made my solemn agreement with them, promising to give them the Canaan region. That was the area in which they were living as foreigners.

Pea kuo u fakapapau ʻeku fuakava mo kinautolu, ke foaki kiate kinautolu ʻae fonua ko Kēnani, ko e fonua ʻo ʻenau fononga fano, ʻaia naʻa nau nofo ai ko e muli.

5 Furthermore, I have heard the Israeli people as they were groaning [because of the hard work that] the Egyptians forced them to do as their slaves. I have thought about that solemn promise [that I made].

Pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻae ngaahi toʻe foki ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻakinautolu ʻoku kei fakapōpulaʻi ʻe he kakai ʻIsipite: pea kuo u manatuʻi ʻeku fuakava.

6 So tell the Israeli people that [I said this: ] ‘I am Yahweh. I will free you from the burdens [of heavy work] that the Egyptians [have given you]. I will free you from being their slaves. With my great power [MTY] and by punishing them [MTY] very severely, I will save you.

Ko ia, lea ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ‘Ko au ko Sihova, pea te u ʻomi ʻakimoutolu kituʻa mei he ngaahi kavenga ʻae kakai ʻIsipite, pea te u fakangata ʻa hoʻomou pōpula kiate kinautolu, pea teu huhuʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae nima kuo mafao, mo e ngaahi tautea lahi:

7 I will cause you to be my own people, and I will be your God, [the one you worship]. You will truly know that I, Yahweh your God, am the one who has freed you from the burdens [of work as slaves] of the Egyptians.

Pea te u maʻu ʻakimoutolu kiate au ko hoku kakai, pea teu ʻiate kimoutolu ko homou ʻOtua: pea te mou ʻilo ko au ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ʻoku ou ʻomi ʻakimoutolu kituʻa mei he ngaahi kavenga ʻae kakai ʻIsipite.

8 And I will bring you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. You will possess it [forever]. I, Yahweh, am [promising this].’”

Pea te u ʻomi ʻakimoutolu ki he fonua, ʻaia naʻaku fuakava ai ke foaki ia kia ʻEpalahame, mo ʻAisake, pea mo Sēkope; pea te u foaki ia kiate kimoutolu ko e tofiʻa: Ko au ko Sihova.’”

9 Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, but they did not believe what he/I said. They were very discouraged [IDM] because of the hard work [that they had been forced to do as slaves].

Pea naʻe lea pehē ʻe Mōsese ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: ka naʻe ʻikai te nau tokanga kia Mōsese ko e meʻa ʻi he feinga ʻa honau laumālie, mo e māmani ʻo honau pōpula.

10 Yahweh said to Moses/me,

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,

11 “Go and tell the king of Egypt [again] that he must allow the Israeli people to leave his land!”

“ʻAlu, ʻo lea kia Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite, ke ne tukuange ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ke ʻalu mei hono fonua.”

12 But Moses/I said to Yahweh, “Listen [to what I am saying]. [Even] the Israeli people have not paid attention to what I [told them]. But I am a poor speaker. [MET, MTY] So (why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?/the king will certainly not pay attention to what I [tell him]!)” [RHQ]

Pea naʻe lea ʻa Mōsese ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻo pehē, “Vakai, ʻoku ʻikai tokanga ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kiate au: pea ʻe tokanga fēfeeʻi ʻa Felo kiate au, ko e loungutu taʻekamu ko au?”

13 But Yahweh spoke to Aaron and Moses/me and commanded them/us, “Tell the Israeli people and the king of Egypt that I have [commissioned you two] to lead the Israeli people out of Egypt.”

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, pea mo ʻElone, “ʻO ne tuku kiate kinaua ʻae fekau ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea kia Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite, ke ʻomi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite.”

14 (Here is/I will now give you) a list of the ancestors of [Moses/me and Aaron]: The sons of Reuben, who was Jacob’s oldest son, [were] Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. They were [ancestors of] the clans [that have those same names].

Pea ko e ngaahi ʻeiki eni ʻoe fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai: Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Lupeni ko e ʻuluaki foha ʻo ʻIsileli; ko Henoke, mo Falu, mo Hesiloni, mo Kalimi; ko e ngaahi faʻahinga eni ʻo Lupeni.

15 The sons of Simeon [were] Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul. Shaul’s mother was a woman from the Canaan people-group. Those men also were [ancestors of] clans [that have those same names].

Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Simione; ko Semueli, mo Samini, mo ʻOhati, mo Sakini mo Sohali, mo Saula, ko e tama ʻae fefine Kēnani: ko e ngaahi faʻahinga eni ʻo Simione.

16 These are the names of the sons of Levi, in the order in which they were born: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi was 137 years old [when he died].

Pea ko e hingoa eni ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Livai ʻo fakatatau ki honau ngaahi toʻutangata; ko Kesoni, mo Kohate, mo Melali: pea ko e ngaahi taʻu ʻoe moʻui ʻa Livai ko e taʻu ʻe teau mo e taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ma fitu.

17 The sons of Gershon [were] Libni and Shimei. They were ancestors of clans that have those names.

Ko e ongo foha ʻo Kesoni: ko Sipinai, mo Simi, ʻo fakatatau ki hona faʻahinga:

18 The sons of Kohath [were] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath was 133 years old [when he died].

Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Kohate; ko ʻAmilami, mo ʻIsa, mo Hepeloni, mo ʻUsili: pea ko e ngaahi taʻu ʻoe moʻui ʻa Kohate, ko e taʻu ʻe teau mo e taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ma tolu.

19 The sons of Merari [were] Mahli and Mushi. All of those people whose names [I have listed] belonged to tribes/clans descended from Levi, in the order in which they were born.

Pea ko e ongo foha ʻo Melali; ko Mali mo Musi: ko e ngaahi faʻahinga eni ʻo Livai ʻi honau ngaahi toʻutangata.

20 Amram married his father’s sister, Jochebed. She was the mother of Aaron and Moses/me. Amram was 137 years old [when he died].

Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe ʻAmilami ʻa Sokapeti ko e tuofefine ʻo ʻene tamai ʻo na mali; pea ne fanauʻi kiate ia ʻa ʻElone mo Mōsese: pea ko e ngaahi taʻu ʻoe moʻui ʻa ʻAmilami ko e taʻu ʻe teau mo e taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ma fitu.

21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsa: ko Kola, mo Nefaki, mo Sikili.

22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo ʻUsili; ko Miseli, mo ʻElisefani, mo Sitili.

23 Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to [four sons]: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe ʻElone ʻa ʻElisipa, ko e ʻofefine ʻo ʻAminatape, ko e tuofefine ʻo Neasoni, ʻo na mali; pea naʻe fānau kiate ia ʻa Natipi mo ʻApiu, mo ʻEliesa, mo ʻItama.

24 The sons of Korah [were] Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korah people-group.

Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Kola; ko ʻAsili, mo ʻElikena, mo ʻApiasafi: ko e ngaahi faʻahinga eni ʻo Kola.

25 Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. [That ends the list of] the families and clans that were descended from Levi.

Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo ʻElone ʻae tokotaha ʻoe ʻofefine ʻo Piuteli ʻo na mali: pea ne fanauʻi kiate ia ʻa Finiasi: ko ʻeni ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki ʻoe kau mātuʻa ʻoe kau Livai ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga.

26 Aaron and Moses/I were the ones to whom Yahweh said, “Lead all the families and clans of the Israeli people out of Egypt.”

Ko eni ʻae ʻElone mo e Mōsese ko ia, naʻe folofola ki ai ʻa Sihova, “Mo omi kituaʻā mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi honau ngaahi kongakau.

27 They/We were the ones who spoke to the king of Egypt about bringing the Israeli people out of Egypt.

Ko kinaua ʻeni ʻaia naʻa na lea kia Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite, ke ʻomi kituaʻā ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite: ko eni ʻae Mōsese mo e ʻElone ko ia.”

28 On the day that Yahweh spoke to Moses/me in Egypt,

Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he ʻaho ko ia naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipite,

29 he said, “I am Yahweh. You must tell the king everything that I say to you.”

Naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehēange, “Ko au ko Sihova: ke ke tala ʻe koe kia Felo ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite, ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku ou lea ʻaki kiate koe.”

30 But Moses/I said to Yahweh, “Listen to me. I am not a good speaker. [MET, MTY] So (the king will certainly not pay attention to what I say/why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?)!” [RHQ]

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Mōsese ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, “Vakai, ko e loungutu taʻekamu au, pea ʻe tokanga fēfeeʻi ʻa Felo kiate au?”