< 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.
Moyiz t'ap gade mouton ak kabrit Jetwo, bòpè li, ki te yon prèt nan peyi Madyan. Moyiz mennen bèt yo lòt bò dezè a. Li rive sou mòn Orèb, mòn Bondye a.
2 The LORD’s angel appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Zanj Seyè a parèt devan l' sou fòm yon flanm dife nan mitan yon ti touf bwa. Moyiz gade, li wè touf bwa a te tou wouj ak dife, men li pa t'ap boule.
3 Moses said, “I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
Lè sa a, Moyiz di nan kè l': -Kite m' pwoche pi pre pou m' wè bagay dwòl sa a. Kouman touf bwa a fè pa boule?
4 When the LORD saw that he came over to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, “Moses! Moses!” He said, “Here I am.”
Lè Seyè a wè Moyiz t'ap pwoche pou l' gade, li rete nan mitan touf bwa a, li rele l', li di: -Moyiz! Moyiz! Moyiz reponn: -Men mwen wi.
5 He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”
Bondye di: -Rete kote ou ye a. Pa pwoche. Wete sapat nan pye ou, paske kote ou kanpe a se yon tè ki apa pou mwen.
6 Moreover he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Moses hid his face because he was afraid to look at God.
Bondye di ankò: -Se mwen menm, Bondye zansèt ou yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la ak Bondye Jakòb la. Moyiz bouche figi l', paske li te pè gade Bondye.
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.
Seyè a di: -Mwen wè tray pèp mwen an ap pase nan peyi Lejip. Mwen tande jan y'ap rele anba men moun k'ap peze yo. Wi, mwen konnen jan y'ap soufri.
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 Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Mwen desann pou m' vin delivre yo anba men moun peyi Lejip yo, pou m' fè yo soti nan peyi Lejip la, pou m' mennen yo nan yon gwo peyi ki gen bon tè, yon peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl koule tankou dlo. Se la moun Kanaran yo rete ansanm ak moun Et yo, moun Amori yo, moun Ferezi yo, moun Evi yo ak moun Jebis yo.
9 Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
Bondye di ankò: -Koulye a menm, rèl pitit Izrayèl yo rive jouk nan zòrèy mwen. Mwen wè jan y'ap soufri anba moun peyi Lejip yo k'ap peze yo.
10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
Koulye a, ale! Se mwen menm k'ap voye ou bò kote farawon an. Fè pèp mwen an soti nan peyi Lejip. Wi, fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi sa a.
11 Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”
Moyiz di Bondye: -Ki moun mwen ye menm pou m' ta penmèt mwen ale bò kot farawon an pou m' fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi Lejip?
12 He said, “Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”
Bondye di l': -M'ap kanpe la avè ou. Lèfini, pou fè konnen se mwen menm ki voye ou, men sa w'a fè: lè w'a fin fè pèp la soti kite peyi Lejip, n'a sèvi m' sou mòn sa a.
13 Moses said to God, “Behold, 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?”
Moyiz di Bondye konsa: -Bon. Koulye a, mwen pral bò kote pèp Izrayèl la, mwen pral di yo: Bondye zansèt nou yo voye m' kote nou. Ou mèt sèten yo pral mande m': Ki jan li rele? Lè sa a, kisa pou m' reponn yo?
14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Bondye di Moyiz: -Sa m' ye a se sa m' ye. Apre sa li di ankò: -W'a pale ak moun pèp Izrayèl yo, w'a di yo konsa: Mwen menm ki rele sa m' ye a, se mwen menm ki voye ou bò kote yo.
15 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 my memorial to all generations.
Bondye di Moyiz ankò: -Men sa pou di moun pèp Izrayèl yo. Seyè a, Bondye zansèt nou yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la, Bondye Jakòb la, voye m' bò kote nou. Wi, se konsa mwen rele. Se konsa y'ap toujou rele m' sou latè de tit an tit.
16 Go and gather the elders 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.
Ale non. Reyini tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la, di yo: Seyè a, Bondye zansèt nou yo, Bondye Abraram lan, Bondye Izarak la, Bondye Jakòb la, te parèt devan mwen. Li mande m' pou m' di nou pou li: Mwen vin vizite nou, mwen wè sa moun peyi Lejip yo ap fè nou pase.
17 I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey.”’
Se poutèt sa mwen di: M'ap fè nou soti kite peyi Lejip kote y'ap maltrete nou an. M'ap mennen nou nan peyi moun Kanaran yo, moun Et yo, moun Amori yo, moun Ferezi yo, moun Evi ak moun Jebis yo. Se yon peyi kote lèt ak siwo myèl koule tankou dlo.
18 They will listen to your voice. You shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, ‘The LORD, 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 the LORD, our God.’
Chèf fanmi yo va koute sa ou gen pou di yo. Apre sa, wava ale bò kote wa Lejip la ansanm ak chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl yo, n'a di wa a: Seyè a, Bondye ebre yo, te parèt devan nou. Kite n al fe yon ti vwayaj nan dezè a. Lè n'a fin mache pandan twa jou, n'a rete pou n' touye bèt n'ap ofri bay Seyè a, Bondye nou an.
19 I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
Mwen konnen wa peyi Lejip la p'ap kite nou ale, si yo pa fòse l'.
20 I will reach out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do among them, and after that he will let you go.
Se poutèt sa, m'ap lonje men m', m'ap frape peyi Lejip. M'ap fè tout kalite mirak nan peyi a. Apre sa, l'a kite nou ale.
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.
m'a fè mèvèy jouk tan moun peyi Lejip yo va aji byen ak pèp mwen an. Konsa, lè n'a pare pou nou pati kite yo, nou p'ap soti san anyen nan men nou.
22 But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing. You shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall plunder the Egyptians.”
Chak fanm va mande vwazin li pou yo ba li rad ak bijou an ajan ak bijou an lò. L'a fè menm bagay la ak fanm pèyi Lejip ki rete lakay li yo. Lèfini, n'a mete yo sou pitit gason ak pitit fi nou yo. Konsa, n'a pran tou sa moun peyi Lejip yo genyen.

< Exodus 3 >