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.
Na, i te tiaki a Mohi i nga hipi a tona hungawai, a Ietoro, tohunga o Miriana; a ka arahi ia i nga hipi ki te taha ki muri o te koraha, ka tae ki te maunga o te Atua, ki Horepa.
2 Yahweh’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.
A ka puta ki a ia te anahera a Ihowa i roto i te mura ahi, i waenganui o tetahi rakau; a ka titiro ia, na, e toro ana te rakau i te ahi, a kihai i pau te rakau.
3 Moses said, “I will go now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”
Na ka mea a Mohi, Ka tahuri ahau, ka matakitaki atu ki tenei mea nui kua puta nei, he aha te rakau te pau ai.
4 When Yahweh 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.”
A ka kite a Ihowa e tahuri ana ia ki te matakitaki, ka karanga te Atua ki a ia i waenganui o te rakau, ka mea, E Mohi, e Mohi! A ka mea ia, Tenei ahau.
5 He said, “Don’t come close. Take off your sandals, for the place you are standing on is holy ground.”
Na ka mea ia, Kaua e whakatata mai ki konei; wetekina ou hu i ou waewae, ko te wahi hoki e tu na koe, he wahi tapu.
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.
Ka mea ano ia, Ko ahau te Atua o tou papa, te Atua o Aperahama, te Atua o Ihaka, te Atua o Hakopa. A huna ana a Mohi i tona kanohi; i wehi hoki ia ki te titiro atu ki te Atua.
7 Yahweh 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.
A ka mea a Ihowa, Kua kite pu ahau i te tukino o taku iwi i Ihipa, kua rongo hoki ki ta ratou aue i o ratou kaiakiaki; e mohio ana hoki ahau ki o ratou mamae;
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.
A kua heke iho nei ahau ki te whakaora i a ratou i te ringa o nga Ihipiana, ki te kawe atu i a ratou i tera whenua ki tetahi whenua pai, whenua nui, ki tetahi whenua e rerengia ana e te waiu, e te honi, ki te wahi o nga Kanaani, o nga Hiti, o nga Amori, o nga Perihi, o nga Hiwi, o nga Iepuhi.
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.
Na, kua tae ake te karanga a nga tama a Iharaira ki ahau: kua kite hoki ahau i te tukino e tukinotia nei ratou e nga Ihipiana.
10 Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
Na reira, haere mai, maku koe e unga ki a Parao, a mau e whakaputa mai taku iwi, nga tama a Iharaira, i Ihipa.
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?”
Na ka mea a Mohi ki te Atua, He aha ahau, kia haere ahau ki a Parao, kia whakaputa mai hoki i nga tama a Iharaira i Ihipa?
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.”
A ka mea ia, Kei a koe tonu ra ahau: ko te tohu ano tenei mou ka unga nei e ahau: ka whakaputaina mai e koe te iwi i Ihipa, ka mahi koutou ki te Atua ki runga i tenei maunga.
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?”
Na ka mea a Mohi ki te Atua, Na ka tae ahau ki nga tama a Iharaira, ka mea ki a ratou, Na te Atua o o koutou matua ahau i ngare mai ki a koutou; a ka mea mai ratou ki ahau, Ko wai tona ingoa? Me pehea atu ahau ki a ratou?
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.’”
Na ka mea te Atua ki a Mohi, Ko AHAU ANO AHAU NEI: i mea ano ia, Kia penei atu koe ki nga tama a Iharaira, Na te AHAU NEI ahau i ngare mai ki a koutou.
15 God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, 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.
A ka mea ano te Atua ki a Mohi, Kia penei atu koe ki nga tama a Iharaira, Na Ihowa, na te Atua o o koutou matua, na te Atua o Aperahama, na te Atua o Ihaka, na te Atua hoki o Hakopa, i tono mai ahau ki a koutou; ko toku ingoa tenei ake ake, ko t oku whakamaharatanga hoki tenei ki nga whakapaparanga katoa.
16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, 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.
Haere, whakaminea nga kaumatua o Iharaira, mea atu ki a ratou, Kua puta mai ki ahau a Ihowa, te Atua o o koutou matua, te Atua o Aperahama, o Ihaka, o Hakopa: e ai tana, Kua tikina mai, kua tirohia marietia koutou e ahau, me nga mea e meatia ana ki a koutou i Ihipa:
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.”’
Kua mea nei ano ahau, ka whakaputaina mai koutou e ahau i te whakawhiu a Ihipa ki te whenua o nga Kanaani, o nga Hiti, o nga Amori, o nga Perihi, o nga Hiwi, o nga Iepuhi, ki te whenua e rerengia ana e te waiu, e te honi.
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, ‘Yahweh, 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 Yahweh, our God.’
A e rongo ratou ki tou reo; a ka haere koe, koutou tahi ko nga kaumatua o Iharaira, ki te kingi o Ihipa, ka mea ki a ia, Kua tutaki a Ihowa, te Atua o nga Hiperu ki a matou: tukua matou kia haere, kia toru nga ra e haere ana i te koraha, kia pat u ai matou he whakahere ma Ihowa, ma to matou Atua.
19 I know that the king of Egypt won’t give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.
A e mohio ana ahau e kore te kingi o Ihipa e tuku i a koutou, kahore, ki te kahore he ringa kaha.
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.
A ka takiritia toku ringa, ka patua hoki a Ihipa ki aku merekara katoa, e mea ai ahau i waenganui ona; a, muri iho, ka tukua mai koutou e ia.
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.
A maku e mea kia paingia tenei iwi i te aroaro o nga Ihipiana: a ka haere koutou, e kore e haere kau;
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.”
Engari me tono e ia wahine, e ia wahine, ki tona hoa tata, ki te wahine hoki e noho ana i tona whare, he mea hiriwa, he mea korua, he kakahu; a ka hoatu ki a koutou tama, ki a koutou tamahine; a ka pahuatia e koutou nga Ihipiana.
