< Exodus 3 >
1 And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;
那時梅瑟為他的岳父,米德楊的司祭耶特洛放羊;一次他趕羊往曠野裏去,到了天主的山曷勒布。
2 and there appeareth unto him a messenger of Jehovah in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he seeth, and lo, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is not consumed.
上主的使者叢荊棘叢火焰中顯現給他;他遠遠看見那荊棘為火焚燒,而荊棘卻沒有燒毀。
3 And Moses saith, 'Let me turn aside, I pray thee, and I see this great appearance; wherefore is the bush not burned?'
梅瑟心裏說:「我要到那邊看看這個奇異的現象,為什麼荊棘燒不毀﹖」
4 and Jehovah seeth that he hath turned aside to see, and God calleth unto him out of the midst of the bush, and saith, 'Moses, Moses;' and he saith, 'Here [am] I.'
上主見他走來觀看,天主便由荊棘叢中叫他說:「梅瑟! 梅瑟! 」他答說:「我在這裏。」
5 And He saith, 'Come not near hither: cast thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou art standing is holy ground.'
天主說:「不可到這邊來! 將你腳上的鞋脫下,因為你所站的地方是聖地。」
6 He saith also, 'I [am] the God of thy father, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob;' and Moses hideth his face, for he is afraid to look towards God.
又說:「我是你父親的天主,亞巴郎的天主,依撒格的天主,雅各伯的天主。」梅瑟因為怕看見天主,就把臉遮起來。
7 And Jehovah saith, 'I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who [are] in Egypt, and their cry I have heard, because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;
上主說:「我看見我的百姓在埃及所受的痛苦,聽見她們因工頭的壓迫而發出的哀號;我以注意到他們的痛苦。
8 and I go down to deliver it out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to cause it to go up out of the land, unto a land good and broad, unto a land flowing with milk and honey — unto the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
所以我要下去整救百姓脫離埃及人的手,領他們離開那地方,到一個美麗寬闊的地方,流奶流蜜的地方,就是客納罕人、赫特人、阿摩黎人、培黎齊人、希威人和耶步斯人的地方。
9 'And now, lo, the cry of the sons of Israel hath come in unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them,
現在以色列子民的哀號已達於我前,我也親自看見埃及人加於他們的壓迫。
10 and now, come, and I send thee unto Pharaoh, and bring thou out My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.'
所以你來,我要派你到法朗那裏,率領我的百姓以色列出離埃及。」
11 And Moses saith unto God, 'Who [am] I, that I go unto Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?'
梅瑟對天主說:「我是誰,竟敢去見法朗,率領以色列子民出離埃及﹖」
12 and He saith, 'Because I am with thee, and this [is] to thee the sign that I have sent thee: in thy bringing out the people from Egypt — ye do serve God on this mount.'
上主回答說:「我必與你同在;幾時你將我的百姓由埃及領出來,你們要在這座山上崇拜天主,你要以此作為我派你的憑據。」啟示上主的名字
13 And Moses saith unto God, 'Lo, I am coming unto the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you, and they have said to me, What [is] His name? what do I say unto them?'
梅瑟對天主說:「當我到以色列子民那裏,向他們說:你們主先的天主打﹖我到你們這裏來時,他們必要問我:他叫什麼名字﹖我要回答他們什麼呢﹖」
14 And God saith unto Moses, 'I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, 'Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'
天主向梅瑟說:「我是自有者。」又說:「你要這樣對以色列子民說:那「自有者」打發我到你們這裏來。」
15 And God saith again unto Moses, 'Thus dost thou say unto the sons of Israel, Jehovah, God of your fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you; this [is] My name — to the age, and this My memorial, to generation — generation.
天主又對梅瑟說:「你要這樣對以色列子民說:上主,你們祖先的天主,亞巴郎的天主,依撒格的天主和雅各伯的天主,打發我到你們這裏來,這是我的名字,直到永遠;這是我的稱號,直到萬世。
16 'Go, and thou hast gathered the elders of Israel, and hast said unto them: Jehovah, God of your fathers, hath appeareth unto me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;
你去召集以色列的長老,對他們說:上主,你們祖先的天主,亞巴郎的天主,依撒格的天主和雅各伯的天主顯現給我說:我實在注意到你們和你們在埃及所遭遇到的一切。
17 and I say, I bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing [with] milk and honey.
因此我決意領你們擺脫埃及人的壓迫,到客納罕人,赫特人,阿摩黎人,培黎齊人,希威人和耶步斯人的地方,即流奶流蜜的地方。
18 'And they have hearkened to thy voice, and thou hast entered, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye have said unto him, Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, hath met with us; and now, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God.
他們必會聽你的話。你要同以色列的長老去見埃及王,對他說:上主,希伯來人的天主遇見了我們;現今請讓我們走三天的路程,到曠野裏向上主我們的天主舉行祭獻。
19 'And I — I have known that the king of Egypt doth not permit you to go, unless by a strong hand,
但是我知道,若不用強硬的手段,埃及王決不會讓你們走。
20 and I have put forth My hand, and have smitten Egypt with all My wonders, which I do in its midst — and afterwards he doth send you away.
因此,我要在埃及顯各種奇蹟,打擊那地;以後他才放你們走。
21 'And I have given the grace of this people in the eyes of the Egyptians, and it hath come to pass, when ye go, ye go not empty;
我必要使這百姓在埃及人眼中蒙恩,因此,你們離去時不致空手而走。
22 and [every] woman hath asked from her neighbour, and from her who is sojourning in her house, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and ye have put [them] on your sons and on your daughters, and have spoiled the Egyptians.'
各個婦人應向鄰舍的婦女,向住在自己家中的女人索取金鉓、銀飾和 衣服,穿戴在你們子女身上:這樣你們就剝奪人埃及人。」