Exodus 3
1 Moyses autem pascebat oves Iethro soceri sui sacerdotis Madian: cumque minasset gregem ad interiora deserti, venit ad montem Dei Horeb.
And Moses was feeding the flock of Jothor his father-in-law, the priest of Madiam; and he brought the sheep nigh to the wilderness, and came to the mount of Choreb.
2 Apparuitque ei Dominus in flamma ignis de medio rubi: et videbat quod rubus ardebat, et non combureretur.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire, —but the bush was not consumed.
3 Dixit ergo Moyses: Vadam, et videbo visionem hanc magnam, quare non comburatur rubus.
And Moses said, I will go near and see this great sight, why the bush is not consumed.
4 Cernens autem Dominus quod pergeret ad videndum, vocavit eum de medio rubi, et ait: Moyses, Moyses. Qui respondit: Adsum.
And when the Lord saw that he drew nigh to see, the Lord called him out of the bush, saying, Moses, Moses; and he said, What is it?
5 At ille: Ne appropies, inquit, huc: solve calceamentum de pedibus tuis: locus enim, in quo stas, terra sancta est.
And he said, Draw not nigh hither: loose thy sandals from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6 Et ait: Ego sum Deus patris tui, Deus Abraham, Deus Isaac, et Deus Iacob. Abscondit Moyses faciem suam: non enim audebat aspicere contra Deum.
And he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraam, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and Moses turned away his face, for he was afraid to gaze at God.
7 Cui ait Dominus: Vidi afflictionem populi mei in Aegypto, et clamorem eius audivi propter duritiam eorum qui praesunt operibus:
And the Lord said to Moses, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and I have heard their cry [caused] by their task-masters; for I know their affliction.
8 et sciens dolorem eius, descendi ut liberem eum de manibus Aegyptiorum, et educam de terra illa in terram bonam, et spatiosam, in terram quae fluit lacte et melle, ad loca Chananaei, et Hethaei, et Amorrhaei, et Pherezaei, et Hevaei, et Iebusaei.
And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land, and to bring them into a good and wide land, into a land flowing with milk and honey, into the place of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites.
9 Clamor ergo filiorum Israel venit ad me: vidique afflictionem eorum, qua ab Aegyptiis opprimuntur.
And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me, and I have seen the affliction with which the Egyptians afflict them.
10 Sed veni, et mittam te ad Pharaonem, ut educas populum meum, filios Israel de Aegypto.
And now come, I will send thee to Pharao king of Egypt, and thou shalt bring out my people the children of Israel from the land of Egypt.
11 Dixitque Moyses ad Deum: Quis sum ego ut vadam ad Pharaonem, et educam filios Israel de Aegypto?
And Moses said to God, Who am I, that I should go to Pharao king of Egypt, and that I should bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt?
12 Qui dixit ei: Ego ero tecum: et hoc habebis signum, quod miserim te: Cum eduxeris populum meum de Aegypto, immolabis Deo super montem istum.
And God spoke to Moses, saying, I will be with thee, and this shall be the sign to thee that I shall send thee forth, —when thou bringest out my people out of Egypt, then ye shall serve God in this mountain.
13 Ait Moyses ad Deum: Ecce ego vadam ad filios Israel, et dicam eis: Deus patrum vestrorum misit me ad vos. Si dixerint mihi: Quod est nomen eius? quid dicam eis?
And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has sent me to you; and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?
14 Dixit Dominus ad Moysen: EGO SUM QUI SUM. Ait: Sic dices filiis Israel: QUI EST, misit me ad vos.
And God spoke to Moses, saying, I am THE BEING; and he said, Thus shall ye say to the children of Israel, THE BEING has sent me to you.
15 Dixitque iterum Deus ad Moysen: Haec dices filiis Israel: Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum, Deus Abraham, Deus Isaac, et Deus Iacob misit me ad vos: hoc nomen mihi est in aeternum, et hoc memoriale meum in generatione et generationem.
And God said again to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the sons of Israel, The Lord God of our fathers, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and my memorial to generations of generations.
16 Vade, et congrega seniores Israel, et dices ad eos: Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum apparuit mihi, Deus Abraham, Deus Isaac, et Deus Iacob, dicens: Visitans visitavi vos, et vidi omnia quae acciderunt vobis in Aegypto:
Go then and gather the elders of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, The Lord God of our fathers has appeared to me, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, saying, I have surely looked upon you, and upon all the things which have happened to you in Egypt.
17 Et dixi ut educam vos de afflictione Aegypti in terram Chananaei et Hethaei et Amorrhaei et Pherezaei et Hevaei et Iebusaei, ad terram fluentem lacte et melle.
And he said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of the Egyptians to the land of the Chananites and the Chettites, and Amorites and Pherezites, and Gergesites, and Evites, and Jebusites, to a land flowing with milk and honey.
18 Et audient vocem tuam: ingredierisque tu, et seniores Israel ad regem Aegypti, et dices ad eum: Dominus Deus Hebraeorum vocavit nos: ibimus viam trium dierum in solitudinem, ut immolemus Domino Deo nostro.
And they shall hearken to thy voice, and thou and the elders of Israel shall go in to Pharao king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us; we will go then a journey of three days into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to our God.
19 Sed ego scio quod non dimittet vos rex Aegypti ut eatis nisi per manum validam.
But I know that Pharao king of Egypt will not let you go, save with a mighty hand;
20 Extendamque manum meam, et percutiam Aegyptum in cunctis mirabilibus meis, quae facturus sum in medio eorum: post haec dimittet vos.
and I will stretch out my hand, and smite the Egyptians with all my wonders, which I shall work among them, and after that he will send you forth.
21 Daboque gratiam populo huic coram Aegyptiis: et cum egrediemini, non exibitis vacui:
And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, and whenever ye shall escape, ye shall not depart empty.
22 sed postulabit mulier a vicina sua, et ab hospita sua, vasa argentea et aurea, ac vestes: ponetisque eas super filios et filias vestras, et spoliabitis Aegyptum.
But [every] woman shall ask of her neighbour and fellow lodger, articles of gold and silver, and apparel; and ye shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters, —and spoil ye the Egyptians.
