Exodus 6
1 dixit Dominus ad Mosen nunc videbis quae facturus sum Pharaoni per manum enim fortem dimittet eos et in manu robusta eiciet illos de terra sua
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!”
2 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens ego Dominus
God also said to Moses/me, “I am Yahweh.
3 qui apparui Abraham Isaac et Iacob in Deo omnipotente et nomen meum Adonai non indicavi eis
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].
4 pepigique cum eis foedus ut darem illis terram Chanaan terram peregrinationis eorum in qua fuerunt advenae
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.
5 ego audivi gemitum filiorum Israhel quo Aegyptii oppresserunt eos et recordatus sum pacti mei
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].
6 ideo dic filiis Israhel ego Dominus qui educam vos de ergastulo Aegyptiorum et eruam de servitute ac redimam in brachio excelso et iudiciis magnis
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.
7 et adsumam vos mihi in populum et ero vester Deus scietisque quod ego sim Dominus Deus vester qui eduxerim vos de ergastulo Aegyptiorum
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.
8 et induxerim in terram super quam levavi manum meam ut darem eam Abraham Isaac et Iacob daboque illam vobis possidendam ego Dominus
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].’”
9 narravit ergo Moses omnia filiis Israhel qui non adquieverunt ei propter angustiam spiritus et opus durissimum
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].
10 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 ingredere et loquere ad Pharao regem Aegypti ut dimittat filios Israhel de terra sua
“Go and tell the king of Egypt [again] that he must allow the Israeli people to leave his land!”
12 respondit Moses coram Domino ecce filii Israhel non me audiunt et quomodo audiet me Pharao praesertim cum sim incircumcisus labiis
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]
13 locutus est Dominus ad Mosen et Aaron et dedit mandatum ad filios Israhel et ad Pharao regem Aegypti ut educerent filios Israhel de terra Aegypti
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.”
14 isti sunt principes domorum per familias suas filii Ruben primogeniti Israhelis Enoch et Phallu Aesrom et Charmi
(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].
15 hae cognationes Ruben filii Symeon Iamuhel et Iamin et Aod Iachin et Soer et Saul filius Chananitidis hae progenies Symeon
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].
16 et haec nomina filiorum Levi per cognationes suas Gerson et Caath et Merari anni autem vitae Levi fuerunt centum triginta septem
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].
17 filii Gerson Lobeni et Semei per cognationes suas
The sons of Gershon [were] Libni and Shimei. They were ancestors of clans that have those names.
18 filii Caath Amram et Isuar et Hebron et Ozihel annique vitae Caath centum triginta tres
The sons of Kohath [were] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath was 133 years old [when he died].
19 filii Merari Mooli et Musi hae cognationes Levi per familias suas
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.
20 accepit autem Amram uxorem Iocabed patruelem suam quae peperit ei Aaron et Mosen fueruntque anni vitae Amram centum triginta septem
Amram married his father’s sister, Jochebed. She was the mother of Aaron and Moses/me. Amram was 137 years old [when he died].
21 filii quoque Isuar Core et Napheg et Zechri
The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 filii quoque Ozihel Misahel et Elsaphan et Sethri
The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23 accepit autem Aaron uxorem Elisabe filiam Aminadab sororem Naasson quae peperit ei Nadab et Abiu et Eleazar et Ithamar
Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to [four sons]: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 filii quoque Core Asir et Helcana et Abiasab hae sunt cognationes Coritarum
The sons of Korah [were] Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korah people-group.
25 at vero Eleazar filius Aaron accepit uxorem de filiabus Phutihel quae peperit ei Finees hii sunt principes familiarum leviticarum per cognationes suas
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.
26 iste est Aaron et Moses quibus praecepit Dominus ut educerent filios Israhel de terra Aegypti per turmas suas
Aaron and Moses/I were the ones to whom Yahweh said, “Lead all the families and clans of the Israeli people out of Egypt.”
27 hii sunt qui loquuntur ad Pharao regem Aegypti ut educant filios Israhel de Aegypto iste Moses et Aaron
They/We were the ones who spoke to the king of Egypt about bringing the Israeli people out of Egypt.
28 in die qua locutus est Dominus ad Mosen in terra Aegypti
On the day that Yahweh spoke to Moses/me in Egypt,
29 et locutus est Dominus ad Mosen dicens ego Dominus loquere ad Pharao regem Aegypti omnia quae ego loquor tibi
he said, “I am Yahweh. You must tell the king everything that I say to you.”
30 et ait Moses coram Domino en incircumcisus labiis sum quomodo audiet me Pharao
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]
