Éxodo 3

1 Moisés guardaba el rebaño de Jetro, su suegro, el sacerdote de Madián, y condujo el rebaño al fondo del desierto, y llegó al monte de Dios, a Horeb.

Moses/I was taking care of the sheep that belonged to his/my father-in-law Jethro, the priest of the Midian [people]. He/I led the flock across the desert and came to Horeb, [the mountain that was later called Sinai], the (mountain that [had been dedicated to] God/taboo mountain).

2 El ángel de Yahvé se le apareció en una llama de fuego en medio de un arbusto. Miró, y he aquí que la zarza ardía en fuego, y la zarza no se consumía.

[One day] Yahweh (appeared/revealed himself) to him/me, [looking like] an angel. The angel appeared in a flame of fire in the middle of a bush [that was burning]. Moses/I looked at it, and he/I was surprised that the bush was burning, but it was not burning up.

3 Moisés dijo: “Iré ahora a ver este gran espectáculo, por qué la zarza no se quema”.

Moses/I thought, “I will go closer and try to see this strange sight! Why is the bush not burning up?”

4 Cuando Yahvé vio que se acercaba a ver, Dios le llamó desde el centro de la zarza y le dijo: “¡Moisés! Moisés!” Dijo: “Aquí estoy”.

When Yahweh saw that he/I had come closer, he called to Moses/me from the middle of the bush, saying, “Moses! Moses!” He/I replied, “[Yes], here I am.”

5 Él dijo: “No te acerques. Quítate las sandalias, porque el lugar que pisas es tierra santa”.

Yahweh said, “Do not come closer! [Because I am God], the ground on which you are standing is holy/taboo. So take off your sandals [to show respect to me].”

6 Además, dijo: “Yo soy el Dios de tu padre, el Dios de Abraham, el Dios de Isaac y el Dios de Jacob”. Moisés ocultó su rostro porque tenía miedo de mirar a Dios.

Then he said, “I am God, whom your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [worshiped].” So Moses/I covered his/my face, because he/I was afraid [that God would kill him/me] if he/I looked at him.

7 Yahvé dijo: “Ciertamente he visto la aflicción de mi pueblo que está en Egipto, y he oído su clamor a causa de sus capataces, pues conozco sus penas.

Then Yahweh said, “I have seen how cruelly [they are treating] my people in Egypt. I have heard them (wailing/crying out) [for help] because of what the slave-drivers [are forcing them to do]. I know how my people are suffering.

8 He descendido para librarlos de la mano de los egipcios, y para hacerlos subir de esa tierra a una tierra buena y extensa, a una tierra que fluye leche y miel; al lugar del cananeo, del hitita, del amorreo, del ferezeo, del heveo y del jebuseo.

So I have come down [from heaven] to rescue them from the Egyptians [SYN]. I have come to bring them up from that land [to the highlands in Canaan]. I will bring them to a land that is good/fertile and that has plenty of space. It will be very good for raising livestock and growing crops [MTY]. It is the land where the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus [live].

9 Ahora bien, he aquí que el clamor de los hijos de Israel ha llegado hasta mí. Además, he visto la opresión con que los egipcios los oprimen.

Truly I have now heard my Israeli people crying [PRS]. I have seen how the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Ven, pues, ahora y te enviaré al Faraón para que saques a mi pueblo, los hijos de Israel, de Egipto”.

So you go [back] to Egypt. I am sending you to the king, in order that [he may permit] you to bring my people, the Israeli people, out of Egypt.”

11 Moisés dijo a Dios: “¿Quién soy yo para ir al Faraón y sacar a los hijos de Israel de Egipto?”

But Moses/I replied, “I am not a well-known person [RHQ]! (I cannot go to the king and [ask him to permit me] to bring the Israeli people out of Egypt!/How can I go to the king and [ask him to allow me to] bring the Israeli people out of Egypt?)” [RHQ]

12 Dijo: “Ciertamente yo estaré con vosotros. Esta será la señal para ti, de que te he enviado: cuando hayas sacado al pueblo de Egipto, servirás a Dios en este monte.”

God replied, “I will be with you. And when you bring [my] people out of Egypt, all of you will worship me [right] here on this mountain. That will prove that I am the one who sent you [to them].”

13 Moisés dijo a Dios: “He aquí que cuando llegue a los hijos de Israel y les diga: “El Dios de vuestros padres me ha enviado a vosotros”, y ellos me pregunten: “¿Cuál es su nombre?”, ¿qué debo decirles?”

Moses/I said to God, “If I go to the Israeli people and say to them, ‘God, the one your ancestors [worshiped], has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’, what shall I say to them?”

14 Dios dijo a Moisés: “YO SOY EL QUE SOY”, y dijo: “Dirás a los hijos de Israel esto: ‘YO SOY me ha enviado a ustedes’”.

God replied, “I AM who I AM.” And he said, “Tell the Israeli people that the one who is [named] ‘I AM’ has sent me to you.”

15 Dios dijo además a Moisés: “Dirás a los hijos de Israel esto: ‘Yahvé, el Dios de vuestros padres, el Dios de Abraham, el Dios de Isaac y el Dios de Jacob, me ha enviado a vosotros’. Este es mi nombre para siempre, y este es mi memorial para todas las generaciones.

God also said to Moses/me, “Say this to the Israeli people: ‘Yahweh God, the one your ancestors [worshiped], the one that Abraham and Isaac and Jacob [worshiped], has sent me to you.’ This name, [Yahweh], will be my name forever. That is the name that [people in] all future generations [must use when they talk about/to] me.

16 Ve y reúne a los ancianos de Israel y diles: ‘El Señor, el Dios de tus padres, el Dios de Abraham, de Isaac y de Jacob, se me ha aparecido diciendo: “Ciertamente te he visitado y he visto lo que te han hecho en Egipto.

Go [to Egypt] and gather together the elders/leaders of the Israeli people, and say to them, ‘Yahweh God, the one your ancestors [worshiped], the one Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [worshiped], appeared to me. He said to him/me, “I have been watching closely what the Egyptian people have done to you.

17 He dicho que te haré subir de la aflicción de Egipto a la tierra del cananeo, del hitita, del amorreo, del ferezeo, del heveo y del jebuseo, a una tierra que mana leche y miel”.

I promise that I will rescue you from being oppressed in Egypt, and [I will take you] to the land where the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Hiv, and Jebus [live]. It is a land good for raising livestock and growing crops [MTY].”’

18 Ellos escucharán tu voz. Vendrás, tú y los ancianos de Israel, al rey de Egipto, y le dirás: ‘El Señor, el Dios de los hebreos, se ha reunido con nosotros. Ahora, por favor, vayamos tres días de camino al desierto, para que ofrezcamos sacrificios a Yahvé, nuestro Dios’.

My people will do what you say. Then you and their leaders must go to the king of Egypt, and you must say to him, ‘Yahweh, who is God, the one we Hebrews [worship], has revealed himself to us. So now we ask you to allow us to travel for three days to [a place in] the desert, in order that there we may offer sacrifices to Yahweh, our God.’

19 Yo sé que el rey de Egipto no te dará permiso para ir, ni siquiera con una mano poderosa.

But I know that the king of Egypt will allow you to go only if he realizes I am [more] powerful [MTY] [than he is].

20 Extenderé mi mano y golpearé a Egipto con todas mis maravillas que haré entre ellos, y después de eso los dejará ir.

So I will use my power [MTY] to strike/punish [the people of] Egypt [MTY] by performing many miracles there. Then he will allow you to leave.

21 Yo le daré a este pueblo el favor a los ojos de los egipcios, y sucederá que cuando te vayas, no te irás con las manos vacías.

[When that happens], I will cause the people of Egypt to respect you. [The result will be that] when you leave Egypt, (you will not go empty-handed/they will give you many [valuable] things to take with you).

22 Pero cada mujer pedirá a su vecina, y a la que visite su casa, joyas de plata, joyas de oro y ropa. Las pondréis sobre vuestros hijos y sobre vuestras hijas. Saquearás a los egipcios”.

[At that time], each [Israeli] woman will ask her [Egyptian] neighbors and each [Egyptian] woman who is living in her (OR, her neighbor’s) house to [give her] some silver and gold jewelry and some [nice] clothes. [Each Egyptian woman will give them some], and you will put them on your sons and daughters [to take with you]. In that way you will (take away/confiscate) the wealth of the Egyptian people.”