ʻEkisotosi 3

1 Pea ko eni, naʻe tauhi ʻe Mōsese ʻae fanga manu ʻa ʻene tamai ʻi he fono ko Setelo, ko e taulaʻeiki ʻo Mitiane: pea naʻa ne tataki atu ʻae fanga manu ki he tukuʻuta ʻoe toafa, ʻo aʻu ki he moʻunga ʻoe ʻOtua, ki Holepi.

Now Moses was pasturing the sheep of his father-in-law Jethro, a priest of Midian. And when he had driven the flock into the interior of the desert, he came to the mountain of God, Horeb.

2 Pea naʻe hā mai ʻae ʻāngelo ʻa Sihova kiate ia ʻi he ulo afi ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ʻuluʻakau: pea sio ia, pea vakai, naʻe ulo ʻae ʻuluʻakau ʻi he afi, ka naʻe ʻikai ʻosi ai ʻae ʻuluʻakau.

And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. And he saw that the bush was burning and was not burnt.

3 Pea pehē ʻe Mōsese, “Ko eni, te u afe atu ʻo mamata ki he meʻa lahi ni, pe ko e hā ʻoku ʻikai vela ai ʻae ʻuluʻakau.”

Therefore, Moses said, “I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.”

4 Pea naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ki heʻene afe ke mamata, pea folofola ʻae ʻOtua kiate ia mei he lotolotonga ʻoe ʻuluʻakau, ʻo pehē, “Mōsese, Mōsese.” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko au eni.”

Then the Lord, discerning that he proceeded on to see it, called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, “Moses, Moses.” And he responded, “Here I am.”

5 Pea pehē ʻe ia, ‘ʻOua naʻa ke ofi mai ki heni; toʻo ho topuvaʻe mei ho vaʻe, he ko e potu ʻoku ke tuʻu ai ko e kelekele tapu.”

And he said: “Lest you should approach here, remove the shoes from your feet. For the place on which you stand is holy ground.”

6 Pea naʻa ne pehē foki, “Ko au ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻo tamai, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake, pea ko e ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope.” Pea naʻe fufū ʻe Mōsese hono mata; he naʻe manavahē ia ke sio atu ki he ʻOtua.

And 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, for he dared not look directly at God.

7 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova, “Ko e moʻoni kuo u mamata ki he mamahi ʻa hoku kakai, ʻaia ʻoku ʻi ʻIsipite, pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻenau tangi ko e meʻa ʻi honau kau enginaki ngāue: pea ʻoku ou ʻiloʻi ʻenau ngaahi mamahi:

And the Lord said to him: “I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their outcry because of the harshness of those who are over the works.

8 Pea kuo u ʻalu hifo ke fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu mei he nima ʻoe kakai ʻIsipite, pea ke ʻomi ʻakinautolu mei he fonua ko ia ki ha fonua lelei mo lahi, ko e fonua ʻoku mahu tāfea ʻi he huʻahuhu mo e honi; ki he fonua ʻoe kau Kēnani mo e kau Heti, mo e kau ʻAmoli, mo e kau Pelesi, mo e kau Hevi, mo e kau Sepusi.

And knowing their sorrow, I have descended in order to free them from the hands of the Egyptians, and to lead them from that land into a good and spacious land, into a land which flows with milk and honey, to the places of the Canaanite, and Hittite, and Amorite, and Perizzite, and Hivite, and Jebusite.

9 Pea ko eni, vakai, ko e tangi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kuo ongo mai kiate au: pea kuo u mamata foki ki he mamahi ʻaia ʻoku fakamamahi ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻe he kakai ʻIsipite.

And so, the outcry of the sons of Israel has come to me. And I have seen their affliction, with which they are oppressed by the Egyptians.

10 Pea ko eni, ke ke haʻu, pea te u fekau koe kia Felo, koeʻuhi ke ke ʻomi hoku kakai ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite.”

But come, and I will send you to Pharaoh, so that you may lead my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.”

11 Pea pehēange ʻe Mōsese ki he ʻOtua, “Ko hai au, koeʻuhi ke u ʻalu kia Felo, pea koeʻuhi ke u ʻomi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite?”

And Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should lead the sons of Israel out of Egypt?”

12 Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Ko e moʻoni, Te u ʻiate koe; pea ko e fakaʻilonga eni kiate koe, kuo u fekauʻi koe: Hili haʻo ʻomi ʻae kakai mei ʻIsipite, te mou tauhi ʻae ʻOtua ʻi he moʻunga ni.”

And he said to him: “I will be with you. And you will have this as a sign that I have sent you: When you will have brought my people out of Egypt, you will offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.”

13 Pea pehēange ʻe Mōsese ki he ʻOtua, “Vakai, ʻo kau ka hoko atu ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea u pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai kuo ne fekau au kiate kimoutolu; pea te nau pehē mai kiate au, ‘Ko hai hono huafa?’ Pea ko e hā te u tala kiate kinautolu?”

Moses said to God: “Behold, I will go to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ If they say to me, ‘What is his name?’ What shall I say to them?”

14 Pea pehē ʻe he ʻOtua kia Mōsese, “KO AU, KO E KO AU: pea pehē ʻe ia, Te ke lea pehē ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ‘Kuo fekau au ʻe he KO AU kiate kimoutolu.’”

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO AM.” He said: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘HE WHO IS has sent me to you.’”

15 Pea toe pehē ʻe he ʻOtua kia Mōsese, “Pea ke lea ʻo pehē ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻAisake, mo e ʻOtua ʻo Sēkope, kuo ne fekau au kiate kimoutolu: ko hoku huafa eni ke taʻengata, pea ko hoku fakaʻilonga eni ki he ngaahi toʻutangata kotoa pē.

And God said again to Moses: “Thus shall you say to the sons of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is the name for me in eternity, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.

16 ‌ʻAlu, ʻo fakataha ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli, mo ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ‘Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo hoʻomou ngaahi tamai, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻEpalahame, ʻo ʻAisake, mo Sēkope, naʻe hā mai ia kiate au, ʻo ne pehē mai, ‘Kuo u ʻaʻahi atu moʻoni kiate kimoutolu, [ʻo mamata ]ki he meʻa ʻoku fai kiate kimoutolu ʻi ʻIsipite.’

Go and gather together the elders of Israel, and you shall say to them: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying: When visiting, I have visited you, and I have seen all that has befallen you in Egypt.

17 Pea ne u pehē, ‘Te u ʻomi ʻakimoutolu mei he ngaahi mamahi ʻo ʻIsipite, ki he fonua ʻoe kau Kēnani, mo e kau Heti, mo e kau ʻAmoli, mo e kau Pelesi, mo e kau Hevi, mo e kau Sepusi, ki he fonua ʻoku mahu tāfea ʻi he huʻahuhu mo e honi.’

And I have spoken in order to lead you out of the affliction of Egypt, into the land of the Canaanite, and Hittite, and Amorite, and Perizzite, and Hivite, and Jebusite, into a land flowing with milk and honey.’

18 “Pea te nau tokanga ki ho leʻo: pea te ke haʻu, ʻa koe mo e kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli ki he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite, pea te mou lea kiate ia, ‘Ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻoe kakai Hepelū kuo haʻu kiate kimautolu: pea ko eni, ʻoku mau kole kiate koe, tuku ke mau ʻalu ʻi he fonongaʻanga ʻoe ʻaho ʻe tolu ki he toafa, koeʻuhi ke mau fai ʻae feilaulau kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtua.’

And they shall hear your voice. And you shall enter, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him: ‘The Lord God of the Hebrews has called us. We shall go three days’ journey into the wilderness, in order to offer sacrifice to the Lord our God.’

19 Pea ʻoku ou ʻilo pau ʻe ʻikai fie tukuange ʻakimoutolu ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite ke mou ʻalu, ka ʻi he nima mālohi.

But I know that the king of Egypt will not release you, unless you go out by a powerful hand.

20 Pea te u mafao atu hoku nima ʻo taaʻi ʻa ʻIsipite ʻaki ʻa ʻeku ngaahi meʻa mana kotoa pē, ʻaia te u fai ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo ia: pea hili ia, te ne toki tuku ke mou ʻalu.

For I will extend my hand, and I will strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will do in the midst of them. After these things, he will release you.

21 “Pea te u fakaʻofeina ʻae kakai ni ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai ʻIsipite: pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻoka mou ka ʻalu, ʻe ʻikai te mou ʻalu masiva.

And I will grant favor to this people in the sight of the Egyptians. And so, when you go forth, you shall not go out empty.

22 Ka ʻe kole ʻae fefine kotoa pē ki hono kaungāʻapi, pea mo ia ʻoku ʻāunofo ʻi hono fale, ʻae ngaahi teunga siliva, mo e teunga koula, mo e ngaahi kofu: pea te mou ʻai ia ki homou ngaahi foha, pea ki homou ngaahi ʻofefine; pea te mou fakamasivaʻi ʻae kakai ʻIsipite.

But every woman shall ask of her neighbor and of her hostess vessels of silver and of gold, as well as garments. And you shall set them upon your sons and daughters, and you shall despoil Egypt.”