1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. 21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: 22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

1 那时， 摩西正在牧放他岳父米甸祭司叶忒罗的羊群。有一次， 他把羊群领到旷野的尽头去， 到了 神的山， 就是何烈山。

2 耶和华的使者从荆棘丛里的火焰中向摩西显现。摩西观看， 看见荆棘被火烧着， 却没有烧毁。

3 摩西说： "我要到那边去， 看看这大异象， 这荆棘为什么烧不掉？"

4 耶和华见摩西要到那边去观看， 神就从荆棘丛里呼叫他， 说： "摩西， 摩西。"摩西说： "我在这里。"

5 耶和华说： "不可过到这里来； 要把你脚上的鞋脱掉， 因为你所站的地方是圣地。"

6 又说： "我是你父亲的 神、亚伯拉罕的 神、以撒的 神、雅各的 神。"摩西因为怕见 神， 就把自己的脸蒙住了。

7 耶和华说： "我的子民在埃及所受的痛苦， 我实在看见了； 他们因受督工的辖制所发的呼声， 我也听见了； 他们的痛苦， 我是知道的。

8 所以我下来， 要救他们脱离埃及人的手， 领他们脱离那地， 到美好宽阔之地， 到流奶与蜜之地， 就是到迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人的地方。

9 现在以色列人的呼声已经达到我的面前， 我也看见了埃及人对他们所施的压迫。

10 所以现在你来， 我要派你到法老那里去， 使你可以把我的人民以色列人从埃及领出来。"

11 摩西对 神说： "我是谁， 竟能到法老那里去， 把以色列人从埃及领出来呢？"

12 神回答： "我必与你同在； 你把人民从埃及领出来的时候， 你们要在这山上事奉 神； 这就是我派你去的凭据。"

13 摩西对 神说： "我到以色列人那里， 对他们说： ‘你们祖宗的 神差遣我到你们这里来’， 他们必问我： ‘他叫什么名字？’我要对他们说什么呢？"

14 神回答摩西： "我是‘自有永有者’。"又说： "你要对以色列人这样说： ‘那自有者派我到你们这里来。’"

15 神又对摩西说： "你要对以色列人这样说： ‘耶和华你们祖宗的 神， 就是亚伯拉罕的 神、以撒的 神、雅各的 神， 差遣我到你们这里来； 这就是我永久的名字， 也是世世代代中我被记念的名字。’

16 你去召集以色列的长老， 对他们说： ‘耶和华你们祖宗的 神， 就是亚伯拉罕的 神、以撒的 神、雅各的 神， 向我显现， 说： "我实在眷顾了你们， 和鉴察了你们在埃及所遭遇的。"

17 我也曾说： "我要把你们从埃及的痛苦中领出来， 到迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人之地去， 就是到流奶与蜜之地去。"’

18 他们必听你的话； 你和以色列的长老要到埃及王那里去， 对他说： ‘耶和华希伯来人的 神遇见了我们。现在求你让我们走三天的路程到旷野去， 好献祭给耶和华我们的 神。’

19 我也知道， 如果不施行大能的手， 埃及王决不会让你们走的。

20 因此， 我要伸手， 用我在埃及快要施行的一切异能， 击打埃及； 然后他才会让你们离去。

21 我必叫这民在埃及人的眼前蒙恩。因此你们离去的时候， 就不至于空手而去。

22 但每个妇女要向她邻居的妇女， 和寄居在她家中的妇女索取银器、金器和衣服， 要给你们的儿女穿戴； 这样， 你们就把埃及人的财物掠夺了。"