1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, "Depart, go up from here, you and the people that you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your offspring.’ 2 I will send an angel before you; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 3 Go to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume you on the way."

4 When the people heard this evil news, they mourned; and no one put on his jewelry.

5 Yahweh had said to Moses, "Tell the children of Israel, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up among you for one moment, I would consume you. Therefore now take off your jewelry from you, that I may know what to do to you.’"

6 The children of Israel stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.

7 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it "The Tent of Meeting." Everyone who sought Yahweh went out to the Tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp. 8 When Moses went out to the Tent, all the people rose up, and stood, everyone at their tent door, and watched Moses, until he had gone into the Tent. 9 When Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, stood at the door of the Tent, and Yahweh spoke with Moses. 10 All the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, and all the people rose up and worshiped, everyone at their tent door. 11 Yahweh spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. He turned again into the camp, but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, didn’t depart from the Tent.

12 Moses said to Yahweh, "Behold, you tell me, ‘Bring up this people;’ and you haven’t let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me your way, now, that I may know you, so that I may find favor in your sight; and consider that this nation is your people."

14 He said, "My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."

15 Moses said to him, "If your presence doesn’t go with me, don’t carry us up from here. 16 For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn’t it that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?"

17 Yahweh said to Moses, "I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name."

18 Moses said, "Please show me your glory."

19 He said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy." 20 He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live." 21 Yahweh also said, "Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock. 22 It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; 23 then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen."

1 耶和华对摩西说： "你和你从埃及地领出来的人民要离开这里， 上我曾经起誓应许给亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的地去， 我曾应许： ‘我要把这地赐给你的后裔。’

2 我要差派使者在你前面； 我要把迦南人、亚摩利人、赫人、比利洗人、希未人、耶布斯人赶出去，

3 你们要上那流奶与蜜的地方去； 我不与你们一同上去， 因为你们是硬着颈项的人民， 免得我在路上把你们消灭。"

4 人民一听见这凶信， 就悲伤起来， 也没有人穿戴装饰。

5 耶和华对摩西说： "你要对以色列人说： ‘你们是硬着颈项的民； 我若是霎时间与你们同行， 我会把你们消灭的； 所以， 现在你们要把你们身上的装饰脱下来， 使我知道我要怎样处置你们。’"

6 于是， 以色列人从何烈山以后， 就把身上的装饰脱下来。

7 摩西一向把会幕支搭在营外， 离营远些； 摩西称它为会幕。凡是寻求耶和华的， 就出到营外的会幕那里去。

8 摩西出营到会幕去的时候， 全体的人民都起来， 各人站在自己帐幕的门口， 望着摩西， 直到他进了会幕。

9 摩西进会幕的时候， 就有云柱降下来， 停在会幕门口上面； 耶和华就与摩西谈话。

10 全体的人民看见了云柱停在会幕门口上面， 就都起来， 各人在自己帐幕的门口下拜。

11 耶和华与摩西面对面说话， 好像人对朋友说话一样。然后， 摩西回到营里去， 只有他的侍从， 一个少年人， 就是嫩的儿子约书亚， 不离开会幕。

12 摩西对耶和华说： "看， 你吩咐我说： ‘把这百姓领上去’， 可是你却没有让我知道你要差派谁与我同去； 只是你曾经说过： ‘我按着你的名字认识你， 你在我眼前也蒙了恩。’

13 现在我若是在你眼前蒙恩， 求你把你的道路指示我， 使我可以认识你， 可以在你眼前蒙恩； 也求你想到这民族是你的人民。"

14 耶和华说： "我必亲自与你同去， 也必给你安息。"

15 摩西对他说： "你若是不亲自与我们同去， 就不要把我们从这里领上去。

16 人在什么事上可以知道我和你的人民在你眼前蒙恩呢？不是因为你与我们同去， 使我和你的人民可以和地上所有的人有分别吗？"

17 耶和华对摩西说： "你所说的这件事我也要作， 因为你在我眼前蒙恩， 并且我按着你的名字认识了你。"

18 摩西说： "求你给我看看你的荣耀。"

19 耶和华说： "我要使我的一切美善都在你面前经过， 并且要把我的名字耶和华在你面前宣告出来； 我要恩待谁， 就恩待谁； 我要怜悯谁， 就怜悯谁。"

20 他又说： "你不能看我的脸， 因为没有人看见了我还能活着。"

21 耶和华说： "看哪， 我这里有个地方， 你要站在磐石上。

22 我的荣耀经过的时候， 我要把你放在磐石隙中， 我要用我的手掌遮盖你， 直到我过去了。

23 然后， 我要收回我的手掌， 你就会看见我的背后， 却不能看见我的脸。"