¹ Jahve reče Mojsiju: "Naskoro ćeš vidjeti kako ću ja s faraonom! Pod jakom rukom pustit će ih da odu; pod jakom rukom sam će ih iz svoje zemlje istjerati."

² Još reče Bog Mojsiju: "Ja sam Jahve.

³ Abrahamu, Izaku i Jakovu objavljivao sam se kao El Šadaj. Ali njima se nisam očitovao pod svojim imenom - Jahve.

⁴ I sklopio sam svoj Savez s njima da ću im dati kanaansku zemlju, zemlju gdje su živjeli kao pridošlice.

⁵ A sada, pošto sam čuo uzdisaje Izraelaca koje Egipćani drže u ropstvu, sjetih se svoga Saveza.

⁶ Kaži, dakle, Izraelcima da sam ja Jahve; da ću vas izbaviti od tereta što su vam ga Egipćani nametnuli. Oslobodit ću vas od ropstva u kojem vas drže; izbavit ću vas udarajući jako i kažnjavajući strogo.

⁷ Za svoj ću vas narod uzeti i bit ću vašim Bogom. Tada ćete znati da sam vas ja, Jahve, vaš Bog, izbavio od egipatske tlake.

⁸ Dovest ću vas u zemlju za koju sam se zakleo da ću je dati Abrahamu, Izaku i Jakovu i dat ću vam je u baštinu, ja, Jahve."

⁹ Mojsije to kazivaše Izraelcima, ali ga ne htjedoše slušati: duhovi su im bili pomućeni od teškoga ropstva.

¹⁰ Onda Jahve reče Mojsiju:

¹¹ "Idi i reci faraonu, kralju egipatskome, da otpusti Izraelce iz svoje zemlje."

¹² Mojsije prozbori Jahvi: "Kad me Izraelci nisu slušali, kako će me, spora u govoru, saslušati faraon!"

¹³ Ali je Jahve govorio Mojsiju i Aronu i slao ih sad k Izraelcima, a sad k faraonu, kralju egipatskome, da pusti Izraelce iz Egipta.

¹⁴ Ovo su glave njihovih domova. Sinovi Izraelova prvorođenca Rubena: Henok, Palu, Hesron i Karmi. To su obitelji potekle od Rubena.

¹⁵ A sinovi Šimunovi: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Sohar i Šaul, sin Kanaanke. To su obitelji potekle od Šimuna.

¹⁶ Ovo su imena Levijevih sinova s njihovim potomstvom: Geršon, Kehat i Merari. Levi je živio sto trideset i sedam godina.

¹⁷ Sinovi su Geršonovi: Libni i Šimi sa svojim obiteljima.

¹⁸ Sinovi su Kehatovi: Amram, Jishar, Hebron i Uziel. Kehat je živio sto trideset i tri godine.

¹⁹ Merarijevi su sinovi: Mahli i Muši. To su Levijeve obitelji s njihovim potomcima.

²⁰ Amram se oženi svojom tetkom Jokebedom, koja mu rodi Arona i Mojsija. Amram je živio sto trideset i sedam godina.

²¹ Sinovi Jisharovi bijahu: Korah, Nefeg i Zikri.

²² A sinovi su Uzielovi: Mišael, Elsafan i Sitri.

²³ Aron se oženi Elišebom, kćerkom Aminadabovom, a sestrom Nahšonovom, koja mu rodi: Nadaba, Abihua, Eleazara i Itamara.

²⁴ Korahovi su sinovi: Asir, Elkana i Abiasaf. To su Korahovi potomci.

²⁵ Aronov sin Eleazar oženi se jednom Putielovom kćeri, koja mu rodi Pinhasa. To su glave Levijevih domova prema njihovim koljenima.

²⁶ To je onaj Aron i Mojsije kojima je Jahve zapovjedio da izvedu Izraelce iz Egipta po njihovim četama.

²⁷ To su oni isti, Mojsije i Aron, koji su govorili faraonu, kralju egipatskome, da pusti Izraelce iz Egipta.

²⁸ U dan kad je Jahve govorio s Mojsijem u egipatskoj zemlji,

²⁹ rekao mu je: "Ja sam Jahve. Izvijesti faraona, egipatskoga kralja, o svemu što ti kažem."

³⁰ Mojsije se pred Jahvom ispričavao: "Spor sam ja u govoru. Kako će me faraon poslušati?"

¹ Yahweh said to Moses, "Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land."

² God spoke to Moses, and said to him, "I am Yahweh;

³ and I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them.

⁴ I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.

⁵ Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.

⁶ Therefore tell the children of Israel, 'I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:

⁷ and I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

⁸ I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.'"

⁹ Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn't listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

¹⁰ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

¹¹ "Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel Go out of his land."

¹² Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, "Behold, the children of Israel haven't listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am of uncircumcised lips?"

¹³ Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁴ These are the heads of their fathers' houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

¹⁵ The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

¹⁶ These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.

¹⁷ The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

¹⁸ The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.

¹⁹ The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

²⁰ Amram took Jochebed his father's sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty-seven years.

²¹ The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

²² The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri.

²³ Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

²⁴ The sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

²⁵ Eleazar Aaron's son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites according to their families.

²⁶ These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Yahweh said, "Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies."

²⁷ These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.

²⁸ It happened on the day when Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

²⁹ that Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, "I am Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I Speak to you."

³⁰ Moses said before Yahweh, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?"