¹ και μωυσης ην ποιμαινων τα προβατα ιοθορ του γαμβρου αυτου του ιερεως μαδιαμ και ηγαγεν τα προβατα υπο την ερημον και ηλθεν εις το ορος χωρηβ

² ωφθη δε αυτω αγγελος κυριου εν φλογι πυρος εκ του βατου και ορα οτι ο βατος καιεται πυρι ο δε βατος ου κατεκαιετο

³ ειπεν δε μωυσης παρελθων οψομαι το οραμα το μεγα τουτο τι οτι ου κατακαιεται ο βατος

⁴ ως δε ειδεν κυριος οτι προσαγει ιδειν εκαλεσεν αυτον κυριος εκ του βατου λεγων μωυση μωυση ο δε ειπεν τι εστιν

⁵ και ειπεν μη εγγισης ωδε λυσαι το υποδημα εκ των ποδων σου ο γαρ τοπος εν ω συ εστηκας γη αγια εστιν

⁶ και ειπεν αυτω εγω ειμι ο θεος του πατρος σου θεος αβρααμ και θεος ισαακ και θεος ιακωβ απεστρεψεν δε μωυσης το προσωπον αυτου ευλαβειτο γαρ κατεμβλεψαι ενωπιον του θεου

⁷ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην ιδων ειδον την κακωσιν του λαου μου του εν αιγυπτω και της κραυγης αυτων ακηκοα απο των εργοδιωκτων οιδα γαρ την οδυνην αυτων

⁸ και κατεβην εξελεσθαι αυτους εκ χειρος αιγυπτιων και εξαγαγειν αυτους εκ της γης εκεινης και εισαγαγειν αυτους εις γην αγαθην και πολλην εις γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι εις τον τοπον των χαναναιων και χετταιων και αμορραιων και φερεζαιων και γεργεσαιων και ευαιων και ιεβουσαιων

⁹ και νυν ιδου κραυγη των υιων ισραηλ ηκει προς με καγω εωρακα τον θλιμμον ον οι αιγυπτιοι θλιβουσιν αυτους

¹⁰ και νυν δευρο αποστειλω σε προς φαραω βασιλεα αιγυπτου και εξαξεις τον λαον μου τους υιους ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου

¹¹ και ειπεν μωυσης προς τον θεον τις ειμι οτι πορευσομαι προς φαραω βασιλεα αιγυπτου και οτι εξαξω τους υιους ισραηλ εκ γης αιγυπτου

¹² ειπεν δε ο θεος μωυσει λεγων οτι εσομαι μετα σου και τουτο σοι το σημειον οτι εγω σε εξαποστελλω εν τω εξαγαγειν σε τον λαον μου εξ αιγυπτου και λατρευσετε τω θεω εν τω ορει τουτω

¹³ και ειπεν μωυσης προς τον θεον ιδου εγω ελευσομαι προς τους υιους ισραηλ και ερω προς αυτους ο θεος των πατερων υμων απεσταλκεν με προς υμας ερωτησουσιν με τι ονομα αυτω τι ερω προς αυτους

¹⁴ και ειπεν ο θεος προς μωυσην εγω ειμι ο ων και ειπεν ουτως ερεις τοις υιοις ισραηλ ο ων απεσταλκεν με προς υμας

¹⁵ και ειπεν ο θεος παλιν προς μωυσην ουτως ερεις τοις υιοις ισραηλ κυριος ο θεος των πατερων υμων θεος αβρααμ και θεος ισαακ και θεος ιακωβ απεσταλκεν με προς υμας τουτο μου εστιν ονομα αιωνιον και μνημοσυνον γενεων γενεαις

¹⁶ ελθων ουν συναγαγε την γερουσιαν των υιων ισραηλ και ερεις προς αυτους κυριος ο θεος των πατερων υμων ωπται μοι θεος αβρααμ και θεος ισαακ και θεος ιακωβ λεγων επισκοπη επεσκεμμαι υμας και οσα συμβεβηκεν υμιν εν αιγυπτω

¹⁷ και ειπον αναβιβασω υμας εκ της κακωσεως των αιγυπτιων εις την γην των χαναναιων και χετταιων και αμορραιων και φερεζαιων και γεργεσαιων και ευαιων και ιεβουσαιων εις γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι

¹⁸ και εισακουσονται σου της φωνης και εισελευση συ και η γερουσια ισραηλ προς φαραω βασιλεα αιγυπτου και ερεις προς αυτον ο θεος των εβραιων προσκεκληται ημας πορευσωμεθα ουν οδον τριων ημερων εις την ερημον ινα θυσωμεν τω θεω ημων

¹⁹ εγω δε οιδα οτι ου προησεται υμας φαραω βασιλευς αιγυπτου πορευθηναι εαν μη μετα χειρος κραταιας

²⁰ και εκτεινας την χειρα παταξω τους αιγυπτιους εν πασι τοις θαυμασιοις μου οις ποιησω εν αυτοις και μετα ταυτα εξαποστελει υμας

²¹ και δωσω χαριν τω λαω τουτω εναντιον των αιγυπτιων οταν δε αποτρεχητε ουκ απελευσεσθε κενοι

²² αιτησει γυνη παρα γειτονος και συσκηνου αυτης σκευη αργυρα και χρυσα και ιματισμον και επιθησετε επι τους υιους υμων και επι τας θυγατερας υμων και σκυλευσετε τους αιγυπτιους

¹ Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God's mountain, to Horeb.

² The angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

³ Moses said, "I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."

⁴ When Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Here I am."

⁵ He said, "Don't come close. Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place you are standing on is holy ground."

⁶ Moreover 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 was afraid to look at God.

⁷ Yahweh said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

⁸ I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

⁹ Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to me. Moreover I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

¹⁰ Come now therefore, and I will send you to Pharaoh, that you may bring forth my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt."

¹¹ Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?"

¹² He said, "Certainly I will be with you. This will be the token to you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain."

¹³ Moses said to God, "Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you;' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' What should I tell them?"

¹⁴ God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM," and he said, "You shall tell the children of Israel this: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"

¹⁵ God said moreover to Moses, "You shall tell the children of Israel this, 'Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

¹⁶ Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, 'Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to 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 to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey."'

¹⁸ They will listen to your voice, and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you shall tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.'

¹⁹ I know that the king of Egypt won't give you permission to go, no, not by a mighty hand.

²⁰ I will put forth my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in its midst, and after that he will let you go.

²¹ I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed.

²² But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall plunder the Egyptians."