¹ και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην πορευου αναβηθι εντευθεν συ και ο λαος σου ους εξηγαγες εκ γης αιγυπτου εις την γην ην ωμοσα τω αβρααμ και ισαακ και ιακωβ λεγων τω σπερματι υμων δωσω αυτην

² και συναποστελω τον αγγελον μου προ προσωπου σου και εκβαλει τον αμορραιον και χετταιον και φερεζαιον και γεργεσαιον και ευαιον και ιεβουσαιον

³ και εισαξω σε εις γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι ου γαρ μη συναναβω μετα σου δια το λαον σκληροτραχηλον σε ειναι ινα μη εξαναλωσω σε εν τη οδω

⁴ και ακουσας ο λαος το ρημα το πονηρον τουτο κατεπενθησαν εν πενθικοις

⁵ και ειπεν κυριος τοις υιοις ισραηλ υμεις λαος σκληροτραχηλος ορατε μη πληγην αλλην επαξω εγω εφ' υμας και εξαναλωσω υμας νυν ουν αφελεσθε τας στολας των δοξων υμων και τον κοσμον και δειξω σοι α ποιησω σοι

⁶ και περιειλαντο οι υιοι ισραηλ τον κοσμον αυτων και την περιστολην απο του ορους του χωρηβ

⁷ και λαβων μωυσης την σκηνην αυτου επηξεν εξω της παρεμβολης μακραν απο της παρεμβολης και εκληθη σκηνη μαρτυριου και εγενετο πας ο ζητων κυριον εξεπορευετο εις την σκηνην εξω της παρεμβολης

⁸ ηνικα δ' αν εισεπορευετο μωυσης εις την σκηνην εξω της παρεμβολης ειστηκει πας ο λαος σκοπευοντες εκαστος παρα τας θυρας της σκηνης αυτου και κατενοουσαν απιοντος μωυση εως του εισελθειν αυτον εις την σκηνην

⁹ ως δ' αν εισηλθεν μωυσης εις την σκηνην κατεβαινεν ο στυλος της νεφελης και ιστατο επι την θυραν της σκηνης και ελαλει μωυση

¹⁰ και εωρα πας ο λαος τον στυλον της νεφελης εστωτα επι της θυρας της σκηνης και σταντες πας ο λαος προσεκυνησαν εκαστος απο της θυρας της σκηνης αυτου

¹¹ και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην ενωπιος ενωπιω ως ει τις λαλησει προς τον εαυτου φιλον και απελυετο εις την παρεμβολην ο δε θεραπων ιησους υιος ναυη νεος ουκ εξεπορευετο εκ της σκηνης

¹² και ειπεν μωυσης προς κυριον ιδου συ μοι λεγεις αναγαγε τον λαον τουτον συ δε ουκ εδηλωσας μοι ον συναποστελεις μετ' εμου συ δε μοι ειπας οιδα σε παρα παντας και χαριν εχεις παρ' εμοι

¹³ ει ουν ευρηκα χαριν εναντιον σου εμφανισον μοι σεαυτον γνωστως ιδω σε οπως αν ω ευρηκως χαριν εναντιον σου και ινα γνω οτι λαος σου το εθνος το μεγα τουτο

¹⁴ και λεγει αυτος προπορευσομαι σου και καταπαυσω σε

¹⁵ και λεγει προς αυτον ει μη αυτος συ πορευη μη με αναγαγης εντευθεν

¹⁶ και πως γνωστον εσται αληθως οτι ευρηκα χαριν παρα σοι εγω τε και ο λαος σου αλλ' η συμπορευομενου σου μεθ' ημων και ενδοξασθησομαι εγω τε και ο λαος σου παρα παντα τα εθνη οσα επι της γης εστιν

¹⁷ και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην και τουτον σοι τον λογον ον ειρηκας ποιησω ευρηκας γαρ χαριν ενωπιον μου και οιδα σε παρα παντας

¹⁸ και λεγει δειξον μοι την σεαυτου δοξαν

¹⁹ και ειπεν εγω παρελευσομαι προτερος σου τη δοξη μου και καλεσω επι τω ονοματι μου κυριος εναντιον σου και ελεησω ον αν ελεω και οικτιρησω ον αν οικτιρω

²⁰ και ειπεν ου δυνηση ιδειν μου το προσωπον ου γαρ μη ιδη ανθρωπος το προσωπον μου και ζησεται

²¹ και ειπεν κυριος ιδου τοπος παρ' εμοι στηση επι της πετρας

²² ηνικα δ' αν παρελθη μου η δοξα και θησω σε εις οπην της πετρας και σκεπασω τη χειρι μου επι σε εως αν παρελθω

²³ και αφελω την χειρα και τοτε οψη τα οπισω μου το δε προσωπον μου ουκ οφθησεται σοι

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 seed.'

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 to a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of you, for you are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume you in the way."

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

⁵ Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell the children of Israel, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go up into your midst 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 to pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it "The tent of Meeting." It happened that everyone who sought Yahweh went out to the tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp.

⁸ It happened that when Moses went out to the Tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, everyone at their Tent door, and watched Moses, until he had gone into the Tent.

⁹ It happened, when Moses entered into the Tent, that the pillar of cloud descended, stood at the door of the Tent, and 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 out of 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 now your ways, 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 He 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 in 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 He said, "Please show me your glory."

¹⁹ He said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of Yahweh 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."