1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you are going to see what I will do to the king. I will force him to let my people go. In fact, I will force him to drive them out of his land.”
God Calls Moses
2 God spoke to Moses and said, “I am the Lord. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as Almighty God, but I did not make myself known to them by my holy name, the Lord. 4 I also made my covenant with them, promising to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they had lived as foreigners. 5 Now I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians have enslaved, and I have remembered my covenant. 6 So tell the Israelites that I say to them, ‘I am the Lord; I will rescue you and set you free from your slavery to the Egyptians. I will raise my mighty arm to bring terrible punishment upon them, and I will save you. 7 I will make you my own people, and I will be your God. You will know that I am the Lord your God when I set you free from slavery in Egypt. 8 I will bring you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as your own possession. I am the Lord.’” 9 Moses told this to the Israelites, but they would not listen to him, because their spirit had been broken by their cruel slavery.
10 Then the Lord said to Moses, 11 “Go and tell the king of Egypt that he must let the Israelites leave his land.”
12 But Moses replied, “Even the Israelites will not listen to me, so why should the king? I am such a poor speaker.”
13 The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron: “Tell the Israelites and the king of Egypt that I have ordered you to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.”
The Family Record of Moses and Aaron
14 Reuben, Jacob's first-born, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. 15 Simeon had six sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. 16 Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Levi lived 137 years. 17 Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei, and they had many descendants. 18 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. 19 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi with their descendants.
20 Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. 21 Izhar had three sons: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 Uzziel also had three sons: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 24 Korah had three sons: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; they were the ancestors of the divisions of the clan of Korah. 25 Eleazar, Aaron's son, married one of Putiel's daughters, who bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the families and the clans of the tribe of Levi.
26 Aaron and Moses were the ones to whom the Lord said, “Lead the tribes of Israel out of Egypt.” 27 They were the men who told the king of Egypt to free the Israelites.
The Lord's Command to Moses and Aaron
28 When the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 he said, “I am the Lord. Tell the king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
30 But Moses answered, “You know that I am such a poor speaker; why should the king listen to me?”
1 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Tagad tu redzēsi, ko Es darīšu faraonam, jo ar stipru roku viņš tos atlaidīs, un ar stipru roku viņš tos izdzīs no savas paša zemes." 2 Un Dievs runāja uz Mozu un sacīja: "Es esmu Tas Kungs. 3 Es esmu parādījies Ābrahāmam, Īzākam un Jēkabam kā visuvarenais Dievs, bet Savu īsto vārdu, Tas Kungs, Es netiku darījis viņiem zināmu. 4 Es esmu cēlis Savu derību ar viņiem, lai viņiem dotu Kānaāna zemi, to zemi, kurā viņi kā svešinieki dzīvojuši. 5 Es arī esmu dzirdējis Israēla bērnu nopūtas, tāpēc ka ēģiptieši viņus verdzina, un Es esmu pieminējis Savu derību. 6 Tāpēc saki Israēla bērniem: Es esmu Tas Kungs un izvedīšu jūs no Ēģiptes jūga, un izglābšu jūs no vergošanas, un atpestīšu jūs ar izstieptu roku un ar lielām tiesām. 7 Un Es ņemšu jūs Sev par tautu un būšu jums par Dievu, un jūs zināsit, ka Es esmu jūsu Dievs Tas Kungs, kas jūs izvedis no Ēģiptes zemes. 8 Un Es jūs ievedīšu tanī zemē, pār kuru Es esmu izstiepis Savu roku, lai to dotu Ābrahāmam, Īzākam un Jēkabam; un Es došu jums to par īpašumu, Es, Tas Kungs." 9 Un Mozus tā runāja uz Israēla bērniem, bet tie viņu neuzklausīja savas mazticības un smago darbu dēļ. 10 Un Tas Kungs runāja uz Mozu: 11 "Ej, saki faraonam, Ēģiptes ķēniņam, ka tam Israēla bērni jāizlaiž no savas zemes." 12 Un Mozus runāja Tā Kunga priekšā, sacīdams: "Redzi, Israēla bērni nav uzklausījuši mani, kā tad faraons lai uzklausītu mani, kad mana valoda tik grūta?" 13 Un Tas Kungs runāja uz Mozu un Āronu un sūtīja tos pie Israēla bērniem un pie faraona, Ēģiptes ķēniņa, lai izvestu Israēla bērnus no Ēģiptes zemes. 14 Šie ir viņu tēvu namu galvenie: Rūbena, Israēla pirmdzimtā, dēli: Hanoha, Palu, Hecrons un Karmijs; tās ir Rūbena dzimtas. 15 Un Simeona dēli: Jemuēls, Jamīns, Ohads, Jahīns, Cohars un Sauls, kānaānietes dēls; tās ir Simeona dzimtas. 16 Un tie ir Levija dēlu vārdi pēc viņu dzimtām: Geršons, Kahats un Merārijs. Un Levija mūžs bija simts trīsdesmit septiņi gadi. 17 Un Geršona dēli: Libnijs un Šimijs ar to dzimtām. 18 Un Kahata dēli: Amrāms, Icehars, Hebrons un Usiēls. Un Kahata mūžs bija simts trīsdesmit trīs gadi. 19 Un Merārija dēli: Mahelijs un Mušijs. Tās ir Levija dzimtas pēc viņu ciltsrakstiem. 20 Un Amrāms ņēma Johebedu, sava tēva māsu, sev par sievu, un tā viņam dzemdēja Āronu un Mozu. Un Amrāma mūžs bija simts trīsdesmit septiņi gadi. 21 Bet Icehara dēli: Korahs, Nefegs un Sihrijs. 22 Un Usiēla dēli: Mišaēls, Ēlcafans un Citrijs. 23 Un Ārons sev ņēma par sievu Ēlišebu, Aminādabata meitu, Naāšona māsu, un tā viņam dzemdēja: Nadabu, Abiju, Ēleāzaru un Itamāru. 24 Un Koraha dēli: Asirs, Elkana un Abiāsafs; tās ir korahītu dzimtas. 25 Un Ēleāzars, Ārona dēls, ņēma sev sievu no Putiēla meitām, un tā viņam dzemdēja Pinehasu. Šie ir Levija tēvu nama galvenie pēc viņu dzimtām. 26 Tie ir Ārons un Mozus, uz kuriem Tas Kungs sacīja: "Izvediet Israēla bērnu pulku no Ēģiptes zemes." 27 Tie ir tie vīri, kas runāja ar faraonu, Ēģiptes ķēniņu, nolūkā izvest Israēla bērnus no Ēģiptes, proti, Mozus un Ārons. 28 Un notika, tanī dienā, kad Tas Kungs runāja uz Mozu Ēģiptes zemē, 29 Viņš sacīja Mozum: "Es esmu Tas Kungs, runā uz faraonu, Ēģiptes ķēniņu, visu, ko Es runāju tev." 30 Tad Mozus sacīja Tā Kunga priekšā: "Es esmu ar neapgraizītām lūpām, kā tad faraons lai mani klausa?"
