1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.
4 ¶ And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. 6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.
7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
12 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee , and I will give thee rest. 15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me , carry us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. 17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
Pavēle atstāt Sīnaju
1 Kungs sacīja Mozum: “Ej projām no šejienes – tu un tā tauta, ko tu izvedi no Ēģiptes zemes, – uz zemi, ko es zvērēju Ābrahāmam, Īzakam un Jēkabam, sacīdams: es došu to taviem pēcnācējiem! 2 Es sūtīšu tev pa priekšu eņģeli, un es izdzīšu kanaāniešus, amoriešus, hetiešus, periziešus, hiviešus un jebūsiešus! 3 Ejiet uz zemi, kur piens un medus plūst! Bet es neiešu ar jums, jo jūs esat stūrgalvīga tauta – ka es jūs nepiebeidzu ceļā!” 4 Un tauta dzirdēja šo ļauno vēsti, un viņi sēroja, neviens neaplika savas rotas. 5 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Saki Israēla dēliem: jūs esat stūrgalvīgi – ja kaut mirkli es iešu jūsu vidū, tad es jūs piebeigšu! Un tagad – noņem savas rotas, gan es zināšu, ko ar tevi darīt!” 6 Pie Horeba kalna Israēla dēli noņēma savas rotas.
Telts ārpus nometnes
7 Mozus ņēma telti, izpleta to patālāk ārpus nometnes un nosauca to par Saiešanas telti. Un bija tā – ikviens, kurš meklēja Kungu, gāja uz Saiešanas telti, kas bija ārpus nometnes. 8 Un, kad Mozus gāja uz telti, tad visa tauta cēlās un ikviens nostājās savas telts durvīs un nolūkojās pakaļ Mozum, līdz viņš bija iegājis teltī. 9 Kad Mozus iegāja teltī, nolaidās mākoņu stabs, stāvēja telts durvīs, un viņš runāja ar Mozu. 10 Visa tauta redzēja mākoņu stabu stāvam telts durvīs, un visa tauta cēlās un ikviens noliecās savas telts durvīs. 11 Un Kungs runāja ar Mozu vaigu vaigā – kā mēdz runāt ar savu tuvāko, tad viņš atgriezās nometnē, un viņa kalps Jozua, Nūna dēls, jauns zēns, vēl palika teltī.
Mozus iestājas par tautu
12 Un Mozus teica Kungam: “Redzi, tu man saki: ved šo tautu! Bet tu man neesi darījis zināmu, ko tu sūtīsi ar mani. Tu teici: es pazīstu tevi pēc vārda, un tu esi guvis manu vēlību. 13 Un tagad – ja es esmu guvis tavu vēlību, dari jel man zināmu tavu ceļu, lai es pazīstu tevi, lai gūstu tavu vēlību. Redzi – šie ļaudis ir tava tauta!” 14 Un viņš teica: “Es pats iešu tev pa priekšu, lai tev būtu miers!” 15 Un Mozus teica: “Ja tu pats nenāc, tad neved mūs vispār prom no šejienes! 16 Un kā gan lai top zināms, ka es esmu guvis tavu vēlību – es un tava tauta? Vai ne tā, ka tu pats nāc ar mums? Tad mēs būtu izraudzīti, es un tava tauta, no visām tām tautām, kas ir uz zemes!”
17 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Es darīšu arī šo, ko tu teici, jo tu esi guvis manu vēlību, un es tevi pazīstu pēc vārda!” 18 Un Mozus teica: “Parādi jel man savu godību!” 19 Viņš atbildēja: “Es likšu, lai viss mans labums iet tava vaiga priekšā, un es saukšu vārdu “Kungs” tavā priekšā – es būšu žēlsirdīgs pret tiem, pret kuriem būšu žēlsirdīgs, un es apžēlošos par tiem, par kuriem apžēlošos!” 20 Un viņš teica: “Tev neredzēt manu vaigu, jo neviens cilvēks neredzēs mani, palikdams dzīvs!” 21 Un Kungs teica: “Redzi, vieta man blakus, nostājies uz tās klints! 22 Kad mana godība ies garām, es likšu tevi tās klints plaisā un aizsegšu tevi ar roku, kamēr būšu pagājis garām. 23 Es noņemšu savu roku, un tu redzēsi mani no mugurpuses, bet mans vaigs nebūs redzams!”
