1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”
2God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord. 3I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,6:3 Hebrew El-Shaddai but by my name the Lord6:3 See note at 3:15. I did not make myself fully known to them. 4I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners. 5Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
6“Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’ ”
9Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.
10Then the Lord said to Moses, 11“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.”
12But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips; also in verse 30?”
Family Record of Moses and Aaron
13Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
14These were the heads of their families6:14 The Hebrew for families here and in verse 25 refers to units larger than clans.:
The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
15The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
17The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These were the clans of Levi according to their records.
20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
21The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.
22The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.
23Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
24The sons of Korah were: Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.
25Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.
These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.
26It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.” 27They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.
Aaron to Speak for Moses
28Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt, 29he said to him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”
30But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
上帝应许拯救以色列人
1耶和华对摩西说：“你就要看见我怎样用大能的手对付法老，那时他会让以色列人走，甚至把他们赶出他的国土！” 2上帝又对摩西说：“我是耶和华， 3我曾以全能上帝的身份向亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各显现，但没有让他们知道我的名字是耶和华。 4我坚守与他们所立的约，要把他们寄居的迦南赐给他们。 5我已听见以色列人因受埃及人的奴役而发出的哀声，也顾念我的约。 6所以，你要转告以色列人说，‘我是耶和华。我要解救你们脱离埃及人的辖制，脱离他们的奴役，我要伸出臂膀大行审判，以救赎你们。 7我要接纳你们做我的子民，我要做你们的上帝。这样，你们就知道我是你们的上帝耶和华，曾救你们脱离埃及人的辖制。 8我必带领你们进入我举手起誓要给亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各的那片土地，把它赐给你们作产业。我是耶和华。’”
9摩西把这番话转告百姓，可是他们因为残酷的劳役无比沮丧，不肯听他的话。 10耶和华对摩西说： 11“你去告诉埃及王法老，让以色列人离开他的土地。” 12摩西却说：“以色列人都不听我的话，法老又怎么肯听我这拙口笨舌的人呢？” 13耶和华吩咐摩西和亚伦回到以色列人和法老那里，要他们领以色列人离开埃及。
摩西和亚伦的族谱
14以下是以色列各家族的族长：
以色列长子吕便的儿子是哈诺、法路、希斯伦和迦米。这些是吕便的宗族。
15西缅的儿子是耶姆利、雅悯、阿辖、雅斤、琐辖和扫罗，扫罗的母亲是迦南人。这些是西缅的各宗族。
16按照家谱的记载，利未的儿子是革顺、哥辖和米拉利，利未享年一百三十七岁。 17革顺的儿子是立尼和示每，二人各成宗族。 18哥辖的儿子是暗兰、以斯哈、希伯仑和乌薛，哥辖享年一百三十三岁。 19米拉利的儿子是抹利和姆示。这些按家谱的记载是利未的各宗族。 20暗兰娶了他父亲的妹妹约基别，生了亚伦和摩西，暗兰享年一百三十七岁。 21以斯哈的儿子是可拉、尼斐和细基利。 22乌薛的儿子是米沙利、以利撒反和西提利。 23亚伦娶了亚米拿达的女儿、拿顺的妹妹以利沙巴，她生了拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒和以他玛。 24可拉的儿子是亚惜、以利加拿和亚比亚撒，这些是可拉的各宗族。 25亚伦的儿子以利亚撒与普铁的一个女儿结婚，生了非尼哈。以上是利未各宗族的族长。
26正是亚伦和摩西受耶和华之命，要按以色列人的队伍把他们带出埃及。 27也是摩西和亚伦要求埃及王法老让他们把以色列人带出埃及。 28那时，耶和华曾经在埃及对摩西说： 29“我是耶和华，你要把我吩咐你的一切话告诉埃及王法老。” 30摩西却对耶和华说：“你看，我拙口笨舌，法老怎肯听我的话？”
