1 و َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ: «اذْهَبْ مِنْ هُنا أنتَ وَالشَّعْبُ الَّذِي أخرَجْتَهُ مِنْ مِصرَ. اذْهَبوا إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي أقسَمتُ لإبراهِيمَ وَإسْحاقَ وَإسْرائِيلَ بِأنْ أعْطيها لِنَسلِهِمْ.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘ To your descendants I will give it.’

2 س َأُرسِلُ مَلاكاً أمامَكَ، وَأطْرَدُ الكَنعانِيِّينَ وَالأمُورِيِّينَ وَالحِثِّيِّينَ وَالفِرِزِيِّينَ وَالحِوِّيِّينَ وَاليَبُوسِيِّينَ.

I will send an angel before you and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite.

3 ا ذهَبُوا إلَى أرْضٍ تَفِيضُ لَبَناً وَعَسَلاً. لَكِنِّي لَنْ أكُونَ مَعَكُمْ لِأنَّكُمْ شَعبٌ عَنِيدٌ، لِئَلّا أُبِيدَكُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ.»

Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are an obstinate people, and I might destroy you on the way.”

4 و َحِينَ سَمِعَ الشَّعبُ هَذا الكَلامَ القاسِي، ناحُوا، وَلَمْ يَرتَدِ أحَدٌ جَواهِرَهُ أوْ زِينَتَهُ.

When the people heard this sad word, they went into mourning, and none of them put on his ornaments.

5 ف َقَدْ قالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «قُلْ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: أنتَ شَعبٌ عَنِيدٌ، فَإنْ حَضَرْتُ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ لِلَحظَةٍ فَإنِّي سَأُبِيدُكُمْ! انزِعُوا جَواهِرَكُمْ وَزِينَتَكُمْ فَأُقَرِّرَ ما عَلَيَّ أنْ أعمَلَهُ مَعَكُمْ.»

For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.’”

6 ف َنَزَعَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ جَواهِرَهُمْ وَزِينَتَهُمْ مُنذُ كانُوا عَلَى جَبَلِ حُورِيبَ. خَيمَةُ الاجْتِماعِ المُؤَقَّتَة

So the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, from Mount Horeb onward.

7 و َكانَ مُوسَى يَأخُذُ خَيمَةً وَيَنصُبُها بَعِيداً خارِجَ المُخَيَّمِ. وَكانَ يُسَمِّيها «خَيمَةَ الاجْتِماعِ.» وَكُلُّ مَنْ كانَ يَطلُبُ اللهَ ، كانَ يَخرُجُ إلَى خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ الَّتِي كانَتْ خارِجَ المُخَيَّمِ.

Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp.

8 و َحِينَ كانَ مُوسَى يَذهَبُ إلَى تِلكَ الخَيمَةِ، كانَ الشَّعبُ يَقُومُونَ، وَيَقِفُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ فِي بابِ خَيمَتِهِ، وَكانُوا يُراقِبُونَ مُوسَى حَتَّى يَدخُلَ إلَى الخَيمَةِ.

And it came about, whenever Moses went out to the tent, that all the people would arise and stand, each at the entrance of his tent, and gaze after Moses until he entered the tent.

9 و َحِينَ كانَ مُوسَى يَدخُلُ الخَيمَةَ، كانَ عَمُودُ السَّحابِ يَنزِلُ وَيَستَقِرُّ عَلَى مَدْخَلِ الخَيمَةِ، وَكانَ اللهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعَ مُوسَى.

Whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; and the Lord would speak with Moses.

10 و َحِينَ كانَ الشَّعبُ يَرَى عَمُودَ السَّحابِ واقِفاً عِندَ مَدْخَلِ الخَيمَةِ، كانُوا يَذهَبُونَ وَيَسجدُونَ عِندَ أبوابِ خِيامِهِمْ.

When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent.

11 ك انَ اللهُ يُكَلِّمُ مُوسَى وَجهاً لِوَجهٍ، كَما يُكَلِّمُ الصَّدِيقُ صَدِيقَهُ. وَحِينَ كانَ مُوسَى يَعُودُ إلَى المُخَيَّمِ، كانَ خادِمُهُ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ يَمكُثُ فِي الخَيمَةِ. رُؤيَةُ مَجدِ الله

Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. Moses Intercedes

12 و َقالَ مُوسَى للهِ: «ها أنتَ تَقُولُ لِي: ‹أخرِجْ هَذا الشَّعبَ،› لَكِنَّكَ لَمْ تُخبِرْنِي مَنْ سَتُرسِلُ مَعِي. قُلْتَ لِي: ‹أعرِفُكَ بِاسْمِكَ، وَقَدْ حَظِيتَ بِرِضايَ.›

Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘ Bring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know whom You will send with me. Moreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’

13 ف َبِما أنِّي حَظِيتُ بِرِضاكَ، فَأعلِنْ لِي طَرِيقَكَ لِأعرِفَكَ وَأُرْضِيَكَ دائِماً. وَتَذَكَّرْ أنَّ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةَ هِيَ شَعبُكَ.»

Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight. Consider too, that this nation is Your people.”

14 ف َقالَ: «أنا سَأسِيرُ بِحُضُورِي أمامَكَ وَأقُودُكَ.»

And He said, “ My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”

15 ف َقالَ مُوسَى لَهُ: «إنْ لَمْ تَسِرْ بِحُضُورِكَ مَعَنا، فَلا تُخْرِجْنا مِنْ هُنا.

Then he said to Him, “ If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.

16 ك َيفَ سَيَعرِفُ النّاسُ أنِّي حَظِيتُ بِرِضاكَ أنا وَشَعبُكَ، إنْ لَمْ تَسِرْ مَعَنا؟ حِينَئِذٍ فَقَطْ أكُونُ أنا وَشَعبُكَ مُتَمَيِّزِينَ عَنْ شُعُوبِ الأرْضِ.»

For how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that we, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are upon the face of the earth?”

17 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «سَأفعَلُ لَكَ هَذا الَّذِي قُلْتَهُ أيضاً، لأنَّكَ قَدْ حَظِيتَ بِرِضايَ، وَأنا أعرِفُكَ بِاسْمِكَ.»

The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.”

18 ف َقالَ مُوسَى: «فَأرِنِي مَجدَكَ.»

Then Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!”

19 ف َقالَ اللهُ: «سَأجعَلُ كُلَّ صَلاحِي يَمُرُّ مِنْ أمامِكَ، وَسَأنطِقُ بِاسمِي ‹يهوه› عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنْكَ. فَأنا أتَحَنَّنُ عَلَى مَنْ أشاءُ أنْ أتَحَنَّنَ عَلَيهِ، وَأرْحَمُ مَنْ أشاءُ أنْ أرْحَمَهُ.

And He said, “ I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.”

20 ل َكِنَّكَ لَنْ تَستَطِيعَ أنْ تَرَى وَجهِي، لِأنَّهُ لا يُمكِنُ لإنسانٍ أنْ يَرانِي وَيَبْقَى حَيّاً.»

But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!”

21 ث ُمَّ قالَ لَهُ اللهُ: «هُناكَ مَكانٌ قَرِيبٌ مِنِّي، فَقِفْ عَلَى الصَّخرَةِ فِي هَذا المَكانِ.

Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by Me, and you shall stand there on the rock;

22 و َحِينَ يَمُرُّ مَجدِي، سَأضَعُكَ فِي شَقٍّ كَبِيرٍ فِي الصَّخرَةِ وَأُغَطِّيكَ بِيَدِي حَتَّى أعبُرَ.

and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

23 و َحِينَ أرفَعُ يَدِي، سَتَرَى لَمْحَةً مِنْ مَجْدِي. أمّا وَجهِي فَلَنْ تَراهُ.»

Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen.”