1 N a, i te tiaki a Mohi i nga hipi a tona hungawai, a Ietoro, tohunga o Miriana; a ka arahi ia i nga hipi ki te taha ki muri o te koraha, ka tae ki te maunga o te Atua, ki Horepa.

Now Moses was taking care of the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the religious leader of Midian. He led the flock to the west side of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

2 A ka puta ki a ia te anahera a Ihowa i roto i te mura ahi, i waenganui o tetahi rakau; a ka titiro ia, na, e toro ana te rakau i te ahi, a kihai i pau te rakau.

There the Angel of the Lord showed Himself to Moses in a burning fire from inside a bush. Moses looked and saw that the bush was burning with fire, but it was not being burned up.

3 N a ka mea a Mohi, Ka tahuri ahau, ka matakitaki atu ki tenei mea nui kua puta nei, he aha te rakau te pau ai.

So Moses said, “I must step aside and see this great thing, why the bush is not being burned up.”

4 A ka kite a Ihowa e tahuri ana ia ki te matakitaki, ka karanga te Atua ki a ia i waenganui o te rakau, ka mea, E Mohi, e Mohi! A ka mea ia, Tenei ahau.

The Lord saw him step aside to look. And God called to him from inside the bush, saying, “Moses, Moses!” Moses answered, “Here I am.”

5 N a ka mea ia, Kaua e whakatata mai ki konei; wetekina ou hu i ou waewae, ko te wahi hoki e tu na koe, he wahi tapu.

God said, “Do not come near. Take your shoes off your feet. For the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

6 K a mea ano ia, Ko ahau te Atua o tou papa, te Atua o Aperahama, te Atua o Ihaka, te Atua o Hakopa. A huna ana a Mohi i tona kanohi; i wehi hoki ia ki te titiro atu ki te Atua.

He said also, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face. For he was afraid to look at God.

7 A ka mea a Ihowa, Kua kite pu ahau i te tukino o taku iwi i Ihipa, kua rongo hoki ki ta ratou aue i o ratou kaiakiaki; e mohio ana hoki ahau ki o ratou mamae;

The Lord said, “I have seen the suffering of My people in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of the men who make them work. I know how they suffer.

8 A kua heke iho nei ahau ki te whakaora i a ratou i te ringa o nga Ihipiana, ki te kawe atu i a ratou i tera whenua ki tetahi whenua pai, whenua nui, ki tetahi whenua e rerengia ana e te waiu, e te honi, ki te wahi o nga Kanaani, o nga Hiti, o nga Amori, o nga Perihi, o nga Hiwi, o nga Iepuhi.

So I have come down to save them from the power of the Egyptians. I will bring them out of that land to a good big land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite.

9 N a, kua tae ake te karanga a nga tama a Iharaira ki ahau: kua kite hoki ahau i te tukino e tukinotia nei ratou e nga Ihipiana.

Now the cry of the people of Israel has come to Me. I have seen what power the Egyptians use to make it hard for them.

10 N a reira, haere mai, maku koe e unga ki a Parao, a mau e whakaputa mai taku iwi, nga tama a Iharaira, i Ihipa.

Now come, and I will send you to Pharaoh so that you may bring My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.”

11 N a ka mea a Mohi ki te Atua, He aha ahau, kia haere ahau ki a Parao, kia whakaputa mai hoki i nga tama a Iharaira i Ihipa?

But Moses said to God, “Who am I to go to Pharaoh and bring the people of Israel out of Egypt?”

12 A ka mea ia, Kei a koe tonu ra ahau: ko te tohu ano tenei mou ka unga nei e ahau: ka whakaputaina mai e koe te iwi i Ihipa, ka mahi koutou ki te Atua ki runga i tenei maunga.

God said, “But I will be with you. And this will be something special for you to see to know that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this mountain.”

13 N a ka mea a Mohi ki te Atua, Na ka tae ahau ki nga tama a Iharaira, ka mea ki a ratou, Na te Atua o o koutou matua ahau i ngare mai ki a koutou; a ka mea mai ratou ki ahau, Ko wai tona ingoa? Me pehea atu ahau ki a ratou?

Then Moses said to God, “See, I am going to the people of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they might say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I say to them?”

14 N a ka mea te Atua ki a Mohi, Ko AHAU ANO AHAU NEI: i mea ano ia, Kia penei atu koe ki nga tama a Iharaira, Na te AHAU NEI ahau i ngare mai ki a koutou.

And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Say to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

15 A ka mea ano te Atua ki a Mohi, Kia penei atu koe ki nga tama a Iharaira, Na Ihowa, na te Atua o o koutou matua, na te Atua o Aperahama, na te Atua o Ihaka, na te Atua hoki o Hakopa, i tono mai ahau ki a koutou; ko toku ingoa tenei ake ake, ko t oku whakamaharatanga hoki tenei ki nga whakapaparanga katoa.

Again He said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever. By this name I am to be remembered by all people for all time.

16 H aere, whakaminea nga kaumatua o Iharaira, mea atu ki a ratou, Kua puta mai ki ahau a Ihowa, te Atua o o koutou matua, te Atua o Aperahama, o Ihaka, o Hakopa: e ai tana, Kua tikina mai, kua tirohia marietia koutou e ahau, me nga mea e meatia ana ki a koutou i Ihipa:

Go and gather together the leaders of Israel. Say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has shown Himself to me. And He said, “I have visited you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

17 K ua mea nei ano ahau, ka whakaputaina mai koutou e ahau i te whakawhiu a Ihipa ki te whenua o nga Kanaani, o nga Hiti, o nga Amori, o nga Perihi, o nga Hiwi, o nga Iepuhi, ki te whenua e rerengia ana e te waiu, e te honi.

I promise to bring you out of the suffering of Egypt to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, to a land flowing with milk and honey.’”

18 A e rongo ratou ki tou reo; a ka haere koe, koutou tahi ko nga kaumatua o Iharaira, ki te kingi o Ihipa, ka mea ki a ia, Kua tutaki a Ihowa, te Atua o nga Hiperu ki a matou: tukua matou kia haere, kia toru nga ra e haere ana i te koraha, kia pat u ai matou he whakahere ma Ihowa, ma to matou Atua.

They will listen to what you say. Then you and the leaders of Israel will go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now we ask you to let us travel three days to the desert to give gifts on an altar in worship to the Lord our God.’

19 A e mohio ana ahau e kore te kingi o Ihipa e tuku i a koutou, kahore, ki te kahore he ringa kaha.

But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, except by a powerful hand.

20 A ka takiritia toku ringa, ka patua hoki a Ihipa ki aku merekara katoa, e mea ai ahau i waenganui ona; a, muri iho, ka tukua mai koutou e ia.

So I will put out My hand and trouble Egypt with all the powerful works I will do there. After that he will let you go.

21 A maku e mea kia paingia tenei iwi i te aroaro o nga Ihipiana: a ka haere koutou, e kore e haere kau;

And I will give these people favor in the eyes of the Egyptians. When you go, you will not go empty handed.

22 E ngari me tono e ia wahine, e ia wahine, ki tona hoa tata, ki te wahine hoki e noho ana i tona whare, he mea hiriwa, he mea korua, he kakahu; a ka hoatu ki a koutou tama, ki a koutou tamahine; a ka pahuatia e koutou nga Ihipiana.

But each woman will get from her neighbor and the woman who lives in her house, things made of silver and gold, and clothes that you will put on your sons and daughters. You will take the best of things from the Egyptians.”