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Esodo 33
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Esodo 33
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
L'ordine di partenza
33 Il Signore parlò a Mosè: «Su, esci di qui tu e il popolo che hai fatto uscire dal paese d'Egitto, verso la terra che ho promesso con giuramento ad Abramo, a Isacco e a Giacobbe, dicendo: Alla tua discendenza la darò. 2 Manderò davanti a te un angelo e scaccerò il Cananeo, l'Amorreo, l'Hittita, il Perizzita, l'Eveo e il Gebuseo. 3 Và pure verso la terra dove scorre latte e miele... Ma io non verrò in mezzo a te, per non doverti sterminare lungo il cammino, perché tu sei un popolo di dura cervice».
4 Il popolo udì questa triste notizia e tutti fecero lutto: nessuno più indossò i suoi ornamenti.
5 Il Signore disse a Mosè: «Riferisci agli Israeliti: Voi siete un popolo di dura cervice; se per un momento io venissi in mezzo a te, io ti sterminerei. Ora togliti i tuoi ornamenti e poi saprò che cosa dovrò farti».
6 Gli Israeliti si spogliarono dei loro ornamenti dal monte Oreb in poi.
La tenda
7 Mosè a ogni tappa prendeva la tenda e la piantava fuori dell'accampamento, ad una certa distanza dall'accampamento, e l'aveva chiamata tenda del convegno; appunto a questa tenda del convegno, posta fuori dell'accampamento, si recava chiunque volesse consultare il Signore.
8 Quando Mosè usciva per recarsi alla tenda, tutto il popolo si alzava in piedi, stando ciascuno all'ingresso della sua tenda: guardavano passare Mosè, finché fosse entrato nella tenda. 9 Quando Mosè entrava nella tenda, scendeva la colonna di nube e restava all'ingresso della tenda. Allora il Signore parlava con Mosè. 10 Tutto il popolo vedeva la colonna di nube, che stava all'ingresso della tenda e tutti si alzavano e si prostravano ciascuno all'ingresso della propria tenda. 11 Così il Signore parlava con Mosè faccia a faccia, come un uomo parla con un altro. Poi questi tornava nell'accampamento, mentre il suo inserviente, il giovane Giosuè figlio di Nun, non si allontanava dall'interno della tenda.
Preghiera di Mosè
12 Mosè disse al Signore: «Vedi, tu mi ordini: Fà salire questo popolo, ma non mi hai indicato chi manderai con me; eppure hai detto: Ti ho conosciuto per nome, anzi hai trovato grazia ai miei occhi. 13 Ora, se davvero ho trovato grazia ai tuoi occhi, indicami la tua via, così che io ti conosca, e trovi grazia ai tuoi occhi; considera che questa gente è il tuo popolo».
14 Rispose: «Io camminerò con voi e ti darò riposo». 15 Riprese: «Se tu non camminerai con noi, non farci salire di qui. 16 Come si saprà dunque che ho trovato grazia ai tuoi occhi, io e il tuo popolo, se non nel fatto che tu cammini con noi? Così saremo distinti, io e il tuo popolo, da tutti i popoli che sono sulla terra».
17 Disse il Signore a Mosè: «Anche quanto hai detto io farò, perché hai trovato grazia ai miei occhi e ti ho conosciuto per nome».
Mosè sulla montagna
18 Gli disse: «Mostrami la tua Gloria!».
19 Rispose: «Farò passare davanti a te tutto il mio splendore e proclamerò il mio nome: Signore, davanti a te. Farò grazia a chi vorrò far grazia e avrò misericordia di chi vorrò aver misericordia». 20 Soggiunse: «Ma tu non potrai vedere il mio volto, perché nessun uomo può vedermi e restare vivo». 21 Aggiunse il Signore: «Ecco un luogo vicino a me. Tu starai sopra la rupe: 22 quando passerà la mia Gloria, io ti porrò nella cavità della rupe e ti coprirò con la mano finché sarò passato. 23 Poi toglierò la mano e vedrai le mie spalle, ma il mio volto non lo si può vedere».
Exodus 33
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Exodus 33
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
33 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: God, get thee up from this place, thou and thy people which thou has brought out of the land of Egypt, into the land concerning which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying: To thy seed I will give it.
2 And I will send an angel before thee, that I may cast out the Chanaanite, and the Amorrhite, and the Hethite, and the Pherezite, and the Hevite, and the Jebusite.
3 That thou mayst enter into the land that floweth with milk and honey. For I will not go up with thee, because thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I destroy thee in the way.
4 And the people hearing these very bad tidings, mourned: and no man put on his ornaments according to custom.
5 And the Lord said to Moses: Say to the children of Israel: Thou are a stiffnecked people; once I shall come up in the midst of thee, and shall destroy thee. Now presently lay aside thy ornaments, that I may know what to do with thee.
6 So the children of Israel laid aside their ornaments by mount Horeb.
7 Moses also taking the tabernacle, pitched it without the camp afar off, and called the name thereof, The tabernacle of the covenant. And all the people that had any question, went forth to the tabernacle of the covenant, without the camp.
8 And when Moses went forth to the tabernacle, all the people rose up, and every one stood in the door of his pavilion, and they beheld the back of Moses, till he went into the tabernacle.
9 And when he was gone into the tabernacle of the covenant, the pillar of the cloud came down, and stood at the door, and he spoke with Moses.
10 And all saw that the pillar of the cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle. And they stood, and worshipped at the doors of their tents.
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man is wont to speak to his friend. And when he returned into the camp, his servant Josue the son of Nun, a young man, departed not from the tabernacle.
12 And Moses said to the Lord; Thou commandest me to lead forth this people: and thou dost not let me know whom thou wilt send with me, especially whereas thou hast said: I know thee by name, and thou hast found favour in my sight.
13 If therefore I have found favour in thy sight, shew me thy face, that I may know thee, and may find grace before thy eyes: look upon thy people this nation.
14 And the Lord said: My face shall go before thee, and I will give thee rest.
15 And Moses said: If thou thyself dost not go before, bring us not out of this place.
16 For how shall we be able to know, I and thy people, that we have found grace in thy sight, unless thou walk with us, that we may be glorified by all people that dwell upon the earth?
17 And the Lord said to Moses: This word also, which thou hast spoken, will I do: for thou hast found grace before me, and thee I have known by name.
18 And he said: shew me thy glory.
19 He answered: I will shew thee all good, and I will proclaim in the name of the Lord before thee: and I will have mercy on whom I will, and I will be merciful to whom it shall please me.
20 And again he said: Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.
21 And again he said: Behold there is a place with me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock.
22 And when my glory shall pass, I will set thee in a hole of the rock, and protect thee with my right hand, till I pass:
23 And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face thou canst not see.
Exodus 33
New International Version
Exodus 33
New International Version
33 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath(A) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’(B) 2 I will send an angel(C) before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.(D) 3 Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey.(E) But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked(F) people and I might destroy(G) you on the way.”
4 When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn(H) and no one put on any ornaments. 5 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people.(I) If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy(J) you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.’” 6 So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.(K)
The Tent of Meeting
7 Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.”(L) Anyone inquiring(M) of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. 8 And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents,(N) watching Moses until he entered the tent. 9 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud(O) would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke(P) with Moses. 10 Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent.(Q) 11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face,(R) as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua(S) son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Moses and the Glory of the Lord
12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’(T) but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name(U) and you have found favor(V) with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways(W) so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”(X)
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence(Y) will go with you, and I will give you rest.”(Z)
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence(AA) does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us?(AB) What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”(AC)
17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked,(AD) because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”(AE)
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”(AF)
19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass(AG) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(AH) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(AI) 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see(AJ) me and live.”
21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock(AK) and cover you with my hand(AL) until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
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