Exodus 6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 1 But the Lord replied to Moses, “Now you are going to see what I will do to Pharaoh: he will let them go because of My strong hand; he will drive them out of his land because of My strong hand.”(A)
God Promises Freedom
2 Then God spoke to Moses, telling him, “I am Yahweh. 3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but I did not reveal My name Yahweh to them.(B) 4 I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land they lived in as foreigners.(C) 5 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are forcing to work as slaves, and I have remembered(D) My covenant.
6 “Therefore tell the Israelites: I am Yahweh, and I will deliver you from the forced labor of the Egyptians and free you from slavery to them. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm(E) and great acts of judgment. 7 I will take you as My people,(F) and I will be your God. You will know(G) that I am Yahweh your God, who delivered you from the forced labor of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you to the land that I swore[a](H) to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am Yahweh.” 9 Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen(I) to him because of their broken spirit and hard labor.
10 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, 11 “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go from his land.”
12 But Moses said in the Lord’s presence: “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?”[b](J) 13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them commands concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
Genealogy of Moses and Aaron
14 These are the heads of their fathers’ families:
The sons of Reuben,(K) the firstborn of Israel:
Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
These are the clans of Reuben.
15 The sons of Simeon:(L)
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,
Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
These are the clans of Simeon.
16 These are the names of the sons of Levi
according to their genealogy:
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(M)
Levi lived 137 years.
17 The sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
18 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohath lived 133 years.
19 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites(N)
according to their genealogy.
20 Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed,
and she bore him Aaron and Moses.(O)
Amram lived 137 years.
21 The sons of Izhar:(P)
Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 The sons of Uzziel:
Mishael, Elzaphan,(Q) and Sithri.
23 Aaron married Elisheba,
daughter of Amminadab(R) and sister of Nahshon.
She bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(S)
24 The sons of Korah:(T)
Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph.
These are the clans of the Korahites.
25 Aaron’s son Eleazar married
one of the daughters of Putiel
and she bore him Phinehas.(U)
These are the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
26 It was this Aaron and Moses whom the Lord told, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their divisions.”(V) 27 Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.
Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh
28 On the day the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt, 29 He said to him, “I am Yahweh;(W) tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I am telling you.”
30 But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker,[c](X) how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
Footnotes
- Exodus 6:8 Lit raised My hand
- Exodus 6:12 Lit I have uncircumcised lips
- Exodus 6:30 Lit I have uncircumcised lips
出埃及記 6
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
神復言所許
6 耶和華對摩西說：「現在你必看見我向法老所行的事，使他因我大能的手容以色列人去，且把他們趕出他的地。」
2 神曉諭摩西說：「我是耶和華。 3 我從前向亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各顯現為全能的神，至於我名耶和華，他們未曾知道。 4 我與他們堅定所立的約，要把他們寄居的迦南地賜給他們。 5 我也聽見以色列人被埃及人苦待的哀聲，我也記念我的約。 6 所以你要對以色列人說：我是耶和華，我要用伸出來的膀臂重重地刑罰埃及人，救贖你們脫離他們的重擔，不做他們的苦工。 7 我要以你們為我的百姓，我也要做你們的神。你們要知道我是耶和華你們的神，是救你們脫離埃及人之重擔的。 8 我起誓應許給亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各的那地，我要把你們領進去，將那地賜給你們為業。我是耶和華。」 9 摩西將這話告訴以色列人，只是他們因苦工愁煩，不肯聽他的話。
10 耶和華曉諭摩西說： 11 「你進去對埃及王法老說，要容以色列人出他的地。」 12 摩西在耶和華面前說：「以色列人尚且不聽我的話，法老怎肯聽我這拙口笨舌的人呢？」 13 耶和華吩咐摩西、亞倫往以色列人和埃及王法老那裡去，把以色列人從埃及地領出來。
記以色列人族長之名
14 以色列人家長的名字記在下面。以色列長子魯本的兒子是哈諾、法路、希斯崙、迦米，這是魯本的各家。 15 西緬的兒子是耶母利、雅憫、阿轄、雅斤、瑣轄和迦南女子的兒子掃羅，這是西緬的各家。 16 利未眾子的名字按著他們的後代記在下面，就是革順、哥轄、米拉利。利未一生的歲數是一百三十七歲。 17 革順的兒子按著家室是立尼、示每。 18 哥轄的兒子是暗蘭、以斯哈、希伯倫、烏薛。哥轄一生的歲數是一百三十三歲。 19 米拉利的兒子是抹利和母示。這是利未的家，都按著他們的後代。 20 暗蘭娶了他父親的妹妹約基別為妻，她給他生了亞倫和摩西。暗蘭一生的歲數是一百三十七歲。 21 以斯哈的兒子是可拉、尼斐、細基利。 22 烏薛的兒子是米沙利、以利撒反、西提利。 23 亞倫娶了亞米拿達的女兒、拿順的妹妹以利沙巴為妻，她給他生了拿答、亞比戶、以利亞撒、以他瑪。 24 可拉的兒子是亞惜、以利加拿、亞比亞撒，這是可拉的各家。 25 亞倫的兒子以利亞撒娶了普鐵的一個女兒為妻，她給他生了非尼哈。這是利未人的家長，都按著他們的家。 26 耶和華說：「將以色列人按著他們的軍隊從埃及地領出來。」這是對那亞倫、摩西說的。 27 對埃及王法老說要將以色列人從埃及領出來的，就是這摩西、亞倫。
28 當耶和華在埃及地對摩西說話的日子， 29 他向摩西說：「我是耶和華，我對你說的一切話，你都要告訴埃及王法老。」 30 摩西在耶和華面前說：「看哪，我是拙口笨舌的人，法老怎肯聽我呢？」
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