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Ang Nagniningas na Puno

Noon ay inaalagaan ni Moises ang kawan ni Jetro na kanyang biyenan na pari sa Midian; kanyang pinatnubayan ang kawan sa kabila ng ilang at nakarating sa bundok ng Diyos, sa Horeb.

Ang(A) anghel ng Panginoon ay nagpakita sa kanya sa isang ningas ng apoy na mula sa gitna ng isang mababang punungkahoy. Siya'y nagmasid at ang punungkahoy ay nagliliyab ngunit ito'y hindi nasusunog.

Sinabi ni Moises, “Ako'y pupunta sa kabila at titingnan ko itong dakilang panooring ito, kung bakit ang punungkahoy ay hindi nasusunog.”

Nang makita ng Panginoon na siya'y pumunta sa kabila upang tumingin ay tinawag siya ng Diyos mula sa gitna ng mababang punungkahoy, “Moises, Moises.” Sumagot siya, “Narito ako.”

Kanyang sinabi, “Huwag kang lumapit dito. Hubarin mo ang sandalyas sa iyong mga paa sapagkat ang dakong iyong kinatatayuan ay banal na lupa.”

Sinabi pa niya, “Ako ang Diyos ng iyong ama, ang Diyos ni Abraham, ang Diyos ni Isaac, at ang Diyos ni Jacob.” Si Moises ay nagtakip ng kanyang mukha sapagkat siya'y natakot na tumingin sa Diyos.

Sinugo ng Diyos si Moises

Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Aking nakita ang paghihirap ng aking bayan na nasa Ehipto at aking narinig ang kanilang daing dahil sa mga umaapi sa kanila. Talagang nalalaman ko ang kanilang pagdurusa.

Ako'y bumaba upang iligtas sila mula sa kamay ng mga Ehipcio at upang sila'y dalhin sa isang mabuting lupain at malawak, mula sa lupaing iyon, sa isang lupaing dinadaluyan ng gatas at pulot, sa lugar ng mga Cananeo, Heteo, Amoreo, Perezeo, Heveo at Jebuseo.

At ngayon, ang daing ng mga anak ni Israel ay nakarating sa akin, at nakita ko rin ang pang-aapi na ginawa sa kanila ng mga Ehipcio.

10 Halika, ikaw ay aking susuguin kay Faraon upang iyong ilabas sa Ehipto ang aking bayan, ang mga anak ni Israel.”

11 Sinabi ni Moises sa Diyos, “Sino ako upang pumaroon kay Faraon at upang ilabas sa Ehipto ang mga anak ni Israel?”

12 Kanyang sinabi, “Ako'y makakasama mo; at ito'y magiging tanda sa iyo na ikaw ay aking sinugo: kapag iyong nailabas na sa Ehipto ang bayan, sasambahin ninyo ang Diyos sa bundok na ito.”

13 Ngunit(B) sinabi ni Moises sa Diyos, “Pagdating ko sa mga anak ni Israel at sasabihin ko sa kanila, ‘Sinugo ako sa inyo ng Diyos ng inyong mga ninuno,’ at sasabihin nila sa akin, ‘Ano ang kanyang pangalan?’ Anong sasabihin ko sa kanila?”

14 Sinabi(C) ng Diyos kay Moises, “AKO AY ANG AKO NGA.” At kanyang sinabi, “Ganito ang sasabihin mo sa mga anak ni Israel, ‘Sinugo ako sa inyo ni AKO NGA.’”

15 Sinabi pa ng Diyos kay Moises, “Ganito ang sasabihin mo sa mga anak ni Israel, ‘Sinugo ako sa inyo ng Panginoon,[a] ang Diyos ng inyong mga ninuno, ang Diyos ni Abraham, ang Diyos ni Isaac, at ang Diyos ni Jacob.’ Ito ang aking pangalan magpakailanman at ito ang itatawag sa akin ng lahat ng mga lahi.

16 Humayo ka at tipunin mo ang matatanda sa Israel at sabihin mo sa kanila, ‘Ang Panginoon, ang Diyos ng inyong mga ninuno, ang Diyos nina Abraham, Isaac, at Jacob ay nagpakita sa akin, na nagsasabi, “Tunay na kayo'y aking dinalaw at aking nakita ang ginagawa sa inyo sa Ehipto.

17 At aking sinabi, aking aalisin kayo sa kapighatian sa Ehipto at dadalhin ko kayo sa lupain ng Cananeo, Heteo, Amoreo, Perezeo, Heveo, at ng Jebuseo, sa isang lupaing dinadaluyan ng gatas at pulot.”’

18 Kanilang papakinggan ang iyong tinig. Ikaw at ang matatanda sa Israel ay pupunta sa hari ng Ehipto, at inyong sasabihin sa kanya, ‘Ang Panginoon, ang Diyos ng mga Hebreo ay nakipagtagpo sa amin at ngayo'y pahintulutan mo kami na maglakbay ng tatlong araw sa ilang. Nais naming makapaghandog sa Panginoon naming Diyos.’

19 Alam ko na hindi kayo papahintulutan ng hari ng Ehipto na umalis maliban sa pamamagitan ng isang makapangyarihang kamay.

20 Kaya't aking iuunat ang aking kamay at sasaktan ko ang Ehipto sa pamamagitan ng lahat kong kababalaghan na aking gagawin sa gitna niyon at pagkatapos, papahintulutan niya kayong umalis.

21 Pagkakalooban(D) ko ang bayang ito ng biyaya sa paningin ng mga Ehipcio at sa pag-alis ninyo ay hindi kayo aalis na walang dala.

22 Bawat babae ay hihingi sa kanyang kapwa at ang dayuhan sa kanyang bahay ng mga hiyas na pilak, mga hiyas na ginto at mga damit, at inyong ipapasuot sa inyong mga anak na lalaki at babae. Sa ganito ay inyong sasamsaman ang mga Ehipcio.”

Footnotes

  1. Exodo 3:15 Ang salitang PANGINOON kapag lahat ay malalaking titik ay kumakatawan sa pangalan ng Diyos, YHWH, na sa talatang ito ay nakaugnay sa pandiwang hayah, o ako nga .
'Exodo 3 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty.

22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro(A) his father-in-law, the priest of Midian,(B) and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb,(C) the mountain(D) of God. There the angel of the Lord(E) appeared to him in flames of fire(F) from within a bush.(G) Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called(H) to him from within the bush,(I) “Moses! Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”(J)

“Do not come any closer,”(K) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(L) Then he said, “I am the God of your father,[a] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.”(M) At this, Moses hid(N) his face, because he was afraid to look at God.(O)

The Lord said, “I have indeed seen(P) the misery(Q) of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned(R) about their suffering.(S) So I have come down(T) to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land,(U) a land flowing with milk and honey(V)—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites(W) and Jebusites.(X) And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing(Y) them. 10 So now, go. I am sending(Z) you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”(AA)

11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I(AB) that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

12 And God said, “I will be with you.(AC) And this will be the sign(AD) to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you[b] will worship God on this mountain.(AE)

13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’(AF) Then what shall I tell them?”

14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.[c] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am(AG) has sent me to you.’”

15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord,[d] the God of your fathers(AH)—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob(AI)—has sent me to you.’

“This is my name(AJ) forever,
    the name you shall call me
    from generation to generation.(AK)

16 “Go, assemble the elders(AL) of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(AM)—appeared to me and said: I have watched over you and have seen(AN) what has been done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt(AO) into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—a land flowing with milk and honey.’(AP)

18 “The elders of Israel will listen(AQ) to you. Then you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt and say to him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews,(AR) has met(AS) with us. Let us take a three-day journey(AT) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices(AU) to the Lord our God.’ 19 But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand(AV) compels him. 20 So I will stretch out my hand(AW) and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders(AX) that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.(AY)

21 “And I will make the Egyptians favorably disposed(AZ) toward this people, so that when you leave you will not go empty-handed.(BA) 22 Every woman is to ask her neighbor and any woman living in her house for articles of silver(BB) and gold(BC) and for clothing, which you will put on your sons and daughters. And so you will plunder(BD) the Egyptians.”(BE)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 3:6 Masoretic Text; Samaritan Pentateuch (see Acts 7:32) fathers
  2. Exodus 3:12 The Hebrew is plural.
  3. Exodus 3:14 Or I will be what I will be
  4. Exodus 3:15 The Hebrew for Lord sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for I am in verse 14.