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.
Exodo 33
Magandang Balita Biblia
Nagpatuloy ng Paglalakbay ang Israel
33 Sinabi(A) (B) ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Umalis na kayo rito at magtuloy sa lupaing aking ipinangako kina Abraham, Isaac at Jacob na ibibigay ko sa kanilang lahi. 2-3 Ang pupuntahan ninyo'y isang mayaman at masaganang lupain. Pauunahin ko sa inyo ang isang anghel upang palayasin ang mga Cananeo, Amoreo, Heteo, Perezeo, Hivita at Jebuseo. Hindi ako ang sasama sa inyo at baka malipol ko lamang kayo sa daan dahil sa katigasan ng inyong ulo.”
4 Nang malaman ito ng mga Israelita, labis silang nalungkot at isa ma'y walang nagsuot ng alahas. 5 Sapagkat sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Sabihin mo sa mga Israelita na matitigas ang ulo nila. Baka kung ako ang sasama sa kanilang paglalakbay ay malipol ko lang sila. Ipaalis mo ang kanilang mga alahas, at pagkatapos ay magpapasya ako kung ano ang gagawin ko sa kanila.” 6 Kaya't mula sa Bundok ng Sinai,[a] hindi na sila nagsuot ng alahas.
Ang Toldang Tipanan
7 Nakaugalian na ni Moises na itayo ang tabernakulo sa isang lugar na malayu-layo sa kampo; tinawag iyong Toldang Tipanan ng Diyos at ng mga tao. Doon pumupunta ang sinumang nais sumangguni kay Yahweh. 8 Tuwing papasok doon si Moises, ang mga Israelita'y tumatayo sa pintuan ng kanilang tolda at tinitingnan siya hanggang sa siya'y makapasok. 9 Kapag nasa loob na si Moises, bumababa naman sa may pinto ng Toldang Tipanan ang haliging ulap at mula roo'y makikipag-usap sa kanya si Yahweh. 10 Kapag nakita ng mga Israelita na nasa pintuan ng Tolda ang haliging ulap, pumupunta naman sila sa pintuan ng kanilang tolda at doo'y yumuyuko at sumasamba. 11 Ang pakikipag-usap ni Yahweh kay Moises ay harap-harapan, tulad ng pakikipag-usap sa kaibigan. Pagkatapos, si Moises ay bumabalik na sa kampo ngunit naiiwan sa Tolda si Josue, ang lingkod niya.
Nangako si Yahweh na Sila'y Papatnubayan
12 Sinabi ni Moises kay Yahweh, “Iniutos ninyo sa aking pangunahan ko ang bayang ito papunta sa lupaing ipinangako ninyo. Ngunit hindi ninyo sinabi kung sino ang makakatulong ko. Sinabi pa ninyong nalulugod po kayo sa akin at kilalang-kilala ninyo ako. 13 Kung ito'y totoo, ipinapakiusap kong sabihin ninyo sa akin ang inyong mga balak gawin para malaman ko upang patuloy kayong malulugod sa akin. Alalahanin din ninyo na ang bayang Israel ay inyo.”
14 “Sasamahan ko kayo at bibigyan ko kayo ng kapayapaan,” sagot ni Yahweh.
15 Sinabi ni Moises, “Kung hindi ninyo kami sasamahan, huwag na po ninyo kaming paalisin dito. 16 Sapagkat kung hindi kayo sasama sa amin, paano malalaman ng lahat na kami po ay inyong kinalulugdan? Kung sasama kayo sa amin, maliwanag na kami'y naiiba sa lahat ng mga bansa.”
17 “Sige, gagawin ko ang hiling mo sapagkat ako'y nalulugod sa iyo at kilalang-kilala kita,” sabi ni Yahweh.
18 Kaya't hiniling ni Moises, “Yahweh, ipakita po ninyo sa akin ang inyong kaluwalhatian!”
19 “Makikita mong lahat ang aking kaluwalhatian at bibigkasin ko sa iyo ang aking pangalan: Yahweh. Mahahabag ako sa nais kong kahabagan at maaawa ako sa nais kong kaawaan, 20 ngunit hindi mo maaaring makita ang aking mukha sapagkat tiyak na mamamatay ang sinumang makakita niyon. 21 Dito sa tabi ko'y may matatayuan kang bato. 22 Pagdaan ng aking maningning na kaluwalhatian, ipapasok kita sa siwang ng batong ito at tatakpan kita ng aking kamay. 23 Pagkalampas ko'y aalisin ko na ang aking kamay at makikita mo ang likod ko, ngunit hindi ang aking mukha,” sagot ni Yahweh.
Footnotes
- Exodo 33:6 Bundok ng Sinai: o kaya'y Bundok ng Horeb .
Exodus 33
Complete Jewish Bible
33 Adonai said to Moshe, “Leave, you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt; and move on from here toward the land of which I swore to Avraham, Yitz’chak and Ya‘akov, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ 2 I will send an angel ahead of you; and I will drive out the Kena‘ani, Emori, Hitti, P’rizi, Hivi and Y’vusi. 3 You will go to a land flowing with milk and honey; but I myself will not go with you, because you are such a stiffnecked people that I might destroy you on the way.” 4 When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning; and no one wore his ornaments. 5 Adonai said to Moshe, “Tell the people of Isra’el, ‘You are a stiffnecked people! If I were to go up with you for even one moment, I would exterminate you! Now, keep your ornaments off; then I will decide what to do to you.’” 6 So from Mount Horev onward, the people of Isra’el stripped themselves of their ornaments.
7 Moshe would take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp. He called it the tent of meeting. Everyone who wanted to consult Adonai would go out to the tent of meeting, outside the camp. 8 Whenever Moshe went out to the tent, all the people would get up and stand, each man at his tent door, and look at Moshe until he had gone into the tent. 9 Whenever Moshe entered the tent, the column of cloud would descend and station itself at the entrance to the tent; and Adonai would speak with Moshe. 10 When all the people saw the column of cloud stationed at the entrance to the tent, they would get up and prostrate themselves, each man at his tent door. 11 Adonai would speak to Moshe face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then he would return to the camp; but the young man who was his assistant, Y’hoshua the son of Nun, never left the inside of the tent.
(iii) 12 Moshe said to Adonai, “Look, you say to me, ‘Make these people move on!’ But you haven’t let me know whom you will be sending with me. Nevertheless you have said, ‘I know you by name,’ and also, ‘You have found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now, please, if it is really the case that I have found favor in your sight, show me your ways; so that I will understand you and continue finding favor in your sight. Moreover, keep on seeing this nation as your people.” 14 He answered, “Set your mind at rest — my presence will go with you, after all.” 15 Moshe replied, “If your presence doesn’t go with us, don’t make us go on from here. 16 For how else is it to be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people, other than by your going with us? That is what distinguishes us, me and your people, from all the other peoples on earth.”
(iv) 17 Adonai said to Moshe, “I will also do what you have asked me to do, because you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” 18 But Moshe said, “I beg you to show me your glory!” 19 He replied, “I will cause all my goodness to pass before you, and in your presence I will pronounce the name of Adonai. Moreover, I show favor to whomever I will, and I display mercy to whomever I will. 20 But my face,” he continued, “you cannot see, because a human being cannot look at me and remain alive. 21 Here,” he said, “is a place near me; stand on the rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you inside a crevice in the rock and cover you with my hand, until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand, and you will see my back, but my face is not to be seen.”
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