Book of Common Prayer

³⁰ And forty years having been fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of fire of a bush. ³¹ And having seen it, Moses was marveling-at the sight. And while he was approaching to look-closely, the voice of the Lord came: ³² ‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob’. And having become trembling, Moses was not daring to look-closely. ³³ And the Lord said to him, ‘Untie the sandal from your feet, for the place upon which you stand is holy ground. ³⁴ Having seen, I saw^[a] the mistreatment of My people in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and I came down to rescue them. And now, come, I will^[b] send you forth to Egypt’.

This Moses Whom Israel Denied, God Sent To Be Both Ruler And Deliverer

³⁵ “This Moses whom they denied, having said, ‘Who appointed you ruler and judge?’ [Ex 2:14]— this one God has sent-forth to be both ruler and deliverer^[c], with^[d] the hand of the angel having appeared to him in the bush. ³⁶ This one led them out, having done wonders and signs in Egypt land, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

This Moses Said That God Would Raise Up a Prophet Like Him

³⁷ “This one is the Moses having said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise-up a prophet like me for you from your brothers’ [Deut 18:15].

This Moses Brought Israel God’s Word, Which They Rejected

³⁸ “This one is the one having been in the congregation in the wilderness, with the angel speaking to him at Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles^[e] to give to us— ³⁹ to whom our fathers were not willing to become obedient, but they rejected him and turned-away in their hearts to Egypt, ⁴⁰ having said to Aaron, ‘Make gods for us who will go before us. For this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what happened to him’ [Ex 32:1]. ⁴¹ And they made-a-calf in those days, and brought-up a sacrifice to the idol. And they were celebrating in the works of their hands.

So God Turned Away From Them And Handed Them Over To Idolatry

⁴² “And God turned-away, and handed them over to worship the host of heaven, just as it has been written in the book of the prophets [in Amos 5:25-27]: ‘House of Israel, you did not offer victims^[f] and sacrifices to Me for forty years in the wilderness, did you? ⁴³ Indeed you took-up the tabernacle of Moloch^[g] and the star of your god Rephan^[h]— the images which you made to give-worship to them. Indeed I will remove^[i] you beyond Babylon!’

Jesus Waits And Prays On The Mount of Olives

³⁹ And having gone out, He went in accordance with His custom to the Mount of Olives. And the disciples also, they followed Him. ⁴⁰ And having come-to-be at the place, He said to them, “Be praying that you may not enter into temptation”. ⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw. And having put down His knees, He was praying, ⁴² saying “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me. Yet let not My will, but Yours be done”. ⁴³ And^[a] an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴ And having come-to-be in agony, He was praying more-fervently. And His sweat became like^[b] drops of blood going down upon the ground. ⁴⁵ And having arisen from prayer, having come to the disciples, He found them being asleep because of grief. ⁴⁶ And He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Having stood-up, be praying that^[c] you may not enter into temptation”.

Jesus Is Betrayed With a Kiss, And Arrested

⁴⁷ While He was still speaking, behold— a crowd. And the one being called Judas, one of the twelve, was preceding^[d] them. And he drew-near to Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you handing-over the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And the ones around Him, having seen the thing which will happen, said “Lord, shall we strike with a sword?” ⁵⁰ And a certain one of them struck the slave of the high priest and took-off his right ear. ⁵¹ But having responded, Jesus said, “Allow^[e] up to this”. And having touched his ear, He healed him.