Exodus 3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.	1 ܘܡܘܫܐ ܪܥ̇ܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܢܐ ܕܝܬܪܘܢ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ. ܘܕܒ̣ܪܗ̇ ܠܥܢܐ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ. ܘܐܬܐ ܠܛܘܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܚܘܪܝܒ.
2 And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and lo, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.	2 ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܒܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܣܢܝܐ. ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܣܢܝܐ ܕܡܬ̇ܓܘܙܠܐ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ. ܘܣܢܝܐ ܠܐ ܝܩ̇ܕ.
3 And Moses said, "I will turn aside and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt."	3 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܘܫܐ. ܐ̇ܣ̣ܛܐ ܐܚܙܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ̇. ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܝܩ̇ܕ ܣܢܝܐ.
4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here am I."	4 ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܣ̣ܛܐ ܠܡܚܙܐ. ܘܩ̣ܪܐ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܣܢܝܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ. ܡܘܫܐ ܡܘܫܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ̣ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ.
5 Then he said, "Do not come near; put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."	5 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܬܬ̇ܩܪܒ ܠܗܪܟܐ. ܫܪܝ ܡܣ̈ܢܝܟ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܓܠܝܟ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܪܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܘ̇ ܩܕܝܫܐ.
6 And he said, "I am the God of your 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 at God.	6 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܗܗ ܕܐܒܘܟ. ܐܠܗܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܠܗܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ. ܐܠܗܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܘܛ̇ܫܝ ܐܢܝ̈ܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚ̣ܠ ܠܡ̣ܚܪ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ.
7 Then the LORD said, "I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; I know their sufferings,	7 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܪܝܐ. ܡܚܙܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܫܘܥܒܕܗ ܕܥܡܝ ܕܒܡܨܪܝ̣ܢ. ܘܓܥܬܗܘܢ ܫܡ̇ܥܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܫ̈ܥܒܕܢܝܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܠܟܐܒܗܘܢ.
8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.	8 ܘܢܚ̇ܬܬ ܠܡܦܨܝܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܠܡܣܩܘܬܗ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܗ̇ܝ . ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܪܘܝܚܐ ܘܛܒ̇ܐ. ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܐ̇ ܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ. ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܬܝܐ. ܘܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ̇ ܘܕܦܪ̈ܙܝܐ. ܘܕܚ̈ܘܝܐ̇ ܘܕܝܒܘ̈ܣܝܐ.
9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.	9 ܘܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܓܥܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ̣ܬ ܠܘܬܝ. ܘܐܦ ܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܐ̇ܠܨܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ.
10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring forth my people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt."	10 ܗܫܐ ܬܐ ܐܫܕܪܟ ܠܘܬ ܦܪܥܘܢ. ܘܐܦܩ ܠܥܡܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ.
11 But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?"	11 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܐ̇ܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܦܪܥܘܢ. ܘܐܦܩ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ.
12 He said, "But I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God upon this mountain."	12 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ . ܐܢܐ ܐܗܘ̣ܐ ܥܡܟ. ܘܗܕܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܫܕܪܬܟ. ܡܐ ܕܐܦܩ̣ܬ ܠܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝ̣ܢ. ܬܦܠܚܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪܐ ܗܢܐ.
13 Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?"	13 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ. ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܫܕܪܢܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ. ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܝ̣ ܡ̇ܢ ܫܡܗ. ܡܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ.
14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"	14 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܐܗܝܗ̇ ܐ̇ܫܪ ܐܗܝܗ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ̣ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܐ̣ܗܝܗ ܫܕܪܢܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ.
15 God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.	15 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܬܘܒ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܐܠܗܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ̇ ܐܠܗܗ ܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܐܠܗܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܕܪܢܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ. ܗܢܘ ܫܡܝ̣ ܠܥܠܡ. ܘܗܢܘ ܕܘܟܪܢܝ̣ ܠܕܪܕܪܝܢ.
16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, "I have observed you and what has been done to you in Egypt;	16 ܙܠ ܟܢ̇ܫ ܠܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗܘܢ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܐܬ̣ܓܠܝ ܥܠܝ . ܐܠܗܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ ܘܕܐܝܣܚܩ ܘܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܡܐܡ̣ܪ. ܡܬܕܟܪܘ ܐܬܕܟܪܬܟܘܢ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܥܒܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ.
17 and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey."'	17 ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܕܐܣܩܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ̇. ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥ̈ܢܝܐ ܘܕܚ̈ܬܝܐ. ܘܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ̇ ܘܕܦܪ̈ܙܝܐ . ܘܕܚ̈ܘܝܐ̇ ܘܕܝܒ̈ܘܣܝܐ. ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܪܕܝܐ̇ ܚܠܒܐ ܘܕܒܫܐ.
18 And they will hearken to your voice; and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; and now, we pray you, let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.'	18 ܘܢ̣ܫܡܥܘܢ ܠܩܠܟ. ܘܬܥܘܠ ܐܢܬ ܘܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܘܬ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝ̣ܢ. ܘܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܗ. ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܐܬ̣ܓܠܝ ܥܠܝܢ. ܗܫܐ ܢ̇ܐܙܠ ܡܪܕܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܘ̇ܢܕܒ̇ܚ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ.
19 I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand.	19 ܘܐܢܐ ܝܕܥ̇ ܐܢܐ. ܕܠܐ ܫܒ̇ܩ ܠܟܘܢ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܡܐܙܠ. ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܬܩܝܦܬܐ.
20 So I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all the wonders which I will do in it; after that he will let you go.	20 ܘܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܝ ܘܐܡ̣ܚܐ ܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ̇. ܒܟܠ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܥ̇ܒܕ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܒܬܪܟ̣ܢ ܢܫܕܪܟܘܢ.
21 And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty,	21 ܘܐܬܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܠܪ̈ܚ̣ܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܟܕ ܬܐܙܠܘܢ. ܠܐ ܬܐܙܠܘܢ ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ.
22 but each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who sojourns in her house, jewelry of silver and of gold, and clothing, and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters; thus you shall despoil the Egyptians."	22 ܬܫ̣ܐܠ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܢ ܫܒܒܬܗ̇ ܘܡܢ ܬܘܬܒܬ ܒܝܬܗ̇. ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ̇ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܣܐܡܐ ܘܠܒ̈ܘܫܐ. ܘܐܠܒܫܘ ܠܒ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܒ̈ܢܬܟܘܢ. ܘܢ̇ܦܨ̇ܘ ܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ.