top Exodus ch 33
Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
Chapter 33
The Command to Depart and the People's Mourning
1 Καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν πορεύου ἀνάβηθι ἐντεῦθεν σὺ καὶ ὁ λαός σου, οὓς ἐξήγαγες ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἣν ὤμοσα τῷ Ἁβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ λέγων τῷ σπέρματι ὑμῶν δώσω αὐτήν. 2 καὶ συναποστελῶ τὸν ἄγγελόν μου, πρὸ προσώπου σου καὶ ἐκβαλεῖ τὸν Ἀμορραῖον καὶ Χετταῖον καὶ Φερεζαῖον καὶ Γεργεσαῖον καὶ Εὐαῖον καὶ Ἰεβουσαῖον. 3 καὶ εἰσάξω σὲ εἰς γῆν ῥέουσαν γάλα καὶ μέλι· οὐ γὰρ μὴ συναναβῶ μετὰ σου διὰ τὸ λαὸν σκληροτράχηλόν σὲ εἶναι, ἵνα μὴ ἐξαναλώσω σὲ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ. 1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, "Go, depart from here, you and your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, into the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, 'To your offspring I will give it.' 2 And I will send My angel before your face, and he shall cast out the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 3 And I will bring you into a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up with you because you are a stiff-necked people, lest I consume you on the way."
4 καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ λαὸς τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ πονηρὸν τοῦτο κατεπένθησαν ἐν πενθικοῖς. 5 καὶ εἶπεν κύριος τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ ὑμεῖς λαὸς σκληροτράχηλος· ὁρᾶτε μὴ πληγὴν ἄλλην ἐπάξω ἐγὼ ἐφ' ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐξαναλώσω ὑμᾶς· νῦν οὖν ἀφέλεσθε τὰς στολὰς τῶν δοξῶν ὑμῶν καὶ τὸν κόσμον, καὶ δείξω σοί ἃ ποιήσω σοι. 6 καὶ περιείλαντο οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὸν κόσμον αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν περιστολὴν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους τοῦ Χωρήβ. 4 And when the people heard this painful word, they mourned in mourning attire. 5 For the Lord said to the children of Israel, "You are a stiff-necked people; see to it lest I bring another plague upon you and consume you. Now therefore, take off your robes of glory and your ornaments, and I will show what I shall do to you." 6 So the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments and their covering from Mount Horeb.
The Tent of Testimony Outside the Camp
7 καὶ λαβὼν Μωυσῆς τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ ἔπηξεν ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς μακρὰν ἀπὸ τῆς παρεμβολῆς, καὶ ἐκλήθη σκηνὴ μαρτυρίου· καὶ ἐγένετο πᾶς ὁ ζητῶν κύριον ἐξεπορεύετο εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς. 8 ἡνίκα δ' ἄν εἰσεπορεύετο Μωυσῆς εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς, εἱστήκει πᾶς ὁ λαὸς σκοπεύοντες ἕκαστος παρὰ τὰς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ κατενοοῦσαν ἀπιόντος Μωυσῇ ἕως τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν σκηνήν. 7 And Moses took his tent and pitched it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and it was called the Tent of Testimony. And it came to pass that everyone who sought the Lord went out to the tent outside the camp. 8 Whenever Moses went out to the tent outside the camp, all the people stood, each watching by the doors of his own tent, and they observed Moses until he entered into the tent.
9 ὡς δ' ἄν εἰσῆλθεν Μωυσῆς εἰς τὴν σκηνήν, κατέβαινεν ὁ στῦλος τῆς νεφέλης καὶ ἵστατο ἐπὶ τὴν θύραν τῆς σκηνῆς, καὶ ἐλάλει Μωυσῇ· 10 καὶ ἑώρα πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὸν στῦλον τῆς νεφέλης ἑστῶτα ἐπὶ τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς, καὶ στάντες πᾶς ὁ λαὸς προσεκύνησαν ἕκαστος ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς αὐτοῦ. 11 καὶ ἐλάλησεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν ἐνώπιος ἐνωπίῳ, ὡς εἴ τις λαλήσει πρὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ φίλον. καὶ ἀπελύετο εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν, ὁ δὲ θεράπων Ἰησοῦς υἱὸς Ναυὴ νέος οὐκ ἐξεπορεύετο ἐκ τῆς σκηνῆς. 9 And as soon as Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud descended and stood at the door of the tent, and [the Lord] spoke to Moses. 10 And all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the door of the tent, and all the people stood and worshipped, each from the door of his own tent. 11 And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as if one were to speak to his own friend. Then he would return to the camp, but his attendant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tent.
Moses Intercedes for the Presence of God
12 καὶ εἶπεν Μωυσῆς πρὸς κύριον ἰδοὺ σύ μοι λέγεις ἀνάγαγε τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον· σὺ δὲ οὐκ ἐδήλωσάς μοι ὃν συναποστελεῖς μετ' ἐμοῦ· σὺ δέ μοι εἶπας οἶδά σὲ παρὰ πάντας, καὶ χάριν ἔχεις παρ' ἐμοί. 13 εἰ οὖν εὕρηκα χάριν ἐναντίον σου, ἐμφάνισόν μοι σεαυτόν· γνωστῶς ἴδω σε, ὅπως ἄν ὦ εὑρηκὼς χάριν ἐναντίον σου, καὶ ἵνα γνῶ ὅτι λαός σου τὸ ἔθνος τὸ μέγα τοῦτο. 14 καὶ λέγει αὐτὸς προπορεύσομαί σου καὶ καταπαύσω σε. 12 And Moses said to the Lord, "Behold, You say to me, 'Lead this people up,' but You have not shown me whom You will send with me. Yet You have said to me, 'I know you above all others, and you have grace with Me.' 13 If then I have found grace in Your sight, manifest Yourself to me; let me see You clearly, so that I may find grace in Your sight, and that I may know that this great nation is Your people." 14 And He said, "I Myself will go before you, and I will give you rest."
15 καὶ λέγει πρὸς αὐτόν εἰ μὴ αὐτὸς σὺ πορεύῃ, μή με ἀναγάγῃς ἐντεῦθεν· 16 καὶ πῶς γνωστὸν ἔσται ἀληθῶς ὅτι εὕρηκα χάριν παρὰ Σοὶ, ἐγώ τε καὶ ὁ λαός σου, ἀλλ' ἢ συμπορευομένου σου μεθ' ἡμῶν; καὶ ἐνδοξασθήσομαι ἐγώ τε καὶ ὁ λαός σου παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ὅσα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν. 17 καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν καὶ τοῦτόν σοί τὸν λόγον, ὃν εἴρηκας, ποιήσω· εὕρηκας γὰρ χάριν ἐνώπιόν μου, καὶ οἶδά σὲ παρὰ πάντας. 15 And [Moses] said to Him, "If You Yourself do not go with us, do not lead me up from here. 16 For how shall it be truly known that I have found grace with You, both I and Your people, unless You journey with us? Then I and Your people shall be glorified beyond all the nations that are upon the earth." 17 And the Lord said to Moses, "Even this word which you have spoken, I will do; for you have found grace before Me, and I know you above all others."
The Vision in the Cleft of the Rock
18 καὶ λέγει δεῖξόν μοι τὴν σεαυτοῦ δόξαν. 19 καὶ εἶπεν ἐγὼ παρελεύσομαι πρότερός σου τῇ δόξῃ μου καὶ καλέσω ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου κύριος ἐναντίον σου· καὶ ἐλεήσω ὃν ἄν ἐλεῶ, καὶ οἰκτιρήσω ὃν ἄν οἰκτίρω. 18 And [Moses] said, "Show me Your glory." 19 And He said, "I will pass before you in My glory, and I will call out in My name, 'Lord,' before you; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
20 καὶ εἶπεν οὐ δυνήσῃ ἰδεῖν μου τὸ πρόσωπον· οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἴδῃ ἄνθρωπος τὸ πρόσωπόν μου καὶ ζήσεται. 21 καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ἰδοὺ τόπος παρ' ἐμοί, στήσῃ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας· 22 ἡνίκα δ' ἄν παρέλθῃ μου ἡ δόξα, καὶ θήσω σὲ εἰς ὀπὴν τῆς πέτρας καὶ σκεπάσω τῇ χειρί μου ἐπὶ σέ, ἕως ἄν παρέλθω· 23 καὶ ἀφελῶ τὴν χεῖρα, καὶ τότε ὄψῃ τὰ ὀπίσω μου, τὸ δὲ πρόσωπόν μου οὐκ ὀφθήσεταί σοι. 20 And He said, "You will not be able to see My face; for no man shall see My face and live." 21 And the Lord said, "Behold, there is a place by Me; you shall stand upon the rock. 22 And when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand over you until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take away My hand, and then you shall see My back, but My face shall not be seen by you."