"But I actedfor the sakeof My name,that it should not be profanedin the sightof the nationsamongwhomthey [lived], in whosesightI madeMyself knownto them by bringingthem out of the landof Egypt.
Nevertheless He savedthem for the sakeof His name,That He might makeHis powerknown.
Then Mosesentreatedthe LORDhis God,and said,"O LORD,whydoes Your angerburnagainst Your peoplewhomYou have broughtout from the landof Egyptwith greatpowerand with a mightyhand?
"Whyshould the Egyptiansspeak,saying,'With evil[intent] He broughtthem out to killthem in the mountainsand to destroythem from the faceof the earth?Turnfrom Your burningangerand changeYour mindabout[doing] harmto Your people.
"For My own sake,for My own sake,I will act;For howcan [My name] be profaned?And My gloryI will not giveto another.
"But I actedfor the sakeof My name,that it should not be profanedin the sightof the nations,before whosesightI had broughtthem out.
"But I withdrewMy handand actedfor the sakeof My name,that it should not be profanedin the sightof the nationsin whosesightI had broughtthem out.
"My holynameI will makeknownin the midstof My peopleIsrael;and I will not let My holynamebe profanedanymore.And the nationswill knowthat I am the LORD,the HolyOnein Israel.
Otherwisethe landfrom whichYou broughtus may say,"Becausethe LORDwas not ableto bringthem into the landwhichHe had promisedthem and becauseHe hatedthem He has broughtthem out to slaythem in the wilderness."
"For we have heardhowthe LORDdriedup the waterof the RedSeabeforeyou when you cameout of Egypt,and whatyou didto the twokingsof the Amoriteswhowere beyondthe Jordan,to Sihonand Og,whomyou utterlydestroyed.
"For the Canaanitesand allthe inhabitantsof the landwill hearof it, and they will surroundus and cutoffour namefrom the earth.And whatwill You dofor Your greatname?"
"For the LORDwill not abandonHis peopleon accountof His greatname,becausethe LORDhas been pleasedto makeyou a peoplefor Himself.
"Woeto us! Whoshall deliverus from the handof thesemightygods?Theseare the godswho smotethe Egyptianswith all[kinds of] plaguesin the wilderness.
