At Mount Sinai
1On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt – on that very day – they came to the Desert of Sinai. 2After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.
3Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, ‘This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: 4“You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. 5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, 6you19:5,6 Or possession, for the whole earth is mine. 6 You will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.’
7So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the Lord had commanded him to speak. 8The people all responded together, ‘We will do everything the Lord has said.’ So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.
9The Lord said to Moses, ‘I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.’ Then Moses told the Lord what the people had said.
10And the Lord said to Moses, ‘Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Make them wash their clothes 11and be ready by the third day, because on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. 12Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, “Be careful that you do not approach the mountain or touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain is to be put to death. 13They are to be stoned or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.” Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.’
14After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes. 15Then he said to the people, ‘Prepare yourselves for the third day. Abstain from sexual relations.’
16On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. 17Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain19:18 Most Hebrew manuscripts; a few Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint and all the people trembled violently. 19As the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him.19:19 Or and God answered him with thunder
20The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up 21and the Lord said to him, ‘Go down and warn the people so they do not force their way through to see the Lord and many of them perish. 22Even the priests, who approach the Lord, must consecrate themselves, or the Lord will break out against them.’
23Moses said to the Lord, ‘The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, because you yourself warned us, “Put limits around the mountain and set it apart as holy.” ’
24The Lord replied, ‘Go down and bring Aaron up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way through to come up to the Lord, or he will break out against them.’
25So Moses went down to the people and told them.
Ní orí òkè Sinai
1Ní oṣù kẹta tí àwọn Israẹli jáde kúrò ni ilẹ̀ Ejibiti, ni ọjọ́ náà gan an ni wọ́n dé aginjù Sinai. 2Lẹ́yìn ìgbà tí wọ́n gbéra kúrò ní Refidimu, wọ́n wọ ijù Sinai, wọ́n sì tẹ̀dó síbẹ̀, níbẹ̀ ni Israẹli sì dó sí ní iwájú òkè ńlá.
3Mose sì gòkè tọ Ọlọ́run lọ. Olúwa sì ké pè é láti orí òkè náà wá pé, “Èyí ni ìwọ yóò sọ fún ilé Jakọbu àti ohun tí ìwọ yóò sọ fún àwọn ọmọ Israẹli: 4‘Ẹ̀yin ti rí ohun tí mo ti ṣe sí àwọn ará Ejibiti, àti bí mo ti gbé e yín ní apá ìyẹ́ idì. 519.5,6: De 7.6; 14.2,21; 26.19; Tt 2.14; 1Pt 2.9; If 1.6; 5.10.Nísinsin yìí, bí ẹ̀yin bá ṣe ìgbọ́ràn sí mi dé ojú ààmì, tí ẹ sì pa májẹ̀mú mi mọ́, nígbà náà ni ẹ̀yin ó jẹ́ ìṣúra fún mi ju gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè yòókù lọ. Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé gbogbo ayé ni tèmi. 6Ẹ̀yin yóò sì máa jẹ́ ilẹ̀ ọba àwọn àlùfáà fún mi, orílẹ̀-èdè mímọ́.’ Ìwọ̀nyí ni ọ̀rọ̀ ti ìwọ yóò sọ fún àwọn ọmọ Israẹli.”
7Mose sì tọ àwọn ènìyàn wá, ó sí pe àwọn àgbàgbà láàrín àwọn ènìyàn jọ. Ó sì gbé gbogbo ọ̀rọ̀ ti Olúwa pàṣẹ fún un láti sọ ní iwájú wọn. 8Gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn náà sì pa ohùn wọn pọ̀ wọ́n sì dáhùn wí pé, “Àwa yóò ṣe ohun gbogbo ti Olúwa wí.” Mose sì mú ìdáhùn wọn padà tọ Olúwa lọ.
9Olúwa sọ fún Mose pé, “Èmi yóò tọ̀ ọ́ wá nínú ìkùùkuu ṣíṣú dudu, kí àwọn ènìyàn lè gbọ́ ohùn mi nígbà ti mo bá ń bá ọ sọ̀rọ̀, kí wọn kí ó lè máa gbà ọ́ gbọ́.” Nígbà náà ni Mose sọ ohun tí àwọn ènìyàn wí fún Olúwa.
10Olúwa sì wí fún Mose pé, “Tọ àwọn ènìyàn lọ kí o sì yà wọ́n sí mímọ́ ni òní àti ni ọ̀la. Jẹ́ kí wọn kí ó fọ aṣọ wọn. 11Kí wọn kí ó sì múra di ọjọ́ kẹta, nítorí ni ọjọ́ náà ni Olúwa yóò sọ̀kalẹ̀ sí orí òkè Sinai ni ojú gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn. 1219.12-19: Hb 12.18-20.Kí ìwọ kí ó ṣe ààlà fún àwọn ènìyàn, kí ìwọ kí ó sì wí fún wọn pé, ‘Ẹ kíyèsí ara yín, kí ẹ má ṣe gun orí òkè lọ, kí ẹ má tilẹ̀ fi ọwọ́ ba etí rẹ̀; ẹnikẹ́ni tí ó bá fi ọwọ́ kan òkè náà, ó dájú, pípa ni a ó pa á: 13A ó sọ ọ́ ní òkúta tàbí kí a ta á ní ọfà, ọwọ́kọ́wọ́ kò gbọdọ̀ kàn án. Ìbá à ṣe ènìyàn tàbí ẹranko, òun kì yóò wà láààyè.’ Nígbà ti ìpè bá dún nìkan ni kí wọn ó gun òkè wá.”
14Mose sì sọ̀kalẹ̀ láti orí òkè náà wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ènìyàn, ó yà wọ́n sí mímọ́, wọ́n sì fọ aṣọ wọn. 15Ó sì sọ fún àwọn ènìyàn pé, “Ẹ múra sílẹ̀ di ọjọ́ kẹta; Ẹ má ṣe bá aya yín lòpọ̀.”
1619.16: If 4.5.19.16-18: De 4.11,12.Ní òwúrọ̀ ọjọ́ kẹta, àrá àti mọ̀nàmọ́ná sì wà pẹ̀lú ìkùùkuu tí ó ṣú dudu ní orí òkè, ìpè ńlá sì dún kíkankíkan tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí gbogbo àwọn tí ó wà ni ibùdó wárìrì. 17Mose sì kó àwọn ènìyàn tí ó jáde láti ibùdó wá pàdé Ọlọ́run, wọ́n dúró nítòsí òkè. 18Èéfín sì bo òkè Sinai nítorí Olúwa sọ̀kalẹ̀ sí orí rẹ̀ nínú iná. Èéfín náà sì ń ru sókè bí èéfín iná ìléru, gbogbo òkè náà sì mì tìtì. 19Ohùn ìpè sì ń rinlẹ̀ dòdò. Mose sọ̀rọ̀, Ọlọ́run sì fi àrá dá a lóhùn.
20Olúwa sọ̀kalẹ̀ sí orí òkè Sinai, o sì pe Mose wá sí orí òkè náà. Mose sì gun orí òkè. 21Olúwa sọ fún Mose pé, “Sọ̀kalẹ̀, kí ó sì kìlọ̀ fún àwọn ènìyàn, kí wọn má ṣe fi tipátipá wá ọ̀nà láti wo Olúwa, bí wọn bá ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀, ọ̀pọ̀ wọn yóò ṣègbé. 22Kódà àwọn àlùfáà tí ó ń wá síwájú Olúwa gbọdọ̀ ya ara wọn sí mímọ́ bí bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́. Olúwa yóò kọlù wọ́n.”
23Mose wí fún Olúwa pé, “Àwọn ènìyàn kì yóò lè wá sí orí òkè Sinai, nítorí ìwọ fúnrarẹ̀ ti kìlọ̀ fún wa pé, ‘Ṣe ààlà yí òkè ká, kí o sì yà á sí mímọ́.’ ”
24Olúwa sì wí fún Mose pé, “Sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ, mú Aaroni gòkè wá pẹ̀lú rẹ. Ṣùgbọ́n kí àwọn àlùfáà àti àwọn ènìyàn má ṣe fi tipátipá gòkè tọ Olúwa. Bí bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́ yóò kọlù wọ́n.”
25Mose sọ̀kalẹ̀ tọ àwọn ènìyàn lọ. Ó sì sọ ohun tí Olúwa wí fún wọn.
