اَلْخُرُوجُ 24

١ 1 وَقَالَ لِمُوسَى: «ٱصْعَدْ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ أَنْتَ وَهَارُونُ وَنَادَابُ وَأَبِيهُو، وَسَبْعُونَ مِنْ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَٱسْجُدُوا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come to me, up [on top of this mountain], you and Aaron and [his sons] Nadab and Abihu. Also [take along] 70 of the Israeli elders/leaders. While you are still some distance [from the top of the mountain], prostrate yourselves [on the ground] and worship me.

٢ 2 وَيَقْتَرِبُ مُوسَى وَحْدَهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، وَهُمْ لَا يَقْتَرِبُونَ. وَأَمَّا ٱلشَّعْبُ فَلَا يَصْعَدْ مَعَهُ».

Moses, [I will allow] you alone to come near to me. The others must not come near, and the [rest of the] people must not come up the mountain.”

٣ 3 فَجَاءَ مُوسَى وَحَدَّثَ ٱلشَّعْبَ بِجَمِيعِ أَقْوَالِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَجَمِيعِ ٱلْأَحْكَامِ، فَأَجَابَ جَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ بِصَوْتٍ وَاحِدٍ وَقَالُوا: «كُلُّ ٱلْأَقْوَالِ ٱلَّتِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا ٱلرَّبُّ نَفْعَلُ».

Moses/I went and told the people everything that Yahweh had said and all that he had commanded. The people all replied together, saying, “We will do everything that Yahweh has told us [to do].”

٤ 4 فَكَتَبَ مُوسَى جَمِيعَ أَقْوَالِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَبَكَّرَ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ وَبَنَى مَذْبَحًا فِي أَسْفَلِ ٱلْجَبَلِ، وَٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ عَمُودًا لِأَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلِٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

Then Moses/I wrote down everything that Yahweh had commanded. Early the next morning Moses/I built a [stone] altar. He/I also set up twelve stones, one for each of the Israeli tribes.

٥ 5 وَأَرْسَلَ فِتْيَانَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَصْعَدُوا مُحْرَقَاتٍ، وَذَبَحُوا ذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ لِلرَّبِّ مِنَ ٱلثِّيرَانِ.

He/I also selected some young men. They burned sacrifices to Yahweh and they also sacrificed some cattle [that they did not burn completely], for the purpose of maintaining fellowship with Yahweh.

٦ 6 فَأَخَذَ مُوسَى نِصْفَ ٱلدَّمِ وَوَضَعَهُ فِي ٱلطُّسُوسِ. وَنِصْفَ ٱلدَّمِ رَشَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمَذْبَحِ.

Moses/I took half of the blood of the animals that were slaughtered and put it in bowls. The other half of the blood [he/I] threw/splashed against the altar.

٧ 7 وَأَخَذَ كِتَابَ ٱلْعَهْدِ وَقَرَأَ فِي مَسَامِعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَقَالُوا: «كُلُّ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ نَفْعَلُ وَنَسْمَعُ لَهُ».

Then he/I took the scroll on which he/I had written [everything that Yahweh had commanded in] the agreement that he had made, and he/I read it [aloud], while all the people were listening. Then all the people said, “We will do all that Yahweh has told us to do. We will obey [everything].”

٨ 8 وَأَخَذَ مُوسَى ٱلدَّمَ وَرَشَّ عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا دَمُ ٱلْعَهْدِ ٱلَّذِي قَطَعَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَكُمْ عَلَى جَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَقْوَالِ».

Then Moses/I took the blood [that was in the bowls] and threw/splashed it on the people. He/I said, “This is the blood [that (confirms/puts into effect)] the agreement that Yahweh made with you when he gave you all these commands.”

٩ 9 ثُمَّ صَعِدَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ وَنَادَابُ وَأَبِيهُو وَسَبْعُونَ مِنْ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

Then Moses/I, along with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 Israeli elders/leaders, went up [the mountain],

١٠ 10 وَرَأَوْا إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَتَحْتَ رِجْلَيْهِ شِبْهُ صَنْعَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْعَقِيقِ ٱلْأَزْرَقِ ٱلشَّفَّافِ، وَكَذَاتِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فِي ٱلنَّقَاوَةِ.

and they/we saw God, the one whom the Israeli people worship. Under his feet was something like a pavement [made of expensive blue stones called] sapphires. They were as clear as the sky is [when there are no clouds].

١١ 11 وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى أَشْرَافِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَرَأَوْا ٱللهَ وَأَكَلُوا وَشَرِبُوا.

God did not harm [MTY] those Israeli elders/leaders [because of their having seen him]. They saw God, and they ate and drank together! [Then we all went back down the mountain].

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «ٱصْعَدْ إِلَيَّ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ، وَكُنْ هُنَاكَ، فَأُعْطِيَكَ لَوْحَيِ ٱلْحِجَارَةِ وَٱلشَّرِيعَةِ وَٱلْوَصِيَّةِ ٱلَّتِي كَتَبْتُهَا لِتَعْلِيمِهِمْ».

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come up to me [again] on [top of this] mountain. While you are here, I will give you [two] stone slabs on which I have written all the laws [DOU] that I have given to you to instruct/teach [the people].”

١٣ 13 فَقَامَ مُوسَى وَيَشُوعُ خَادِمُهُ. وَصَعِدَ مُوسَى إِلَى جَبَلِ ٱللهِ.

So Moses/I told the elders, “Stay here [with the other people] until we return! Do not forget that Aaron and Hur will be with you. So if anyone has a dispute [while I am gone], he can go to those two men.” Then Moses/I went with his/my servant Joshua [part of the way] up the mountain that [was dedicated to] God.

١٤ 14 وَأَمَّا ٱلشُّيُوخُ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «ٱجْلِسُوا لَنَا هَهُنَا حَتَّى نَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمْ. وَهُوَذَا هَارُونُ وَحُورُ مَعَكُمْ. فَمَنْ كَانَ صَاحِبَ دَعْوَى فَلْيَتَقَدَّمْ إِلَيْهِمَا».

١٥ 15 فَصَعِدَ مُوسَى إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ، فَغَطَّى ٱلسَّحَابُ ٱلْجَبَلَ،

Then Moses/I went the [rest of the way] up the mountain. A cloud covered the mountain.

١٦ 16 وَحَلَّ مَجْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى جَبَلِ سِينَاءَ، وَغَطَّاهُ ٱلسَّحَابُ سِتَّةَ أَيَّامٍ. وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ دُعِيَ مُوسَى مِنْ وَسَطِ ٱلسَّحَابِ.

The (glory/brilliant light) of Yahweh came down on the mountain and covered it for six days. On the seventh day, Yahweh called to Moses/me from the middle of the cloud.

١٧ 17 وَكَانَ مَنْظَرُ مَجْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَنَارٍ آكِلَةٍ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْجَبَلِ أَمَامَ عُيُونِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

When the Israeli people [looked at] the top of the mountain, the glory of Yahweh was like a big fire that was burning [there].

١٨ 18 وَدَخَلَ مُوسَى فِي وَسَطِ ٱلسَّحَابِ وَصَعِدَ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ. وَكَانَ مُوسَى فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ أَرْبَعِينَ نَهَارًا وَأَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً.

Moses/I went into the cloud on top of the mountain. He/I was there for 40 days and nights.