Exodus 24
1 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.
Aveva detto a Mosè: «Sali verso il Signore tu e Aronne, Nadab e Abiu e insieme settanta anziani d'Israele; voi vi prostrerete da lontano,
2 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.”
poi Mosè avanzerà solo verso il Signore, ma gli altri non si avvicineranno e il popolo non salirà con lui».
3 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].”
Mosè andò a riferire al popolo tutte le parole del Signore e tutte le norme. Tutto il popolo rispose insieme e disse: «Tutti i comandi che ha dati il Signore, noi li eseguiremo!».
4 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.
Mosè scrisse tutte le parole del Signore, poi si alzò di buon mattino e costruì un altare ai piedi del monte, con dodici stele per le dodici tribù d'Israele.
5 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.
Incaricò alcuni giovani tra gli Israeliti di offrire olocausti e di sacrificare giovenchi come sacrifici di comunione, per il Signore.
6 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.
Mosè prese la metà del sangue e la mise in tanti catini e ne versò l'altra metà sull'altare.
7 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].”
Quindi prese il libro dell'alleanza e lo lesse alla presenza del popolo. Dissero: «Quanto il Signore ha ordinato, noi lo faremo e lo eseguiremo!».
8 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.”
Allora Mosè prese il sangue e ne asperse il popolo, dicendo: «Ecco il sangue dell'alleanza, che il Signore ha concluso con voi sulla base di tutte queste parole!».
9 Then Moses/I, along with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 Israeli elders/leaders, went up [the mountain],
Poi Mosè salì con Aronne, Nadab, Abiu e i settanta anziani di Israele.
10 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].
Essi videro il Dio d'Israele: sotto i suoi piedi vi era come un pavimento in lastre di zaffiro, simile in purezza al cielo stesso.
11 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].
Contro i privilegiati degli Israeliti non stese la mano: essi videro Dio e tuttavia mangiarono e bevvero.
12 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].”
Il Signore disse a Mosè: «Sali verso di me sul monte e rimani lassù: io ti darò le tavole di pietra, la legge e i comandamenti che io ho scritto per istruirli».
13 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.
Mosè si alzò con Giosuè, suo aiutante, e Mosè salì sul monte di Dio.
Agli anziani aveva detto: «Restate qui ad aspettarci, fin quando torneremo da voi; ecco avete con voi Aronne e Cur: chiunque avrà una questione si rivolgerà a loro».
15 Then Moses/I went the [rest of the way] up the mountain. A cloud covered the mountain.
Mosè salì dunque sul monte e la nube coprì il monte.
16 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.
La Gloria del Signore venne a dimorare sul monte Sinai e la nube lo coprì per sei giorni. Al settimo giorno il Signore chiamò Mosè dalla nube.
17 When the Israeli people [looked at] the top of the mountain, the glory of Yahweh was like a big fire that was burning [there].
La Gloria del Signore appariva agli occhi degli Israeliti come fuoco divorante sulla cima della montagna.
18 Moses/I went into the cloud on top of the mountain. He/I was there for 40 days and nights.
Mosè entrò dunque in mezzo alla nube e salì sul monte. Mosè rimase sul monte quaranta giorni e quaranta notti.
