The Covenant Is Sealed
1 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up the mountain to me, you and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the leaders of Israel; and while you are still some distance away, bow down in worship. 2 You alone, and none of the others, are to come near me. The people are not even to come up the mountain.”
3 Moses went and told the people all the Lord's commands and all the ordinances, and all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the Lord has said.” 4 Moses wrote down all the Lord's commands. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 Then he sent young men, and they burned sacrifices to the Lord and sacrificed some cattle as fellowship offerings. 6 Moses took half of the blood of the animals and put it in bowls; and the other half he threw against the altar. 7 Then he took the book of the Covenant, in which the Lord's commands were written, and read it aloud to the people. They said, “We will obey the Lord and do everything that he has commanded.”
8 Then Moses took the blood in the bowls and threw it on the people. He said, “This is the blood that seals the covenant which the Lord made with you when he gave all these commands.”
9 Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the leaders of Israel went up the mountain 10 and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was what looked like a pavement of sapphire, as blue as the sky. 11 God did not harm these leading men of Israel; they saw God, and then they ate and drank together.
Moses on Mount Sinai
12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up the mountain to me, and while you are here, I will give you two stone tablets which contain all the laws that I have written for the instruction of the people.” 13 Moses and his helper Joshua got ready, and Moses began to go up the holy mountain. 14 Moses said to the leaders, “Wait here in the camp for us until we come back. Aaron and Hur are here with you; and so whoever has a dispute to settle can go to them.”
15 Moses went up Mount Sinai, and a cloud covered it. 16-17 The dazzling light of the Lord's presence came down on the mountain. To the Israelites the light looked like a fire burning on top of the mountain. The cloud covered the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from the cloud. 18 Moses went on up the mountain into the cloud. There he stayed for forty days and nights.
1 Un Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Uzkāp pie Tā Kunga, tu un Ārons, Nadabs un Abijs, un septiņdesmit no Israēla vecajiem, un pielūdziet iztālēm. 2 Un Mozus lai viens pats nāk pie Tā Kunga, bet viņi lai nenāk tuvu klāt; un arī tauta lai nekāpj augšā līdz ar viņu." 3 Tad Mozus nogāja un izstāstīja tautai visus Tā Kunga vārdus un visus noteikumus; un visa tauta vienā balsī atbildēja un sacīja: "Visus šos vārdus, ko Tas Kungs ir runājis, mēs izpildīsim." 4 Un Mozus uzrakstīja visus Tā Kunga vārdus, un viņš cēlās agri no rīta un uzcēla altāri kalna pakājē līdz ar divpadsmit piemiņas akmeņiem pēc divpadsmit Israēla cilšu skaita. 5 Un viņš sūtīja no Israēla bērnu vidus jaunekļus, kas upurēja dedzināmos upurus un kaujamos upurus kā pateicības upuri Tam Kungam. 6 Un Mozus paņēma pusi no asinīm un tās ielēja upura bļodā, bet ar otru pusi viņš apslacināja altāri. 7 Tad viņš ņēma derības grāmatu un to lasīja skaļā balsī tautai priekšā, un tie teica: "Visu, ko Tas Kungs ir runājis, mēs darīsim un pildīsim." 8 Un Mozus ņēma asinis un slacīja pār tautu un sacīja: "Redzi, šīs ir derības asinis, ko Tas Kungs ar jums ir slēdzis, saskaņā ar visiem šiem vārdiem." 9 Un Mozus uzkāpa kalnā un Ārons, Nadabs un Abijs un septiņdesmit no Israēla vecajiem. 10 Un viņi redzēja Israēla Dievu. Zem Viņa kājām bija kā safīra pamats, tik skaidrs kā pašas debesis. 11 Bet Viņš neizstiepa Savu roku pret Israēla bērnu izredzētajiem. Tie redzēja Dievu, ēda un dzēra. 12 Tad Tas Kungs sacīja uz Mozu: "Nāc pie Manis augšā kalnā un paliec tur, Es tev došu akmens plāksnes ar likumiem un baušļiem, ko Es esmu rakstījis, lai viņi tajos tiktu mācīti." 13 Tad Mozus cēlās un Jozua, viņa kalps, līdz ar viņu; un Mozus uzkāpa Dieva kalnā. 14 Bet vecajiem viņš sacīja: "Gaidiet mūs te, iekāms mēs atgriezīsimies pie jums; un redzi, arī Ārons un Hūrs paliks pie jums - kam ir kāda lieta, lai griežas pie viņiem." 15 Un Mozus uzkāpa kalnā; un kalnu apsedza mākonis. 16 Un Tā Kunga godība nolaidās uz Sinaja kalnu, un mākonis to apsedza sešas dienas; un septītajā dienā Viņš uzrunāja Mozu no mākoņu vidus. 17 Un Tā Kunga godība parādījās Israēla bērniem kā rijēja uguns kalna galā. 18 Un Mozus iegāja mākoņa vidū un uzkāpa kalnā, un palika kalnā četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis.
