1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount. 3 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
7 ¶ And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him. 8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: 13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
14 ¶ And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
16 ¶ And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 20 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. 21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. 22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them. 23 And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. 24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them. 25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
Israēlieši nonāk pie Sīnaja kalna
1 Trešā mēneša pirmajā dienā pēc Israēla dēlu iziešanas no Ēģiptes viņi nonāca Sīnaja tuksnesī. 2 Viņi devās ceļā no Refidīmas un nonāca Sīnaja tuksnesī, apmetās tuksnesī, un tur Israēls uzcēla nometni kalna pakājē. 3 Tad Mozus kāpa pie Dieva, un Kungs sauca uz viņu no kalna: “Tā saki Jēkaba namam, stāsti Israēla dēliem: 4 jūs redzējāt, ko es darīju ēģiptiešiem, ka es jūs nesu uz ērgļa spārniem un atvedu pie sevis! 5 Un tagad – ja jūs man klausīt klausīsiet un turēsiet manu derību, tad no visām tautām jūs būsiet mans īpašums, jo mana ir visa zeme! 6 Jūs man būsiet priesteru valsts un svēta tauta! – saki šos vārdus Israēla dēliem!”
7 Tad Mozus gāja, sasauca tautas vecajos un stāstīja tiem visu, ko Kungs viņam bija pavēlējis. 8 Un visa tauta atbildēja: “Mēs darīsim visu, ko Kungs teicis!” Mozus atstāstīja Kungam, ko tauta bija teikusi. 9 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Redzi, es nākšu pie tevis biezā mākonī, lai tauta dzirdētu, kad es runāšu ar tevi, un lai tie tev ticētu mūžam!” Mozus pastāstīja Kungam, ko tauta bija teikusi. 10 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Ej pie tautas un svētī tos šodien un rīt, un lai tie mazgā savas drānas! 11 Lai tie ir gatavi trešajai dienai, jo trešajā dienā Kungs visas tautas acu priekšā nolaidīsies Sīnaja kalnā. 12 Noliec visapkārt robežas tautas priekšā un saki: sargieties, ka jūs nekāptu kalnā un neskartu tā pakāji; ikviens, kas pieskarsies kalnam, mirtin mirs! 13 Roka to neskars, bet tas tiks nomētāts akmeņiem vai nošauts bultām – cilvēks vai lops, tam nedzīvot! Kad atskanēs rags, tad lai tie kāpj augšā kalnā!” 14 Mozus nokāpa no kalna pie tautas, svētīja tautu, un tie mazgāja savas drānas. 15 Un viņš teica tautai: “Esiet gatavi trešajai dienai, netuvojieties sievietei!” 16 Un trešajā dienā, kad pienāca rīts, pār kalnu bija pērkoni, zibeņi, biezs mākonis un jo stipra raga skaņa – visa tauta, kas bija nometnē, trīcēja. 17 Mozus izveda tautu no nometnes pretī Dievam, un tauta nostājās kalna pakājē. 18 Viss Sīnaja kalns bija dūmos, jo Kungs bija nolaidies ugunī, no tās cēlās dūmi kā no lietuves, un viss kalns varen trīcēja. 19 Raga skaņa dārdēja jo stipri! Mozus runāja, un Dievs viņam atbildēja pērkonā. 20 Kungs nolaidās Sīnaja kalnā, kalna virsotnē, un Kungs pasauca Mozu uz kalna virsotni, un Mozus uzkāpa. 21 Kungs teica Mozum: “Kāp lejā, brīdini tautu, lai neraujas redzēt Kungu, ka nekrīt daudzi no viņiem! 22 Un arī priesteri, kas tuvojas Kungam, lai svētās, ka Kungs tos nesatriec!” 23 Mozus teica Kungam: “Tauta nekāps Sīnaja kalnā, jo tu pats mūs brīdināji, sacīdams: norobežojiet kalnu un svētiet to!” 24 Bet Kungs viņam teica: “Kāp lejā, un lai Ārons nāk kopā ar tevi, bet priesteri un tauta lai neraujas kāpt pie Kunga, ka viņš tos nesatriec!” 25 Un Mozus nokāpa pie tautas un teica to viņiem.
