1 Un tas Kungs sacīja Mozum: „Uzkāp pie tā Kunga, tu un Arons, Nadabs un Abijs un septiņdesmit no Israēla vecajiem, un pielūdziet iztālēm.
2 Bet Mozus lai viens pats nāk pie tā Kunga, un lai vini nenāk tuvu klāt; bet tauta lai nemaz nekāpj ar to kopā kalnā.“
3 Kad Mozus nogāja un izstāstīja visus šos vārdus tautai, kādus tas Kungs bija sacījis, un visus noteikumus, tad visa tauta vienā balsī atbildēja un sacīja: „Visus šos vārdus, kurus tas Kungs ir sacījis, mēs gribam izpildīt.“
4 Un Mozus uzrakstīja visus tā Kunga vārdus, un viņš cēlās agri no rīta, un uzcēla altāri kalna pakāiē 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, bet tie teica: „Visu, ko tas Kungs ir sacījis, mēs darīsim un pildīsim.“
8 Un Mozus paņēma asinis un slacīja pār tautu un sacīja: „Redzi, šīs ir derības asinis, ko tas Kungs ir ar jums slēdzis, pamatodamies uz visiem šiem vārdiem.“
9 Un Mozus uzkāpa kalnā un Arons, Nadabs, Abijs un septiņdesmit no Israēla vecajiem līdz ar viņu.
10 Un viņi redzēja Israēla Dievu. Zem Viņa kājām bija kā safīra pamats tik spožs kā pašas debesis, tik skaidras.
11 Bet Viņš neizstiepa savu roku pret Israēla tautas izredzētiem. Tie redzēja Dievu, ēda un dzēra.
12 Un tas Kungs sacija Mozum: „Nāc pie Manis augšā kalnā un gaidi, Es tev došu akmens plāksnes ar likumiem un baušļiem, ko Es esmu rakstījis, lai viņi tanīs 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, tiekāms mēs atgriezīsimies pie jums; un redzi, arī Arons un Hūrs paliks pie jums—kam ir kāda lieta, lai griežas pie viņiem.“
15 Un Mozus uzkāpa kalnā, bet kalnu apsedza mākonis.
16 Un tā Kunga godība nolaidās uz Sinaja kalna, 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.
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.
