Derības apstiprināšana
1 Un Mozum viņš teica: “Kāpiet augšup pie Kunga, tu, Ārons, Nādābs, Abīhū un septiņdesmit no Israēla vecajiem, un zemojieties jau iztālēm! 2 Lai Mozus tuvojas Kungam viens pats, bet viņi lai netuvojas, lai ļaudis nekāpj kopā ar viņu.” 3 Tad Mozus nāca un pastāstīja tautai visus Kunga vārdus un tiesas, un tauta atbildēja visi kā viens: “Mēs darīsim visu, ko Kungs ir runājis!” 4 Mozus pierakstīja visus Kunga vārdus. Viņš cēlās agri no rīta un kalna pakājē uzcēla altāri un uzslēja divpadsmit piemiņas stabus pēc divpadsmit Israēla ciltīm. 5 Tad viņš sūtīja israēliešu jaunekļus, un tie upurēja Kungam sadedzināmos upurus un miera kaujamos upurus – vēršus. 6 Mozus ņēma pusi no asinīm un salēja bļodās, bet pusi asiņu viņš slacīja pār altāri. 7 Tad viņš paņēma derības grāmatu, lasīja to, tautai dzirdot, un viņi teica: “Mēs darīsim visu, ko runājis Kungs, un mēs klausīsim!” 8 Tad Mozus ņēma asinis, slacīja pār tautu un teica: “Redzi, šīs ir derības asinis, ko Kungs ar jums slēdzis par visām šīm lietām!”
Kalnā ar Dievu
9 Tad Mozus un Ārons, Nādābs un Abīhū, un septiņdesmit Israēla vecajie kāpa kalnā. 10 Un viņi ieraudzīja Israēla Dievu – zem viņa kājām bija kā safīra ķieģeļu klājums, kā pašas debesis savā šķīstumā! 11 Viņš roku necēla pret Israēla dēlu vadoņiem! Tie skatīja Dievu, ēda un dzēra!
12 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Kāp pie manis kalnā un paliec te, un es došu tev akmens plāksnes – bauslību un pavēles, ko es esmu rakstījis tiem par pamācību!” 13 Un cēlās Mozus un Jozua, viņa kalps, un Mozus uzkāpa Dieva kalnā. 14 Bet vecajiem viņš teica: “Palieciet šeit mūsu vietā, kamēr mēs pie jums atgriezīsimies, un, redzi, pie jums paliek Ārons un Hūrs. Kam ir kāda lieta, tas lai iet pie viņiem.” 15 Mozus uzkāpa kalnā, un kalnu apklāja mākonis. 16 Kunga godība iemājoja Sīnaja kalnā, mākonis to klāja sešas dienas, un septītajā dienā viņš sauca uz Mozu no mākoņa vidus. 17 Kunga godība Israēla dēliem likās kā rijoša uguns kalna galā. 18 Un Mozus iegāja mākonī un uzkāpa kalnā. Mozus bija kalnā četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis.
The People Agree To Obey God
1 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on this mountain. Bring along Aaron, as well as his two sons Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of Israel's leaders. They must worship me at a distance, 2 but you are to come near. Don't let anyone else come up.”
3 Moses gave the Lord's instructions to the people, and they all promised, “We will do everything the Lord has commanded!” 4 Then Moses wrote down what the Lord had said.
The next morning Moses got up early. He built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up a large stone for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 He also sent some young men to burn offerings and to sacrifice bulls as special offerings to the Lord. 6 Moses put half of the blood from the animals into bowls and sprinkled the rest on the altar. 7 Then he read aloud the Lord's commands and promises, and the people shouted, “We will obey the Lord and do everything he has commanded!”
8 Moses took the blood from the bowls and sprinkled it on the people. Next, he told them, “With this blood the Lord makes his agreement with you.”
9 Moses and Aaron, together with Nadab and Abihu and the 70 leaders, went up the mountain 10 and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something that looked like a pavement made out of sapphire, and it was as bright as the sky.
11 Even though these leaders of Israel saw God, he did not punish them. So they ate and drank.
Moses on Mount Sinai
12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up on the mountain and stay here for a while. I will give you the two flat stones on which I have written the laws that my people must obey.” 13 Moses and Joshua his assistant got ready, then Moses started up the mountain to meet with God.
14 Moses had told the leaders, “Wait here until we come back. Aaron and Hur will be with you, and they can settle any arguments while we are away.”
15 When Moses went up on Mount Sinai, a cloud covered it, 16 and the bright glory of the Lord came down and stayed there. The cloud covered the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord told Moses to come into the cloud. 17-18 Moses did so and stayed there 40 days and nights. To the people, the Lord's glory looked like a blazing fire on top of the mountain.
