1 In die derde maand n die uittog van die kinders van Israel uit Egipteland, op dieselfde dag, het hulle in die woestyn Sinai gekom --

2 hulle het van R fidim af opgebreek en in die woestyn Sinai gekom en in die woestyn laer opgeslaan. En Israel het daar teenoor die berg laer opgeslaan.

3 Maar Moses het opgeklim na God toe, en die HERE het hom van die berg af toegeroep en gesê: So moet jy aan die huis van Jakob sê en aan die kinders van Israel verkondig:

4 Julle het self gesien wat Ek aan die Egiptenaars gedoen het, en dat Ek julle op arendsvlerke gedra en julle na My toe gebring het.

5 As julle dan nou terdeë na my stem luister en my verbond hou, sal julle my eiendom uit al die volke wees, want die hele aarde is myne.

6 En julle sal vir My 'n koninkryk van priesters en 'n heilige nasie wees. Dit is die woorde wat jy aan die kinders van Israel moet meedeel.

7 En Moses het gekom en die oudstes van die volk laat roep en hulle al hierdie woorde voorgehou wat die HERE hom beveel het.

8 Toe antwoord die hele volk eenparig en sê: Alles wat die HERE gespreek het, sal ons doen. En Moses het die woorde van die volk aan die HERE oorgebring.

9 En die HERE het met Moses gespreek: Kyk, Ek sal in 'n dik wolk na jou toe kom, dat die volk kan hoor as Ek met jou spreek, en hulle ook vir altyd aan jou kan glo. Want Moses het die woorde van die volk aan die HERE meegedeel.

10 Verder het die HERE aan Moses gesê: Gaan na die volk en heilig hulle vandag en môre , en laat hulle hul klere was

11 en hulle gereed hou teen die derde dag. Want op die derde dag sal die HERE voor die oë van die hele volk op die berg Sinai afdaal.

12 Ook moet jy vir die volk 'n grens rondom aanwys en sê: Pas op dat julle nie op die berg klim of sy voet aanraak nie. Elkeen wat die berg aanraak, moet sekerlik gedood word.

13 Geen hand mag hom aanraak nie; maar hy moet sekerlik gestenig of sekerlik met 'n pyl geskiet word; of dit 'n dier of 'n mens is -- hy mag nie lewe nie. As die ramshoring lang geluide blaas, mag hulle op die berg klim.

14 Toe het Moses van die berg af na die volk gegaan en die volk geheilig, en hulle het hul klere gewas.

15 En hy het aan die volk gesê: Hou julle klaar teen die derde dag; moenie naby die vrou kom nie.

16 En op die derde dag toe dit môre word, was daar donderslae en blitse en 'n swaar wolk op die berg en die geluid van 'n baie sterk basuin, sodat die hele volk wat in die laer was, gebeef het.

17 Daarop het Moses die volk uit die laer gelei om God te ontmoet, en hulle het gaan staan by die voet van die berg.

18 En die hele berg Sinai het gerook, omdat die HERE in 'n vuur daarop neergedaal het. En sy rook het opgetrek soos die rook van 'n oond, en die hele berg het vreeslik gebewe.

19 Toe die geluid van die basuin sterker en sterker word, het Moses gespreek, en God het hom telkens hardop geantwoord.

20 Terwyl die HERE op die berg Sinai neerdaal, op die top van die berg, het die HERE Moses na die top van die berg geroep, en Moses het opgeklim.

21 En die HERE het vir Moses gesê: Klim af, waarsku die volk, dat hulle nie na die HERE toe deurbreek om te sien en baie van hulle dan val nie.

22 En ook die priesters wat naby die HERE kom, moet hulleself heilig, sodat die HERE nie teen hulle losbreek nie.

23 Toe het Moses die HERE geantwoord: Die volk kan nie op die berg Sinai klim nie, want U het ons self gewaarsku en gesê: Baken die berg af en heilig dit.

24 Daarop sê die HERE vir hom: Gaan heen, klim af. Dan moet jy, en A„ron saam met jou, opklim; maar die priesters en die volk mag nie deurbreek om na die HERE toe op te klim nie, sodat Hy nie teen hulle losbreek nie.

25 En Moses het na die volk toe afgeklim en hulle dit aangesê.

1 In the third month after the children of Israel went out from Egypt, on the same day, they came into the waste land of Sinai.

2 And when they had gone away from Rephidim and had come into the waste land of Sinai, they put up their tents in the waste land before the mountain: there Israel put up its tents.

3 And Moses went up to God, and the voice of the Lord came to him from the mountain, saying, Say to the family of Jacob, and give word to the children of Israel:

4 You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I took you, as on eagles' wings, guiding you to myself.

5 If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine:

6 And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.

7 And Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say.

8 And all the people, answering together, said, Whatever the Lord has said we will do. And Moses took back to the Lord the words of the people.

9 And the Lord said to Moses, See, I will come to you in a thick cloud, so that what I say to you may come to the ears of the people and they may have belief in you for ever. And Moses gave the Lord word of what the people had said.

10 And the Lord said to Moses, Go to the people and make them holy today and tomorrow, and let their clothing be washed.

11 And by the third day let them be ready: for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai, before the eyes of all the people.

12 And let limits be marked out for the people round the mountain, and say to them, Take care not to go up the mountain or near the sides of it: whoever puts his foot on the mountain will certainly come to his death:

13 He is not to be touched by a hand, but is to be stoned or have an arrow put through him; man or beast, he is to be put to death: at the long sounding of a horn they may come up to the mountain.

14 Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and made the people holy; and their clothing was washed.

15 And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.

16 And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear.

17 And Moses made the people come out of their tents and take their places before God; and they came to the foot of the mountain,

18 And all the mountain of Sinai was smoking, for the Lord had come down on it in fire: and the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a great burning; and all the mountain was shaking.

19 And when the sound of the horn became louder and louder, Moses' words were answered by the voice of God.

20 Then the Lord came down on to Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, and the Lord sent for Moses to come up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

21 And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and give the people orders to keep back, for fear that a great number of them, forcing their way through to see the Lord, may come to destruction.

22 And let the priests who come near to the Lord make themselves holy, for fear that the Lord may come on them suddenly.

23 And Moses said to the Lord, The people will not be able to come up the mountain, for you gave us orders to put limits round the mountain, marking it out and making it holy.

24 And the Lord said to him, Go down, and you and Aaron may come up; but let not the priests and the people make their way through to the Lord, or he will come on them suddenly.

25 So Moses went down to the people and said this to them.