1 And He said to Moses, Come up to Jehovah, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and prostrate yourselves from a distance.

2 And Moses alone shall approach Jehovah, but they shall not approach; nor shall the people go up with him.

3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah and all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, All the words which Jehovah has spoken we will do.

4 And Moses wrote all the Words of Jehovah. And he arose early in the morning, and built an altar at the base of the mountain, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 And he sent young men of the sons of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and slaughtered oxen for sacrifices of peace unto Jehovah.

6 And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

7 And he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the ears of the people. And they said, All that Jehovah has spoken we will do and obey.

8 And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, This is the blood of the covenant which Jehovah has made with you according to all these words.

9 And Moses went up, along with Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,

10 and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the essence of the heavens in its clarity.

11 And He did not let loose His hand against the nobles of the children of Israel. And they saw God, and they ate and drank.

12 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you tablets of stone, and the Law and commandments which I have written, to teach them.

13 And Moses arose with Joshua who ministered, and Moses went up to the mountain of God.

14 And he said to the elders, Wait here for us until we return to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur, who are rulers, are with you. Whoever has a matter, let him go to them.

15 And Moses went up into the mountain, and a cloud covered the mountain.

16 And the glory of Jehovah settled down upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day He summoned Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17 The appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain before the eyes of the children of Israel.

18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud and went up into the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

1 Depois Deus disse a Moisés: "Subam o monte para encontrar-se com o Senhor, você e Arão, Nadabe e Abiú, e setenta autoridades de Israel. Adorem à distância.

2 Somente Moisés se aproximará do Senhor; os outros não. O povo também não subirá com ele".

3 Quando Moisés se dirigiu ao povo e transmitiu-lhes todas as palavras e ordenanças do Senhor, eles responderam em uníssono: "Faremos tudo o que o Senhor ordenou".

4 Moisés, então, escreveu tudo o que o Senhor dissera. Na manhã seguinte Moisés levantou-se, construiu um altar ao pé do monte e ergueu doze colunas de pedra, representando as doze tribos de Israel.

5 Em seguida enviou jovens israelitas, que ofereceram holocaustos e novilhos como sacrifícios de comunhão ao Senhor.

6 Moisés colocou metade do sangue em tigelas e a outra metade derramou sobre o altar.

7 Em seguida, leu o Livro da Aliança para o povo, e eles disseram: "Faremos fielmente tudo o que o Senhor ordenou".

8 Depois Moisés aspergiu o sangue sobre o povo, dizendo: "Este é o sangue da aliança que o Senhor fez com vocês de acordo com todas essas palavras".

9 Moisés, Arão, Nadabe, Abiú e setenta autoridades de Israel subiram

10 e viram o Deus de Israel, sob cujos pés havia algo semelhante a um pavimento de safira, como o céu em seu esplendor.

11 Deus, porém, não estendeu a mão para punir esses líderes do povo de Israel; eles viram a Deus, e depois comeram e beberam.

12 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: "Suba a mim, ao monte, e fique aqui; e lhe darei as tábuas de pedra com a lei e os mandamentos que escrevi para a instrução do povo".

13 Moisés partiu com Josué, seu auxiliar, e subiu ao monte de Deus.

14 Disse ele às autoridades de Israel: "Esperem-nos aqui, até que retornemos. Arão e Hur ficarão com vocês; quem tiver alguma questão para resolver, poderá procurá-los".

15 Quando Moisés subiu, a nuvem cobriu o monte,

16 e a glória do Senhor permaneceu sobre o monte Sinai. Durante seis dias a nuvem cobriu o monte. No sétimo dia o Senhor chamou Moisés do interior da nuvem.

17 Aos olhos dos israelitas a glória do Senhor parecia um fogo consumidor no topo do monte.

18 Moisés entrou na nuvem e foi subindo o monte. E permaneceu no monte quarenta dias e quarenta noites.