Exodus 24

1 To pacoengah Mosi khaeah, Nangmah hoi Aaron, Nadab, Abihu hoi Israel kacoehta qui sarihto Angraeng khaeah angzo o tahang ah, nihcae loe ahmuen kangthla hoiah bok o nasoe.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come to me, up [on top of this mountain], you and Aaron and [his sons] Nadab and Abihu. Also [take along] 70 of the Israeli elders/leaders. While you are still some distance [from the top of the mountain], prostrate yourselves [on the ground] and worship me.

2 Mosi khue ni Angraeng taengah caeh tih; kalah kaminawk loe a taengah caeh o hmah; kaminawk doeh anih hoi nawnto caeh o hmah nasoe, tiah a naa.

Moses, [I will allow] you alone to come near to me. The others must not come near, and the [rest of the] people must not come up the mountain.”

3 Mosi mah caeh moe, kaminawk khaeah lokcaekhaih hoi Angraeng ih loknawk boih to thuih naah, kaminawk boih mah, Angraeng mah thuih ih lok to ka sak o boih han, tiah nawnto a thuih o.

Moses/I went and told the people everything that Yahweh had said and all that he had commanded. The people all replied together, saying, “We will do everything that Yahweh has told us [to do].”

4 Angraeng mah thuih ih loknawk boih loe Mosi mah tarik; khawnbang khawnthaw ah angthawk moe, mae tlim ah hmaicam maeto a sak pacoengah, Israel acaeng hathlai hnetto angmathaih thlung hathlai hnetto a tling.

Then Moses/I wrote down everything that Yahweh had commanded. Early the next morning Moses/I built a [stone] altar. He/I also set up twelve stones, one for each of the Israeli tribes.

5 To pacoengah anih mah Israel thendoengnawk to patoeh, nihcae mah maitaw tae to lak o moe, Angraeng khaeah hmai angbawnhaih hoi angdaeh angbawnhaih to a sak o.

He/I also selected some young men. They burned sacrifices to Yahweh and they also sacrificed some cattle [that they did not burn completely], for the purpose of maintaining fellowship with Yahweh.

6 Mosi mah athii ahap to lak moe, boengloeng pongah suek; athii ahap lak moe, hmaicam nuiah a haeh.

Moses/I took half of the blood of the animals that were slaughtered and put it in bowls. The other half of the blood [he/I] threw/splashed against the altar.

7 Anih mah lokmaihaih cabu to lak pacoengah, kaminawk hanah kroek pae; kaminawk mah Angraeng mah thuih ih loknawk to ka sak o boih moe, lok ka tahngai o han, tiah a naa o.

Then he/I took the scroll on which he/I had written [everything that Yahweh had commanded in] the agreement that he had made, and he/I read it [aloud], while all the people were listening. Then all the people said, “We will do all that Yahweh has told us to do. We will obey [everything].”

8 To pacoengah Mosi mah athii to lak moe, kaminawk nuiah haeh pacoengah, Khenah, hae ih loknawk baktih toengah, hae loe Angraeng mah nangcae hoi sak ih lokmaihaih athii ah oh, tiah a naa.

Then Moses/I took the blood [that was in the bowls] and threw/splashed it on the people. He/I said, “This is the blood [that (confirms/puts into effect)] the agreement that Yahweh made with you when he gave you all these commands.”

9 Mosi, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu hoi Israel kacoehta qui sarihtonawk loe caeh o tahang moe,

Then Moses/I, along with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 Israeli elders/leaders, went up [the mountain],

10 Israel Sithaw to a hnuk o; a khok atlim bangah loe sapphire thlung kanglung hoi baih het ih hmuen baktiah oh moe, kacai pin van baktiah amdueng.

and they/we saw God, the one whom the Israeli people worship. Under his feet was something like a pavement [made of expensive blue stones called] sapphires. They were as clear as the sky is [when there are no clouds].

11 Toe Sithaw loe Israel kacoehtanawk bangah ban payangh ai; nihcae mah Sithaw to hnuk o, a caak o moe, naek o.

God did not harm [MTY] those Israeli elders/leaders [because of their having seen him]. They saw God, and they ate and drank together! [Then we all went back down the mountain].

12 Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah, Kai khaeah mae ah angzo tahang ah loe, haeah om ah; kaminawk to na patuk hanah, thlung kangphaek nuiah ka tarik ih, lokpaekhaih hoi kaalok to kang paek han, tiah a naa.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come up to me [again] on [top of this] mountain. While you are here, I will give you [two] stone slabs on which I have written all the laws [DOU] that I have given to you to instruct/teach [the people].”

13 To pacoengah Mosi loe anih bomkung Joshua hoi nawnto amsak hoi; Mosi loe Sithaw ih mae ah dawh tahang.

So Moses/I told the elders, “Stay here [with the other people] until we return! Do not forget that Aaron and Hur will be with you. So if anyone has a dispute [while I am gone], he can go to those two men.” Then Moses/I went with his/my servant Joshua [part of the way] up the mountain that [was dedicated to] God.

14 Anih mah kacoehtanawk khaeah, Nangcae khae kang zo hoi let ai karoek to haeah na zing oh; khenah, Aaron hoi Hur loe nangcae hoi nawnto oh; lokthuih han tawn kami loe nihnik khaeah caeh oh, tiah a naa.

15 Mosi mae ah caeh tahang naah, mae loe tamai mah khuk khoep.

Then Moses/I went the [rest of the way] up the mountain. A cloud covered the mountain.

16 Angraeng lensawkhaih loe Sinai mae ah oh; ni tarukto thung tamai mah mae to khuk khoep; ni sarihto naah loe Angraeng mah Mosi to tamai thung hoiah kawk.

The (glory/brilliant light) of Yahweh came down on the mountain and covered it for six days. On the seventh day, Yahweh called to Moses/me from the middle of the cloud.

17 Angraeng lensawkhaih loe, Israel kaminawk mikhnuk ah mae nuiah kangqong hmai baktiah aang.

When the Israeli people [looked at] the top of the mountain, the glory of Yahweh was like a big fire that was burning [there].

18 Mosi loe tamai thungah caeh moe, mae nui a phak pacoengah, to ah ni qui palito hoi qum qui palito oh.

Moses/I went into the cloud on top of the mountain. He/I was there for 40 days and nights.