出埃及記 24
1 上主以後向梅瑟說：「你和亞郎、納達布、阿彼胡，以及以色列長老中的七十人到上主那裏；你們都在遠處跪下朝拜。
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 然後梅瑟一人要走近上主，別人不可走近，百姓也不准同他上山。」
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 梅瑟下來將上主的一切話和誡命講述給百姓聽，眾百姓都同聲回答說：「凡上主所吩咐的話，我們全要奉行。」
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 梅瑟遂將上主的一切話記錄下來。第二天清晨，梅瑟在山下立了一座祭壇，又按以色列十二支派立了十二根石柱，
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 又派了以色列子民的一些青年人去奉獻全燔祭，宰殺了牛犢作為獻給上主的和平祭。
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 梅瑟取了一半血，盛在盆中，取了另一半血洒在祭壇上。
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 然後拿過約書來，唸給百姓聽。以後百姓回答說：「凡上主所吩咐的話，我們必聽從奉行。」
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 梅瑟遂拿血來洒在百姓身上說：「看，這是盟約的血，是上主本著這一切話同你們訂立的約。」
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 隨後梅瑟、亞郎、納達布、阿彼胡和以色列長老中的七十人上了山，
Then Moses/I, along with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 Israeli elders/leaders, went up [the mountain],
10 看見了以色列的天主，看見在他腳下好像有一塊藍玉作的薄板，光亮似藍天。
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 他們雖看見了天主，天主卻沒有下手害以色列的首領們，他們還能吃能喝。梅瑟獨自留在山上
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 以後上主向梅瑟說：「你上山到我台前，停留在那裏，我要將石版，即我為教訓百姓所寫的法律和誡命交給你。」
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 梅瑟和他的侍從若蘇厄起身上天主的山，
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 梅瑟巷長老們說：「你們在這裏等候我們回到你們這裏。你們有亞郎和胡爾同你們在一起。誰有爭訟的事，可到他們那裏去。」
15 梅瑟上了山，雲彩就把山蓋住了。
Then Moses/I went the [rest of the way] up the mountain. A cloud covered the mountain.
16 上主的榮耀停在西乃山上，雲彩遮蓋著山共六天之久，第七天上主從雲彩爭召叫了梅瑟。
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 上主的榮耀在以色列子民眼前，好像烈火出現在山頂上。
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 梅瑟進入雲彩中，上了山；梅瑟在山上停留了四十天，四十夜。
Moses/I went into the cloud on top of the mountain. He/I was there for 40 days and nights.
