2 Mosebog 24

1 Og han sagde til Mose: Stig op til Herren, du og Aron, Nadab og Abihu og halvfjerdsindstyve af de ældste i Israel, og I skulle tilbede i Afstand.

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 Men Mose skal gaa frem for sig alene til Herren, og de andre de skulle ikke gaa frem, og Folket skal ikke stige op med ham.

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 Og Mose kom og fortalte Folket alle Herrens Ord og alle Bud; da svarede hele Folket med een Røst og sagde: Vi ville gøre efter alle de Ord, som Herren har sagt.

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 Og Mose skrev alle Herrens Ord og stod tidlig op om Morgenen og rejste et Alter neden ved Bjerget og tolv Støtter efter de tolv Israels Stammer.

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 Og han sendte unge Karle did af Israels Børn, og de ofrede Brændofre, og de slagtede Takofre for Herren af Okser.

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 Og Mose tog Halvdelen af Blodet og kom det i Bækkener, og Halvdelen af Blodet stænkede han paa Alteret.

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 Og han tog Pagtens Bog og læste den for Folkets Øren, og de sagde: Vi ville gøre alt det, som Herren har sagt, og være lydige.

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 Da tog Mose Blodet og stænkede paa Folket og sagde: Se, det er den Pagts Blod, som Herren har gjort med eder over alle disse Ord.

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 Og Mose og Aron, Nadab og Abihu og halvfjerdsindstyve af Israels ældste stege op.

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

10 Og de saa Israels Gud; og der var under hans Fødder som et Arbejde af Safirsten og som Himmelen selv, naar den er klar.

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 Og han lagde ikke sin Haand paa de ypperste af Israels Børn; og de beskuede Gud, og de aade og drak.

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 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Stig op til mig paa Bjerget og bliv der, saa vil jeg give dig Stentavler og Loven og Budet, som jeg har skrevet, for at lære dem disse.

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 Da stod Mose op og hans Tjener Josva; og Mose gik op paa Guds Bjerg.

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 Og han sagde til de ældste: Bliver her, indtil vi komme tilbage til eder; og se, Aron og Hur ere hos eder, hvo som har Retssager, maa gaa til dem.

15 Og Mose steg op paa Bjerget, og Skyen bedækkede Bjerget.

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

16 Og Herrens Herlighed boede paa Sinai Bjerg, og Skyen bedækkede det i seks Dage, og han kaldte ad Mose paa den syvende Dag midt af Skyen.

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 Og Herrens Herligheds Udseende var som en fortærende Ild, øverst paa Bjerget, for Israels Børns Øjne.

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 Og Mose kom midt ind i Skyen og steg op paa Bjerget; og Mose var paa Bjerget fyrretyve Dage og fyrretyve Nætter.

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