Exodus 19
1 Two months to the day after they left Egypt, the Israelites arrived at the Sinai desert.
ʻI hono tolu ʻoe māhina, hili ʻae ʻalu atu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ko e ʻaho ko ia naʻa nau hoko ki he toafa ko Sainai.
2 They had set out from Rephidim, and after they entered the Sinai desert they camped there in front of the mountain.
He kuo nau hiki mei Lefitimi, pea hoko ki he toafa ʻo Sainai, pea nau ʻapitanga ʻi he toafa; pea naʻe ʻapitanga ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi he ʻao ʻoe moʻunga.
3 Moses went up the mountain to God. The Lord spoke to Moses from the mountain, and told him, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob, the Israelites:
Pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa Mōsese ki he ʻOtua, pea folofola ʻa Sihova kiate ia mei he moʻunga, ʻo pehē, “Te ke lea pehē ki he fale ʻo Sēkope, ʻo tala ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli;
4 ‘You saw for yourselves what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles' wings, how I brought you to myself.
Kuo mou mamata ki he meʻa naʻaku fai ki he kakai ʻIsipite, mo ʻeku fua ʻakimoutolu ʻi he kapakau ʻoe ʻikale, ʻo ʻomi ʻakimoutolu kiate au.
5 Now if you really obey what I say and keep the agreement with me, then out of all the nations you will be a special people that belong to me. While the whole world is mine,
Pea ko ʻeni, kapau te mou tuitala moʻoni ki hoku leʻo, ʻo tauhi ʻeku fuakava, te mou ʻiate au ko e koloa lelei lahi ʻi he kakai kotoa pē: he ʻoku ʻoʻoku ʻa māmani kotoa pē.
6 for me you will be a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.’ This is what you are to tell the Israelites.”
Pea te mou ʻiate au ko e puleʻanga ʻoe kau taulaʻeiki, mo e kakai māʻoniʻoni. Ko eni ʻae ngaahi lea ke ke lea ʻaki ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.”
7 So Moses went back down and summoned the elders of the people, and presented to them everything the Lord had ordered him to say.
Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Mōsese ʻo fekau ke haʻu ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻoe kakai, ʻo ne tuku ki honau ʻao ʻae ngaahi lea ni kotoa pē, ʻaia naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kiate ia.
8 Everyone answered, “We promise to do everything the Lord says.” Then Moses took the people's answer back to the Lord.
Pea naʻe lea fakataha ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻo pehē, “Te mau fai ʻaia kotoa pē kuo folofola ki ai ʻa Sihova.” Pea tala atu ʻe Mōsese ʻae ngaahi lea ʻae kakai kia Sihova.
9 The Lord told Moses, “Look! I'm going to come to you in a thick cloud so the people will hear me speaking with you and as a result they will always trust you.” Then Moses reported to the Lord what the people had said.
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “Vakai, te u ʻalu atu kiate koe ʻi he ʻao matolu, koeʻuhi ke ongoʻi ʻe he kakai ʻo kau ka lea kiate koe, pea nau tui kiate koe ʻo taʻengata.” Pea naʻe tala atu ʻe Mōsese ʻae ngaahi lea ʻae kakai kia Sihova.
10 The Lord told Moses, “Go back down and prepare them spiritually today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “ʻAlu ki he kakai, ʻo fakamāʻoniʻoni ʻakinautolu he ʻaho ni mo e ʻapongipongi, pea ke nau fō honau ngaahi kofu.
11 and be ready on the third day because that is when the Lord will descend upon Mount Sinai in the full view of everyone.
Pea teu ki hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho: koeʻuhi ʻi hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho ʻe hāʻele hifo ʻa Sihova ki he moʻunga ko Sainai ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai kotoa pē.
12 Set up a boundary for the people all around and warn them, ‘Watch out! Don't try to go up the mountain—don't even touch it! For anyone who touches the mountain will most certainly be killed. Don't touch any person or any animal that has touched the mountain.
Pea ke ai hano ngataʻanga takatakai ki he kakai, mo ke pehē, Vakai kiate kimoutolu, ʻoua naʻa mou ʻalu hake ki he moʻunga, pe ʻalu ki hono tafaʻaki: ko ia ʻe ʻalu ki he moʻunga ʻe tāmateʻi moʻoni ia:
13 Make sure they are stoned or shot with arrows—they must not be allowed to live.’ Only when there is a long blast on the ram's horn can the people come up the mountain.”
ʻE ʻikai ha nima ʻe ala ki ai ʻe taʻetolongaki moʻoni ia ʻaki ʻae maka pe fanaʻi ke ʻasi: pe ko ha manu ia pe ha tangata, ʻe ʻikai moʻui ia: ʻoka ongo mai ʻae meʻa lea ʻo fuoloa, te nau ʻalu atu ki he moʻunga.”
14 Moses went down the mountain and prepared the people spiritually and they washed their clothes.
Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa Mōsese mei he moʻunga ki he kakai, ʻo ne fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻae kakai; pea naʻa nau fō honau ngaahi kofu.
15 He instructed the people, “Get ready for the third day, and don't be intimate with a woman.”
Pea pehē ʻe ia ki he kakai, “Mou tali teu pe ki hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho: ʻoua naʻa ala ki homou uaifi.”
16 When morning came on the third day there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud covered the mountain. There was the very loud sound of a ram's horn, and everyone in the camp shook with fear.
Pea pongipongi hake ʻi hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho, naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe ai ʻae ngaahi mana mo e ʻuhila, mo e ʻao matolu ki he moʻunga, mo e ongo mai ʻae meʻa lea naʻe mālohi fakamanavahē; ko ia naʻe tetetete ai ʻae kakai kotoa pē naʻe ʻi he ʻapitanga.
17 Moses led the people out from the camp to meet God. They stood at the foot of the mountain.
Pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Mōsese ʻae kakai kituʻa mei he ʻapitanga ke nau fakafetaulaki atu ki he ʻOtua; pea naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻi he potu ʻi lalo ʻi he moʻunga.
18 Smoke poured out over the whole of Mount Sinai because the Lord's presence had come down like fire. The smoke rose up like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain shook furiously.
Pea naʻe kohuʻia ʻae moʻunga ko Sainai kotoa pē, koeʻuhi naʻe hāʻele hifo ki ai ʻa Sihova ʻi he afi: pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa hono kohu ʻo hangē ko e kohu ʻo ha fuʻu afi, pea naʻe ngalulu lahi ʻae moʻunga kotoa.
19 As the sound of the ram's horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him in a loud, thunderous voice.
Pea ʻi he ongo mai ʻae leʻo ʻoe meʻa lea ʻo fuoloa, pea fakaʻaʻau ʻo leʻo lahi ʻaupito, pea lea ʻa Mōsese, pea talia ia ʻe he ʻOtua ʻaki ʻae leʻo.
20 The Lord descended on the top of Mount Sinai, and he called Moses to come up there. So Moses went up,
Pea naʻe hāʻele hifo ʻa Sihova ki he moʻunga ko Sainai, ki he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga: pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese ke ʻalu hake ia ki he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga; pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa Mōsese.
21 and the Lord told him, “Go back down, and warn the people not to force their way across the boundary to try to come to the Lord or they will die.
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “Ke ke ʻalu hifo, ʻo naʻinaʻi atu ki he kakai, telia naʻa nau ʻasi ki loto ʻo fakasio kia Sihova, pea mate ai honau tokolahi.
22 Even the priests, who come before the Lord, must prepare themselves spiritually, so that the Lord does not punish them.”
Pea ko e kau taulaʻeiki foki, ʻaia ʻoku haʻu ʻo ofi kia Sihova, tuku ke nau fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻakinautolu, telia naʻa ʻoho atu ʻa Sihova kiate kinautolu.”
23 But Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai. You yourself warned us, ‘Set up a boundary around the mountain, and treat it as holy.’”
Pea pehēange ʻe Mōsese kia Sihova, “ʻOku ʻikai faʻa haʻu ʻae kakai ki he moʻunga ko Sainai: he naʻa ke fekauʻi ʻakimautolu ʻo pehē, ʻAi hono fakangatangata, ki he moʻunga, mo fakatapui ia.”
24 The Lord told him, “Go down and bring Aaron back up with you. But the priests and the people must not force their way to come up to the Lord, or he will punish them.”
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kiate ia, “Ke ke ʻalu hifo, pea ke toe ʻalu hake, ʻa koe, mo ʻElone: kaeʻoua naʻa ʻoho ki loto ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mo e kakai ke ʻalu hake kia Sihova, telia naʻa ʻoho atu ia kiate kinautolu.”
25 So Moses went down and explained to the people what the Lord had said.
Pea naʻe ʻalu hifo ai ʻa Mōsese ki he kakai, ʻo ne lea atu kiate kinautolu.
