Exodus 24
1 And to Moses he said, Go up to the Lord, you and Aaron and Nadab and Abiud, and seventy of the elders of Israel: and they shall worship the Lord from a distance.
Lalu TUHAN berkata pada Musa, “Naiklah ke gunung Sinai menghadap Aku bersama Harun, Nadab, Abihu, dan tujuh puluh orang dari tua-tua Israel. Selain mereka, tidak ada yang boleh ikut naik. Sesampai di atas, sujudlah kalian menyembah Aku dari jauh. Sesudah itu, datanglah kamu seorang diri mendekat kepada-Ku.”
2 And Moses alone shall draw near to God; and they shall not draw near, and the people shall not come up with them.
3 And Moses went in and related to the people all the words of God and the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, saying, All the words which the Lord has spoken, we will do and be obedient.
Kemudian Musa menyampaikan kepada bangsa itu segala perintah dan peraturan yang diberikan TUHAN. Seluruh umat dengan satu suara menjawab, “Kami akan melakukan semua yang TUHAN perintahkan.”
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and [set up] twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Lalu Musa menuliskan seluruh perintah TUHAN dalam gulungan kitab. Keesokan harinya, pagi-pagi sekali Musa mendirikan mezbah di kaki gunung dan menegakkan dua belas batu peringatan. Setiap batu mewakili satu suku Israel.
5 And he sent forth the young men of the children of Israel, and they offered whole burnt offerings, and they sacrificed young calves as a peace-offering to God.
Lalu dia menyuruh beberapa pemuda untuk mempersembahkan kurban yang dibakar habis dan menyembelih sapi-sapi jantan muda sebagai kurban tanda damai kepada TUHAN.
6 And Moses took half the blood and poured it into bowls, and half the blood he poured out upon the altar.
Musa menuangkan separuh dari darah kurban yang disembelih itu ke dalam baskom-baskom dan mencurahkan separuhnya lagi pada mezbah.
7 And he took the book of the covenant and read it in the ears of the people, and they said, All things whatever the Lord has spoken we will do and listen therein.
Kemudian dia mengambil Kitab Perjanjian itu dan membacakannya dengan suara keras kepada seluruh umat. Mereka menjawab, “Kami akan melakukan perintah TUHAN. Kami akan menaati-Nya.”
8 And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it upon the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you concerning all these words.
Lalu Musa mengambil darah yang ada di baskom-baskom tadi dan memercikkannya kepada umat itu sambil berkata, “Berdasarkan semua perintah-Nya itu, darah ini mengesahkan perjanjian yang sudah TUHAN buat denganmu.”
9 And Moses went up, and Aaron, and Nadab and Abiud, and seventy of the elders of Israel.
Sesudah upacara tersebut, Musa, Harun, Nadab, dan Abihu, beserta ketujuh puluh tua-tua Israel naik ke gunung
10 And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under his feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.
dan melihat Allah Israel. Di bawah kaki-Nya terlihat sesuatu seperti lantai yang terbuat dari batu permata biru, jernih seperti langit tanpa awan.
11 And of the chosen ones of Israel there was not even one missing, and they appeared in the place of God, and did eat and drink.
Walaupun para pemimpin Israel itu melihat Allah, Dia tidak membinasakan mereka, bahkan mereka makan dan minum di hadapan-Nya sebagai tanda pengikatan perjanjian dengan-Nya.
12 And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give you the tables of stone, the law and the commandments, which I have written to give them laws.
Sesudah mereka turun, TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Datanglah kepada-Ku di atas gunung ini dan berdiamlah di sini. Aku akan memberimu dua lempengan batu. Di situ Aku sudah menuliskan perintah-perintah-Ku, agar kamu bisa mengajarkannya kepada umat-Ku.”
13 And Moses rose up and Joshua his attendant, and they went up into the mount of God.
Maka Musa berangkat bersama tangan kanannya bernama Yosua, dengan berpesan kepada para tua-tua, “Tunggulah di bawah sampai kami kembali. Harun dan Hur ada bersama kalian. Apabila terjadi masalah di antara umat, kalian bisa membawanya kepada Harun dan Hur.” Kemudian naiklah Musa ke atas gunung, dan awan menutupi gunung itu.
14 And to the elders they said, Rest there till we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Or are with you: if any man have a cause to be tried, let them go to them.
15 And Moses and Joshua went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
16 And the glory of God came down upon the mount Sina, and the cloud covered it six days; and the Lord called Moses on the seventh day out of the midst of the cloud.
Kemuliaan TUHAN berdiam di atas gunung Sinai. Awan menutupi gunung itu selama enam hari. Pada hari yang ketujuh, TUHAN memanggil Musa dari dalam awan.
17 And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was as burning fire on the top of the mountain, before the children of Israel.
Dari pandangan umat Israel yang berada di kaki gunung, kemuliaan TUHAN di atas gunung terlihat seperti api yang berkobar-kobar.
18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up to the mountain, and was there in the mountain forty days and forty nights.
Lalu Musa mendaki lebih tinggi dan masuk ke dalam awan itu. Dia tinggal di atas gunung selama empat puluh hari empat puluh malam.
