Exodus 24
1 And unto Moses, he said—Come up unto Yahweh—thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, so shall ye bow yourselves down from afar.
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。
2 And Moses alone shall draw near unto Yahweh, but, they shall not draw near, and, the people, shall not come up with him.
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。」
3 So Moses came, and recounted to the people all the words of Yahweh, and all the regulations, and all the people responded with one voice and said, All the words which Yahweh hath spoken, will we do.
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。」
4 Then wrote Moses all the words of Yahweh, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar, under the mountain, and twelve pillars, for the twelve tribes of Israel:
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，
5 and he sent young men of the sons of Israel, and they caused to go up, ascending-sacrifices, —and slew peace-offerings to Yahweh, of oxen.
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。
6 Then took Moses half of the blood, and put it in basins, and half of the blood, dashed he over the altar:
梅瑟取了一半血，盛在盆中，取了另一半血洒在祭壇上。
7 then took he the book of the covenant, and read in the ears of the people. And they said, All that Yahweh hath spoken, will we do, and will hearken,
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。」
8 Then Moses took the blood, and dashed over the people, and said, Lo! the blood of the covenant which Yahweh hath solemnised with you, over all these words.
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。」
9 Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel;
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，
10 and they saw the God of Israel, —and under his feet, like a pavement of sapphire, and like the very heavens for brightness; and
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。
11 against the nobles of the sons of Israel, put he not forth his hand, —so then they had vision of God, and did eat and drink,
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
12 Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Come thou up unto me in the mountain and remain thou there, —for I must give thee tables of stone and the law and the commandment, which I have written to direct them.
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。」
13 And Moses rose up, and Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up into the mountain of God;
梅瑟和他的侍從若蘇厄起身上天主的山，
14 but, unto the elders, he said—Tarry for us here, until we return unto you. And lo! Aaron and Hur, are with you, he that hath a cause, let him draw near unto them.
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 So then Moses wont up into the mountain, —and the cloud covered the mountain.
梅瑟上了山，雲彩就把山蓋住了。
16 And the glory of Yahweh rested upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days, —then called he unto Moses on the seventh day, out of the midst of the cloud.
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。
17 And the appearance of the glory of Yahweh was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, —in the sight of the sons of Israel.
上主的榮耀在以色列子民眼前，好像烈火出現在山頂上。
18 And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and ascended into the mountain. And it came to pass that Moses was in the mountain forty days and forty nights.
梅瑟進入雲彩中，上了山；梅瑟在山上停留了四十天，四十夜。
