Exodus 19
1 Mense tertio egressionis Israel de Terra Aegypti, in die hac venerunt in solitudinem Sinai.
In the third month, on the same day of the month that the Israelites had left the land of Egypt, they came to the Wilderness of Sinai.
2 Nam profecti de Raphidim, et pervenientes usque in desertum Sinai, castrametati sunt in eodem loco, ibique Israel fixit tentoria e regione montis.
After they had set out from Rephidim, they entered the Wilderness of Sinai, and Israel camped there in front of the mountain.
3 Moyses autem ascendit ad Deum, vocavitque eum Dominus de monte, et ait: Haec dices domui Iacob, et annunciabis filiis Israel:
Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain, “This is what you are to tell the house of Jacob and explain to the sons of Israel:
4 Vos ipsi vidistis, quae fecerim Aegyptiis, quo modo portaverim vos super alas aquilarum, et assumpserim mihi.
‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
5 Si ergo audieritis vocem meam, et custodieritis pactum meum, eritis mihi in peculium de cunctis populis: mea est enim omnis terra.
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
6 Et vos eritis mihi in regnum sacerdotale, et gens sancta. haec sunt verba quae loqueris ad filios Israel.
And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
7 Venit Moyses: et convocatis maioribus natu populi, exposuit omnes sermones quos mandaverat Dominus.
So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.
8 Responditque omnis populus simul: Cuncta quae locutus est Dominus, faciemus. Cumque retulisset Moyses verba populi ad Dominum,
And all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has spoken.” So Moses brought their words back to the LORD.
9 ait ei Dominus: Iam nunc veniam ad te in caligine nubis, ut audiat me populus loquentem ad te, et credat tibi in perpetuum. Nunciavit ergo Moyses verba populi ad Dominum.
The LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear when I speak with you, and they will always put their trust in you.” And Moses relayed to the LORD what the people had said.
10 Qui dixit ei: Vade ad populum, et sanctifica illos hodie, et cras, laventque vestimenta sua.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes
11 Et sint parati in diem tertium: in die enim tertia descendet Dominus coram omni plebe super montem Sinai.
and be prepared by the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
12 Constituesque terminos populo per circuitum, et dices ad eos: Cavete ne ascendatis in montem, nec tangatis fines illius: omnis qui tetigerit montem, morte morietur.
And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.
13 Manus non tanget eum, sed lapidibus opprimetur, aut confodietur iaculis: sive iumentum fuerit, sive homo, non vivet. cum coeperit clangere buccina, tunc ascendant in montem.
No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
14 Descenditque Moyses de monte ad populum, et sanctificavit eum. Cumque lavissent vestimenta sua,
When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.
15 ait ad eos: Estote parati in diem tertium, et ne appropinquetis uxoribus vestris.
“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”
16 Iamque advenerat tertius dies, et mane inclaruerat: et ecce coeperunt audiri tonitrua, ac micare fulgura, et nubes densissima operire montem, clangorque buccinae vehementius perstrepebat: et timuit populus qui erat in castris.
On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.
17 Cumque eduxisset eos Moyses in occursum Dei de loco castrorum, steterunt ad radices montis.
Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18 Totus autem mons Sinai fumabat: eo quod descendisset Dominus Deus super eum in igne, et ascenderet fumus ex eo quasi de fornace: eratque omnis mons terribilis.
Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently.
19 Et sonitus buccinae paulatim crescebat in maius, et prolixius tendebatur: Moyses loquebatur, et Deus respondebat ei.
And as the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.
20 Descenditque Dominus super montem Sinai in ipso montis vertice, et vocavit Moysen in cacumen eius. Quo cum ascendisset,
The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
21 dixit ad eum: Descende, et contestare populum: ne forte velit transcendere terminos ad videndum Dominum, et pereat ex eis plurima multitudo.
and the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
22 Sacerdotes quoque qui accedunt ad Dominum, sanctificentur, ne percutiat eos.
Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”
23 Dixitque Moyses ad Dominum: Non poterit vulgus ascendere in montem Sinai: tu enim testificatus es, et iussisti, dicens: Pone terminos circa montem, et sanctifica illum.
But Moses said to the LORD, “The people cannot come up Mount Sinai, for You solemnly warned us, ‘Put a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
24 Cui ait Dominus: Vade, descende: ascendesque tu, et Aaron tecum: sacerdotes autem et populus ne transeant terminos, nec ascendant ad Dominum, ne forte interficiat illos.
And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”
25 Descenditque Moyses ad populum, et omnia narravit eis.
So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
