Exodus 19
1 Mense tertio egressionis Israel de Terra Aegypti, in die hac venerunt in solitudinem Sinai.
In the third month after the departure of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they [into] 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.
they departed from Rephidim, and came [into] the wilderness of Sinai, and encamped in the wilderness; and Israel encamped there before the mountain.
3 Moyses autem ascendit ad Deum, vocavitque eum Dominus de monte, et ait: Haec dices domui Iacob, et annunciabis filiis Israel:
And Moses went up to God, and Jehovah called to him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
4 Vos ipsi vidistis, quae fecerim Aegyptiis, quo modo portaverim vos super alas aquilarum, et assumpserim mihi.
Ye have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, and [how] I have borne 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.
And now, if ye will hearken to my voice indeed and keep my covenant, then shall ye be my own possession out of all the peoples — for all the earth is mine —
6 Et vos eritis mihi in regnum sacerdotale, et gens sancta. haec sunt verba quae loqueris ad filios Israel.
and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.
7 Venit Moyses: et convocatis maioribus natu populi, exposuit omnes sermones quos mandaverat Dominus.
And Moses came and called the elders of the people, and laid before them all these words which Jehovah 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, and said, All that Jehovah has spoken will we do! And Moses brought the words of the people back to Jehovah.
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.
And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, I will come to thee in the cloud's thick darkness, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee also for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to Jehovah.
10 Qui dixit ei: Vade ad populum, et sanctifica illos hodie, et cras, laventque vestimenta sua.
And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and hallow them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes;
11 Et sint parati in diem tertium: in die enim tertia descendet Dominus coram omni plebe super montem Sinai.
and let them be ready for the third day; for on the third day Jehovah will come down before the eyes of all the people on mount Sinai.
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 set bounds round about the people, saying, Take heed to yourselves, [not] to go up unto the mountain nor touch the border of it: whatever toucheth the mountain shall certainly 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.
not a hand shall touch it, but it shall certainly be stoned, or shot through; whether it be a beast or a man, it shall not live. When the long drawn note of the trumpet soundeth, they shall come up to the mountain.
14 Descenditque Moyses de monte ad populum, et sanctificavit eum. Cumque lavissent vestimenta sua,
And Moses came down from the mountain to the people, and hallowed the people; and they washed their clothes.
15 ait ad eos: Estote parati in diem tertium, et ne appropinquetis uxoribus vestris.
And he said to the people, Be ready for the third day; do not come near [your] wives.
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.
And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a heavy cloud on the mountain, and the sound of the trumpet exceeding loud; and the whole people that was in the camp trembled.
17 Cumque eduxisset eos Moyses in occursum Dei de loco castrorum, steterunt ad radices montis.
And 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.
And the whole of mount Sinai smoked, because Jehovah descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended as the smoke of a furnace; and the whole mountain shook greatly.
19 Et sonitus buccinae paulatim crescebat in maius, et prolixius tendebatur: Moyses loquebatur, et Deus respondebat ei.
And the sound of the trumpet increased and became exceeding loud; Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
20 Descenditque Dominus super montem Sinai in ipso montis vertice, et vocavit Moysen in cacumen eius. Quo cum ascendisset,
And Jehovah came down on mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain; and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mountain, and 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 Jehovah said to Moses, Go down, testify to the people that they break not through to Jehovah to gaze, and many of them perish.
22 Sacerdotes quoque qui accedunt ad Dominum, sanctificentur, ne percutiat eos.
And the priests also, who come near to Jehovah, shall hallow themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on 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.
And Moses said to Jehovah, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou hast testified to us, saying, Set bounds about the mountain, and hallow it.
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 Jehovah said to him, Go, descend, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; but the priests and the people shall not break through to go up to Jehovah, lest he break forth on them.
25 Descenditque Moyses ad populum, et omnia narravit eis.
So Moses went down to the people, and told them.
