Eksodosy 24
1 Ary hoy Izy tamin’ i Mosesy: Miakara ao amin’ i Jehovah ianao sy Arona sy Nadaba sy Abiho ary fito-polo lahy amin’ ny loholon’ ny Isiraely; ka miankohofa eny lavitra eny ianareo;
The Lord told Moses, “Come up to the Lord—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel's elders. You are to worship at a distance.
2 nefa Mosesy ihany no hanakaiky an’ i Jehovah, fa ireo tsy mba hanakaiky; ary ny olona tsy hiakatra homba azy.
Only Moses may approach the Lord—the others must not come near. The people may not go up the mountain with him.”
3 Dia tonga Mosesy ka nanambara tamin’ ny olona ny teny rehetra izay nataon’ i Jehovah sy ny fitsipika rehetra. Ary namaly indray miredona ny olona rehetra ka nanao hoe: Ny teny rehetra izay nolazain’ i Jehovah dia hataonay.
Moses went and told the people all the Lord's instructions and regulations. They all responded together: “We will do everything the Lord says!”
4 Ary Mosesy nanoratra ny teny rehetra nataon’ i Jehovah, dia nifoha maraina koa ka nanorina alitara teo am-bodin’ ny tendrombohitra sy tsangam-bato roa ambin’ ny folo, araka ny firenen’ Isiraely roa ambin’ ny folo.
Moses wrote down everything the Lord had said. He got up early the following morning and built an altar at the bottom of the mountain, and set up twelve pillars for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 Ary ny zatovo amin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely nirahiny, dia nitondra fanatitra dorana ireo ka namono vantotr’ ombilahy hatao fanati-pihavanana ho an’ i Jehovah.
Then he sent out some young Israelite men who went and offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the Lord.
6 Ary nalain’ i Mosesy ny antsasaky ny rà ka nataony teo anaty lovia, ary ny antsasaky ny rà kosa natopiny teo amin’ ny alitara.
Moses put half of the blood into bowls, and sprinkled the other half on the altar.
7 Dia naka ny bokin’ ny fanekena izy ka namaky teny teo anatrehan’ ny olona. Ary hoy ny olona: Izay rehetra nolazain’ i Jehovah dia hataonay sy hekenay.
Then he picked up the Book of the Agreement and read it to the people. They replied, “We will do everything the Lord says. We will obey.”
8 Ary nalain’ i Mosesy ny rà ka natopiny tamin’ ny olona, dia hoy izy: Indro ny ran’ ny fanekena izay nataon’ i Jehovah taminareo ny amin’ izany teny rehetra izany.
So Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the agreement that the Lord has made with you following these terms.”
9 Dia niakatra Mosesy sy Arona sy Nadaba sy Abiho ary fito-polo lahy tamin’ ny loholon’ ny Isiraely.
Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel's elders climbed up the mountain,
10 Dia nahita an’ Andriamanitry ny Isiraely izy; koa ny teo ambanin’ ny tongony dia toy ny fanganohanon’ ny vato safira voavoatra, ary toy ny tenan’ ny lanitra ny famirapirany.
and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a tiled pavement made of lapis lazuli, as clear blue as the sky itself.
11 Ary tsy naninjitra ny tànany tamin’ ireo lehiben’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely Izy; dia nahita an’ Andriamanitra izy ireo, ary nihinana sy nisotro.
But God did not harm the leaders of Israel—they saw him, and they ate and drank a sacred meal.
12 Ary hoy Jehovah tamin’ i Mosesy: Miakara eto amiko eto an-tendrombohitra ka mitoera eto, dia homeko anao ny vato fisaka izay misy ny lalàna sy ny didy, izay nosoratako hampianarina azy.
Then the Lord told Moses, “Come up the mountain to me, and stay here, so I can give you the stone tablets, with the instructions and commands I have written for them to learn.”
13 Dia niainga Mosesy sy Josoa mpanompony; ary Mosesy dia niakatra tao an-tendrombohitr’ Andriamanitra.
So Moses left with Joshua his attendant and climbed up the mountain of God.
14 Ary hoy izy tamin’ ny loholona: Miandrasa anay eto mandra-piverinay eto aminareo; ary, indro, Arona sy Hora dia eto aminareo, koa raha misy olona manana ady, aoka hankeo amin’ izy roa lahy izy.
He told the elders, “Stay here and wait for us to return. Aaron and Hur are with you. If anyone has a problem, they can talk with them.”
15 Dia niakatra tao amin’ ny tendrombohitra Mosesy, ary ny rahona nanarona ny tendrombohitra.
As Moses climbed up on the mountain, the cloud covered it
16 Ary ny voninahitr’ i Jehovah nitoetra teo ambonin’ ny tendrombohitra Sinay, ary ny rahona nanarona azy henemana; dia niantso an’ i Mosesy tamin’ ny andro fahafito teo afovoan’ ny rahona Izy.
The Lord's glory came down on Mount Sinai, covering it for six days. On the seventh day the Lord called to Moses from inside the cloud.
17 Ary ny fijery ny voninahitr’ i Jehovah teo an-tampon’ ny tendrombohitra dia tahaka ny afo mandevona teo imason’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely.
To the Israelites the Lord's glory looked like a burning fire on the top of the mountain.
18 Dia niditra tao afovoan’ ny rahona Mosesy ka niakatra tao amin’ ny tendrombohitra; ary nitoetra tao amin’ ny tendrombohitra efa-polo andro sy efa-polo alina Mosesy.
Moses went into the cloud as he climbed up on the mountain, and he stayed on the mountain for forty days and nights.
