Êxodo 19
1 Ao terceiro mês da saída dos filhos de Israel da terra do Egito, no mesmo dia vieram ao deserto de Sinai,
The Israeli people then left Rephidim, and exactly two months after leaving Egypt, they/we came to the desert near Sinai [Mountain]. They/We set up their/our tents at the base of the mountain.
2 Porque partiram de Rephidim e vieram ao deserto de Sinai, e acamparam-se no deserto: Israel pois ali acampou-se defronte do monte.
3 E subiu Moisés a Deus, e o Senhor o chamou do monte, dizendo: Assim falarás à casa de Jacob, e anunciarás aos filhos de Israel:
Moses/I climbed up the mountain [to talk with] God. Yahweh called to [him/me] from [the top of] the mountain and said, “This is what I want you to say to the Israeli people, the descendants of Jacob:
4 Vós tendes visto o que fiz aos egípcios, como vos levei sobre asas de águias, e vos trouxe a mim;
‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You have seen [what I did for all of you] and how I brought you here to me. It was as though I [lifted you up as] an eagle [carries its young eaglets] on its wings [MET].
5 Agora pois, se diligentemente ouvirdes a minha voz, e guardardes o meu concerto, então sereis a minha propriedade peculiar dentre todos os povos: porque toda a terra é minha.
So now, if you will do what I tell you and obey all that I command you, you will be my own people. All the people-groups on the earth are mine, but you will be (dearer/more special) to me than all the other people-groups.
6 E vós me sereis um reino sacerdotal e o povo santo. Estas são as palavras que falarás aos filhos de Israel.
You will be people over whom I will rule, and you will all (be like priests/represent me to other nations as priests represent me to one nation) [MET], and you will be completely dedicated to me.’ That is what you must tell the Israeli people.”
7 E veio Moisés, e chamou os anciãos do povo, e expôs diante deles todas estas palavras, que o Senhor lhe tinha ordenado.
So Moses/I went [down the mountain] and summoned the elders/leaders of the people. He/I told them everything that Yahweh had told him/me to tell them.
8 Então todo o povo respondeu a uma voz, e disseram: Tudo o que o Senhor tem falado, faremos. E relatou Moisés ao Senhor as palavras do povo.
The people all said, “We will do everything that Yahweh has told us to do.” Then Moses/I [climbed back up the mountain and] reported to Yahweh what the people had said.
9 E disse o Senhor a Moisés; Eis que eu virei a ti numa nuvem espessa, para que o povo ouça, falando eu contigo, e para que também te creiam eternamente. Porque Moisés tinha anunciado as palavras do seu povo ao Senhor.
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “[Listen carefully]: I am going to appear to you from inside a thick cloud. When I am speaking to you, the people will hear it, and they will always trust in you.” Then Moses/I went [down the mountain and reported to the people what Yahweh said. Then he/I went back up the mountain and] told Yahweh what the people replied.
10 Disse também o Senhor a Moisés: vai ao povo, e santifica-os hoje e amanhã, e lavem eles os seus vestidos,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go [back down] to the people [again]. [Tell them to] purify themselves today and tomorrow. [Tell them to] wash their clothes, too.
11 E estejam prontos para o terceiro dia: porquanto no terceiro dia o Senhor descerá ante dos olhos de todo o povo sobre o monte de Sinai.
They must do that to be ready on the day after tomorrow. On that day I will come down to Sinai Mountain to where all the people can see me.
12 E marcarás limites ao povo em redor, dizendo: guardai-vos que não subais ao monte, nem toqueis o seu termo; todo aquele, que tocar o monte, certamente morrerá.
You must make a boundary around the base of the mountain, and tell them, ‘Be sure that you do not climb the mountain or even go near it. Anyone who even touches the base of the mountain must be executed.’
13 Nenhuma mão tocará nele: porque certamente será apedrejado ou asseteado; quer seja animal, quer seja homem, não viverá; soando a buzina longamente, então subirão ao monte.
Do not let anyone touch any person or any animal that touches the mountain. You must [kill any person or animal that touches the mountain] by throwing stones at it or shooting it [with arrows]. But when you hear a long [loud] trumpet sound, the people can come close to the [base of the] mountain.”
14 Então Moisés desceu do monte ao povo, e santificou o povo; e lavaram os seus vestidos.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people to purify themselves. They did what Moses/I told them to do, and they also washed their clothes.
15 E disse ao povo: estai prontos ao terceiro dia; e não chegueis a mulher.
Then Moses/I said to the people, “Be ready on the day after tomorrow. And [you men] must not have sex with [EUP] [your wives] until after then.”
16 E aconteceu ao terceiro dia, ao amanhecer, que houve trovões e relâmpagos sobre o monte, e uma espessa nuvem, e um sonido de buzina mui forte, de maneira que estremeceu todo o povo que estava no arraial.
Two days later, during the morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a very dark cloud on the mountain. A trumpet sounded very loudly, with the result that the people in the camp shook/trembled because they [were very afraid].
17 E Moisés levou o povo fora do arraial ao encontro de Deus; e puseram-se ao pé do monte.
Then Moses/I led the people outside the camp to meet with God. They stood at the base of the mountain.
18 E todo o monte de Sinai fumegava, porque o Senhor descera sobre ele em fogo: e o seu fumo subiu como fumo dum forno, e todo o monte tremia grandemente.
All of Sinai Mountain was covered in smoke, because Yahweh had descended on it, surrounded by a fire. The smoke rose up like the smoke from [the chimney of] a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.
19 E o sonido da buzina ia esforçando-se em grande maneira: Moisés falava, e Deus lhe respondia em voz alta.
As the sound of the trumpet continued to become louder, Moses/I spoke [to Yahweh], and Yahweh answered [him/me] in [a loud voice that sounded like] thunder.
20 E, descendo o Senhor sobre o monte de Sinai, sobre o cume do monte, chamou o Senhor a Moisés ao cume do monte; e Moisés subiu.
Then Yahweh came down [again] onto the top of Sinai Mountain, and he summoned Moses/me to come up to the top of the mountain. So Moses/I went up.
21 E disse o Senhor a Moisés: Desce, protesta ao povo que não trespassem o termo, para ver o Senhor, e muitos deles perecerem.
Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Go down again and warn the people not to cross the boundary in order to look [at me]. If they [do] that, many of them will die.
22 E também os sacerdotes, que se chegam ao Senhor, se hão de santificar, para que o Senhor não se lance sobre eles.
Also, the priests who habitually come near me must purify themselves. If they do not do that, I will punish them.”
23 Então disse Moisés ao Senhor: O povo não poderá subir ao monte de Sinai, porque tu nos tens protestado, dizendo: Marca termos ao monte, e santifica-o.
Then Moses/I said to Yahweh, “The people will not climb the mountain, because you commanded them, saying, ‘Set a boundary around the mountain, to make it sacred/taboo.’”
24 E disse-lhe o Senhor: vai, desce: depois subirás tu, e Aarão contigo: os sacerdotes, porém, e o povo não trespassem o termo para subir ao Senhor, para que não se lance sobre eles.
Yahweh replied, “Go down the mountain, and bring Aaron back up with you. But do not allow the priests or other people to cross the boundary to come up to me. If they cross it, I will punish them.”
25 Então Moisés desceu ao povo, e disse-lhes isto.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people [what Yahweh had said].
