Éxodo 24

1 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: “Subana la presencia del Señor, tú y Aarón, Nadab y Abiú, y setenta de los ancianos de Israel. Deben adorar a distancia.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come to me, up [on top of this mountain], you and Aaron and [his sons] Nadab and Abihu. Also [take along] 70 of the Israeli elders/leaders. While you are still some distance [from the top of the mountain], prostrate yourselves [on the ground] and worship me.

2 Sólo Moisés puede acercarse al Señor, los demás no deben acercarse. El pueblo no puede subir al monte con él”.

Moses, [I will allow] you alone to come near to me. The others must not come near, and the [rest of the] people must not come up the mountain.”

3 Moisés fue y le dijo al pueblo todas las instrucciones y reglamentos del Señor. Todos respondieron juntos: “¡Haremos todo lo que el Señor diga!”

Moses/I went and told the people everything that Yahweh had said and all that he had commanded. The people all replied together, saying, “We will do everything that Yahweh has told us [to do].”

4 Moisés escribió todo lo que el Señor había dicho. Se levantó temprano a la mañana siguiente y construyó un altar al pie de la montaña, y levantó doce pilares para cada una de las doce tribus de Israel.

Then Moses/I wrote down everything that Yahweh had commanded. Early the next morning Moses/I built a [stone] altar. He/I also set up twelve stones, one for each of the Israeli tribes.

5 Luego envió a algunos jóvenes israelitas que fueron y ofrecieron holocaustos y sacrificaron toros jóvenes como ofrendas de paz al Señor.

He/I also selected some young men. They burned sacrifices to Yahweh and they also sacrificed some cattle [that they did not burn completely], for the purpose of maintaining fellowship with Yahweh.

6 Moisés puso la mitad de la sangre en tazones y roció la otra mitad en el altar.

Moses/I took half of the blood of the animals that were slaughtered and put it in bowls. The other half of the blood [he/I] threw/splashed against the altar.

7 Luego tomó el Libro del Acuerdo y se lo leyó al pueblo. Ellos respondieron: “Haremos todo lo que el Señor diga. Obedeceremos”.

Then he/I took the scroll on which he/I had written [everything that Yahweh had commanded in] the agreement that he had made, and he/I read it [aloud], while all the people were listening. Then all the people said, “We will do all that Yahweh has told us to do. We will obey [everything].”

8 Entonces Moisés tomó la sangre, la roció sobre el pueblo y dijo: “Mira, esta es la sangre del pacto que el Señor ha hecho contigo siguiendo estos términos”.

Then Moses/I took the blood [that was in the bowls] and threw/splashed it on the people. He/I said, “This is the blood [that (confirms/puts into effect)] the agreement that Yahweh made with you when he gave you all these commands.”

9 Entonces Moisés y Aarón, Nadab y Abiú, y setenta de los ancianos de Israel subieron al monte,

Then Moses/I, along with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and the 70 Israeli elders/leaders, went up [the mountain],

10 y vieron al Dios de Israel. Bajo sus pies había algo así como un pavimento de azulejos hecho de lapislázuli, tan azul claro como el propio cielo.

and they/we saw God, the one whom the Israeli people worship. Under his feet was something like a pavement [made of expensive blue stones called] sapphires. They were as clear as the sky is [when there are no clouds].

11 Pero Dios no hirió a los líderes de Israel. Ellos lo vieron, y luego comieron y bebieron una comida sagrada.

God did not harm [MTY] those Israeli elders/leaders [because of their having seen him]. They saw God, and they ate and drank together! [Then we all went back down the mountain].

12 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés: “Sube a mí al monte y quédate aquí, para que te dé las tablas de piedra, con las instrucciones y órdenes que he escrito para que las aprendan”.

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Come up to me [again] on [top of this] mountain. While you are here, I will give you [two] stone slabs on which I have written all the laws [DOU] that I have given to you to instruct/teach [the people].”

13 Así que Moisés se fue con Josué su ayudante y subió a la montaña de Dios.

So Moses/I told the elders, “Stay here [with the other people] until we return! Do not forget that Aaron and Hur will be with you. So if anyone has a dispute [while I am gone], he can go to those two men.” Then Moses/I went with his/my servant Joshua [part of the way] up the mountain that [was dedicated to] God.

14 Les dijo a los ancianos: “Quédense aquí y esperen a que volvamos. Aarón y Hur están contigo. Si alguien tiene un problema, puede hablar con ellos”.

15 Cuando Moisés subió a la montaña, la nube la cubrió.

Then Moses/I went the [rest of the way] up the mountain. A cloud covered the mountain.

16 La gloria del Señor descendió sobre el Monte Sinaí, cubriéndolo durante seis días. En el séptimo día, el Señor llamó a Moisés desde dentro de la nube.

The (glory/brilliant light) of Yahweh came down on the mountain and covered it for six days. On the seventh day, Yahweh called to Moses/me from the middle of the cloud.

17 Para los israelitas la gloria del Señor parecía un fuego ardiente en la cima de la montaña.

When the Israeli people [looked at] the top of the mountain, the glory of Yahweh was like a big fire that was burning [there].

18 Moisés subió a la nube cuando subió a la montaña, y permaneció en la montaña durante cuarenta días y noches.

Moses/I went into the cloud on top of the mountain. He/I was there for 40 days and nights.