Éxodo 19
1 En el tercer mes después que los hijos de Israel salieron de la tierra de Egipto, ese mismo día llegaron al desierto de Sinaí.
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 Cuando partieron de Refidim y llegaron al desierto de Sinaí, acamparon en el desierto, y allí acampó Israel ante el monte.
3 Moisés subió a Dios, y Yahvé lo llamó desde el monte, diciendo: “Esto es lo que dirás a la casa de Jacob y a los hijos 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 ‘Habéis visto lo que hice a los egipcios, y cómo os llevé en alas de águila y os traje a mí.
‘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 Ahora, pues, si de verdad obedecéis mi voz y guardáis mi pacto, seréis mi posesión de entre todos los pueblos, porque toda la tierra es mía;
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 y seréis para mí un reino de sacerdotes y una nación santa.’ Estas son las palabras que dirás a los hijos 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 Moisés vino y llamó a los ancianos del pueblo, y les expuso todas estas palabras que Yahvé le había 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 Todo el pueblo respondió en conjunto y dijo: “Haremos todo lo que Yahvé ha dicho”. Moisés informó a Yahvé de las palabras del pueblo.
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 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “He aquí que vengo a ti en una nube espesa, para que el pueblo oiga cuando hablo contigo y te crea para siempre”. Moisés le contó a Yahvé las palabras del pueblo.
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 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “Ve al pueblo y santifícalo hoy y mañana, y que lave sus 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 y esté preparado para el tercer día; porque al tercer día Yahvé bajará a la vista de todo el pueblo al monte Sinaí.
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 Pondrás límites a todo el pueblo, diciendo: ‘Tengan cuidado de no subir al monte ni tocar su borde. El que toque el monte será condenado a muerte.
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 Ninguna mano lo tocará, sino que será apedreado o atravesado; sea animal u hombre, no vivirá.’ Cuando la trompeta suene largamente, subirán al 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 Moisés bajó del monte hacia el pueblo y lo santificó, y ellos lavaron sus ropas.
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 Le dijo al pueblo: “Prepárense para el tercer día. No tengan relaciones sexuales con una mujer”.
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 Al tercer día, al amanecer, hubo truenos y relámpagos, y una espesa nube sobre la montaña, y el sonido de una trompeta muy fuerte; y todo el pueblo que estaba en el campamento tembló.
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 Moisés sacó al pueblo del campamento para ir al encuentro de Dios, y se paró en la parte baja del monte.
Then Moses/I led the people outside the camp to meet with God. They stood at the base of the mountain.
18 Todo el monte Sinaí humeaba, porque Yahvé descendía sobre él en fuego; y su humo subía como el humo de un horno, y todo el monte temblaba en gran manera.
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 Cuando el sonido de la trompeta se hizo más y más fuerte, Moisés habló, y Dios le respondió con una voz.
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 Yahvé bajó al monte Sinaí, a la cima de la montaña. Yahvé llamó a Moisés a la cima del monte, y Moisés subió.
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 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “Baja y advierte al pueblo, no sea que se abran paso hacia Yahvé para mirar, y muchos de ellos perezcan.
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 Que también los sacerdotes que se acercan a Yahvé se santifiquen, no sea que Yahvé irrumpa sobre ellos.”
Also, the priests who habitually come near me must purify themselves. If they do not do that, I will punish them.”
23 Moisés dijo a Yahvé: “El pueblo no puede subir al monte Sinaí, porque tú nos advertiste diciendo: “Poned límites alrededor del monte y santificadlo””.
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 Yahvé le dijo: “¡Baja! Harás subir a Aarón contigo, pero no permitas que los sacerdotes y el pueblo se abran paso para subir a Yahvé, no sea que él se revele contra ellos.”
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 Entonces Moisés bajó al pueblo y les dijo.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people [what Yahweh had said].
