Éxodo 24

1 Y Señor dijo a Moisés: Sube ante SEÑOR, tú y Aarón, y Nadab, y Abiú, y setenta de los jefes de Israel; y dame culto desde la 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 Y sólo Moisés se acercará al Señor; pero los otros no deben acercarse, y la gente no puede subir con ellos.

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 Entonces Moisés vino y presentó al pueblo todas las palabras del Señor y sus leyes; y todo el pueblo, respondiendo a una voz, dijo: Todo lo que el Señor ha dicho haremos.

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 Entonces Moisés puso por escrito todas las palabras del Señor, y levantándose de mañana hizo un altar al pie del monte, con doce columnas para 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 Y envió a algunos de los jóvenes de los hijos de Israel a hacer ofrendas quemadas y ofrendas de paz de bueyes 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 Y Moisés tomó la mitad de la sangre y la puso en vasijas; drenando la mitad de la sangre sobre 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 Y tomó el libro del pacto, y lo leyó a oídos del pueblo; y dijeron: Todo lo que él Señor ha dicho, haremos, y guardaremos sus leyes.

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 y dejó que cayera sobre el pueblo, y dijo: Esta sangre es la señal del pacto que el Señor ha hecho contigo en estas palabras.

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 jefes de Israel subieron:

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; y bajo sus pies había, como parecía, un piso de zafiro, claro como el 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 Y no puso su mano sobre los jefes de los hijos de Israel; vieron a Dios, y comieron y bebieron.

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 Y él Señor dijo a Moisés: Sube a mí al monte, y espera allá; y yo te daré las piedras sobre las cuales puse por escrito la ley y las órdenes, para que enseñes al pueblo.

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 Entonces Moisés y su siervo Josué se levantaron; y Moisés subió al monte 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 Y dijo a los jefes: Guardaos aquí hasta que volvamos a ustedes: Aarón y Hur están con ustedes; si alguien tiene alguna causa, que se vaya con ellos.

15 Y Moisés subió al monte, y fué cubierto por la nube.

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

16 Y la gloria de él Señor reposaba en el monte Sinaí, y la nube estaba sobre ella por seis días; y en el séptimo día dijo el nombre de Moisés desde 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 Y la gloria del Señor era como una llama en la cima de la montaña ante los ojos de los hijos de Israel.

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 Y Moisés subió al monte, a la nube, y estuvo allí cuarenta días y cuarenta noches.

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