Exodo 19
1 Sa ikatlong buwan, pagkatapos na ang mga anak ni Israel ay makaalis sa lupain ng Egipto, ay dumating sila ng araw ding yaon sa ilang ng 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 At nang sila'y umalis sa Rephidim, at dumating sa ilang ng Sinai, ay humantong sila sa ilang; at doo'y humantong ang Israel sa harap ng bundok.
3 At si Moises ay lumapit sa Dios, at tinawag ng Panginoon siya mula sa bundok, na sinasabi, Ganito mo sasabihin sa sangbahayan ni Jacob, at sasaysayin sa mga anak ni 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 Inyong nakita ang aking ginawa sa mga Egipcio, at kung paanong dinala ko kayo sa mga pakpak ng agila, at kayo'y inilapit ko sa akin din.
‘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 Kaya't ngayon, kung tunay na inyong susundin ang aking tinig, at iingatan ang aking tipan, ay magiging isang tanging kayamanan nga kayo sa akin, na higit sa lahat ng bayan: sapagka't ang buong lupa ay akin;
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 At kayo'y magiging isang kaharian ng mga saserdote sa akin, at isang banal na bansa. Ito ang mga salita na inyong sasalitaan sa mga anak ni 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 At dumating si Moises at tinawag ang mga matanda sa bayan, at ipinahayag sa harap nila ang lahat ng salitang ito na iniutos ng Panginoon sa kaniya.
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 At ang buong bayan ay sumagot na magkakaisa, at nagsabi, Yaong lahat na sinalita ng Panginoon ay aming gagawin. At ipinagbigay alam ni Moises ang mga salita ng bayan sa Panginoon.
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 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Narito ako'y naparirito sa iyo sa isang salimuot na ulap upang marinig ng bayan pagka ako'y magsasalita sa iyo, at paniwalaan ka rin naman nila magpakailan man. At sinalita ni Moises ang mga salita ng bayan sa Panginoon.
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 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Pumaroon ka sa bayan at papagbanalin mo sila ngayon at bukas at labhan nila ang kanilang mga damit,
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 At humanda sa ikatlong araw: sapagka't sa ikatlong araw ay bababa ang Panginoon sa paningin ng buong bayan sa ibabaw ng bundok ng 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 At lalagyan mo ng mga hangganan ang bayan sa palibot, na iyong sasabihin, Magingat kayo, na kayo'y huwag sumampa sa bundok, o sumalang sa hangganan: sinomang sumalang sa bundok ay papatayin na walang pagsala:
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 Walang kamay na hihipo sa kaniya, kundi, siya'y tunay na babatuhin, o papanain; maging hayop o tao ay hindi mabubuhay: pagka ang pakakak ay tumunog ng maluwat ay sasampa sila sa bundok.
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 At bumaba si Moises sa bayan mula sa bundok, at pinakabanal ang bayan, at sila'y naglaba ng kanilang mga damit.
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 At kaniyang sinabi sa bayan, humanda kayo sa ikatlong araw; huwag kayong sumiping sa babae.
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 At nangyari ng ikatlong araw, ng umaga, na kumulog at kumidlat, at may isang salimuot na ulap sa ibabaw ng bundok, at ang tunog ng pakakak ay napakalakas; at ang buong bayan na nasa kampamento ay nanginig.
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 At inilabas ni Moises ang bayan sa kampamento upang salubungin ang Dios; at sila'y tumayo sa paanan ng bundok.
Then Moses/I led the people outside the camp to meet with God. They stood at the base of the mountain.
18 At ang buong bundok ng Sinai ay umuusok, sapagka't ang Panginoon ay bumaba sa ibabaw niyaon na nasa apoy: at ang usok niyaon ay napaiilanglang na parang usok ng isang hurno, at ang buong bundok ay umuugang mainam.
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 At nang lumalakas ng lumalakas ang tunog ng pakakak ay nagsasalita si Moises, at sinasagot siya ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng tinig.
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 At ang Panginoon ay bumaba sa ibabaw ng bundok ng Sinai, sa taluktok ng bundok; at tinawag ng Panginoon si Moises sa taluktok ng bundok; at si Moises ay sumampa.
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 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Bumaba ka, pagbilinan mo ang bayan, baka sila'y lumagpas upang makita ang Panginoon, at mamatay ang karamihan sa kanila.
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 At gayon din ang mga saserdote, na lumalapit sa Panginoon ay papagbanalin mo, baka ang Panginoon ay hindi makapagpigil sa kanila.
Also, the priests who habitually come near me must purify themselves. If they do not do that, I will punish them.”
23 At sinabi ni Moises sa Panginoon, Ang baya'y hindi makasasampa sa bundok ng Sinai: sapagka't iyong pinagbilinan kami, na iyong sinabi, lagyan mo ng hangganan sa palibot ang bundok, at iyong ariing banal.
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 At sinabi ng Panginoon sa kaniya, Yumaon ka, bumaba ka; at ikaw ay sasampa, ikaw at si Aaron na iyong kasama: nguni't ang mga saserdote at ang bayan ay huwag lumampas sa mga hangganan upang lumapit sa Panginoon, baka siya ay hindi makapagpigil sa kanila.
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 Sa gayo'y bumaba si Moises sa bayan at isinaysay sa kanila.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people [what Yahweh had said].
