Exodo 19
1 Sa ikatlong buwan, pagkatapos lumabas ang bayan ng Israel mula sa lupain ng Ehipto, sa parehong araw, nakarating sila 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 Pagkatapos nilang lisanin ang Rephidim at pumunta sa ilang ng Sinai, nagkampo sila sa ilang sa harapan ng bundok.
3 Umakyat si Moises sa Diyos. Tinawag siya ni Yahweh mula sa bundok at sinabi, “Kailangan mong sabihin sa bahay ni Jacob, sa bayan ng 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 Nakita mo ang aking ginawa sa mga taga-Ehipto, kung paano ko kayo inakay sa pakpak ng agila at dinala kayo para sa akin.
‘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 Ngayon pagkatapos, kung susundin at pakikinggan ninyo ang aking tinig at iingatan ang aking kasunduan, kung gayon, magiging katangi-tanging pag-aari kita mula sa lahat ng mga tao, dahil ang buong daigdig 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 Ikaw ay magiging kaharian ng mga pari at isang banal na bayan para sa akin. Ito ang mga salitang dapat mong sabihin sa bayan ng 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 Kaya bumaba si Moises at ipinatawag ang mga nakatatanda ng Israel. Itinakda niya sa kanila ang lahat ng salita ni Yahweh na inutos 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 Lahat ng tao ay magkakasabay na sumagot at sinabing, “Gagawin namin ang lahat ng sinabi ni Yahweh.” Pagkatapos ipinarating ni Moises ang mga salita ng mga tao kay Yahweh.
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 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Lalapit ako sa iyo sa isang makapal na ulap para maaaring marinig ng mga tao kapag ako ay nakikipag-usap sa iyo at maaari ring maniwala sila sa iyo habang panahon.” Pagkatapos, inilahad ni Moises ang salita ng mga tao kay Yahweh.
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 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Puntahan mo ang mga tao. Ngayon at bukas kailangan mong ihandog sila sa akin at hugasan 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 Maging handa sa ikatlong araw, dahil sa ikatlong araw Ako, si Yahweh ay bababa sa Bundok 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 Dapat kang maglagay ng hangganan sa palibot ng bundok para sa mga tao. Sabihin sa kanila, ''Mag-ingat na hindi sila aakyat ng bundok o hahawakan ang hangganan. Siguradong mailalagay sa kamatayan ang sinumang hahawak sa bundok.'
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 sinumang hahawak sa ganoong tao. Kundi, kailangan siyang batuhin o panain. Kahit ito man ay isang tao o isang hayop, dapat siyang mailagay sa kamatayan. Kapag tumunog na ang trumpeta ng isang mahabang tunog maaari na silang lumapit pataas sa paanan ng 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 Pagkatapos bumaba si Moises mula sa bundok patungo sa mga tao. Inihandog niya ang mga tao kay Yahweh, at hinugasan nila ang 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 Sinabi niya sa mga tao, “Maging handa sa ikatlong araw; huwag kayong lalapit sa inyong mga asawa.”
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 Sa ikatlong araw, nang umagang iyon, mayroon kulog at kidlat at isang makapal na ulap sa itaas ng bundok at ang tunog ng isang napakalakas na trumpeta. Nanginig ang lahat ng tao na nasa kampo.
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 Dinala ni Moises palabas sa kampo ang lahat ng tao para makipagkita sa Diyos at nakatayo sila 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 Lubusang nababalutan ng usok ang Bundok ng Sinai dahil kay Yahweh na bumaba doon na may apoy at usok. Pumaitaas ang usok katulad ng usok ng isang pugon at marahas na nabulabog ang buong bundok.
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 Nang palakas ng palakas ang tunog ng trumpeta, nagsalita si Moises, at sinagot siya ng Diyos sa isang boses.
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 Bumaba si Yahweh sa Bundok ng Sinai, mula sa tuktok ng bundok at kaniyang tinawag si Moises sa tuktok. Kaya umakyat si Moises.
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 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Bumaba ka at balaan mo ang mga tao na huwag sumuway sa akin para tumingin, o marami sa kanila ang mamamatay.
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 Hayaan ang mga pari na lumapit din sa akin at itakda ang kanilang sarili na humiwalay, ihanda ang kanilang sarili sa aking pagdating para hindi ko sila salakayin.”
Also, the priests who habitually come near me must purify themselves. If they do not do that, I will punish them.”
23 Sinabi ni Moises kay Yahweh, “Hindi makakaakyat ang mga tao sa bundok, ito ang inutos mo sa amin: 'Maglagay ng mga hangganan sa palibot ng bundok at ihandog ito kay Yahweh.'''
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 Sinabi ni Yahweh sa kaniya, “Lakad ka, bumaba sa bundok, at isama mo paakyat si Aaron na kasama mo, pero huwag mong payagan ang mga pari at ang mga tao na tanggalin ang bakod para pumunta sa akin, kung hindi sasalakayin ko sila.
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 Kaya bumaba si Moises sa mga tao at nakipag-usap sa kanila.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people [what Yahweh had said].
