1 T hen He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy of the leaders of Israel and worship from far away.

He said to Moses, “Come up to Yahweh, you, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship from a distance.

2 B ut Moses alone may come near the Lord. The others should not come near and should not come up with him.”

Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near. The people shall not go up with him.”

3 M oses came and told the people all the Lord said and all the Laws. All the people answered with one voice, saying, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken.”

Moses came and told the people all Yahweh’s words, and all the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, and said, “All the words which Yahweh has spoken will we do.”

4 M oses wrote all the words of the Lord. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the base of the mountain, with twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve families of Israel.

Moses wrote all Yahweh’s words, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 T hen he sent young men of Israel, who gave burnt gifts and killed young bulls as gifts of peace given in worship to the Lord.

He sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of cattle to Yahweh.

6 M oses took half of the blood and put it in pots. The other half of the blood he put upon the altar.

Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins, and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

7 T hen he took the Book of the Agreement and read it for the people to hear. They said, “We will do all that the Lord has spoken. We will obey.”

He took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people, and they said, “All that Yahweh has spoken will we do, and be obedient.”

8 S o Moses took the blood and put some on the people. He said, “See, the blood of the agreement, which the Lord has made with you in these words.”

Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, “Look, this is the blood of the covenant, which Yahweh has made with you concerning all these words.”

9 T hen Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu and seventy of the leaders of Israel.

Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.

10 A nd they saw the God of Israel. The ground under His feet looked like sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.

They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was like a paved work of sapphire stone, like the skies for clearness.

11 H e did not let His hand come against the leaders of Israel. But they saw God, and ate and drank. Moses on Mount Sinai

He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.

12 T he Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay there. I will give you the pieces of stone with the Law which I have written for you to teach the people.”

Yahweh said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and stay here, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commands that I have written, that you may teach them.”

13 T hen Moses got up with his helper Joshua, and Moses went up on the mountain of God.

Moses rose up with Joshua, his servant, and Moses went up onto God’s Mountain.

14 H e said to the leaders, “Wait here until we return to you. See, Aaron and Hur are with you. Let whoever has a problem go to them.”

He said to the elders, “Wait here for us, until we come again to you. Behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever is involved in a dispute can go to them.”

15 T hen Moses went up on the mountain, which was covered with a cloud.

Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.

16 T he shining-greatness of the Lord rested on Mount Sinai. And the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day He called to Moses from the cloud.

Yahweh’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.

17 T o the people of Israel, the shining-greatness of the Lord looked like a fire that destroys on the mountain top.

The appearance of Yahweh’s glory was like devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the children of Israel.

18 M oses went into the cloud as he went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Moses entered into the middle of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.