Exodus 24

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.

1 耶和华又指示摩西说：“你和亚伦、拿答、亚比户及以色列的七十位长老上我这里来，远远地敬拜我。

2 Moses alone shall approach the LORD, but the others must not come near. And the people may not go up with him.”

2 只有你可以靠近我，其他百姓都不得与你一同走近。”

3 When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.”

3 摩西下山把耶和华的话和法令都告诉百姓，百姓齐声回答：“我们愿意遵行耶和华的一切吩咐。”

4 And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

4 摩西把耶和华的这些话记录下来。他清早起来，在山脚筑了一座坛，立了十二根柱子，代表以色列的十二支派。

5 Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD.

5 他又吩咐以色列的青年去给耶和华献燔祭，又献上公牛作平安祭。

6 Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he splattered on the altar.

6 摩西把祭牲的血一半放在盆里，一半洒在坛上。

7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”

7 他又把约书念给百姓听，百姓听了都说：“我们愿意遵行耶和华的一切吩咐，我们愿意顺服。”

8 So Moses took the blood, splattered it on the people, and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

8 摩西便把盆中的血洒在百姓身上，说：“这是立约的血，是耶和华按所说的话与你们立约的凭据。”

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

9 之后，摩西、亚伦、拿答、亚比户及以色列的七十位长老便上了山。

10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

10 他们都看见了以色列的上帝，祂的脚下好像是一片蓝宝石，像天一样明净。

11 But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.

11 上帝没有伸手杀这些以色列的首领，允许他们看见祂，在祂面前吃喝。

12 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”

12 耶和华对摩西说：“你上山到我这里来，留在这里，我要把写着律法和诫命的石版赐给你，你可以用来教导百姓。”

13 So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.

13 于是，摩西带着他的助手约书亚动身上了上帝的山。

14 And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”

14 离开之前，摩西吩咐长老说：“你们在这里等候我们回来。亚伦和户珥跟你们在一起，民中有什么诉讼的事情，可以去找他们。”

15 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,

15 摩西上了山，密云遮盖着整座山。

16 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.

16 耶和华的荣耀停留在西奈山上，密云遮盖了山六天。第七天，耶和华在云中召唤摩西。

17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

17 在以色列人眼中，耶和华的荣耀在山上好像烈火。

18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up on the mountain, and he remained on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

18 摩西上到山上，走进云中，在那里停留了四十昼夜。