Exodus 19

bakhodesh hashelishi letset bene-yisra'el me'erets mitsrayim bayyom hazzeh ba'u midbar sinay

On the third new moon after the Israelites had gone forth from the land of Egypt, on that very day, they entered the wilderness of Sinai.

vayyisu merefidim vayyavo'u midbar sinay vayyakhanu bammidbar vayyikhan-sham yisra'el neged hahar

Having journeyed from Rephidim, they entered the wilderness of Sinai and encamped in the wilderness. Israel encamped there in front of the mountain,

umosheh alah el-ha'elohim vayyiqra elayw Adonai min-hahar lemor koh tomar levet ya'aqov vetagged livne yisra'el

and Moses went up to God. The ETERNAL called to him from the mountain, saying, “Thus shall you say to the house of Jacob and declare to the children of Israel:

attem re'item asher asiti lemitsrayim va'essa etkhem al-kanfe nesharim va'avi etkhem elay

‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Me.

ve'attah im-shamoa tishme'u beqoli ushemartem et-beriti vihyitem li segullah mikkol-ha'ammim ki-li kol-ha'arets

Now then, if you will obey Me faithfully and keep My covenant, you shall be My treasured possession among all the peoples. Indeed, all the earth is Mine,

ve'attem tihyu-li mamlekhet kohanim vegoy qadosh elleh haddevarim asher tedabber el-bene yisra'el

but you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

vayyavo mosheh vayyiqra leziqne ha'am vayyasem lifnehem et kol-haddevarim ha'elleh asher tsivvahu Adonai

Moses came and summoned the elders of the people and put before them all that GOD had commanded him.

vayya'anu khol-ha'am yakhdav vayyomeru kol asher-dibber Adonai na'aseh vayyashev mosheh et-divre ha'am el-Adonai

All the people answered as one, saying, “All that GOD has spoken we will do!” And Moses brought back the people’s words to GOD.

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh hinneh anokhi ba elekha be'av he'anan ba'avur yishma ha'am bedabberi immakh vegam-bekha ya'aminu le'olam vayyagged mosheh et-divre ha'am el-Adonai

And GOD said to Moses, “I will come to you in a thick cloud, in order that the people may hear when I speak with you and so trust you ever after.” Then Moses reported the people’s words to GOD,

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh lekh el-ha'am veqiddashtam hayyom umakhar vekhibbesu simlotam

and GOD said to Moses, “Go to the people and warn them to stay pure today and tomorrow. Let them wash their clothes.

vehayu nekhonim layyom hashelishi ki bayyom hashelishi yered Adonai le'ene khol-ha'am al-har sinay

Let them be ready for the third day; for on the third day GOD will come down, in the sight of all the people, on Mount Sinai.

vehigbalta et-ha'am saviv lemor hishameru lakhem alot bahar unegoa beqatsehu kol-hannogea bahar mot yumat

You shall set bounds for the people round about, saying, ‘Beware of going up the mountain or touching the border of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall be put to death

lo-tigga bo yad ki-saqol yissaqel o-yaroh yiyyareh im-behemah im-ish lo yikhyeh bimshokh hayyovel hemmah ya'alu vahar

without being touched—by being either stoned or shot; animal or person, a trespasser shall not live.’ When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they may go up on the mountain.”

vayyered mosheh min-hahar el-ha'am vayeqaddesh et-ha'am vayekhabbesu simlotam

Moses came down from the mountain to the people and warned the people to stay pure, and they washed their clothes.

vayyomer el-ha'am heyu nekhonim lishloshet yamim al-tiggeshu el-isha

And he said to the men, “Be ready for the third day: do not go near a woman.”

vayehi vayyom hashelishi bihyot habboqer vayehi qolot uveraqim ve'anan kaved al-hahar veqol shofar khazaq me'od vayyekherad kol-ha'am asher bammakhaneh

On the third day, as morning dawned, there was thunder, and lightning, and a dense cloud upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the horn; and all the people who were in the camp trembled.

vayyotse mosheh et-ha'am liqrat ha'elohim min-hammakhaneh vayyityatsevu betakhtit hahar

Moses led the people out of the camp toward God, and they took their places at the foot of the mountain.

vehar sinay ashan kullo mippene asher yarad alayw Adonai ba'esh vayya'al ashano ke'eshen hakkivshan vayyekherad kol-hahar me'od

Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke, for GOD had come down upon it in fire; the smoke rose like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled violently.

vayehi qol hashofar holekh vekhazeq me'od mosheh yedabber veha'elohim ya'anennu veqol

The blare of the horn grew louder and louder. As Moses spoke, God answered him in thunder.

vayyered Adonai al-har sinay el-rosh hahar vayyiqra Adonai lemosheh el-rosh hahar vayya'al mosheh

GOD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain, and GOD called Moses to the top of the mountain and Moses went up.

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh red ha'ed ba'am pen-yehersu el-Adonai lirot venafal mimmennu rav

GOD said to Moses, “Go down, warn the people not to break through to GOD to gaze, lest many of them perish.

vegam hakkohanim hanniggashim el-Adonai yitqaddashu pen-yifrots bahem Adonai

The priests also, who come near GOD, must stay pure, lest GOD break out against them.”

vayyomer mosheh el-Adonai lo-yukhal ha'am la'alot el-har sinay ki-attah ha'edotah banu lemor hagbel et-hahar veqiddashto

But Moses said to GOD, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us saying, ‘Set bounds about the mountain and sanctify it.’”

vayyomer elayw Adonai lekh-red ve'alita attah ve'aharon immakh vehakkohanim veha'am al-yehersu la'alot el-Adonai pen-yifrots-bam

So GOD said to him, “Go down, and come back together with Aaron; but let not the priests or the people break through to come up to GOD—who would break out against them.”

vayyered mosheh el-ha'am vayyomer alehem

And Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.