1  And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

1  And they departed from Ælim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Ælim and Sina; and on the fifteenth day, in the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt,

1  And they set out from Elim. And the entire multitude of the sons of Israel arrived at the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month, after they departed from the land of Egypt.

2  And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;

2  all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron.

3  and the children of Israel said unto them: 'Would that we had died by the hand of YHWH in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.'

3  And the sons of Israel said to them: “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat around bowls of meat and ate bread until filled. Why have you led us away, into this desert, so that you might kill the entire multitude with famine?”

4  Then said YHWH unto Moses: 'Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law, or not.

4  And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread upon you out of heaven: and the people shall go forth, and they shall gather their daily portion for the day, that I may try them whether they will walk in my law or not.

4  Then the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Let the people go out and collect what is sufficient for each day, so that I may test them, as to whether or not they will walk in my law.

5  And it shall come to pass on the sixth day that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.'

5  But on the sixth day, let them prepare what they use for carrying, and let there be double what they were accustomed to collect on a single day.”

6  And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel: 'At even, then ye shall know that YHWH hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

7  and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of YHWH; for that He hath heard your murmurings against the YHWH; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?'

7  And in the morning, you will see the glory of the Lord. For he has heard your murmuring against the Lord. But as for us, truly what are we, that you would whisper against us?”

8  And Moses said: 'This shall be, when YHWH shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the YHWH heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him; and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.'

9  And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel: Come near before YHWH; for He hath heard your murmurings.'

9  Moses also said to Aaron: “Say to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, ‘Approach before the Lord. For he has heard your murmuring.’ ”

10  And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of YHWH appeared in the cloud.

10  And when Aaron spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they turned toward the wilderness, then the glory of the Lord appeared in a cloud.

11  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

11  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

12  'I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying: At dusk ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am YHWH your God.'

12  “I have heard the murmuring of the sons of Israel. Say to them: ‘In the evening, you will eat flesh, and in the morning, you will be filled with bread. And you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”

13  And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew round about the camp.

13  And it was evening, and quails came up and covered the camp

13  Therefore, it happened in the evening: quails, rising up, covered the camp. Likewise, in the morning, a dew lay all around the camp.

14  And when the layer of dew was gone up, behold upon the face of the wilderness a fine, scale-like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on the ground.

14  in the morning it came to pass as the dew ceased round about the camp, that, behold, on the face of the wilderness was a small thing like white coriander seed, as frost upon the earth.

14  And when it had covered the face of the earth, it appeared, in the wilderness, small and as if crushed with a pestle, similar to hoar-frost on the ground.

15  And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another: 'What is it?' --for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them: 'It is the bread which YHWH hath given you to eat.

15  When the sons of Israel had seen it, they said one to another: “Manhu?” which means “What is this?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them: “This is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.

16  This is the thing which YHWH hath commanded: Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.'

16  This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is that which the Lord has appointed: gather of it each man for his family, a homer for each person, according to the number of your souls, gather each of you with his fellow-lodgers.

16  This is the word that the Lord has instructed. Let each one collect as much of it as is sufficient to eat. One omer for each head. According to the number of your souls which live in a tent, so will you take of it.”

17  And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.

17  And the sons of Israel did so. And they collected: some more, others less.

18  And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.

18  And having measured the homer full, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that had gathered less had no lack; each gathered according to the need of those who belonged to him.

18  And they measured by the measure of an omer. He who collected more, did not have too much; nor did he who prepared less, find too little. But each one gathered according to what they were able to eat.

19  And Moses said unto them: 'Let no man leave of it till the morning.'

20  Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and rotted; and Moses was wroth with them.

20  But they did not hearken to Moses, but some left of it till the morning; and it bred worms and stank: and Moses was irritated with them.

20  And they did not listen to him, but they left some of it behind until morning, and it began to swarm with worms, and it putrefied. And Moses became angry against them.

21  And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating; and as the sun waxed hot, it melted.

21  Then each one collected, in the morning, as much as would be sufficient to eat. And after the sun became hot, it melted.

22  And it came to pass that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

22  But on the sixth day, they collected a double portion, that is, two omers for each man. Then all the leaders among the multitude came, and they discoursed with Moses.

23  And he said unto them: 'This is that which YHWH hath spoken: To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto the YHWH. Bake that which ye will bake, and seethe that which ye will seethe; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.'

24  And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade; and it did not rot, neither was there any worm therein.

24  And they did just as Moses had instructed, and it did not putrefy, nor were there any worms found in it.

24  So they left over some of it till the morning, as Moses had commanded them; and it did not stink, neither was there any worm in it.

25  And Moses said: 'Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto YHWH; to-day ye shall not find it in the field.

26  Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.'

26  Gather for six days. But on the seventh day, it is the Sabbath of the Lord, for which reason it will not be found.”

27  And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none.

27  And the seventh day arrived. And some of the people, going out to collect it, did not find it.

28  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?

28  And the Lord said to Moses, How long are ye unwilling to hearken to my commands and my law?

28  Then the Lord said to Moses: “How long will you be unwilling to keep my commandments and my law?

29  See that YHWH hath given you the sabbath; therefore He giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.'

29  See, for the Lord has given you this day as the sabbath, therefore he has given you on the sixth day the bread of two days: ye shall sit each of you in your houses; let no one go forth from his place on the seventh day.

29  See how the Lord has given you the Sabbath, and, because of this, on the sixth day he distributes to you a double portion. Let each one remain with his own, and let no one go forth from his place on the seventh day.”

30  So the people rested on the seventh day.

30  And the people kept sabbath on the seventh day.

31  And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

32  And Moses said: 'This is the thing which YHWH hath commanded: Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'

32  Then Moses said: “This is the word that the Lord has instructed: Fill an omer of it, and let it be kept for future generations hereafter, so that they may know the bread, with which I nourished you in the wilderness, when you had been led away from the land of Egypt.”

33  And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take a jar, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before YHWH, to be kept throughout your generations.'

33  And Moses said to Aaron, Take a golden pot, and cast into it one full homer of manna; and thou shalt lay it up before God, to be kept for your generations,

34  As YHWH commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

34  as the Lord commanded Moses: and Aaron laid it up before the testimony to be kept.

34  just as the Lord instructed Moses.” And so, Aaron placed it in the tabernacle, in reserve.

35  And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

35  Now the sons of Israel ate manna for forty years, until they arrived in a habitable land. With this food they were nourished, even until they touched the borders of the land of Canaan.

36  Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

36  Now the homer was the tenth part of three measures.

17:1  And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, by their stages, according to the commandment of YHWH, and encamped in Rephidim; and there was no water for the people to drink.

1  And so, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel, having set out from the desert of Sin in stages, according to the word of the Lord, made camp at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

17:2  Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said: 'Give us water that we may drink.' And Moses said unto them: 'Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye try YHWH?'

2  And the people reviled Moses, saying, Give us water, that we may drink; and Moses said to them, Why do ye revile me, and why tempt ye the Lord?

2  And arguing against Moses, they said, “Give us water, so that we may drink.” And Moses answered them: “Why argue against me? For what reason do you tempt the Lord?”

17:3  And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said: 'Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?'

3  And so the people were thirsty in that place, due to the scarcity of water, and they murmured against Moses, saying: “Why did you cause us to go out of Egypt, so as to kill us and our children, as well as our cattle, with thirst?”

17:4  And Moses cried unto YHWH, saying: 'What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.'

4  Then Moses cried out to the Lord, saying: “What shall I do with this people? A little while more and they will stone me.”

17:5  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.

5  And the Lord said to Moses, Go before this people, and take to thyself of the elders of the people; and the rod with which thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and thou shalt go.

17:6  Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.' And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

6  Behold, I stand there before thou come, on the rock in Choreb, and thou shalt smite the rock, and water shall come out from it, and the people shall drink. And Moses did so before the sons of Israel.

6  Lo, I will stand in that place before you, on the rock of Horeb. And you shall strike the rock, and water will go forth from it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

17:7  And the name of the place was called Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tried YHWH, saying: 'Is the YHWH among us, or not?'

7  And he called the name of that place, Temptation, and Reviling, because of the reviling of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or not?

17:8  Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

8  And Amalec came and fought with Israel in Raphidin.

17:9  And Moses said unto Joshua: 'Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.'

9  And Moses said to Joshua, Choose out for thyself mighty men, and go forth and set the army in array against Amalec to-morrow; and, behold, I shall stand on the top of the hill, and the rod of God will be in my hand.

17:10  So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

10  And Joshua did as Moses said to him, and he went out and set the army in array against Amalec, and Moses and Aaron and Or went up to the top of the hill.

10  Joshua did as Moses had spoken, and he fought against Amalek. But Moses and Aaron and Hur ascended to the top of the hill.

17:11  And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

11  And when Moses lifted up his hands, Israel prevailed. But when he released them a little while, Amalek overcame.

17:12  But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

12  Then the hands of Moses became heavy. And so, taking a stone, they placed it beneath him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur sustained his hands from both sides. And it happened that his hands did not tire until the setting of the sun.

17:13  And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

17:14  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.'

14  And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and speak this in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the memorial of Amalec from under heaven.

14  Then the LORD said to Moses. Write this for a memorial in a book and place it before Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

17:15  And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Adonai-nissi.

17:16  And he said: 'The hand upon the throne of YHWH: the YHWH will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.'

16  For with a secret hand the Lord wages war upon Amalec to all generations.

16  “The hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord, will be against Amalek from generation to generation.”

18:1  Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel His people, how that YHWH had brought Israel out of Egypt.

1  And when Jethro, the priest of Midian, the kinsman of Moses, had heard all that God had done for Moses, and for his people Israel, and that the Lord had led Israel away from Egypt,

18:2  And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,

2  he brought Zipporah, the wife of Moses, whom he was to return to him,

2  Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he divorced her.

18:3  and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said: 'I have been a stranger in a strange land';

18:4  and the name of the other was Eliezer: 'for the God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.'

4  and the other in truth was Eliezer, (“For the God of my father,” he said, “is my helper, and has rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)

18:5  And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God;

5  And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, and his sons and his wife, went forth to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped on the mount of God.

5  And so Jethro, the kinsman of Moses, with his sons and his wife, came to Moses in the desert, where he was encamped next to the mountain of God.

18:6  and he said unto Moses: 'I thy father-in-law Jethro am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.'

6  And he sent word to Moses, saying: “I, Jethro, your kinsman, have come to you, with your wife, and your two sons with her.”

6  And Moses was told, Behold, your father-in-law Jethro has come to you with your wife and your two sons accompanying him,

18:7  And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

7  And going out to meet his kinsman, he reverenced and kissed him. And they saluted each other with peaceful words. And when he had arrived at the tent,

18:8  And Moses told his father-in-law all that YHWH had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the YHWH delivered them.

8  And Moses related to his father-in-law all things that the Lord did to Pharao and all the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the labour that had befallen them in the way, and that the Lord had rescued them out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians.

8  Moses explained to his kinsman all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians on behalf of Israel, and all the hardships which had befallen them on the journey, and how the Lord had freed them.

18:9  And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which YHWH had done to Israel, in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

9  And Jothor was amazed at all the good things which the Lord did to them, forasmuch as he rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.

18:10  And Jethro said: 'Blessed be YHWH, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

10  And Jothor said, Blessed be the Lord, because he has rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.

10  And he said: “Blessed is the Lord, who has freed his people from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh; he has rescued his people from the hand of Egypt.

18:11  Now I know that YHWH is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'

11  Now know I that the Lord is great above all gods, because of this, wherein they attacked them.

11  Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; for despite the counsel which the Egyptians had devised against them, he triumphed over them.

18:12  And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

12  And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses took whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for God, for Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.

12  And so Jethro, the kinsman of Moses, offered holocausts and sacrifices to God. And Aaron arrived with all the elders of Israel, in order to eat bread with him in the sight of God.

18:13  And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.

13  Then, the next day, Moses sat down in order to judge the people, and they stood beside Moses from morning, even until evening.

18:14  And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said: 'What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?'

14  And Jothor having seen all that Moses did to the people, says, What is this that thou doest to the people? wherefore sittest thou alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning till evening?

14  And when, of course, his kinsman saw all that he did among the people, he said: “What is this that you do among the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the people stand before you, from morning, even until evening?”

18:15  And Moses said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of God;

15  And Moses answered him: “The people come to me seeking the verdict of God.

18:16  when they have a matter, it cometh unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and His laws.'

16  For whenever there is a dispute among them, and they come to me, I give judgement upon each, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law.

18:17  And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.

17  And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, Thou dost not this thing rightly,

17  But he said, “This is not good, what you are doing.

18:18  Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

18  thou wilt wear away with intolerable weariness, both those and all this people which is with thee: this thing is hard, thou wilt not be able to endure it thyself alone.

18  You will be consumed by foolish efforts, both you and this people who are with you. The task is beyond your strength; you will not be able bear it alone.

18:19  Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people before God, and bring thou the causes unto God.

19  But listen to my words and counsels, and then God will be with you. Be available to the people in that which pertains to God, so as to refer what they say to him,

18:20  And thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

20  and to reveal to the people the ceremonies, and the rituals of worship, and the way by which they should progress, and the work that they should do.

20  And you shall warn them to keep the ordinances and laws that you may show them how to conduct themselves and the works that they must do.

18:21  Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

21  And do thou look out for thyself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and thou shalt set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.

21  Then provide, from all of the people, men capable and fearing God, in whom there is truth and who hate avarice, and appoint from them tribunes, and leaders of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,

18:22  And let them judge the people at all seasons; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.

22  And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.

22  who may judge the people at all times. Then, when anything greater will have occurred, they may refer it to you, and let them judge the lesser matters only. And so it may be lighter for you, the burden being divided among others.

18:23  If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.'

23  If you will do this, you will fulfill the orders of God, and you will be able to uphold his precepts. And this entire people will return to their places in peace.”

23  If you shall do this thing, and God commands you so, then you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall also go each one to his own house in peace.

18:24  So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

24  Having heard this, Moses did everything that he had suggested to him.

24  So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said. And saying Moses to the people: I alone can't bear you. The LORD God made you many, behold, as the stars of the havens for multitude. LORD God of your fathers increased you a thousand times over, and he blessed you as he spoke. Thus how can I bear burdens of you and strifes of you? Select for yourself men wise and understanding and knowlegeable to tribes of you. And I shall place them in heads of you. And they are answering and they are saying: It is good to do what you have spoken.

18:25  And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

25  And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.

25  And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. And officers to tribes of them. And he is commanding with the judges to say: hear between a man and his brother, and you judge righteously between man and between brother of him, and between the sojourner of him. Not you shall respect faces in sentence. Small and great you are hearing. Not you shall be afraid of the face of the man as justice is God's. And matter that is too hard for you you will bring to me and I will hear it. And he is commanding them all words that they should do.

18:26  And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

18:27  And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

27  And he dismissed his kinsman, who, turning back, went to his own land.

19:1  In the third month after the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

19:2  And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount.

2  And they departed from Raphidin, and came into the wilderness of Sina, and there Israel encamped before the mountain.

2  Thus, setting out from Raphidim, and going directly to the desert of Sinai, they encamped in the same place, and there Israel pitched their tents away from the region of the mountain.

19:3  And Moses went up unto God, and YHWH called unto him out of the mountain, saying: 'Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel

3  And Moses went up to the mount of God, and God called him out of the mountain, saying, These things shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and thou shalt report them to the children of Israel.

3  Then Moses ascended to God. And the Lord called to him from the mountain, and he said: “This you shall say to the house of Jacob, and announce to the sons of Israel

19:4  Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto Myself.

4  ‘You have seen what I have done to the Egyptians, in what way I carried you upon the wings of eagles and how I have taken you for myself.

4  You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you as though you were on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

19:5  Now therefore, if ye will hearken unto My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then ye shall be Mine own treasure from among all peoples; for all the earth is Mine;

5  And now if ye will indeed hear my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be to me a peculiar people above all nations; for the whole earth is mine.

5  If, therefore, you will hear my voice, and you will keep my covenant, you will be to me a particular possession out of all people. For all the earth is mine.

19:6  and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.'

6  And you will be to me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the sons of Israel.”

19:7  And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which YHWH commanded him.

7  Moses went, and calling together those greater by birth among the people, he set forth all the words which the Lord had commanded.

19:8  And all the people answered together, and said: 'All that YHWH hath spoken we will do.' And Moses reported the words of the people unto the YHWH.

19:9  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and may also believe thee for ever.' And Moses told the words of the people unto the YHWH.

9  And the Lord said to Moses, Lo! I come to thee in a pillar of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to thee, and may believe thee for ever: and Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord.

9  the Lord said to him: “Soon now, I will come to you in the mist of a cloud, so that the people may hear me speaking to you, and so that they may believe you continuously.” Therefore, Moses reported the words of the people to the Lord,

19:10  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,

10  And the Lord said to Moses, Go down and solemnly charge the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments.

10  who said to him: “Go to the people, and sanctify them today, and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments.

19:11  and be ready against the third day; for the third day YHWH will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

11  And let them be ready against the third day, for on the third day the Lord will descend upon mount Sina before all the people.

19:12  And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying: Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death;

12  And you will establish limits for the people all around, and you will say to them: ‘Take care not to ascend to the mountain, and that you do not touch its parts. All who touch the mountain, shall die a death.’

12  And you shall publish a warning among the people, saying, Take heed to yourselves, neither go up into the mountain, nor draw near to the border of it; whoever draws near to the mountain shall be put to death

19:13  no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the ram's horn soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.'

13  A hand shall not touch it, for every one that touches shall be stoned with stones or shot through with a dart, whether beast or whether man, it shall not live: when the voices and trumpets and cloud depart from off the mountain, they shall come up on the mountain.

13  Hands shall not touch him, but he shall be crushed with stones, or he shall be pierced through with darts. Whether it be a beast or a man, he shall not live. For when the trumpet begins to sound, perhaps they might go up toward the mountain.”

19:14  And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.

19:15  And he said unto the people: 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman.'

15  he said to them, “Be prepared on the third day, and do not draw near to your wives.”

15  And he said to the people, Be ready on the third day; do not touch your wives.

19:16  And it came to pass on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of a horn exceeding loud; and all the people that were in the camp trembled.

16  And now, the third day arrived and the morning dawned. And behold, thunders began to be heard, and also lightning flashed, and a very dense cloud covered the mountain, and the noise of the trumpet resounded vehemently. And the people who were in the camp were fearful.

19:17  And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

17  And Moses led the people forth out of the camp to meet God, and they stood by under the camp.

17  And when Moses had led them out to meet God, from the place of the camp, they stood at the base of the mountain.

19:18  Now mount Sinai was altogether on smoke, because YHWH descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

18  Then all of Mount Sinai was smoking. For the Lord had descended over it with fire, and smoke ascended from it, as from a furnace. And the entire mountain was terrible.

19:19  And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.

19  And the sound of the trumpet gradually increased to be louder, and extended to be longer. Moses was speaking, and God was answering him.

19:20  And YHWH came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount; and the YHWH called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

20  And the Lord came down upon mount Sina on the top of the mountain; and the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

20  And the Lord descended over Mount Sinai, to the very top of the mountain, and he called Moses to its summit. And when he had ascended there,

19:21  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the YHWH to gaze, and many of them perish.

21  And God spoke to Moses, saying, Go down, and solemnly charge the people, lest at any time they draw nigh to God to gaze, and a multitude of them fall.

21  he said to him: “Descend, and call the people to witness, lest they might be willing to transgress the limits, so as to see the Lord, and a very great multitude of them might perish.

19:22  And let the priests also, that come near to YHWH, sanctify themselves, lest the YHWH break forth upon them.'

22  Likewise, the priests who approach toward the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them down.”

19:23  And Moses said unto YHWH: 'The people cannot come up to mount Sinai; for thou didst charge us, saying: Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.'

23  And Moses said to God, The people will not be able to approach to the mount of Sina, for thou hast solemnly charged us, saying, Set bounds to the mountain and sanctify it.

19:24  And YHWH said unto him: 'Go, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the YHWH, lest He break forth upon them.'

24  And the Lord said to him, Go, descend, and come up thou and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people force their way to come up to God, lest the Lord destroy some of them.

19:25  So Moses went down unto the people, and told them.

25  And Moses descended to the people, and he explained everything to them.

20:1  And God spoke all these words, saying

1  And the Lord spoke all these words

20:2  I am YHWH thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

2  “I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, out of the house of servitude.

20:3  Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.

3  You shall not have strange gods before me.

20:4  Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth;

4  You shall not make for yourself a graven image, nor a likeness of anything that is in heaven above or on earth below, nor of those things which are in the waters under the earth.

20:5  thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I YHWH thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;

5  You shall not adore them, nor shall you worship them. I am the Lord your God: strong, zealous, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,

20:6  and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.

20:7  Thou shalt not take the name of YHWH thy God in vain; for the YHWH will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.

7  You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. For the Lord will not hold harmless one who takes the name of the Lord his God falsely.

20:8  Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

8  Remember that you are to sanctify the day of the Sabbath.

20:9  Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;

9  For six days, you will work and accomplish all your tasks.

20:10  but the seventh day is a sabbath unto YHWH thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates;

10  But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God; on it thou shalt do no work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy servant nor thy maidservant, thine ox nor thine ass, nor any cattle of thine, nor the stranger that sojourns with thee.

10  But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. You shall not do any work in it: you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, your beast and the newcomer who is within your gates.

20:11  for in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore the YHWH blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

11  For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all the things that are in them, and so he rested on the seventh day. For this reason, the Lord has blessed the day of the Sabbath and sanctified it.

20:12  Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which YHWH thy God giveth thee.

12  Honor your father and your mother, so that you may have a long life upon the land, which the Lord your God will give to you.

20:13  Thou shalt not murder.

13  You shall not kill.

20:14  Thou shalt not commit adultery.

14  You shall not commit adultery.

20:15  Thou shalt not steal.

15  You shall not steal.

20:16  Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

16  You shall not speak false testimony against your neighbor.

20:17  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

17  You shall not covet the house of your neighbor; neither shall you desire his wife, nor male servant, nor female servant, nor ox, nor donkey, nor anything that is his.”

17  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, and not thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his field, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. And when it so happens that LORD God brings you to the land of Caanan, which you are coming to posses, you shall set-up there for you great stones and plaster them with plaster and you write on the stones all words of this law. And it becomes for you that across the Jordan you shall raise these stones, which I command you today, in mountain Grizim. And you build there the altar to the LORD God of you. Altar of stones. Not you shall wave on them iron. With whole stones you shall build the altar to LORD God of you. And you bring on it ascend offerings to LORD God of you, and you sacrifice peace offerings, and you eat there and you rejoice before the face of the LORD God of you. The mountain this is across the Jordan behind the way of the rising of the sun, in the land of Caanan who is dwelling in the desert before the Galgal, beside Alvin-Mara, before Sechem.

20:18  And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

18  Then all the people considered the voices, and the lights, and the sound of the trumpet, and the smoking mountain. And being terrified and struck with fear, they stood at a distance,

18  And all the people observed the thunderings and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw all of this, they were afraid and they stood afar off.

20:19  And they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.'

19  saying to Moses: “Speak to us, and we will listen. Let not the Lord speak to us, lest perhaps we may die.”

19  No Translation Available And they said unto Moses, Behold, LORD God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and voice of Him we heard from the midst of the fire. Today we saw that speaks God with the man and he lives. And now why shall we die? This great fire consumes us, and if we will hear more of the voice of the LORD God of us we will die. Because what is the flesh that can hear the voice of God and live, as he has spoken to us from the midst of the fire and we lived. Go hear all that he will say to us the LORD God and then you will tell us all that he spoke and we will listen and we will do. But let not God speak with us, lest we die.

20:20  And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin not.'

20  And Moses says to them, Be of good courage, for God is come to you to try you, that his fear may be among you, that ye sin not.

20  And Moses said to the people: “Do not be afraid. For God came in order to test you, and so that the dread of him might be with you, and you would not sin.”

20:21  And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.

21  And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was .And the LORD said to Moses to say: I heard what people have said. All that they have spoken to you, they have spoken wisely. All that they have spoken let them put in their hearts so that they can keep my commandments in all their days, so that it would be good to them and to sons of them forever. Prophet I shall raise up to them from the midsts of their brothers, and I will place words of me into his mouth to speak to them all that I'm commanding them. And it becomes that the man who will not listen to his words that are spoken in my name, I shall require from him. But the prophet who will speak insolently in my name that which I have not instructed him to speak, or if he speaks in the name of other Gods, such prophet shall die. And if you will ask yourself in your heart how you shall know which word God has spoken and which he has not, see if the word spoken comes to pass. And if it shall not come to pass then this is not the word of the LORD, in insolence spoken the prophet. Not you shall listen to him. Go now back to your tent and I will speak to you regarding all commandments and ordinances and verdicts that you shall teach them, and what to do in the land that I give them for possession.

20:22  And YHWH said unto Moses: Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

22  And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and thou shalt report it to the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.

22  Thereafter, the Lord said to Moses: “This you shall say to the sons of Israel: You have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.

20:23  Ye shall not make with Me--gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.

23  You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make for yourselves gods of gold.

23  You shall not make for yourselves gods of gold to be worshipped along with me, neither shall you make for yourselves gods of silver.

20:24  An altar of earth thou shalt make unto Me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless thee.

24  Ye shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it ye shall sacrifice your whole burnt-offerings, and your peace-offerings, and your sheep and your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to thee and bless thee.

20:25  And if thou make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast profaned it.

25  And if you make an altar of stone for me, you shall not build it from cut stones; for if you lift up a tool over it, it will be defiled.

20:26  Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.

26  Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps, that thou mayest not uncover thy nakedness upon it.

26  You shall not ascend by steps to my altar, lest your nakedness be revealed.”