Baʼuu 19
1 Israaʼeloonni erga Gibxii baʼanii as jiʼa sadaffaa keessa guyyuma itti Gibxii baʼan sana Gammoojjii Siinaa gaʼan.
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 Isaanis erga Refiidiimii kaʼanii booddee Gammoojjii Siinaa seenan; sabni Israaʼelis Gammoojjii sana keessa fuullee tulluu sanaa qubatan.
3 Museenis gara Waaqaatti ol baʼe; Waaqayyos tulluu irraa isa waamee akkana jedheen; “Ati mana Yaaqoobiin akkana jetta; saba Israaʼelittis waan kana himi:
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 ‘Waan ani warra Gibxi godhee fi akka ani itti qoochoo risaa irratti isin baadhee gara kootti isin fide isin mataan keessan iyyuu argitaniirtu.
‘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 Ammas isin yoo naaf ajajamtan, yoo kakuu koo eegdan isin saboota hunda keessaa qabeenya addaa naaf taatu. Yoo lafti hundinuu kan koo taʼe illee,
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 isin mootummaa lubootaatii fi saba qulqulluu naaf taatu.’ Dubbiin ati saba Israaʼelitti himuu qabdus kanuma.”
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 Museen deebiʼee maanguddoota sabaa walitti waamee, dubbii akka inni dubbatuuf Waaqayyo isa ajaje sana hunda fuula isaanii duratti dhiʼeesse.
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 Jarri hundinuus afaan tokkoon, “Nu waan Waaqayyo jedhe hundumaa ni goona” jedhanii deebisan; Museen immoo waan jarri jedhan deebisee Waaqayyotti fide.
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 Waaqayyo Museedhaan akkana jedhe; “Akka sabni kun anaa si wajjin dubbatu dhagaʼee yeroo hunda si amanatuuf kunoo ani duumessa yabbuu keessaan gara kee nan dhufa.” Ergasiis Museen waan sabni sun jedhe Waaqayyotti hime.
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 Waaqayyos Museedhaan akkana jedhe; “Gara sabaa dhaqiitii harʼaa fi bori isaan qulqulleessi. Akka isaan wayyaa isaanii miiccatanii
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 guyyaa sadaffaaf qophaaʼan godhi; gaafa sana utuma sabni hundi ilaaluu Waaqayyo Tulluu Siinaa irratti gad ni buʼaatii.
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 Naannoo tullichaatti saba sanaaf daangaa tolchiitii akkana jedhiin; ‘Isin akka tulluu sanatti ol hin baane yookaan akka qarqara isaa illee hin tuqne of eeggadhaa. Namni tulluu sana tuqu kam iyyuu haa ajjeefamu.
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 Inni dhagaadhaan haa tumamu yookaan xiyyaan haa waraanamu; harki tokko iyyuu isa hin tuqin; horiis taʼu namni akka jiraatu hin eeyyamamuuf.’ Isaan yeroo malakanni utuu gargar hin citin afuufamu qofa tulluutti ol baʼuu dandaʼu.”
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 Museen tulluu irraa gara sabaatti gad buʼee saba sana qulqulleesse; isaanis uffata isaanii miiccatan.
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 Innis saba sanaan, “Guyyaa sadaffaaf of qopheessaa; dubartii biras hin gaʼinaa” jedhe.
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 Ganama guyyaa sadaffaa sana tulluu sana irra bakakkaa, balaqqeessaa fi duumessa yabbuu, akkasumas sagalee malakataa guddaatu dhagaʼame. Warri iddoo qubataa sana keessa jiraatan hundis ni hollatan.
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 Museenis saba sana iddoo qubannaatii baasee gara Waaqaatti fide; jarris miilla tulluu sanaa jala dhadhaabatan.
Then Moses/I led the people outside the camp to meet with God. They stood at the base of the mountain.
18 Tulluun Siinaa hundis sababii Waaqayyo ibiddaan irratti gad buʼeef aaraan haguugame. Aarri sunis akkuma aara boolla ibiddaatii baʼuutti ol baʼe; tulluun sunis guutumaan guutuutti akka malee raafame;
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 sagaleen malakataa ittuma guddachaa deeme. Museenis ni dubbate; sagaleen Waaqaas deebii kenneef.
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 Waaqayyo fiixee Tulluu Siinaa irratti gad buʼee Musee gara fiixee tulluu sanaatti ol waame. Museenis ol baʼe;
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 Waaqayyo immoo akkana isaan jedhe; “Akka isaan Waaqayyo ilaaluuf jedhanii daarii hin dabarree fi akka isaan keessaas namni baayʼeen hin duuneef gad buʼiitii isaan akeekkachiisi.
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 Akka Waaqayyo isaan hin balleessineef luboonni Waaqayyotti dhiʼaatan iyyuu of haa qulqulleessan.”
Also, the priests who habitually come near me must purify themselves. If they do not do that, I will punish them.”
23 Museen immoo Waaqayyoon, “Sababii ati mataan kee, ‘Naannoo Tullichaatti daangaa dhaabiitii isa qulqulleessiitii addaan baasi’ jettee akeekkachiisa nuu kenniteef sabni kun Tulluu Siinaatti ol baʼuu hin dandaʼu” jedhe.
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 Waaqayyos, “Gadi buʼiitii Aroonin fidii kottu. Garuu luboonnii fi uummanni gara Waaqayyootti ol dhufuuf jedhanii daangaa hin darbin; yoo kanaa achii inni isaan balleessa” jedhee deebise.
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 Museenis gad buʼee waan kana uummatatti hime.
So Moses/I went down the mountain [again] and told the people [what Yahweh had said].
