Esodo 19

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Mense tertio egressionis Israel de terra Aegypti, in die hac venerunt in solitudinem Sinai.	1 In the third month of the departure of Israel from the land of Egypt, in that day, they arrived in the wilderness of Sinai.
2 Nam profecti de Raphidim et pervenientes usque in desertum Sinai, castrametati sunt in eodem loco,ibique Israel fixit tentoria e regione montis.	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.
3 Moyses autem ascendit ad Deum, vocavitque eum Dominus de monte et ait: “ Haec dices domui Iacob et annuntiabis filiis 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:
4 Vos ipsi vidistis, quae fecerim Aegyptiis, quomodo portaverim vos super alas aquilarum et adduxerim ad me.	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.
5 Si ergo audieritis vocem meam et custodieritis pactum meum, eritis mihi in peculium de cunctis populis; mea est enim omnis terra.	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.
6 Et vos eritis mihi regnum sacerdotum et gens sancta. Haec sunt verba, quae loqueris ad filios 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.”
7 Venit Moyses et, convocatis maioribus natu populi, exposuit omnes sermones, quos mandaverat Dominus.	7 Moses went, and calling together those greater by birth among the people, he set forth all the words which the Lord had commanded.
8 Responditque universus populus simul: “ Cuncta, quae locutus est Dominus, faciemus ”. Cumque rettulisset Moyses verba populi ad Dominum,	8 And all the people responded together: “Everything that the Lord has spoken, we shall do.” And when Moses had related the words of the people to the Lord,
9 ait ei Dominus: “ Ecce ego veniam ad te in caligine nubis, ut audiat me populus loquentem ad te et tibi quoque credat in perpetuum ”. Nuntiavit ergo Moyses verba populi ad Dominum,	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,
10 qui dixit ei: “ Vade ad populum et sanctifica illos hodie et cras; laventque vestimenta sua	10 who said to him: “Go to the people, and sanctify them today, and tomorrow, and let them wash their garments.
11 et sint parati in diem tertium. In die enim tertio descendet Dominus coram omni plebe super montem Sinai.	11 And let them be prepared on the third day. For on the third day, the Lord will descend, in the sight of all the people, over Mount Sinai.
12 Constituesque terminos populo per circuitum et dices: Cavete, ne ascendatis in montem nec tangatis fines illius; omnis, qui tetigerit montem, morte morietur.	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.’
13 Manus non tanget eum, sed lapidibus opprimetur aut confodietur iaculis; sive iumentum fuerit, sive homo, non vivet. Cum coeperit clangere bucina, tunc ascendant in montem ”.	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.”
14 Descenditque Moyses de monte ad populum et sanctificavit eum; cumque lavissent vestimenta sua,	14 And Moses came down from the mountain to the people, and he sanctified them. And when they had washed their garments,
15 ait ad eos: “ Estote parati in diem tertium; ne appropinquetis uxoribus vestris ”.	15 he said to them, “Be prepared on the third day, and do not draw near to your wives.”
16 Iamque advenerat tertius dies, et mane inclaruerat; et ecce coeperunt audiri tonitrua ac micare fulgura et nubes densissima operire montem, clangorque bucinae vehementius perstrepebat; et timuit populus, qui erat in castris.	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.
17 Cumque eduxisset eos Moyses in occursum Dei de loco castrorum, steterunt ad radices montis.	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.
18 Totus autem mons Sinai fumabat, eo quod descendisset Dominus super eum in igne, et ascenderet fumus ex eo quasi de fornace. Et tremuit omnis mons vehementer.	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 Et sonitus bucinae paulatim crescebat in maius; Moyses loquebatur, et Deus respondebat ei cum voce.	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.
20 Descenditque Dominus super montem Sinai in ipso montis vertice et vocavit Moysen in cacumen eius. Quo cum ascendisset,	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,
21 dixit ad eum: “ Descende et contestare populum, ne velit transcendere terminos ad videndum Dominum, et pereat ex eis plurima multitudo.	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.
22 Sacerdotes quoque, qui accedunt ad Dominum, sanctificentur, ne percutiat eos ”.	22 Likewise, the priests who approach toward the Lord, let them be sanctified, lest he strike them down.”
23 Dixitque Moyses ad Dominum: “ Non poterit vulgus ascendere in montem Sinai, tu enim testificatus es et iussisti dicens: "Pone terminos circa montem et sanctifica illum" ”.	23 And Moses said to the Lord: “The people are not able to ascend to Mount Sinai. For you testified, and you commanded, saying: ‘Set limits around the mountain, and sanctify it.’ ”
24 Cui ait Dominus: “ Vade, descende; ascendesque tu et Aaron tecum, sacerdotes autem et populus ne transeant terminos nec ascendant ad Dominum, ne interficiat illos ”.	24 And the Lord said to him, “Go, descend. And you shall ascend, and Aaron with you. But let not the priests or the people transgress the limits, nor ascend to the Lord, lest perhaps he may put them to death.”
25 Descenditque Moyses ad populum et omnia narravit eis.	25 And Moses descended to the people, and he explained everything to them.