Exodus 19
1 इस्राएलीहरू मिश्र छोडेर बसाइँ सर्दा तेस्रो महिनामा सीनै मरूभूमिमा पुगे।
2 तिनीहरू रपीदीमबाट सीनै मरूभूमिमासम्म यात्रा गए र तिनीहरूले आफ्नो छाउनी होरेब पर्वतको नजिकै मरूभूमिमा बनाए।
3 तब मोशा परमेश्वरसित भेट गर्न पर्वतमा चढे। परमप्रभुले मोशासित कुरा गर्नु भयो अनि तिनलाई भन्नु भयो, “यी कुराहरू याकूबको ठूलो परिवारलाई भन,
4 ‘तिमीहरुले देख्यौ मैले तिमीहरूलाई मिश्रबाट चील झैं ल्याएँ।
5 यसकारण म अहिले तिमीहरूलाई मेरा आज्ञा पालन गर अनि मेरो करार अनुशरण गर भन्छु। यदि तिमीहरूले यसो गर्यौ भने तिमीहरू मेरो आफ्नै मानिसहरू हुनेछौ। सम्पूर्ण संसार मेरो हो।
6 तिमीहरू मेरो लागि पूजाहारीहरूको एउटा विशेष राष्ट्र हनेछौ। मोशा मैले तिमीलाई भनेका कुरा कुराहरू इस्राएली मानिसहरूलाई अवश्यै भन्नुपर्छ।”
7 मोशा पर्वतबाट तल आए अनि मानिसका अगुवाहरूलाई बोलाए। मोशाले सबै कुरा तिनीहरूलाई भने जुन परमप्रभुले उनलाई आज्ञा दिनुभएको थियो।
8 सबै मानिसहरू राजी हुँदै भने, “परमप्रभुले जे भन्नु हुन्छ हामी गर्ने छौं।”त्यसपछि मोशा फर्केर परमेश्वरकहाँ पर्वतमाथि गए अनि मानिसहरूले भनेका कुरा मोशाले परमप्रभुलाई भने।
9 तब परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नु भयो, “म तिमीकहाँ बाक्लो बादलको रूपमा आउनेंछु। म तिमीसित बोल्नेछु। मैले तिमीसंग कुरा गरेको सबैले सुन्ने छन्। म यसो गर्नेछु जसले गर्दा ती मानिसहरूले तिमीले भनेको कुरा सधैं विश्वास गर्नेछन्।”त्यसपछि मानिसहरूले भनेका सबै कुराहरू मोशाले परमेश्वरलाई भने।
10 अनि परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नु भयो, “आज र भोलि तिमीले मानिसहरूलाई एक विशेष सभाको निम्ति तयारी राख्नु पर्छ। मानिसहरूले आफ्नो लुगाहरू धुनुपर्छ।
11 अनि तेस्रो दिन मेरो निम्ति तयार होऊ। तेस्रो दिन परमप्रभु सीनै पर्वतमा आउनु हुनेछ अनि सबै मानिसहरूले मलाई देख्नेछन्।
12 तर तिमीले मानिसहरूलाई पर्वतदेखि पर बस्नु भनी भन्नु पर्छ। लाईन लगाऊ ताकि मानिसहरूले लाईन पार नगरून्। यदि कुनै मानिस अथवा पशुले पर्वत स्पर्श गरे त्यो मारिनु पर्छ।
13 त्यसलाई ढुङ्गाले हिर्काएर अथवा काँडले हानेर मार्नु पर्छ। तर त्यसलाई कसैले नछोओस्। तुरही नबजुञ्जेल मानिस पर्खि रहनुपर्छ तब मात्र मानिसहरूमाथि पर्वतमा जान सक्छन्।”
14 यसर्थ मोशा पर्वतबाट तल झरे अनि मानिसहरू भएको ठाउँमा गए। तिनले मानिसहरूलाई विशेष सभाको निम्ति तयार पारे अनि तिनीहरूले आ-आफ्नो लुगा धोए।
15 तब मोशाले मानिसहरूलाई भने, “तीन दिनपछि परमेश्वरसित हुने सभाको निम्ति तयार बस। त्यस समयसम्म पुरूषहरूले स्त्रीहरूलाई छुनु हुँदैन।”
16 तेस्रो दिन बिहान बाक्लो बादल पर्वतमा झर्यो। त्यहाँ बिजुलीको चमक देखियो आकाशको गर्जनको साथै तुरहीको एकदमै चर्को आवाज सुनियो। छाउनीमा भएका मानिसहरू डराए।
17 तब मोशाले मानिसहरूलाई परमेश्वरसंग भेट् गर्न अगुवाई गरे। तिनीहरू पर्वतको फेदिमा नै उभिए।
18 सीनै पर्वत धुवाँले ढाकिएको थियो। पर्वतमाथि निस्केको धुवाँ भट्टीदेखि निस्केको जस्तै थियो। यस्तो भयो किनभने परमप्रभु पर्वतमा आगोमा आउनु भयो। सम्पूर्ण पर्वत पनि जोरसित हल्लियो।
19 तुरहीको आवाज झन्-झन् चर्को हुदै गयो। प्रत्येक पल्ट मोशाले परमेश्वरसित बोले परमेश्वरले उसलाई गर्जन जस्तो आवाजमा उत्तर दिनु भयो।
20 अनि परमप्रभु सीनै पर्वतमा ओर्लिनु भयो। परमप्रभु स्वर्गबाट पर्वतको टाकुरामा आउनु भयो। तब उहाँले मोशालाई पर्वतको टाकुरामाथि बोलाउनु भयो अनि मोशा पर्वतमाथि गए।
21 परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नु भयो, “तल झर अनि मानिसहरूलाई मेरो नजिक नआउन र मलाई नहेर्ने चेताउनी देऊ। यदि तिनीहरूले त्यसो गरे धेरै जना मर्नेछन्।
22 पूजाहारीहरूलाई यो पनि भन जो परमप्रभुको सामुन्ने आउँछन् तिनीहरूले आफैंलाई पवित्र बनाउनु पर्छ। तिनीहरूले त्यसो गर्दैनन् भने तब म तिनीहरूलाई दण्ड दिनेछु।”
23 मोशाले परमप्रभुलाई भने, “तर मानिसहरू सीनै पर्वतमाथि आउन सक्तैनन्। तपाईं आफैले हामीलाई पवित्र भूमिमा धर्का कोर्नु अनि मानिसहरूलाई नाध्न नदिनु भननु भयो।”
24 परमप्रभुले उसलाई भन्नु भयो, “मानिसहरू कहाँ जाऊ, हारूनलाई भेट अनि आफूसंगै मकहाँ लिएर आऊ, तर पूजाहारी र मानिसहरूलाई मेरो नजिक आउन नदेऊ। यदि तिनीहरू नजिक आए म तिनीहरूलाई दण्ड दिनसक्छु।”
25 यसर्थ मोशा तल मानिसहरू भएकहाँ गए र तिनीहरूलाई यी सब कुराहरू बताए।
1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
3 And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.
8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.
9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
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:
13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.
22 And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.
23 And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
24 And the Lord said unto him, Away, 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 Lord, lest he break forth upon them.
25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!
6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
10 And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.
12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,
13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak?
14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive.
23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
24 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.