Exodus 19

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Thomson 1808

Brenton 1851

Greek · Brenton

ThomsonNOW on the first day of the third month after the departure of the Israelites out of the land of Egypt, on the very day they came to the wilderness of Sina—

BrentonAnd in the third month of the departure of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, on the same day, they came into the wilderness of Sina.

GreekΤοῦ δὲ μηνὸς τοῦ τρίτου τῆς ἐξόδου τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἤλθοσαν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον τοῦ Σινά.

Thomsonwhen they had removed from Raphadin and came to the wilderness of Sina and Israel were encamping there before the mount,

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

GreekΚαὶ ἀπῆραν ἐκ Ῥαφιδεὶν, καὶ ἤλθοσαν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον τοῦ Σινὰ, καὶ παρενέβαλεν ἐκεῖ Ἰσραὴλ κατέναντι τοῦ ὄρους.

ThomsonMoses went up to the mount of God. And God called to him out of the mount and said, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and announce to the children of Israel—

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΚαὶ Μωυσῆς ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτὸν ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους, λέγων, τάδε ἐρεῖς τῷ οἴκῳ Ἰακὼβ, καὶ ἀναγγελεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ.

ThomsonYou have seen what I have done to the Egyptians; and how I have taken you up as on the wings of eagles and brought you to Myself.

BrentonYe have seen all that I have done to the Egyptians, and I took you up as upon eagles' wings, and I brought you near to myself.

GreekΑὐτοὶ ἑωράκατε ὅσα πεποίηκα τοῖς Αἱγυπτίοις, καὶ ἀνέλαβον ὑμᾶς ὡσεὶ ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀετῶν, καὶ προσηγαγόμην ὑμᾶς πρὸς ἐμαυτόν.

ThomsonNow therefore if you will hearken diligently to My voice and keep My covenant, you shall be to Me a peculiar people above all the nations; for the whole earth is Mine:

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΚαὶ νῦν ἐὰν ἀκοῇ ἀκούσητε τῆς ἐμῆς φωνῆς, καὶ φυλάξητε τὴν διαθήκην μου, ἔσεσθέ μοι λαὸς περιούσιος ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν· ἐμὴ γάρ ἐστι πᾶσα ἡ γῆ.

Thomsonbut as for you, you shall be a royal priesthood and a holy nation. These words thou shalt deliver to the children of Israel.

BrentonAnd ye shall be to me a royal priesthood and a holy nation: these words shalt thou speak to the children of Israel.

GreekὙμεῖς δὲ ἔσεσθέ μοι βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα καὶ ἔθνος ἅγιον· ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα ἐρεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ.

ThomsonUpon this Moses came and called the elders of the people and laid before them all these words which God enjoined on them.

BrentonAnd Moses came and called the elders of the people, and he set before them all these words, which God appointed them.

GreekἮλθε δὲ Μωυσῆς, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τοῦ λαοῦ· καὶ παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους, οὓς συνέταξεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεός.

ThomsonAnd all the people with one consent answered and said, All that God hath said we will do and we will be obedient. And Moses carried up these words to God.

BrentonAnd all the people answered with one accord, and said, All things that God has spoken, we will do and hearken to: and Moses reported these words to God.

GreekἈπεκρίθη δὲ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁμοθυμαδὸν, καὶ εἶπαν, πάντα ὅσα εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς, ποιήσομεν καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα· ἀνήνεγκε δὲ Μωυσῆς τοὺς λόγους τούτους πρὸς τὸν Θεόν.

ThomsonThen the Lord said to Moses, Behold I will come to thee in a pillar of cloud, that the people may hear Me speaking to thee and believe thee forever.—When Moses told the Lord the words of the people

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΕἶπε δὲ Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ παραγίνομαι πρὸς σὲ ἐν στύλῳ νεφέλης, ἵνα ἀκούσῃ ὁ λαὸς λαλοῦντός μου πρὸς σὲ, καὶ σοὶ πιστεύσωσιν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· ἀνήγγειλε δὲ Μωυσῆς τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ λαοῦ πρὸς Κύριον.

Thomsonthe Lord said to Moses, Go down and testify to the people and purify them to-day and to-morrow and let them wash their garments

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΕἶπε δὲ Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, Καταβὰς διαμάρτυραι τῷ λαῷ, καὶ ἅγνισον αὐτοὺς σήμερον καὶ αὔριον, καὶ πλυνάτωσαν τὰ ἱμάτια,

Thomsonand be ready against the third day; for on the third day the Lord will descend upon mount Sina in the sight of all the people.

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

Greekκαὶ ἔστωσαν ἕτοιμοι εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν τρίτην· τῇ γὰρ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ καταβήσεται Κύριος ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σινὰ, ἐναντίον παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ.

ThomsonTherefore thou shalt remove the people to some distance round about and say, Take heed to yourselves not to go up to the mount nor touch any part of it. Whoever shall touch the mount shall surely die.

BrentonAnd thou shalt separate the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves that ye go not up into the mountain, nor touch any part of it: every one that touches the mountain shall surely die.

GreekΚαὶ ἀφοριεῖς τὸν λαὸν κύκλῳ, λέγων, προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς τοῦ ἀναβῆναι εἰς τὸ ὄρος, καὶ θίγειν τι αὐτοῦ· πᾶς ὁ ἁψάμενος τοῦ ὄρους, θανάτῳ τελευτήσει.

ThomsonA hand shall not touch him, for he shall be stoned with stones or shot with a dart. Whether man or beast it shall not live. When the voices and the trumpets and the cloud are gone from the mount, they may go up to the mount.

BrentonA 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.

GreekΟὐχ ἅψεται αὐτοῦ χείρ· ἐν γὰρ λίθοις λιθοβοληθήσεται, ἢ βολίδι κατατοξευθήσεται· ἐάν τε κτῆνος ἐάν τε ἄνθρωπος, οὐ ζήσεται· ὅταν αἱ φωναὶ καὶ αἱ σάλπιγγες καὶ ἡ νεφέλη ἀπέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους, ἐκεῖνοι ἀναβήσονται ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος.

ThomsonSo Moses went down from the mount to the people and purified them, and they washed their garments.

BrentonAnd Moses went down from the mountain to the people, and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes.

GreekΚατέβη δὲ Μωυσῆς ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, καὶ ἡγίασεν αὐτούς· καὶ ἔπλυναν τὰ ἱμάτια.

ThomsonAnd he said to the people, Be ready, for three days you must not approach a wife.

BrentonAnd he said to the people, Be ready: for three days come not near to a woman.

GreekΚαὶ εἶπε τῷ λαῷ, γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι, τρεῖς ἡμέρας μὴ προσέλθητε γυναικί.

ThomsonAnd it came to pass on the third day that about dawn there were thunders and lightnings and a thick cloud on mount Sina, and the voice of the trumpet sounded loud, so that all the people in the camp were terrified.

BrentonAnd it came to pass on the third day, as the morning drew nigh, there were voices and lightnings and a dark cloud on mount Sina: the voice of the trumpet sounded loud, and all the people in the camp trembled.

GreekἘγένετο δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ γενηθέντος πρὸς ὄρθρον, καὶ ἐγένοντο φωναὶ καὶ ἀστραπαὶ καὶ νεφέλη γνοφώδης ἐπʼ ὄρους Σινά· φωνὴ τῆς σάλπιγγος ἤχει μέγα· καὶ ἐπτοήθη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὁ ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ.

ThomsonThen Moses led forth the people out of the camp to meet God, and they halted at the foot of the mount.

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

GreekΚαὶ ἐξήγαγε Μωυσῆς τὸν λαὸν εἰς συνάντησιν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς· καὶ παρέστησαν ὑπὸ τὸ ὄρος.

ThomsonThe whole mountain Sina was enveloped with smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire. And the smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, so that all the people were exceedingly amazed.

BrentonThe mount of Sina was altogether on a smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed.

GreekΤὸ ὄρος τὸ Σινὰ ἐκαπνίζετο ὅλον, διὰ τὸ καταβεβηκέναι ἐπʼ αὐτὸ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν πυρί· καὶ ἀνέβαινεν ὁ καπνὸς, ὡσεὶ καπνὸς καμίνου· καὶ ἐξέστη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς σφόδρα.

ThomsonStill the sounds of the trumpet waxed louder and louder. Moses had spoken and God had answered him by a voice.

BrentonAnd the sounds of the trumpet were waxing very much louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.

GreekἘγίνοντο δὲ αἱ φωναὶ τῆς σάλπιγγος προβαίνουσαι ἰσχυρότεραι σφόδρα. Μωυσῆς ἐλάλησεν, ὁ δὲ Θεὸς ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτῷ φωνῇ.

ThomsonAnd the Lord descended upon mount Sina on the summit of the mount, and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount, and Moses went up.

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΚατέβη δὲ Κύριος ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σινὰ ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ ὄρους· καὶ ἐκάλεσε Κύριος Μωυσῆν ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ ὄρους· καὶ ἀνέβη Μωυσῆς.

ThomsonAnd God spoke to Moses saying, Go down and testify to the people; peradventure they may come nigh to God to observe, and a multitude of them may perish.

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΚαὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων, καταβὰς διαμάρτυραι τῷ λαῷ, μή ποτε ἐγγίσωσι πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν κατανοῆσαι, καὶ πέσωσιν ἐξ αὐτῶν πλῆθος·

ThomsonAnd let the priests who come near to the Lord God be purified, lest peradventure the Lord withdraw from them.

BrentonAnd let the priests that draw nigh to the Lord God sanctify themselves, lest he destroy some of them.

GreekΚαὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ ἐγγίζοντες Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ ἁγιασθήτωσαν, μήποτε ἀπαλλάξῃ ἀπʼ αὐτῶν Κύριος.

ThomsonAnd Moses said to God, The people cannot advance to mount Sina; for thou hast testified to us saying, Set apart the mount and hallow it.

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΚαὶ εἶπε Μωυσῆς πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, οὐ δυνήσεται ὁ λαὸς προσαναβῆναι πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σινά· σὺ γὰρ διαμεμαρτύρησαι ἡμῖν, λέγων, ἀφόρισαι τὸ ὄρος, καὶ ἁγίασαι αὐτό.

ThomsonBut the Lord said to him, Away; go down and come up thou and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests nor the people presume to come up to God lest peradventure the Lord destroy some of them.

BrentonAnd 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.

GreekΕἴπε δὲ αὐτῷ Κύριος, βάδιζε, κατάβηθι, καὶ ἀνάβηθι σὺ καὶ Ἀαρὼν μετὰ σοῦ· οἱ δὲ ἱερεῖς καὶ ὁ λαὸς μὴ βιαζέσθωσαν ἀναβῆναι πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, μὴ ποτε ἀπολέσῃ ἀπʼ αὐτῶν Κύριος.

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

BrentonAnd Moses went down to the people, and spoke to them.

GreekΚατέβη δὲ Μωυσῆς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς.