¹[Ny nitobian'ny Zanak'Isiraely teo an-efitr'i Sinay, sy ny fanekena nataon'Andriamanitra taminy] TAMIN'ny volana fahatelo taorian'ny nialan'ny Zanak'Isiraely tamin'ny tany Egypta, dia tamin'izany andro izany no nahatongavany tany an-efitr'i Sinay.

¹In the third month of the going out of the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, in this day they have come into the wilderness of Sinai,

²Ary rehefa nifindra niala teo Refidima izy ka tonga tany amin'ny efitr'i Sinay, dia nitoby teo amin'ny efitra; dia tandrifin'ny tendrombohitra no nitobian'ny Isiraely teo.

²and they journey from Rephidim, and enter the wilderness of Sinai, and encamp in the wilderness; and Israel encampeth there before the mount.

³Ary Mosesy niakatra ho ao amin'Andriamanitra, dia niantso azy Jehovah tao an-tendrombohitra ka nanao hoe: Izao no holazainao amin'ny taranak'i Jakoba sy hambaranao amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely:

³And Moses hath gone up unto God, and Jehovah calleth unto him out of the mount, saying, `Thus dost thou say to the house of Jacob, and declare to the sons of Israel,

⁴Hianareo efa nahita izay nataoko tamin'ny Egyptiana sy izay nitondrako anareo tamin'ny elatry ny voromahery ary ny nampankanesako anareo ho atỳ amiko.

⁴Ye — ye have seen that which I have done to the Egyptians, and I bear you on eagles` wings, and bring you in unto Myself.

⁵Koa ankehitriny, raha hihaino ny feoko tokoa ianareo ka hitandrina ny fanekeko, dia ho rakitra soa ho Ahy mihoatra noho ny firenena rehetra ianareo; fa Ahy ny tany rehetra.

⁵`And now, if ye really hearken to My voice, then ye have kept My covenant, and been to Me a peculiar treasure more than all the peoples, for all the earth [is] Mine;

⁶Dia ho fanjaka-mpisorona sy ho firenena masina ho Ahy ianareo. Ireo teny ireo no holazainao amin'ny Zanak'Isiraely.

⁶and ye — ye are to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation: these [are] the words which thou dost speak unto the sons of Israel.`

⁷Dia nandeha Mosesy ka nampaka ny loholon'ny vahoaka, dia nalahany teo anatrehany ireo teny rehetra ireo, izay nandidian'i Jehovah azy.

⁷And Moses cometh, and calleth for the elders of the people, and setteth before them all these words which Jehovah hath commanded him;

⁸Dia namaly indray miredona ny olona rehetra ka nanao hoe: Izay teny rehetra nolazain'i Jehovah dia hataonay. Ary dia nentin'i Mosesy tao amin'i Jehovah kosa ny tenin'ny olona.

⁸and all the people answer together and say, `All that Jehovah hath spoken we do;` and Moses returneth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

⁹[Ny fiomanan'ny Zanak'Isiraely alohan'ny nanomezan'Andriamanitra azy ny Lalàna] Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Indro Aho mankeo aminao ao anatin'ny rahona maizina, mba ho ren'ny olona raha miteny aminao Aho, ka dia hino anao mandrakariva izy. Dia nambaran'i Mosesy tamin'i Jehovah ny tenin'ny olona.

⁹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, I am coming unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, so that the people hear in My speaking with thee, and also believe in thee to the age;` and Moses declareth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

¹⁰Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Ma­ndehana ho eny amin'ny olona, ka manamasina azy anio sy ampitso, ary ampanasao ny fitafiany izy:

¹⁰And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go unto the people; and thou hast sanctified them to-day and to-morrow, and they have washed their garments,

¹¹ary aoka samy hiomana ho amin'ny andro fahatelo izy; fa amin'ny andro fahatelo no hidinan'i Jehovah ho eo imason'ny olona rehetra eo an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra Sinay.

¹¹and have been prepared for the third day; for on the third day doth Jehovah come down before the eyes of all the people, on mount Sinai.

¹²Dia hanisy fefy manodidina ho an'ny olona ianao ka hanao hoe: Mitandrema ianareo mba tsy hiakatra ao amin'ny tendrombohitra, na hikasika ny sisiny akory aza; fa na iza na iza mikasika ny tendrombohitra dia hatao maty tokoa;

¹²`And thou hast made a border [for] the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, going up into the mount, or coming against its extremity; whoever is coming against the mount is certainly put to death;

¹³tsy hisy tanana hikasika azy, fa hotoraham-bato tokoa izy, na hotifirina tokoa, na biby na olona, tsy mba hovelomina izy; fa raha manao feo lavareny ny anjomara, dia vao hiakatra ho ao amin'ny tendrombohitra izy.

¹³a hand cometh not against him, for he is certainly stoned or shot through, whether beast or man it liveth not; in the drawing out of the jubilee cornet they go up into the mount.`

¹⁴Dia nidina avy tao amin'ny tendrombohitra Mosesy ka nankeny amin'ny olona; dia nanamasina ny olona izy, ka samy nanasa ny fitafiany.

¹⁴And Moses cometh down from the mount unto the people, and sanctifieth the people, and they wash their garments;

¹⁵Ary hoy izy tamin'ny olona: Miomàna ianareo ho amin'ny andro fahatelo; aza manakaiky vehivavy akory.

¹⁵and he saith unto the people, `Be ye prepared for the third day, come not nigh unto a woman.`

¹⁶Ary nony tamin'ny marain'ny andro fahatelo dia nisy kotrokorana sy helatra ary rahona matevina teo amin'ny tendrombohitra, ary nisy feon'anjomara mafy indrindra, dia toran-kovitra ny olona rehetra izay teo an-toby.

¹⁶And it cometh to pass, on the third day, while it is morning, that there are voices, and lightnings, and a heavy cloud, on the mount, and the sound of a trumpet very strong; and all the people who [are] in the camp do tremble.

¹⁷Ary Mosesy nitondra ny olona nivoaka avy teo an-toby mba hihaona amin'Andriamanitra; dia nijanona teo am-bodin'ny tendrombohitra izy.

¹⁷And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,

¹⁸Ary ny tendrombohitra Sinay nivoa-tsetroka avokoa, satria Jehovah nidina teo amboniny tao anaty afo; dia niakatra ny setroka tahaka ny setroky ny lafaoro lehibe, ary nihorohoro mafy ny tendrombohitra Sinay rehetra.

¹⁸and mount Sinai [is] wholly a smoke from the presence of Jehovah, who hath come down on it in fire, and its smoke goeth up as smoke of the furnace, and the whole mount trembleth exceedingly;

¹⁹Ary rehefa notsofina ny anjomara ka nidradradradra, dia niteny Mosesy, ary Andriamanitra namaly feo azy.

¹⁹and the sound of the trumpet is going on, and very strong; Moses speaketh, and God doth answer him with a voice.

²⁰Ary Jehovah nidina nankeo an-tendrombohitra Sinay, dia teo an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra; ary Jehovah niantso an'i Mosesy hankeo an-tampon'ny tendrombohitra; dia niakatra Mosesy.

²⁰And Jehovah cometh down on mount Sinai, unto the top of the mount, and Jehovah calleth for Moses unto the top of the mount, and Moses goeth up.

²¹Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Midìna, ka pepero ny olona, fandrao hisisika hankao amin'i Jehovah izy mba hijery ka hahafatesana maro.

²¹And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go down, protest to the people, lest they break through unto Jehovah to see, and many of them have fallen;

²²Ary aoka ny mpisorona koa, izay manakaiky an'i Jehovah, hanamasina ny tenany, fandrao himaona hamely azy Jehovah.

²²and also the priests who are coming nigh unto Jehovah do sanctify themselves, lest Jehovah break forth on them.`

²³Ary hoy Mosesy tamin'i Jehovah: Tsy mahazo miakatra ho eto amin'ny tendrombohitra Sinay ny olona; fa Hianao nandidy anay ka nanao hoe: Fefeo ny tendrombohitra, ka hamasino izy.

²³And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `The people [is] unable to come up unto mount Sinai, for Thou — Thou hast protested to us, saying, Make a border [for] the mount, then thou hast sanctified it.`

²⁴Ary hoy Jehovah taminy: Mandehana midina, nefa miakara ianao, ka ento hiaraka aminao Arona; fa ny mpisorona sy ny olona dia aza avela hisisika hiakatra ho ao amin'i Jehovah, fandrao haringana izy.Ary Mosesy dia nidina nankeny amin'ny olona ka niteny taminy.

²⁴And Jehovah saith unto him, `Go, descend, then thou hast come up, thou, and Aaron with thee; and the priests and the people do not break through, to come up unto Jehovah, lest He break forth upon them.`

²⁵Ary Mosesy dia nidina nankeny amin'ny olona ka niteny taminy.

²⁵And Moses goeth down unto the people, and saith unto them: —