Exodus 24
1 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାଶାଙ୍କେୁ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ହାରୋଣ ସହିତ ନାଦବ୍, ଅବୀହୂ ଏବଂ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ସତୁରି ଜଣ ପ୍ରାଚୀନବର୍ଗ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଉପାସନା କରିବାକୁ ପର୍ବତ ଆରୋହଣ କରିବ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଦୂରରୁ ମାେତେ ଉପାସନା କରିବ।
2 କବଳେ ମାଶାେ ଉପାସନା କରିବାକୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସିବ। ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସିବେ ନାହିଁ। ଏବଂ ଏପରିକି ଲୋକମାନେ ମଧ୍ଯ ମାଶାଙ୍କେ ସହିତ ପର୍ବତ ଉପରକୁ ଯିବେ ନାହିଁ।
3 ମାଶାେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିଯମ ଏବଂ ଆଜ୍ଞା ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଜଣାଇଲେ। ଏହାପରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକ ଏକ ସ୍ବର ରେ କହିଲେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ତ ନିଯମଗୁଡିକ ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ପାଳନ କରିବୁ।
4 ତେଣୁ ମାଶାେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ସମସ୍ତ ବାକ୍ଯ ଲେଖିଲେ। ପ୍ରଭାତ ରେ ଉଠି ପର୍ବତ ତଳେ ଏକ ୟଜ୍ଞବଦେୀ ଓ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଦ୍ବାଦଶ ବଂଶ ନିମନ୍ତେ ଦ୍ବାଦଶ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ ନିର୍ମାଣ କଲେ।
5 ଏହାପରେ ମାଶାେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ୟୁବକମାନଙ୍କୁ ବଳିଦାନ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିବା ପାଇଁଁ ପଠାଇଲେ। ସହେି ୟୁବକଗଣ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ହାମବେଳି ଓ ମଙ୍ଗଳାର୍ଥକ ବଳି ସ୍ବରୂପେ ବୃଷଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ବଳିଦାନ ଦେଲେ।
6 ମାଶାେ ସମସ୍ତ ରକ୍ତ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କଲେ, ଏହାର ଅଧା ପାତ୍ର ରେ ରଖିଲେ ଏବଂ ଆଉ ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧକେ ରକ୍ତ ବଦେୀ ଉପରେ ଢାଳିଲେ।
7 ମାଶାେ ବିଶଷେ ନିଯମ ଲଖାୟୋଇଥିବା ନଳାକାର ପୁସ୍ତକ ନଇେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ଆଗ ରେ ପାଠ କଲେ। ସମାନେେ କହିଲେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯାହାସବୁ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଏହା କରିବୁ ଏବଂ ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମାନିବୁ।
8 ଏହାପରେ ମାଶାେ ସହେି ରକ୍ତ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଛିଞ୍ଚିଲେ ଏବଂ କହିଲେ, ଏହାକୁ ଦେଖ, ଏହା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ହାଇେଥିବା ନିଯମର ରକ୍ତ।
9 ମାଶାେ, ହାରୋଣ, ନାଦବ୍, ଅବୀହୂ ଏବଂ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ସତୁରି ଜଣ ପ୍ରଚୀନବର୍ଗ ପର୍ବତ ଆରୋହଣ କଲେ।
10 ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖିଲେ। ପର୍ବତ ଉପରେ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଦତଳେ ରାସ୍ତା ଉଜ୍ଜଳ ନୀଳକାନ୍ତମଣି ନିର୍ମିତ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ତୁଲ୍ଯ ଓ ନିର୍ମଳତା ରେ ଠିକ୍ ନୀଳ ଆକାଶ ପରି ଥିଲା।
11 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ନେତାଗଣଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ହସ୍ତ ବିସ୍ତାର କଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ସମସ୍ତେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କଲେ। ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ଭୋଜନ ଓ ପାନ କଲେ।
12 ଏହାପରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ମାଶାଙ୍କେୁ କହିଲେ, ପର୍ବତ ଉପରେ ମାେ ପାଖକୁ ଆସ। ଏଠା ରେ ରୁହ। ମୁଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତର ଫଳକ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଦବେି, ବ୍ଯବସ୍ଥା ଓ ଆଜ୍ଞା, ଯାହା ମୁଁ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦବୋକୁ ଲେଖିଛି।
13 ଏହାପରେ ମାଶାେ ଓ ତାଙ୍କର ପରିଚାଳକ ଯିହାଶୂେୟ ଉଠିଲେ, ମାଶାେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ପର୍ବତକୁ ଆରୋହଣ କଲେ।
14 ମାଶାେ ପ୍ରାଚୀନବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯେ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଫରେି ନ ଆସିଛୁ ସପେର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଏହିଠା ରେ ଥାଅ। ଦେଖ ହାରୋଣ ଓ ହୂର ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି। କାହାର କୌଣସି ବିବାଦର କଥା ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ହେଲେ ସମାନେେ ତାଙ୍କର ନିକଟକୁ ଯିବେ।
15 ଏହାପରେ ମାଶାେ ପର୍ବତ ଉପରକୁ ଚଢି଼ଲେ, ପୁଣି ମେଘ ପର୍ବତକୁ ଢାଙ୍କିଲା।
16 ଏଥି ରେ ସୀନଯ ପର୍ବତ ଉପରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତାପ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ କଲା। ଆଉ ତାହା ଛଅଦିନ ମଘାେଚ୍ଛନ୍ନ ହାଇେ ରହିଲା। ଏହାପରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସପ୍ତମ ଦିନ ମେଘ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ମାଶାଙ୍କେୁ ଡାକିଲେ।
17 ସଠାେରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ମହିମା ପର୍ବତ ଶିଖର ଉପରେ ଦଖାଗେଲା। ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଏହା ଗ୍ରାସକାରୀ ଅଗ୍ନି ପରି ଦଖାଗେଲା।
18 ପୁଣି ମାଶାେ ମେଘ ମଧିଅରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କରି ପର୍ବତ ଉପରକୁ ଉଠି ଚାଳିଶ ଦିନ ସହେି ପର୍ବତ ଉପରେ ରହିଲେ।
1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
2 And Moses alone shall come near the Lord: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the Lord hath said will we do.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the Lord.
6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.
7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient.
8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words.
9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:
10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
12 And the Lord said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.
13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them.
15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.
16 And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
17 And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
3 And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
4 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
9 And the Lord spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee
12 Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
14 So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
18 Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the Lord.
20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
22 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
26 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
27 And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
28 At that time when David saw that the Lord had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
29 For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.