Ulangan 5:23-30

5:23 Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me. 5:24 You said, “The Lord our God has shown us his great glory ¹  and we have heard him speak from the middle of the fire. It is now clear to us ²  that God can speak to human beings and they can keep on living. 5:25 But now, why should we die, because this intense fire will consume us! If we keep hearing the voice of the Lord our God we will die! 5:26 Who is there from the entire human race ³  who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived? 5:27 You go near so that you can hear everything the Lord our God is saying and then you can tell us whatever he ⁴  says to you; then we will pay attention and do it.” 5:28 When the Lord heard you speaking to me, he ⁵  said to me, “I have heard what these people have said to you – they have spoken well. 5:29 If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey ⁶  all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever. 5:30 Go and tell them, ‘Return to your tents!’

[5:24]  ¹ tn Heb “his glory and his greatness.”

[5:24]  ² tn Heb “this day we have seen.”

[5:26]  ³ tn Heb “who is there of all flesh.”

[5:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord our God.” See note on “He” in 5:3.

[5:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “He” in 5:3.

[5:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “keep” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).