You haven’t come to a mountain that can be touched. You haven’t come to a mountain burning with fire. You haven’t come to darkness, gloom and storm.

你们原不是来到那能摸的山；此山有火焰、密云、黑暗、暴风、

你们不是来到那可触摸的山，那里有火焰、密云、黑暗、暴风、

你们不是来到那可触摸的山，那里有火焰、密云、黑暗、暴风、

你们并非来到那座摸得到、有火焰、乌云、黑暗、狂风、

你们不是来到那座摸得着的山。那里有烈火、密云、幽暗、暴风、

你们并不是来到了摸得着的山、燃烧着的火、阴云、幽暗、风暴、

你們原不是來到那能摸的山；此山有火焰、密雲、黑暗、暴風、

你們不是來到那可觸摸的山，那裏有火焰、密雲、黑暗、暴風、

你們不是來到那可觸摸的山，那裏有火焰、密雲、黑暗、暴風、

你們並非來到那座摸得到、有火焰、烏雲、黑暗、狂風、

你們不是來到那座摸得著的山。那裡有烈火、密雲、幽暗、暴風、

因為你們上了的並不是一個可摸觸的山：那裏有燒𤏲的火、與昏黑幽冥和旋風、

你們並不是來到了摸得著的山、燃燒著的火、陰雲、幽暗、風暴、

夫爾非至可捫火炎之山、及幽冥、昏暗、暴風、

爾所至者、非有形之山、在彼火焰靉靆、幽暗暴風、

爾所至者、非彼可捫之山、在彼有烈火、密雲、幽暗、暴風、

應知爾今所陟者、非一有形之山、其上有火焰靉靆、幽冥暴風。

You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;

For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest

You have not come to a physical mountain, to a place of flaming fire, darkness, gloom, and whirlwind, as the Israelites did at Mount Sinai.

For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and to a blazing fire, and to darkness and gloom and whirlwind,

For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest,

For ye are not come unto a mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

For you have not come to what could be touched, to a blazing fire, to darkness, gloom, and storm,

For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

For you have not come to something that can be touched, to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind

For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched, and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,

You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain. It blazed with fire that reached as high as the very heavens. There were black clouds and deep darkness.

The people saw the thunder and lightning. They heard the trumpet. They saw the mountain covered with smoke. They trembled with fear and stayed a long way off.

These are the commandments the Lord announced in a loud voice to your whole community. He gave them to you there on the mountain. He spoke out of the fire, cloud and deep darkness. He didn’t add anything else. Then he wrote the commandments on two stone tablets. And he gave them to me.The mountain was blazing with fire. You heard the voice coming out of the darkness. So your elders and all the leaders of your tribes came to me.You said,“ The Lord our God has shown us his glory and majesty. We have heard his voice coming out of the fire. Today we have seen that a person can still stay alive even if God speaks with them.But why should we die? This great fire will burn us up. We’ll die if we hear the voice of the Lord our God again.We have heard the voice of the living God. We’ve heard him speaking out of the fire. Has any other human being ever heard him speak like that and stayed alive?

The people of Israel saw the glory of the Lord. It looked like a fire burning on top of the mountain.

God gave us his Spirit. And the Spirit doesn’t make us weak and fearful. Instead, the Spirit gives us power and love. He helps us control ourselves.

The Spirit you received doesn’t make you slaves. Otherwise you would live in fear again. Instead, the Holy Spirit you received made you God’s adopted child. By the Spirit’s power we call God Abba. Abba means Father.

The law that condemns people to death had glory. How much more glory does the work of the Spirit have! His work makes people right with God.

Put limits for the people around the mountain. Tell them,‘ Be careful that you do not go near the mountain. Do not even touch the foot of it. Whoever touches the mountain must be put to death.Do not lay a hand on any of them. Kill them with stones or shoot them with arrows. Whether they are people or animals, do not let them live.’ They may go near the mountain only when the ram’s horn gives out a long blast.”Moses went down the mountain to the people. After he set them apart for the Lord, they washed their clothes.Then he spoke to the people. He said,“ Get ready for the third day. Don’t have sex.”On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud covered the mountain. A trumpet gave out a very loud blast. Everyone in the camp trembled with fear.Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God. They stood at the foot of the mountain.Smoke covered Mount Sinai, because the Lord came down on it in fire. The smoke rose up from it like smoke from a furnace. The whole mountain trembled and shook.The sound of the trumpet got louder and louder. Then Moses spoke. And the voice of God answered him.The Lord came down to the top of Mount Sinai. He told Moses to come to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up.The Lord said to him,“ Go down and warn the people. They must not force their way through to see the Lord. If they do, many of them will die.The priests approach the Lord when they serve him. But even they must set themselves apart for the Lord. If they do not, his anger will break out against them.”

Sin will no longer control you like a master. That’s because the law does not rule you. God’s grace has set you free.