The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha VULA
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18 cunctus autem populus videbat voces et lampadas et sonitum bucinae montemque fumantem et perterriti ac pavore concussi steterunt procul
18
When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance
19 dicentes Mosi loquere tu nobis et audiemus non loquatur nobis Dominus ne forte moriamur
19
and said to Moses, “Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die.”
20 et ait Moses ad populum nolite timere ut enim probaret vos venit Deus et ut terror illius esset in vobis et non peccaretis
20
Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.”
21 stetitque populus de longe Moses autem accessit ad caliginem in qua erat Deus
21
The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
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