Catholic Public Domain Version
"or the sound of a trumpet, or a voice of words. Those who had experienced these things excused themselves, lest the Word be spoken to them. "
— Hebrews 12:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:”
“and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them; ”
“the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,”
“and the blast of a trumpet and a voice uttering words such that those who heard begged to hear no more.”
“And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, which they that had excused themselves, that the word might not be spoken to them.”
“And to the sound of a horn, and the voice of words, the hearers of which made request that not a word more might be said to them:”
“And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:”
lest any fornicator or worldly person be like Esau, who, for the sake of one meal, sold his birthright.
For you know that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected. For he found no place for repentance, even though he had sought it with tears.
But you have not drawn near to a tangible mountain, or a burning fire, or a whirlwind, or a mist, or a storm,
or the sound of a trumpet, or a voice of words. Those who had experienced these things excused themselves, lest the Word be spoken to them.
For they could not bear what was said, and so, if even a beast would have touched the mountain, it would have been stoned.
And what was seen was so terrible that even Moses said: “I am terrified, and so, I tremble.”
But you have drawn near to mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of Angels,