1 C uando el pueblo vio que Moisés tardaba en bajar del monte, la gente se congregó alrededor de Aarón, y le dijeron: “Levántate, haznos un dios que vaya delante de nosotros. En cuanto a este Moisés, el hombre que nos sacó de la tierra de Egipto, no sabemos qué le haya acontecido.”

Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

2 Y Aarón les respondió: “Quiten los pendientes de oro de las orejas de sus mujeres, de sus hijos y de sus hijas, y tráiganme los.”

And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”

3 E ntonces todo el pueblo se quitó los pendientes de oro que tenían en las orejas y los llevaron a Aarón.

So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

4 E l los tomó de sus manos y les dio forma con buril, e hizo de ellos un becerro de fundición. Y ellos dijeron: “Este es tu dios, Israel, que te ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto.”

And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf. Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

5 C uando Aarón vio esto, edificó un altar delante del becerro. Y Aarón hizo una proclama y dijo: “Mañana será fiesta para el Señor.”

So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord.”

6 A l día siguiente se levantaron temprano y ofrecieron holocaustos y trajeron ofrendas de paz. El pueblo se sentó a comer y a beber, y se levantó a regocijarse.

Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

7 E ntonces el Señor habló a Moisés: “Desciende pronto, porque tu pueblo, que sacaste de la tierra de Egipto, se ha corrompido.

And the Lord said to Moses, “Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.

8 B ien pronto se han desviado del camino que Yo les mandé. Se han hecho un becerro de fundición y lo han adorado, le han ofrecido sacrificios y han dicho: ‘Este es tu dios, Israel, que te ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto.’”

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!’”

9 E l Señor dijo además a Moisés: “He visto a este pueblo, y ciertamente es un pueblo terco.

And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!

10 A hora pues, déjame, para que se encienda Mi ira contra ellos y los consuma. Pero de ti Yo haré una gran nación.”

Now therefore, let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them. And I will make of you a great nation.”

11 E ntonces Moisés suplicó ante el Señor su Dios, y dijo: “Oh Señor, ¿por qué se enciende Tu ira contra Tu pueblo, que Tú has sacado de la tierra de Egipto con gran poder y con mano fuerte ?

Then Moses pleaded with the Lord his God, and said: “ Lord, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people whom You have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

12 ¿ Por qué han de hablar los Egipcios, diciendo: ‘Con malas intenciones los ha sacado, para matarlos en los montes y para exterminarlos de la superficie de la tierra ’? Vuélvete del ardor de Tu ira, y desiste de hacer daño a Tu pueblo.

Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, ‘He brought them out to harm them, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this harm to Your people.

13 A cuérdate de Abraham, de Isaac y de Israel, Tus siervos, a quienes juraste por Ti mismo, y les dijiste: ‘Yo multiplicaré la descendencia de ustedes como las estrellas del cielo, y toda esta tierra de la cual he hablado, daré a sus descendientes, y ellos la heredarán para siempre.’”

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’”

14 Y el Señor desistió de hacer el daño que había dicho que haría a Su pueblo. Moisés Rompe las Tablas del Testimonio

So the Lord relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people.

15 E ntonces se volvió Moisés y descendió del monte con las dos tablas del testimonio en su mano, tablas escritas por ambos lados. Por uno y por el otro estaban escritas.

And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand. The tablets were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.

16 L as tablas eran obra de Dios, y la escritura era escritura de Dios grabada sobre las tablas.

Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets.

17 A l oír Josué el ruido del pueblo que gritaba, dijo a Moisés: “Hay gritos de guerra en el campamento.”

And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “ There is a noise of war in the camp.”

18 P ero él respondió: “No es ruido de gritos de victoria, Ni es ruido de lamentos de derrota; Sino que oigo voces de canto.”

But he said: “ It is not the noise of the shout of victory, Nor the noise of the cry of defeat, But the sound of singing I hear.”

19 T an pronto como Moisés se acercó al campamento, vio el becerro y las danzas. Se encendió la ira de Moisés, arrojó las tablas de sus manos, y las hizo pedazos al pie del monte.

So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing. So Moses’ anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.

20 Y tomando el becerro que habían hecho, lo quemó en el fuego, lo molió hasta reducirlo a polvo y lo esparció sobre el agua, e hizo que los Israelitas la bebieran. Castigo del Pueblo

Then he took the calf which they had made, burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder; and he scattered it on the water and made the children of Israel drink it.

21 E ntonces dijo Moisés a Aarón: “¿Qué te ha hecho este pueblo para que hayas traído sobre él tan gran pecado?”

And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?”

22 “ No se encienda la ira de mi señor,” respondió Aarón; “tú conoces al pueblo, que es propenso al mal.

So Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord become hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.

23 P orque me dijeron: ‘Haznos un dios que vaya delante de nosotros, pues no sabemos qué le haya acontecido a este Moisés, el hombre que nos sacó de la tierra de Egipto.’

For they said to me, ‘Make us gods that shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’

24 Y yo les contesté: ‘El que tenga oro, que se lo quite.’ Me lo dieron, lo eché al fuego y salió este becerro.”

And I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.’ So they gave it to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf came out.”

25 V iendo Moisés al pueblo desenfrenado, porque Aarón les había permitido el desenfreno para ser burla de sus enemigos,

Now when Moses saw that the people were unrestrained (for Aaron had not restrained them, to their shame among their enemies),

26 s e paró Moisés a la puerta del campamento, y dijo: “El que esté por el Señor, venga a mí.” Y se juntaron a él todos los hijos de Leví.

then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the Lord ’s side— come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.

27 Y él les dijo: “Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: ‘Póngase cada uno la espada sobre el muslo, y pasen y repasen por el campamento de puerta en puerta, y maten cada uno a su hermano y a su amigo y a su vecino.’”

And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let every man put his sword on his side, and go in and out from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and let every man kill his brother, every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’”

28 L os hijos de Leví hicieron conforme a la palabra de Moisés; y cayeron aquel día unos 3, 000 hombres del pueblo.

So the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And about three thousand men of the people fell that day.

29 E ntonces Moisés dijo: “Conságrense hoy al Señor, pues cada uno ha estado en contra de su hijo y en contra de su hermano, para que hoy El les dé una bendición.”

Then Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day, for every man has opposed his son and his brother.”

30 A l día siguiente Moisés dijo al pueblo: “Ustedes han cometido un gran pecado, y ahora yo voy a subir al Señor. Quizá pueda hacer expiación por su pecado.”

Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. So now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

31 E ntonces volvió Moisés al Señor y dijo: “¡Ay!, este pueblo ha cometido un gran pecado: se ha hecho un dios de oro.

Then Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made for themselves a god of gold!

32 P ero ahora, si es Tu voluntad, perdona su pecado, y si no, bórrame del libro que has escrito.”

Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, blot me out of Your book which You have written.”

33 Y el Señor dijo a Moisés: “Al que haya pecado contra Mí, lo borraré de Mi libro.

And the Lord said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.

34 P ero ahora ve, conduce al pueblo adonde te he dicho. Mi ángel irá delante de ti. Pero el día que Yo los visite, los castigaré por su pecado.”

Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon them for their sin.”

35 Y el Señor hirió al pueblo por lo que hicieron con el becerro que Aarón había hecho.

So the Lord plagued the people because of what they did with the calf which Aaron made.