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.”

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t 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.”

Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of 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.

All the people took off the golden rings 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.”

He received what they handed him, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf; and they said, “These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up 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.”

When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to Yahweh.”

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.

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

Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up 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 molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up 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.

Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are 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 leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that 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 ?

Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that 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, saying, ‘He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?’ Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against 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 offspring as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, 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

Yahweh repented of the evil 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.

Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; tablets that were written on both their 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.

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

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

When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the 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.”

He said, “It isn’t the voice of those who shout for victory. It is not the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that 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.

As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath 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

He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

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

Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”

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

Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow 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, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t 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.”

I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off:’ so they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”

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

When Moses saw that the people had broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision 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 gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on Yahweh’s side, come to me!” 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.’”

He said to them, “Yahweh says, the God of Israel, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and 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.

The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

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.”

Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, yes, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may give you a blessing today.”

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.”

On the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I shall 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.

Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods 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—and if not, please 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.

Yahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot 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 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 punish, I will punish them for their sin.”

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

Yahweh struck the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.