1 A l ver el pueblo que Moisés tardaba en descender del monte, se acercaron a Aarón y le dijeron: —Levántate, haznos dioses que vayan delante de nosotros, porque a Moisés, ese 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 A arón les dijo: —Quitad los zarcillos de oro que están en las orejas de vuestras mujeres, de vuestros hijos y de vuestras hijas, y traédmelos.

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 zarcillos de oro que tenían en sus orejas y los trajeron a Aarón.

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

4 É l los recibió de sus manos, le dio forma con un buril e hizo de ello un becerro de fundición. Entonces ellos dijeron: —¡Israel, éstos son tus dioses, que te sacaron 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 proclamó: —¡Mañana será un día de fiesta dedicado a Jehová!

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 madrugaron, ofrecieron holocaustos y presentaron ofrendas de paz. Luego se sentó el pueblo 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 Jehová dijo a Moisés: —Anda, desciende, porque tu pueblo, el 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 P ronto se han apartado del camino que yo les mandé; se han hecho un becerro de fundición, lo han adorado, le han ofrecido sacrificios y han dicho: “¡Israel, éstos son tus dioses, que te sacaron 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 C ontinuó diciendo Jehová a Moisés: —Yo he visto a este pueblo, que por cierto es un pueblo muy 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 que se encienda mi ira contra ellos y los consuma; pero de ti yo haré una nación grande.

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 oró en presencia de Jehová, su Dios, y dijo: —¿Por qué, Jehová, se encenderá tu furor contra tu pueblo, el que tú sacaste 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 decir los egipcios: “Para mal los sacó, para matarlos en los montes y para exterminarlos de sobre la faz de la tierra”? Vuélvete del ardor de tu ira y arrepiéntete de este mal contra 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 los cuales has jurado por ti mismo y les has dicho: “Yo multiplicaré vuestra descendencia como las estrellas del cielo, y le daré a vuestra descendencia toda esta tierra de que os he hablado, y ellos la poseerán como heredad 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 E ntonces Jehová se arrepintió del mal que dijo habría de hacer a su pueblo.

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

15 M oisés se volvió y descendió del monte, trayendo en sus manos las dos tablas del Testimonio, tablas escritas por ambos lados; de uno y otro lado 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 C uando Josué oyó el clamor del pueblo que gritaba, dijo a Moisés: —Hay gritos de pelea 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 Moisés respondió: —No son voces de vencedores, ni alaridos de vencidos; oigo cánticos de coros.

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 A conteció que cuando Moisés llegó al campamento y vio el becerro y las danzas, se enfureció y arrojó de sus manos las tablas, y las quebró 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 L uego tomó el becerro que habían hecho, lo quemó en el fuego y lo molió hasta reducirlo a polvo, que esparció sobre las aguas y lo dio a beber a los hijos de Israel.

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 Y 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 A arón le respondió: —No se enoje mi señor. Tú conoces al pueblo, que es inclinado 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 E llos me dijeron: “Haznos dioses que vayan delante de nosotros, porque a Moisés, ese hombre que nos sacó de la tierra de Egipto, no sabemos qué le haya acontecido.”

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 respondí: “El que tenga oro, que lo aparte.” Me lo dieron, lo eché en el 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 A l ver Moisés que el pueblo estaba desenfrenado, pues Aarón lo había permitido, para vergüenza en medio 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 puso a la puerta del campamento y dijo: —Quien esté de parte de Jehová, únase a mí. Y se unieron 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 É l les dijo: —Así ha dicho Jehová, el Dios de Israel: “Que cada uno se ciña su espada, regrese al campamento y vaya de puerta en puerta matando cada uno a su hermano, a su amigo y a su pariente.”

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 lo dicho por Moisés, y cayeron del pueblo en aquel día como tres mil hombres.

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: —Hoy os habéis consagrado a Jehová, pues cada uno se ha consagrado en su hijo y en su hermano, para que él os dé hoy la 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 conteció que al día siguiente dijo Moisés al pueblo: —Vosotros habéis cometido un gran pecado, pero yo subiré ahora a donde está Jehová; quizá le aplacaré acerca de vuestro 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 ante Jehová y le dijo: —Puesto que este pueblo ha cometido un gran pecado al hacerse dioses 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 t e ruego que perdones ahora 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 J ehová respondió a Moisés: —Al que peque contra mí, lo borraré yo de mi libro.

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

34 V e, pues, ahora, lleva a este pueblo a donde te he dicho. Mi ángel irá delante de ti, pero en el día del castigo, 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 Jehová hirió al pueblo a causa del becerro que hizo Aarón.

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