32:1 And when the people saw that Moses
delayed to come down from the mountain, the people combined against Aaron,
and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this
Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt-- we do not
know what is become of him.
32:2 And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden ear-rings which are in the
ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.
32:3 And all the people took off the golden ear-rings that were in their
ears, and brought them to Aaron.
32:4 And he received them at their hands, and formed them with a graving
tool; and he made them a molten calf, and said, These [are] thy gods, O
Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
32:5 And Aaron having seen it built an altar before it, and Aaron made
proclamation saying, To-morrow [is] a feast of the Lord.
32:6 And having risen early on the morrow, he offered whole burnt-offerings,
and offered a peace-offering; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and
rose up to play.
32:7 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go quickly, descend hence, for thy
people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have transgressed;
32:8 they have quickly gone out of the way which thou commandedst; they have
made for themselves a calf, and worshiped it, and sacrificed to it, and
said, These are thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of
Egypt.
32:9
32:10 And now let me alone, and I will be very angry with them and consume
them, and I will make thee a great nation.
32:11 And Moses prayed before the Lord God, and said, Wherefore, O Lord, art
thou very angry with thy people, whom thou broughtest out of the land of
Egypt with great strength, and with thy high arm?
32:12 [Take heed] lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil
intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume
them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to
the sin of thy people,
32:13 remembering Abraam and Isaac and Jacob thy servants, to whom thou hast
sworn by thyself, and hast spoken to them, saying, I will greatly multiply
your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this land which thou
spokest of to give to them, so that they shall possess it for ever.
32:14 And the Lord was prevailed upon to preserve his people.
32:15 And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tables
of testimony were in his hands, tables of stone written on both their sides:
they were written within and without.
32:16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing the writing of
God written on the tables.
32:17 And Joshua having heard the voice of the people crying, says to Moses,
There is a noise of war in the camp.
32:18 And [Moses] says, It is not the voice of them that begin the battle,
nor the voice of them that begin [the cry] of defeat, but the voice of them
that begin [the banquet] of wine do I hear.
32:19 And when he drew nigh to the camp, he sees the calf and the dances;
and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his hands, and broke
them to pieces under the mountain.
32:20 And having taken the calf which they made, he consumed it with fire,
and ground it very small, and scattered it on the water, and made the
children of Israel to drink it.
32:21 And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou
hast brought upon them a great sin?
32:22 And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, [my] lord, for thou knowest the
impetuosity of this people.
32:23 For they say to me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for
this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what is become
of him.
32:24 And I said to them, If any one has golden ornaments, take them off;
and they gave them me, and I cast them into the fire, and there came out
this calf.
32:25 And when Moses saw that the people was scattered,-- for Aaron [had]
scattered them [so as to be] a rejoicing to their enemies,--
32:26 then stood Moses at the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the
Lord's side? let him come to me. Then all the sons of Levi came to him.
32:27 And he says to them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every one
his sword on his thigh, and go through and return from gate to gate through
the camp, and slay every one his brother, and every one his neighbour, and
every one him that is nearest to him.
32:28 And the sons of Levi did as Moses spoke to them, and there fell of the
people in that day to the [number of] three thousand men.
32:29 And Moses said to them, Ye have filled your hands this day to the Lord
each one on his son or on his brother, so that blessing should be given to
you.
32:30 And it came to pass after the morrow [had begun], that Moses said to
the people, Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up to God, that I
may make atonement for your sin.
32:31 And Moses returned to the Lord and said, I pray, O Lord, this people
has sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves golden gods.
32:32 And now if thou wilt forgive their sin, forgive [it]; and if not, blot
me out of thy book, which thou hast written.
32:33 And the Lord said to Moses, If any one has sinned against me, I will
blot them out of my book.
32:34 And now go, descend, and lead this people into the place of which I
spoke to thee: behold, my angel shall go before thy face; and in the day
when I shall visit I will bring upon them their sin.
32:35 And the Lord smote the people for the making the calf, which Aaron
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32:1 And when the people saw that Moses
delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves
together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go
before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land
of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
32:2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in
the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them
unto me.
32:3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their
ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
32:4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving
tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods,
O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
32:5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made
proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
32:6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and
brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and
rose up to play.
32:7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which
thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them:
they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have
sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have
brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it
is a stiffnecked people:
32:10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them,
and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
32:11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy
wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the
land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
32:12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he
bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the
face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil
against thy people.
32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou
swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed
as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give
unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his
people.
32:15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of
the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides;
on the one side and on the other were they written.
32:16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing
of God, graven upon the tables.
32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said
unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
32:18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery,
neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise
of them that sing do I hear.
32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he
saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the
tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire,
and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the
children of Israel drink of it.
32:21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou
hast brought so great a sin upon them?
32:22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the
people, that they are set on mischief.
32:23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as
for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot
not what is become of him.
32:24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off.
So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this
calf.
32:25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made
them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
32:26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the
LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered
themselves together unto him.
32:27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every
man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout
the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and
every man his neighbor.
32:28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there
fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
32:29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even
every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a
blessing this day.
32:30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye
have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I
shall make an atonement for your sin.
32:31 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have
sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray
thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him
will I blot out of my book.
32:34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have
spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in
the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
32:35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which
Aaron made. |