出埃及記 32
1 百姓見摩西遲延不下山，就大家聚集到亞倫那裏，對他說：「起來！為我們做神像，可以在我們前面引路；因為領我們出埃及地的那個摩西，我們不知道他遭了甚麼事。」
And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.
2 亞倫對他們說：「你們去摘下你們妻子、兒女耳上的金環，拿來給我。」
Then Aaron said to them, Take off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives and your sons and your daughters, and give them to me.
3 百姓就都摘下他們耳上的金環，拿來給亞倫。
And all the people took the gold rings from their ears and gave them to Aaron.
4 亞倫從他們手裏接過來，鑄了一隻牛犢，用雕刻的器具做成。他們就說：「以色列啊，這是領你出埃及地的神。」
And he took the gold from them and, hammering it with an instrument, he made it into the metal image of a young ox: and they said, This is your god, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.
5 亞倫看見，就在牛犢面前築壇，且宣告說：「明日要向耶和華守節。」
And when Aaron saw this, he made an altar before it, and made a public statement, saying, Tomorrow there will be a feast to the Lord.
6 次日清早，百姓起來獻燔祭和平安祭，就坐下吃喝，起來玩耍。
So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.
7 耶和華吩咐摩西說：「下去吧，因為你的百姓，就是你從埃及地領出來的，已經敗壞了。
And the Lord said to Moses, Go down quickly; for your people, whom you took out of the land of Egypt, are turned to evil ways;
8 他們快快偏離了我所吩咐的道，為自己鑄了一隻牛犢，向它下拜獻祭，說：『以色列啊，這就是領你出埃及地的神。』」
Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.
9 耶和華對摩西說：「我看這百姓真是硬着頸項的百姓。
And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.
10 你且由着我，我要向他們發烈怒，將他們滅絕，使你的後裔成為大國。」
Now do not get in my way, for my wrath is burning against them; I will send destruction on them, but of you I will make a great nation.
11 摩西便懇求耶和華－他的上帝說：「耶和華啊，你為甚麼向你的百姓發烈怒呢？這百姓是你用大力和大能的手從埃及地領出來的。
But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand?
12 為甚麼使埃及人議論說『他領他們出去，是要降禍與他們，把他們殺在山中，將他們從地上除滅』？求你轉意，不發你的烈怒，後悔，不降禍與你的百姓。
Why let the Egyptians say, He took them out to an evil fate, to put them to death on the mountains, cutting them off from the earth? Let your wrath be turned away from them, and send not this evil on your people.
13 求你記念你的僕人亞伯拉罕、以撒、以色列。你曾指着自己起誓說：『我必使你們的後裔像天上的星那樣多，並且我所應許的這全地，必給你們的後裔，他們要永遠承受為業。』」
Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.
14 於是耶和華後悔，不把所說的禍降與他的百姓。
So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.
15 摩西轉身下山，手裏拿着兩塊法版。這版是兩面寫的，這面那面都有字，
Then Moses came down the mountain with the two stones of the law in his hand; the stones had writing on their two sides, on the front and on the back.
16 是上帝的工作，字是上帝寫的，刻在版上。
The stones were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, cut on the stones.
17 約書亞一聽見百姓呼喊的聲音，就對摩西說：「在營裏有爭戰的聲音。」
Now when the noise and the voices of the people came to the ears of Joshua, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the tents.
18 摩西說：「這不是人打勝仗的聲音，也不是人打敗仗的聲音；我所聽見的乃是人歌唱的聲音。」
And Moses said, It is not the voice of men who are overcoming in the fight, or the cry of those who have been overcome; it is the sound of songs which comes to my ear.
19 摩西挨近營前就看見牛犢，又看見人跳舞，便發烈怒，把兩塊版扔在山下摔碎了，
And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.
20 又將他們所鑄的牛犢用火焚燒，磨得粉碎，撒在水面上，叫以色列人喝。
And he took the ox which they had made, burning it in the fire and crushing it to powder, and he put it in the water and made the children of Israel take a drink of it.
21 摩西對亞倫說：「這百姓向你做了甚麼？你竟使他們陷在大罪裏！」
And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?
22 亞倫說：「求我主不要發烈怒。這百姓專於作惡，是你知道的。
And Aaron said, Let not my lord be angry; you have seen how the purposes of this people are evil.
23 他們對我說：『你為我們做神像，可以在我們前面引路；因為領我們出埃及地的那個摩西，我們不知道他遭了甚麼事。』
For they said to me, Make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has come to him.
24 我對他們說：『凡有金環的可以摘下來』，他們就給了我。我把金環扔在火中，這牛犢便出來了。」
Then I said to them, Whoever has any gold, let him take it off; so they gave it to me, and I put it in the fire, and this image of an ox came out.
25 摩西見百姓放肆（亞倫縱容他們，使他們在仇敵中間被譏刺），
And Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them loose to their shame before their haters:
26 就站在營門中，說：「凡屬耶和華的，都要到我這裏來！」於是利未的子孫都到他那裏聚集。
Then Moses took his place at the way into the tents, and said, Whoever is on the Lord's side, let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi came together to him.
27 他對他們說：「耶和華－以色列的上帝這樣說：『你們各人把刀跨在腰間，在營中往來，從這門到那門，各人殺他的弟兄與同伴並鄰舍。』」
And he said to them, This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Let every man take his sword at his side, and go from one end of the tents to the other, putting to death his brother and his friend and his neighbour.
28 利未的子孫照摩西的話行了。那一天百姓中被殺的約有三千。
And the sons of Levi did as Moses said; and about three thousand of the people were put to death that day.
29 摩西說：「今天你們要自潔，歸耶和華為聖，各人攻擊他的兒子和弟兄，使耶和華賜福與你們。」
And Moses said, You have made yourselves priests to the Lord this day; for every one of you has made the offering of his son and his brother; the blessing of the Lord is on you this day.
30 到了第二天，摩西對百姓說：「你們犯了大罪。我如今要上耶和華那裏去，或者可以為你們贖罪。」
And on the day after, Moses said to the people, Great has been your sin: but I will go up to the Lord, and see if I may get forgiveness for your sin.
31 摩西回到耶和華那裏，說：「唉！這百姓犯了大罪，為自己做了金像。
Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;
32 倘或你肯赦免他們的罪......不然，求你從你所寫的冊上塗抹我的名。」
But now, if you will give them forgiveness — but if not, let my name be taken out of your book.
33 耶和華對摩西說：「誰得罪我，我就從我的冊上塗抹誰的名。
And the Lord said to Moses, Whoever has done evil against me will be taken out of my book.
34 現在你去領這百姓，往我所告訴你的地方去，我的使者必在你前面引路；只是到我追討的日子，我必追討他們的罪。」
But now, go, take the people into that place of which I have given you word; see, my angel will go before you: but when the time of my judging has come, I will send punishment on them for their sin.
35 耶和華殺百姓的緣故是因他們同亞倫做了牛犢。
And the Lord sent punishment on the people because they gave worship to the ox which Aaron made.
