Exodus 32
1 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.
百姓見梅瑟遲遲不下山，就聚集到亞郎跟前，對他說：「起來，給我們製造一尊神像，在我們前面引路，因為那領我們出埃及國的梅瑟，不知道遭遇了什麼事。」
2 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.
亞郎給他們說：「你們去摘下你們的妻子、兒女所配戴的金耳環，給我送來。」
3 And all the people took the gold rings from their ears and gave them to Aaron.
眾百姓即將他們耳上的金環摘下，送到亞郎跟前。
4 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.
亞郎從他們手裏接過來，製了一個模型，用來鑄了一個牛像。他們遂說：「以色列，這就是領你出埃及國的天主。」
5 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.
亞郎一見，就在牛犢前築了一座祭壇，宣布說：「明日是上主的慶節。」
6 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.
次日清晨，他們起來，就奉獻了全燔祭和和平祭；以後百姓坐下來吃喝，起來玩樂。梅瑟求天主息怒
7 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;
上主訓示梅瑟說：「你下去! 因為你從埃及國領出來的百姓敗壞了。
8 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.
他們很快就離開了我給他們指示的道路，為自己鑄了一個牛犢，朝拜牠，向牠祭獻並且說：「以色列，這就是領你出埃及的天主。」
9 And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.
上主又向梅瑟說：「我看這百姓，真是一個執拗的百姓!
10 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.
你且由我向他們發怒，消滅他們；我要使你成為一個大民族。」
11 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?
梅瑟求上主他們的天主息怒說：「上主，你為什麼要向你用大力，用強硬的手臂，由埃及國領出來的百姓發怒呢﹖
12 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.
為什麼要叫埃及人說：他是惡意領他們出來，要在山中殺死他們，由地面上絕滅他們呢﹖求你息怒，撤銷要加於你百姓的災禍。
13 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.
茄你記念你的僕人亞巴郎、依撒格和以色列，你曾指責自己向他們起誓說：我要使你們的後裔，像天上的繁星那樣多；我所許的那整個地方，必賜給你們的後裔，叫他們永遠佔有。」
14 So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.
上主遂撤銷了要加於百姓的災禍。梅瑟怒碎約版
15 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.
梅瑟轉身下山，手中拿著兩塊約版，版兩面都寫著字，前面後面都有字。
16 The stones were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, cut on the stones.
版是天主做的，字是天主寫的，刻在版上。
17 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.
若蘇厄一聽見百姓喧嘩的聲音，就對梅瑟說：「營裏有戰爭的聲音。」
18 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.
梅瑟回答說：「這不是戰勝的歌聲，也不是戰敗的吵聲，我聽見的是應和的聲音。」
19 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.
當梅瑟走近營幕的時候，見了那牛犢，看見人歌舞，遂大發憤怒，把兩塊石版由手中拋出，摔碎在山下。
20 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.
隨後拿過他們所造的牛犢，投在火中焚燒，搗成細末，撒在水面上，叫以色列子民喝。
21 And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?
梅瑟對亞郎說：「這百姓對你作了什麼，你竟使他們陷於重罪﹖」
22 And Aaron said, Let not my lord be angry; you have seen how the purposes of this people are evil.
亞郎回答說：「我主，請不要生氣! 你知道這百姓傾向於惡。
23 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.
他們對我說：請給我們製一神像，在我們前面引路，因為那領我們出埃及國的梅瑟，不知道遭遇了什麼事。
24 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.
我給他們說：誰有金子，就摘下來! 他們遂給我送來。我把金子投在火中，這牛犢便出來了。」懲罰拜金牛者
25 And Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them loose to their shame before their haters:
梅瑟見百姓這樣放肆，─因為亞郎放縱了他們，成了敵人的笑柄；─
26 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.
就站在營幕門口說：「凡屬上主的，到我跟前來! 」於是肋末的子孫聚到梅瑟前。
27 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.
梅瑟向他們說：「上主，以色列的天主這樣說：每人要把刀配在腰間，在營中往來，從這門到那門，要殺自己的兄弟、朋友和親人。」
28 And the sons of Levi did as Moses said; and about three thousand of the people were put to death that day.
肋末的子孫就照梅瑟的吩咐作了，那一天百姓中被殺的約有三千人。
29 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.
梅瑟說：「今天你們應接受奉事上主的聖職，因為你們每人犧牲了自己的兒子和兄弟，上主今日必賜福與你們。」
30 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.
到了次日，梅瑟向百姓說：「你們犯了重罪，現在我要上到上主台前，也許我能為你們贖罪。」
31 Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;
梅瑟回到上主那裏說：「唉! 這百姓犯了重罪，為自己製造了今神像。
32 But now, if you will give them forgiveness — but if not, let my name be taken out of your book.
現在只求你赦免他們的罪，不然，就把我從你所記錄的冊子上抹去罷! 」
33 And the Lord said to Moses, Whoever has done evil against me will be taken out of my book.
上主回答梅瑟說：「誰犯罪得罪我，我就把誰從我的冊子上抹去。
34 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.
現在你去領我的百姓到我吩咐你的地方去。看，我的使者在你前面引路。在我懲罰之日，我必懲罰他們的罪。」
35 And the Lord sent punishment on the people because they gave worship to the ox which Aaron made.
以後上主打擊了百姓，因他們敬拜了亞郎製造的牛犢。
