Exodus 32
1 And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, 'Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses — the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt — we have not known what hath happened to 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 And Aaron saith unto them, 'Break off the rings of gold which [are] in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto 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 themselves break off the rings of gold which [are] in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,
眾百姓即將他們耳上的金環摘下，送到亞郎跟前。
4 and he receiveth from their hand, and doth fashion it with a graving tool, and doth make it a molten calf, and they say, 'These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up 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 Aaron seeth, and buildeth an altar before it, and Aaron calleth, and saith, 'A festival to Jehovah — to-morrow;'
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 and they rise early on the morrow, and cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and bring nigh peace-offerings; and the people sit down to eat and to drink, and rise up to play.
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 Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Go, descend, for thy people whom thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt hath done corruptly,
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 they have turned aside hastily from the way that I have commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and bow themselves to it, and sacrifice to it, and say, These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee 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 Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'I have seen this people, and lo, it [is] 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 and now, let Me alone, and My anger doth burn against them, and I consume them, and I make thee become 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 And Moses appeaseth the face of Jehovah his God, and saith, 'Why, O Jehovah, doth Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong 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 do the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil He brought them out to slay them among mountains, and to consume them from off the face of the ground? turn back from the heat of Thine anger, and repent of the evil against Thy 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 'Be mindful of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou hast sworn by Thyself, and unto whom Thou speakest: I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and all this land, as I have said, I give to your seed, and they have inherited to the age;'
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 and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.
上主遂撤銷了要加於百姓的災禍。梅瑟怒碎約版
15 And Moses turneth, and goeth down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [are] in his hand, tables written on both their sides, on this and on that [are] they written;
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 and the tables are the work of God, and the writing is the writing of God, graven on the tables.
版是天主做的，字是天主寫的，刻在版上。
17 And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, 'A noise of battle in the camp!'
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 he saith, 'It is not the voice of the crying of might, nor is it the voice of the crying of weakness — a voice of singing I am hearing.'
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 it cometh to pass, when he hath drawn near unto the camp, that he seeth the calf, and the dancing, and the anger of Moses burneth, and he casteth out of his hands the tables, and breaketh them under the mount;
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 taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth [it] with fire, and grindeth until [it is] small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.
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 saith unto Aaron, 'What hath this people done to thee, that thou hast brought in upon it a great sin?'
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 saith, 'Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou — thou hast known the people that it [is] in evil;
亞郎回答說：「我主，請不要生氣! 你知道這百姓傾向於惡。
23 and they say to me, Make for us gods, who go before us, for this Moses — the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt — we have not known what hath happened 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 and I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break [it] off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh 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 seeth the people that it [is] unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,
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 and Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and saith, 'Who [is] for Jehovah? — unto me!' and all the sons of Levi are gathered unto 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 saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.'
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 do according to the word of Moses, and there fall of the people on that day about three thousand men,
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 saith, 'Consecrate your hand to-day to Jehovah, for a man [is] against his son, and against his brother, so as to bring on you to-day a blessing.'
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 it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses saith unto the people, 'Ye — ye have sinned a great sin, and now I go up unto Jehovah, if so be I atone 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 And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to 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 and now, if Thou takest away their sin — and if not — blot me, I pray thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.'
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 Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Whoso hath sinned against Me — I blot him 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 and now, go, lead the people whithersoever I have spoken to thee of; lo, My messenger goeth before thee, and in the day of my charging — then I have charged upon them 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 Jehovah plagueth the people, because they made the calf 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。
