Éxodo 32
1 Cuando el pueblo vio que Moisés se demoraba en bajar del monte, se reunió con Aarón y le dijo: “Ven, haznos dioses que vayan delante de nosotros, porque en cuanto a este Moisés, el hombre que nos sacó de la tierra de Egipto, no sabemos qué ha sido de él.”
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to 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 know not what is become of him.
2 Aarón les dijo: “Quítense los anillos de oro que están en las orejas de sus esposas, de sus hijos y de sus hijas, y tráiganmelos”.
And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.
3 Todo el pueblo se quitó los anillos de oro que tenía en sus orejas y se los llevó a Aarón.
And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
4 El recibió lo que le entregaron, lo modeló con un instrumento de grabado y lo convirtió en un becerro moldeado. Luego le dijeron: “Estos son tus dioses, Israel, que te sacaron de la tierra de Egipto”.
And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a engraving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
5 Al ver esto, Aarón construyó un altar delante de él; y Aarón hizo una proclama y dijo: “Mañana será una fiesta para Yahvé.”
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.
6 Al día siguiente se levantaron temprano, ofrecieron holocaustos y trajeron ofrendas de paz; el pueblo se sentó a comer y a beber, y se levantó a jugar.
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.
7 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: “Ve, baja, porque tu pueblo, al que sacaste de la tierra de Egipto, se ha corrompido.
And the LORD said to Moses, Go, get you down; for your people, which you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
8 Se han desviado rápidamente del camino que les ordené. Se han hecho un becerro moldeado, lo han adorado y le han ofrecido sacrificios, y han dicho: ‘Estos son tus dioses, Israel, que te hicieron subir de la tierra de Egipto’.”
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 your gods, O Israel, which have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
9 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “He visto a este pueblo, y he aquí que es un pueblo de dura cerviz.
And the LORD said to Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiff necked people:
10 Ahora, pues, déjame en paz, para que arda mi ira contra ellos y los consuma; y haré de ti una gran nación.”
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of you a great nation.
11 Moisés suplicó a su Dios y le dijo: “Señor, ¿por qué arde tu ira contra tu pueblo, que sacaste de la tierra de Egipto con gran poder y con mano poderosa?
And Moses sought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why does your wrath wax hot against your people, which you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
12 ¿Por qué han de hablar los egipcios diciendo: ‘Los sacó para mal, para matarlos en los montes y consumirlos de la superficie de la tierra’? Vuélvete de tu feroz ira, y aléjate de este mal contra tu pueblo.
Why 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 your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.
13 Acuérdate de Abraham, de Isaac y de Israel, tus siervos, a quienes juraste por ti mismo y les dijiste: ‘Multiplicaré tu descendencia como las estrellas del cielo, y toda esta tierra de la que he hablado se la daré a tu descendencia, y la heredarán 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 seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give to your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
14 Entonces Yahvé se apartó del mal que dijo que haría a su pueblo.
And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people.
15 Moisés se volvió y bajó del monte con las dos tablas del testimonio en la mano, tablas que estaban escritas por ambos lados. Estaban escritas de un lado y del otro.
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.
16 Las tablas eran obra de Dios, y la escritura era la escritura de Dios, grabada en las tablas.
And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven on the tables.
17 Cuando Josué oyó el ruido del pueblo al gritar, dijo a Moisés: “Hay ruido de guerra 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 Dijo: “No es la voz de los que gritan por la victoria. No es la voz de los que gritan por ser vencidos, sino el ruido de los que cantan lo que oigo”.
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.
19 En cuanto se acercó al campamento, vio el becerro y las danzas. Entonces la ira de Moisés se encendió, y arrojó las tablas de sus manos, y las rompió debajo de la montaña.
And it came to pass, as soon as he came near to 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 broke them beneath the mount.
20 Tomó el becerro que habían hecho, lo quemó con fuego, lo molió hasta hacerlo polvo y lo esparció sobre el agua, e hizo que los hijos de Israel lo bebieran.
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
21 Moisés le dijo a Aarón: “¿Qué te ha hecho esta gente para que les hayas provocado un gran pecado?”
And Moses said to Aaron, What did this people to you, that you have brought so great a sin on them?
22 Aarón dijo: “No dejes que se caliente la ira de mi señor. Tú conoces al pueblo, que está empeñado en el mal.
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: you know the people, that they are set on mischief.
23 Porque me han dicho: ‘Haznos dioses que vayan delante de nosotros’. En cuanto a este Moisés, el hombre que nos sacó de la tierra de Egipto, no sabemos qué ha sido de él’.
For they said to 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 know not what is become of him.
24 Les dije: ‘El que tenga oro, que lo saque’. Y me lo dieron; lo eché al fuego, y salió este becerro”.
And I said to them, Whoever has 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.
25 Cuando Moisés vio que el pueblo estaba fuera de control, (pues Aarón los había dejado perder el control, causando la burla de sus enemigos),
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked to their shame among their enemies: )
26 entonces Moisés se paró en la puerta del campamento y dijo: “¡Quien esté del lado de Yahvé, venga a mí!” Todos los hijos de Leví se reunieron con él.
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD’s side? let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
27 Él les dijo: “Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘Cada uno ponga su espada en el muslo y vaya de puerta en puerta por todo el campamento, y cada uno mate a su hermano, a su compañero y a su vecino’”.
And he said to them, Thus says 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.
28 Los hijos de Leví hicieron lo que dijo Moisés. Ese día cayeron unos tres mil hombres del pueblo.
And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
29 Moisés dijo: “Conságrense hoy a Yahvé, porque cada hombre estaba en contra de su hijo y de su hermano, para que él les dé hoy una bendición.”
For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man on his son, and on his brother; that he may bestow on you a blessing this day.
30 Al día siguiente, Moisés dijo al pueblo: “Habéis cometido un gran pecado. Ahora subiré a Yahvé. Tal vez haga expiación por su pecado”.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said to the people, You have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up to the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
31 Moisés volvió a Yahvé y dijo: “Oh, este pueblo ha cometido un gran pecado y se ha hecho dioses de oro.
And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32 Pero ahora, si quieres, perdona su pecado; y si no, por favor, bórrame de tu libro que has escrito.”
Yet now, if you will forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray you, out of your book which you have written.
33 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “A quien haya pecado contra mí, lo borraré de mi libro.
And the LORD said to Moses, Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
34 Ahora ve, conduce al pueblo al lugar del que te he hablado. He aquí que mi ángel irá delante de ti. Sin embargo, el día en que yo castigue, los castigaré por su pecado”.
Therefore now 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 I will visit their sin on them.
35 El Señor golpeó al pueblo por lo que hicieron con el becerro que hizo Aarón.
And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
