Exodus 32
1 When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.”
Cuando el pueblo vio que Moisés tardaba en bajar del monte, se reunió alrededor de Aarón y le dijeron: “Anda, haznos un dios que vaya delante de nosotros, ya que no sabemos que ha sido de ese Moisés, ese hombre que nos ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto.”
2 Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.”
Les respondió Aarón: “Quitad los pendientes de oro de las orejas de vuestras mujeres y de vuestros hijos y de vuestras hijas, y traédmelos.”
3 All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
Y todos se quitaron los pendientes de oro que llevaban en las orejas, y los entregaron a Aarón.
4 He received what they handed him, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molded calf. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
Y él, tomándolos de sus manos le dio forma con el buril e hizo así un becerro de fundición. Entonces ellos dijeron: “Este es tu Dios, oh Israel, el que te ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto.”
5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to Yahweh.”
Viendo esto Aarón, erigió un altar ante el becerro e hizo esta proclamación: “Mañana habrá fiesta en honor de Yahvé.”
6 They rose up early on the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Y levantándose al día siguiente muy temprano, ofrecieron holocaustos y presentaron sacrificios pacíficos. Luego se sentó el pueblo a comer y beber, y después se levantaron a divertirse.
7 Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves!
Entonces habló Yahvé a Moisés, y dijo: “¡Ve, baja! porque ha pecado tu pueblo que sacaste de la tierra de Egipto.
8 They have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
Muy pronto se han apartado del camino que Yo les había prescrito. Se han hecho un becerro de fundición y se han postrado ante él; le han ofrecido sacrificios y han dicho: “Este es tu Dios, oh Israel, el que te ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto.”
9 Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
Y dijo Yahvé a Moisés: “Veo que este pueblo es un pueblo de dura cerviz.
10 Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
Déjame ahora para que se encienda mi ira contra ellos y los consuma; de ti, en cambio, haré un gran pueblo.”
11 Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
Pero Moisés imploró a Yahvé, su Dios, diciendo: “¿Por qué, oh Yahvé, ha de encenderse tu ira contra tu pueblo, que Tú sacaste de la tierra de Egipto con gran poder y mano fuerte?
12 Why should the Egyptians talk, saying, ‘He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath, and turn away from this evil against your people.
¿Por qué han de decir los egipcios: Para hacerles mal los ha sacado a fin de matarlos en las montañas, y extirparlos de sobre la faz de la tierra? Deja el ardor de tu ira y arrepiéntete del mal contra tu pueblo.
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’”
Acuérdate de Abrahán, de Isaac y de Israel, siervos tuyos, a los cuales por Ti mismo juraste, diciéndoles: Multiplicaré vuestra descendencia como las estrellas del cielo; y toda esta tierra que os tengo prometida, la daré a vuestros descendientes, y ellos la poseerán para siempre.”
14 So Yahweh turned away from the evil which he said he would do to his people.
Y se arrepintió Yahvé del mal con que había amenazado a su pueblo.
15 Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides. They were written on one side and on the other.
Se volvió Moisés y bajó del monte, con las dos tablas del Testimonio en su mano; tablas escritas por ambos lados; por una y otra cara estaban escritas.
16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
Las tablas eran obra de Dios, y la escritura era escritura de Dios, grabada sobre las tablas.
17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the noise of war in the camp.”
Cuando Josué oyó la voz del pueblo que gritaba, dijo a Moisés: “Gritos de guerra hay en el campamento.”
18 He said, “It isn’t the voice of those who shout for victory. It is not the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear.”
Respondió él: “No son gritos de victoria, ni alaridos de derrota. Voz de canto es lo que oigo.”
19 As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
Mas cuando Moisés estuvo cerca del campamento y vio el becerro y las danzas, se encendió su ira de tal manera que arrojó de su mano las tablas y las hizo pedazos al pie del monte.
20 He took the calf which they had made, and burned it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.
Luego tomó el becerro que habían hecho, lo quemó y lo molió hasta reducirlo a polvo, el cual esparció en el agua y se lo dio de beber a los hijos de Israel.
21 Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
Y dijo Moisés a Aarón: “¿Qué te hizo este pueblo para que le hayas acarreado pecado tan grave?”
22 Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
Aarón respondió: “No se encienda la ira de mi señor. Tú mismo sabes que este pueblo es propenso al mal.
23 For they said to me, ‘Make us gods, which shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’
Me dijeron: ‘Haznos un dios que vaya delante de nosotros; ya que no sabemos qué ha sucedido a ese Moisés, ese hombre que nos ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto.’
24 I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off.’ So they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”
Yo les contesté: ‘Quien tenga oro, quíteselo.’ Me lo dieron y yo lo eché al fuego y salió este becerro.”
25 When Moses saw that the people were out of control, (for Aaron had let them lose control, causing derision among their enemies),
Entonces Moisés viendo al pueblo desenfrenado —pues Aarón les había dado rienda suelta, para que se alegrasen sus enemigos—,
26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on Yahweh’s side, come to me!” All the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
se puso a la puerta del campamento, y exclamo: “¡A mí los de Yahvé!” Y se reunieron con él todos los hijos de Leví.
27 He said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’”
Y les dijo: “Así dice Yahvé, el Dios de Israel: Cíñase cada uno su espada sobre su muslo, y pasad y repasad por el campamento de puerta en puerta, y matad, cada uno a su hermano, a su amigo y a su pariente.”
28 The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men fell of the people that day.
Hicieron los hijos de Leví según la orden de Moisés; y perecieron en aquel día unos tres mil hombres del pueblo.
29 Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, for every man was against his son and against his brother, that he may give you a blessing today.”
Y dijo Moisés: “Hoy os habéis consagrado a Yahvé, cada uno contra su hijo y su hermano; para que hoy recibáis bendición.”
30 On the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin.”
Al día siguiente dijo Moisés al pueblo: “Habéis cometido un gran pecado. Subiré ahora a Yahvé; quizás podré obtener la remisión de vuestro pecado.”
31 Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
Y se volvió Moisés a Yahvé y dijo: “¡Ay! este pueblo ha cometido un pecado grande, fabricándose un dios de oro.
32 Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.”
Pero ahora, perdona su pecado; y si no, bórrame de tu libro que has escrito.”
33 Yahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot him out of my book.
Yahvé respondió a Moisés: “Al que haya pecado contra Mí, a este le borraré de mi libro.
34 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 punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
Por ahora ve y conduce al pueblo adonde te he dicho. He aquí que mi Ángel irá delante de ti, mas en el día de mi visitación los castigaré por su pecado.”
35 Yahweh struck the people, because of what they did with the calf, which Aaron made.
Así hirió Yahvé al pueblo por haber hecho el becerro por manos de Aarón.
