Exodus 32
King James Version
32 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto 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 wot not what is become of him.
2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
5 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 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 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
8 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 thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
11 And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
12 Wherefore 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 thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
15 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 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
18 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 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto 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 brake them beneath the mount.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
23 For they said unto 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 wot not what is become of him.
24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath 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 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
27 And he said unto them, Thus saith 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 neighbour.
28 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 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
33 And the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
35 And the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
Exodus 32
New King James Version
The Gold Calf(A)
32 Now when the people saw that Moses (B)delayed coming down from the mountain, the people (C)gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, (D)“Come, make us [a]gods that shall (E)go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who (F)brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”
2 And Aaron said to them, “Break off the (G)golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. 4 (H)And he received the gold from their hand, and he fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molded calf.
Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that (I)brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
5 So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a (J)proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to the Lord.” 6 Then they rose early on the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people (K)sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
7 And the Lord said to Moses, (L)“Go, get down! For your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt (M)have corrupted themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which (N)I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, (O)‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!’ ” 9 And the Lord said to Moses, (P)“I have seen this people, and indeed it is a [b]stiff-necked people! 10 Now therefore, (Q)let Me alone, that (R)My wrath may burn hot against them and I may [c]consume them. And (S)I will make of you a great nation.”
11 (T)Then Moses pleaded with [d]the Lord his God, and said: “Lord, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people whom You have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 (U)Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, ‘He brought them out to harm them, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and (V)relent from this harm to Your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You (W)swore by Your own self, and said to them, (X)‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ” 14 So the Lord (Y)relented from the harm which He said He would do to His people.
15 And (Z)Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand. The tablets were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other they were written. 16 Now the (AA)tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets.
17 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 But he said:
“It is not the noise of the shout of victory,
Nor the noise of the cry of defeat,
But the sound of singing I hear.”
19 So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that (AB)he saw the calf and the dancing. So Moses’ anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain. 20 (AC)Then he took the calf which they had made, burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder; and he scattered it on the water and made the children of Israel drink it. 21 And Moses said to Aaron, (AD)“What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?”
22 So Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord become hot. (AE)You know the people, that they are set on evil. 23 For they said to me, ‘Make us gods that shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’ 24 And I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.’ So they gave it to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf came out.”
25 Now when Moses saw that the people were (AF)unrestrained (for Aaron (AG)had not restrained them, to their shame among their enemies), 26 then Moses stood in the entrance of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the Lord’s side—come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him. 27 And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let every man put his sword on his side, and go in and out from entrance to entrance throughout the camp, and (AH)let every man kill his brother, every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’ ” 28 So the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. And about three thousand men of the people fell that day. 29 (AI)Then Moses said, [e]“Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day, for every man has opposed his son and his brother.”
30 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, (AJ)“You have committed a great sin. So now I will go up to the Lord; (AK)perhaps I can (AL)make atonement for your sin.” 31 Then Moses (AM)returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have (AN)made for themselves a god of gold! 32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, (AO)blot me (AP)out of Your book which You have written.”
33 And the Lord said to Moses, (AQ)“Whoever has sinned against Me, I will (AR)blot him out of My book. 34 Now therefore, go, lead the people to the place of which I have (AS)spoken to you. (AT)Behold, My Angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, (AU)in the day when I (AV)visit for punishment, I will visit punishment upon them for their sin.”
35 So the Lord plagued the people because of (AW)what they did with the calf which Aaron made.
Footnotes
- Exodus 32:1 Or a god
- Exodus 32:9 stubborn
- Exodus 32:10 destroy
- Exodus 32:11 Lit. the face of the Lord
- Exodus 32:29 Lit. Fill your hand
Éxodo 32
Palabra de Dios para Todos
El becerro de oro
(Dt 9:6-29)
32 El pueblo vio que Moisés se estaba demorando en bajar del monte, así que se reunieron alrededor de Aarón y le dijeron:
—Ven y haznos unos dioses para que nos guíen porque no sabemos qué le pasó a Moisés, el hombre que nos sacó de Egipto.
2 Aarón le dijo al pueblo:
—Quítenles los aretes de oro que sus esposas, hijos e hijas tienen en las orejas y tráiganmelos.
3 Entonces todo el pueblo se quitó los aretes de oro de las orejas y se los llevaron a Aarón. 4 Aarón recibió el oro, lo fundió, y con un cincel le dio la forma de un becerro. Luego el pueblo dijo:
—¡Israel, aquí están tus dioses! ¡Estos son los dioses que te sacaron de Egipto!
5 Cuando Aarón vio todo esto, construyó un altar frente al becerro y anunció:
—Mañana vamos a celebrar una fiesta en honor al SEÑOR.
6 A la mañana siguiente el pueblo se levantó muy temprano, ofreció sacrificios que deben quemarse completamente y trajo ofrendas para festejar. Luego el pueblo se sentó a comer y a beber y después se levantó a celebrar. 7 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés:
—Baja, porque el pueblo que sacaste de Egipto cometió un terrible pecado. 8 Rápidamente se olvidaron de lo que les ordené, hicieron un becerro de oro, se inclinaron ante él y le ofrecieron sacrificios. El pueblo dijo: “¡Israel, aquí están tus dioses que te sacaron de Egipto!”
9 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés:
—Ya me he fijado en este pueblo y me he dado cuenta de que son muy tercos. 10 Ahora, déjame solo para poder descargar mi ira contra ellos. Después haré de ti una gran nación.
11 Moisés le rogó al SEÑOR su Dios y le dijo:
—Oh SEÑOR, ¿por qué vas a descargar tu ira contra tu pueblo, el que tú mismo sacaste de Egipto demostrando tu gran poder? 12 Si lo haces, el pueblo de Egipto podría decir: “Los liberó con malas intenciones, para matarlos en las montañas y borrarlos de la superficie de la tierra”. Deja ya esa ira y quítate esa idea de hacerle daño a tu pueblo. 13 Acuérdate de tus siervos Abraham, Isaac e Israel a los que les juraste en tu nombre y les prometiste: “Voy a multiplicar a tus descendientes y haré que sean tantos como las estrellas del cielo. Les voy a dar esta tierra a tus descendientes tal como lo prometí y será de ellos por siempre”.
14 Entonces el SEÑOR renunció a la idea de hacerle daño a su pueblo.
15 Luego Moisés bajó del monte llevando en las manos las dos tablas de piedra del Testimonio, estaban escritas por ambos lados, por el frente y por atrás. 16 Dios mismo hizo las piedras y él mismo escribió los mandamientos en ellas.
17 Cuando Josué escuchó los gritos del pueblo, le dijo a Moisés:
—Se oyen sonidos de guerra en el campamento.
18 Moisés respondió:
—No oigo sonido de gritos de victoria ni lamentos de derrota; son cantos lo que oigo.
19 Moisés se enojó mucho cuando llegó al campamento y vio al becerro de oro y al pueblo bailando. Entonces arrojó las tablas contra el suelo, las cuales se hicieron pedazos al pie del monte. 20 Luego Moisés agarró al becerro que el pueblo había hecho, lo quemó en el fuego y lo molió hasta volverlo polvo. Después roció el polvo sobre el agua e hizo que los israelitas se tomaran esa agua.
21 Moisés le preguntó a Aarón:
—¿Qué te hizo este pueblo para que los hayas llevado a cometer un pecado tan grande?
22 Aarón respondió:
—Señor, no te enojes conmigo. Tú sabes que este pueblo siempre está dispuesto a hacer el mal. 23 Ellos me dijeron: “Haznos unos dioses para que nos guíen porque no sabemos qué le pasó a Moisés, el hombre que nos sacó de Egipto”. 24 Entonces yo les dije: “Si alguien tiene oro quíteselo y entréguemelo”. Luego lo arrojé en el fuego y salió este becerro.
25 Moisés vio que el pueblo estaba fuera de control convirtiéndose en motivo de burla de sus enemigos porque Aarón no los había controlado. 26 Entonces Moisés se puso a la entrada del campamento y dijo:
—Que se acerquen a mí los que están del lado del SEÑOR.
Todos los levitas se le unieron. 27 Luego Moisés les dijo:
—El SEÑOR, Dios de Israel dijo: “Tome cada uno de ustedes la espada y vaya de un extremo a otro del campamento matando a su hermano, su amigo y vecino”.
28 Los levitas hicieron lo que Moisés les dijo. Ese día murieron aproximadamente 3000 hombres. 29 Luego Moisés les dijo:
—Hoy el SEÑOR los eligió por haberse opuesto a sus hijos y a sus hermanos. Así que hoy él los bendice.
30 A la mañana siguiente, Moisés le dijo al pueblo:
—Ustedes cometieron un gran pecado. Sin embargo yo voy a subir ahora a donde está el SEÑOR para ver si puedo hacer algo para que él los perdone.
31 Entonces Moisés subió a donde estaba el SEÑOR y le dijo:
—Por favor escúchame. Este pueblo cometió un gran pecado por haberse hecho dioses de oro. 32 Ahora, ¡perdónalos por su pecado! Si no los perdonas borra mi nombre del libro[a] que tú escribiste.
33 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés:
—A los únicos que borro de mi libro son a los que cometen pecado contra mí. 34 Baja y guía al pueblo a donde yo te diga. Mi ángel irá frente a ti para guiarte. Cuando llegue el momento de castigar a los que han pecado contra mí, los castigaré.
35 Luego el SEÑOR hizo que una plaga cayera sobre el pueblo y se enfermaron por haber adorado al becerro de oro que Aarón les había hecho.
Footnotes
- 32:32 el libro El libro de la vida se refiere al registro de los nombres de todo el pueblo de Dios.
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