¹ Και ιδων ο λαος οτι εβραδυνεν ο Μωυσης να καταβη εκ του ορους, συνηχθη ο λαος επι τον Ααρων και ελεγον προς αυτον, Σηκωθητι, καμε εις ημας θεους, οιτινες να προπορευωνται ημων· διοτι ουτος ο Μωυσης, ο ανθρωπος οστις εξηγαγεν ημας εκ γης Αιγυπτου, δεν εξευρομεν τι απεγεινεν αυτος.

² Και ειπε προς αυτους ο Ααρων, Αφαιρεσατε τα χρυσα ενωτια, τα οποια ειναι εις τα ωτα των γυναικων σας, των υιων σας και των θυγατερων σας, και φερετε προς εμε.

³ Και αφηρεσε πας ο λαος τα χρυσα ενωτια, τα οποια ησαν εις τα ωτα αυτων, και εφεραν προς τον Ααρων.

⁴ Και λαβων εκ των χειρων αυτων, διεμορφωσεν αυτο με εργαλειον εγχαρακτικον, και εκαμεν αυτο μοσχον χωνευτον· οι δε ειπον, Ουτοι ειναι οι θεοι σου, Ισραηλ, οιτινες σε ανεβιβασαν εκ γης Αιγυπτου.

⁵ Και οτε ειδε τουτο ο Ααρων, ωκοδομησε θυσιαστηριον εμπροσθεν αυτου· και εκηρυξεν ο Ααρων, λεγων, Αυριον ειναι εορτη εις τον Κυριον.

⁶ Και σηκωθεντες ενωρις την επαυριον, προσεφεραν ολοκαυτωματα και εφεραν ειρηνικας προσφορας· και εκαθισεν ο λαος να φαγη και να πιη, και εσηκωθησαν να παιζωσι.

⁷ Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Υπαγε, καταβηθι διοτι ηνομησεν ο λαος σου, τον οποιον εξηγαγες εκ γης Αιγυπτου·

⁸ εξετραπησαν ταχεως εκ της οδου την οποιαν προσεταξα εις αυτους· εκαμαν εις εαυτους μοσχον χωνευτον και προσεκυνησαν αυτον και εθυσιασαν εις αυτον και ειπον, Ουτοι ειναι οι θεοι σου, Ισραηλ, οιτινες σε ανεβιβασαν εκ γης Αιγυπτου.

⁹ Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, ειδον τον λαον τουτον, και ιδου, ειναι λαος σκληροτραχηλος·

¹⁰ τωρα λοιπον, αφες με, και θελει εξαφθη η οργη μου εναντιον αυτων και θελω εξολοθρευσει αυτους· και θελω σε καταστησει εθνος μεγα.

¹¹ Και ικετευσεν ο Μωυσης Κυριον τον Θεον αυτου και ειπε, Δια τι, Κυριε, εξαπτεται η οργη σου εναντιον του λαου σου, τον οποιον εξηγαγες εκ γης Αιγυπτου μετα μεγαλης δυναμεως και κραταιας χειρος;

¹² δια τι να ειπωσιν οι Αιγυπτιοι, λεγοντες, Με πονηριαν εξηγαγεν αυτους, δια να θανατωση αυτους εις τα ορη και να εξολοθρευση αυτους απο προσωπου της γης; επιστρεψον απο της εξαψεως της οργης σου και μεταμεληθητι περι του κακου του προς τον λαον σου·

¹³ ενθυμηθητι τον Αβρααμ, τον Ισαακ και τον Ισραηλ, τους δουλους σου, προς τους οποιους ωμοσας επι σεαυτον και ειπας προς αυτους, Θελω πληθυνει το σπερμα σας ως τα αστρα του ουρανου· και πασαν την γην ταυτην περι της οποιας ελαλησα, θελω δωσει εις το σπερμα σας, και θελουσι κληρονομησει αυτην διαπαντος.

¹⁴ Και μετεμεληθη ο Κυριος περι του κακου, το οποιον ειπε να καμη κατα του λαου αυτου.

¹⁵ Και στραφεις ο Μωυσης κατεβη εκ του ορους, και αι δυο πλακες του μαρτυριου ησαν εν ταις χερσιν αυτου· πλακες γεγραμμεναι εξ αμφοτερων των μερων· εκ του ενος μερους και εκ του αλλου ησαν γεγραμμεναι.

¹⁶ Και αι πλακες ησαν εργον Θεου και η γραφη ητο γραφη Θεου εγκεχαραγμενη επι τας πλακας.

¹⁷ Και ακουσας ο Ιησους τον θορυβον του λαου αλαλαζοντος, ειπε προς τον Μωυσην, Θορυβος πολεμου ειναι εν τω στρατοπεδω.

¹⁸ Ο δε ειπε, Δεν ειναι φωνη αλαλαζοντων δια νικην ουδε φωνη βοωντων δια ητταν· φωνην αδοντων εγω ακουω.

¹⁹ Καθως δε επλησιασεν εις το στρατοπεδον, ειδε τον μοσχον και χορους· και εξηφθη ο θυμος του Μωυσεως, και ερριψε τας πλακας απο των χειρων αυτου και συνετριψεν αυτας υπο το ορος·

²⁰ και λαβων τον μοσχον, τον οποιον ειχον καμει, κατεκαυσεν εν πυρι, και συντριψας εωσου ελεπτυνθη, εσπειρεν επι το υδωρ και εποτισε τους υιους Ισραηλ.

²¹ Και ειπεν ο Μωυσης προς τον Ααρων, Τι εκαμεν εις σε ο λαος ουτος, ωστε επεφερες επ' αυτους αμαρτιαν μεγαλην;

²² Και ειπεν ο Ααρων, Ας μη εξαπτηται ο θυμος του κυριου μου· συ γνωριζεις τον λαον, οτι εγκειται εις την κακιαν·

²³ διοτι ειπον προς εμε, Καμε εις ημας θεους, οιτινες να προπορευωνται ημων· διοτι ουτος ο Μωυσης, ο ανθρωπος οστις εξηγαγεν ημας εκ γης Αιγυπτου, δεν εξευρομεν τι απεγεινεν αυτος·

²⁴ και ειπα προς αυτους, Οστις εχει χρυσιον, ας αφαιρεσωσιν αυτο· και εδωκαν εις εμε· τοτε ερριψα αυτο εις το πυρ, και εξηλθεν ο μοσχος ουτος.

²⁵ Και ιδων ο Μωυσης τον λαον οτι ητο αχαλινωτος, διοτι ο Ααρων ειχε αφησει αυτους αχαλινωτους προς καταισχυνην, μεταξυ των εχθρων αυτων,

²⁶ εσταθη ο Μωυσης παρα την πυλην του στρατοπεδου και ειπεν, Οστις ειναι του Κυριου, ας ελθη προς εμε. Και συνηχθησαν προς αυτον παντες οι υιοι του Λευι.

²⁷ Και ειπε προς αυτους, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ· Ας βαλη εκαστος την ρομφαιαν αυτου επι τον μηρον αυτου· και διελθετε και εξελθετε απο πυλης εις πυλην δια του στρατοπεδου, και ας θανατωση εκαστος τον αδελφον αυτου και εκαστος τον φιλον αυτου και εκαστος τον πλησιον αυτου.

²⁸ Και εκαμον οι υιοι του Λευι κατα τον λογον του Μωυσεως· και επεσαν εκ του λαου εκεινην την ημεραν περιπου τρεις χιλιαδες ανδρες.

²⁹ διοτι ειπεν ο Μωυσης, Καθιερωσατε εαυτους σημερον εις τον Κυριον, εκαστος επι τον υιον αυτου και εκαστος επι τον αδελφον αυτου, δια να δοθη εις εσας ευλογια σημερον.

³⁰ Και την επαυριον ειπεν ο Μωυσης προς τον λαον, Σεις ημαρτησατε αμαρτιαν μεγαλην· και τωρα θελω αναβη προς τον Κυριον· ισως καμω εξιλεωσιν δια την αμαρτιαν σας.

³¹ Και επεστρεψεν ο Μωυσης προς τον Κυριον και ειπε, Δεομαι· ουτος ο λαος ημαρτησεν αμαρτιαν μεγαλην και εκαμον εις εαυτους θεους χρυσους·

³² πλην τωρα, εαν συγχωρησης την αμαρτιαν αυτων· ει δε μη, εξαλειψον με, δεομαι, εκ της βιβλου σου, την οποιαν εγραψας.

³³ Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Μωυσην, Οστις ημαρτησεν εναντιον εμου, τουτον θελω εξαλειψει εκ της βιβλου μου·

³⁴ οθεν τωρα υπαγε, οδηγησον τον λαον εις τον τοπον περι του οποιου σε ειπα· ιδου, ο αγγελος μου θελει προπορευεσθαι εμπροσθεν σου' αλλ' ομως εν τη ημερα της ανταποδωσεως μου θελω ανταποδωσει την αμαρτιαν αυτων επ' αυτους.

³⁵ Και επαταξε Κυριος τον λαον, δια την κατασκευην του μοσχου τον οποιον κατεσκευασεν ο Ααρων.

¹ When the people saw that Moses delayed to come 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."

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."

³ All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

⁴ He received what they handed him, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf; and they said, "These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt."

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."

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.

⁷ Yahweh spoke to Moses, "Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up 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 themselves a molten 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.'"

⁹ Yahweh said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.

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."

¹¹ Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, "Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

¹² Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'He brought them forth for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?' Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.

¹³ 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 the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.'"

¹⁴ Yahweh repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.

¹⁵ Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.

¹⁶ The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tables.

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."

¹⁸ He said, "It isn't the voice of those who shout for victory, neither is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear."

¹⁹ It happened, as soon as he came near to the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.

²⁰ He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

²¹ Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?"

²² Aaron said, "Don't let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.

²³ For they said to me, '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.'

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."

²⁵ When Moses saw that the people had broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies),

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.

²⁷ He said to them, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, '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.'"

²⁸ The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

²⁹ Moses said, "Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, yes, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may bestow on you a blessing this day."

³⁰ It happened on the next day, that 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."

³¹ Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.

³² Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written."

³³ Yahweh said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

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."

³⁵ Yahweh struck the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.