⁵⁹ ταδε λεγει κυριος και ποιησω εν σοι καθως εποιησας ως ητιμωσας ταυτα του παραβηναι την διαθηκην μου

¹ ουτοι οι λογοι ους ελαλησεν μωυσης παντι ισραηλ περαν του ιορδανου εν τη ερημω προς δυσμαις πλησιον της ερυθρας ανα μεσον φαραν τοφολ και λοβον και αυλων και καταχρυσεα

² ενδεκα ημερων εν χωρηβ οδος επ' ορος σηιρ εως καδης βαρνη

³ και εγενηθη εν τω τεσσαρακοστω ετει εν τω ενδεκατω μηνι μια του μηνος ελαλησεν μωυσης προς παντας υιους ισραηλ κατα παντα οσα ενετειλατο κυριος αυτω προς αυτους

⁴ μετα το παταξαι σηων βασιλεα αμορραιων τον κατοικησαντα εν εσεβων και ωγ βασιλεα της βασαν τον κατοικησαντα εν ασταρωθ και εν εδραιν

⁵ εν τω περαν του ιορδανου εν γη μωαβ ηρξατο μωυσης διασαφησαι τον νομον τουτον λεγων

⁶ κυριος ο θεος ημων ελαλησεν ημιν εν χωρηβ λεγων ικανουσθω υμιν κατοικειν εν τω ορει τουτω

⁷ επιστραφητε και απαρατε υμεις και εισπορευεσθε εις ορος αμορραιων και προς παντας τους περιοικους αραβα εις ορος και πεδιον και προς λιβα και παραλιαν γην χαναναιων και αντιλιβανον εως του ποταμου του μεγαλου ευφρατου

⁸ ιδετε παραδεδωκα ενωπιον υμων την γην εισπορευθεντες κληρονομησατε την γην ην ωμοσα τοις πατρασιν υμων τω αβρααμ και ισαακ και ιακωβ δουναι αυτοις και τω σπερματι αυτων μετ' αυτους

⁹ και ειπα προς υμας εν τω καιρω εκεινω λεγων ου δυνησομαι μονος φερειν υμας

¹⁰ κυριος ο θεος υμων επληθυνεν υμας και ιδου εστε σημερον ωσει τα αστρα του ουρανου τω πληθει

¹¹ κυριος ο θεος των πατερων υμων προσθειη υμιν ως εστε χιλιοπλασιως και ευλογησαι υμας καθοτι ελαλησεν υμιν

¹² πως δυνησομαι μονος φερειν τον κοπον υμων και την υποστασιν υμων και τας αντιλογιας υμων

¹³ δοτε εαυτοις ανδρας σοφους και επιστημονας και συνετους εις τας φυλας υμων και καταστησω εφ' υμων ηγουμενους υμων

¹⁴ και απεκριθητε μοι και ειπατε καλον το ρημα ο ελαλησας ποιησαι

¹⁵ και ελαβον εξ υμων ανδρας σοφους και επιστημονας και συνετους και κατεστησα αυτους ηγεισθαι εφ' υμων χιλιαρχους και εκατονταρχους και πεντηκονταρχους και δεκαδαρχους και γραμματοεισαγωγεις τοις κριταις υμων

¹⁶ και ενετειλαμην τοις κριταις υμων εν τω καιρω εκεινω λεγων διακουετε ανα μεσον των αδελφων υμων και κρινατε δικαιως ανα μεσον ανδρος και ανα μεσον αδελφου και ανα μεσον προσηλυτου αυτου

¹⁷ ουκ επιγνωση προσωπον εν κρισει κατα τον μικρον και κατα τον μεγαν κρινεις ου μη υποστειλη προσωπον ανθρωπου οτι η κρισις του θεου εστιν και το ρημα ο εαν σκληρον η αφ' υμων ανοισετε αυτο επ' εμε και ακουσομαι αυτο

¹⁸ και ενετειλαμην υμιν εν τω καιρω εκεινω παντας τους λογους ους ποιησετε

¹⁹ και απαραντες εκ χωρηβ επορευθημεν πασαν την ερημον την μεγαλην και την φοβεραν εκεινην ην ειδετε οδον ορους του αμορραιου καθοτι ενετειλατο κυριος ο θεος ημων ημιν και ηλθομεν εως καδης βαρνη

²⁰ και ειπα προς υμας ηλθατε εως του ορους του αμορραιου ο ο κυριος ο θεος ημων διδωσιν υμιν

²¹ ιδετε παραδεδωκεν υμιν κυριος ο θεος υμων προ προσωπου υμων την γην αναβαντες κληρονομησατε ον τροπον ειπεν κυριος ο θεος των πατερων υμων υμιν μη φοβεισθε μηδε δειλιασητε

²² και προσηλθατε μοι παντες και ειπατε αποστειλωμεν ανδρας προτερους ημων και εφοδευσατωσαν ημιν την γην και αναγγειλατωσαν ημιν αποκρισιν την οδον δι' ης αναβησομεθα εν αυτη και τας πολεις εις ας εισπορευσομεθα εις αυτας

²³ και ηρεσεν εναντιον μου το ρημα και ελαβον εξ υμων δωδεκα ανδρας ανδρα ενα κατα φυλην

²⁴ και επιστραφεντες ανεβησαν εις το ορος και ηλθοσαν εως φαραγγος βοτρυος και κατεσκοπευσαν αυτην

²⁵ και ελαβοσαν εν ταις χερσιν αυτων απο του καρπου της γης και κατηνεγκαν προς ημας και ελεγον αγαθη η γη ην κυριος ο θεος ημων διδωσιν ημιν

²⁶ και ουκ ηθελησατε αναβηναι και ηπειθησατε τω ρηματι κυριου του θεου υμων

²⁷ και διεγογγυζετε εν ταις σκηναις υμων και ειπατε δια το μισειν κυριον ημας εξηγαγεν ημας εκ γης αιγυπτου παραδουναι ημας εις χειρας αμορραιων εξολεθρευσαι ημας

²⁸ που ημεις αναβαινομεν οι αδελφοι υμων απεστησαν υμων την καρδιαν λεγοντες εθνος μεγα και πολυ και δυνατωτερον ημων και πολεις μεγαλαι και τετειχισμεναι εως του ουρανου αλλα και υιους γιγαντων εωρακαμεν εκει

²⁹ και ειπα προς υμας μη πτηξητε μηδε φοβηθητε απ' αυτων

³⁰ κυριος ο θεος υμων ο προπορευομενος προ προσωπου υμων αυτος συνεκπολεμησει αυτους μεθ' υμων κατα παντα οσα εποιησεν υμιν εν γη αιγυπτω

³¹ και εν τη ερημω ταυτη ην ειδετε ως ετροφοφορησεν σε κυριος ο θεος σου ως ει τις τροφοφορησει ανθρωπος τον υιον αυτου κατα πασαν την οδον ην επορευθητε εως ηλθετε εις τον τοπον τουτον

³² και εν τω λογω τουτω ουκ ενεπιστευσατε κυριω τω θεω υμων

³³ ος προπορευεται προτερος υμων εν τη οδω εκλεγεσθαι υμιν τοπον οδηγων υμας εν πυρι νυκτος δεικνυων υμιν την οδον καθ' ην πορευεσθε επ' αυτης και εν νεφελη ημερας

³⁴ και ηκουσεν κυριος την φωνην των λογων υμων και παροξυνθεις ωμοσεν λεγων

³⁵ ει οψεται τις των ανδρων τουτων την αγαθην ταυτην γην ην ωμοσα τοις πατρασιν αυτων

³⁶ πλην χαλεβ υιος ιεφοννη ουτος οψεται αυτην και τουτω δωσω την γην εφ' ην επεβη και τοις υιοις αυτου δια το προσκεισθαι αυτον τα προς κυριον

³⁷ και εμοι εθυμωθη κυριος δι' υμας λεγων ουδε συ ου μη εισελθης εκει

³⁸ ιησους υιος ναυη ο παρεστηκως σοι ουτος εισελευσεται εκει αυτον κατισχυσον οτι αυτος κατακληρονομησει αυτην τω ισραηλ

³⁹ και παν παιδιον νεον οστις ουκ οιδεν σημερον αγαθον η κακον ουτοι εισελευσονται εκει και τουτοις δωσω αυτην και αυτοι κληρονομησουσιν αυτην

⁴⁰ και υμεις επιστραφεντες εστρατοπεδευσατε εις την ερημον οδον την επι της ερυθρας θαλασσης

⁴¹ και απεκριθητε μοι και ειπατε ημαρτομεν εναντι κυριου του θεου ημων ημεις αναβαντες πολεμησομεν κατα παντα οσα ενετειλατο κυριος ο θεος ημων ημιν και αναλαβοντες εκαστος τα σκευη τα πολεμικα αυτου και συναθροισθεντες ανεβαινετε εις το ορος

⁴² και ειπεν κυριος προς με ειπον αυτοις ουκ αναβησεσθε ουδε μη πολεμησετε ου γαρ ειμι μεθ' υμων και ου μη συντριβητε ενωπιον των εχθρων υμων

⁴³ και ελαλησα υμιν και ουκ εισηκουσατε μου και παρεβητε το ρημα κυριου και παραβιασαμενοι ανεβητε εις το ορος

⁴⁴ και εξηλθεν ο αμορραιος ο κατοικων εν τω ορει εκεινω εις συναντησιν υμιν και κατεδιωξαν υμας ως ει ποιησαισαν αι μελισσαι και ετιτρωσκον υμας απο σηιρ εως ερμα

⁴⁵ και καθισαντες εκλαιετε εναντι κυριου και ουκ εισηκουσεν κυριος της φωνης υμων ουδε προσεσχεν υμιν

⁴⁶ και ενεκαθησθε εν καδης ημερας πολλας οσας ποτε ημερας ενεκαθησθε

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.