Exodus 32

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Exodus 32

1✡ And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people combined against Aaron, and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what is become of him.Καὶ ἰδὼν ὁ λαὸς, ὅτι κεχρόνικε Μωυσῆς καταβῆναι ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους, συνέστη ὁ λαὸς ἐπὶ Ἀαρὼν, καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ ἀνάστηθι, καὶ ποίησον ἡμῖν θεοὺς, οἳ προπορεύσονται ἡμῶν· ὁ γὰρ Μωυσῆς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἐξήγαγεν ἡμᾶς ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου, οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί γέγονεν αὐτῷ.

2And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Ἀαρὼν Περιέλεσθε τὰ ἐνώτια τὰ χρυσᾶ τὰ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶ τῶν γυναικῶν ὑμῶν καὶ θυγατέρων, καὶ ἐνέγκατε πρός με.

3And all the people took off the golden ear-rings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.Καὶ περιείλαντο πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὰ ἐνώτια τὰ χρυσᾶ τὰ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἤνεγκαν πρὸς Ἀαρών.

4And he received them at their hands, and formed them with a graving tool; and he made them a molten calf, and said, These are your gods, O Israel, which have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.Καὶ ἐδέξατο ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔπλασεν αὐτὰ ἐν τῇ γραφίδι· καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὰ μόσχον χωνευτὸν καὶ εἶπεν, Οὗτοι οἱ θεοί σου Ἰσραὴλ, οἵτινες ἀνεβίβασάν σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου.

5And Aaron having seen it built an altar before it, and Aaron made proclamation saying, To-morrow is a feast of the Lord.Καὶ ἰδὼν Ἀαρὼν ᾠκοδόμησε θυσιαστήριον κατέναντι αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐκήρυξεν Ἀαρὼν λέγων, ἑορτὴ τοῦ κυρίου αὔριον.

6And having risen early on the morrow, he * offered whole burnt offerings, and offered a peace-offering; and ✡ the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.Καὶ ὀρθρίσας τῇ ἐπαύριον ἀνεβίβασεν ὁλοκαυτώματα, καὶ προσήνεγκε θυσίαν σωτηρίου· καὶ ἐκάθισεν ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν, καὶ ἀνέστησαν παίζειν.

7And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go quickly, descend hence, for your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have transgressed;Καὶ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, λέγων, βάδιζε τὸ τάχος, κατάβηθι ἐντεύθεν· ἠνόμησε γὰρ ὁ λαός σου ὃν ἐξήγαγες ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου.

8they have quickly gone out of the way which you commanded; they have made for themselves a calf, and worshipped it, and sacrificed to it, and said,Παρέβησαν ταχὺ ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ, ἧς ἐνετείλω αὐτοῖς· ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς μόσχον, καὶ προσκεκυνήκασιν αὐτῷ, καὶ τεθύκασιν αὐτῷ, καὶ εἶπαν, Οὗτοι οἱ θεοί σου Ἰσραὴλ, οἵτινες ἀνεβίβασάν σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου.

9These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

10And now let me alone, and I will be very angry with them and consume them, and I will make you a great nation.καὶ νῦν ἔασόν με, καὶ θυμωθεὶς ὀργῇ εἰς αὐτοὺς, ἐκτρίψω αὐτούς· καὶ ποιήσω σὲ εἰς ἔθνος μέγα.

11And Moses prayed before the Lord God, and said, Therefore, O Lord, are you very angry with your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great strength, and with your high arm?καὶ ἐδεήθη Μωυσῆς ἔναντι Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἱνατί, Κύριε, θυμοῖ ὀργῇ εἰς τὸν λαόν σου, οὓς ἐξήγαγες ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου ἐν ἰσχύϊ μεγάλῃ, καὶ ἐν τῷ βραχίονί σου τῷ ὑψηλῷ;

12Take heed lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from your wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of your people,Μή ποτε εἴπωσιν οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι λέγοντες Μετὰ πονηρίας ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ἀποκτεῖναι ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν καὶ ἐξαναλῶσαι αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς. παῦσαι τῆς ὀργῆς τοῦ θυμοῦ σου, καὶ ἵλεως γενοῦ ἐπὶ τῇ κακίᾳ τοῦ λαοῦ σου,

13remembering Abraam and Isaac and Jacob your servants, to whom you have sworn by yourself, and have spoken to them, saying, I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this land which you spoke of to give to them, so that they shall possess it for ever.μνησθεὶς Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ τῶν σῶν οἰκετῶν, οἷς ὤμοσας κατὰ σεαυτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλησας πρὸς αὐτοὺς, λέγων, πολυπληθυνῶ τὸ σπέρμα ὑμῶν ὡσεὶ τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ πλήθει· καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ταύτην ἣν εἶπας δοῦναι αὐτοῖς, καὶ καθέξουσιν αὐτὴν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

14And the Lord was † prevailed upon to preserve his people.Καὶ ἱλάσθη Κύριος περιποιῆσαι τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.

15And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tables of testimony were in his hands, tables of stone written on both their sides: they were written within and without.Καὶ ἀποστρέψας Μωυσῆς, κατέβη ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους· καὶ αἱ δύο πλάκες τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ, πλάκες λίθιναι καταγεγραμμέναι ἐξ ἀμφοτέρων τῶν μερῶν αὐτῶν, ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν ἦσανς γεγραμμέναι·

16And the tables were the work of God, and the writing the writing of God written on the tables.καὶ αἱ πλάκες ἔργον Θεοῦ ἦσαν, καὶ ἡ γραφὴ γραφὴ Θεοῦ κεκολαμμένη ἐν ταῖς πλαξί.

17And Joshua having heard the voice of the people crying, says to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.καὶ ἀκούσας Ἰησοῦς τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ λαοῦ κραζόντων, λέγει πρὸς Μωυσὴν, Φωνὴ πολέμου ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ.

18And Moses says, It is not the voice of them that begin the battle, nor the voice of them that begin the cry of defeat, but the voice of them that begin the banquet of wine do I hear.καὶ λέγει Οὐκ ἔστι φωνὴ ἐξαρχόντων κατʼ ἰσχὺν, οὐδὲ φωνὴ ἐξαρχόντων τροπῆς, ἀλλὰ φωνὴν ἐξαρχόντων οἴνου ἐγὼ ἀκούω.

19And when he drew near to the camp, he sees the calf and the dances; and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his hands, and broke them to pieces under the mountain.καὶ ἡνίκα ἤγγιζε τῇ παρεμβολῇ, ὁρᾷ τὸν μόσχον καὶ τοὺς χορούς· καὶ ὀργισθεὶς θυμῷ Μωυσῆς ἔῤῥιψεν ἀπὸ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ τὰς δύο πλάκας, καὶ συνέτριψεν αὐτὰς ὑπὸ τὸ ὄρος·

20And having taken the calf which they made, he consumed it with fire, and ground it very small, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel to drink it.καὶ λαβὼν τὸν μόσχον ὃν ἐποίησαν, κατέκαυσεν αὐτὸν ἐν πυρὶ, καὶ κατήλεσεν αὐτὸν λεπτὸν, καὶ ἔσπειρεν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ ἐπότισεν αὐτὸ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.

21And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to you, that you have brought upon them a great sin?καὶ εἶπε Μωυσῆς τῷ Ἀαρὼν, Τί ἐποίησέ σοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος, ὅτι ἐπήγαγες ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἁμαρτίαν μεγάλην;

22And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, my lord, for you know the impetuosity of this people.καὶ εἶπεν Ἀαρὼν πρὸς Μωυσῆν, μὴ ὀργίζου, κύριε· σὺ γὰρ οἶδας τὸ ὅρμημα τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου.

23For they say to me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what is become of him.Λέγουσι γάρ μοι, ποιήσον ἡμῖν θεοὺς, οἳ προπορεύσονται ἡμῶν· ὁ γὰρ Μωυσῆς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἐξήγαγεν ἡμᾶς ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί γέγονεν αὐτῷ.

24And I said to them, If any one has golden ornaments, take them off; and they gave them me, and I cast them into the fire, and there came out this calf.καὶ εἶπα αὐτοῖς, εἴ τινι ὑπάρχει χρυσία, περιέλεσθε· καὶ ἔδωκάν μοι· καὶ ἔῤῥιψα εἰς τὸ πῦρ· καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ μόσχος οὗτος.

25And when Moses saw that the people was scattered, —for Aaron had scattered them so as to be a rejoicing to their enemies, —Καὶ ἰδὼν Μωυσῆς τὸν λαὸν ὅτι διεσκέδασται· (διεσκέδασε γὰρ αὐτοὺς Ἀαρών ἐπίχαρμα τοῖς ὑπεναντίοις αὐτῶν)

26then stood Moses at the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come to me. Then all the sons of Levi came to him.ἔστη δὲ Μωυσῆς ἑπὶ τῆς πύλης τῆς παρεμβολῆς, καὶ εἶπε, τίς πρὸς Κύριον; ἴτω πρός με. Συνῆλθον οὖν πρὸς αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ υἱοὶ Λευί.

27And he says to them, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, Put every one his sword on his thigh, and go through and return from gate to gate through the camp, and kill every one his brother, and every one his neighbor, and every one him that is nearest to him.Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς τάδε λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραήλ θέσθε ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ῥομφαίανν ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν, καὶ διέλθατε καὶ ἀνακάμψατε ἀπὸ πύλης ἐπὶ πύλην διὰ τῆς παρεμβολῆς, καὶ ἀποκτείνατε ἕκαστος τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἕκαστος τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἓκαστος τὸν ἔγγιστα αὐτοῦ.

28And the sons of Levi did as Moses spoke to them, and there fell of the people in that day to the number of three thousand men.Καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Λευεὶ καθὰ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς Μωυσῆς· καὶ ἔπεσαν ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ εἰς τρισχιλίους ἄνδρας.

29And Moses said to them, You have filled your hands this day to the Lord each one on his son or on his brother, so that blessing should be given to you.Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Μωυσῆς, ἐπληρώσατε τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν σήμερον Κυρίῳ ἕκαστος ἐν τῷ υἱῷ ἢ ἐν τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ, δοθῆναι ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς εὐλογίαν.

30And it came to pass after the morrow had begun, that Moses said to the people, You have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up to God, that I may make atonement for your sin.Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὴν αὔριον εἶπε Μωυσῆς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, ὑμεῖς ἡμαρτήκατε ἁμαρτίαν μεγάλη· καὶ νῦν ἀναβήσομαι πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, ἵνα ἐξιλάσωμαι περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὑμῶν.

31And Moses returned to the Lord and said, I pray, O Lord, this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves golden gods.Ὑπέστρεψε δὲ Μωυσῆς πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ εἶπε, δέομαι, κύριε· ἡμάρτηκεν ὁ λαὸς οὗτος ἁμαρτίαν μεγάλην, καὶ ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς θεοὺς χρυσοῦς.

32And now if you will forgive their sin, forgive it; and if not, blot me out of your book, which you have written.Καὶ νῦν εἰ μὲν ἀφεῖς αὐτοῖς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν αὐτῶν, ἄφες· εἰ δὲ μή, ἐξάλειψόν με ἐκ τῆς βίβλου σου, ἧς ἔγραψας.

33And the Lord said to Moses, If any one has sinned against me, I will blot them out of my book.Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, εἴ τις ἡμάρτηκεν ἐνώπιόν μου, ἐξαλείψω αὐτοὺς ἐκ τῆς βίβλου μου.

34And now go, descend, and lead this people into the place of which I spoke to you: behold, my angel shall go before your face; and in the day when I shall visit I will bring upon them their sin.Νυνὶ δὲ βάδιζε, κατάβηθι, καὶ ὁδήγησον τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν εἶπά σοι· ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄγγελός μου προπορεύσεται πρὸ προσώπου σου· ᾖ δʼ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκέπτωμαι, ἐπάξω ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν αὐτῶν

35And the Lord struck the people for the making the calf, which Aaron made.Καὶ ἐπάταξε Κύριος τὸν λαὸν περὶ τῆς ποιήσεως τοῦ μόσχου, οὗ ἐποίησεν Ἀαρών.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 1✡Acts 7:40
• v. 6*Gr. Set upon the altar.
• v. 6✡1 Cor 10:7
• v. 14†Gr. do.