That was the time they made a statue to be their god. It was shaped like a calf. They brought sacrifices to it. They even enjoyed what they had made with their own hands.

那时，他们造了一个牛犊，又拿祭物献给那像，欢喜自己手中的工作。

那时，他们造了一个牛犊，又拿祭物献给那像，为自己手所做的工作欢跃。

那时，他们造了一个牛犊，又拿祭物献给那像，为自己手所做的工作欢跃。

于是，他们造了一个牛犊像，向它献祭，并为自己所做的事沾沾自喜。

在那些日子里，他们做了一个牛犊，把祭物献给那偶像，并且因自己手所做的而欢乐。

在那些日子里，他们造了一个牛犊的像，又向那偶像献上祭物，并且为自己手所做的而庆祝。

那時，他們造了一個牛犢，又拿祭物獻給那像，歡喜自己手中的工作。

那時，他們造了一個牛犢，又拿祭物獻給那像，為自己手所做的工作歡躍。

那時，他們造了一個牛犢，又拿祭物獻給那像，為自己手所做的工作歡躍。

於是，他們造了一個牛犢像，向它獻祭，並為自己所做的事沾沾自喜。

在那些日子裡，他們做了一個牛犢，把祭物獻給那偶像，並且因自己手所做的而歡樂。

當那些日子、他們真地造了牛犢了，又把祭物供上去給那偶像，並且因他們自己手中所製造的而歡躍。

在那些日子裡，他們造了一個牛犢的像，又向那偶像獻上祭物，並且為自己手所做的而慶祝。

維時乃造犢像獻祭焉、而喜己手之工、

乃鑄像若犢、祭之、喜己手所作也、

當時乃造犢像、獻祭於像前、喜其手所作、

爾時即鑄犢像、供犧牲於像前、對此手創之工、舉欣欣然而樂焉。

That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and reveled in what their own hands had made.

And they made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

So they made an idol shaped like a calf, and they sacrificed to it and celebrated over this thing they had made.

They even made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and were celebrating what their hands had made.

At that time they made a calf and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and were rejoicing in the works of their hands.

And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

And they made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

They even made a calf in those days, offered sacrifice to the idol, and were celebrating what their hands had made.

And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

At that time they made an idol in the form of a calf, brought a sacrifice to the idol, and began rejoicing in the works of their hands.

They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

Their land is full of statues of gods. Their people bow down to what their own hands have made. They bow down to what their fingers have shaped.So people will be brought low. Everyone will be made humble. Do not forgive them.

The Lord told me,“ Go down from here right away. The people you brought out of Egypt have become very sinful. They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made a statue of a god for themselves.”The Lord also said to me,“ I have seen these people. They are so stubborn!Do not try to stop me. I am going to destroy them. I will wipe them out from the earth. Then I will make you into a great nation. Your people will be stronger than they were. There will be more of you than there were of them.”So I turned and went down the mountain. It was blazing with fire. I was carrying the two tablets of the covenant law.When I looked, I saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God. You had made for yourselves a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. You had quickly turned away from the path the Lord had commanded you to follow.So I threw the two tablets out of my hands. You watched them break into pieces.Then once again I fell down flat in front of the Lord with my face toward the ground. I lay there for 40 days and 40 nights. I didn’t eat any food or drink any water. You had committed a terrible sin. You had done an evil thing in the Lord’ s sight. You had made him angry.

At Mount Horeb they made a metal statue of a bull calf. They worshiped that statue of a god.They traded their glorious God for a statue of a bull that eats grass.They forgot the God who saved them. They forgot the God who had done great things in Egypt.

There were people who were not killed by these plagues. But they still didn’t turn away from what they had been doing. They did not stop worshiping demons. They kept worshiping statues of gods made out of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood. These statues can’t see or hear or walk.

They made for themselves a metal statue of a god that looked like a calf. They said to one another,‘ Here is your god. He brought you up out of Egypt.’ And they did evil things that dishonored you. But you still didn’t desert them.

Aaron answered them,“ Take the gold earrings off your wives, your sons and your daughters. Bring the earrings to me.”So all the people took off their earrings. They brought them to Aaron.He took what they gave him and made it into a metal statue of a god. It looked like a calf. Aaron shaped it with a tool. Then the people said,“ Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.”When Aaron saw what they were doing, he built an altar in front of the calf. He said,“ Tomorrow will be a feast day to honor the Lord.”So the next day the people got up early. They sacrificed burnt offerings and brought friendship offerings. They sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance wildly in front of their god.The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ Go down. Your people you brought up out of Egypt have become very sinful.They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made themselves a metal statue of a god in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down and sacrificed to it. And they have said,‘ Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.’

Israel, don’t be joyful. Don’t be glad as the other nations are. You haven’t been faithful to your God. You love to get paid for being a prostitute. Your pay is the grain at every threshing floor.

Those who make statues of gods don’t amount to anything. And the statues they think so much of are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind. They don’t know anything. So they will be put to shame.People make statues of gods. But those gods can’t do any good.People who do that will be put to shame. Those who make statues of gods are mere human beings. Let all of them come together and state their case. They will be terrified and put to shame.A blacksmith gets his tool. He uses it to shape metal over the burning coals. He uses his hammers to make a statue of a god. He forms it with his powerful arm. He gets hungry and loses his strength. He doesn’t drink any water. He gets weaker and weaker.A carpenter measures a piece of wood with a line. He draws a pattern on it with a marker. He cuts out a statue with sharp tools. He marks it with compasses. He shapes it into the form of a beautiful human being. He does this so he can put it in a temple.He cuts down a cedar tree. Or perhaps he takes a cypress or an oak tree. It might be a tree that grew in the forest. Or it might be a pine tree he planted. And the rain made it grow.A man gets wood from trees to burn. He uses some of it to warm himself. He starts a fire and bakes bread. But he also uses some of it to make a god and worship it. He makes a statue of a god and bows down to it.He burns half of the wood in the fire. He prepares a meal over it. He cooks meat over it. He eats until he is full. He also warms himself. He says,“ Good! I’m getting warm. The fire is nice and hot.”From the rest of the wood he makes a statue. It becomes his god. He bows down and worships it. He prays to it. He says,“ Save me! You are my god!”People like that don’t even know what they are doing. Their eyes are shut so that they can’t see the truth. Their minds are closed so that they can’t understand it.No one even stops to think about this. No one has any sense or understanding. If anyone did, they would say,“ I used half of the wood for fuel. I even baked bread over the fire. I cooked meat. Then I ate it. Should I now make a statue of a god out of the wood that’s left over? Should I bow down to a block of wood? The Lord would hate that.”That’s as foolish as eating ashes! The mind of someone like that has led him astray. He can’t save himself. He can’t bring himself to say,“ This thing I’m holding in my right hand isn’t really a god at all.”

Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting. So he said to Moses,“ It sounds like war in the camp.”Moses replied,“ It’s not the sound of winning. It’s not the sound of losing. It’s the sound of singing that I hear.”As Moses approached the camp, he saw the calf. He also saw the people dancing. So he was very angry. He threw the tablets out of his hands. They broke into pieces at the foot of the mountain.He took the calf the people had made. He burned it in the fire. Then he ground it into powder. He scattered it on the water. And he made the Israelites drink it.

“ If someone carves a statue of a god, what is it worth? What value is there in a god that teaches lies? The one who trusts in this kind of god worships his own creation. He makes statues of gods that can’t speak.How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They say to a wooden god,‘ Come to life!’ They say to a stone god,‘ Wake up!’ Can those gods give advice? They are covered with gold and silver. They can’t even breathe.”The Lord is in his holy temple. Let the whole earth be silent in front of him.

The Lord says,“ When I first found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert. When I saw your people of long ago, it was like seeing the early fruit on a fig tree. But then they went to Baal Peor. There they gave themselves to that shameful god named Baal. They became as evil as the god they loved.