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

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.

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.

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

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 idols; the people worship things they have made with their own hands.So now they will be humbled, and all will be brought low— do not forgive them.

Then the Lord said to me,‘ Get up! Go down immediately, for the people you brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted gold and made an idol for themselves!’“ The Lord also said to me,‘ I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are.Leave me alone so I may destroy them and erase their name from under heaven. Then I will make a mighty nation of your descendants, a nation larger and more powerful than they are.’“ So while the mountain was blazing with fire I turned and came down, holding in my hands the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant.There below me I could see that you had sinned against the Lord your God. You had melted gold and made a calf idol for yourselves. How quickly you had turned away from the path the Lord had commanded you to follow!So I took the stone tablets and threw them to the ground, smashing them before your eyes.“ Then, as before, I threw myself down before the Lord for forty days and nights. I ate no bread and drank no water because of the great sin you had committed by doing what the Lord hated, provoking him to anger.

The people made a calf at Mount Sinai; they bowed before an image made of gold.They traded their glorious God for a statue of a grass eating bull.They forgot God, their savior, who had done such great things in Egypt—

But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood— idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk!

even when they made an idol shaped like a calf and said,‘ This is your god who brought you out of Egypt!’ They committed terrible blasphemies.

So Aaron said,“ Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”All the people took the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron.Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed,“ O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”Aaron saw how excited the people were, so he built an altar in front of the calf. Then he announced,“ Tomorrow will be a festival to the Lord!”The people got up early the next morning to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. After this, they celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.The Lord told Moses,“ Quick! Go down the mountain! Your people whom you brought from the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying,‘ These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

O people of Israel, do not rejoice as other nations do. For you have been unfaithful to your God, hiring yourselves out like prostitutes, worshiping other gods on every threshing floor.

How foolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don’t know this, so they are all put to shame.Who but a fool would make his own god— an idol that cannot help him one bit?All who worship idols will be disgraced along with all these craftsmen— mere humans— who claim they can make a god. They may all stand together, but they will stand in terror and shame.The blacksmith stands at his forge to make a sharp tool, pounding and shaping it with all his might. His work makes him hungry and weak. It makes him thirsty and faint.Then the wood carver measures a block of wood and draws a pattern on it. He works with chisel and plane and carves it into a human figure. He gives it human beauty and puts it in a little shrine.He cuts down cedars; he selects the cypress and the oak; he plants the pine in the forest to be nourished by the rain.Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire. With it he warms himself and bakes his bread. Then— yes, it’s true— he takes the rest of it and makes himself a god to worship! He makes an idol and bows down in front of it!He burns part of the tree to roast his meat and to keep himself warm. He says,“ Ah, that fire feels good.”Then he takes what’s left and makes his god: a carved idol! He falls down in front of it, worshiping and praying to it.“ Rescue me!” he says.“ You are my god!”Such stupidity and ignorance! Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,“ Why, it’s just a block of wood! I burned half of it for heat and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. How can the rest of it be a god? Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,“ Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”

When Joshua heard the boisterous noise of the people shouting below them, he exclaimed to Moses,“ It sounds like war in the camp!”But Moses replied,“ No, it’s not a shout of victory nor the wailing of defeat. I hear the sound of a celebration.”When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain.He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water, and forced the people to drink it.

“ What good is an idol carved by man, or a cast image that deceives you? How foolish to trust in your own creation— a god that can’t even talk!What sorrow awaits you who say to wooden idols,‘ Wake up and save us!’ To speechless stone images you say,‘ Rise up and teach us!’ Can an idol tell you what to do? They may be overlaid with gold and silver, but they are lifeless inside.But the Lord is in his holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.”

The Lord says,“ O Israel, when I first found you, it was like finding fresh grapes in the desert. When I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the first ripe figs of the season. But then they deserted me for Baal peor, giving themselves to that shameful idol. Soon they became vile, as vile as the god they worshiped.