The People's Disobedience
1 “Listen, people of Israel! Today you are about to cross the Jordan River and occupy the land belonging to nations greater and more powerful than you. Their cities are large, with walls that reach the sky. 2 The people themselves are tall and strong; they are giants, and you have heard it said that no one can stand against them. 3 But now you will see for yourselves that the Lord your God will go ahead of you like a raging fire. He will defeat them as you advance, so that you will drive them out and destroy them quickly, as he promised.
4 “After the Lord your God has driven them out for you, do not say to yourselves that he brought you in to possess this land because you deserved it. No, the Lord is going to drive these people out for you because they are wicked. 5 It is not because you are good and do what is right that the Lord is letting you take their land. He will drive them out because they are wicked and because he intends to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 You can be sure that the Lord is not giving you this fertile land because you deserve it. No, you are a stubborn people.
7 “Never forget how you made the Lord your God angry in the desert. From the day that you left Egypt until the day you arrived here, you have rebelled against him. 8 Even at Mount Sinai you made the Lord angry—angry enough to destroy you. 9 I went up the mountain to receive the stone tablets on which was written the covenant that the Lord had made with you. I stayed there forty days and nights and did not eat or drink anything. 10 Then the Lord gave me the two stone tablets on which he had written with his own hand what he had said to you from the fire on the day that you were gathered there at the mountain. 11 Yes, after those forty days and nights the Lord gave me the two stone tablets on which he had written the covenant.
12 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go down the mountain at once, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have become corrupt and have done evil. They have already turned away from what I commanded them to do, and they have made an idol for themselves.’
13 “The Lord also said to me, ‘I know how stubborn these people are. 14 Don't try to stop me. I intend to destroy them so that no one will remember them any longer. Then I will make you the father of a nation larger and more powerful than they are.’
15 “So I turned and went down the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets on which the covenant was written. Flames of fire were coming from the mountain. 16 I saw that you had already disobeyed the command that the Lord your God had given you, and that you had sinned against him by making yourselves a metal idol in the form of a bull-calf. 17 So there in front of you I threw the stone tablets down and broke them to pieces. 18 Then once again I lay face downward in the Lord's presence for forty days and nights and did not eat or drink anything. I did this because you had sinned against the Lord and had made him angry. 19 I was afraid of the Lord's fierce anger, because he was furious enough to destroy you; but once again the Lord listened to me. 20 The Lord was also angry enough with Aaron to kill him, so I prayed for Aaron at the same time. 21 I took that sinful thing that you had made—that metal bull-calf—and threw it into the fire. Then I broke it in pieces, ground it to dust, and threw the dust into the stream that flowed down the mountain.
22 “You also made the Lord your God angry when you were at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth Hattaavah. 23 And when he sent you from Kadesh Barnea with orders to go and take possession of the land that he was giving you, you rebelled against him; you did not trust him or obey him. 24 Ever since I have known you, you have rebelled against the Lord.
25 “So I lay face downward in the Lord's presence those forty days and nights, because I knew that he was determined to destroy you. 26 And I prayed, ‘Sovereign Lord, don't destroy your own people, the people you rescued and brought out of Egypt by your great strength and power. 27 Remember your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and do not pay any attention to the stubbornness, wickedness, and sin of this people. 28 Otherwise, the Egyptians will say that you were unable to take your people into the land that you had promised them. They will say that you took your people out into the desert to kill them, because you hated them. 29 After all, these are the people whom you chose to be your own and whom you brought out of Egypt by your great power and might.’
Ne Israēla taisnības dēļ
(2Moz 32:1–35)1 Klausies, Israēl, šodien tu ej pār Jardānu, lai ietu un padzītu tautas, kas lielākas un stiprākas par tevi, – tām ir lielas un līdz debesīm nocietinātas pilsētas! 2 Tā ir liela un stalta tauta, Anāka dēli, ko tu pazīsti, par kuriem tu esi dzirdējis sakām: kas gan var stāties pretī Anāka dēliem?! 3 Un zini šodien, ka Kungs, tavs Dievs, – viņš ir tas, kas ies tev pa priekšu kā rijīga uguns, viņš tos iznīcinās un pakļaus tev, un jūs viņus jo ātri padzīsiet un izdeldēsiet, kā Kungs tev ir solījis! 4 Kad Kungs, tavs Dievs, padzīs tos tavā priekšā, tad nesaki savā sirdī: manas taisnības dēļ Kungs mani veda iemantot šo zemi! – Kungs padzina tos tavā priekšā tādēļ, ka šī tauta bija ļauna! 5 Ne tavas taisnības dēļ un ne tavas sirds taisnības dēļ tu ej iemantot viņu zemi, bet šo tautu ļaunuma dēļ Kungs, tavs Dievs, padzen tos tavā priekšā – tādēļ, lai piepildītu to, ko Kungs zvērējis taviem tēviem Ābrahāmam, Īzakam un Jēkabam. 6 Un zini, ka ne tavas taisnības dēļ Kungs, tavs Dievs, ļauj tev iemantot šo labo zemi – jo tu esi stūrgalvīga tauta!
7 Atceries – neaizmirsti, kā tu tuksnesī kaitināji Kungu, savu Dievu, – kopš dienas, kad iznāci no Ēģiptes zemes, līdz atnāci šurp, jūs visu laiku dumpojāties pret Kungu! 8 Un Horebā tu sadusmoji Kungu, un Kungs noskaitās un gribēja jūs iznīcināt. 9 Kad es uzkāpu kalnā, lai saņemtu akmens plāksnes – derības plāksnes, ko Kungs ar jums bija noslēdzis, es paliku kalnā četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis, maizi es neēdu un ūdeni nedzēru. 10 Un Kungs man iedeva divas akmens plāksnes, kas bija aprakstītas ar Dieva pirkstu, un uz tām bija visi vārdi, ko Kungs jums bija sacījis kalnā no uguns vidus todien, kad tika sasaukta sapulce. 11 Kad četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis bija pagājušas, Kungs man deva divas akmens plāksnes, derības plāksnes. 12 Kungs man teica: celies, kāp ātri lejā no šejienes, jo tava tauta, ko tu izvedi no Ēģiptes, ir apgānījusies – ātri gan tie novērsušies no ceļa, ko es tiem pavēlēju, un uztaisījuši sev izlietu tēlu! 13 Un Kungs man teica: es uzlūkoju šo tautu, un redzi – tā ir stūrgalvīga tauta! 14 Atstājies no manis – es iznīcināšu viņus, izdzēsīšu to vārdus zem debesīm, bet tevi es darīšu par lielāku un stiprāku tautu nekā viņi! 15 Tad es gāju un nokāpu no kalna – kalns dega ugunī, un man rokā bija abas derības plāksnes. 16 Es paraudzījos, un redzi – jūs bijāt grēkojuši pret Kungu, savu Dievu, uztaisījuši izlietu teļu, ātri vien novērsušies no tā ceļa, ko Kungs jums bija pavēlējis! 17 Es satvēru abas plāksnes, nosviedu tās un sadauzīju jūsu acu priekšā! 18 Un es gulēju, nokritis Kunga priekšā kā iepriekš – četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis, maizi es neēdu un ūdeni nedzēru visu jūsu grēku dēļ, ko jūs bijāt grēkojuši, darīdami, kas netīk Kungam, un viņu kaitinājuši, 19 jo es bijos no dusmām un niknuma, ko Kungs dusmoja pret jums, gribēdams jūs iznīcināt, – tomēr Kungs man paklausīja arī toreiz! 20 Kungs bija sadusmojies uz Āronu un gribēja viņu iznīcināt, un tolaik es lūdzos arī par Āronu. 21 Bet jūsu grēku – teļu, ko jūs bijāt darinājuši, es ņēmu un sadedzināju ugunī un saberzu labi smalki, līdz tas bija tik smalks kā putekļi. Putekļus es izkaisīju upē, kas tecēja no kalna!
22 Un jūs sadusmojāt Kungu Tabērā, Masā un Kibrot-Taavā. 23 Kad Kādēš-Barnēā Kungs jūs sūtīja, sacīdams: celies un iemanto zemi, ko es jums esmu devis! – tad jūs dumpojāt pret Kungu, savu Dievu, neticējāt un neklausījāt viņam! 24 Jūs esat bijuši dumpīgi pret Kungu kopš tās dienas, kad es jūs iepazinu!
25 Es gulēju nokritis Kunga priekšā – četrdesmit dienas un četrdesmit naktis, jo Kungs bija teicis, ka jūs iznīcinās. 26 Un es lūdzos Kungu un teicu: Kungs Dievs! Neiznīdē savu tautu un mantojumu, ko tu esi izpircis savā diženumā, ko tu esi izvedis no Ēģiptes ar stipru roku! 27 Atceries savus kalpus Ābrahāmu, Īzaku un Jēkabu – nepievērsies šīs tautas stūrgalvībai, ļaunumam un grēkam –, 28 lai tajā zemē, no kuras tu mūs izvedi, neteiktu: tādēļ ka Kungs nevarēja aizvest viņus uz to zemi, ko bija viņiem solījis, un tādēļ ka viņš tos ienīda – viņš tos aizveda nonāvēt tuksnesī! 29 Viņi ir tava tauta un tavs mantojums, ko tu esi izvedis ar lielu spēku un ar izstieptu elkoni!
