Jan 21 - Exodus 30-32
Exodus
1"You shall also make an altar, for the burning of incense, from setim wood2having one cubit in length, and another in width, that is, four equal sides, and two cubits in height. Horns shall proceed from the same3And you shall clothe it with the purest gold, both its grating and the walls around it, and also the horns. And you shall make for it a crown of gold in a circle4and two gold rings under the crown on each side, so that the bars may be set in them and the altar may be carried5Also, you shall make its bars of setim wood, and you shall overlay them with gold6And you shall set the altar opposite the veil, which hangs in front of the ark of the testimony, before the propitiatory with which the testimony is covered, where I will speak to you7And Aaron shall burn incense upon it, a sweet fragrance, in the morning. When he lights the lamps, he shall burn it8And when he assembles them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations9You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition, nor an oblation, nor a victim; neither shall you offer libations10And Aaron shall pray over its horns once a year, with the blood of what was offered for sin. And he shall make atonement over it in your generations. It shall be the Holy of holies to the Lord.11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying12"When you have taken the sum of the sons of Israel, according to their number, each shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there will be no scourge among them, when they will be reviewed13Then all those who pass shall give by name: one half shekel, according to the measure at the temple. A shekel has twenty obols. The half part of a shekel shall be offered to the Lord14He who has been numbered from twenty years and above shall give the price15The rich shall not add to the half shekel, and the poor shall diminish nothing16And the money received, which was collected from the sons of Israel, you shall deliver for the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, so that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may act favorably toward their souls.17And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying18"You shall also make a bronze washtub with its base to wash in; and you shall place it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And when water has been added19Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet in it20when they enter the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they approach to the altar so as to offer incense to the Lord upon it21otherwise, they may die. This shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his offspring, throughout their successions.22And the Lord spoke to Moses23saying: "Take for yourself aromatics: of the first and best myrrh, five hundred shekels, and of cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty shekels; of sweet flag similarly two hundred and fifty24but of cassia, five hundred shekels by the weight of the sanctuary, and of the oil of olives the measure of a hin25And you shall make the holy oil of unction, an ointment composed with the skills of a perfumer26and with it you shall anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament27and the table with its vessels, and the lampstand and it utensils, the altars of incens28and of holocaust, and all the items that pertain to their rituals29And you shall sanctify everything, and they shall be the Holy of holies. He who will touch them must be sanctified30You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and you shall sanctify them, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me31Likewise, you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘This oil of unction will be holy to me throughout your generations32The flesh of man shall not be anointed from it, and you shall not make any similar compound, for it has been sanctified and it shall be holy to you33Whatever man will have composed such a thing and have given it to a stranger, he shall be exterminated from his people.’ 34And the Lord said to Moses: "Take to yourself aromatics: stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet odor, and the clearest frankincense, all these shall be of equal weight35And you shall make incense composed with the skills of a perfumer, diligently mixed, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification36And when you have crushed all these into a very fine powder, you shall place some of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to you. The Holy of holies shall this incense be to you37You shall not make such a compound for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord38Whatever man will have made anything similar, so as to thoroughly enjoy its smell, he shall perish from his people.
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying2"Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, from the tribe of Judah3and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, and understanding, and knowledge in every craft4in order to design whatever must be fabricated from gold, and silver, and brass5from marble, and precious stones, and various woods6And I have given to him, as his associate, Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan. And I have placed wisdom in the heart of every artisan, so that they may make everything as I have instructed you7the tabernacle of the covenant, and the ark of the testimony, and the propitiatory which is over it, and all the vessels of the tabernacle8and the table and its vessels, the most pure lampstand with its vessels, and the altars of incens9and of holocaust and all their vessels, the washtub with its base10the holy vestments for the ministry of Aaron the priest, and for his sons, so that they may execute their office of sacred rites11the oil of unction, and the incense of aromatics in the Sanctuary. All the things that I have instructed you, they shall make.12And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying13"Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: See that you keep my Sabbath. For it is a sign between me and you among your generations, so that you may know that I am the Lord, who sanctifies you14Keep my Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever will have polluted it, shall die a death. Whoever will have done any work in it, his soul shall perish from the midst of his people15 For six days you shall do work. On the seventh day, it is the Sabbath, a rest sanctified by the Lord. All who will have done work on this day shall die16Let the sons of Israel keep the Sabbath, and let them celebrate it throughout their generations. It is an everlasting covenan17between me and the sons of Israel, and a perpetual sign. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and in the seventh he ceased from work.18And the Lord, having completed speaking in this way on Mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tablets of testimony, written with the finger of God
1Then the people, seeing that Moses made a delay in descending from the mountain, gathered together against Aaron, and said: "Rise up, make us gods, who may go before us. But as for this man Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has befallen him.2And Aaron said to them, "Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.3And the people did what he had commanded, carrying the earrings to Aaron4And when he had received them, he formed these by the work of a casting furnace, and he made from these a molten calf. And they said: "These are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt.5And when Aaron had seen it, he built an altar before it, and he cried out with a voice of proclamation, saying, "Tomorrow is the solemnity of the Lord.6And rising up in the morning, they offered holocausts, and peace victims, and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and they rose up to play7Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "Go, descend. Your people, whom you led away from the land of Egypt, have sinned8They have quickly withdrawn from the way which you revealed to them. And they have made for themselves a molten calf, and they have worshiped it. And immolating victims to it, they have said: ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt.’ 9And again, the Lord said to Moses: "I discern that this people is stiff-necked10Release me, so that my fury may be enraged against them, and I may destroy them, and then I will make of you a great nation.11Then Moses prayed to the Lord his God, saying: "Why, O Lord, is your fury enraged against your people, whom you led away from the land of Egypt, with great strength and with a mighty hand12I beg you, let not the Egyptians say, ‘He cleverly led them away, so that he could put them to death in the mountains and destroy them from the earth.’ Let your anger be quieted and appeased concerning the wickedness of your people13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your very self, saying: ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven. And this entire land, about which I have spoken, I will give to your offspring. And you shall possess it forever.’ 14And the Lord was appeased from doing the evil which he had spoken against his people15And Moses returned from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, written on both sides16and accomplished by the work of God. Also, the writing of God was engraved on the tablets17Then Joshua, hearing the tumult of the people shouting, said to Moses: "The outcry of battle is heard in the camp.18But he responded: "It is not the clamor of men being exhorted to battle, nor the shout of men being compelled to flee. But I hear the voice of singing.19And when he had approached to the camp, he saw the calf and the dances. And being very angry, he threw down the tablets from his hand, and he broke them at the base of the mountain20And seizing the calf, which they had made, he burnt it and crushed it, even to dust, which he scattered into water. And he gave from it to the sons of Israel to drink21And he said to Aaron, "What has this people done to you, so that you would bring upon them the greatest sin?22And he answered him: "Let not my lord be indignant. For you know this people, that they are prone to evil23They said to me: ‘Make gods for us, who may go before us. For this Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has befallen him.24And I said to them, ‘Which of you has gold?’ And they took it and gave it to me. And I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.25Therefore, Moses, seeing that the people were naked (for Aaron had stripped them because of the disgrace of their sordidness, and he had set them naked among their enemies)26and standing at the gate of the camp, said: "If anyone is for the Lord, let him join with me." And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him27And he said to them: "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Let a man place his sword at his thigh. Go forth, and then return, from gate to gate, through the midst of the camp, and let each one kill his brother, and friend, and neighbor.28And the sons of Levi did according to the words of Moses, and there fell on that day about twenty-three thousand men29And Moses said: "On this day, you have consecrated your hands to the Lord, each one in his son and in his brother, so that a blessing may be given to you.30Then, when the next day arrived, Moses spoke to the people: "You have sinned the greatest sin. I will ascend to the Lord. Perhaps, in some way, I might be able to entreat him for your wickedness.31And returning to the Lord, he said: "I beg you, this people has sinned the greatest sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold. Either release them from this offense32or, if you do not, then delete me from the book that you have written.33And the Lord answered him: "Whoever has sinned against me, him I will delete from my book34But as for you, go and lead this people where I have told you. My angel will go before you. Then, on the day of retribution, I will also visit this sin of theirs.35Therefore, the Lord struck the people for the guilt of the calf, which Aaron had made