Deuteronomy 26
1 “And when you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you to possess, and when you will have obtained it and are living within it:
Cuando entres en la tierra que Yahvé vuestro Dios te da en herencia, la poseas y habites en ella,
2 you shall take the first of all your crops, and place them in a basket, and you shall travel to the place which the Lord your God will choose, so that his name may be invoked there.
tomarás parte de los primeros frutos de la tierra que traigas de la tierra que Yahvé vuestro Dios te da. Lo pondrás en un cesto, e irás al lugar que Yahvé vuestro Dios elija para hacer habitar allí su nombre.
3 And you shall approach the priest who will be in those days, and you shall say to him: ‘I profess this day, before the Lord your God, that I have entered into the land about which he swore to our fathers that he would give it to us.’
Te acercarás al sacerdote que estará en esos días y le dirás: “Hoy profeso a Yahvé vuestro Dios que he llegado a la tierra que Yahvé juró a nuestros padres que nos daría.”
4 And the priest, taking up the basket from your hand, shall place it before the altar of the Lord your God.
El sacerdote tomará la canasta de tu mano y la depositará ante el altar de Yahvé vuestro Dios.
5 And you shall say, in the sight of the Lord your God: ‘The Syrian pursued my father, who descended into Egypt, and he sojourned there in a very small number, and he increased into a great and strong nation and into an innumerable multitude.
Responderás y dirás ante Yahvé vuestro Dios: “Mi padre era un sirio dispuesto a perecer. Descendió a Egipto y vivió allí, siendo pocos. Allí se convirtió en una nación grande, poderosa y populosa.
6 And the Egyptians afflicted us, and they persecuted us, imposing upon us the most grievous burdens.
Los egipcios nos maltrataron, nos afligieron y nos impusieron trabajos forzados.
7 And we cried out to the Lord, the God of our fathers. He heard us, and he looked with favor upon our humiliation, and hardship, and distress.
Entonces clamamos a Yahvé, el Dios de nuestros padres. Yahvé escuchó nuestra voz y vio nuestra aflicción, nuestro trabajo y nuestra opresión.
8 And he led us away from Egypt, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, with a mighty terror, with signs and wonders.
Yahvé nos sacó de Egipto con mano poderosa, con brazo extendido, con gran terror, con señales y con prodigios;
9 And he led us into this place, and he delivered to us the land flowing with milk and honey.
y nos ha traído a este lugar, y nos ha dado esta tierra, una tierra que fluye leche y miel.
10 And because of this, I now offer the first fruits of the land which the Lord has given to me.’ And you shall leave them in the sight of the Lord your God, and you shall adore the Lord your God.
Ahora, he aquí que he traído lo primero del fruto de la tierra, que tú, Yahvé, me has dado”. Lo pondrás delante de Yahvé vuestro Dios, y adorarás ante Yahvé vuestro Dios.
11 And you shall feast on all the good things which the Lord your God will give to you and to your house: you, and the Levite, and the new arrival who is with you.
Te alegrarás de todo el bien que Yahvé vuestro Dios te ha dado a ti y a tu casa, a ti, al levita y al extranjero que está entre vosotros.
12 When you will have completed the tithing of all your crops, in the third year of tithes, you shall give it to the Levite, and to the new arrival, and to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be satisfied.
Cuando hayas terminado de diezmar todo tu producto en el tercer año, que es el año del diezmo, se lo darás al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a la viuda, para que coman dentro de tus puertas y se sacien.
13 And you shall say, in the sight of the Lord your God: ‘I have taken what was sanctified from my house, and I have given it to the Levite, and to the new arrival, and to the orphan and the widow, just as you have commanded me. I have not transgressed your commandments, nor have I forgotten your precepts.
Dirás ante Yahvé vuestro Dios: “He sacado de mi casa las cosas sagradas, y también se las he dado al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a la viuda, según todo tu mandamiento que me has ordenado. No he transgredido ninguno de tus mandamientos, ni los he olvidado.
14 I have not eaten from these things in my grief, nor have I separated them due to any kind of uncleanness, nor have I expended any of these things in funerals. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and I have done all things just as you have instructed me.
No he comido de él en mi luto, ni he quitado nada de él mientras estaba impuro, ni he dado de él para los muertos. He escuchado la voz de Yahvé, mi Dios. He hecho conforme a todo lo que me has ordenado.
15 Look with favor from your sanctuary and from your lofty habitation amid the heavens, and bless your people Israel and the land which you have given to us, just as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.’
Mira desde tu santa morada, desde el cielo, y bendice a tu pueblo Israel y la tierra que nos has dado, como lo juraste a nuestros padres, una tierra que fluye leche y miel.”
16 Today the Lord your God has instructed you to carry out these commandments and judgments, and to keep and fulfill them, with all your heart and with all your soul.
Hoy el Señor, tu Dios, te manda a cumplir estos estatutos y ordenanzas. Por lo tanto, los guardarás y los pondrás en práctica con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma.
17 Today, you have chosen the Lord to be your God, so that you may walk in his ways, and keep his ceremonies and commandments and judgments, and obey his command.
Hoy has declarado que Yahvé es tu Dios, y que quieres andar por sus caminos, guardar sus estatutos, sus mandamientos y sus ordenanzas, y escuchar su voz.
18 Today, the Lord has chosen you, so that you may be his particular people, just as he has spoken to you, and so that you may keep all his precepts,
Yahvé ha declarado hoy que ustedes son un pueblo para su propiedad, como les ha prometido, y que deben guardar todos sus mandamientos.
19 and so that he may cause you to be more exalted than all the nations which he has created, for the sake of his own praise and name and glory, in order that you may be a holy people for the Lord your God, just as he has spoken.”
Él te pondrá en alto sobre todas las naciones que ha hecho, en alabanza, en nombre y en honor, y para que seas un pueblo santo para Yahvé vuestro Dios, como él ha dicho.
