Deuteronomy 26
1 And it shall be, when you are come in to the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, and possess it, and dwell therein;
Una vez que hayas entrado en el país que el Señor tu Dios te da, y lo tomes y te establezcas allí,
2 That you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which you shall bring of your land that the LORD your God gives you, and shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which the LORD your God shall choose to place his name there.
toma algunas de las primicias de todas tus cosechas producidas por la tierra que el Señor tu Dios te da y ponlas en una cesta. Luego ve al lugar que el Señor tu Dios elija,
3 And you shall go to the priest that shall be in those days, and say to him, I profess this day to the LORD your God, that I am come to the country which the LORD swore to our fathers for to give us.
y dile al sacerdote a cargo en ese momento, “Hoy declaro al Señor tu Dios que ahora vivo en el país que el Señor prometió a nuestros antepasados que nos daría”.
4 And the priest shall take the basket out of your hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD your God.
El sacerdote te quitará la cesta y la pondrá delante del altar del Señor tu Dios.
5 And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
Entonces esto es lo que debes declarar públicamente ante el Señor tu Dios, “Mi padre era un arameo que andaba de un lugar a otro. Sólo había unos pocos cuando él y su familia se fueron a vivir a Egipto. Pero se convirtieron en una nación grande y poderosa.
6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid on us hard bondage:
Pero los egipcios nos trataron muy mal, nos oprimieron y nos obligaron a hacer trabajos forzados.
7 And when we cried to the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labor, and our oppression:
Clamamos al Señor, el Dios de nuestros antepasados, y el Señor nos respondió al ver cuánto estábamos sufriendo, obligados a trabajar tan duro con tanta crueldad.
8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
El Señor nos sacó de Egipto con su gran poder y su increíble fuerza y con acciones, señales y milagros aterradores.
9 And he has brought us into this place, and has given us this land, even a land that flows with milk and honey.
Nos trajo aquí y nos dio este país, una tierra que fluye leche y miel.
10 And now, behold, I have brought the first fruits of the land, which you, O LORD, have given me. And you shall set it before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God:
¡Mira, Señor! Te he traído las primicias de la tierra que me has dado”. Colocarás la cesta ante el Señor tu Dios y te inclinarás en adoración ante él.
11 And you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
Entonces tú, los levitas y los extranjeros que viven contigo celebrarán todas las cosas buenas que el Señor tu Dios te ha dado a ti y a tu familia.
12 When you have made an end of tithing all the tithes of your increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled;
Cuando terminen de almacenar la décima parte de su cosecha en el tercer año (el año del diezmo), la darán a los levitas, a los extranjeros, a los huérfanos y a las viudas, para que tengan suficiente comida en sus ciudades.
13 Then you shall say before the LORD your God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandments which you have commanded me: I have not transgressed your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
Entonces harás esta declaración en presencia del Señor tu Dios: “He traído el santo diezmo y se lo he dado al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a las viudas como me ordenaste. No he roto ni olvidado tus mandamientos.
14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away anything thereof for any unclean use, nor given anything thereof for the dead: but I have listened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that you have commanded me.
No he comido nada del santo diezmo mientras estaba de luto, ni he tomado nada de él mientras estaba sucio, ni lo he usado como ofrenda para los muertos. He obedecido al Señor mi Dios. He hecho todo lo que me ordenaste hacer.
15 Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land which you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land that flows with milk and honey.
Por favor, mira desde tu casa en el cielo y bendice a tu pueblo, los israelitas, y el país que nos has dado, como prometiste a nuestros padres, una tierra que fluye leche y miel”.
16 This day the LORD your God has commanded you to do these statutes and judgments: you shall therefore keep and do them with all your heart, and with all your soul.
Hoy el Señor, tu Dios, te ordena que cumplas estas preceptos y normas. Asegúrate de seguirlos con toda tu mente y con todo tu ser.
17 You have avouched the LORD this day to be your God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to listen to his voice:
Hoy has declarado públicamente que el Señor es tu Dios y que seguirás sus caminos, guardarás las reglas y mandamientos y normas, y obedecerás lo que él diga.
18 And the LORD has avouched you this day to be his peculiar people, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments;
Hoy el Señor ha anunciado que ustedes son un pueblo especial que le pertenece como lo prometió. Ha anunciado que deben guardar todos sus mandamientos.
19 And to make you high above all nations which he has made, in praise, and in name, and in honor; and that you may be an holy people to the LORD your God, as he has spoken.
Ha anunciado que les dará mayor alabanza, reputación y honor que a cualquier otra nación. Ha anunciado que serán un pueblo santo para el Señor su Dios, como lo prometió.
