Deuteronomy 13
1 “When a prophet or a dreamer of a dream arises in your midst, and he has given a sign or wonder to you,
Tal vez un profeta o alguien que tiene sueños sobre el futuro llega y te da una predicción sobre alguna señal o milagro,
2 and the sign and the wonder has come to pass, which he has spoken of to you, saying, Let us go after other gods (which you have not known) and serve them,
y la señal o el milagro ocurre. Si después de eso te dicen: “Sigamos a otros dioses que no conoces, y adorémoslos”,
3 you do not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of the dream, for your God YHWH is trying you to know whether you are loving your God YHWH with all your heart and with all your soul;
entonces no debes escuchar lo que ese profeta o soñador dice porque el Señor tu Dios está tratando de probar si realmente lo amas con toda tu mente y con todo tu ser.
4 you walk after your God YHWH, and you fear Him, and you keep His commands, and you listen to His voice, and you serve Him, and you cleave to Him.
Debes seguir al Señor tu Dios y respetarlo. Guarda sus mandamientos y obedece su palabra. Adóralo y aférrate a él.
5 And that prophet or that dreamer of the dream is put to death, for he has spoken apostasy against your God YHWH (who is bringing you out of the land of Egypt, and has ransomed you out of a house of servants), to drive you out of the way in which your God YHWH has commanded you to walk, and you have put away evil from your midst.
Esta clase de profeta o soñador debe ser ejecutado, porque ha promovido la rebelión contra el Señor tu Dios, que te sacó de Egipto y te rescató de la prisión de la esclavitud. Hatratado de alejarte del camino que el Señor tu Dios te ha ordenado seguir. Debes eliminar el mal entre tu pueblo.
6 When your brother, son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who [is] as your own soul, moves you in secret, saying, Let us go and serve other gods (which you have not known, you and your fathers,
Aunque tu propio hermano, o tu hijo o hija, o la esposa que amas, o tu mejor amigo te animen en secreto, diciendo: “Vamos a adorar a otros dioses” desconocidos para ti y tus antepasados,
7 of the gods of the peoples who [are] around you, who are near to you, or who are far off from you, from the end of the earth even to the [other] end of the earth),
los dioses de tus vecinos de la nación pagana, ya sea que amen de cerca o de lejos en cualquier dirección,
8 you do not consent to him, nor listen to him, nor does your eye have pity on him, nor do you spare, nor do you cover him over.
no te rindas a ellos ni los escuches. No les muestres misericordia. No los perdones ni los protejas.
9 But you surely kill him; your hand is on him in the first place to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last;
¡Es absolutamente necesario matarlos! Empieza a matarlos y luego haz que todos los demás te ayuden.
10 and you have stoned him with stones and he has died, for he has sought to drive you away from your God YHWH, who is bringing you out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
Apedrea a la persona hasta la muerte por tratar de alejarte del Señor tu Dios, que te sacó de Egipto, de la prisión de la esclavitud.
11 and all Israel hears and fears, and does not add to do like this evil thing in your midst.
Entonces todo israelita se enterará de ello y tendrá miedo, y no hará jamás algo tan malo entre ustedes.
12 When you hear [someone] in one of your cities, which your God YHWH is giving to you to dwell there, saying,
Puede suceder que una vez que vivas en las ciudades que el Señor tu Dios te da oigas
13 Men, sons of worthlessness, have gone out of your midst, and they force away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods (which you have not known),
que gente malvada se ha apoderado de una de tus ciudades y ha desviado a la gente de allí, diciéndoles: “Vamos a adorar a otros dioses” que tú no conoces.
14 then you have inquired, and searched, and asked diligently, and behold, [if] truth, the thing is established; this abomination has been done in your midst—
Si esto ocurre, hay que hacer una investigación completa, preguntar sobre los hechos e interrogar a los testigos. Si se demuestra, sin lugar a duda, que este terrible pecado se ha cometido realmente entre ustedes,
15 you surely strike the inhabitants of that city by the mouth of the sword, devoting it and all that [is] in it, even its livestock, by the mouth of the sword.
entonces tienen que matar con espada al pueblo que vive en esa ciudad. Sepáralos para la destrucción, tanto a la gente como a su ganado.
16 And you gather all its spoil into the midst of its broad place, and have completely burned the city and all its spoil with fire for your God YHWH, and it has been a continuous heap, it is not built anymore;
Deberás amontonar todas las posesiones del pueblo en medio de la plaza pública, y quemar completamente el pueblo y todo lo que hay en él como una completa ofrenda quemada al Señor tu Dios. La ciudad debe permanecer como un montón de ruinas para siempre. Nunca debe ser reconstruida.
17 and nothing from any of that [which is] devoted stays in your hand, so that YHWH turns back from the fierceness of His anger, and has given mercies to you, and loved you, and multiplied you, as He has sworn to your fathers,
No tomen para ustedes nada de lo que ha sido apartado para la destrucción, para que el Señor no se enfade más. Él será misericordioso con ustedes, mostrándoles compasión y dándoles muchos descendientes como se lo prometió a sus antepasados,
18 because you listen to the voice of your God YHWH, to keep all his commands which I am commanding you today, to do that which [is] right in the eyes of your God YHWH.”
porque obedecen al Señor su Dios, guardando todos sus mandamientos que yo les doy hoy y haciendo lo que es correcto ante los ojos del Señor su Dios.
