Leviticus 4

1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,

Yavé habló a Moisés:

2 “Say this to the Israeli people: This is what must be done if someone sins without intending to sin, doing something that is forbidden in any of Yahweh’s commands.

Habla a los hijos de Israel: Si alguno peca por ignorancia contra cualquiera de los Mandamientos de Yavé sobre cosas que no se deben hacer, y hace alguna de ellas,

3 'If the Supreme [MTY] Priest sins, and that causes all the people to be guilty, he must bring to Yahweh a young bull that has no defects. That will be an offering for the sin that he has committed.

o si el que peca es el sacerdote ungido, con lo cual trae culpabilidad sobre el pueblo por el pecado cometido, ofrecerá a Yavé como sacrificio que apacigua un becerro sin defecto.

4 He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Sacred Tent. He must lay his hands on its head. Then he must slaughter it in front of Yahweh [and drain some of the blood into a bowl].

Llevará el becerro a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión delante de Yavé, pondrá su mano sobre la cabeza del becerro y lo degollará delante de Yavé.

5 Then the Supreme Priest must take some of that blood into the Sacred Tent.

Luego el sacerdote ungido tomará de la sangre del becerro y la llevará al Tabernáculo de Reunión.

6 He must dip [one of] his fingers into the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence of Yahweh, in front of the curtain [that separates the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place].

El sacerdote mojará su dedo en la sangre y rociará siete veces delante de Yavé hacia el velo del Santuario.

7 Then he must put some of the blood on the projections at the corners of the altar where fragrant incense is burned in the Sacred Tent in the presence of Yahweh. The remaining part of the bull’s blood [that is still in the bowl], he must pour out at the base of the altar, where sacrifices are burned, at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.

Luego el sacerdote pondrá parte de la sangre sobre los cuernos del altar del incienso aromático delante de Yavé en el Tabernáculo de Reunión. Derramará el resto de la sangre del becerro al pie del altar del holocausto, situado en la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.

8 From that offering the Supreme Priest must separate these things from the bull that is to be burned: The fat that covers the inner parts of the bull or which is attached to them—

Después quitará toda la grasa del becerro del sacrificio que apacigua, la grasa que cubre las vísceras, toda la grasa que está sobre los órganos internos,

9 the kidneys and the fat that is attached to them near the lower back muscle, and the fat that covers the liver.

los dos riñones, la grasa que los cubre y sobre las ijadas, y la grasa del hígado, la cual quitará con los riñones,

10 Then the Supreme Priest must completely burn those things on the altar. That will be just like when the fat is removed from an animal that is sacrificed to maintain good fellowship [with Yahweh].

de la manera como se quita del becerro del sacrificio de las ofrendas de paz. Luego, el sacerdote la hará arder sobre el altar del holocausto.

11 But all the other parts of the animal—its skin/hide and all its other meat, its head and its legs, its inner parts and the intestines,

Pero la piel del becerro, toda su carne con su cabeza, sus patas, sus órganos internos, y su estiércol,

12 he must take outside the camp and throw them in a place that is acceptable to Yahweh, where the ashes are thrown, and he must burn them in a fire on the pile of ashes.

es decir, todo el becerro, lo sacará fuera del campamento a un lugar limpio, en el vertedero de las cenizas, y lo quemará al fuego sobre leña.

13 ‘If all the Israeli people sin without intending to sin, doing something that is forbidden in any of Yahweh’s commands, they will be guilty, even if they do not realize that they have sinned.

Si por ignorancia peca toda la congregación de Israel, y el asunto está oculto de la congregación, pero transgredió alguno de los Mandamientos de Yavé con respecto a cosas que no se deben hacer, son culpables.

14 When they realize that they have committed a sin, together they must bring a young bull to be an offering for their sin, to the front of the Sacred Tent.

Cuando la falta con la cual pecaron sea manifiesta, entonces los de la congregación presentarán un becerro como sacrificio por el pecado, y lo conducirán a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.

15 The elders must lay their hands on the bull’s head in the presence of Yahweh and slaughter it [and catch some of the blood in a bowl].

Los ancianos de la congregación pondrán sus manos sobre la cabeza del becerro en la Presencia de Yavé, y uno degollará el becerro.

16 Then the Supreme [MTY] Priest must take some of that blood into the Sacred Tent.

Luego el sacerdote ungido llevará parte de la sangre del becerro al Tabernáculo de Reunión,

17 ‘He must dip [one of] his fingers into the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence of Yahweh, in front of the curtain [that separates the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place].

mojará su dedo en la sangre y [la] rociará siete veces ante Yavé hacia el velo.

18 Then he must put some of the blood on the projections at the corners of the altar that is in the presence of Yahweh in the Sacred Tent. The remaining part of the bull’s blood, he must pour out at the base of the altar where sacrifices are burned, at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.

Pondrá luego parte de la sangre en los cuernos del altar en la Presencia de Yavé en el Tabernáculo de Reunión, y derramará el resto de la sangre al pie del altar del holocausto situado en la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.

19 He must remove all the animal’s fat and burn it on the altar.

Después quitará de él toda su grasa y la quemará sobre el altar.

20 He must do with this bull the same things that he did with the bull that was an offering for his own sins, and they will be forgiven {Yahweh will forgive them}.

Procederá con el becerro así como se hace con el becerro del sacrificio que apacigua. Lo mismo hará con él. El sacerdote realizará el sacrificio que apacigua por ellos, y ellos serán perdonados.

21 Then the priest must take [the other parts of] the bull outside the camp and burn them, like he does when he himself has sinned. That will be the offering for the sin that all the people have committed, and they will be forgiven.

Luego sacará el becerro fuera del campamento y lo quemará como quemó el primer becerro. Es un sacrificio por el pecado de la congregación.

22 ‘When one of the leaders sins without intending to sin, doing something that is forbidden in any of the commands of Yahweh his God, he will be guilty.

Cuando un jefe peque por ignorancia, es decir, haga algo contra cualquiera de los Mandamientos de Yavé su ʼElohim sobre lo que no se debe hacer, es culpable.

23 When he realizes that he has committed a sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat that has no defects.

Tan pronto como se le informe el pecado que cometió, presentará como ofrenda suya un macho cabrío sin defecto.

24 He must lay his hands on the goat’s head in the presence of Yahweh and slaughter it at the place where they slaughter {are slaughtered} the animals that will be completely burned [on the altar]. That will be an offering for his sin.

Pondrá su mano sobre la cabeza del macho cabrío, y lo degollará en el lugar donde se degüella el holocausto en la Presencia de Yavé. Es ofrenda por el pecado.

25 Then the priest must put some of the animal’s blood [into a bowl] and dip [one of] his fingers in it and put some of the blood on the corners of the projections of the altar. Then he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Entonces el sacerdote tomará con su dedo de la sangre del sacrificio por el pecado y la pondrá en los cuernos del altar del holocausto. Luego derramará el resto de su sangre al pie del altar del holocausto.

26 Then he must burn all the fat on the altar, as was done with the fat of the offering to maintain good fellowship [with Yahweh]. As a result of the priest’s doing that, the leader will no longer be guilty for his sin and he will be forgiven.

Quemará toda su grasa sobre el altar, así como quema la grasa del sacrificio de paz. De esta manera el sacerdote ofrecerá sacrificio que apacigua por el pecado de aquél, y será perdonado.

27 ‘If one of the Israeli people who is not a priest sins without intending to sin, and does something that is forbidden in any of the commands of Yahweh his God, he will be guilty.

Si una persona del pueblo de la tierra peca por ignorancia, es decir, transgrede alguno de los Mandamientos de Yavé con respecto a lo que no se debe hacer, es culpable.

28 When he realizes that he has committed a sin, he must bring as his offering a female goat that has no defects.

Tan pronto como se le haga reconocer el pecado que cometió, presentará una hembra de las cabras sin defecto como sacrificio suyo por el pecado que cometió.

29 He must lay his hands on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where they slaughter the animals that will be completely burned [on the altar, and catch some of the blood in a bowl].

Pondrá su mano sobre la cabeza del sacrificio por el pecado y la degollará en el lugar del holocausto.

30 Then the priest must dip [one of] his fingers in the blood, and put some of it on the projections at the corners of the altar. Then he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Entonces el sacerdote tomará de la sangre de ella con su dedo, la pondrá en los cuernos del altar del holocausto, y derramará el resto de su sangre al pie del altar.

31 Then he must remove all the goat’s fat, and burn all the fat on the altar, like was done with the fat of the offering to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh]. And the aroma while it burns will be pleasing to Yahweh. As a result of the priest doing that, the person will no longer be guilty for his sin, and he will be forgiven.

Después le quitará toda la grasa, como se remueve la grasa de las ofrendas de paz, y el sacerdote la hará arder sobre el altar como olor que apacigua a Yavé por él. El sacerdote hará el sacrificio que apacigua a favor de él, y le será perdonado.

32 ‘If that person brings a lamb to be his offering for sin, he must bring a female lamb that has no defects.

Si lleva una cordera como su ofrenda por el pecado, será una hembra sin defecto.

33 He must lay his hands on the lamb’s head and slaughter it at the place where they slaughter the animals that will be completely burned [on the altar, and catch some of the blood in a bowl].

Como sacrificio por el pecado, pondrá su mano sobre la cabeza del sacrificio por el pecado y la degollará en el lugar donde se degüella el holocausto.

34 Then the priest must dip [one of] his fingers in the blood and put some of it on the projections at the corners of the altar. Then he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Después el sacerdote tomará con su dedo de la sangre de del sacrificio que apacigua, la pondrá en los cuernos del altar del holocausto, y derramará el resto de su sangre al pie del altar.

35 Then he must remove all the lamb’s fat, and burn all the fat on the altar, like was done with the fat of the offering to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh]. He must burn it on top of the other offerings to Yahweh that are being burned. As a result, the priest will request God to forgive that person for his sin, and he will be forgiven.’”

Luego quitará toda su grasa, como quita la grasa del cordero del sacrificio de paz, y el sacerdote la hará arder sobre el altar como sacrificio quemado a Yavé. El sacerdote ofrecerá así sacrificio que apacigua por tal persona, por el pecado cometido, y será perdonada.