Numbers 16
1 One day Korah, who was the son of Izhar and a descendant of Levi’s son Kohath, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, who were the sons of Eliab, and On, who was the son of Peleth. Those three men were from the tribe of Reuben.
Y Coré, hijo de Izhar, hijo de Coat, hijo de Leví; y Datán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab; y On, hijo de Pelet, de los hijos de Rubén, tomaron hombres,
2 Korah and those other three men incited 250 other people who were leaders among the Israeli people to join them in rebelling against Moses/me.
y se levantaron contra Moisés con doscientos cincuenta varones de los hijos de Israel, príncipes de la congregación, de los del consejo, varones de nombre;
3 They came together to criticize Aaron and Moses/me. They said to them/us, “You two are using more [authority] than you should! Yahweh has set apart all of us Israeli people, and he is with/helping all of us. So why do you act as though you are more important than the rest of us people who belong to Yahweh [RHQ]?”
y se juntaron contra Moisés y Aarón, y les dijeron: Basta ya de vosotros, porque toda la congregación, todos ellos son santos, y en medio de ellos está el SEÑOR; ¿por qué, pues, os levantáis vosotros sobre la congregación del SEÑOR?
4 When Moses/I heard what they were saying, he/I prostrated himself/myself on the ground.
Y cuando lo oyó Moisés, se postró sobre su rostro;
5 Then he/I said to Korah and those [Israeli leaders] who were with Korah, “Tomorrow morning Yahweh will show us whom he has chosen to be his [priest], and who is holy and allowed to come near to him. Yahweh will permit [only] those whom he chooses to come into his presence.
y habló a Coré y a todo su séquito, diciendo: Mañana mostrará el SEÑOR quién es suyo, y al santo lo hará llegar a sí; y al que él escogiere, él lo allegará a sí.
6 So Korah, tomorrow you and those who are with you must prepare your pans to burn incense.
Haced esto: tomad incensarios, Coré y todo su séquito,
7 Then you must light a fire in them and burn the incense in the presence of Yahweh. Then we will see which one of us Yahweh has chosen to be his holy servant. It is you men who are descendants of Levi who are trying to use more [authority] than you should!”
y poned fuego en ellos, y poned en ellos sahumerio delante del SEÑOR mañana; y será que el varón a quien el SEÑOR escogiere, aquel será el santo; esto os baste, hijos de Leví.
8 Then Moses/I spoke again to Korah. He/I said, “You men who are descendants of Levi, listen to me!
Dijo más Moisés a Coré: Oíd ahora, hijos de Leví:
9 The God of us Israelis has chosen all of you to be close to him in order that you can work for him at his Sacred Tent and serve the people. (Is that unimportant/Does that mean nothing) to you [RHQ]?
¿Os es poco que el Dios de Israel os haya apartado de la congregación de Israel, haciéndoos allegar a sí para que ministraseis en el servicio del tabernáculo del SEÑOR, y estuvieseis delante de la congregación para ministrarles?
10 Yahweh has brought you, [Korah], and your fellow descendants of Levi, near to himself. Now are you demanding to become priests also?
¿Y que te hizo acercar a ti, y a todos tus hermanos los hijos de Leví contigo; para que procuréis también el sacerdocio?
11 It is really Yahweh against whom you and your fellow descendants of Levi are rebelling. Aaron is not the one about whom you are really complaining [RHQ].”
Por tanto, tú y todo tu séquito sois los que os juntáis contra el SEÑOR; pues Aarón, ¿qué es, para que contra él murmuréis?
12 Then Moses/I summoned Dathan and Abiram, but [they refused to come]. They [sent a message] saying, “We will not come to you!
Y envió Moisés a llamar a Datán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab; mas ellos respondieron: No iremos allá.
13 You brought us out of Egypt, which was a very fertile [IDM] land, in order to cause us to die here in this desert. That was bad. But now you are also trying to boss us [RHQ], and that is worse.
¿ Es poco que nos hayas hecho venir de una tierra que destila leche y miel, para hacernos morir en el desierto, sino que también te enseñorees de nosotros imperiosamente?
14 You have not given us a new land to live in, a land that has good fields and vineyards. You are only trying to [RHQ] trick these people. So we will not come to you.”
Ni tampoco nos has metido tú en tierra que fluya leche y miel, ni nos has dado heredades de tierras y viñas; ¿has de arrancar los ojos de estos hombres? No subiremos.
15 Then Moses/I became very angry. He/I said to Yahweh, “Do not accept the grain offerings that they have brought. I have not taken anything from them, not even one donkey, and I have never done anything wrong to them, [so they have no reason to complain about me].”
Entonces Moisés se enojó en gran manera, y dijo al SEÑOR: No mires a su presente; ni aun un asno he tomado de ellos, ni a ninguno de ellos he hecho mal.
16 Then Moses/I said to Korah, “You and all those who are with you must come here tomorrow and stand in front of Yahweh. Aaron will also be here.
Después dijo Moisés a Coré: Tú y todo tu séquito, poneos mañana delante del SEÑOR; tú, y ellos, y Aarón;
17 You and all the 250 men who are with you must each take a pan in which to burn incense, and put incense in it, to [burn it to be] an offering to Yahweh. Aaron will do the same thing.”
y tomad cada uno su incensario, y poned sahumerio en ellos, y allegad delante del SEÑOR cada uno su incensario, doscientos cincuenta incensarios; tú también, y Aarón, cada uno con su incensario.
18 So [the next day] each of those men got a pan to burn incense. They put in it incense and hot coals to light it, and then they all stood at the entrance of the Sacred Tent with Aaron and Moses/me.
Y tomaron cada uno su incensario, y pusieron en ellos fuego, y pusieron también en ellos sahumerio, y se pusieron a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio con Moisés y Aarón.
19 Then Korah summoned all the people who supported him and who were against Moses/me, and they also gathered at the entrance of the tent. Then the glory of Yahweh appeared to all of them/us,
Ya Coré había hecho juntar contra ellos toda la congregación a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio; entonces la gloria del SEÑOR apareció a toda la congregación.
20 and Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
Y el SEÑOR habló a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo:
21 “Get away from all these people, in order that I can get rid of them immediately!”
Apartaos de entre esta congregación, y los consumiré en un momento.
22 But Aaron and Moses/I prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground. We pleaded with Yahweh, saying, “God, you are the one who caused all these people to live [MTY]. Only one of these men has sinned; so, (is it right for you to be angry with all the people?/it is not right for you to be angry with all the people!) [RHQ]”
Y ellos se echaron sobre sus rostros, y dijeron: Dios, Dios de los espíritus de toda carne, ¿no es un varón el que pecó? ¿Y te airarás contra toda la congregación?
23 Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Entonces el SEÑOR habló a Moisés, diciendo:
24 “[Okay], but tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
Habla a la congregación, diciendo: Apartaos de en derredor de la tienda de Coré, Datán, y Abiram.
25 So Moses/I stood up and went to the tents of Dathan and Abiram. The Israeli leaders followed him/me.
Y Moisés se levantó, y fue a Datán y a Abiram; y los ancianos de Israel fueron en pos de él.
26 He/I told the people, “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them! If you touch anything, you will die because of their sins!”
Y él habló a la congregación, diciendo: Apartaos ahora de las tiendas de estos impíos hombres, y no toquéis ninguna cosa suya, para que no perezcáis por ventura en todos sus pecados.
27 So all the people moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram came out of their tents with their wives and children and babies, and stood at the entrances of their tents.
Y se apartaron de las tiendas de Coré, de Datán, y de Abiram en derredor; y Datán y Abiram salieron y se pusieron a las puertas de sus tiendas, con sus mujeres, sus hijos, y sus chiquitos.
28 Then Moses/I said, “I was not the one who decided to do all these things that I have done. It was Yahweh who [chose me and] sent me to do them. And now he will prove that to you.
Y dijo Moisés: En esto conoceréis que el SEÑOR me ha enviado para que hiciese todas estas cosas; y que no las hice de mi propio corazón.
29 If these men die in a normal way, then it will be clear that Yahweh did not choose me.
Si como mueren todos los hombres murieren éstos, o si fueren ellos visitados a la manera de todos los hombres, el SEÑOR no me envió.
30 But if Yahweh does something that has never happened before, if he causes the ground [that is under their feet] to open up and swallow these men [and their families] and all their possessions, and they fall into the opening and are buried while they are still alive, then you will know that these men have insulted Yahweh.” (Sheol h7585)
Mas si el SEÑOR hiciere una nueva cosa, y la tierra abriere su boca, y los tragare con todas sus cosas, y descendieren vivos al infierno, entonces conoceréis que estos hombres irritaron al SEÑOR. (Sheol h7585)
31 As soon as Moses/I said this, the ground split open beneath those men.
Y aconteció, que al acabar él de hablar todas estas palabras, se rompió la tierra que estaba debajo de ellos;
32 It swallowed them and their families and all those who were standing there with Korah and all of their possessions.
y abrió la tierra su boca, y los tragó a ellos, y a sus casas; a todos los hombres de Coré, y a toda su hacienda.
33 They fell into the opening in the ground while they were still alive, and all their possessions fell into the opening also. They disappeared, and the ground closed back up again. (Sheol h7585)
Y ellos, con todo lo que tenían, descendieron vivos al infierno, y los cubrió la tierra, y perecieron de en medio de la congregación. (Sheol h7585)
34 They screamed as they fell, and all the people who were standing nearby heard them scream. The people [were terrified and] cried out as they ran away, saying, “[We do not want] the ground to swallow us also!”
Y todo Israel, los que estaban en derredor de ellos, huyeron al estruendo de ellos; porque decían: Por ventura no nos trague la tierra.
35 And then a fire from Yahweh came down [from the sky] and burned up the 250 men who were burning the incense!
Y salió fuego del SEÑOR, y consumió los doscientos cincuenta hombres que ofrecían el sahumerio.
36 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Entonces el SEÑOR habló a Moisés, diciendo:
37 “Tell Aaron’s son Eleazar to take the pans that had incense in them away from the fire and to scatter the burning coals. The pans that those men [were carrying] are (holy/dedicated to me) [because they burned incense to me in them].
Di a Eleazar, hijo de Aarón sacerdote, que tome los incensarios de en medio del incendio, y derrame más allá el fuego; porque son santificados
38 Those men have now died because of their sin; so [Eleazar must] take their pans and hammer the metal to make it become very thin. He must make a covering for the altar with that metal. Those pans were used to offer incense to me, so they are (holy/dedicated to me). [What happened to] those pans will now warn the Israeli people.”
los incensarios de estos pecadores contra sus almas; y harán de ellos planchas extendidas para cubrir el altar; por cuanto ofrecieron con ellos delante del SEÑOR, son santificados; y serán por señal a los hijos de Israel.
39 So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 pans for burning incense that had been used by the men who died in the fire. He hammered the pans very thin to make a covering for the altar, as Yahweh told Moses/me should be done.
Y el sacerdote Eleazar tomó los incensarios de metal con que los quemados habían ofrecido; y los extendieron para cubrir el altar,
40 That warned the Israeli people that only those who were descendants of Aaron were permitted to burn incense for an offering to Yahweh. If anyone else did that, the same thing that happened to Korah and those who were with him would happen to them.
en recuerdo a los hijos de Israel, que ningún extraño que no sea de la simiente de Aarón, llegue a ofrecer sahumerio delante del SEÑOR, para que no sea como Coré, y como su séquito; según se lo dijo el SEÑOR por mano de Moisés.
41 But the following morning, all the Israeli people started to complain against Aaron and Moses/me, saying “You have killed many people who belonged to Yahweh!”
El día siguiente, toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel se quejaron contra Moisés y Aarón, diciendo: Vosotros habéis dado muerte al pueblo del SEÑOR.
42 When all the people gathered together to protest about what Aaron and Moses/I had done, they looked at the Sacred Tent and saw that the sacred cloud had covered it, and the glory of Yahweh had appeared.
Y aconteció que, cuando se juntó la congregación contra Moisés y Aarón, miraron hacia el tabernáculo del testimonio, y he aquí la nube lo había cubierto, y apareció la gloria del SEÑOR.
43 Aaron and Moses/I went and stood in front of the Sacred Tent.
Y vinieron Moisés y Aarón delante del tabernáculo del testimonio.
44 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Y el SEÑOR habló a Moisés, diciendo:
45 “Get away from these people, in order that I can get rid of them immediately [without injuring you two]!” But Aaron and Moses/I prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground [and prayed].
Apartaos de en medio de esta congregación, y los consumiré en un momento. Y ellos se echaron sobre sus rostros.
46 Moses/I said to Aaron, “Quickly take another pan and put in it some burning/hot coals from the altar. Put incense in the pan, and carry it out among the people to atone for the sins of the people. Yahweh is very angry with them, and [I know that] a (severe plague/bad sickness) has already started among them.”
Y dijo Moisés a Aarón: Toma el incensario, y pon en él fuego del altar, y sobre él pon incienso, y ve presto a la congregación, y reconcílialos; porque el furor ha salido de delante de la faz del SEÑOR; la mortandad ha comenzado.
47 So Aaron did what Moses/I told him. He took the burning incense out among the people. The plague had already started to strike the people, but Aaron continued to burn the incense so that God would forgive them for the sins they had committed.
Entonces tomó Aarón su incensario, como Moisés dijo, y corrió en medio de la congregación; y he aquí que la mortandad había comenzado en el pueblo; y él puso incienso, y reconcilió el pueblo.
48 He stood between the people who had already died and those who were still alive, and then the plague stopped.
Y se puso entre los muertos y los vivos, y la mortandad cesó.
49 But 14,700 people had already died from that plague/sickness, in addition to the people who died with Korah.
Y los que murieron de aquella mortandad fueron catorce mil setecientos, sin los muertos por el negocio de Coré.
50 Then after the plague had ended, Aaron and Moses/I returned to the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
Después se volvió Aarón a Moisés a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, cuando la mortandad había cesado.
