Deuteronomio 4
1 Ahora, oh Israel, escucha las leyes y los decretos que os enseño a practicar para que viváis y entréis a poseer la tierra que Yahvé vuestro Dios os ha de dar.
“Now, you Israeli people, obey all the rules and regulations [DOU] that I will teach you. If you do that, you will remain alive and you will enter and occupy/capture the land that Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped], is giving to you.
2 No añadáis nada a lo que os prescribo, ni quitéis nada de ello; antes guardad los mandamientos de Yahvé, vuestro Dios, que os ordeno.
Do not add anything to what I command you, and do not take anything away from what I tell you. Obey all the commands of Yahweh our God that I am giving to you.
3 Vuestros ojos han visto lo que hizo Yahvé contra Baalfegor; pues Yahvé, vuestro Dios, ha extirpado de en medio de vosotros todos los que siguieron a Baalfegor.
“You have seen what Yahweh did at Baal-Peor [Mountain]. He got rid of all the people who worshiped [the god] Baal there,
4 Vosotros, empero, los que permanecisteis fieles a Yahvé, vuestro Dios, estáis al presente todos con vida.
but you who faithfully [continued to worship] Yahweh our God are still alive today.
5 Mirad: os enseño leyes y decretos, como Yahvé, mi Dios, me ha mandado, para que los practiquéis en el país que vais a poseer.
“Note that I have taught you all the rules and regulations, just like Yahweh our God told me to do. He wants you to obey them [when you are living] in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
6 Observadlos y ponedlos en práctica; porque en esto consistirá vuestra sabiduría y vuestra inteligencia a los ojos de las naciones, que al conocer todas estas leyes dirán: En verdad, un pueblo sabio y entendido es esta gran nación.
Obey them faithfully because, [if you do that], you will show the people of other nations that you are very wise. When they hear about all these laws, they will say, ‘The people of this great nation [of Israel] are certainly very wise [DOU]!’
7 Porque ¿qué nación hay tan grande que tenga dioses tan cercanos a sí como Yahvé, Dios nuestro, está cerca de nosotros siempre que lo invocamos?
Even if other nations are great, there is none [RHQ] of them that has a god who is as near to them as Yahweh our God is to us! Whenever we call out to him [to help us, he answers/helps us]
8 ¿Y qué nación hay tan grande que tenga leyes y preceptos tan justos como toda esta Ley que yo hoy os pongo delante?
And there is no [RHQ] other nation, even if it is a great nation, that has laws that are as just/fair as the laws that I am telling to you today.
9 Pero ten cuidado y guarda bien tu alma, para que no olvides las cosas que han visto tus ojos, ni se aparten de tu corazón en ningún momento de tu vida; antes bien, enséñalas a tus hijos y a los hijos de tus hijos.
“But be very careful! [DOU, IDM] Do not forget what you [SYN] have seen [God do]. Remember those things as long as you are alive. Tell them to your children and your grandchildren.
10 Ten presente el día que estuviste delante de Yahvé, Dios tuyo, en el Horeb, cuando Yahvé me dijo: Junta al pueblo para que oigan mis palabras y aprendan a temerme todo el tiempo que vivan sobre la tierra y las enseñen a sus hijos.
Tell them about the day that your ancestors stood in the presence of Yahweh our God at Sinai [Mountain], when he said to me, ‘Gather the people together, in order that they can hear what I say. I want them to learn to have an awesome respect for me as long as they are alive, and I want them to teach their children to do that also.’
11 Entonces os acercasteis, y estuvisteis al pie del monte, mientras el monte ardía en fuego que se elevaba hasta lo más alto del cielo, entre oscuridad y nube y densas tinieblas.
[Tell them that] your ancestors came near the bottom of the mountain, while the mountain burned with a fire that went up to the sky, and the mountain was covered with dark clouds and black [smoke].
12 Y Yahvé os habló de en medio del fuego; oísteis el sonido de las palabras, pero no visteis figura alguna; era solo una voz.
Then Yahweh spoke to your ancestors out of the middle of the fire. Your ancestors heard him speak, but they did not see him. They only heard his voice.
13 El os promulgó su pacto y os mandó observarlo: los diez Mandamientos, que escribió en dos tablas de piedra.
And he declared to them his agreement. That agreement contained the Ten Commandments that he wants you to obey. He wrote those on two stone tablets.
14 En aquel tiempo me mandó que os enseñase leyes y preceptos que debíais practicar en el país adonde vais a pasar para tomarlo en posesión.
Yahweh commanded me to teach all the rules and regulations to you, in order that you would obey them in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.”
15 Guardad bien vuestras almas —pues no visteis figura alguna el día que Yahvé habló con vosotros en el Horeb, de en medio del fuego—
“On the day that Yahweh spoke to your ancestors at Sinai [Mountain], he was invisible. So, be careful
16 no sea que corrompiéndoos os hagáis estatuas, figuras de ídolos, imágenes de hombre o de mujer,
that you do not sin by making for yourselves any idol [of something that can be seen!] not make an idol that resembles any person, either a man or a woman,
17 representación de alguna de las bestias que viven sobre la tierra, imagen de cualquier ave que vuela debajo del cielo,
or that resembles any animal or any bird
18 figura de algún animal que se arrastra sobre el suelo, o imagen de peces que viven en las aguas debajo de la tierra;
or any (reptile/creature that scurries across the ground) or any fish in the deep ocean.
19 y no sea que alzando los ojos a los cielos, y viendo el sol, la luna y las estrellas con todo el ejército del cielo, te dejes seducir postrándote ante ellos y dando culto a esas creaturas que Yahvé, tu Dios, ha dado en suerte a todas las naciones debajo de todo el cielo.
And be careful to not look up toward the sky and be tempted to worship anything that you see there—the sun or the moon or the stars. Yahweh our God has given those to [be a blessing to] all people everywhere, [but you must not worship them].
20 A vosotros, en cambio, os ha tomado Yahvé, y os ha sacado de aquel horno de hierro, Egipto, para que seáis el pueblo de su herencia, como al presente lo sois.
Yahweh has brought your ancestors out of Egypt, where [they were suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace, in order that they would be people who belong to him, which is what you are today.
21 Contra mí, empero, se irritó Yahvé por culpa vuestra, y juró que no pasaría yo el Jordán, ni entraría en aquella excelente tierra que Yahvé, Dios tuyo, te va a dar en posesión.
“But Yahweh was angry with me because of [what] your ancestors [made me do]. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan [River] to enter the good/fertile land that he is giving to you.
22 Pues voy a morir en esta tierra, y no voy a pasar el Jordán. Vosotros sí lo pasaréis y heredaréis esa excelente tierra.
He said that I must die here in this land and never cross the Jordan [River]. But you will go across it, and you will occupy that land.
23 Guardaos de olvidaros del pacto que Yahvé, vuestro Dios, ha hecho con vosotros, ni os hagáis estatuas o figuras de cuanto Yahvé, tu Dios, te ha prohibido.
Be sure that you do not forget the agreement that Yahweh our God made with you. He commanded you to not make any kind of idol, because he has forbidden that.
24 Porque Yahvé, tu Dios, es un fuego devorador, un Dios celoso.
[You must not do that] because Yahweh your God will destroy [anyone who worships idols, ] like [MET] a fire completely destroys things. He [wants people to worship only him, he] (cannot accept/will punish) people who worship anyone or anything else.
25 Si después de haber engendrado hijos e hijos de hijos y morado largo tiempo en la tierra, os corrompiereis, fabricando estatuas o imágenes de cualquier cosa, haciendo lo que es malo a los ojos de Yahvé, vuestro Dios y provocando su ira,
“When you have been in the land [of Canaan] for a long time and you have children and grandchildren, do not sin by making an idol that represents anything at all, because Yahweh says that is evil, and if you do that, you will cause him to become angry with you [and punish you].
26 invoco hoy por testigo contra vosotros el cielo y la tierra, de que pronto seréis exterminados de la tierra adonde vais, pasando el Jordán para tomarla en posesión. No viviréis mucho tiempo en ella, sino que seréis del todo extirpados.
Today I am requesting everyone who is in heaven and everyone who is on the earth [MTY] to watch what you are doing. [If you disobey what I am telling you], you will soon all die in the land that you will be crossing the Jordan [River] to occupy. You will not live very long there; Yahweh will completely get rid of many [HYP] of you.
27 Yahvé os dispersará entre los pueblos, y quedaréis pocos en número entre las naciones adonde Yahvé os ha de llevar.
And [the rest of you], Yahweh will force you to go and live among the people of many other nations. Only a few of you will (survive/remain alive) there.
28 Y allí serviréis a dioses, obra de manos de hombres, de leño y de piedra, que no ven ni oyen ni comen ni huelen.
When you are in those nations, you will worship gods that are made of wood and stone, gods made by humans, gods that cannot see anything or hear anything or eat anything or smell anything.
29 Desde allí buscarás a Yahvé, Dios tuyo, y le hallarás, si le buscas con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma.
But while you are there, if you will try to know Yahweh your God, and if you try with your entire inner being to know him, he will (answer/reveal himself to) you.
30 En tu angustia, cuando vinieren sobre ti todas estas cosas, en los últimos tiempos, te convertirás a Yahvé, tu Dios, y escucharás su voz;
In the future, after you have been mistreated there and all those bad things happen to you, you will again worship only Yahweh and obey him.
31 porque Yahvé, tu Dios, es un Dios misericordioso; no te abandonará, ni te destruirá, ni se olvidará del pacto que juró a tus padres.
Yahweh is a God who acts mercifully. [If you continue to obey him], he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the agreement that he solemnly made with your ancestors.”
32 Pregunta, te ruego, a los tiempos antiguos que te han precedido, desde el día en que creó Dios al hombre sobre la tierra, y de un cabo del cielo al otro, si jamás se ha visto cosa tan grande como esta o si se ha oído cosa semejante.
“Now think about the past, about the time before you were born, about all the time since God first created people here on the earth. You could search everywhere, in heaven and on the earth. (Has anything like this ever happened that is as great as [what Yahweh did for the Israeli people]?/Certainly nothing has ever happened that is as great [as what Yahweh did for the Israeli people].) [RHQ] (Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?/Certainly no one has ever heard of anything like this.) [RHQ]
33 ¿Hay por ventura pueblo alguno que oyese la voz de Dios que le hablaba de en medio del fuego, como tú lo oíste, sin perder la vida?
(Has any group ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did?/Certainly no group has ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did.) [RHQ]
34 ¿O hay dios alguno que viniese a escoger para sí un pueblo de entre los otros, con pruebas, señales y maravillas, y con guerra, mano fuerte, brazo extendido y proezas estupendas, como todo lo que Yahvé, vuestro Dios, hizo por vosotros en Egipto ante tus mismos ojos?
Certainly no other god has ever tried to take a [huge] group of people from one nation [to another location], like he did for us when he brought us out of Egypt. We saw Yahweh our God use great power [MTY, DOU] when he performed many kinds of [DOU] miracles, and sent plagues, and did many other very terrifying things in Egypt for us, [and rescued us when the army of Egypt tried to fight against us].
35 A ti se te ha mostrado esto, para que sepas que Yahvé es Dios y no hay otro fuera de Él.
“Yahweh showed all these things to you, in order that you would know that only he is truly God, and that there is no other God.
36 Desde el cielo te hizo oír su voz para enseñarte; y sobre la tierra te ha mostrado su gran fuego, y de en medio del fuego has oído sus palabras.
He allowed your ancestors to hear him speak from heaven in order that he could discipline them. Here on the earth he allowed them to see his great fire [on Sinai Mountain], and he spoke to them from the middle of the fire.
37 Por cuanto amó a tus padres, eligió a sus descendientes después de ellos y te sacó de Egipto yendo delante de ti con su gran poder,
Because he loved our ancestors, he chose you Israelis who are their descendants, and by his great power he brought your ancestors out of Egypt.
38 para expulsar a tu paso naciones más grandes y más fuertes que tú, para introducirte y darte en herencia su tierra como se ve al presente.
[As they advanced], he expelled the people of nations that were greater and more powerful than they were, in order that he could allow them to capture their land and cause it to become yours, which is [what is happening] now.
39 Reconócelo en este día y revuélvelo en tu corazón: Yahvé es Dios arriba en el cielo y abajo en la tierra y no hay otro.
“So today you should (meditate on/think about) the fact that Yahweh is God, that he is/rules in heaven and also on the earth, and that there is no other god.
40 Guarda sus leyes y sus mandamientos, que hoy te ordeno, para que te vaya bien, a ti y a tus hijos después de ti, y para que sean muchos tus días sobre la tierra que Yahvé, tu Dios, te dará para siempre”.
Obey all the rules and regulations that I am giving to you today, in order that things will go well for you and for your descendants, and that you will live a long time in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, [to belong to you] forever.”
41 Entonces Moisés destinó tres ciudades del otro lado del Jordán, al oriente,
Then Moses/I set apart three cities that are on the east side of the Jordan [River].
42 para que allí se refugiara el homicida que sin querer y sin previa enemistad hubiese matado a su prójimo, y para que huyendo a una de dichas ciudades, salve su vida:
If someone accidentally killed another person, a person who had not been his enemy previously, he could escape to one of those cities. He would be safe/protected in one of those cities [because the people there would protect him].
43 Béser en el desierto, en la llanura, para los rubenitas; Ramot en Galaad para los gaditas; y Golán, en Basan, para los de Manasés.
For the tribe of Reuben, Moses/I set apart Bezer [city] in the (plateau/high level) area. For the tribe of Gad, Moses/I set apart Ramoth [city] in the Gilead [area]. For the tribe of Manasseh, Moses/I set apart Golan [city] in the Bashan [region].
44 Esta es la ley que Moisés puso ante los ojos de los hijos de Israel.
Moses/I gave [God’s] laws to the Israeli people.
45 Estos son los testimonios, las leyes y los preceptos que Moisés dio a los hijos de Israel cuando salieron de Egipto,
They included all the rules and instructions and commands that Moses/I gave to them, after they/we had come out of Egypt,
46 al otro lado del Jordán, en el valle frente a Betfegor, en el país de Sehón, rey de los amorreos, que habitaba en Hesbón y a quien derrotaron Moisés y los hijos de Israel al salir estos de Egipto.
when they/we were in the valley east of the Jordan [River]. They/We were across from Beth-Peor [town], in the land that [previously] was ruled by Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. Moses/I and the other Israelis had defeated his [army] when they/we came out of Egypt.
47 Pues se posesionaron de su tierra y de la tierra de Og, rey de Basan, dos reyes de los amorreos, que habitaban al otro lado del Jordán, al oriente,
They/We captured Sihon’s land and the land that Og, the king of the Bashan [region], ruled. They were the two kings who ruled the Amor people-group [in the area] east of the Jordan [River].
48 desde Aroer, situada en la orilla del río Arnón, hasta el monte Sión, que es el Hermón,
Their land extended from Aroer [town in the south] along the Arnon [River], as far [north] as Sirion Mountain, which [most people] call Hermon Mountain.
49 con todo el Arabá, de la otra parte del Jordán, al oriente, hasta el Mar del Arabá, al pie de las faldas del Fasga.
It also included all the area east of the Jordan [River] Valley, all the way south to the Dead Sea and east to the slopes of Pisgah [Mountain].
