Ezequiel 44

1 Después me hizo volver hacia la puerta exterior del Santuario, la cual mira al oriente; y estaba cerrada.

Then [in the vision] the man brought me back to the outer entryway to the temple [area], the one on the east side, but the outer entrance was shut.

2 Y Yahvé me dijo: “Esta puerta estará cerrada, no se abrirá, y no entrará nadie por ella, porque ha entrado por ella Yahvé, el Dios de Israel; por eso quedará cerrada.

Yahweh said to me, “This entrance must remain shut. It must not be opened [by anyone]; no one will be permitted to enter it. It must remain shut because [I], Yahweh, the God of Israel, have [caused it to be sacred by] entering through it.

3 (Solamente) el príncipe, por ser príncipe se sentará allí para comer en la presencia de Yahvé. Por el vestíbulo de la puerta entrará, y por ese mismo camino saldrá.”

Only the king [of Israel] will be permitted to sit inside this entryway to eat food in the presence of Yahweh. But he will must enter and leave [the temple area] through the entry room of this entryway.”

4 Luego me trasladó hacia la puerta del norte, delante de la Casa; miré, y he aquí que la gloria de Yahvé llenaba la Casa de Yahvé; y me postré sobre mi rostro.

Then the man brought me through the north entryway to the front of the temple. I looked and saw that the glory of Yahweh filled his temple, and I prostrated myself on the ground.

5 Y me dijo Yahvé: “Hijo de hombre, aplica tu atención, mira con tus ojos y escucha con tus oídos todo lo que te voy a decir respecto de todos los estatutos de la Casa de Yahvé y de todas sus leyes; y para mientes en las entradas de la Casa y todas las salidas del Santuario.

Yahweh said to me, “You human, look carefully, and listen carefully to everything that I tell you about all the regulations concerning the temple. Note carefully the temple entrance and all the exits.

6 Y di a los rebeldes, a la casa de Israel: Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: Basta ya, oh casa de Israel, de todas las abominaciones (que cometisteis),

Say this to the rebellious Israeli people: ‘This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: You Israeli people, I will no longer endure the detestable things that you do!

7 introduciendo a extranjeros, incircuncisos de corazón e incircuncisos en la carne, para que estuviesen en mi Santuario y profanasen mi Casa, mientras vosotros ofrecíais mi pan, la grosura y la sangre. Con todas vuestras abominaciones habéis roto mi alianza.

In addition to all the other detestable things that you do, you brought into my temple foreign men who had not been circumcised and who were godless [IDM]. By doing that, you caused my temple to be an unacceptable place to worship me, while you offered food and fat and blood, and you disobeyed my agreement with you.

8 No habéis guardado (los ritos en) el servicio de mis cosas santas; sino que habéis puesto en mi Santuario hombres que hagan mi servicio a vuestro gusto.

Instead of doing what I commanded you to do in regard to my holy things, you appointed foreigners to be in charge of my temple.

9 Así dice Yahvé, el Señor: Ningún extranjero, ningún incircunciso, de corazón o incircunciso en la carne, de entre todos los extranjeros que haya en medio de los hijos de Israel, entrará en mi Santuario.

But this is what [I], Yahweh, have said: No foreigners, no men who are not circumcised, no godless people are permitted to enter my temple, not even foreigners who live among you [Israelis permanently].

10 También los levitas que se apartaron de Mí cuando Israel se descaminó, apostatando de Mí para ir en pos de sus ídolos, llevarán su iniquidad.

[Most of] the descendants of Levi abandoned me along with [most of] the Israeli people, and started to worship idols. They must be punished for their sin.

11 Serán sirvientes en mi Santuario, guardas de las puertas de la Casa, y sirvientes de la Casa; degollarán los holocaustos y las víctimas para el pueblo, y estarán a su disposición para servirlo.

They are [still] permitted to work in my temple and to be in charge of the entrances of the temple, and they are permitted to slaughter the animals that will be completely burned on the altar, and [to burn other] sacrifices for the people, and they will [be able to] help the people.

12 Porque le sirvieron delante de sus ídolos y fueron para la casa de Israel causa de iniquidad; por eso alzo Yo mi mano contra ellos, dice Yahvé, el Señor, para que lleven su maldad.

But because they helped the people to worship idols and caused [many of] the Israeli people [MTY] to sin [by worshiping idols], I have lifted up my arm and solemnly declared that they must be punished for their sin.

13 No se acercarán a Mí para ejercer ante Mí las funciones de sacerdotes, ni para tocar las cosas santas y santísimas, sino que llevarán su oprobio y las abominaciones que cometieron.

They must not come near me to serve as priests. They must not come near any sacred things or the holy offerings. They must be ashamed of the shameful things that they did.

14 Los pondré por guardas en el servicio de la Casa, para todo su servicio y para cuanto haya que hacer en ella.

But I will still put them in charge of the work in the temple and allow them to do all the work that needs to be done there.

15 Los sacerdotes levitas, hijos de Sadoc, que guardaron (los ritos en) el servicio de mi Santuario cuando los hijos de Israel apostataron de Mí, ellos se acercarán a Mí para servirme, y estarán en mi presencia para presentarme la grosura y la sangre, dice Yahvé, el Señor.

But [most of] the priests who are descendants of Levi and from the clan of Zadok worked in my temple when the [other] Israelis abandoned me. [So they] are permitted to come near to me to work for me. They will stand in my presence to offer [sacrifices of animals’] fat and blood.

16 Ellos entrarán en mi Santuario y se llegarán a mi mesa para servirme, y guardarán mis ceremonias.

They [are the only ones who] are permitted to enter my temple. They are [the only ones who are] permitted to come near my altar to serve me and do what I tell them to do.

17 Después de entrar por las puertas del atrio interior, vestirán ropas de lino, y no llevarán sobre sí cosa de lana al ejercer su ministerio dentro de las puertas del atrio interior y en la Casa.

When they enter [one of] the entrances into the inner courtyard, they must wear linen clothes. They must not wear any clothes [made] of wool while they do their work at the entrances of the inner courtyard or inside [the temple].

18 Tendrán turbantes de lino sobre su cabeza, y calzoncillos de lino sobre sus lomos; y evitarán ceñirse de tal modo que entren en sudor.

They must have linen turbans [wrapped] around their heads and wrap linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.

19 Y cuando salieren al atrio exterior, al pueblo que está en el atrio exterior, se quitarán sus vestimentas en las cuales ordinariamente ejercen su ministerio, las depositarán en las cámaras del Santuario, y se pondrán otros vestidos, para no consagrar al pueblo con estas vestimentas suyas.

Before they go out into the outer courtyard where [other] people are, they must take off the clothes that they have been wearing and leave them in the sacred rooms, and they must put on other clothes, in order that the other people are not punished because of [their touching] the sacred clothes.

20 No raerán su cabeza, ni se dejarán crecer rizos de cabello, sino que se cortarán la cabellera.

The priests must not shave their heads or allow their hair to become long; but they must regularly trim [the edges of] their hair.

21 Ningún sacerdote beberá vino cuando haya de entrar en el atrio interior.

Priests must not drink wine before they enter the inner courtyard.

22 No tomarán por mujer, viuda ni repudiada, sino una virgen de la estirpe de la casa de Israel. Sin embargo, podrán ellos tomar la viuda de un sacerdote.

[Also], priests must not marry widows [of men who were not priests] or women who have been divorced. [Priests are permitted to marry only] Israeli [MTY] virgins or widows of [other] priests.

23 Enseñarán a mi pueblo a distinguir entre lo santo y lo profano y a discernir entre lo impuro y lo puro.

Priests must teach the people the difference between things that are holy/sacred and things that are not, and they must teach them the difference between things that are acceptable to me and things that are not.

24 Ellos serán jueces en los pleitos, y juzgarán conforme a mis juicios; observarán mis leyes y mis preceptos en todas mis fiestas y santificarán mis sábados.

When there are disputes [between people], the priests are the ones who must be the judges and decide according to my laws what must be done. They must obey all my laws and decrees concerning the sacred festivals, and they must keep my Sabbath days (holy/set apart).

25 No se llegarán a ningún muerto para no contaminarse. Solo podrán contaminarse por padre, o madre, o hijo, o hija, o hermano, o hermana que no haya tenido marido.

A priest is permitted to go near the corpse of his father or his mother or his son or his daughter or his brother or his unmarried sister; but he is still defiled by doing that. But a priest must not defile himself by going near a corpse of anyone else.

26 Después de su purificación se le contarán siete días;

But [even] if a priest touches the corpse [of a close relative, he must perform the rituals to become acceptable to serve me again]. After he performs those rituals, he must wait seven days.

27 y el día en que entrare en el Santuario, en el atrio interior, para ejercer su ministerio en el Santuario, ofrecerá su sacrificio por el pecado, dice Yahvé, el Señor.

Then, on the day that he enters the inner courtyard [again] to serve me in the temple, he must give an offering to remove his guilt for his sin. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.

28 Tendrán también herencia; pues Yo soy su herencia. No les daréis posesión en Israel; la posesión de ellos soy Yo.

The priests are not permitted to own any property. They will have only what I [provide for them].

29 Se alimentarán de las ofrendas, de los sacrificios por el pecado y de los sacrificios por la culpa; y todo anatema en Israel será para ellos.

They will eat the offerings [other people make] from grain, offerings to remove people’s guilt for having sinned, and offerings made when people fail to give to Yahweh the things that they are required to give. Everything [else] in Israel that is completely dedicated to [me], Yahweh, will belong to the priests.

30 Las primicias de todos los primeros frutos, y todas las ofrendas alzadas de cualquier clase, de entre todas vuestras ofrendas alzadas, pertenecerán a los sacerdotes. Daréis también al sacerdote las primicias de vuestras harinas, para que la bendición descanse sobre tu casa.

The best fruits of the first part of each harvest and all the [other] special gifts that are given to me will belong to the priests. You must give them the first part of your finely-ground flour, in order that I will bless [the people who live in] [MTY] your houses.

31 Los sacerdotes no comerán mortecino alguno, ni animal destrozado (por fieras), sea de aves, sea de bestias.

Priests must not eat the flesh of any bird or animal that was found dead or that has been killed by wild animals.’”