Deuteronomio 13
1 Tal vez un profeta o alguien que tiene sueños sobre el futuro llega y te da una predicción sobre alguna señal o milagro,
If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and if he gives you a sign or a wonder,
2 y la señal o el milagro ocurre. Si después de eso te dicen: “Sigamos a otros dioses que no conoces, y adorémoslos”,
and if the sign or the wonder comes about, of which he spoke to you and said, 'Let us go after other gods, that you have not known, and let us worship them,'
3 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.
do not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 Debes seguir al Señor tu Dios y respetarlo. Guarda sus mandamientos y obedece su palabra. Adóralo y aférrate a él.
You will walk after Yahweh your God, honor him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you will worship him and cling to him.
5 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.
That prophet or that dreamer of dreams will be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and who redeemed you out of the house of bondage. That prophet wants to draw you out of the way in which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk. So put away the evil from among you.
6 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,
Suppose that your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is to you like your own soul, secretly entices you and says, 'Let us go and worship other gods that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors—
7 los dioses de tus vecinos de la nación pagana, ya sea que amen de cerca o de lejos en cualquier dirección,
any of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other end of the earth.'
8 no te rindas a ellos ni los escuches. No les muestres misericordia. No los perdones ni los protejas.
You must not give in to him or listen to him, and you must not permit your eye to pity him, and you must not spare him or conceal him.
9 ¡Es absolutamente necesario matarlos! Empieza a matarlos y luego haz que todos los demás te ayuden.
Instead, you will surely kill him; your hand will be the first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
10 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.
You will stone him to death with stones, because he has tried to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
11 Entonces todo israelita se enterará de ello y tendrá miedo, y no hará jamás algo tan malo entre ustedes.
All Israel will hear and fear, and will not continue to do this kind of wickedness among you.
12 Puede suceder que una vez que vivas en las ciudades que el Señor tu Dios te da oigas
If you hear anyone say about one of your cities, that Yahweh your God gives you to live in:
13 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.
Some wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city and said, 'Let us go and worship other gods that you have not known.'
14 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,
Then you will examine the evidence, make search, and investigate it thoroughly. When you discover that it is true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done among you, then you will take action.
15 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.
You will surely attack the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, completely destroy it and all the people who are in it, along with its livestock, with the edge of the sword.
16 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.
You will gather all the spoil from it into the middle of its street and will burn the city, as well as all its spoil—for Yahweh your God. The city will be a heap of ruins forever; it must never be built again.
17 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,
None of those things set apart for destruction must stick in your hand. This must be the case, so that Yahweh will turn from the fierceness of his anger, show you mercy, have compassion on you, and make you increase in numbers, as he has sworn to your fathers.
18 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.
He will do this because you are listening to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all his commandments that I am commanding you today, to do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.
