Deuteronomio 23
1 Ningún hombre cuyos genitales hayan sido dañados o cortados puede entrar en el santuario del Señor.
“Any man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall not be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.
2 A nadie de raza mixta se le permite entrar en el santuario del Señor, y ninguno de sus descendientes puede hacerlo tampoco, hasta la décima generación.
“No (illegitimate person/person whose mother and father were not married), or descendant of that person, extending to the tenth generation, shall be included as one of Yahweh’s people.
3 Ningún amonita o moabita o cualquiera de sus descendientes puede entrar en el santuario del Señor, hasta la décima generación.
“No one from the Ammon or Moab people-groups shall be (included as one of/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people, extending to the tenth generation.
4 Porque no vinieron a recibiros con comida y agua en su viaje desde Egipto, y contrataron a Balaam, hijo de Beor, de Petor en Mesopotamia, para maldeciros.
One reason is that their [leaders] refused to give your ancestors food and water when they were traveling from Egypt [to Canaan]. Another reason is that they wanted to pay Balaam, the son of Beor from Pethor [town] in Mesopotamia, to curse you Israelis.
5 Pero el Señor tu Dios se negó a escuchar a Balaam. El Señor tu Dios convirtió lo que debía ser una maldición en una bendición para ti porque el Señor tu Dios te ama.
But Yahweh our God did not pay attention to Balaam; instead, he caused Balaam to bless your ancestors, because Yahweh loved them.
6 No organices un tratado de paz con ellos ni les ayudes mientras vivas.
As long as Israel is a nation, you must not do anything to cause things to go well for those two people-groups or enable them to prosper.
7 No desprecies a los edomitas, porque son tus parientes. Tampoco desprecies a un egipcio, porque viviste como extranjero en su país.
“But do not despise anyone from the Edom people-group, because they are [descendants of your ancestor Jacob], just like you are. And do not despise people from Egypt, because [they treated your ancestors well when] they first lived in Egypt.
8 A la tercera generación de sus hijos se les permite entrar en el santuario del Señor.
The children and grandchildren of people from Edom and Egypt [who live among you] may be (included among/allowed to worship with) Yahweh’s people.”
9 Cuando estén en un campamento del ejército durante una guerra con sus enemigos, asegúrense de evitar todo lo malo.
“When your soldiers are living in tents at a time of fighting your enemies, they must avoid doing things that would make them unacceptable to God.
10 Cualquier hombre que se vuelva impuro por una liberación de semen debe abandonar el campamento y permanecer fuera.
If any soldier becomes unacceptable to God because semen comes out of his body during the night, [the next morning] he must go outside the camp and stay there during that day.
11 Al final del día debe lavarse con agua, y al atardecer puede volver al campamento.
But in the evening of that day, he must bathe himself, and at sunset he is allowed to come back into the camp.
12 Elija un lugar fuera del campamento para ser usado como baño.
“Your soldiers must have a toilet area outside the camp where you can go [when you need to].
13 Debe tener una pala como parte de su equipo para que pueda cavar un agujero, y luego cuando termine puede cubrir sus excrementos.
[When you go to fight against your enemies], carry a stick along with your weapons, in order that when you need to defecate [EUP], you can dig a hole with the stick, and then cover up the hole [when you have finished defecating].
14 El Señor tu Dios está presente contigo en tu campamento para mantenerte a salvo y para derrotar a tus enemigos. Tu campamento debe mantenerse sagrado, porque si ve algo impuro entre ustedes, los abandonaré.
You must keep the camp acceptable to Yahweh our God, because he is with you in your camp to protect you and to enable you to defeat your enemies. Do not do anything disgraceful/indecent that would cause Yahweh to abandon you.”
15 No envíes a un esclavo de vuelta a su amo si ha venido a ti en busca de protección.
“If slaves who escape from their masters come to you [and request you to protect them], do not send them back to their masters.
16 Deja que el esclavo viva en tu país donde quiera, en el pueblo que quiera. No lo maltrates.
Allow them to stay/live among you, in whatever town they choose, and do not mistreat them.
17 Ninguna mujer ni hombre israelita debe ser una prostituta de culto.
“Do not [allow] any Israeli man or woman [to] become a prostitute at the temple.
18 No traigas a la casa del Señor tu Dios ningún dinero de una prostituta, ya sea mujer u hombre, con el fin de cumplir una promesa al Señor, porque ambos son ofensivos para el Señor tu Dios.
Also, do not allow any people who earned money from being a prostitute to bring any of that money into the temple of Yahweh our God, even if they solemnly promised to pay that money to Yahweh. Yahweh hates those who are prostitutes.
19 No le cobres a un compañero israelita intereses por dinero, comida o cualquier otro tipo de préstamo.
“When you lend money or food or anything else to a fellow Israeli, do not charge them interest.
20 Puedes cobrarle intereses a un extranjero, pero no a un israelita, para que el Señor tu Dios te bendiga en todo lo que hagas en el país que vas a ocupar.
You are allowed to charge interest when you lend money to foreigners [who live in your land], but not when you lend money to Israelis. Do this in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
21 Si haces una promesa al Señor tu Dios, no tardes en cumplirla, porque él definitivamente te exigirá que la cumplas y serás culpable de pecado si no lo haces.
“When you vow to give something to Yahweh your God [or to do something for him], do it as soon as you can. Yahweh expects you to do what you promised, and if you do not do it, you will be committing a sin.
22 Si no haces tales promesas entonces no serás culpable de pecado.
But if you [SYN] do not vow [to do something], that is not sinful.
23 Pero asegúrate de cumplir lo que le has dicho al Señor tu Dios, porque fuiste tú quien eligió libremente hacer tal promesa.
But if you voluntarily promise to do something, you must do it.
24 Cuando camines por la viña de tu vecino, puedes comer tantas uvas como quieras, pero no debes recoger ninguna para llevarla contigo.
“When you walk through someone else’s vineyard, you are allowed to [pick and] eat as many grapes as you want, but you must not [cut some from a vine and carry them away] in a container.
25 Cuando camines por el campo de tu prójimo, podrás recoger las espigas con tu mano, pero no debes usar una hoz para cosecharlas.
When you walk [along a path] in someone else’s field of grain, you are allowed to pluck/pick some of the grain and eat it, but you must not cut any grain with a sickle [and take it with you].”
