Deuteronomio 26
1 Una vez que hayas entrado en el país que el Señor tu Dios te da, y lo tomes y te establezcas allí,
When you have come into the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and when you possess it and live in it,
2 toma algunas de las primicias de todas tus cosechas producidas por la tierra que el Señor tu Dios te da y ponlas en una cesta. Luego ve al lugar que el Señor tu Dios elija,
then you must take some of the first of all the harvest of the land that you have brought in from the land that Yahweh your God is giving you. You must put it in a basket and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose as his sanctuary.
3 y dile al sacerdote a cargo en ese momento, “Hoy declaro al Señor tu Dios que ahora vivo en el país que el Señor prometió a nuestros antepasados que nos daría”.
You must go to the priest who will be serving in those days and say to him, 'I acknowledge today to Yahweh your God that I have come to the land that Yahweh swore to our ancestors to give us.'
4 El sacerdote te quitará la cesta y la pondrá delante del altar del Señor tu Dios.
The priest must take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of Yahweh your God.
5 Entonces esto es lo que debes declarar públicamente ante el Señor tu Dios, “Mi padre era un arameo que andaba de un lugar a otro. Sólo había unos pocos cuando él y su familia se fueron a vivir a Egipto. Pero se convirtieron en una nación grande y poderosa.
You must say before Yahweh your God, 'My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. He went down into Egypt and stayed there, and his people were few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.
6 Pero los egipcios nos trataron muy mal, nos oprimieron y nos obligaron a hacer trabajos forzados.
The Egyptians treated us badly and afflicted us. They made us do the work of slaves.
7 Clamamos al Señor, el Dios de nuestros antepasados, y el Señor nos respondió al ver cuánto estábamos sufriendo, obligados a trabajar tan duro con tanta crueldad.
We cried out to Yahweh, the God of our fathers, and he heard our voice and saw our affliction, our labor, and our oppression.
8 El Señor nos sacó de Egipto con su gran poder y su increíble fuerza y con acciones, señales y milagros aterradores.
Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, with great fearsomeness, with signs, and with wonders;
9 Nos trajo aquí y nos dio este país, una tierra que fluye leche y miel.
and he has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land that flows with milk and honey.
10 ¡Mira, Señor! Te he traído las primicias de la tierra que me has dado”. Colocarás la cesta ante el Señor tu Dios y te inclinarás en adoración ante él.
Now look, I have brought the first of the harvest of the land that you, Yahweh, have given me.' You must set it down before Yahweh your God and worship before him;
11 Entonces tú, los levitas y los extranjeros que viven contigo celebrarán todas las cosas buenas que el Señor tu Dios te ha dado a ti y a tu familia.
and you must rejoice in all the good that Yahweh your God has done for you, for your house—you, and the Levite, and the foreigner who is among you.
12 Cuando terminen de almacenar la décima parte de su cosecha en el tercer año (el año del diezmo), la darán a los levitas, a los extranjeros, a los huérfanos y a las viudas, para que tengan suficiente comida en sus ciudades.
When you have finished giving all the tithe of your harvest in the third year, that is, the year of tithing, then you must give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, so that they may eat within your city gates and be filled.
13 Entonces harás esta declaración en presencia del Señor tu Dios: “He traído el santo diezmo y se lo he dado al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a las viudas como me ordenaste. No he roto ni olvidado tus mandamientos.
You must say before Yahweh your God, 'I have brought out of my house the things that belong to Yahweh, and have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandments that you have given me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
14 No he comido nada del santo diezmo mientras estaba de luto, ni he tomado nada de él mientras estaba sucio, ni lo he usado como ofrenda para los muertos. He obedecido al Señor mi Dios. He hecho todo lo que me ordenaste hacer.
I have not eaten any of it in my mourning, nor have I put it somewhere else when I was impure, nor have I given any of it in honor of the dead. I have listened to the voice of Yahweh my God; I have obeyed everything you have commanded me to do.
15 Por favor, mira desde tu casa en el cielo y bendice a tu pueblo, los israelitas, y el país que nos has dado, como prometiste a nuestros padres, una tierra que fluye leche y miel”.
Look down from the holy place where you live, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land that you have given us, as you had sworn to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.'
16 Hoy el Señor, tu Dios, te ordena que cumplas estas preceptos y normas. Asegúrate de seguirlos con toda tu mente y con todo tu ser.
Today Yahweh your God is commanding you to obey these statutes and decrees; you will therefore keep them and do them with all your heart and with all your soul.
17 Hoy has declarado públicamente que el Señor es tu Dios y que seguirás sus caminos, guardarás las reglas y mandamientos y normas, y obedecerás lo que él diga.
You have declared today that Yahweh is your God, and that you will walk in his ways and keep his statutes, his commandments, and his decrees, and that you will listen to his voice.
18 Hoy el Señor ha anunciado que ustedes son un pueblo especial que le pertenece como lo prometió. Ha anunciado que deben guardar todos sus mandamientos.
Today Yahweh has declared that you are a people who are his own possession, as he had promised you, and that you are to keep all his commandments,
19 Ha anunciado que les dará mayor alabanza, reputación y honor que a cualquier otra nación. Ha anunciado que serán un pueblo santo para el Señor su Dios, como lo prometió.
and he will set you high above all the other nations that he has made, and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people that is set apart to Yahweh your God, just as he said.”
