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,

It shall be, when you have come in to the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, possess it, and dwell 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,

that you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shall bring in from your land that the LORD your God gives you. You shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.

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 shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and tell him, “I profess today to the LORD your God, that I have come to the land which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”

4 El sacerdote te quitará la cesta y la pondrá delante del altar del Señor tu Dios.

The priest shall take the basket out of your hand, and set it down before the LORD your God’s altar.

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 shall answer and say before the LORD your God, “My father was a Syrian ready to perish. He went down into Egypt, and lived there, 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 mistreated us, afflicted us, and imposed hard labour on us.

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.

Then we cried to the LORD, the God of our fathers. The LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, 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.

The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, with great terror, 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 into this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing 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, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, the LORD, have given me.” You shall set it down before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God.

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.

You shall rejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the foreigner who is amongst 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 tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your 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 shall say before the LORD your God, “I have put away the holy things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandment which you have commanded 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 of it in my mourning, neither have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor given of it for the dead. I have listened to the LORD my God’s voice. I have done according to all that you have commanded me.

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 your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the ground which you have given us, as you swore 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 the LORD your God commands you to do these statutes and ordinances. You shall therefore keep 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 the LORD is your God, and that you would walk in his ways, keep his statutes, his commandments, and his ordinances, and 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.

The LORD has declared today that you are a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should 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.

He will make you high above all nations that he has made, in praise, in name, and in honour, and that you may be a holy people to the LORD your God, as he has spoken.