Ezequiel 44

1 El hombre me llevó de nuevo a la puerta exterior del santuario que daba al este, pero estaba cerrada.

And he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which looked toward the east: and it was locked.

2 El Señor me dijo: “Esta puerta permanecerá cerrada. No se abrirá. Nadie podrá entrar por ella, porque el Señor, el Dios de Israel, ha pasado por ella. Así que permanecerá cerrada.

Then said the Lord unto me, This gate shall remain locked, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore shall it remain locked.

3 El príncipe mismo puede venir y sentarse dentro de la puerta para comer en presencia del Señor. Debe entrar por el pórtico de la puerta y salir por el mismo camino”.

As for the prince, being the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the Lord: by the way of the porch of that gate shall he enter, and by the way of the same shall he go out.

4 El hombre me llevó al frente del Templo por la puerta norte. Al mirar, vi la gloria del Señor llenando su Templo, y caí con el rostro en tierra.

Then brought he me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord: and I fell upon my face.

5 El Señor me dijo: “¡Hijo de hombre, concéntrate! ¡Mantén los ojos abiertos! Escucha atentamente todo lo que te digo sobre todas las normas y leyes del Templo del Señor. Presta mucha atención a la entrada del Templo y a todas las salidas del santuario.

And the Lord said unto me, Son of man, direct thy mind, and see with thy eyes, and hear with thy ears all that I am speaking with thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and of all its laws; and direct thy mind to the entrance of the house, with every place of egress of the sanctuary.

6 “Dile a esos rebeldes, al pueblo de Israel, que esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: ¡Ya estoy harto de todos tus repugnantes pecados, pueblo de Israel!

And thou shalt say to the rebellious, to the house of Israel, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Ye have done enough with all your abominations, O house of Israel!

7 Además de todas sus prácticas ofensivas, ustedes invitaron a extranjeros inconversos y paganos para entrar en mi santuario. Hiciste impuro mi Templo incluso mientras me ofrecías comida, la grasa y la sangre. Rompiste mi acuerdo.

In your having brought the sons of the stranger, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, while you were offering my food, the fat and the blood: so that they broke my covenant because of all your abominations.

8 Además, no has cuidado de mi santuario como se te exigía, sino que has empleado a otros para que cuiden de mi santuario por ti.

And [because] ye have not kept the charge of my holy things; but ye have set [those unworthy ones] as keepers of my charge in my sanctuary at your own pleasure.

9 “Esto es lo que dice el Señor Dios: Ningún extranjero inconverso y pagano puede entrar en mi santuario, ni siquiera un extranjero que viva con los israelitas.

Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, No son of the stranger, uncircumcised in heart, or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of all the sons of the stranger that are in the midst of the children of Israel.

10 “Los levitas que me abandonaron cuando Israel dejó de adorarme y se fue a seguir a sus ídolos, sufrirán las consecuencias de sus pecados.

But as respecteth the Levites that were gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, who went astray away from me, after their idols, they shall surely bear their iniquity;

11 Sin embargo, servirán en mi santuario, supervisando las puertas del Templo y trabajando en él. Sacrificarán los holocaustos y los sacrificios traídos por el pueblo y estarán allí para servirlos.

And they shall be in my sanctuary, servants, appointed to watch at the gates of the house, and to be servants for the house: these are they that shall slay the burnt-offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they shall stand before them to do the service for them.

12 “Pero como sirvieron al pueblo frente a sus ídolos y animaron al pueblo de Israel a pecar, levanté mi mano para prometerles bajo juramento que experimentarían las consecuencias de su pecado, declara el Señor Dios.

Because that they used to serve them before their idols, and have been unto the house of Israel as a stumbling-block of iniquity; therefore have I lifted up my hand against them, saith the Lord Eternal, and they shall bear their iniquity;

13 No podrán acercarse a mí para servirme como sacerdotes, y no podrán tocar nada que yo considere santo o santísimo. Tendrán que experimentar la vergüenza de los repugnantes pecados que cometieron.

And they shall not come near unto me, to officiate as priests unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, to the most holy things; but they shall bear their shame, yea, for their abominations which they have committed.

14 Sin embargo, los pondré a cargo de todo el trabajo del Templo y de todo lo que haya que hacer allí.

And I will appoint them to be keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.

15 “Los sacerdotes levitas, descendientes de Sadoc y que cuidaron de mi santuario cuando los israelitas me abandonaron, son los que se acercan a mí y ministran ante mí. Ellos estarán en mi presencia para ofrecerme grasa y sangre, declara el Señor Dios.

But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, —these are they that shall come near unto me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord Eternal:

16 Sólo ellos pueden entrar en mi santuario y acercarse a mi mesa para ministrar ante mí. Ellos harán lo que yo diga.

These are they that shall enter into my sanctuary, and these shall come near to my table, to minister unto me; and they shall keep my charge.

17 “Cuando entren por las entradas del patio interior, se pondrán ropa de lino. No deben llevar ninguna ropa de lana cuando sirvan en las entradas del patio interior o dentro del Templo.

And it shall come to pass, that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall clothe themselves with linen garments; and there shall no wool come upon them, when they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within the house.

18 Llevarán turbantes de lino en la cabeza y ropa interior de lino. No deben llevar nada que les haga sudar.

Linen bonnets shall be upon their heads, and linen breeches shall be upon their loins: they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat.

19 “Cuando vayan al atrio exterior, donde está el pueblo, deberán quitarse las ropas sacerdotales que llevaban cuando servían, y dejarlas en las salas sagradas. Deben ponerse otras ropas para que no lleven la santidad al pueblo con su ropa.

And when they go forth into the outer court, into the outer court to the people: then shall they put off their garments wherein they have ministered, and they shall lay them down in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments, and they shall not mingle among the people with their garments.

20 “No se les permite afeitarse la cabeza ni dejarse crecer el cabello; deben tener un corte de pelo adecuado.

And their heads shall they not shave close, nor suffer their hair to grow long: they shall only crop [the hair of] their heads.

21 Ningún sacerdote debe beber vino antes de entrar en el patio interior.

And wine shall none of the priests drink when they enter into the inner court.

22 No deben casarse con una mujer viuda o divorciada; sólo pueden casarse con una virgen de ascendencia israelita o con la viuda de un sacerdote.

And a widow, or one that is divorced from her husband shall they not take to themselves as wives; but only virgins of the seed of the house of Israel; but whatever widow it may be, the [common] priests may take.

23 Deben enseñar a mi pueblo la diferencia entre lo que es santo y lo que es común, y explicarle cómo distinguir entre lo que es limpio y lo que es impuro.

And my people shall they teach the difference between the holy and profane, and that between the unclean and the clean shall they make known unto them.

24 “Serán jueces en las causas judiciales y basarán sus decisiones en mis leyes. Deben seguir mis instrucciones y reglamentos respecto a todas mis fiestas religiosas regulares, y deben santificar mis sábados.

And in a controversy shall they stand up to judge, according to my ordinances shall they decide it: and my laws and my statutes at all my festivals shall they observe, and my sabbaths shall they sanctify.

25 “Un sacerdote no debe hacerse impuro acercándose a un cadáver. Sin embargo, si se trata de su padre, su madre, su hijo, su hija, su hermano o una hermana que no esté casada, entonces podrá hacerlo.

And to a dead person shall they not come to defile themselves; but on father, or on mother, or on son, or on daughter, on brother, or on sister that hath had no husband, may they defile themselves.

26 Después, una vez purificado, deberá esperar siete días.

And after he is become clean, —they shall reckon unto him seven days, —

27 Entonces, cuando entre en el santuario, yendo al patio interior y ministrando allí en el santuario, tiene que presentar su ofrenda por el pecado, declara el Señor Dios.

Then shall he on the day that he cometh into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, offer his sin-offering, saith the Lord Eternal.

28 “En cuanto a su parte de la tierra, yo me encargaré de ellos. No les darás ninguna propiedad en Israel, porque yo los mantendré.

And it shall be unto them as an inheritance, I am their inheritance: and any possession shall you not give them in Israel, I am their possession.

29 “Deben comer las ofrendas de grano, las ofrendas por el pecado y las ofrendas por la culpa. Todo lo que traiga el pueblo de Israel y se dedique al Señor será de ellos.

The meat-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering—these shall they eat; and every devoted thing in Israel shall belong to them.

30 Lo mejor de todas las primicias y de todas sus ofrendas es para los sacerdotes. El primer pan que hornees se lo darás al sacerdote, para que tu casa sea bendecida.

And the first of all kinds of first-fruits of all, and every kind of heave-offering of every thing of all your heave-offerings, shall belong to the priests; and the first of your dough shall you give to the priest, to cause a blessing to rest on thy house.

31 Los sacerdotes no podrán comer ninguna ave o animal que se encuentre muerto o que haya sido sacrificado por las bestias”.

Any thing that hath died of itself, or that is torn, whether it be fowl or beast, shall the priests not eat.