Ezequiel 44
1 El hombre me llevó de nuevo a la puerta exterior del santuario que daba al este, pero estaba cerrada.
Then [in the vision] the man brought me back to the outer entryway to the temple [area], the one on the east side, but the outer entrance was shut.
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.
Yahweh said to me, “This entrance must remain shut. It must not be opened [by anyone]; no one will be permitted to enter it. It must remain shut because [I], Yahweh, the God of Israel, have [caused it to be sacred by] entering through it.
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”.
Only the king [of Israel] will be permitted to sit inside this entryway to eat food in the presence of Yahweh. But he will must enter and leave [the temple area] through the entry room of this entryway.”
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 the man brought me through the north entryway to the front of the temple. I looked and saw that the glory of Yahweh filled his temple, and I prostrated myself on the ground.
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.
Yahweh said to me, “You human, look carefully, and listen carefully to everything that I tell you about all the regulations concerning the temple. Note carefully the temple entrance and all the exits.
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!
Say this to the rebellious Israeli people: ‘This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: You Israeli people, I will no longer endure the detestable things that you do!
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 addition to all the other detestable things that you do, you brought into my temple foreign men who had not been circumcised and who were godless [IDM]. By doing that, you caused my temple to be an unacceptable place to worship me, while you offered food and fat and blood, and you disobeyed my agreement with you.
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.
Instead of doing what I commanded you to do in regard to my holy things, you appointed foreigners to be in charge of my temple.
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.
But this is what [I], Yahweh, have said: No foreigners, no men who are not circumcised, no godless people are permitted to enter my temple, not even foreigners who live among you [Israelis permanently].
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.
[Most of] the descendants of Levi abandoned me along with [most of] the Israeli people, and started to worship idols. They must be punished for their sin.
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.
They are [still] permitted to work in my temple and to be in charge of the entrances of the temple, and they are permitted to slaughter the animals that will be completely burned on the altar, and [to burn other] sacrifices for the people, and they will [be able to] help the people.
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.
But because they helped the people to worship idols and caused [many of] the Israeli people [MTY] to sin [by worshiping idols], I have lifted up my arm and solemnly declared that they must be punished for their sin.
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.
They must not come near me to serve as priests. They must not come near any sacred things or the holy offerings. They must be ashamed of the shameful things that they did.
14 Sin embargo, los pondré a cargo de todo el trabajo del Templo y de todo lo que haya que hacer allí.
But I will still put them in charge of the work in the temple and allow them to do all the work that needs to be done there.
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 [most of] the priests who are descendants of Levi and from the clan of Zadok worked in my temple when the [other] Israelis abandoned me. [So they] are permitted to come near to me to work for me. They will stand in my presence to offer [sacrifices of animals’] fat and blood.
16 Sólo ellos pueden entrar en mi santuario y acercarse a mi mesa para ministrar ante mí. Ellos harán lo que yo diga.
They [are the only ones who] are permitted to enter my temple. They are [the only ones who are] permitted to come near my altar to serve me and do what I tell them to do.
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.
When they enter [one of] the entrances into the inner courtyard, they must wear linen clothes. They must not wear any clothes [made] of wool while they do their work at the entrances of the inner courtyard or inside [the temple].
18 Llevarán turbantes de lino en la cabeza y ropa interior de lino. No deben llevar nada que les haga sudar.
They must have linen turbans [wrapped] around their heads and wrap linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.
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.
Before they go out into the outer courtyard where [other] people are, they must take off the clothes that they have been wearing and leave them in the sacred rooms, and they must put on other clothes, in order that the other people are not punished because of [their touching] the sacred clothes.
20 “No se les permite afeitarse la cabeza ni dejarse crecer el cabello; deben tener un corte de pelo adecuado.
The priests must not shave their heads or allow their hair to become long; but they must regularly trim [the edges of] their hair.
21 Ningún sacerdote debe beber vino antes de entrar en el patio interior.
Priests must not drink wine before they enter the inner courtyard.
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.
[Also], priests must not marry widows [of men who were not priests] or women who have been divorced. [Priests are permitted to marry only] Israeli [MTY] virgins or widows of [other] priests.
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.
Priests must teach the people the difference between things that are holy/sacred and things that are not, and they must teach them the difference between things that are acceptable to me and things that are not.
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.
When there are disputes [between people], the priests are the ones who must be the judges and decide according to my laws what must be done. They must obey all my laws and decrees concerning the sacred festivals, and they must keep my Sabbath days (holy/set apart).
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.
A priest is permitted to go near the corpse of his father or his mother or his son or his daughter or his brother or his unmarried sister; but he is still defiled by doing that. But a priest must not defile himself by going near a corpse of anyone else.
26 Después, una vez purificado, deberá esperar siete días.
But [even] if a priest touches the corpse [of a close relative, he must perform the rituals to become acceptable to serve me again]. After he performs those rituals, he must wait 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, on the day that he enters the inner courtyard [again] to serve me in the temple, he must give an offering to remove his guilt for his sin. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.
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.
The priests are not permitted to own any property. They will have only what I [provide for them].
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.
They will eat the offerings [other people make] from grain, offerings to remove people’s guilt for having sinned, and offerings made when people fail to give to Yahweh the things that they are required to give. Everything [else] in Israel that is completely dedicated to [me], Yahweh, will belong to the priests.
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.
The best fruits of the first part of each harvest and all the [other] special gifts that are given to me will belong to the priests. You must give them the first part of your finely-ground flour, in order that I will bless [the people who live in] [MTY] your houses.
31 Los sacerdotes no podrán comer ninguna ave o animal que se encuentre muerto o que haya sido sacrificado por las bestias”.
Priests must not eat the flesh of any bird or animal that was found dead or that has been killed by wild animals.’”
