Levítico 11
1 El Señor les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón:
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
2 “Den estas instrucciones a los israelitas. Estos son los animales que se les permite comer:
Speak you to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which you shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth.
3 cualquier animal que tenga una pezuña dividida y que también mastique el bolo alimenticio.
Every beast parting the hoof and making divisions of two claws, and chewing the cud among beasts, these you shall eat.
4 Sin embargo, si mastica el bolo alimenticio, o tiene una pezuña dividida, entonces no puedes comerlo. Estos incluyen: el camello, que aunque mastica el bolo alimenticio no tiene una pezuña dividida, por lo que es inmune para ti.
But of these you shall not eat, of those that chew the cud, and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
5 Eldamán de las rocas, que aunque mastica el bolo alimenticio no tiene una pezuña dividida, por lo que es inmune para ti.
And the rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
6 La liebre, que aunque mastica el bolo alimenticio no tiene una pezuña dividida, así que es inmunda para ti.
And the hare, because it does not chew the cud, and does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
7 El cerdo, que aunque tiene una pezuña dividida no mastica el bolo alimenticio, así que es inmundo para ti.
And the swine, because this [animal] divides the hoof, and makes claws of the hoof, and it does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
8 No debes comer su carne ni tocar sus cuerpos de cuentas. Son inmundos para ti.
You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you.
9 “Puedes comer cualquier criatura con aletas y escamas que viva en el agua, ya sea en el mar o en agua dulce.
And these [are] what you shall eat of all that are in the waters: all things that have fins and scales in the waters, and in the seas, and in the brooks, these you shall eat.
10 Pero no puedes comer ninguna de las muchas criaturas que no tienen aletas y escamas y que viven en el agua, ya sea en el mar o en agua dulce.
And all things which have not fins or scales in the water, or in the seas, and in the brooks, of all which the waters produce, and of every soul living in the water, are an abomination; and they shall be abominations to you.
11 Son repulsivos. No debes comer su carne, y debes tratar sus cadáveres como impuros.
You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall abhor their carcases.
12 Todas esas criaturas marinas que no tienen aletas y escamas deben ser reprobables para ti.
And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.
13 “En cuanto a las aves, estas no deben ser consumidas porque son impuras: águila, buitre leonado, quebrantahuesos,
And these are the things which you shall abhor of birds, and they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle.
14 ratonero, milano y aves de presa similares,
And the vulture, and the kite, and the like to it;
15 cualquier cuervo o cuervo,
and the sparrow, and the owl, and the cormorant, and the like to it:
16 cárabo, búho chico, gaviotas, cualquier tipo de halcón,
and every raven, and the birds like it, and the hawk and his like,
17 mochuelo, búho pescador, búho real,
and the night-raven and the cormorant and the stork,
18 lechuza de los establos, búho del desierto, buitre egipcio,
and the red-bill, and the pelican, and swan,
19 cigüeñas y cualquier tipo de garza, abubilla y murciélagos.
and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat.
20 Todos los insectos voladores que se arrastran serán impuros para ti.
And all winged creatures that creep, which go upon four feet, are abominations to you.
21 Pero puedes comer los siguientes tipos de insectos voladores que se arrastran: Los que tienen patas articuladas y que usan para saltar.
But these you shall eat of the creeping winged animals, which go upon four feet, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth.
22 Así que en esta categoría puedes comer cualquier tipo de langosta, langosta calva, grillo o saltamontes.
And these of them you shall eat: the caterpillar and his like, and the attacus and his like, and the cantharus and his like, and the locust and his like.
23 Todos los demás insectos voladores que se arrastran serán reprobables para ti,
Every creeping thing from among the birds, which has four feet, is an abomination to you.
24 y te harán impuro. Si tocas sus cadáveres serás impuro hasta la noche,
And by these you shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening.
25 y si recoges uno de sus cadáveres debes lavar tu ropa, y serás impuro hasta la noche.
And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.
26 “Todo animal con pezuñas que no estén divididas, o que no mastique la baba, es impuro para ti. Si tocas alguno de ellos serás impuro.
And whichever among the beasts divides the hoof and makes claws, and does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.
27 Cualquier animal de cuatro patas que camine sobre sus patas es impuro para ti. Si tocas sus cadáveres serás impuro hasta la noche,
And every one among all the wild beasts that moves upon its fore feet, which goes on all four, is unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.
28 y si recoges uno de sus cadáveres debes lavar tu ropa, y serás impuro hasta la noche. Ellos son inmundos para ti.
And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you.
29 “Los siguientes animales que corren por el suelo son inmundos para ti: ratas, ratones, cualquier tipo de lagarto grande,
And these [are] unclean to you of reptiles upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard,
30 geco, lagarto monitor, lagarto de pared, el eslizón y el camaleón.
the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, and the newt, and the mole.
31 Estos animales que corren por el suelo son inmundos para ti. Si tocas uno de ellos, estarás sucio hasta la noche.
These are unclean to you of all the reptiles which are on the earth; every one who touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.
32 “Cualquier cosa que uno de ellos muera y caiga sobre él se vuelve inmundo. Sea lo que sea, algo hecho de madera, ropa, cuero, tela de saco o cualquier herramienta de trabajo, debe ser lavado con agua y será impuro hasta la noche. Entonces se volverá limpio.
And on whatever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and [then] it shall be clean.
33 Si uno de ellos cae en una vasija de arcilla, todo lo que hay en ella se vuelve impuro. Debes romper la olla.
And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken.
34 Si el agua de esa olla toca algún alimento, ese alimento se vuelve impuro, y cualquier bebida de una olla como esa también se vuelve impura.
And all food that is eaten, on which water shall come [from such a vessel], shall be unclean; and every beverage which is drunk in any [such] vessel, shall be unclean.
35 Cualquier cosa sobre la que caiga uno de sus cadáveres se vuelve inmunda. Si se trata de un horno o una estufa, debe ser aplastado. Es permanentemente impuro para ti.
And every thing on which there shall fall of their dead bodies shall be unclean; ovens and stands for jars shall be broken down: these are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you.
36 Por otro lado, si es un manantial o una cisterna que contiene agua, entonces permanecerá limpia, pero si tocas uno de estos cadáveres en ella estarás sucio.
Only [if the water be] of fountains of water, or a pool, or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their carcases shall be unclean.
37 De igual manera, si uno de sus cadáveres cae sobre cualquier semilla utilizada para la siembra, la semilla permanece limpia;
And if one of their carcases should fall upon any sowing seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean.
38 pero si la semilla ha sido empapada en agua y uno de sus cadáveres cae sobre ella, es impura para ti.
But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.
39 “Si muere un animal que se te permite comer, cualquiera que toque el cadáver será impuro hasta la noche.
And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.
40 Si comes algo del cadáver debes lavar tu ropa y serás impuro hasta la noche. Si recoges el cadáver debes lavar tu ropa y estarás sucio hasta la noche.
And he that eats of their carcases shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcases shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening.
41 “Todo animal que se arrastra por el suelo es repulsivo, no debes comerlo.
And every reptile that creeps on the earth, this shall be an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten.
42 No comas ningún animal que se arrastre por el suelo, ya sea que se mueva sobre su vientre o camine sobre cuatro o muchos pies. Todos esos animales son repulsivos.
And every [animal] that creeps on its belly, and every one that goes on four [feet] continually, which abounds with feet among all the reptiles creeping upon the earth—you shall not eat it, for it is an abomination to you.
43 No se contaminen con ningún animal que se arrastre. No se contaminen por causa de ellos,
And you shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles that creep upon the earth, and you shall not be polluted with them, and you shall not be unclean by them.
44 porque yo soy el Señor su Dios; así que dedíquense y sean santos, porque yo soy santo. No se contaminen con ningún animal que se arrastre por el suelo.
For I am the Lord your God; and you shall be sanctified, and you shall be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy; and you shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles creeping upon the earth.
45 Yo soy el Señor que os sacó de Egipto para ser su Dios. Así que sed santos, porque yo soy santo.
For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; and you shall be holy, for I the Lord am holy.
46 “Estas son las normas sobre los animales, las aves, todo lo que vive en el agua, y todos los animales que se arrastran por la tierra.
This is the law concerning beasts and birds and every living creature moving in the water, and every living creature creeping on the earth;
47 Debes reconocer la diferencia entre lo impuro y lo limpio, entre los animales que se pueden comer y los que no”.
to distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those that bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten.
