Levítico 17
1 El Señor le dijo a Moisés,
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Dile a Aarón, a sus hijos y a todos los israelitas que esto es lo que el Señor ordena:
“Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘This is the thing which the LORD has commanded:
3 Cualquier israelita que mate un toro, un cordero o una cabra, ya sea dentro o fuera del campamento,
Whatever man there is of the house of Israel who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,
4 en lugar de llevarlo a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión para presentarlo como ofrenda al Señor allí, esa persona será considerada culpable de asesinato ilegal. Han derramado sangre y deben ser expulsados de su pueblo.
and hasn’t brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it as an offering to the LORD before the LORD’s tabernacle: blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood. That man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 “Por eso los israelitas tienen que llevar al Señor los sacrificios que actualmente ofrecen en los campos. Deben llevarlos al sacerdote a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión y ofrecerlos como ofrendas de paz al Señor.
This is to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to the LORD, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.
6 El sacerdote rociará la sangre sobre el altar del Señor a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión, y quemará la grasa, agradable al Señor.
The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the LORD’s altar at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to the LORD.
7 “No deben seguir ofreciendo sus sacrificios al diablo de las cabras con el que han actuado como prostitutas. Esta es una regulación para todos los tiempos y para todas las generaciones futuras.
They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.’
8 “Adviértanles que cualquier israelita o extranjero que viva entre ellos que ofrezca un holocausto o un sacrificio
“You shall say to them, ‘Any man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,
9 sin llevarlo a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión para sacrificarlo al Señor debe ser expulsado de su pueblo.
and doesn’t bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man shall be cut off from his people.
10 Desconoceré a cualquier israelita o extranjero que viva entre ellos y coma sangre y los expulsaré de su pueblo.
“‘Any man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
11 La vida está en la sangre del cuerpo. Os la he dado para que, poniéndola en el altar, sus vidas puedan ser rectificadas, porque es la sangre que rectifica la vida de la gente.
For the life of the flesh is in the blood. I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
12 Por eso les advierto a los israelitas: Ninguno de ustedes puede comer sangre, y ningún extranjero que viva entre ustedes puede comer sangre.
Therefore I have said to the children of Israel, “No person among you may eat blood, nor may any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood.”
13 “Cualquier israelita o extranjero que viva entre ellos y que cace y mate un animal salvaje o un pájaro que esté permitido comer, debe drenar la sangre de su cuerpo y cubrirlo con tierra,
“‘Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall pour out its blood, and cover it with dust.
14 porque la vida está en la sangre del cuerpo. Por eso he advertido a los israelitas: No se permite comer la sangre de nada viviente, porque la vida está en la sangre del cuerpo. Cualquiera que la coma debe ser expulsado.
For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, “You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.”
15 “Todo israelita o extranjero que coma algo que haya sido encontrado muerto o matado por animales salvajes debe lavar sus ropas y lavarlas con agua, y estarán inmundos hasta la noche. Entonces estarán limpios.
“‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
16 Pero si no lavan sus ropas y se lavan con agua, entonces son responsables de su culpa”.
But if he doesn’t wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.’”
