Levítico 19
1 El Señor le dijo a Moisés,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
2 “Dile a todos los israelitas: Sean santos porque yo soy santo; yo soy el Señor su Dios.
“Speak to all the people of Israel and tell them this: You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy, [and I want you to be like me].
3 “Muestra respeto por tu madre y tu padre y guarda mis sábados. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios.
‘Each of you must respect your father and your mother. And you must (honor/treat respectfully) the Sabbath days. I am Yahweh, your God, [and that is what I am commanding you to do].
4 “Noacudas a los ídolos en busca de ayuda ni hagas imágenes metálicas de dioses. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios.
‘Do not worship idols or make metal statues of gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh, your God, [and I am the only one you must worship].
5 “Cuando sacrifiques una ofrenda de paz al Señor, asegúrate de hacerlo correctamente para que Dios te acepte.
‘Then you bring an offering to maintain fellowship with me, offer it in a way that will cause me to accept it.
6 Debe ser comida el día que la sacrificas, o al día siguiente. Lo que quede al tercer día debe ser quemado.
The meat should be eaten on the day that you sacrifice it, but you are permitted to eat some of it on the next day. Anything that remains until the third/next day must be completely burned.
7 Si comes algo de ello al tercer día, el sacrificio se vuelve repulsivo y no será aceptado.
For any of it to be eaten on the third day is very displeasing to me, and I will not accept that offering.
8 El que lo coma se hará responsable de su culpa, porque ha ensuciado lo que es santo para el Señor. Deben ser expulsados de su pueblo.
I will punish anyone who eats it [after the second day], because he will not have respected that what I say is holy. And that person must no longer be allowed to associate with my people.
9 “Cuando cosechen los cultivos de su tierra, no lo hagan hasta los límites del campo, ni recojan lo que se ha perdido.
‘Then you harvest your grain, leave the grain at the very edge of the field, and do not pick up the grain that has fallen on the ground.
10 No recojas hasta la última uva de tu viñedo ni recojas las que han caído. Déjalas para los pobres y los extranjeros. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios.
And when you harvest your grapes, do not go back a second time to try to harvest some more, and do not pick up the grapes that have fallen on the ground. Leave those things for the poor people and for foreigners who are living among you. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding those things].
11 “No robes. No mientas. No engañes.
‘Do not steal anything. ‘Do not tell lies. ‘Do not deceive each other.
12 “No hagas juramentos en mi nombre que no sean verdaderos, de lo contrario difamarás el carácter de tu Dios. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not show that you do not respect me by using/saying my name to falsely promise that you will do something. [Do not forget that] I am Yahweh, your God.
13 “No engañes a los demás ni les robes. No te niegues a pagar los salarios que se deben a los trabajadores hasta la mañana.
‘Do not cheat anyone or steal from anyone. [‘If you have agreed to] pay your workers at the end of the day, [do what you have promised]; do not keep those wages until the next day.
14 “No hables mal de los sordos. No pongas objetos en el camino de los ciegos para hacerlos tropezar. En vez de eso, muestra respeto a tu Dios. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not curse deaf people, and do not put things in the path of blind people to cause them to stumble.
15 “No seas un juez corrupto. No muestres favoritismo a los pobres o a los ricos. Juzga a los demás con justicia.
‘Always [LIT] judge people fairly [DOU]. Do not do special favors for either poor people or rich people.
16 “No vayas por ahí difundiendo falsos rumores sobre la gente. No te quedes callado cuando las vidas de otros están en peligro. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not spread false rumors about other people. ‘Do not say anything [in court] that would result in some [innocent] person being executed. I, Yahweh, [am commanding this].
17 “No te aferres a sentimientos de odio hacia los demás. Habla honestamente con tus vecinos, para no pecar por ellos.
‘Do not hate anyone. Instead, honestly rebuke those who ought to be rebuked, in order that you also will not be guilty.
18 No busques venganza ni guardes rencor a nadie, sino ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not try to get revenge against someone or be angry with someone for a long time. Instead, love other people like you love yourself. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
19 “¡Haz lo que te digo! No hagas que diferentes tipos de ganado se reproduzcan juntos. No siembren sus campos con dos tipos diferentes de semillas. No uses ropa confeccionada con dos materiales distintos.
‘Obey my laws. ‘Do not allow two different kinds of animals to mate with each other. ‘Do not plant two different kinds of seed in the [same] field. ‘Do not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material.
20 “Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con una sirvienta a la que se le ha prometido ser la esposa de otro hombre, pero que aún no ha sido comprada o liberada, entonces se debe pagar una compensación. Sin embargo, no deben ser asesinados, porque ella no ha sido liberada.
‘If a man has sex with a slave woman who has been promised to marry some other man, but she has not been bought by that man and is still a slave, the man who had sex with her must be punished. But because she is still a slave, she and the man who had sex with her must not be killed.
21 Pero el hombre debe llevar un carnero como ofrenda de culpa al Señor a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.
However, that man must bring a ram to [be slaughtered at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent area, to be an offering in order that he no longer be guilty for his sin.
22 El sacerdote arreglará las cosas para él ante el Señor usando el carnero de la ofrenda por el pecado que ha cometido, y su pecado será perdonado.
The priest will offer that ram to me in order that the man will be forgiven for the sin that he committed, and I will forgive him.
23 “Cuando entres en la tierra y plantes cualquier tipo de árbol frutal, trata la fruta al principio como impura. Durante tres años tienes prohibido comerlo.
‘When you enter the land [that I have promised to give to you], and when you plant various kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat any of their fruit for three years [DOU].
24 El cuarto año todo el fruto debe ser dedicado al Señor como ofrenda de alabanza.
In the fourth year all of their fruit must be set aside to belong to me; it must be brought to me to be an offering to praise me.
25 Sin embargo, el quinto año podrán comer el fruto y así tendrán una cosecha aún mayor. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios.
But in the fifth/next year, you will be permitted to eat their fruit. If you do that, your trees will produce much fruit. I, Yahweh your God, [am promising that].
26 “No comas carne con sangre. No uses la adivinación o la brujería.
‘Do not eat any meat that still has [the animal’s] blood in it. ‘Do not consult spirits to find out what will happen in the future, and do not practice sorcery.
27 “No se corten el cabello a los lados de la cabeza ni se corten la barba,
‘Do not shave the hair at the sides of your heads [like pagan people do].
28 no se corten el cuerpo en algún ritual pagano para los muertos y se hagan tatuajes. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not cut your bodies [when you are mourning] for people who have died, and do not put tattoos on your bodies. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
29 “No causen vergüenza a su hija convirtiéndola en una prostituta, de lo contrario la tierra se volverá moral y espiritualmente depravada.
‘Do not disgrace your daughters by forcing them to become prostitutes. If you cause them to become prostitutes, soon the land will be filled with prostitutes and all other kinds of people’s wicked behavior.
30 “Guarden mis sábados y mostrad respeto por mi santuario. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Honor my Sabbath days and revere my Sacred Tent, because I, Yahweh, [live there].
31 “No intentes encontrar ayuda de médiums o espiritistas, ni siquiera vayas a buscarlos, de lo contrario te corromperán. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios.
‘Do not seek advice from those who (consult/talk with) the spirits of dead people [DOU], because if you do that, they will defile you. I, Yahweh your God, [am the one you should consult].
32 “Levántate y respeta a los ancianos. Muestra reverencia por tu Dios. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Stand up when old people [enter the room], and show that you respect them, and also revere me, your God; [that is what] I, Yahweh, [am commanding].
33 “No maltrates a los extranjeros que viven en tu país.
‘When foreigners live among you [in your land], do not mistreat them.
34 Trátalos como a un conciudadano, y átalos como a ti mismo, porque una vez fuisteis extranjeros viviendo en Egipto. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios.
You must treat them like you treat your fellow-citizens. Love them like you love yourselves, and do not forget that once, when you were foreigners in Egypt, [you were badly mistreated by the people of Egypt]. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding you to do this].
35 “No uses pesos y medidas deshonestas.
‘When you are measuring things, to see how long they are or how much they weigh or how many there are,
36 Asegúrate de que tus balanzas y pesos sean exactos, que tus medidas de efa y hin sean correctas. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios que te sacó de Egipto.
use correct [measuring sticks and] scales and weights [on the scales] and measuring baskets and other measuring containers. I Yahweh, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, [am giving you these laws].
37 “Guarda todas mis reglas y regulaciones, y asegúrate de que las sigues. Yo soy el Señor”.
‘Obey carefully [DOU] all my laws and decrees, because I, Yahweh, [am the one who am commanding them].’”
