Levítico 4

1 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés:

Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,

2 “Dile a los israelitas que estas son las reglas para manejar los casos de aquellos que pecan involuntariamente contra alguno de los mandamientos del Señor y hacen lo que no está permitido.

“Say this to the Israeli people: This is what must be done if someone sins without intending to sin, doing something that is forbidden in any of Yahweh’s commands.

3 “Si es el Sumo Sacerdote quien peca y trae la culpa sobre todos, debe presentar al Señor un novillo sin defectos como ofrenda por su pecado.

'If the Supreme [MTY] Priest sins, and that causes all the people to be guilty, he must bring to Yahweh a young bull that has no defects. That will be an offering for the sin that he has committed.

4 Debes llevar el toro a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión ante el Señor, poner su mano sobre su cabeza y matarlo ante el Señor.

He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Sacred Tent. He must lay his hands on its head. Then he must slaughter it in front of Yahweh [and drain some of the blood into a bowl].

5 Entonces el sumo sacerdote llevará parte de la sangre del toro al Tabernáculo de Reunión.

Then the Supreme Priest must take some of that blood into the Sacred Tent.

6 El sumo sacerdote mojará su dedo en la sangre y rociará un poco de ella siete veces delante el Señor, frente del velo del santuario.

He must dip [one of] his fingers into the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence of Yahweh, in front of the curtain [that separates the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place].

7 El sacerdote pondrá un poco de sangre sobre los cuernos del altar de incienso aromático que está ante el Señor en el Tabernáculo de Reunión. El resto de la sangre del toro la derramará en el fondo del altar de los holocaustos, a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.

Then he must put some of the blood on the projections at the corners of the altar where fragrant incense is burned in the Sacred Tent in the presence of Yahweh. The remaining part of the bull’s blood [that is still in the bowl], he must pour out at the base of the altar, where sacrifices are burned, at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.

8 Entonces quitará toda la grasa del toro de la ofrenda por el pecado: toda la grasa que cubre las entrañas,

From that offering the Supreme Priest must separate these things from the bull that is to be burned: The fat that covers the inner parts of the bull or which is attached to them—

9 ambos riñones con la grasa en ellos por los lomos, y la mejor parte del hígado, que debe eliminar junto con los riñones

the kidneys and the fat that is attached to them near the lower back muscle, and the fat that covers the liver.

10 de la misma manera que la grasa se quita del toro de la ofrenda de paz. Entonces el sacerdote quemará esto en el altar de la ofrenda quemada.

Then the Supreme Priest must completely burn those things on the altar. That will be just like when the fat is removed from an animal that is sacrificed to maintain good fellowship [with Yahweh].

11 “Pero la piel del toro, toda su carne, cabeza, patas, interiores y desechos,

But all the other parts of the animal—its skin/hide and all its other meat, its head and its legs, its inner parts and the intestines,

12 y todo el resto, tiene que llevarlo fuera del campamento a un lugar que esté ceremonialmente limpio, donde se arrojen las cenizas, y debe quemarlo en un fuego de leña allí en el montón de cenizas.

he must take outside the camp and throw them in a place that is acceptable to Yahweh, where the ashes are thrown, and he must burn them in a fire on the pile of ashes.

13 “Si todo el pueblo de Israel se extravía sin querer, y aunque no sean conscientes de hacer lo que no está permitido por ninguno de los mandamientos del Señor, siguen siendo todos culpables.

‘If all the Israeli people sin without intending to sin, doing something that is forbidden in any of Yahweh’s commands, they will be guilty, even if they do not realize that they have sinned.

14 Cuando se den cuenta de su pecado, deben traer un toro joven como ofrenda por el pecado y presentarlo ante el Tabernáculo de Reunión.

When they realize that they have committed a sin, together they must bring a young bull to be an offering for their sin, to the front of the Sacred Tent.

15 Los ancianos de Israel pondrán sus manos sobre su cabeza y lo matarán delante el Señor.

The elders must lay their hands on the bull’s head in the presence of Yahweh and slaughter it [and catch some of the blood in a bowl].

16 Entonces el sumo sacerdote llevará parte de la sangre del toro al Tabernáculo de Reunión.

Then the Supreme [MTY] Priest must take some of that blood into the Sacred Tent.

17 Mojará su dedo en la sangre y lo rociará siete veces ante el Señor delante del velo.

‘He must dip [one of] his fingers into the blood and sprinkle it seven times in the presence of Yahweh, in front of the curtain [that separates the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place].

18 Pondrá un poco de sangre en los cuernos del altar que está delante del Señor en el Tabernáculo de Reunión. Luego derramará el resto de la sangre del toro en el fondo del altar de los holocaustos a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.

Then he must put some of the blood on the projections at the corners of the altar that is in the presence of Yahweh in the Sacred Tent. The remaining part of the bull’s blood, he must pour out at the base of the altar where sacrifices are burned, at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.

19 Luego le quitará toda la grasa al toro y lo quemará en el altar.

He must remove all the animal’s fat and burn it on the altar.

20 Ofrecerá este toro de la misma manera que lo hizo para la ofrenda por el pecado. Así es como el sacerdote los expiará, y serán perdonados.

He must do with this bull the same things that he did with the bull that was an offering for his own sins, and they will be forgiven {Yahweh will forgive them}.

21 Entonces tomará el toro fuera del campamento y lo quemará, tal y como quemó el toro anteriormente mencionado. Es la ofrenda por el pecado de todo el pueblo.

Then the priest must take [the other parts of] the bull outside the camp and burn them, like he does when he himself has sinned. That will be the offering for the sin that all the people have committed, and they will be forgiven.

22 “Si un líder peca involuntariamente y hace lo que no está permitido por ninguno de los mandamientos del Señor su Dios, es culpable.

‘When one of the leaders sins without intending to sin, doing something that is forbidden in any of the commands of Yahweh his God, he will be guilty.

23 Cuando se dé cuenta de su pecado, debe traer un macho cabrío sin defectos como ofrenda.

When he realizes that he has committed a sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat that has no defects.

24 Debe poner su mano en la cabeza del cabrito y matarlo en el lugar donde se presenta la ofrenda quemada ante el Señor. Es una ofrenda por el pecado.

He must lay his hands on the goat’s head in the presence of Yahweh and slaughter it at the place where they slaughter {are slaughtered} the animals that will be completely burned [on the altar]. That will be an offering for his sin.

25 Entonces el sacerdote debe tomar parte de la sangre de la ofrenda por el pecado con su dedo y ponerla en los cuernos del altar de la ofrenda quemada, y derramar el resto de la sangre en la base del altar.

Then the priest must put some of the animal’s blood [into a bowl] and dip [one of] his fingers in it and put some of the blood on the corners of the projections of the altar. Then he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

26 Quemará toda su grasa en el altar como la grasa de las ofrendas de paz. De esta manera el sacerdote expiará el pecado del hombre y será perdonado.

Then he must burn all the fat on the altar, as was done with the fat of the offering to maintain good fellowship [with Yahweh]. As a result of the priest’s doing that, the leader will no longer be guilty for his sin and he will be forgiven.

27 “Si cualquier otro israelita peca involuntariamente y hace lo que no está permitido por ninguno de los mandamientos del Señor su Dios, es culpable.

‘If one of the Israeli people who is not a priest sins without intending to sin, and does something that is forbidden in any of the commands of Yahweh his God, he will be guilty.

28 Cuando se dé cuenta de su pecado, debe traer una cabra sin defectos como ofrenda por ese pecado.

When he realizes that he has committed a sin, he must bring as his offering a female goat that has no defects.

29 Debe poner su mano en la cabeza de la ofrenda por el pecado y matarla en el lugar del holocausto.

He must lay his hands on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where they slaughter the animals that will be completely burned [on the altar, and catch some of the blood in a bowl].

30 Entonces el sacerdote debe tomar un poco de su sangre con su dedo y ponerla en los cuernos del altar de la ofrenda quemada, y derramar el resto de la sangre en la base del altar.

Then the priest must dip [one of] his fingers in the blood, and put some of it on the projections at the corners of the altar. Then he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

31 Le quitará toda su grasa como la grasa de las ofrendas de paz y la quemará en el altar y será aceptada por el Señor. De esta manera el sacerdote expiará el pecado del hombre y será perdonado.

Then he must remove all the goat’s fat, and burn all the fat on the altar, like was done with the fat of the offering to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh]. And the aroma while it burns will be pleasing to Yahweh. As a result of the priest doing that, the person will no longer be guilty for his sin, and he will be forgiven.

32 “Si trae un cordero como ofrenda por el pecado, debe traer una hembra sin defectos.

‘If that person brings a lamb to be his offering for sin, he must bring a female lamb that has no defects.

33 Debe poner su mano en la cabeza de la ofrenda por el pecado y matarla como ofrenda por el pecado en el lugar donde se hace el holocausto.

He must lay his hands on the lamb’s head and slaughter it at the place where they slaughter the animals that will be completely burned [on the altar, and catch some of the blood in a bowl].

34 Entonces el sacerdote debe tomar un poco de su sangre con su dedo y ponerla en los cuernos del altar de la ofrenda quemada, y derramar el resto de la sangre en la base del altar.

Then the priest must dip [one of] his fingers in the blood and put some of it on the projections at the corners of the altar. Then he must pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

35 Le quitará toda su grasa como la grasa del cordero se quita de las ofrendas de paz y la quemará en el altar y será aceptada por el Señor. De esta forma el sacerdote expiará el pecado del hombre, y será perdonado”.

Then he must remove all the lamb’s fat, and burn all the fat on the altar, like was done with the fat of the offering to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh]. He must burn it on top of the other offerings to Yahweh that are being burned. As a result, the priest will request God to forgive that person for his sin, and he will be forgiven.’”