Números 6
1 El Señor le dijo a Moisés:
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
2 “Dile a los israelitas: Si un hombre o una mujer hace una promesa especial de convertirse en nazareo, para dedicarse al Señor,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If any of you [wants to] make a solemn promise to dedicate himself to belong to me in a special way, [after you obey these instructions], you will be called a Nazir-man, [which means “dedicated man”].
3 no deben beber vino u otra bebida alcohólica. No deben ni siquiera beber vinagre de vino o cualquier otra bebida alcohólica, o cualquier jugo de uva o comer uvas o pasas.
You must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink any vinegar made from wine or from any other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
4 Durante todo el tiempo que estén dedicados al Señor no deben comer nadaque sea fruto de una vid, ni siquiera las semillas o las cáscaras de uva.
You must not eat anything that comes from grapevines, not even the skins or seeds of grapes, during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
5 “No deben usar una navaja de afeitar sobre sus cabezas durante todo el tiempo de esta promesa de dedicación. Deben permanecer santos hasta que su tiempo de dedicación al Señor haya terminado. Deben dejar crecer su cabello.
‘Even your hair will be dedicated to me during the time that you area Nazir-man, so you must never allow anyone to cut your hair. Until the time that your solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me is ended, you must allow your hair to grow long.
6 “Durante este tiempo de dedicación al Señor no deben acercarse a un cadáver.
And you must not go near a corpse during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
7 Incluso si es su padre, madre, hermano o hermana los que han muerto, no deben ensuciarse, porque su pelo sin cortar anuncia su dedicación a Dios.
Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me [by coming close to the corpse]. Your long hair [MTY] shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.
8 Durante todo el tiempo de su dedicación deben ser santos para el Señor.
You are required to keep doing this all the time that you are dedicated to me in this special way.
9 “Sin embargo, si alguien muere repentinamente cerca de ellos, convirtiéndolos en inmundos, deben esperar siete días, y al séptimo día cuando se limpien de nuevo deben afeitarse la cabeza.
‘If anyone dies very suddenly when he is near you, then your hair that you have dedicated to me is no longer sacred. So you must wait seven days and then shave it all off. Then you must perform a special ritual to cause yourself to become acceptable to me again.
10 El octavo día llevarán dos tórtolas o dos pichones al sacerdote que está a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.
The next day you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
11 El sacerdote ofrecerá una como ofrenda por el pecado y la otra como holocausto para corregirlas, porque se hicieron culpables por estar cerca del cadáver. Ese día deben volver a dedicarse y dejar que les vuelva a crecer el cabello.
‘The priest must [kill the birds and] offer them as sacrifices. One of them will be an offering to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed, and the other will be an offering that is burned completely to please me. [After the priest burns them on the altar], I will forgive you for having come close to a corpse, and [when] your hair [grows again it] will be dedicated to me again.
12 Deben volver a dedicarse al Señor por el tiempo completo que prometieron originalmente y traer un cordero macho de un año como ofrenda por la culpa. Los días anteriores no cuentan para el tiempo de dedicación porque se volvieron inmundos.
The amount of time that you were set apart for me the previous time does not count, because you had become unacceptable to me [by coming close to a corpse] during the time that you were a Nazir-man. So you must again make a solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me for the entire amount of time that you indicated the previous time. And you must also sacrifice a one-year-old lamb for not doing what you were required to do.
13 “Estas son las reglas que se deben observar cuando el tiempo de dedicación del nazareo termine. Deben ser llevadas a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión.
‘When the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the Sacred Tent
14 Allí deben presentar una ofrenda al Señor de un cordero macho sin defectos de un año como holocausto, un cordero hembra sin defectos de un año como ofrenda por el pecado y un carnero sin defectos como ofrenda de paz.
and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects: Offer a one-year-old ram that will be burned completely, a one-year-old female lamb as a sacrifice to enable me to forgive your sins, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to maintain fellowship with me.
15 Además deben traer una cesta de pan sin levadura hecha de la mejor harina mezclada con aceite de oliva y obleas sin levadura recubiertas con aceite de oliva así como sus ofrendas de granos y bebidas.
‘When you bring those animals, you must also bring some wine to offer as a sacrifice. And you must also bring a basket of bread that you have made with very good flour and [olive] oil. But you must not put any yeast in the bread. Also brush/spread some [olive] oil on some thin wafers and bring them to the priest.
16 El sacerdote presentará todo esto ante el Señor, así como el sacrificio de la ofrenda por el pecado y el holocausto.
‘The priest will put the young lamb and the young ram on the altar and completely burn them, in order that I will be pleased and will forgive you for your sins.
17 También sacrificará un carnero como ofrenda de paz al Señor, junto con la cesta de pan sin levadura. Además el sacerdote presentará la ofrenda de grano y la ofrenda de bebida.
Then he will kill the full-grown ram as an offering to restore fellowship with me, and he will also burn on the altar some of the bread and the grain and wine.
18 “Luego los nazareos se afeitarán la cabeza a la entrada del Tabernáculo de Reunión. Se quitarán el cabello de sus cabezas que fueron dedicadas, y lo pondrán en el fuego bajo la ofrenda de paz.
‘After that, you must [stand at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent and shave off your hair. Then you must put that hair in the fire that is under the [animal that has been sacrificed] on the altar to maintain fellowship with me.
19 Una vez que los nazareos se hayan afeitado, el sacerdote tomará la espaldilla hervida del carnero, un pan sin levadura de la cesta, y una oblea sin levadura, y los pondrá en sus manos.
‘The meat from the ram’s shoulder must be boiled. After it is cooked, the priest will take it along with one of the loaves of bread and one wafer which has been brushed with [olive] oil, and he will put them in your hands.
20 El sacerdote los agitará como ofrenda mecida ante el Señor. Estos artículos son sagrados y pertenecen al sacerdote, así como el pecho de la ofrenda mecida y el muslo que fue ofrecido. Una vez que esto termine, los nazareos podrán beber vino.
Then the priest will [take them back and] lift them up high to dedicate them to me. They now belong to the priest, and he is permitted to eat some of the meat from the ram’s shoulder and from its ribs and from one of its thighs, because that meat is his share of the sacrifice. After that, you will no longer be a Nazir-man, and you will again be permitted to drink wine.
21 Estas son las reglas que deben observarse cuando un nazareo promete dar ofrendas al Señor en relación con su dedicación. También pueden traer ofrendas adicionales si tienen los medios para hacerlo. Cada nazareo debe cumplir las promesas que ha hecho cuando se dedica”.
‘Those are the regulations about the offerings that Nazir-men solemnly promise to bring to me to end their time of being dedicated to me. They must bring these offerings, but if they want to, they may bring additional offerings. And they must do everything that they solemnly promised to do when they dedicated themselves to me.’”
22 El Señor le dijo a Moisés:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
23 “Dile a Aarón y a sus hijos: Así es como debes bendecir a los israelitas. Esto es lo que deben decir:
“Tell Aaron and his sons that when they [ask me to] bless the people, they must say,
24 “‘Que el Señor te bendiga y te cuide.
‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you and protect you,
25 Que el Señor te sonría y sea misericordioso contigo.
and that he will smile at you and act kindly toward you,
26 Que el Señor te cuide y te dé la paz’.
and that he will be good to you [IDM] and cause things to go well for you.’”
27 Cuando los sacerdotes bendigan a los israelitas en mi nombre, yo los bendeciré”.
Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israeli people, truly I will bless them.”
