Deuteronomio 4
1 Ahora bien, Israel, escucha los estatutos y las ordenanzas que yo te enseño, para que los cumplas, a fin de que vivas y entres y poseas la tierra que Yahvé, el Dios de tus padres, te da.
“Now, you Israeli people, obey all the rules and regulations [DOU] that I will teach you. If you do that, you will remain alive and you will enter and occupy/capture the land that Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped], is giving to you.
2 No añadirás a la palabra que te mando, ni la quitarás, para que guardes los mandamientos de Yahvé, tu Dios, que yo te mando.
Do not add anything to what I command you, and do not take anything away from what I tell you. Obey all the commands of Yahweh our God that I am giving to you.
3 Tus ojos han visto lo que Yahvé hizo a causa de Baal Peor; porque Yahvé vuestro Dios ha destruido de entre ustedes a todos los hombres que seguían a Baal Peor.
“You have seen what Yahweh did at Baal-Peor [Mountain]. He got rid of all the people who worshiped [the god] Baal there,
4 Pero ustedes que fueron fieles a Yahvé su Dios están todos vivos hoy.
but you who faithfully [continued to worship] Yahweh our God are still alive today.
5 He aquí que yo os he enseñado los estatutos y las ordenanzas, tal como Yahvé, mi Dios, me lo ha ordenado, para que lo hagáis en medio de la tierra donde entréis a poseerla.
“Note that I have taught you all the rules and regulations, just like Yahweh our God told me to do. He wants you to obey them [when you are living] in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
6 Guarda, pues, y ponedlos por obra; porque ésta es tu sabiduría y tu entendimiento a los ojos de los pueblos que oirán todos estos estatutos y dirán: “Ciertamente esta gran nación es un pueblo sabio y entendido.”
Obey them faithfully because, [if you do that], you will show the people of other nations that you are very wise. When they hear about all these laws, they will say, ‘The people of this great nation [of Israel] are certainly very wise [DOU]!’
7 Porque ¿qué gran nación hay que tenga un dios tan cercano a ella como lo está Yahvé, nuestro Dios, cada vez que lo invocamos?
Even if other nations are great, there is none [RHQ] of them that has a god who is as near to them as Yahweh our God is to us! Whenever we call out to him [to help us, he answers/helps us]
8 ¿Qué gran nación hay que tenga estatutos y ordenanzas tan justos como toda esta ley que hoy pongo ante ustedes?
And there is no [RHQ] other nation, even if it is a great nation, that has laws that are as just/fair as the laws that I am telling to you today.
9 Sólo ten cuidado, y guarda tu alma con diligencia, para que no olvides las cosas que vieron tus ojos, y para que no se aparten de tu corazón todos los días de tu vida; pero dáselas a conocer a tus hijos y a los hijos de tus hijos —
“But be very careful! [DOU, IDM] Do not forget what you [SYN] have seen [God do]. Remember those things as long as you are alive. Tell them to your children and your grandchildren.
10 el día en que estuviste frente a Yahvé vuestro Dios en Horeb, cuando Yahvé me dijo: “Reúne al pueblo hacia mí, y les haré oír mis palabras, para que aprendan a temerme todos los días que vivan sobre la tierra, y para que enseñen a sus hijos.”
Tell them about the day that your ancestors stood in the presence of Yahweh our God at Sinai [Mountain], when he said to me, ‘Gather the people together, in order that they can hear what I say. I want them to learn to have an awesome respect for me as long as they are alive, and I want them to teach their children to do that also.’
11 Te acercaste y te pusiste debajo de la montaña. La montaña ardía con fuego hasta el corazón del cielo, con oscuridad, nubes y densas tinieblas.
[Tell them that] your ancestors came near the bottom of the mountain, while the mountain burned with a fire that went up to the sky, and the mountain was covered with dark clouds and black [smoke].
12 El Señor os habló desde el centro del fuego: oísteis la voz de las palabras, pero no visteis ninguna forma; sólo oísteis una voz.
Then Yahweh spoke to your ancestors out of the middle of the fire. Your ancestors heard him speak, but they did not see him. They only heard his voice.
13 Os declaró su pacto, que os ordenó cumplir, los diez mandamientos. Los escribió en dos tablas de piedra.
And he declared to them his agreement. That agreement contained the Ten Commandments that he wants you to obey. He wrote those on two stone tablets.
14 El Señor me ordenó en aquel tiempo que os enseñara los estatutos y los reglamentos, para que los pusierais en práctica en la tierra a la que pasáis para poseerla.
Yahweh commanded me to teach all the rules and regulations to you, in order that you would obey them in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.”
15 Tened mucho cuidado, porque no visteis ningún tipo de forma el día en que Yahvé os habló en Horeb desde el centro del fuego,
“On the day that Yahweh spoke to your ancestors at Sinai [Mountain], he was invisible. So, be careful
16 no sea que os corrompáis y os hagáis una imagen tallada en forma de cualquier figura, la semejanza de un macho o de una hembra,
that you do not sin by making for yourselves any idol [of something that can be seen!] not make an idol that resembles any person, either a man or a woman,
17 la semejanza de cualquier animal que esté en la tierra, la semejanza de cualquier ave alada que vuele en el cielo,
or that resembles any animal or any bird
18 la semejanza de cualquier cosa que se arrastre por el suelo, la semejanza de cualquier pez que esté en el agua bajo la tierra;
or any (reptile/creature that scurries across the ground) or any fish in the deep ocean.
19 y no sea que alces tus ojos al cielo, y al ver el sol, la luna y las estrellas, todo el ejército del cielo, te sientas atraído y los adores, y los sirvas, que Yahvé vuestro Dios ha asignado a todos los pueblos bajo todo el cielo.
And be careful to not look up toward the sky and be tempted to worship anything that you see there—the sun or the moon or the stars. Yahweh our God has given those to [be a blessing to] all people everywhere, [but you must not worship them].
20 Pero Yahvé os ha tomado y os ha sacado del horno de hierro, de Egipto, para que seáis para él un pueblo de herencia, como lo es hoy.
Yahweh has brought your ancestors out of Egypt, where [they were suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace, in order that they would be people who belong to him, which is what you are today.
21 Además, Yahvé se enojó conmigo por causa de vosotros, y juró que no debía pasar el Jordán, y que no debía entrar en esa buena tierra que Yahvé, su Dios, les da como herencia;
“But Yahweh was angry with me because of [what] your ancestors [made me do]. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan [River] to enter the good/fertile land that he is giving to you.
22 sino que debo morir en esta tierra. No debo pasar el Jordán, sino que vosotros pasaréis y poseeréis esa buena tierra.
He said that I must die here in this land and never cross the Jordan [River]. But you will go across it, and you will occupy that land.
23 Tengan cuidado, no sea que se olviden del pacto de Yahvé vuestro Dios, que él hizo con vosotros, y hagáis una imagen tallada en forma de cualquier cosa que Yahvé vuestro Dios les haya prohibido.
Be sure that you do not forget the agreement that Yahweh our God made with you. He commanded you to not make any kind of idol, because he has forbidden that.
24 Porque el Señor tu Dios es un fuego devorador, un Dios celoso.
[You must not do that] because Yahweh your God will destroy [anyone who worships idols, ] like [MET] a fire completely destroys things. He [wants people to worship only him, he] (cannot accept/will punish) people who worship anyone or anything else.
25 Cuando engendréis hijos e hijos de los hijos, y hayáis permanecido mucho tiempo en la tierra, y os corrompáis, y os hagáis una imagen tallada en forma de cualquier cosa, y hagáis lo que es malo a los ojos de Yahvé vuestro Dios para provocarlo a la ira,
“When you have been in the land [of Canaan] for a long time and you have children and grandchildren, do not sin by making an idol that represents anything at all, because Yahweh says that is evil, and if you do that, you will cause him to become angry with you [and punish you].
26 Yo llamo a los cielos y a la tierra para que atestigüen hoy contra vosotros, que pronto pereceréis totalmente de la tierra que pasáis al otro lado del Jordán para poseerla. No prolongaréis vuestros días en ella, sino que seréis totalmente destruidos.
Today I am requesting everyone who is in heaven and everyone who is on the earth [MTY] to watch what you are doing. [If you disobey what I am telling you], you will soon all die in the land that you will be crossing the Jordan [River] to occupy. You will not live very long there; Yahweh will completely get rid of many [HYP] of you.
27 El Señor os dispersará entre los pueblos, y quedaréis pocos en número entre las naciones a las que el Señor os lleve.
And [the rest of you], Yahweh will force you to go and live among the people of many other nations. Only a few of you will (survive/remain alive) there.
28 Allí serviréis a dioses, obra de manos de hombres, madera y piedra, que no ven, ni oyen, ni comen, ni huelen.
When you are in those nations, you will worship gods that are made of wood and stone, gods made by humans, gods that cannot see anything or hear anything or eat anything or smell anything.
29 Pero desde allí buscarás al Señor tu Dios, y lo encontrarás cuando lo busques con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma.
But while you are there, if you will try to know Yahweh your God, and if you try with your entire inner being to know him, he will (answer/reveal himself to) you.
30 Cuando estés oprimido, y todas estas cosas hayan caído sobre ti, en los últimos días volverás a Yahvé vuestro Dios y escucharás su voz.
In the future, after you have been mistreated there and all those bad things happen to you, you will again worship only Yahweh and obey him.
31 Porque el Señor, tu Dios, es un Dios misericordioso. No te fallará ni te destruirá, ni olvidará el pacto de tus padres que les juró.
Yahweh is a God who acts mercifully. [If you continue to obey him], he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the agreement that he solemnly made with your ancestors.”
32 Porque pregunta ahora de los días pasados, que fueron antes de ti, desde el día en que Dios creó al hombre sobre la tierra, y desde un extremo del cielo hasta el otro, si ha habido algo tan grande como esto, o se ha oído como esto?
“Now think about the past, about the time before you were born, about all the time since God first created people here on the earth. You could search everywhere, in heaven and on the earth. (Has anything like this ever happened that is as great as [what Yahweh did for the Israeli people]?/Certainly nothing has ever happened that is as great [as what Yahweh did for the Israeli people].) [RHQ] (Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?/Certainly no one has ever heard of anything like this.) [RHQ]
33 ¿Acaso un pueblo ha escuchado alguna vez la voz de Dios hablando desde el medio del fuego, como tú has escuchado, y ha vivido?
(Has any group ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did?/Certainly no group has ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did.) [RHQ]
34 ¿O ha tratado Dios de ir a tomar una nación para sí de entre otra nación, con pruebas, con señales, con prodigios, con guerra, con mano poderosa, con brazo extendido y con grandes terrores, según todo lo que Yahvé vuestro Dios hizo por ti en Egipto ante tus ojos?
Certainly no other god has ever tried to take a [huge] group of people from one nation [to another location], like he did for us when he brought us out of Egypt. We saw Yahweh our God use great power [MTY, DOU] when he performed many kinds of [DOU] miracles, and sent plagues, and did many other very terrifying things in Egypt for us, [and rescued us when the army of Egypt tried to fight against us].
35 Se te mostró para que supieras que Yahvé es Dios. No hay nadie más que él.
“Yahweh showed all these things to you, in order that you would know that only he is truly God, and that there is no other God.
36 Desde el cielo te hizo oír su voz para instruirte. En la tierra te hizo ver su gran fuego, y en medio del fuego oíste sus palabras.
He allowed your ancestors to hear him speak from heaven in order that he could discipline them. Here on the earth he allowed them to see his great fire [on Sinai Mountain], and he spoke to them from the middle of the fire.
37 Porque amó a vuestros padres, eligió a su descendencia después de ellos, y os sacó con su presencia, con su gran poder, de Egipto;
Because he loved our ancestors, he chose you Israelis who are their descendants, and by his great power he brought your ancestors out of Egypt.
38 para expulsar de delante de vosotros a naciones más grandes y más poderosas que vosotros, para introduciros, para daros su tierra en herencia, como hoy.
[As they advanced], he expelled the people of nations that were greater and more powerful than they were, in order that he could allow them to capture their land and cause it to become yours, which is [what is happening] now.
39 Sabed, pues, hoy, y tomadlo a pecho, que el mismo Yahvé es Dios en lo alto del cielo y en lo bajo de la tierra. No hay nadie más.
“So today you should (meditate on/think about) the fact that Yahweh is God, that he is/rules in heaven and also on the earth, and that there is no other god.
40 Guardarás sus estatutos y sus mandamientos que hoy te ordeno, para que te vaya bien a ti y a tus hijos después de ti, y para que prolongues tus días en la tierra que el Señor, tu Dios, te da para siempre.
Obey all the rules and regulations that I am giving to you today, in order that things will go well for you and for your descendants, and that you will live a long time in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, [to belong to you] forever.”
41 Entonces Moisés apartó tres ciudades al otro lado del Jordán, hacia la salida del sol,
Then Moses/I set apart three cities that are on the east side of the Jordan [River].
42 para que huyera allí el homicida que matara a su prójimo sin querer y que no lo hubiera odiado en el pasado, y para que huyendo a una de estas ciudades pudiera vivir:
If someone accidentally killed another person, a person who had not been his enemy previously, he could escape to one of those cities. He would be safe/protected in one of those cities [because the people there would protect him].
43 Beser en el desierto, en la llanura, para los rubenitas; y Ramot en Galaad para los gaditas; y Golán en Basán para los tribu de Manases.
For the tribe of Reuben, Moses/I set apart Bezer [city] in the (plateau/high level) area. For the tribe of Gad, Moses/I set apart Ramoth [city] in the Gilead [area]. For the tribe of Manasseh, Moses/I set apart Golan [city] in the Bashan [region].
44 Esta es la ley que Moisés puso delante de los hijos de Israel.
Moses/I gave [God’s] laws to the Israeli people.
45 Estos son los testimonios, los estatutos y los reglamentos que Moisés habló a los hijos de Israel cuando salieron de Egipto,
They included all the rules and instructions and commands that Moses/I gave to them, after they/we had come out of Egypt,
46 al otro lado del Jordán, en el valle frente a Bet Peor, en la tierra de Sehón, rey de los amorreos, que vivía en Hesbón, a quien Moisés y los hijos de Israel hirieron cuando salieron de Egipto.
when they/we were in the valley east of the Jordan [River]. They/We were across from Beth-Peor [town], in the land that [previously] was ruled by Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. Moses/I and the other Israelis had defeated his [army] when they/we came out of Egypt.
47 Tomaron posesión de su tierra y de la tierra de Og, rey de Basán, los dos reyes de los amorreos, que estaban al otro lado del Jordán, hacia la salida del sol;
They/We captured Sihon’s land and the land that Og, the king of the Bashan [region], ruled. They were the two kings who ruled the Amor people-group [in the area] east of the Jordan [River].
48 desde Aroer, que está a la orilla del valle de Arnón, hasta el monte Sión (también llamado Hermón),
Their land extended from Aroer [town in the south] along the Arnon [River], as far [north] as Sirion Mountain, which [most people] call Hermon Mountain.
49 y todo el Arabá al otro lado del Jordán, hacia el este, hasta el mar del Arabá, bajo las laderas de Pisga.
It also included all the area east of the Jordan [River] Valley, all the way south to the Dead Sea and east to the slopes of Pisgah [Mountain].
