Levítico 19
1 Yahvé habló a Moisés diciendo:
And the Lord said to Moses,
2 “Habla a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel y diles: “Seréis santos, porque yo, Yahvé, vuestro Dios, soy santo.
Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.
3 “‘Cada uno de vosotros respetará a su madre y a su padre. Guardarán mis sábados. Yo soy Yahvé, vuestro Dios.
Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
4 “‘No se vuelvan a los ídolos, ni se hagan dioses de fundición. Yo soy Yahvé, vuestro Dios.
Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
5 “‘Cuando ofrezcas un sacrificio de paz a Yahvé, lo ofrecerás para que seas aceptado.
And when you give a peace offering to the Lord, do it in the way which is pleasing to the Lord.
6 Se comerá el mismo día que lo ofrezcas, y al día siguiente. Si queda algo hasta el tercer día, se quemará con fuego.
Let it be used for food on the same day on which it is offered, or on the day after; and whatever is over on the third day is to be burned with fire.
7 Si se come al tercer día, es una abominación. No se aceptará;
If any of it is used for food on the third day, it is a disgusting thing and will not be pleasing to the Lord.
8 sino que todo el que lo coma cargará con su iniquidad, porque ha profanado la cosa santa de Yahvé, y esa alma será cortada de su pueblo.
And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people.
9 “‘Cuando recojas la cosecha de tu tierra, no segarás del todo los rincones de tu campo, ni recogerás las espigas de tu cosecha.
And when you get in the grain from your land, do not let all the grain be cut from the edges of the field, or take up what has been dropped on the earth after the getting in of the grain.
10 No espigarás tu viña, ni recogerás las uvas caídas de tu viña. Las dejarás para el pobre y para el extranjero. Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios.
And do not take all the grapes from your vine-garden, or the fruit dropped on the earth; let the poor man, and the man from another country, have these: I am the Lord your God.
11 “‘No robarás’. “‘No mentirás’. “‘No os engañaréis unos a otros’.
Do not take anyone's property or be false in act or word to another.
12 “‘No jurarás por mi nombre en falso ni profanarás el nombre de tu Dios. Yo soy Yahvé.
And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.
13 “‘No oprimirás a tu prójimo ni le robarás. “‘El salario de un jornalero no permanecerá con vosotros toda la noche hasta la mañana.
Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning.
14 “‘No maldecirás al sordo, ni pondrás tropiezo al ciego, sino que temerás a tu Dios. Yo soy Yahvé.
Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord.
15 “‘No cometerás injusticia en el juicio. No serás parcial con el pobre, ni mostrarás favoritismo con el grande; sino que juzgarás a tu prójimo con justicia.
Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.
16 “‘No irás por ahí como calumniador entre tu pueblo. “‘No pondrás en peligro la vida de tu prójimo. Yo soy Yahvé.
Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
17 “‘No odiarás a tu hermano en tu corazón. Reprenderás a tu prójimo y no cargarás con el pecado por su culpa.
Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.
18 “‘No te vengarás ni guardarás rencor a los hijos de tu pueblo, sino que amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. Yo soy Yahvé.
Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.
19 “‘Deberás cumplir mis estatutos. “‘No cruzarás diferentes tipos de animales. “‘No sembrarás tu campo con dos tipos de semilla; “‘No lleves una prenda hecha de dos tipos de material.
Keep my laws. Do not let your cattle have offspring by those of a different sort; do not put mixed seed into your field; do not put on a robe made of two sorts of cloth.
20 “‘Si un hombre se acuesta carnalmente con una mujer que es una chica esclava, comprometida para casarse con otro hombre, y no se rescata o se le da la libertad; serán castigados. No serán condenados a muerte, porque ella no era libre.
If any man has sex relations with a servant-woman who has given her word to be married to a man, and has not been made free for a price or in any other way, the thing will be looked into; but they will not be put to death because she was not a free woman.
21 Traerá su ofrenda por la culpa a Yahvé, a la puerta de la Tienda del Encuentro, un carnero como ofrenda por la culpa.
Let him take his offering for wrongdoing to the Lord, to the door of the Tent of meeting; let him give a male sheep as an offering for wrongdoing.
22 El sacerdote hará expiación por él con el carnero de la ofrenda por la culpa ante Yahvé, por el pecado que haya cometido; y el pecado que haya cometido le será perdonado.
And the priest will take away his sin before the Lord with the sheep which is offered for his wrongdoing, and he will have forgiveness for the sin which he has done.
23 “‘Cuando llegues a la tierra y hayas plantado toda clase de árboles para comer, entonces contarás sus frutos como prohibidos. Durante tres años te estará prohibido. No se podrá comer.
And when you have come into the land, and have put in all sorts of fruit-trees, their fruit will be as if they had not had circumcision, and for three years their fruit may not be used for food.
24 Pero al cuarto año todo su fruto será sagrado, para alabar al Señor.
And in the fourth year all the fruit will be holy as a praise-offering to the Lord.
25 En el quinto año comerás su fruto, para que te dé sus frutos. Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios.
But in the fifth year you may take the fruit and the increase of it for your food: I am the Lord your God.
26 “‘No comerás ninguna carne con la sangre todavía en ella. No usarás encantamientos, ni practicarás la hechicería.
Nothing may be used for food with its blood in it; you may not make use of strange arts, or go in search of signs and wonders.
27 “‘No te cortarás el pelo a los lados de la cabeza ni te recortarás el borde de la barba.
The ends of the hair round your face and on your chin may not be cut off.
28 “‘No harás ningún corte en tu carne por los muertos, ni te tatuarás ninguna marca. Yo soy Yahvé.
You may not make cuts in your flesh in respect for the dead, or have marks printed on your bodies: I am the Lord.
29 “‘No profanes a tu hija, para hacerla prostituta; no sea que la tierra caiga en la prostitución, y la tierra se llene de maldad.
Do not make your daughter common by letting her become a loose woman, for fear that the land may become full of shame.
30 “‘Guardarán mis sábados y reverenciarán mi santuario; yo soy Yahvé.
Keep my Sabbaths and have respect for my holy place: I am the Lord.
31 “‘No te dirijas a los que son médiums, ni a los magos. No los busques para ser contaminado por ellos. Yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios.
Do not go after those who make use of spirits, or wonder-workers; do not go in their ways or become unclean through them: I am the Lord your God.
32 “‘Te levantarás ante la cabeza gris y honrarás el rostro de los ancianos; y temerás a tu Dios. Yo soy Yahvé.
Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.
33 “‘Si un extranjero vive como forastero con vosotros en vuestra tierra, no le haréis mal.
And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;
34 El extranjero que viva como forastero con ustedes será para ustedes como el nativo entre ustedes, y lo amarán como a ustedes mismos; porque ustedes vivieron como extranjeros en la tierra de Egipto. Yo soy Yahvé, tu Dios.
Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
35 “‘No harás injusticia en el juicio, en las medidas de longitud, de peso o de cantidad.
Do not make false decisions in questions of yard-sticks and weights and measures.
36 Tendrás balanzas justas, pesas justas, un efa justo, y un hin justo. Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios, que te sacó de la tierra de Egipto.
Have true scales, true weights and measures for all things: I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt;
37 “‘Observarás todos mis estatutos y todas mis ordenanzas, y los pondrás en práctica. Yo soy Yahvé’”.
You are to keep all my rules and my decisions and do them: I am the Lord.
