Levítico 19

1 Yahvé habló a Moisés diciendo:

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

2 “Habla a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel y diles: “Seréis santos, porque yo, Yahvé, vuestro Dios, soy santo.

“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 “‘Cada uno de vosotros respetará a su madre y a su padre. Guardarán mis sábados. Yo soy Yahvé, vuestro 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 “‘No se vuelvan a los ídolos, ni se hagan dioses de fundición. Yo soy Yahvé, vuestro 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 ofrezcas un sacrificio de paz a Yahvé, lo ofrecerás para que seas aceptado.

‘Then you bring an offering to maintain fellowship with me, offer it in a way that will cause me to accept it.

6 Se comerá el mismo día que lo ofrezcas, y al día siguiente. Si queda algo hasta el tercer día, se quemará con fuego.

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 se come al tercer día, es una abominación. No se aceptará;

For any of it to be eaten on the third day is very displeasing to me, and I will not accept that offering.

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.

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 recojas la cosecha de tu tierra, no segarás del todo los rincones de tu campo, ni recogerás las espigas de tu cosecha.

‘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 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 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 robarás’. “‘No mentirás’. “‘No os engañaréis unos a otros’.

‘Do not steal anything. ‘Do not tell lies. ‘Do not deceive each other.

12 “‘No jurarás por mi nombre en falso ni profanarás el nombre de tu Dios. Yo soy Yahvé.

‘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 oprimirás a tu prójimo ni le robarás. “‘El salario de un jornalero no permanecerá con vosotros toda la noche 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 maldecirás al sordo, ni pondrás tropiezo al ciego, sino que temerás a tu Dios. Yo soy Yahvé.

‘Do not curse deaf people, and do not put things in the path of blind people to cause them to stumble.

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.

‘Always [LIT] judge people fairly [DOU]. Do not do special favors for either poor people or rich people.

16 “‘No irás por ahí como calumniador entre tu pueblo. “‘No pondrás en peligro la vida de tu prójimo. Yo soy Yahvé.

‘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 odiarás a tu hermano en tu corazón. Reprenderás a tu prójimo y no cargarás con el pecado por su culpa.

‘Do not hate anyone. Instead, honestly rebuke those who ought to be rebuked, in order that you also will not be guilty.

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 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 “‘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.

‘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 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 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 Traerá su ofrenda por la culpa a Yahvé, a la puerta de la Tienda del Encuentro, un carnero como ofrenda por la culpa.

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 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.

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 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.

‘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 Pero al cuarto año todo su fruto será sagrado, para alabar al Señor.

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 En el quinto año comerás su fruto, para que te dé sus frutos. 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 comerás ninguna carne con la sangre todavía en ella. No usarás encantamientos, ni practicarás la hechicería.

‘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 te cortarás el pelo a los lados de la cabeza ni te recortarás el borde de la barba.

‘Do not shave the hair at the sides of your heads [like pagan people do].

28 “‘No harás ningún corte en tu carne por los muertos, ni te tatuarás ninguna marca. Yo soy Yahvé.

‘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 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 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 “‘Guardarán mis sábados y reverenciarán mi santuario; yo soy Yahvé.

‘Honor my Sabbath days and revere my Sacred Tent, because I, Yahweh, [live there].

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 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 “‘Te levantarás ante la cabeza gris y honrarás el rostro de los ancianos; y temerás a tu Dios. Yo soy Yahvé.

‘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 “‘Si un extranjero vive como forastero con vosotros en vuestra tierra, no le haréis mal.

‘When foreigners live among you [in your land], do not mistreat them.

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.

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 harás injusticia en el juicio, en las medidas de longitud, de peso o de cantidad.

‘When you are measuring things, to see how long they are or how much they weigh or how many there are,

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.

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 “‘Observarás todos mis estatutos y todas mis ordenanzas, y los pondrás en práctica. Yo soy Yahvé’”.

‘Obey carefully [DOU] all my laws and decrees, because I, Yahweh, [am the one who am commanding them].’”