Números 16
1 Coré, hijo de Izhar, hijo de Coat, hijo de Leví, con Datán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab, y On, hijo de Pelet, hijos de Rubén, tomaron algunos hombres.
One day Korah, who was the son of Izhar and a descendant of Levi’s son Kohath, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, who were the sons of Eliab, and On, who was the son of Peleth. Those three men were from the tribe of Reuben.
2 Se levantaron ante Moisés, con algunos de los hijos de Israel, doscientos cincuenta príncipes de la congregación, llamados a la asamblea, hombres de renombre.
Korah and those other three men incited 250 other people who were leaders among the Israeli people to join them in rebelling against Moses/me.
3 Se juntaron contra Moisés y contra Aarón, y les dijeron: “¡Os arrogáis demasiado, ya que toda la congregación es santa, todos ellos, y Yahvé está en medio de ellos! ¿Por qué os alzáis por encima de la asamblea de Yahvé?”
They came together to criticize Aaron and Moses/me. They said to them/us, “You two are using more [authority] than you should! Yahweh has set apart all of us Israeli people, and he is with/helping all of us. So why do you act as though you are more important than the rest of us people who belong to Yahweh [RHQ]?”
4 Cuando Moisés lo oyó, se postró sobre su rostro.
When Moses/I heard what they were saying, he/I prostrated himself/myself on the ground.
5 Dijo a Coré y a toda su compañía: “Por la mañana, el Señor mostrará quiénes son suyos y quiénes son santos, y los hará acercarse a él. También hará que se acerque a él el que él elija.
Then he/I said to Korah and those [Israeli leaders] who were with Korah, “Tomorrow morning Yahweh will show us whom he has chosen to be his [priest], and who is holy and allowed to come near to him. Yahweh will permit [only] those whom he chooses to come into his presence.
6 Hagan esto: que Coré y toda su compañía tomen incensarios,
So Korah, tomorrow you and those who are with you must prepare your pans to burn incense.
7 pongan fuego en ellos, y pongan incienso en ellos ante Yahvé mañana. El hombre que elija Yahvé será santo. Habéis ido demasiado lejos, hijos de Leví”.
Then you must light a fire in them and burn the incense in the presence of Yahweh. Then we will see which one of us Yahweh has chosen to be his holy servant. It is you men who are descendants of Levi who are trying to use more [authority] than you should!”
8 Moisés dijo a Coré: “¡Escuchen ahora, hijos de Leví!
Then Moses/I spoke again to Korah. He/I said, “You men who are descendants of Levi, listen to me!
9 ¿Os parece poco que el Dios de Israel os haya separado de la congregación de Israel para acercaros a él, para que hagáis el servicio del tabernáculo de Yahvé, y para que estéis delante de la congregación para servirles;
The God of us Israelis has chosen all of you to be close to him in order that you can work for him at his Sacred Tent and serve the people. (Is that unimportant/Does that mean nothing) to you [RHQ]?
10 y que os haya acercado a vosotros, y a todos vuestros hermanos los hijos de Leví con vosotros? ¿Acaso buscáis también el sacerdocio?
Yahweh has brought you, [Korah], and your fellow descendants of Levi, near to himself. Now are you demanding to become priests also?
11 ¡Por eso tú y toda tu compañía os habéis reunido contra Yahvé! ¿Qué es Aarón para que os quejéis contra él?”
It is really Yahweh against whom you and your fellow descendants of Levi are rebelling. Aaron is not the one about whom you are really complaining [RHQ].”
12 Moisés mandó llamar a Datán y Abiram, hijos de Eliab, y ellos dijeron: “¡No subiremos!
Then Moses/I summoned Dathan and Abiram, but [they refused to come]. They [sent a message] saying, “We will not come to you!
13 ¿Es poca cosa que nos hayas hecho subir de una tierra que mana leche y miel, para matarnos en el desierto, y que además te hagas príncipe sobre nosotros?
You brought us out of Egypt, which was a very fertile [IDM] land, in order to cause us to die here in this desert. That was bad. But now you are also trying to boss us [RHQ], and that is worse.
14 Además, no nos has traído a una tierra que fluye leche y miel, ni nos has dado herencia de campos y viñedos. ¿Vas a sacarle los ojos a estos hombres? No subiremos”.
You have not given us a new land to live in, a land that has good fields and vineyards. You are only trying to [RHQ] trick these people. So we will not come to you.”
15 Moisés se enojó mucho y le dijo a Yahvé: “No respetes su ofrenda. No les he quitado ni un solo asno, ni he hecho daño a ninguno de ellos”.
Then Moses/I became very angry. He/I said to Yahweh, “Do not accept the grain offerings that they have brought. I have not taken anything from them, not even one donkey, and I have never done anything wrong to them, [so they have no reason to complain about me].”
16 Moisés dijo a Coré: “Tú y toda tu compañía vayan mañana ante Yahvé, tú y ellos, y Aarón.
Then Moses/I said to Korah, “You and all those who are with you must come here tomorrow and stand in front of Yahweh. Aaron will also be here.
17 Cada uno tomará su incensario y pondrá incienso en él, y cada uno llevará ante Yahvé su incensario, doscientos cincuenta incensarios; tú también y Aarón, cada uno con su incensario.”
You and all the 250 men who are with you must each take a pan in which to burn incense, and put incense in it, to [burn it to be] an offering to Yahweh. Aaron will do the same thing.”
18 Cada uno de ellos tomó su incensario, puso fuego en él y puso incienso, y se puso a la puerta de la Tienda de Reunión con Moisés y Aarón.
So [the next day] each of those men got a pan to burn incense. They put in it incense and hot coals to light it, and then they all stood at the entrance of the Sacred Tent with Aaron and Moses/me.
19 Coré reunió a toda la congregación frente a ellos a la puerta de la Tienda del Encuentro. La gloria de Yahvé apareció a toda la congregación.
Then Korah summoned all the people who supported him and who were against Moses/me, and they also gathered at the entrance of the tent. Then the glory of Yahweh appeared to all of them/us,
20 Yahvé habló a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo:
and Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
21 “¡Sepárense de entre esta congregación, para que yo los consuma en un momento!”
“Get away from all these people, in order that I can get rid of them immediately!”
22 Se postraron sobre sus rostros y dijeron: “Dios, el Dios de los espíritus de toda carne, ¿pecará un solo hombre y te enojarás con toda la congregación?”
But Aaron and Moses/I prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground. We pleaded with Yahweh, saying, “God, you are the one who caused all these people to live [MTY]. Only one of these men has sinned; so, (is it right for you to be angry with all the people?/it is not right for you to be angry with all the people!) [RHQ]”
23 Yahvé habló a Moisés diciendo:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
24 “Habla a la congregación diciendo: “¡Aléjate de los alrededores de la tienda de Coré, Datán y Abiram!””.
“[Okay], but tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
25 Moisés se levantó y se dirigió a Datán y Abiram, y los ancianos de Israel lo siguieron.
So Moses/I stood up and went to the tents of Dathan and Abiram. The Israeli leaders followed him/me.
26 Habló a la congregación diciendo: “¡Apártense, por favor, de las tiendas de estos malvados, y no toquen nada de ellos, no sea que se consuman en todos sus pecados!”
He/I told the people, “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything that belongs to them! If you touch anything, you will die because of their sins!”
27 Y se alejaron de la tienda de Coré, Datán y Abiram, por todos lados. Datán y Abiram salieron, y se pusieron a la puerta de sus tiendas con sus mujeres, sus hijos y sus pequeños.
So all the people moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram came out of their tents with their wives and children and babies, and stood at the entrances of their tents.
28 Moisés dijo: “Así sabrán que Yahvé me ha enviado a hacer todas estas obras, porque no son de mi propia cosecha.
Then Moses/I said, “I was not the one who decided to do all these things that I have done. It was Yahweh who [chose me and] sent me to do them. And now he will prove that to you.
29 Si estos hombres mueren la muerte común de todos los hombres, o si experimentan lo que todos los hombres experimentan, entonces Yahvé no me ha enviado.
If these men die in a normal way, then it will be clear that Yahweh did not choose me.
30 Pero si Yahvé hace una cosa nueva, y la tierra abre su boca y los traga con todo lo que les pertenece, y bajan vivos al Seol, entonces entenderás que estos hombres han despreciado a Yahvé.” (Sheol h7585)
But if Yahweh does something that has never happened before, if he causes the ground [that is under their feet] to open up and swallow these men [and their families] and all their possessions, and they fall into the opening and are buried while they are still alive, then you will know that these men have insulted Yahweh.” (Sheol h7585)
31 Cuando terminó de decir todas estas palabras, la tierra que estaba debajo de ellos se partió.
As soon as Moses/I said this, the ground split open beneath those men.
32 La tierra abrió su boca y se los tragó con sus familias, todos los hombres de Coré y todos sus bienes.
It swallowed them and their families and all those who were standing there with Korah and all of their possessions.
33 Ellos y todo lo que les pertenecía descendieron vivos al Seol. La tierra se cerró sobre ellos, y perecieron de entre la asamblea. (Sheol h7585)
They fell into the opening in the ground while they were still alive, and all their possessions fell into the opening also. They disappeared, and the ground closed back up again. (Sheol h7585)
34 Todo Israel que estaba alrededor de ellos huyó ante su grito, pues dijeron: “¡No sea que la tierra nos trague!”
They screamed as they fell, and all the people who were standing nearby heard them scream. The people [were terrified and] cried out as they ran away, saying, “[We do not want] the ground to swallow us also!”
35 Salió fuego del Señor y devoró a los doscientos cincuenta hombres que ofrecían el incienso.
And then a fire from Yahweh came down [from the sky] and burned up the 250 men who were burning the incense!
36 Yahvé habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
37 “Habla a Eleazar, hijo de Aarón, el sacerdote, para que saque los incensarios de la quema, y esparza el fuego lejos del campamento; porque son sagrados,
“Tell Aaron’s son Eleazar to take the pans that had incense in them away from the fire and to scatter the burning coals. The pans that those men [were carrying] are (holy/dedicated to me) [because they burned incense to me in them].
38 incluso los incensarios de los que pecaron contra su propia vida. Que los golpeen en placas para cubrir el altar, pues los ofrecieron ante Yahvé. Por eso son santos. Serán una señal para los hijos de Israel”.
Those men have now died because of their sin; so [Eleazar must] take their pans and hammer the metal to make it become very thin. He must make a covering for the altar with that metal. Those pans were used to offer incense to me, so they are (holy/dedicated to me). [What happened to] those pans will now warn the Israeli people.”
39 El sacerdote Eleazar tomó los incensarios de bronce que habían ofrecido los quemados, y los batieron para cubrir el altar,
So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 pans for burning incense that had been used by the men who died in the fire. He hammered the pans very thin to make a covering for the altar, as Yahweh told Moses/me should be done.
40 para que sirvieran de recuerdo a los hijos de Israel, a fin de que ningún extranjero que no sea de la descendencia de Aarón se acerque a quemar incienso delante de Yahvé, para que no sea como Coré y su compañía, como le habló Yahvé por medio de Moisés.
That warned the Israeli people that only those who were descendants of Aaron were permitted to burn incense for an offering to Yahweh. If anyone else did that, the same thing that happened to Korah and those who were with him would happen to them.
41 Pero al día siguiente toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel se quejó contra Moisés y contra Aarón, diciendo: “¡Habéis matado al pueblo de Yahvé!”
But the following morning, all the Israeli people started to complain against Aaron and Moses/me, saying “You have killed many people who belonged to Yahweh!”
42 Cuando la congregación se reunió contra Moisés y contra Aarón, miraron hacia la Tienda del Encuentro. He aquí que la nube la cubría, y la gloria de Yahvé aparecía.
When all the people gathered together to protest about what Aaron and Moses/I had done, they looked at the Sacred Tent and saw that the sacred cloud had covered it, and the glory of Yahweh had appeared.
43 Moisés y Aarón llegaron al frente de la Tienda de Reunión.
Aaron and Moses/I went and stood in front of the Sacred Tent.
44 Yahvé habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
45 “¡Aléjate de entre esta congregación, para que los consuma en un momento!” Ellos cayeron de bruces.
“Get away from these people, in order that I can get rid of them immediately [without injuring you two]!” But Aaron and Moses/I prostrated themselves/ourselves on the ground [and prayed].
46 Moisés dijo a Aarón: “¡Toma tu incensario, pon en él fuego del altar, ponle incienso, llévalo rápidamente a la congregación y haz expiación por ellos, porque la ira ha salido de Yahvé! La plaga ha comenzado”.
Moses/I said to Aaron, “Quickly take another pan and put in it some burning/hot coals from the altar. Put incense in the pan, and carry it out among the people to atone for the sins of the people. Yahweh is very angry with them, and [I know that] a (severe plague/bad sickness) has already started among them.”
47 Aarón hizo lo que dijo Moisés y corrió al centro de la asamblea. La plaga ya había comenzado entre el pueblo. Se puso el incienso e hizo expiación por el pueblo.
So Aaron did what Moses/I told him. He took the burning incense out among the people. The plague had already started to strike the people, but Aaron continued to burn the incense so that God would forgive them for the sins they had committed.
48 Se puso entre los muertos y los vivos, y la plaga se detuvo.
He stood between the people who had already died and those who were still alive, and then the plague stopped.
49 Los que murieron por la plaga fueron catorce mil setecientos, además de los que murieron por el asunto de Coré.
But 14,700 people had already died from that plague/sickness, in addition to the people who died with Korah.
50 Aarón volvió con Moisés a la puerta de la Tienda del Encuentro, y la plaga se detuvo.
Then after the plague had ended, Aaron and Moses/I returned to the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
