Deuteronomio 13
1 Si en medio de ti se levanta un profeta o un soñador, y te da una señal o un prodigio,
If ever you have among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
2 aunque se cumpla tal señal o prodigio que te anunció, y dice: Sigamos otros ʼelohim que no conociste, y sirvámosles,
And the sign or the wonder takes place, and he says to you, Let us go after other gods, which are strange to you, and give them worship;
3 no escucharás las palabras de tal profeta o de tal soñador, porque Yavé tu ʼElohim te prueba para saber si amas a Yavé tu ʼElohim con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma.
Then give no attention to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God is testing you, to see if all the love of your heart and soul is given to him.
4 Seguirás y temerás a Yavé tu ʼElohim. Guardarás sus Mandamientos y escucharás su voz. A Él servirás y te aferrarás.
But keep on in the ways of the Lord your God, fearing him and keeping his orders and hearing his voice, worshipping him and being true to him.
5 Pero tal profeta o soñador morirá, porque aconsejó rebelión contra Yavé tu ʼElohim, Quien te sacó de la tierra de Egipto y te rescató de casa de esclavitud, para extraviarte del camino en el cual Yavé tu ʼElohim te ordenó que andes. Así extirparás el mal de en medio de ti.
And that prophet or that dreamer of dreams is to be put to death; for his words were said with the purpose of turning you away from the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; and of forcing you out of the way in which the Lord your God has given you orders to go. So you are to put away the evil from among you.
6 Si tu hermano, el hijo de tu propia madre, o tu hijo o tu hija, o la esposa que amas, o tu amigo íntimo, te incita y dice en secreto: Vamos y sirvamos a otros ʼelohim, que ni tú ni tus antepasados conocieron,
If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;
7 de los ʼelohim de los pueblos que te rodean, cerca o lejos de ti, desde un extremo de la tierra hasta el otro,
Gods of the peoples round about you, near or far, from one end of the earth to the other;
8 no cederás ni lo escucharás. Tu ojo no tendrá compasión de él, ni lo perdonarás ni lo encubrirás,
Do not be guided by him or give attention to him; have no pity on him or mercy, and give him no cover;
9 sino lo matarás. Tu mano será la primera que caiga sobre él para que muera, y después la mano de todo el pueblo.
But put him to death without question; let your hand be the first stretched out against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
10 Lo apedrearás hasta la muerte, porque procuró extraviarte de Yavé tu ʼElohim, Quien te sacó de la tierra de Egipto, de la casa de esclavitud.
Let him be stoned with stones till he is dead; because it was his purpose to make you false to the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.
11 Entonces todo Israel oirá y temerá, y nunca se repetirá semejante maldad en medio de ti.
And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.
12 Si en alguna de las ciudades que Yavé tu ʼElohim te da para que vivas, oyes decir
And if word comes to you, in one of the towns which the Lord your God is giving you for your resting-place,
13 que salieron de en medio de ti hombres perversos que instigaron a los habitantes de tu ciudad, y dicen: Vamos y sirvamos a otros ʼelohim que ustedes no conocieron,
That good-for-nothing persons have gone out from among you, turning the people of their town from the right way and saying, Let us go and give worship to other gods, of whom you have no knowledge;
14 entonces tú investigarás, indagarás y preguntarás con diligencia. Si es verdad que tal repugnancia fue cometida en medio de ti,
Then let a full search be made, and let questions be put with care; and if it is true and certain that such a disgusting thing has been done among you;
15 de manera imperdonable matarás a los habitantes de esa ciudad a filo de espada. La destruirás con todo lo que esté en ella y matarás su ganado a filo de espada.
Then take up arms against the people of that town and give it up to the curse, with all its cattle and everything in it.
16 Luego juntarás todo su despojo en medio de su plaza y consumirás totalmente con fuego la ciudad con todo su despojo, todo ello como ofrenda quemada a Yavé tu ʼElohim. Será un montón de ruinas para siempre. Jamás será reconstruida.
And take all the goods into the middle of its open space, burning the town and all its property with fire as an offering to the Lord your God; it is to be a waste for ever; there is to be no more building there.
17 Nada de lo repugnante se pegará a tu mano, para que Yavé se vuelva del ardor de su ira, te conceda misericordia, tenga compasión de ti y te multiplique, como juró a tus antepasados,
Keep not a thing of what is cursed for yourselves: so the Lord may be turned away from the heat of his wrath, and have mercy on you, and give you increase as he said in his oath to your fathers:
18 porque obedeciste a la voz de Yavé tu ʼElohim al guardar todos sus Mandamientos que yo te ordeno hoy, para que hagas lo recto delante de Yavé tu ʼElohim.
So long as you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep all his orders which I give you today, and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord your God.
