Deuteronomio 26
1 Cuando entres en la tierra que Yavé tu ʼElohim te da como heredad, la tomes en posesión y vivas en ella,
When you have come into the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and when you possess it and live in it,
2 tomarás las primicias de todos los frutos que coseches en la tierra que Yavé tu ʼElohim te da, las pondrás en una cesta, e irás al lugar que Yavé tu ʼElohim escoja para que more allí su Nombre.
then you must take some of the first of all the harvest of the land that you have brought in from the land that Yahweh your God is giving you. You must put it in a basket and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose as his sanctuary.
3 Te presentarás al sacerdote que ministre en aquellos días, y le dirás: Hoy reconozco ante Yavé tu ʼElohim, que entré en la tierra que Yavé juró a nuestros antepasados que nos daría.
You must go to the priest who will be serving in those days and say to him, 'I acknowledge today to Yahweh your God that I have come to the land that Yahweh swore to our ancestors to give us.'
4 El sacerdote tomará la cesta de tu mano y la mecerá delante del altar de Yavé tu ʼElohim.
The priest must take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of Yahweh your God.
5 Entonces hablarás en presencia de Yavé tu ʼElohim: Un arameo errante fue mi antepasado, el cual con muy pocos hombres bajó a Egipto para vivir allí temporalmente, y allí llegó a ser un pueblo grande, fuerte y numeroso.
You must say before Yahweh your God, 'My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. He went down into Egypt and stayed there, and his people were few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.
6 Pero los egipcios nos maltrataron, afligieron e impusieron sobre nosotros una dura esclavitud.
The Egyptians treated us badly and afflicted us. They made us do the work of slaves.
7 Entonces clamamos a Yavé, ʼElohim de nuestros antepasados, y Yavé oyó nuestra voz y vio nuestra aflicción, nuestro trabajo forzado y la opresión a la cual estábamos sometidos.
We cried out to Yahweh, the God of our fathers, and he heard our voice and saw our affliction, our labor, and our oppression.
8 Yavé nos sacó de Egipto con mano fuerte y brazo extendido, con gran terror, señales y milagros,
Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, with great fearsomeness, with signs, and with wonders;
9 y nos trajo a este lugar y nos dio esta tierra que fluye leche y miel.
and he has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land that flows with milk and honey.
10 Ahora, oh Yavé, aquí traigo las primicias del fruto de la tierra que me diste. Las pondrás delante de Yavé tu ʼElohim, y te postrarás delante de Yavé tu ʼElohim.
Now look, I have brought the first of the harvest of the land that you, Yahweh, have given me.' You must set it down before Yahweh your God and worship before him;
11 Te regocijarás con todo el bien que Yavé tu ʼElohim te dio, a ti y a tu familia, así como al levita, y al extranjero que está en medio de ti.
and you must rejoice in all the good that Yahweh your God has done for you, for your house—you, and the Levite, and the foreigner who is among you.
12 En el tercer año, el año del diezmo, cuando acabes de diezmar el total de tu cosecha, lo darás al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a la viuda para que coman en las puertas de tus ciudades y se sacien.
When you have finished giving all the tithe of your harvest in the third year, that is, the year of tithing, then you must give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, so that they may eat within your city gates and be filled.
13 Y dirás en presencia de Yavé tu ʼElohim: Aparté de mi casa lo consagrado, y también lo dí al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a la viuda, según todos los Mandamientos que me ordenaste. No transgredí ni olvidé tus Mandamientos.
You must say before Yahweh your God, 'I have brought out of my house the things that belong to Yahweh, and have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandments that you have given me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
14 No comí de ello cuando estuve de luto, ni lo tomé cuando estaba impuro, ni de ello ofrecí a los muertos. Obedecí la voz de Yavé mi ʼElohim. Hice según todo lo que me mandaste.
I have not eaten any of it in my mourning, nor have I put it somewhere else when I was impure, nor have I given any of it in honor of the dead. I have listened to the voice of Yahweh my God; I have obeyed everything you have commanded me to do.
15 Contempla desde tu santa morada, desde los cielos, y bendice a tu pueblo Israel y la tierra que nos diste, como juraste a nuestros antepasados, tierra que fluye leche y miel.
Look down from the holy place where you live, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land that you have given us, as you had sworn to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.'
16 Yavé tu ʼElohim te manda hoy que cumplas estos Estatutos y Ordenanzas. Por tanto, tendrás el cuidado de practicarlos con todo tu corazón y toda tu alma.
Today Yahweh your God is commanding you to obey these statutes and decrees; you will therefore keep them and do them with all your heart and with all your soul.
17 Hoy declaraste solemnemente que Yavé es tu ʼElohim, que andarás en sus caminos, guardarás sus Estatutos, Mandamientos y Ordenanzas, y escucharás su voz.
You have declared today that Yahweh is your God, and that you will walk in his ways and keep his statutes, his commandments, and his decrees, and that you will listen to his voice.
18 Hoy Yavé declaró que eres pueblo de su exclusiva posesión, como te prometió, para que guardes todos sus Mandamientos,
Today Yahweh has declared that you are a people who are his own possession, as he had promised you, and that you are to keep all his commandments,
19 a fin de que Él te eleve por encima de todas las naciones que hizo, para alabanza, fama y gloria, y con el propósito de que seas un pueblo santo para Yavé tu ʼElohim, como Él habló.
and he will set you high above all the other nations that he has made, and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people that is set apart to Yahweh your God, just as he said.”
