Levítico 13

1 Yavé habló a Moisés y a Aarón:

Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:

2 Cuando un hombre tenga en la piel de su cuerpo una hinchazón, o erupción, o mancha blanca, y se convierta en infección de lepra, será llevado al sacerdote Aarón o a uno de sus hijos sacerdotes.

“When someone has on his skin a swelling or a rash or a shiny/bright spot that may become (contagious/a dreaded skin disease), he must be brought to Aaron or to one of his sons who are also priests.

3 El sacerdote examinará la infección en la piel del que tiene la mancha. Si el vello que está en la erupción se volvió blanco, y la llaga aparece más hundida que la piel de su cuerpo, es llaga de lepra. El sacerdote lo reconocerá y lo declarará impuro.

The priest must examine that part of the person’s skin. If the hair in that area has become white and it appears that the sore is deeper than just on the skin, it is a contagious skin disease. When the priest sees that, he must declare that the person must stay away from other people [MTY].

4 Pero si en la piel de su cuerpo hay una mancha blanca, aunque no parece más hundida que la piel, ni su vello se volvió blanco, el sacerdote aislará al que tiene la infección durante siete días.

If the spot on the person’s skin is white but it does not appear that the sore is deeper than just on the skin, the priest must tell him to stay away from other people for seven days.

5 Al séptimo día el sacerdote lo examinará, y si ante sus ojos la infección no cambió, ni se extendió en la piel, el sacerdote lo aislará por otros siete días.

Then the priest must examine the person again. If the priest sees that the sore has not changed and has not spread, he must tell the person to stay away from people for seven more days.

6 Al séptimo día el sacerdote lo examinará otra vez, y si parece que la erupción se oscureció y no se esparció en la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará limpio. Es una erupción. Lavará entonces sus ropas y quedará limpio.

Then the priest must examine him again. If the sore has faded and has not spread, the priest will allow him to be with other people again; it is only a rash. After the person washes his clothes, he will be allowed to be with other people again.

7 Pero si la erupción se extendió en la piel, después que se mostró al sacerdote para ser limpiado, entonces comparecerá otra vez ante el sacerdote.

But if the sore spreads after the priest has examined him, he must go to the priest again.

8 El sacerdote lo examinará, y si la erupción se esparció en la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Es lepra.

The priest will examine him; and if the sore has spread to more of the skin, it is a contagious skin disease, and the priest will declare that he must stay away from other people.

9 Cuando haya infección de lepra en un hombre será llevado al sacerdote,

When anyone has a contagious skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.

10 quien lo examinará. Si parece hinchazón blanca en la piel, el vello se volvió blanco y se descubre la carne viva,

The priest must examine him. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has caused the hair in that swelling to become white, and if the flesh in that area is painful/sensitive,

11 es lepra crónica en la piel de su cuerpo. El sacerdote lo declarará impuro. No lo hará recluir, puesto que está impuro.

it is a permanent skin disease, and the priest will declare that he must stay away from other people. The priest does not need to tell that person that he must avoid other people, because other people already are wanting to stay away from him.

12 Pero si la lepra brota mucho y cubre toda la piel del infectado, desde su cabeza hasta sus pies, a plena vista del sacerdote,

‘If the disease spreads all over someone’s body, and the priest examines that person and sees that it is covering his skin from his head to his feet,

13 entonces el sacerdote lo observará. Si la lepra cubrió todo su cuerpo, declarará limpio al infectado si toda ella se volvió blanca. Él es limpio.

and it has caused all his skin to become white [which will indicate that the disease has ended], the priest will declare that the person does not have to stay away from other people.

14 Pero el día cuando aparezca carne viva en él, entonces será impuro.

But if the person has open sores and they are very painful/sensitive, he has a contagious skin disease,

15 El sacerdote examinará la carne viva, y lo declarará impuro. La carne viva es impura. Es lepra.

and when the priest sees that, he will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

16 Pero si la carne viva cambia y se vuelve blanca, entonces irá al sacerdote,

But if the person’s flesh changes and becomes white, he must go to the priest again.

17 quien lo examinará. Si la llaga se volvió blanca, entonces el sacerdote declarará puro al infectado. Está limpio.

The priest must examine him again; and if the sores have become white, the priest will declare that the person who had been infected is now permitted to be with other people again.

18 Cuando un cuerpo tenga una infección en su piel que se sanó,

‘Then someone has a boil on his skin and it has healed,

19 pero surge en el lugar de la infección una hinchazón blanca o una mancha blanca rojiza, será presentado al sacerdote,

but in the place where the boil was a white swelling or a bright/shiny spot appears, he must go to the priest.

20 y el sacerdote la examinará. Si parece más hundida que la piel y el vello se volvió blanco, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Es infección de lepra que brotó de la erupción.

The priest must examine it. And if it seems to be deeper than just on the skin, and if the hair in that spot has become white, it is a contagious skin disease that has appeared where the boil had been. And the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

21 Pero si el sacerdote la examina, y no parece que hay vello blanco en ella, ni está más hundida que la piel y perdió color, entonces el sacerdote lo aislará siete días.

But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in that spot and it is only on the surface of the skin and has become less bright/shiny, then the priest will order him to stay away from other people for seven days.

22 Si se esparció mucho por la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Es lepra.

But if it is spreading, it is contagious and the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

23 Pero si la mancha blanca rojiza se mantiene fija y no se esparce, es cicatriz de la erupción, y el sacerdote lo declarará limpio.

But if that spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.

24 También si hay en la piel del cuerpo una quemadura de fuego, y en lo vivo de la quemadura se forma una mancha blanquecina, rojiza, o blanca,

‘Then someone has a burn on his skin and a bright/shiny or white spot appears, and the flesh in that area is sensitive/painful,

25 el sacerdote la examinará. Si el vello que hay en la mancha blanca rojiza se volvió blanco y parece estar más hundida que la piel, es lepra que brotó en la quemadura. El sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Es infección de lepra.

the priest must examine the spot. If the hair in that spot has turned white and it seems to be deeper than just on the surface of the skin, it is a contagious skin disease that has appeared where the burn was, and that person must stay away from other people.

26 Pero si el sacerdote la observa, y no aparece vello blanco en la mancha, ni está más hundida que la piel sino palideció, el sacerdote lo aislará siete días.

But when the priest examines it and sees that there is no white hair in that spot and it is only on the surface of the skin, and has faded, the priest will declare that the person must stay away from people for seven days.

27 Al séptimo día el sacerdote lo examinará. Si se esparció considerablemente por la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Es infección de lepra.

On the seventh day, the priest will examine him again. If the sore is spreading, it is a contagious skin disease, and the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

28 Pero si la mancha blanca se queda fija, y no se esparce por la piel ni perdió color, es hinchazón de la quemadura. El sacerdote lo declarará limpio porque es la cicatriz de la quemadura.

However, if the spot is not changed and has not spread but has faded, it is only a scar from the burn, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.

29 Cuando un hombre o una mujer tenga una infección en la cabeza o en la barbilla,

‘If a man or a woman has a sore on his head or on his chin,

30 el sacerdote examinará la infección. Si parece más hundida que la piel y el vello en ella es amarillento y delgado, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Es tiña, una lepra de la cabeza o de la barbilla.

the priest must examine it. If it appears to be deeper than [just on the surface of] the skin, and the hair in that spot has thinned out and has become yellowish, it is a contagious skin disease that causes itching. And the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.

31 Pero si el sacerdote examina la infección de la tiña, y no parece más hundida que la piel y no hay en ella vello negro, el sacerdote aislará al infectado de la tiña siete días.

But when the priest examines that kind of sore, if it seems to be only on the surface of the skin and there is no healthy hair in it, the priest will tell the person to stay away from other people for seven days.

32 El séptimo día el sacerdote examinará la infección. Si la tiña no se esparció, ni hay en ella pelo amarillento, ni la tiña parece más profunda que la piel,

On the seventh day, the priest will examine the sore again. If it has not spread and if there is no yellow hair in that spot and if it appears to be only on the surface of the skin,

33 entonces se afeitará (pero no se afeitará la tiña), y el sacerdote aislará al tiñoso siete días más.

the person must shave the hair near the sore but not the hair on the sore. And the priest will tell him to stay away from other people for seven more days.

34 El séptimo día el sacerdote examinará la tiña. Si la tiña no se esparció por la piel, ni parece más hundida que la piel, lo declarará limpio. Lavará sus ropas y será limpio.

On the seventh day, the priest will examine that spot again. If it has not spread and it appears to be only on the surface of the skin, the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with people again. The person must wash his clothes, and then he can be with other people.

35 Pero si, después de su purificación, la tiña se extendió en la piel,

But if the sore later spreads,

36 el sacerdote lo examinará. Si la tiña se extendió en la piel, el sacerdote no tendrá que buscar el pelo amarillento. Es impuro.

the priest must examine him again. If the itch/sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair, because it is clear that the person has a contagious skin disease.

37 Pero si le parece que la tiña está detenida y creció en ella cabello negro, la tiña está sanada. Está limpio, y el sacerdote lo declarará limpio.

However, if the priest thinks that the spot has not changed, and healthy hair is growing in that area, it is clear that the itch has healed, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.

38 Cuando un hombre o una mujer tenga en la piel de su cuerpo manchas blancas,

‘Then a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,

39 el sacerdote las examinará. Si en la piel de su cuerpo hay manchas blancuzcas, es herpes que brotó en la piel. La persona está limpia.

the priest should examine them. But if the spots are dull white, it is only a rash, and [the priest will declare that] the person is permitted to be with other people.

40 Cuando a un varón se le cae el pelo de su cabeza, es calvo, pero limpio.

‘If a man loses the hair on any part of his head, he does not need to stay away from other people.

41 También, si se le cae por delante de su cabeza, es calvo por delante, pero limpio.

42 Pero si en la calva de la coronilla o en la calva frontal aparece una erupción blanca rojiza, es lepra que brota en su coronilla o en su calva frontal.

But if he gets a bright/shiny sore on his bald head or on his forehead, he has a contagious skin disease.

43 Entonces el sacerdote lo examinará, y si la hinchazón de la erupción blanca rojiza de su coronilla o de su calva frontal es como el aspecto de la lepra en la piel del cuerpo,

The priest must examine him. If the swollen sore is a bright spot like [the spot on someone who has] a contagious skin disease,

44 es leproso. Está impuro. El sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Tiene la infección en su cabeza.

the priest will declare that the man has a contagious skin disease and must not be with other people.

45 Las ropas del leproso que tenga la infección serán rasgadas y su cabeza será descubierta. Se cubrirá hasta el bigote y pregonará: ¡Impuro! ¡Impuro!

‘Anyone who has a contagious skin disease must wear torn clothes and not comb his hair. [When he is near other people], he must cover the lower part to his face and call out, “Do not come near me! I have a contagious skin disease!”

46 Permanecerá impuro todo el tiempo que tenga la infección. Por estar impuro, vivirá solo. Su habitación estará fuera del campamento.

He is not allowed to be with other people as long as he has the disease. He must live alone, outside the camp.’”

47 Cuando haya infección de lepra en la ropa, sea ropa de lana o lino,

“Sometimes a person’s clothing gets mildew on it. It may be clothing that is woven from wool or made from linen or from leather.

48 en tejido o trama, sea lino o lana, en cuero o en cualquier objeto hecho de cuero,

49 y la mancha se muestre verdosa o rojiza, sea en ropa, cuero, tejido, trama o en cualquier objeto hecho de cuero, es infección de lepra y se debe mostrar al sacerdote.

If the contaminated/mildewed part is greenish or reddish, it is a spreading mildew, and it must be shown to the priest.

50 El sacerdote observará la infección y aislará lo infectado durante siete días.

The priest will examine it, and then put it in a separate place by itself for seven days.

51 El séptimo día observará la infección. Si se esparció por la ropa, el tejido, la trama o por el cuero, cualquiera que sea el uso del cuero, la infección es una lepra maligna. Está impuro.

On the seventh day he must examine it again. If the mildew has spread, it is clear that it is a type of mildew that destroys clothing, and that clothing must not be worn again.

52 Quemará la ropa, el tejido, la trama de lana o lino, o cualquier objeto de cuero infectado, porque es lepra maligna. Se quemará al fuego.

The owner must burn completely the item that has the mildew in it, whatever kind of item it is.

53 Pero si el sacerdote lo examina y parece que la infección no se extendió en la ropa, el tejido, la trama o en cualquier objeto de cuero,

But when the priest examines it, if the mildew has not spread,

54 el sacerdote ordenará que laven lo que tiene la infección, y lo aislara siete días más.

he will tell the person [who owns it] to wash it. Then he must put it in a separate place for another seven days.

55 Después que el objeto infectado sea lavado, el sacerdote lo examinará. Si parece que la mancha no cambió ante sus ojos, aunque no se extendió, está impuro. Ya sea que esté corroído por el derecho o por el revés, lo quemarás en el fuego.

Then the priest will examine it again. If the color of the mildew has not changed, even though it has not spread, that item must not be worn again. It does not matter if the mildew is on the inside of the clothing or on the outside; it must be burned.

56 Pero si el sacerdote lo examina y le parece que la mancha se debilitó después de ser lavada, la cortará de la ropa, del cuero, del tejido o de la trama.

But when the priest examines it [after it has been washed], if the mildew has faded, he must tear out that part that had the mildew in it.

57 Pero si reaparece en la ropa, el tejido, la trama o en cualquier objeto de cuero, se esparce. Quemará al fuego aquello en lo cual está la infección.

But if the mildew reappears in that item, it is clear that it is spreading, and the whole item must be burned.

58 Pero si la ropa, el tejido, la trama o cualquier objeto de cuero que se lave y la mancha sea removida, entonces se lavará por segunda vez, y quedará limpio.

But after the clothing is washed and the mildew disappears, it must be washed again, and then it can be worn again.

59 Esta es la Ley con respecto a la mancha de la lepra en una ropa de lana o de lino, bien sea en tejido o trama, o en cualquier objeto de cuero, para declararlo limpio o impuro.

Those are the regulations concerning mildew on things made of wool or linen or leather, for deciding whether those things can continue to be worn or not.”