Levítico 13

1 Y habló Jehová a Moisés, y a Aarón, diciendo:

Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:

2 El hombre, cuando hubiere en el cutis de su carne hinchazón, o postilla, o mancha blanca, que hubiere en el cutis de su carne como llaga de lepra, será traído a Aarón el sacerdote, o a uno de los sacerdotes sus hijos.

“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 Y el sacerdote mirará la llaga en el cutis de la carne: si el pelo en la llaga se volvió blanco, y la llaga pareciere más profunda que la tez de la carne, llaga de lepra es; y el sacerdote lo mirará, y le dará por inmundo.

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 Y si en el cutis de su carne hubiere mancha blanca, mas no pareciere más profunda que la tez, ni su pelo se hubiere vuelto blanco, entonces el sacerdote encerrará al llagado 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 Y al séptimo día el sacerdote lo mirará: y si la llaga a su parecer, hubiere estancado, que la llaga no hubiere crecido en el cutis, entonces el sacerdote le encerrará por siete días la segunda vez.

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 Después el sacerdote la mirará al séptimo día la segunda vez; y si parece haberse oscurecido la llaga, y que no ha crecido la llaga en el cutis, entonces el sacerdote le dará por limpio: postilla era, y lavará sus vestidos, y será 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 Mas si creciendo hubiere crecido la postilla en el cutis después que fue mostrado al sacerdote para ser limpio, será mirado otra vez del sacerdote:

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

8 Y el sacerdote lo mirará, y si la postilla hubiere crecido en el cutis, el sacerdote le dará por inmundo, lepra es.

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 hubiere llaga de lepra en el hombre, será traído al sacerdote;

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

10 Y el sacerdote mirará, y si pareciere hinchazón blanca en el cutis, la cual haya vuelto el pelo blanco, y hubiere sanidad de carne viva en la hinchazón,

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 Lepra es envejecida en el cutis de su carne, y darle ha por inmundo el sacerdote, y no le encerrará, porque es inmundo.

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 Mas si la lepra hubiere reverdecido en el cutis, y la lepra cubriere todo el cutis del llagado desde su cabeza hasta sus pies a toda vista de ojos 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 mirará, y si la lepra hubiere cubierto toda su carne, dará por limpio al llagado: todo es vuelto blanco: limpio es.

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 Mas el día que pareciere en él la carne viva, será inmundo.

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

15 Y el sacerdote mirará la carne viva, y darle ha por inmundo. ¿Carne viva es? inmundo es: lepra es.

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

16 Mas cuando la carne viva tornare, y se volviere blanca, entonces vendrá al sacerdote;

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

17 Y el sacerdote mirará, y si la llaga se hubiere tornado blanca, el sacerdote dará la llaga por limpia, y él será 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 Y la carne cuando hubiere en ella, en su cutis alguna apostema, y se sanare.

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

19 Y sucediere en el lugar de la apostema hinchazón blanca, o mancha blanca en bermejecida, será mostrado 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 mirará, y si pareciere estar más baja que su tez, y su pelo se hubiere vuelto blanco, el sacerdote le dará por inmundo: llaga de lepra es, que reverdeció en la apostema.

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 Y si el sacerdote la considerare, y no pareciere en ella pelo blanco, ni estuviere más baja que la tez, antes estuviere oscura, entonces el sacerdote le encerrará por 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 Y si se fuere extendiendo por el cutis, entonces el sacerdote le dará por inmundo: llaga es.

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

23 Empero si la mancha blanca se estuviere en su lugar, que no haya crecido, quemadura de la apostema es: y el sacerdote le dará por 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 Ítem, la carne cuando en su cutis hubiere quemadura de fuego, y hubiere en la sanadura del fuego mancha blanca, bermeja, 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 mirará, y si el pelo se hubiere vuelto blanco en la mancha, y pareciere estar más profunda que la tez, lepra es que reverdeció en la quemadura, y el sacerdote le dará por inmundo: llaga de lepra es.

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 Mas si el sacerdote la mirare, y no pareciere en la mancha pelo blanco, ni estuviere más baja que la tez, antes estuviere oscura, encerrarle ha el sacerdote 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 Y al séptimo día el sacerdote la mirará: si se hubiere ido extendiendo por el cutis, el sacerdote le dará por inmundo: llaga de lepra es.

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 Empero si la mancha se estuviere en su lugar y no se hubiere extendido en el cutis, antes estuviere oscura, hinchazón es de la quemadura: el sacerdote le dará por limpio, que señal de la quemadura es.

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 Ítem, cualquier hombre o mujer que le saliere llaga en la cabeza, o en la barba,

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

30 El sacerdote mirará la llaga, y si pareciere estar más profunda que la tez, y el pelo en ella fuere rubio, delgado, entonces el sacerdote le dará por inmundo: tiña es, lepra es de la cabeza o de la barba.

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 Mas cuando el sacerdote hubiere mirado la llaga de la tiña, y no pareciere estar más profunda que la tez, ni fuere en ella el pelo negro, el sacerdote encerrará al llagado 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 Y al séptimo día el sacerdote mirará la llaga, y si la tiña no pareciere haberse extendido, ni hubiere en ella pelo rubio, ni pareciere la tiña más profunda que la tez,

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 trasquilarle han, mas no trasquilarán la tiña: y encerrará el sacerdote al que tiene la tiña por siete días la segunda vez.

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 Y al séptimo día mirará el sacerdote la tiña, y si la tiña no hubiere crecido en el cutis, ni pareciere estar más profunda que la tez, el sacerdote le dará por limpio, y lavará sus vestidos, 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 Empero si la tiña se hubiere ido extendiendo en el cutis después de su purificación,

But if the sore later spreads,

36 Entonces el sacerdote la mirará, y si la tiña hubiere crecido en el cutis, no busque el sacerdote el pelo rubio; inmundo es.

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 Mas si le pareciere que la tiña se está en su lugar, y que ha salido en ella el pelo negro, la tiña es sana, él será limpio, y el sacerdote le dará por 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 Ítem, cualquier hombre o mujer, cuando en el cutis de su carne hubiere manchas, manchas blancas,

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

39 El sacerdote mirará, y si en el cutis de su carne parecieren manchas oscuras blancas, empeine es que reverdeció en el cutis; limpio es.

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 Ítem, el varón cuando se le pelare la cabeza, calvo es, limpio es.

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

41 Y si a la parte de su rostro se le pelare la cabeza, antecalvo es, limpio es.

42 Mas cuando en la calva o en la antecalva hubiere llaga blanca bermeja, lepra es que reverdece en su calva o en su antecalva.

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 mirará, y si pareciere la hinchazón de la llaga blanca bermeja, en su calva o antecalva, como el parecer de la lepra de la tez de la carne,

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 Leproso es, inmundo es, el sacerdote le dará luego por inmundo: en su cabeza tiene su llaga.

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

45 Y el leproso en quien hubiere tal llaga, sus vestidos serán rompidos, y su cabeza descubierta, y embozado pregonará: Inmundo, inmundo,

‘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 Todo el tiempo que la llaga estuviere en él, será inmundo, inmundo será: habitará solo, su morada será fuera del real.

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

47 Ítem, cuando en el vestido hubiere llaga de lepra, en vestido de lana, o en vestido de 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 O en estambre, o en trama de lino, o de lana, o en piel, o en cualquiera obra de piel;

49 Y que la llaga sea verde, o bermeja, en vestido, o en piel, o en estambre, o en trama, o en cualquiera obra de piel; llaga de lepra es, mostrarse ha 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 Y el sacerdote mirará la llaga, y encerrará la cosa llagada siete días:

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

51 Y al séptimo día mirará la llaga: y si la llaga hubiere crecido en el vestido, o estambre, o en la trama, o en piel, o en cualquiera obra que se hace de pieles, lepra roedora es la tal llaga: inmunda será.

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 Será quemado el vestido, o estambre, o trama de lana, o de lino, o cualquiera obra de pieles, en que hubiere tal llaga; porque lepra roedora es, en fuego será quemada.

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

53 Y si el sacerdote mirare, y no pareciere que la llaga se haya extendido en el vestido, o estambre, o en la trama, o en cualquiera obra de pieles,

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

54 Entonces el sacerdote mandará que laven donde la llaga está, y encerrarle ha por siete días la segunda vez.

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 Y el sacerdote mirará después que la llaga fuere lavada, y si pareciere que la llaga no ha mudado su parecer, ni la llaga ha crecido, inmunda es, quemarla has en fuego: llaga es penetrante en su calva o en su antecalva.

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 Mas si el sacerdote la viere, y pareciere que la llaga se ha oscurecido después que fue lavada, cortarla ha del vestido o de la piel, o del estambre, 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 Y si más pareciere en el vestido, o estambre, o trama, o en cualquiera alhaja de pieles reverdeciendo en ella, quemarlo has en el fuego aquello donde hubiere tal llaga.

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

58 Empero el vestido, o estambre, o trama, o cualquiera cosa de piel, que lavares, y que la llaga se le quitare, lavarse ha segunda vez, y entonces será limpia.

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 de la llaga de la lepra del vestido de lana, o de lino, o del estambre, o de la trama, o de cualquiera cosa de piel, para que sea dado por limpio, o por inmundo.

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.”