Números 16
1 Y tomó Coré, hijo de Isaar, hijo de Caat, hijo de Leví; y Datán y Abirom, hijos de Eliab; y Hon, hijo de Felet de los hijos de Rubén,
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 Y levantáronse contra Moisés con doscientos y cincuenta varones de los hijos de Israel, príncipes de la congregación, de los del consejo, varones de nombre.
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 Y juntáronse contra Moisés y Aarón, y dijéronles: Bástaos, porque toda la congregación, todos ellos son santos, y en medio de ellos está Jehová: ¿por qué, pues, os levantáis vosotros sobre la congregación de Jehová?
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 Y como lo oyó Moisés, echóse sobre su rostro:
When Moses/I heard what they were saying, he/I prostrated himself/myself on the ground.
5 Y habló a Coré y a toda su compañía, diciendo: Mañana mostrará Jehová quien es suyo, y al santo hacerle ha llegar a sí: y al que él escogiere, él le llegará a sí.
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 Hacéd esto, tomáos incensarios, Coré y toda su compañía;
So Korah, tomorrow you and those who are with you must prepare your pans to burn incense.
7 Y ponéd fuego en ellos; y ponéd en ellos sahumerio delante de Jehová mañana; y será, que el varón que Jehová escogiere, aquel será el santo: Básteos esto 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 Dijo más Moisés a Coré: Oíd 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 ¿Poco os es, que os haya apartado el Dios de Israel de la compañía de Israel, haciéndoos allegar a sí, para que ministraseis en el servicio del tabernáculo de Jehová, que estuvieseis delante de la congregación para ministrarles?
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 te hizo llegar a ti, y a todos tus hermanos los hijos de Leví contigo, sino que procuréis 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 tanto tú, y toda tu compañía sois los que os juntáis contra Jehová: ¿que Aarón qué es, que os cuajáis vosotros 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 Y envió Moisés a llamar a Datán y a Abirón los hijos de Eliab; y ellos respondieron: No vendremos.
Then Moses/I summoned Dathan and Abiram, but [they refused to come]. They [sent a message] saying, “We will not come to you!
13 ¿Poco es que nos hayas hecho venir de una tierra que corre leche y miel, para hacernos morir en el desierto, sino que también te enseñorees de nosotros enseñoreando?
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 Y tampoco tú no nos has metido en tierra que corre leche y miel, ni nos has dado heredades de tierras y viñas, ¿has de arrancar los ojos de estos varones? 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 Entonces Moisés se enojó en gran manera, y dijo a Jehová: No mires a su presente; ni aun un asno he tomado de ellos, ni a ninguno de ellos he hecho mal.
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 Después Moisés dijo a Coré: Tú y toda tu compañía ponéos delante de Jehová, tú y ellos, y Aarón, mañana:
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 Y tomád cada uno su incensario, y ponéd sahumerio en ellos, y ofrecéd delante de Jehová cada uno su incensario, doscientos y cincuenta incensarios: y tú 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 Y tomaron cada uno su incensario, y pusieron en ellos fuego, y pusieron en ellos sahumerio, y pusiéronse a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, y 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 Y a Coré había hecho juntar contra ellos toda la compañía a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio: Entonces la gloria de Jehová 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 Y Jehová habló a Moisés y Aarón, diciendo:
and Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
21 Apartáos de entre esta compañía, y consumirlos he en un momento.
“Get away from all these people, in order that I can get rid of them immediately!”
22 Y ellos se echaron sobre sus rostros, y dijeron: Dios, Dios de los espíritus de toda carne, ¿no es un varón el que pecó, y airarte has tú contra toda la compañía?
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 Entonces Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
24 Habla a la congregación, diciendo: Apartáos de en derredor de la tienda de Coré, Datán, y Abirón.
“[Okay], but tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
25 Y Moisés se levantó, y fue a Datán, y Abirón, y los ancianos de Israel fueron en pos de él.
So Moses/I stood up and went to the tents of Dathan and Abiram. The Israeli leaders followed him/me.
26 Y él habló a la congregación, diciendo: Apartáos ahora de las tiendas de estos impíos hombres, y no toquéis ninguna cosa suya, porque no perezcáis 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 apartáronse de las tiendas de Coré, de Datán y de Abirón en derredor, y Datán y Abirón salieron, y pusiéronse a las puertas de sus tiendas con sus mujeres, y sus hijos, y sus chiquitos.
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 Y dijo Moisés: En esto conoceréis que Jehová me ha enviado para que hiciese todas estas obras, que no las he hecho de mi corazón.
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 como mueren todos los hombres, murieren estos, y si con visitación de todos los hombres será visitado sobre ellos, Jehová no me envió.
If these men die in a normal way, then it will be clear that Yahweh did not choose me.
30 Mas si Jehová criare criatura, y la tierra abriere su boca, y los tragare con todas sus cosas y descendieren al infierno vivos, entonces conoceréis que estos hombres irritaron a Jehová. (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 Y aconteció, que en acabando él de hablar todas estas palabras, la tierra, que estaba debajo de ellos se rompió:
As soon as Moses/I said this, the ground split open beneath those men.
32 Y abrió la tierra su boca, y tragólos a ellos, y a sus casas, y a todos los hombres de Coré, y a toda su hacienda:
It swallowed them and their families and all those who were standing there with Korah and all of their possessions.
33 Y ellos y todo lo que tenían, descendieron vivos al infierno; y la tierra los cubrió, y perecieron de en medio de la congregación. (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 Y todo Israel, los que estaban en derredor de ellos, huyeron al estruendo de ellos: porque decían: Porque no nos trague la tierra.
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 Y salió fuego de Jehová, y consumió los doscientos y cincuenta hombres que ofrecían el sahumerio.
And then a fire from Yahweh came down [from the sky] and burned up the 250 men who were burning the incense!
36 Entonces Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
37 Di a Eleazar hijo de Aarón sacerdote, que tome los incensarios de en medio del incendio, y derrame el fuego a delante, porque son santificados:
“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 Los incensarios de estos pecadores en sus almas; y harán de ellos planchas extendidas para cubrir el altar: por cuanto ofrecieron con ellos delante de Jehová, son santificados; y serán por señal a 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 Y el sacerdote Eleazar tomó los incensarios de metal con que los quemados habían ofrecido, y extendiéronlos 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 En memorial a los hijos de Israel, que ningún extraño que no sea de la simiente de Aarón, llegue a ofrecer sahumerio delante de Jehová, porque no sea como Coré, y como su compañía, como lo dijo Jehová por mano de Moisés a él.
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 El día siguiente toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel se quejaron contra Moisés y Aarón, diciendo: Vosotros habéis muerto al pueblo de Jehová.
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 Y aconteció que como se juntó la congregación contra Moisés y Aarón, miraron hacia el tabernáculo del testimonio, y, he aquí, la nube lo había cubierto, y la gloria de Jehová apareció.
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 Y vino Moisés y Aarón delante del tabernáculo del testimonio,
Aaron and Moses/I went and stood in front of the Sacred Tent.
44 Y Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
45 Apartáos de en medio de esta compañía, y consumirlos he en un momento. Y ellos se echaron sobre sus rostros.
“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 Y dijo Moisés a Aarón: Toma el incensario, y pon en él fuego del altar, y pon sobre él perfume, y vé presto a la congregación, y reconcílialos, porque el furor ha salido de delante la faz de Jehová: la mortandad 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 Entonces tomó Aarón, como Moisés dijo, y corrió en medio de la congregación: y he aquí que la mortandad había comenzado en el pueblo: y puso perfume, y reconcilió al 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 Y púsose entre los muertos y los vivos, y la mortandad cesó.
He stood between the people who had already died and those who were still alive, and then the plague stopped.
49 Y fueron los que murieron de aquella mortandad catorce mil y sietecientos, sin los muertos por el negocio de Coré.
But 14,700 people had already died from that plague/sickness, in addition to the people who died with Korah.
50 Después Aarón se volvió a Moisés a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, y la mortandad cesó.
Then after the plague had ended, Aaron and Moses/I returned to the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
