Números 5
1 Ítem, Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 Manda a los hijos de Israel que echen del campo a todo leproso y a todos los que padecen flujo de simiente, y a todo contaminado sobre muerto.
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘You must send away from your (camp/area where you have your tents) any man or woman who has leprosy and anyone who has a discharge [of some fluid from his body], and anyone who has become unacceptable to God because of [having touched] a corpse.
3 Así hombres como mujeres echaréis: fuera del campo los echaréis, porque no contaminen el campo de aquellos entre los cuales yo habito.
Send them away from there in order that they will not [touch people in the camp area] where I live among you and cause them to become unacceptable to me.’”
4 Y los hijos de Israel lo hicieron así, que los echaron fuera del campo: como Jehová dijo a Moisés, así lo hicieron los hijos de Israel.
So [Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, and] the Israeli people obeyed what Yahweh commanded Moses/me.
5 Ítem, habló Jehová a Moisés, diciendo:
Yahweh also told Moses/me,
6 Habla a los hijos de Israel: El hombre o la mujer que hicieren alguno de todos los pecados de los hombres, haciendo prevaricación contra Jehová, y pecare aquella persona,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If someone (commits a crime against/does something wrong to) another person, [I consider that] that person has done wrong to me.
7 Confesarán sus pecados que hicieron, y restituirán su culpa enteramente, y añadirán su quinto sobre ello, y darlo han a aquel contra quien pecaron.
That person must confess that he or she is guilty, and he or she must pay to the person to whom wrong was done [what others consider to be a suitable/proper payment] for what he has done, and he must pay an extra 20 percent.
8 Y si aquel varón no tuviere redentor al cual el delito sea restituido, el delito se restituirá a Jehová, al sacerdote, allende del carnero de las expiaciones con el cual lo expiará.
If the person against whom the wrong was done [has died and] there is no relative to whom the money can be paid, then the money belongs to me, and it must be paid to the priest. In addition, the one who did the wrong must give a male sheep to the priest [to sacrifice] in order that (that person’s sin may be forgiven/I can forgive that person for his sin).
9 Y toda ofrenda de todas las santificaciones, que los hijos de Israel ofrecieren al sacerdote, suya será.
All the sacred offerings that the Israelis bring to the priest belong to the priest.
10 Y lo santificado de cualquiera, suyo será: y lo que cualquiera diere al sacerdote, suyo será.
The priest can keep those gifts.’”
11 Ítem, Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo:
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
12 Habla a los hijos de Israel, y díles: Cuando la mujer de alguno errare, e hiciere traición contra él,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘Suppose a man thinks that his wife has slept with another man,
13 Que alguno se hubiere echado con ella por ayuntamiento de simiente, y su marido no lo hubiere visto por haberse ella contaminado ocultamente, ni hubiere testigo contra ella, ni ella hubiere sido tomada,
but neither he nor anyone else knows if it is true or not, because no one saw her doing that.
14 Si viniere sobre él espíritu de celo, y tuviere celos de su mujer, habiéndose ella contaminado; o viniere sobre él espíritu de celo, y tuviere celos de su mujer, no habiéndose ella contaminado;
But if the woman’s husband is jealous, and if he suspects that she has committed adultery, and he wants to know whether that is true or not,
15 Entonces el marido traerá su mujer al sacerdote, y traerá su ofrenda con ella, una diezma de un efa de harina de cebada: no echará sobre ella aceite, ni pondrá sobre ella incienso; porque es presente de celos, presente de recordación, que trae en memoria pecado:
he should take his wife to the priest. He must take along as an offering two quarts/liters of barley flour. The priest must not pour [olive] oil or incense on it, because this is an offering that the man has brought because he (is jealous/wants his wife to sleep only with him). It is an offering to find out if she is guilty or not. [Neither olive oil nor incense should be used because are associated with joy and this is not a time for joy.]
16 Y el sacerdote la hará llegar, y la hará poner delante de Jehová.
The priest must tell the woman to stand [in front of the altar] in my presence.
17 Y tomará el sacerdote del agua santa en un vaso de barro; y tomará también el sacerdote del polvo que hubiere en el suelo del tabernáculo, y echarlo ha en el agua:
He must put some sacred water in a clay jar, and then he must put some dirt from the floor of the Sacred Tent into the water.
18 Y hará el sacerdote estar en pie a la mujer delante de Jehová, y descubrirá la cabeza de la mujer, y pondrá sobre sus manos el presente de la recordación, que es el presente de celos, y el sacerdote tendrá en la mano las aguas amargas malditas;
He must untie/unfasten the woman’s hair. Then he must put in her hands the grain that her jealous husband is offering to determine whether she has committed adultery or not. The priest must hold [the bowl that contains] bitter water that will cause (the woman to be cursed/bad things to happen to the woman) [if she is guilty].
19 Y el sacerdote la conjurará y la dirá: Si ninguno hubiere dormido contigo, y si no te has apartado de tu marido a inmundicia, sé limpia de estas aguas amargas malditas;
The priest must require her to solemnly declare [that she will tell the truth]. Then he must say to her, “Has another man had sex [EUP] with you? Have you faithfully [slept only with your husband] or not? If you have not slept with another man, nothing bad will happen to you if you drink the water.
20 Mas si te has apartado de tu marido, y te has contaminado, y alguno hubiere puesto en ti su simiente fuera de tu marido;
But if you have had sex with another man, [Yahweh will curse you].
21 El sacerdote conjurará a la mujer de conjuro de maldición, y dirá a la mujer: Jehová te dé en maldición, y en conjuración en medio de tu pueblo, haciendo Jehová a tu muslo que caiga, y a tu vientre que se te hinche,
Your womb will shrivel up and your stomach will swell up. You will never be able to give birth to children, and as a result, everyone will curse you and avoid you. If you have committed adultery, [when you drink] this water, that is what will happen to you.” Then the woman must answer, “[If I am guilty], I will not object if that happens.”
22 Y estas aguas malditas entren en tus entrañas, y hagan hinchar tu vientre, y caer tu muslo. Y la mujer dirá, Amén, Amén.
23 Y el sacerdote escribirá estas maldiciones en un libro, y desleirlas ha con las aguas amargas.
‘Then the priest must write [with ink] on a small scroll these (curses/bad things that will happen to her if she is guilty) [and then wash the ink off into the bitter water].
24 Y dará a beber a la mujer las aguas amargas malditas, y las aguas malditas entrarán en ella por amargas.
The priest must take from her the offering of barley flour [that she is holding], and lift it up to dedicate it to me. Then he must put it on the altar
25 Y tomará el sacerdote de la mano de la mujer el presente de los celos, y mecerlo ha delante de Jehová, y ofrecerlo ha delante del altar.
26 Y el sacerdote tomará un puño del presente en memoria de ella, y hará perfume de ello sobre el altar, y después dará a beber las aguas a la mujer.
and burn part of it as a sacrifice. Then the woman must drink the bitter water.
27 Y darle ha a beber las aguas; y será, que si fuere inmunda, y hubiere hecho traición contra su marido, las aguas malditas entrarán en ella en amargura, y su vientre se hinchará, y su muslo caerá; y la tal mujer será por maldición en medio de su pueblo:
If the woman has committed adultery, the water will cause her to suffer greatly. Her stomach will swell up and her womb will shrink, [and she will be unable to give birth to children]. And then her (relatives/fellow Israelis) will curse her.
28 Mas si la mujer no fuere inmunda, mas fuere limpia, ella será libre, y asementará simiente.
But if she (is innocent/has not committed adultery), her body will not be harmed, and she will still be able to give birth to children.
29 Esta es la ley de los celos, cuando la mujer errare en poder de su marido, y se contaminare:
‘That is the ritual that must be performed when a woman who is married has been unfaithful to her husband,
30 O, del marido, sobre el cual pasare espíritu de celo, y tuviere celos de su mujer, y la presentare delante de Jehová; el sacerdote la hará toda esta ley.
or when a man is jealous and suspects that his wife [has had sex with another man]. The priest must tell that woman to stand [at the altar] in my presence and obey these instructions.
31 Y aquel varón será libre de iniquidad, y la mujer llevará su pecado.
Even if the woman has not done what the husband suspected, he will not be punished [MTY] for doing something wrong [by bringing his wife to the priest]. But if his wife is guilty, she will suffer as a result.’”
