Ezequiel 44

1 Y TORNÓME hacia la puerta de afuera del santuario, la cual mira hacia el oriente; y estaba cerrada.

Then [in the vision] the man brought me back to the outer entryway to the temple [area], the one on the east side, but the outer entrance was shut.

2 Y díjome Jehová: Esta puerta ha de estar cerrada: no se abrirá, ni entrará por ella hombre, porque Jehová Dios de Israel entró por ella; estará por tanto cerrada.

Yahweh said to me, “This entrance must remain shut. It must not be opened [by anyone]; no one will be permitted to enter it. It must remain shut because [I], Yahweh, the God of Israel, have [caused it to be sacred by] entering through it.

3 Para el príncipe; el príncipe, él se sentará en ella para comer pan delante de Jehová: por el camino de la entrada de la puerta entrará, y por el camino de ella saldrá.

Only the king [of Israel] will be permitted to sit inside this entryway to eat food in the presence of Yahweh. But he will must enter and leave [the temple area] through the entry room of this entryway.”

4 Y llevóme hacia la puerta del norte por delante de la casa, y miré, y he aquí, la gloria de Jehová había henchido la casa de Jehová: y caí sobre mi rostro.

Then the man brought me through the north entryway to the front of the temple. I looked and saw that the glory of Yahweh filled his temple, and I prostrated myself on the ground.

5 Y díjome Jehová: Hijo del hombre, pon tu corazón, y mira con tus ojos, y oye con tus oídos todo lo que yo hablo contigo sobre todas las ordenanzas de la casa de Jehová, y todas sus leyes: y pon tu corazón á las entradas de la casa, y á todas las salidas del santuario.

Yahweh said to me, “You human, look carefully, and listen carefully to everything that I tell you about all the regulations concerning the temple. Note carefully the temple entrance and all the exits.

6 Y dirás á los rebeldes, á la casa de Israel: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Básteos de todas vuestras abominaciones, oh casa de Israel;

Say this to the rebellious Israeli people: ‘This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: You Israeli people, I will no longer endure the detestable things that you do!

7 De haber vosotros traído extranjeros, incircuncisos de corazón é incircuncisos de carne, para estar en mi santuario, para contaminar mi casa; de haber ofrecido mi pan, la grosura y la sangre: é invalidaron mi pacto por todas vuestras abominaciones:

In addition to all the other detestable things that you do, you brought into my temple foreign men who had not been circumcised and who were godless [IDM]. By doing that, you caused my temple to be an unacceptable place to worship me, while you offered food and fat and blood, and you disobeyed my agreement with you.

8 Y no guardasteis el ordenamiento de mis santificaciones, sino que os pusisteis guardas de mi ordenanza en mi santuario.

Instead of doing what I commanded you to do in regard to my holy things, you appointed foreigners to be in charge of my temple.

9 Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Ningún hijo de extranjero, incircunciso de corazón é incircunciso de carne, entrará en mi santuario, de todos los hijos de extranjeros que están entre los hijos de Israel.

But this is what [I], Yahweh, have said: No foreigners, no men who are not circumcised, no godless people are permitted to enter my temple, not even foreigners who live among you [Israelis permanently].

10 Y los Levitas que se apartaron lejos de mí cuando Israel erró, el cual se desvió de mí en pos de sus ídolos, llevarán su iniquidad.

[Most of] the descendants of Levi abandoned me along with [most of] the Israeli people, and started to worship idols. They must be punished for their sin.

11 Y serán ministros en mi santuario, porteros á las puertas de la casa, y sirvientes en la casa: ellos matarán el holocausto y la víctima al pueblo, y ellos estarán delante de ellos para servirles.

They are [still] permitted to work in my temple and to be in charge of the entrances of the temple, and they are permitted to slaughter the animals that will be completely burned on the altar, and [to burn other] sacrifices for the people, and they will [be able to] help the people.

12 Por cuanto les sirvieron delante de sus ídolos, y fueron á la casa de Israel por tropezadero de maldad; por tanto, he alzado mi mano acerca de ellos, dice el Señor Jehová, que llevarán su iniquidad.

But because they helped the people to worship idols and caused [many of] the Israeli people [MTY] to sin [by worshiping idols], I have lifted up my arm and solemnly declared that they must be punished for their sin.

13 No serán allegados á mí para serme sacerdotes, ni se llegarán á ninguna de mis santificaciones, á las santidades de santidades; sino que llevarán su vergüenza, y sus abominaciones que hicieron.

They must not come near me to serve as priests. They must not come near any sacred things or the holy offerings. They must be ashamed of the shameful things that they did.

14 Pondrélos, pues, por guardas de la guarda de la casa en todo su servicio, y en todo lo que en ella hubiere de hacerse.

But I will still put them in charge of the work in the temple and allow them to do all the work that needs to be done there.

15 Mas los sacerdotes Levitas, hijos de Sadoc, que guardaron el ordenamiento de mi santuario, cuando los hijos de Israel se desviaron de mí, ellos serán allegados á mí para ministrarme, y delante de mí estarán para ofrecerme la grosura y la sangre, dice el Señor Jehová.

But [most of] the priests who are descendants of Levi and from the clan of Zadok worked in my temple when the [other] Israelis abandoned me. [So they] are permitted to come near to me to work for me. They will stand in my presence to offer [sacrifices of animals’] fat and blood.

16 Esos entrarán en mi santuario, y ellos se allegarán á mi mesa para ministrarme, y guardarán mi ordenamiento.

They [are the only ones who] are permitted to enter my temple. They are [the only ones who are] permitted to come near my altar to serve me and do what I tell them to do.

17 Y será que cuando entraren por las puertas del atrio interior, se vestirán de vestimentas de lino: no asentará sobre ellos lana, cuando ministraren en las puertas del atrio de adentro, y en el interior.

When they enter [one of] the entrances into the inner courtyard, they must wear linen clothes. They must not wear any clothes [made] of wool while they do their work at the entrances of the inner courtyard or inside [the temple].

18 Tiaras de lino tendrán en sus cabezas, y pañetes de lino en sus lomos: no se ceñirán para sudar.

They must have linen turbans [wrapped] around their heads and wrap linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.

19 Y cuando salieren al atrio de afuera, al atrio de afuera al pueblo, se desnudarán de sus vestimentas con que ministraron, y las dejarán en las cámaras del santuario, y se vestirán de otros vestidos: así no santificarán el pueblo con sus vestimentas.

Before they go out into the outer courtyard where [other] people are, they must take off the clothes that they have been wearing and leave them in the sacred rooms, and they must put on other clothes, in order that the other people are not punished because of [their touching] the sacred clothes.

20 Y no raparán su cabeza, ni dejarán crecer el cabello; sino que lo recortarán trasquilando sus cabezas.

The priests must not shave their heads or allow their hair to become long; but they must regularly trim [the edges of] their hair.

21 Y ninguno de los sacerdotes beberá vino cuando hubieren de entrar en el atrio interior.

Priests must not drink wine before they enter the inner courtyard.

22 Ni viuda, ni repudiada se tomarán por mujeres; sino que tomarán vírgenes del linaje de la casa de Israel, ó viuda que fuere viuda de sacerdote.

[Also], priests must not marry widows [of men who were not priests] or women who have been divorced. [Priests are permitted to marry only] Israeli [MTY] virgins or widows of [other] priests.

23 Y enseñarán á mi pueblo á hacer diferencia entre lo santo y lo profano, y les enseñarán á discernir entre lo limpio y lo no limpio.

Priests must teach the people the difference between things that are holy/sacred and things that are not, and they must teach them the difference between things that are acceptable to me and things that are not.

24 Y en el pleito ellos estarán para juzgar; conforme á mis derechos lo juzgarán: y mis leyes y mis decretos guardarán en todas mis solemnidades, y santificarán mis sábados.

When there are disputes [between people], the priests are the ones who must be the judges and decide according to my laws what must be done. They must obey all my laws and decrees concerning the sacred festivals, and they must keep my Sabbath days (holy/set apart).

25 Y á hombre muerto no entrará para contaminarse; mas sobre padre, ó madre, ó hijo, ó hija, hermano, ó hermana que no haya tenido marido, se contaminará.

A priest is permitted to go near the corpse of his father or his mother or his son or his daughter or his brother or his unmarried sister; but he is still defiled by doing that. But a priest must not defile himself by going near a corpse of anyone else.

26 Y después de su purificación, le contarán siete días.

But [even] if a priest touches the corpse [of a close relative, he must perform the rituals to become acceptable to serve me again]. After he performs those rituals, he must wait seven days.

27 Y el día que entrare al santuario, al atrio de adentro, para ministrar en el santuario, ofrecerá su expiación, dice el Señor Jehová.

Then, on the day that he enters the inner courtyard [again] to serve me in the temple, he must give an offering to remove his guilt for his sin. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.

28 Y será á ellos por heredad: yo seré su heredad; y no les daréis posesión en Israel: yo soy su posesión.

The priests are not permitted to own any property. They will have only what I [provide for them].

29 El presente, y la expiación, y el sacrificio por el pecado, comerán; y toda cosa dedicada en Israel, será de ellos.

They will eat the offerings [other people make] from grain, offerings to remove people’s guilt for having sinned, and offerings made when people fail to give to Yahweh the things that they are required to give. Everything [else] in Israel that is completely dedicated to [me], Yahweh, will belong to the priests.

30 Y las primicias de todos los primeros de todo, y toda ofrenda de todo lo que se ofreciere de todas vuestras ofrendas, será de los sacerdotes: daréis asimismo las primicias de todas vuestras masas al sacerdote, para que haga reposar la bendición en vuestras casas.

The best fruits of the first part of each harvest and all the [other] special gifts that are given to me will belong to the priests. You must give them the first part of your finely-ground flour, in order that I will bless [the people who live in] [MTY] your houses.

31 Ninguna cosa mortecina, ni desgarrada, así de aves como de animales, comerán los sacerdotes.

Priests must not eat the flesh of any bird or animal that was found dead or that has been killed by wild animals.’”