Deuteronomio 4
1 Ahora pues, oh Israel, oye los estatutos y derechos que yo os enseño, haciendo los cuales viviréis, y entraréis, y heredaréis la tierra que el SEÑOR el Dios de vuestros padres os da.
“Now, you Israeli people, obey all the rules and regulations [DOU] that I will teach you. If you do that, you will remain alive and you will enter and occupy/capture the land that Yahweh, the God whom your ancestors [worshiped], is giving to you.
2 No añadiréis a la palabra que yo os mando, ni disminuiréis de ella, para que guardéis los mandamientos del SEÑOR vuestro Dios que yo os ordene.
Do not add anything to what I command you, and do not take anything away from what I tell you. Obey all the commands of Yahweh our God that I am giving to you.
3 Vuestros ojos vieron lo que hizo el SEÑOR con motivo de Baal-peor; que a todo hombre que fue en pos de Baal-peor destruyó el SEÑOR tu Dios de en medio de ti.
“You have seen what Yahweh did at Baal-Peor [Mountain]. He got rid of all the people who worshiped [the god] Baal there,
4 Mas vosotros que os allegasteis al SEÑOR vuestro Dios, todos estáis vivos hoy.
but you who faithfully [continued to worship] Yahweh our God are still alive today.
5 Mirad, yo os he enseñado estatutos y derechos, como el SEÑOR mi Dios me mandó, para que hagáis así en medio de la tierra en la cual entráis para poseerla.
“Note that I have taught you all the rules and regulations, just like Yahweh our God told me to do. He wants you to obey them [when you are living] in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.
6 Guardadlos, pues, y ponedlos por obra; porque ésta es vuestra sabiduría y vuestra inteligencia en ojos de los pueblos, los cuales oirán todos estos estatutos, y dirán: Ciertamente esta nación grande es un pueblo sabio y entendido.
Obey them faithfully because, [if you do that], you will show the people of other nations that you are very wise. When they hear about all these laws, they will say, ‘The people of this great nation [of Israel] are certainly very wise [DOU]!’
7 Porque ¿qué nación grande hay que tenga los dioses cercanos a sí, como lo está el SEÑOR nuestro Dios en todo cuanto le pedimos?
Even if other nations are great, there is none [RHQ] of them that has a god who is as near to them as Yahweh our God is to us! Whenever we call out to him [to help us, he answers/helps us]
8 Y ¿qué nación grande hay que tenga estatutos y derechos justos, como es toda esta ley que yo pongo hoy delante de vosotros?
And there is no [RHQ] other nation, even if it is a great nation, that has laws that are as just/fair as the laws that I am telling to you today.
9 Por tanto, guárdate, y guarda tu alma con diligencia, que no te olvides de las cosas que tus ojos han visto, ni se aparten de tu corazón todos los días de tu vida; y las enseñarás a tus hijos, y a los hijos de tus hijos.
“But be very careful! [DOU, IDM] Do not forget what you [SYN] have seen [God do]. Remember those things as long as you are alive. Tell them to your children and your grandchildren.
10 El día que estuviste delante del SEÑOR tu Dios en Horeb, cuando el SEÑOR me dijo: Júntame el pueblo, para que yo les haga oír mis palabras, las cuales aprenderán, para temerme todos los días que vivieren sobre la tierra; y las enseñarán a sus hijos.
Tell them about the day that your ancestors stood in the presence of Yahweh our God at Sinai [Mountain], when he said to me, ‘Gather the people together, in order that they can hear what I say. I want them to learn to have an awesome respect for me as long as they are alive, and I want them to teach their children to do that also.’
11 Y os llegasteis, y os pusisteis al pie del monte; y el monte ardía en fuego hasta en medio de los cielos con tinieblas, nube, y oscuridad.
[Tell them that] your ancestors came near the bottom of the mountain, while the mountain burned with a fire that went up to the sky, and the mountain was covered with dark clouds and black [smoke].
12 Y habló el SEÑOR con vosotros de en medio del fuego; oísteis la voz de sus palabras, mas a excepción de oír la voz, ninguna figura visteis.
Then Yahweh spoke to your ancestors out of the middle of the fire. Your ancestors heard him speak, but they did not see him. They only heard his voice.
13 Y él os anunció su pacto, el cual os mandó poner por obra, las diez palabras; y las escribió en dos tablas de piedra.
And he declared to them his agreement. That agreement contained the Ten Commandments that he wants you to obey. He wrote those on two stone tablets.
14 A mí también me mandó el SEÑOR en aquel tiempo, que os enseñase los estatutos y derechos, para que los pusieseis por obra en la tierra a la cual pasáis para poseerla.
Yahweh commanded me to teach all the rules and regulations to you, in order that you would obey them in the land that you are about to enter and occupy.”
15 Guardad, pues, mucho vuestras almas; porque ninguna figura visteis el día que el SEÑOR habló con vosotros de en medio del fuego;
“On the day that Yahweh spoke to your ancestors at Sinai [Mountain], he was invisible. So, be careful
16 para que no os corrompáis, y hagáis para vosotros escultura, imagen de alguna semejanza, figura de macho o de hembra;
that you do not sin by making for yourselves any idol [of something that can be seen!] not make an idol that resembles any person, either a man or a woman,
17 figura de algún animal que sea en la tierra, figura de ave alguna alada que vuele por el aire,
or that resembles any animal or any bird
18 figura de ningún animal que se vaya arrastrando por la tierra, figura de pez alguno que haya en el agua debajo de la tierra.
or any (reptile/creature that scurries across the ground) or any fish in the deep ocean.
19 Y para que no alces tus ojos al cielo, y viendo el sol y la luna y las estrellas, y todo el ejército del cielo, seas impulsado, y te inclines a ellos, y les sirvas; porque el SEÑOR tu Dios los ha concedido a todos los pueblos debajo de todos los cielos.
And be careful to not look up toward the sky and be tempted to worship anything that you see there—the sun or the moon or the stars. Yahweh our God has given those to [be a blessing to] all people everywhere, [but you must not worship them].
20 Pero a vosotros el SEÑOR os tomó, y os ha sacado del horno de hierro, de Egipto, para que le seáis por pueblo de su heredad como parece en este día.
Yahweh has brought your ancestors out of Egypt, where [they were suffering as though] they were in a blazing furnace, in order that they would be people who belong to him, which is what you are today.
21 Y el SEÑOR se enojó contra mí sobre vuestros negocios, y juró que yo no pasaría el Jordán, ni entraría en la buena tierra, que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da por heredad.
“But Yahweh was angry with me because of [what] your ancestors [made me do]. He vowed that I would not cross the Jordan [River] to enter the good/fertile land that he is giving to you.
22 Por lo cual yo muero en esta tierra; y no paso el Jordán; mas vosotros pasaréis, y heredaréis aquella buena tierra.
He said that I must die here in this land and never cross the Jordan [River]. But you will go across it, and you will occupy that land.
23 Guardaos, no os olvidéis del pacto del SEÑOR vuestro Dios, que él estableció con vosotros, y os hagáis escultura o imagen de cualquier cosa, como el SEÑOR tu Dios te ha vedado.
Be sure that you do not forget the agreement that Yahweh our God made with you. He commanded you to not make any kind of idol, because he has forbidden that.
24 Porque el SEÑOR tu Dios es fuego consumidor, Dios celoso.
[You must not do that] because Yahweh your God will destroy [anyone who worships idols, ] like [MET] a fire completely destroys things. He [wants people to worship only him, he] (cannot accept/will punish) people who worship anyone or anything else.
25 Cuando hubiereis engendrado hijos y nietos, y hubiereis envejecido en la tierra, y os corrompiereis, e hiciereis escultura o imagen de cualquier cosa, e hiciereis mal en ojos del SEÑOR vuestro Dios, para enojarlo;
“When you have been in the land [of Canaan] for a long time and you have children and grandchildren, do not sin by making an idol that represents anything at all, because Yahweh says that is evil, and if you do that, you will cause him to become angry with you [and punish you].
26 yo pongo hoy por testigos al cielo y a la tierra, que presto pereceréis totalmente de la tierra a la cual pasáis el Jordán para heredarla; no estaréis en ella largos días sin que seáis destruidos.
Today I am requesting everyone who is in heaven and everyone who is on the earth [MTY] to watch what you are doing. [If you disobey what I am telling you], you will soon all die in the land that you will be crossing the Jordan [River] to occupy. You will not live very long there; Yahweh will completely get rid of many [HYP] of you.
27 Y el SEÑOR os esparcirá entre los pueblos, y quedaréis pocos hombres en número entre los gentiles a las cuales os llevará el SEÑOR.
And [the rest of you], Yahweh will force you to go and live among the people of many other nations. Only a few of you will (survive/remain alive) there.
28 Y serviréis allí a dioses hechos de manos de hombres, a madera y a piedra, que no ven, ni oyen, ni comen, ni huelen.
When you are in those nations, you will worship gods that are made of wood and stone, gods made by humans, gods that cannot see anything or hear anything or eat anything or smell anything.
29 Mas si desde allí buscares al SEÑOR tu Dios, lo hallarás; si lo buscares de todo tu corazón y de toda tu alma.
But while you are there, if you will try to know Yahweh your God, and if you try with your entire inner being to know him, he will (answer/reveal himself to) you.
30 Cuando estuviereis en angustia, y te alcanzaren todas estas cosas, si en los postreros días te volvieres al SEÑOR tu Dios, y oyeres su voz;
In the future, after you have been mistreated there and all those bad things happen to you, you will again worship only Yahweh and obey him.
31 porque Dios misericordioso es el SEÑOR tu Dios; no te dejará, ni te destruirá, ni se olvidará del pacto de tus padres que les juró.
Yahweh is a God who acts mercifully. [If you continue to obey him], he will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the agreement that he solemnly made with your ancestors.”
32 Pregunta, pues, ahora de los tiempos pasados, que han sido antes de ti, desde el día que creó Dios al hombre sobre la tierra, y desde un extremo del cielo al otro, si se ha hecho cosa semejante a esta gran cosa, o se haya oído otra como ella.
“Now think about the past, about the time before you were born, about all the time since God first created people here on the earth. You could search everywhere, in heaven and on the earth. (Has anything like this ever happened that is as great as [what Yahweh did for the Israeli people]?/Certainly nothing has ever happened that is as great [as what Yahweh did for the Israeli people].) [RHQ] (Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?/Certainly no one has ever heard of anything like this.) [RHQ]
33 ¿Ha oído pueblo alguno la voz de Dios, que hablase de en medio del fuego, como tú la has oído, y vivido?
(Has any group ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did?/Certainly no group has ever remained alive after they heard a god speak to them from the middle of a fire, like we did.) [RHQ]
34 ¿O ha Dios probado a venir a tomar para sí nación de en medio de otra nación, con pruebas, con señales, con milagros, y con guerra, y mano fuerte, y brazo extendido, y grandes espantos, según todas las cosas que hizo con vosotros el SEÑOR vuestro Dios en Egipto ante tus ojos?
Certainly no other god has ever tried to take a [huge] group of people from one nation [to another location], like he did for us when he brought us out of Egypt. We saw Yahweh our God use great power [MTY, DOU] when he performed many kinds of [DOU] miracles, and sent plagues, and did many other very terrifying things in Egypt for us, [and rescued us when the army of Egypt tried to fight against us].
35 A ti te fue mostrado, para que supieses que el SEÑOR es Dios; no hay nadie más fuera de él.
“Yahweh showed all these things to you, in order that you would know that only he is truly God, and that there is no other God.
36 De los cielos te hizo oír su voz, para enseñarte; y sobre la tierra te mostró su gran fuego, y has oído sus palabras de en medio del fuego.
He allowed your ancestors to hear him speak from heaven in order that he could discipline them. Here on the earth he allowed them to see his great fire [on Sinai Mountain], and he spoke to them from the middle of the fire.
37 Y por cuanto él amó a tus padres, escogió su simiente después de ellos, y te sacó delante de sí de Egipto con su gran poder;
Because he loved our ancestors, he chose you Israelis who are their descendants, and by his great power he brought your ancestors out of Egypt.
38 para echar de delante de ti gentiles grandes y más fuertes que tú, y para introducirte, y darte su tierra por heredad, como parece hoy.
[As they advanced], he expelled the people of nations that were greater and more powerful than they were, in order that he could allow them to capture their land and cause it to become yours, which is [what is happening] now.
39 Aprende pues, hoy, y reduce a tu corazón que el SEÑOR es el único Dios arriba en el cielo, y abajo sobre la tierra; no hay otro.
“So today you should (meditate on/think about) the fact that Yahweh is God, that he is/rules in heaven and also on the earth, and that there is no other god.
40 Y guarda sus estatutos y sus mandamientos, que yo te mando hoy, para que te vaya bien a ti y a tus hijos después de ti, y tengas muchos días sobre la tierra que el SEÑOR tu Dios te da para siempre.
Obey all the rules and regulations that I am giving to you today, in order that things will go well for you and for your descendants, and that you will live a long time in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, [to belong to you] forever.”
41 Entonces apartó Moisés tres ciudades de este lado del Jordán al nacimiento del sol,
Then Moses/I set apart three cities that are on the east side of the Jordan [River].
42 para que huyese allí el homicida que matase a su prójimo por yerro, sin haber tenido enemistad con él desde ayer ni desde anteayer; y que huyendo a una de estas ciudades viviese:
If someone accidentally killed another person, a person who had not been his enemy previously, he could escape to one of those cities. He would be safe/protected in one of those cities [because the people there would protect him].
43 A Beser en el desierto, en tierra de la llanura, de los rubenitas; y a Ramot en Galaad, de los gaditas; y a Golán en Basán, de los de Manasés.
For the tribe of Reuben, Moses/I set apart Bezer [city] in the (plateau/high level) area. For the tribe of Gad, Moses/I set apart Ramoth [city] in the Gilead [area]. For the tribe of Manasseh, Moses/I set apart Golan [city] in the Bashan [region].
44 Esta, pues, es la ley que Moisés propuso delante de los hijos de Israel.
Moses/I gave [God’s] laws to the Israeli people.
45 Estos son los testimonios, y los estatutos, y los derechos, que Moisés dijo a los hijos de Israel, cuando hubieron salido de Egipto;
They included all the rules and instructions and commands that Moses/I gave to them, after they/we had come out of Egypt,
46 de este lado del Jordán, en el valle delante de Bet-peor, en la tierra de Sehón rey de los amorreos, que habitaba en Hesbón, al cual hirió Moisés y los hijos de Israel, cuando hubieron salido de Egipto;
when they/we were in the valley east of the Jordan [River]. They/We were across from Beth-Peor [town], in the land that [previously] was ruled by Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. Moses/I and the other Israelis had defeated his [army] when they/we came out of Egypt.
47 y poseyeron su tierra, y la tierra de Og rey de Basán; dos reyes de los amorreos que estaban a este lado del Jordán, al nacimiento del sol.
They/We captured Sihon’s land and the land that Og, the king of the Bashan [region], ruled. They were the two kings who ruled the Amor people-group [in the area] east of the Jordan [River].
48 Desde Aroer, que está junto a la ribera del arroyo de Arnón, hasta el monte de Sión, que es Hermón;
Their land extended from Aroer [town in the south] along the Arnon [River], as far [north] as Sirion Mountain, which [most people] call Hermon Mountain.
49 y toda la llanura de este lado del Jordán, al oriente, hasta el mar del llano, las vertientes de las aguas abajo del Pisga.
It also included all the area east of the Jordan [River] Valley, all the way south to the Dead Sea and east to the slopes of Pisgah [Mountain].
