Éxodo 23

1 No dejes que una declaración falsa vaya más allá; no hagas un acuerdo con los malvados para ser un testigo falso.

“Do not tell to others (false rumors/untrue reports) about other people. Do not help someone who is guilty by (testifying falsely/lying) [about what happened].

2 No te dejes llevar a hacer lo incorrecto por la opinión de muchos, en una disputa no te irás del lado de la mayoría para cometer injusticia:

Do not join a group of people who are planning to do something evil. Do not testify the way the [crowd wants you to], if that will prevent [the judge from deciding the case] justly/fairly.

3 Pero, por otro lado, no te desvíes de lo correcto para dar apoyo a la causa de un pobre hombre.

When a poor person is on trial, do not [testify in] his favor [just] because he is poor [and you feel sorry for him].

4 Si te cruzas con el buey o el asno de alguien que no es amigo tuyo, debes devolverlo.

If you see someone’s bull or donkey when it is wandering away [loose], take it back to [its owner, even if the owner] is your enemy.

5 Si ves el burro de alguien que te odia; inclinado a la tierra bajo el peso de su carga, debes acudir en su ayuda, incluso en contra de tu deseo.

If you see someone’s donkey that has fallen down [because of its heavy load], help the owner to get the donkey up again, [even if] he is someone who hates you. Do not just walk away [without helping him].

6 Que no se den decisiones equivocadas en la causa del pobre hombre.

Decide the cases of poor people who are on trial [as] fairly [as you decide the cases of other people].

7 Manténte lejos de cualquier asunto falso; no mates al inocente y justo, porque haré al malhechor responsable de su pecado.

Do not accuse people falsely. Do not decide that innocent and righteous [DOU] people should be executed, because I will (punish/not forgive) people who do such an evil thing.

8 No tomes soborno por una causa: porque los sobornos ciegan a los que tienen ojos para ver, y pervierte las decisiones de los justos.

Do not accept money that is a bribe, because officials who accept bribes are not able to [MTY] decide what is right to do, and they do not allow innocent people to be treated fairly.

9 No seas duro con el hombre de un país extraño que vive entre ti; porque ustedes han tenido experiencia de los sentimientos de alguien que está lejos de la tierra de su nacimiento, porque ustedes mismos estaban viviendo en Egipto, en una tierra extraña.

Do not mistreat foreigners [who live among you]. You know [how people often treat] foreigners, because the Egyptians [did not treat you well when] you were foreigners there.

10 Durante seis años pon semillas en tus campos y recoge la cosecha;

Plant [seeds] in your ground and gather the harvest for six years.

11 Pero en el séptimo año, deja que la tierra descanse y no sea sembrada; para que los pobres puedan tener comida de ella; y que las bestias del campo se lleven el resto. Haz lo mismo con tus viñedos y tus olivos.

But during the seventh year you must not plant anything. [If things grow without your planting seeds], allow poor people [to harvest and] eat the crops. If there are still crops (left over/that they do not harvest), allow wild animals to eat them. Do the same thing with your grapevines/vineyards and your olive trees.

12 Durante seis días haz tu trabajo, y en el séptimo día guarda el sábado; para que tu buey y tu asno puedan descansar, junto con el hijo de tu siervo y el hombre de una tierra extraña que vive entre ti.

[You may] work for six days [each week], but on the seventh day you must rest [and not work]. And on the seventh day you must allow your work animals and your slaves and the foreigners [who live among you] also [to rest and] be refreshed.

13 Toma nota de todas estas cosas que te he dicho, y no permitas que los nombres de otros dioses entren en tu mente o en tus labios.

Make certain that you obey everything that I have commanded [you to do]. Do not pray to [MTY] other gods. Do not even mention their names.”

14 Tres veces en el año debes celebrar una fiesta para mí.

“Every year you must celebrate three festivals to [honor] me.

15 Debes guardar la fiesta de los panes sin levadura; por siete días deja que tu pan sea sin levadura, como yo te ordené, en el tiempo regular en el mes de Abib (porque en él saliste de Egipto); y que nadie venga delante de mí sin una ofrenda:

[The first one] is the Festival of Bread That Has No Yeast. Celebrate it in the month [that is named] Abib. That is the month in which you left Egypt. Celebrate it in the way that I commanded you. And always bring [LIT] an offering when you come to worship me.

16 y la fiesta de la siega de los granos, primicias de tus campos plantados; y la fiesta de comienzos de año, cuando hayas recogido todo el fruto de tus campos.

The second one is the Festival of Harvesting. During that festival you must offer to me the first parts/harvest of your crops that grow from the seeds that you planted. The third one is the Festival of Living in Temporary Shelters. That will be after you finish harvesting your grain and grapes and fruit.

17 Tres veces en el año, que todos tus hombres vayan delante del Señor Dios.

Every year, at each of these times, all the men must gather together to worship me, Yahweh God.

18 No ofrezcas la sangre de mi ofrenda con pan con levadura; y no permitas que la grasa de mi fiesta se guarde toda la noche hasta la mañana.

When you sacrifice an animal [and offer it] to me, you must not offer bread that has been baked with yeast. [When you] offer sacrifices, [burn] the fat [from the animals on that same day]. Do not allow any fat to remain until the next morning.

19 Lo mejor de las primicias de tu tierra será llevado a la casa del Señor tu Dios. El cabrito no debe cocinarse con la leche materna.

Each year, when you harvest your crops, bring to the place where you worship me, Yahweh God, the first part of what you harvest. When you kill a (young animal/kid [or lamb or calf)], do not [prepare to eat it by] boiling it in its mother’s milk.”

20 Mira, estoy enviando un ángel delante de ti, para mantenerte en tu camino y ser tu guía en el lugar que he preparado para ti.

“Note this: I am going to send an angel ahead of you, to guard you as you travel and to bring you safely to the place that I have prepared [for you]. Pay attention to what he says and obey him. Do not rebel against him, because he will have my authority [MTY] and he will (punish/not forgive) [LIT] you if you rebel against him.

21 Presta atención a él y presta oído a su voz; no vayas contra él; porque tu mal no será ignorado por él, porque mi nombre está en él.

22 Pero si realmente escuchas su voz y haces lo que yo digo, entonces estaré en contra de los que están en tu contra, luchando contra los que te están combatiendo.

But if you pay attention to what he says and if you do all that I tell you [to do], I will fight strongly [DOU] against all of your enemies.

23 Y mi ángel irá delante de ti, y te guiará a la tierra del amorreo, del heteo, del ferezeo, del cananeo, del heveo y del jebuseo, y ellos serán cortados de mi mano.

My angel will go ahead of you, and will take you to where the Amor and Heth and Periz and Canaan and Hiv and Jebus people-groups live, and I will completely get rid of them.

24 No te postrarás a adorar a sus dioses, ni los servirás ni harás lo que hacen ellos; pero destruirás por completo sus estatuas.

Do not bow down before their gods/idols or worship them. And do not do the things [that they think that their gods want] them to do. Completely destroy their gods/idols, and smash to pieces their sacred stones.

25 Y adora al Señor tu Dios, que enviará su bendición sobre tu pan y sobre tu agua; y quitaré toda enfermedad de entre ustedes.

You must worship me, Yahweh God. [If you do that], I will bless your (OR, bless [you by giving you]) food and water, and I will protect you from becoming sick.

26 Nadie sufrirá abortos o será estéril en tu tierra; Te daré una medida completa de vida.

No women in your land will have (miscarriages/babies that will die after being born prematurely), and no women will be unable to become pregnant. And I will enable you to live a long time.

27 Enviaré mi terror delante de ti, poniendo en fuga a todo el pueblo al que vienes; todos aquellos que están en contra de ti irán de regreso a la fuga confundidos.

I will cause the people who oppose you to become very afraid of me. I will cause the people whom you fight against to become very confused. And then I will cause them to turn around and run away from you.

28 Enviaré avispas delante de ti, expulsando al heveo, al cananeo y al hitita delante de ti.

I will cause your enemies to become terrified. And I will expel the Hiv, Canaan, and Heth people-groups from your land.

29 No los enviaré a todos en un año, por temor a que su tierra se convierta en desierto, y las bestias del campo se aumenten demasiado contra ti.

I will not expel [all of] them in less than one year. If I did that, your land would become deserted, and there would be very many wild animals ([that would attack you/you would not be able to control]).

30 Poco a poco los enviaré delante de ti, hasta que aumente tu número y retomas tu herencia en la tierra.

I will expel those people-groups slowly, a few at a time, until the number of your people increases and you are able to live everywhere in the land.

31 Dejaré que los límites de tu tierra sean desde el Mar Rojo hasta el mar de los filisteos, y desde el desierto hasta el río Éufrates: porque daré a la gente de esas tierras en tu poder; y los echarás de delante de ti.

I will cause the borders of your land to extend from the (Red Sea/Gulf of Aqaba) [in the southeast] to the Mediterranean Sea [in the northwest], and from the [Sinai] Desert [in the southwest] to the [Euphrates] River [in the northeast of the country]. I will enable you [MTY] to expel the people who live there, so that you will expel them as you occupy more of the country.

32 No hagas ningún acuerdo con ellos o con sus dioses.

You must not make any agreement/treaty with those people or with their gods.

33 Ni los dejes quedarse en tu tierra, o te harán hacer mal contra mí; porque si adoras a sus dioses, ciertamente será tu perdición.

Do not allow [those people] to live in your land, in order that they do not cause you to sin against me. If you worship their gods, [you will not be able to escape from worshiping them and sinning against me, just like someone caught] in a trap [is unable to escape] [MET].”