Levítico 19
1 Y él Señor dijo a Moisés:
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
2 Di a todo el pueblo de Israel: Sean ustedes santos, porque yo, el Señor, su Dios, soy Santo.
“Speak to all the people of Israel and tell them this: You must be holy, because I, Yahweh your God, am holy, [and I want you to be like me].
3 Que cada uno honre a su madre y a su padre, y guarde el día de reposo: Yo soy el Señor, su Dios.
‘Each of you must respect your father and your mother. And you must (honor/treat respectfully) the Sabbath days. I am Yahweh, your God, [and that is what I am commanding you to do].
4 No vayan tras dioses falsos, y no hagan imágenes de metal fundido por ustedes mismos: Yo soy el Señor, su Dios.
‘Do not worship idols or make metal statues of gods for yourselves. I am Yahweh, your God, [and I am the only one you must worship].
5 Y cuando hagan ofrendas de paz al Señor, hazlo de la manera que sea agradable al Señor.
‘Then you bring an offering to maintain fellowship with me, offer it in a way that will cause me to accept it.
6 Que se use como alimento el mismo día en que se ofrece o el día después; y todo lo que termine al tercer día será quemado con fuego.
The meat should be eaten on the day that you sacrifice it, but you are permitted to eat some of it on the next day. Anything that remains until the third/next day must be completely burned.
7 Si alguno de ellos se usa para comer el tercer día, es algo desagradable y no agradará al Señor.
For any of it to be eaten on the third day is very displeasing to me, and I will not accept that offering.
8 Y en cuanto a cualquiera que lo tome para comer, su pecado estará sobre él, porque ha profanado lo consagrado al Señor; será cortado de su pueblo.
I will punish anyone who eats it [after the second day], because he will not have respected that what I say is holy. And that person must no longer be allowed to associate with my people.
9 Y cuando coseches el grano de tu tierra, no permitas que se corte todo el grano de los bordes del campo, ni tome lo que se ha caído sobre la tierra.
‘Then you harvest your grain, leave the grain at the very edge of the field, and do not pick up the grain that has fallen on the ground.
10 Y no recojan todas las uvas de tu viña, ni el fruto que se ha caído sobre la tierra; Que el pobre y el hombre de otro país tengan esto: Yo soy el Señor, Dios de ustedes.
And when you harvest your grapes, do not go back a second time to try to harvest some more, and do not pick up the grapes that have fallen on the ground. Leave those things for the poor people and for foreigners who are living among you. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding those things].
11 No roben la propiedad de nadie ni sea falso en acto o palabra a otro.
‘Do not steal anything. ‘Do not tell lies. ‘Do not deceive each other.
12 Y no juren falsamente en mi nombre, avergonzando el nombre de su Dios: Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not show that you do not respect me by using/saying my name to falsely promise that you will do something. [Do not forget that] I am Yahweh, your God.
13 No seas cruel con tu prójimo ni tomes lo que es suyo; No retengas el pago de un sirviente toda la noche hasta la mañana.
‘Do not cheat anyone or steal from anyone. [‘If you have agreed to] pay your workers at the end of the day, [do what you have promised]; do not keep those wages until the next day.
14 No maldigas al sordo, ni pongas ningún tropiezo en el camino de los ciegos, sino que mantén el temor de tu Dios delante de ti: Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not curse deaf people, and do not put things in the path of blind people to cause them to stumble.
15 No actúes con injusticia: no pienses en la posición de los pobres, ni honores en la posición de los grandes; más sé juez de justicia para tu prójimo.
‘Always [LIT] judge people fairly [DOU]. Do not do special favors for either poor people or rich people.
16 No digas cosas falsas a tu pueblo, ni le quites la vida a tu prójimo con falso testimonio: Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not spread false rumors about other people. ‘Do not say anything [in court] that would result in some [innocent] person being executed. I, Yahweh, [am commanding this].
17 Que no haya en tu corazón odio por tu hermano; pero puedes reprender a tu prójimo, para que se le impida hacer el mal.
‘Do not hate anyone. Instead, honestly rebuke those who ought to be rebuked, in order that you also will not be guilty.
18 No intentes vengarte con alguien que te haya hecho mal, ni tengas sentimientos duros contra los hijos de tu pueblo, sino ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo; yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not try to get revenge against someone or be angry with someone for a long time. Instead, love other people like you love yourself. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
19 Guarda mis leyes. No permita que tu ganado tenga descendencia por parte de ganado de otro tipo; no pongas semillas mixtas en tu campo; No se ponga una túnica hecha de dos tipos de tela.
‘Obey my laws. ‘Do not allow two different kinds of animals to mate with each other. ‘Do not plant two different kinds of seed in the [same] field. ‘Do not wear clothing made from two different kinds of material.
20 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con una sirvienta que ha dado su palabra de casarse con un hombre, y no ha sido liberada por un precio o de alguna otra manera, se investigará la situación; pero no los matarán porque no era una mujer libre.
‘If a man has sex with a slave woman who has been promised to marry some other man, but she has not been bought by that man and is still a slave, the man who had sex with her must be punished. But because she is still a slave, she and the man who had sex with her must not be killed.
21 Que tome su ofrenda por maldad al Señor, a la puerta de la tienda de reunión; Déjalo dar una oveja macho como ofrenda por maldad.
However, that man must bring a ram to [be slaughtered at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent area, to be an offering in order that he no longer be guilty for his sin.
22 Y el sacerdote quitará su pecado ante el Señor con las ovejas que se le ofrecen por sus malas acciones, y tendrá perdón por el pecado que ha cometido.
The priest will offer that ram to me in order that the man will be forgiven for the sin that he committed, and I will forgive him.
23 Y cuando entren a la tierra, y planten todo tipo de árboles frutales, su fruto será como si no hubieran tenido la circuncisión, y durante tres años su fruto no puede ser usado como alimento.
‘When you enter the land [that I have promised to give to you], and when you plant various kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat any of their fruit for three years [DOU].
24 Y en el cuarto año todos los frutos serán santos como alabanza al Señor.
In the fourth year all of their fruit must be set aside to belong to me; it must be brought to me to be an offering to praise me.
25 Pero en el quinto año puedes tomar el fruto y el aumento de él para tu comida. Yo soy el Señor tu Dios.
But in the fifth/next year, you will be permitted to eat their fruit. If you do that, your trees will produce much fruit. I, Yahweh your God, [am promising that].
26 Nada puede ser usado como alimento con su sangre; no puede practicar la adivinación ni predecir el futuro.
‘Do not eat any meat that still has [the animal’s] blood in it. ‘Do not consult spirits to find out what will happen in the future, and do not practice sorcery.
27 Las puntas del cabello alrededor de su cara y en su barbilla no pueden cortarse.
‘Do not shave the hair at the sides of your heads [like pagan people do].
28 No debes hacer cortes en tu carne con respeto a los muertos, o tener marcas impresas en tus cuerpos. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Do not cut your bodies [when you are mourning] for people who have died, and do not put tattoos on your bodies. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding this].
29 No prostituyas a tu hija haciéndola prostituta, por temor a que la tierra se llene de depravaciones.
‘Do not disgrace your daughters by forcing them to become prostitutes. If you cause them to become prostitutes, soon the land will be filled with prostitutes and all other kinds of people’s wicked behavior.
30 Guarda mis días de reposo y respeta mi lugar santo. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Honor my Sabbath days and revere my Sacred Tent, because I, Yahweh, [live there].
31 No se vuelvan a los que hacen uso de espíritus o adivinos; no vayas por sus caminos ni te hagas impuro a través de ellos. Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios.
‘Do not seek advice from those who (consult/talk with) the spirits of dead people [DOU], because if you do that, they will defile you. I, Yahweh your God, [am the one you should consult].
32 Levántate de tus asientos delante de los ancianos, y honra a los viejos, y deja que el temor de tu Dios esté delante de ti. Yo soy el Señor.
‘Stand up when old people [enter the room], and show that you respect them, and also revere me, your God; [that is what] I, Yahweh, [am commanding].
33 Y si un hombre de otro país vive en tu tierra contigo, no le hagas la vida difícil;
‘When foreigners live among you [in your land], do not mistreat them.
34 Déjalo ser para ti como uno de tus compatriotas y tenle amor por ti mismo; porque además estabas viviendo en una tierra extraña, en la tierra de Egipto: Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios.
You must treat them like you treat your fellow-citizens. Love them like you love yourselves, and do not forget that once, when you were foreigners in Egypt, [you were badly mistreated by the people of Egypt]. I, Yahweh your God, [am commanding you to do this].
35 No hagan trampas en medidas lineales, pesos y medidas.
‘When you are measuring things, to see how long they are or how much they weigh or how many there are,
36 Tengan verdaderas balanzas, pesas y medidas exactas para todas las cosas: Yo soy el Señor tu Dios, quien te sacó de la tierra de Egipto;
use correct [measuring sticks and] scales and weights [on the scales] and measuring baskets and other measuring containers. I Yahweh, your God, who brought you out of Egypt, [am giving you these laws].
37 Debes guardar todas mis reglas y mis decisiones y hacerlas: Yo soy el Señor.
‘Obey carefully [DOU] all my laws and decrees, because I, Yahweh, [am the one who am commanding them].’”
