1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

El Señor habló con Moisés, y le dijo:

2 M oreover, you shall say to the Israelites, Any one of the Israelites or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

«Di a los hijos de Israel que todo israelita o extranjero varón que viva en Israel y ofrezca alguno de sus hijos a Moloc, será condenado a muerte. El pueblo entero lo apedreará.

3 I also will set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given of his children to Molech, defiling My sanctuary and profaning My holy name.

Yo me pondré en contra de ese hombre. Lo eliminaré de su pueblo por haber entregado sus hijos a Moloc, y por contaminar así mi santuario y profanar mi santo nombre.

4 A nd if the people of the land do at all hide their eyes from the man when he gives one of his children to Molech and they overlook it or neglect to take legal action to punish him, winking at his sin, and do not kill him,

»Si el pueblo de la tierra se desentiende de lo hecho por quien entregue sus hijos a Moloc, y no lo condena a muerte,

5 T hen I will set My face against that man and against his family and will cut him off from among their people, him and all who follow him to play the harlot after Molech.

yo mismo me pondré en contra de ese hombre y de su familia, y lo eliminaré de su pueblo, junto con todos los que lo hayan imitado y se hayan prostituido yendo en pos de Moloc.

6 T he person who turns to those who have familiar spirits and to wizards, playing the harlot after them, I will set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.

»Si alguien presta atención a los encantadores y adivinos, y se prostituye y va tras ellos, yo me pondré en contra de esa persona y la eliminaré de su pueblo.

7 C onsecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am the Lord your God.

»Ustedes deben consagrarse a mí y ser santos, porque yo soy el Señor su Dios.

8 A nd you shall keep My statutes and do them. I am the Lord Who sanctifies you.

»Cumplan con mis estatutos, y pónganlos en práctica. Yo soy el Señor, que los santifica.

9 E veryone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or mother; his bloodguilt is upon him.

»Todo aquel que maldiga a su padre o a su madre, será condenado a muerte. Ha maldecido a su padre o a su madre, y será el responsable de su propia muerte.

10 T he man who commits adultery with another’s wife, even his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

»El que cometa adulterio con la mujer de su prójimo será condenado a muerte, junto con la adúltera.

11 A nd the man who lies carnally with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of the guilty ones shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon their own heads.

»El que se acueste con la mujer de su padre ha descubierto la desnudez de su padre. Por lo tanto, los dos serán condenados a muerte y serán los responsables de su muerte.

12 A nd if a man lies carnally with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have wrought confusion, perversion, and defilement; their blood shall be upon their own heads.

»El que se acueste con su nuera será condenado a muerte, junto con ella. Los dos han incurrido en una grave perversión, y serán los responsables de su muerte.

13 I f a man lies with a male as if he were a woman, both men have committed an offense (something perverse, unnatural, abhorrent, and detestable); they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

»El que se acueste con otro hombre como si se acostara con una mujer, será condenado a muerte, junto con ese hombre. Han incurrido en un acto repugnante, y serán los responsables de su muerte.

14 A nd if a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness and an outrageous offense; all three shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there be no wickedness among you.

»El que tome como mujeres a la hija y a la madre, incurre en un acto vil. Para que no se cometan entre ustedes actos tan viles, a él y a ellas los condenarán a morir quemados.

15 A nd if a man lies carnally with a beast, he shall surely be to death, and you shall slay the beast.

»El que tenga cópula con un animal será condenado a muerte, y al animal también se le matará.

16 I f a woman approaches any beast and lies carnally with it, you shall the woman and the beast; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

»La mujer que se allegue a un animal y tenga cópula con él, será condenada a muerte, y también se matará al animal. Los dos serán responsables de su propia muerte.

17 I f a man takes his sister, his father’s or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked and shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people; he has had sexual relations with his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

»El que tome como mujer a su hermana, hija de su padre o hija de su madre, y vea su desnudez, y ella vea la suya, comete un acto condenable. A la vista de todo el pueblo los dos serán condenados a muerte, pues él ha visto la desnudez de su hermana, y cargará con su pecado.

18 A nd if a man shall lie with a woman having her menstrual pains and shall uncover her nakedness, he has made naked her fountain, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood; and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

»El que se acueste con una mujer menstruosa, y descubra su desnudez, será eliminado de su pueblo, lo mismo que la mujer, pues los dos han puesto al descubierto la fuente de su sangre.

19 Y ou shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for that is to make naked his close kin; they shall bear their iniquity.

»No descubras la desnudez de tu tía materna, ni la de tu tía paterna. Si descubres la desnudez de tu parienta, tanto ella como tú cargarán con su maldad.

20 A nd if a man shall lie carnally with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

»El que se acueste con la mujer de su tío paterno descubre la desnudez de su tío. Los dos cargarán con su pecado y morirán sin hijos.

21 A nd if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

»El que tome como mujer a su cuñada comete un acto sucio. Ha descubierto la desnudez de su hermano, y se quedarán sin hijos.

22 Y ou shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.

»Cumplan con todos mis estatutos y con todas mis ordenanzas. Pónganlas en práctica, para que no los expulse de la tierra a la que yo los llevo para que se establezcan.

23 Y ou shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I was wearied and grieved by them.

No sigan las prácticas de las naciones que voy a arrojar de la presencia de ustedes, porque ellos cometieron todos esos actos, y me fueron repugnantes.

24 B ut I have said to you, You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, Who has separated you from the peoples.

Pero a ustedes les he prometido darles posesión de la tierra de esas naciones. Es una tierra que fluye leche y miel, y yo se la entregaré a ustedes para que la posean como su herencia. Yo soy el Señor su Dios, que los ha apartado de los pueblos.

25 Y ou shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean; and you shall not make yourselves detestable with beast or with bird or with anything with which the ground teems or that creeps, which I have set apart from you as unclean.

Por lo tanto, ustedes harán distinción entre los animales puros y los impuros, y entre las aves puras e impuras. No se contaminen ustedes con los animales, ni con las aves ni con ninguno de los reptiles, a los que he apartado de ustedes por ser animales impuros.

26 A nd you shall be holy to Me; for I the Lord am holy, and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be Mine.

Ustedes tienen que serme santos, porque yo, el Señor, soy santo. Yo los he apartado a ustedes de los otros pueblos, para que sean míos.

27 A man or woman who is a medium and has a familiar spirit or is a wizard shall surely be put to death, be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.

»El hombre y la mujer que evoquen espíritus de muertos, o que se entreguen a la adivinación, morirán apedreados y serán los responsables de su muerte.»