1 T hen he brought me back to the outer gate of the holy place, toward the east, and it was shut.

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

2 T he Lord said to me, “This gate must stay shut. It must not be opened. No one may come in through it, for the Lord God of Israel has come in through it. So it must stay shut.

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.

3 O nly the ruler may sit at the gate to eat bread before the Lord. He must come in through the porch of the gate, and go out the same way.” Those Who Could Go In to the House of God

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.

4 T hen he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the house. There I saw the shining-greatness of the Lord filling the Lord’s house, and I fell with my face to the ground.

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.

5 T he Lord said to me, “Son of man, be careful to see with your eyes and to hear with your ears everything that I say to you about all the rules and laws of the Lord’s house. Be careful to learn which persons are allowed to go in and out of the Lord’s house, and which persons are not allowed.

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.

6 T ell the sinful people of Israel, ‘The Lord God says, “Enough of your hated sins, O people of Israel!

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.

7 Y ou have brought in strangers, who had not gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew, and who were sinful in their heart. You brought them into My holy place to make it unclean, when you brought My food of the fat and the blood. You have broken My agreement by all your hated sins.

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:

8 A nd you have not taken care of My holy things yourselves. You have let strangers take care of My holy place.”

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

9 ‘ So the Lord God says, “No stranger among the people of Israel who has not gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew, and is sinful in his heart, may come into My holy place. Levites Cannot Be Religious Leaders

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.

10 “ The Levites who went far from Me when Israel left Me to follow their false gods, will be punished for their sin.

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.

11 T hey may do the work in My holy place. They may watch over the gates of the house and do the work in the house. They may kill the burnt gifts and the gifts brought by the people. And they may stand in front of the people to serve them.

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.

12 B ut because they served them in front of their false gods and caused the people of Israel to sin, I have promised,” says the Lord God, “that they will be punished for their sin.

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.

13 T hey must not come near Me to serve Me as a religious leader. They must not come near any of My holy things and the things that are most holy. But they must suffer their shame because of the hated sins they have done.

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.

14 Y et I will have them take care of the house and do all the work that is needed to be done in it. Zadok’s Sons to Serve in the House of God

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

15 “ But the Levite religious leaders of the sons of Zadok took care of My holy place when the people of Israel left Me. So they will come near Me to serve Me. They will stand before Me to give Me the fat and the blood,” says the Lord God.

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.

16 “ They will come into My holy place and come near My table, to serve Me and to do My work.

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

17 W hen they come through the gates of the inner open space, they will be dressed in linen clothing. They must not wear any wool while they are serving inside the gates of the inner open space or in the house.

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.

18 T hey will wear linen head-coverings and linen underclothes. They must not dress in anything that makes their bodies wet with heat.

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

19 W hen they go out to the people in the outer open space, they must take off the clothes they wear while they serve Me, and lay them in the holy rooms. Then they will put on other clothes, so that they do not make the people holy because of their clothing.

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.

20 A nd they must not cut all the hair from their heads, yet they must not let their hair grow long. They must only cut their hair shorter.

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

21 N one of the religious leaders may drink wine when they come into the inner open space.

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

22 T hey must not marry a woman whose husband has died, or who has been divorced. But they may marry women of Israel who have never had a man, or a woman whose husband was a religious leader before he died.

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.

23 T hey will teach My people the difference between what is holy and what is not. And they will teach them to know what is unclean and what is clean.

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.

24 I n an argument, the religious leaders will serve as judges, and will judge by My Laws. They will also keep My Laws in all My special suppers. And they will keep My Day of Rest holy.

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.

25 T hey must not make themselves unclean by going near a dead person. But they may make themselves unclean if the dead person is their father or mother, son or daughter, brother, or sister who was not married.

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.

26 A fter a religious leader has become clean again, he must wait seven days.

Y ffadespués de su purificación, le contarán siete días.

27 A nd on the day he goes into the holy place, into the inner open space to serve in the holy place, he must bring his sin gift,” says the Lord God.

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

28 “ I am to be the only part that the religious leaders have. You must not give them any land in Israel for their own. I am their part.

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

29 T hey will eat the grain gift, the sin gift, and the guilt gift. Everything in Israel that is set apart to Me will be theirs.

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

30 T he first of all the first fruits of every kind, and every kind of gift you bring, will be for the religious leaders. And you must give them the first of your grain, so that good will come to your house.

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.

31 T he religious leaders must not eat any bird or animal that has died of itself or has been torn to pieces.

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