1 “ When you go into the land the Lord your God gives you, it will be yours and you will live in it.

Cuando hayas entrado en la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da por herencia, y tomes posesión de ella y la habites,

2 Y ou must take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you gather from the land the Lord your God gives you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to have His name.

tomarás de las primicias de todos los frutos que saques de la tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da, y las pondrás en una canasta, e irás al lugar que Jehová tu Dios escoja para hacer habitar allí su nombre.

3 G o to the religious leader who is working at that time, and say to him, ‘I make known this day to the Lord my God that I have come into the land which the Lord promised to our fathers to give us.’

Y te presentarás al sacerdote que esté entonces en funciones, y le dirás: Declaro hoy a Jehová tu Dios, que he entrado en la tierra que juró Jehová a nuestros padres que nos daría.

4 T hen the religious leader will take the basket from your hand and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.

Y el sacerdote tomará la canasta de tu mano, y la pondrá delante del altar de Jehová tu Dios.

5 A nd you will say before the Lord your God, ‘My father was a traveling Aramean. He went to Egypt, few in number, and stayed there. But there he became a nation, great, powerful, and with many people.

Entonces hablarás y dirás delante de Jehová tu Dios: Un arameo a punto de perecer fue mi padre, el cual descendió a Egipto y habitó allí con pocos hombres, y allí creció y llegó a ser una nación grande, fuerte y numerosa;

6 T he Egyptians made it hard for us. They brought us much trouble and made us work very hard.

y los egipcios nos maltrataron y nos afligieron, y pusieron sobre nosotros dura servidumbre.

7 T hen we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers. The Lord heard our voice and saw our troubles, our work, and how hard our lives were.

Y clamamos a Jehová el Dios de nuestros padres; y Jehová oyó nuestra voz, y vio nuestra aflicción, nuestro trabajo y nuestra opresión;

8 A nd the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and a long arm, causing much fear by doing powerful works.

y Jehová nos sacó de Egipto con mano fuerte, con brazo extendido, con grande espanto, y con señales y con milagros;

9 H e has brought us to this place. He has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

y nos trajo a este lugar, y nos dio esta tierra, tierra que fluye leche y miel.

10 N ow see, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground that You have given me, O Lord.’ Then you will set it down before the Lord your God, and worship Him.

Y ahora, he aquí he traído las primicias del fruto de la tierra que me diste, oh Jehová. Y lo dejarás delante de Jehová tu Dios, y adorarás delante de Jehová tu Dios.

11 Y ou and the Levite and the stranger who is among you will be full of joy because of all the good the Lord your God has given you and those of your house.

Y te alegrarás en todo el bien que Jehová tu Dios te haya dado a ti y a tu casa, y también se regocijará el levita y el extranjero que está en medio de ti.

12 “ When you have finished paying all the tenth of the food you received in the third year, the year of giving a tenth, then give it to the Levite, the stranger, the child whose parents have died, and the woman whose husband has died. So they may eat it in your towns and be filled.

Cuando acabes de diezmar todo el diezmo de tus frutos en el año tercero, el año del diezmo, darás también al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a la viuda; y comerán en tus aldeas, y se saciarán.

13 T hen say before the Lord your God, ‘I have taken the share for holy use from my house. I have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the child whose parents have died, and the woman whose husband has died. I have done this because of all Your Laws which You have told me to do. I have not sinned or forgotten any of Your Laws.

Y dirás delante de Jehová tu Dios: He sacado de mi casa lo que era sagrado, y lo he dado al levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y a la viuda, conforme a todo lo que me has mandado; no he transgredido tus mandamientos, ni me he olvidado de ellos.

14 I have not eaten of it while in sorrow, or taken any of it while I was unclean, or given any of it to the dead. I have listened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done all You have told me to do.

No he comido de ello durante mi luto, ni he consumido de ello estando yo inmundo, ni de ello he ofrecido a los muertos; he obedecido a la voz de Jehová mi Dios, he hecho conforme a todo lo que me has mandado.

15 L ook down from Your holy place in heaven and bring good to Your people Israel. Bring good to the ground You have given us, a land flowing with milk and honey, as You promised our fathers.’ The Lord’s Special People

Mira desde tu morada santa, desde el cielo, y bendice a tu pueblo Israel, y a la tierra que nos has dado, como juraste a nuestros padres, tierra que fluye leche y miel.

16 “ This day the Lord your God tells you to obey these Laws. Be careful to obey them with all your heart and with all your soul.

Jehová tu Dios te manda hoy que cumplas estos estatutos y decretos; cuida, pues, de ponerlos por obra con todo tu corazón y con toda tu alma.

17 T oday you have said that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in His ways, keep all His Laws, and listen to His voice.

Has declarado solemnemente hoy que Jehová es tu Dios, y que andarás en sus caminos, y guardarás sus estatutos, sus mandamientos y sus decretos, y que escucharás su voz.

18 A nd the Lord today has made it known that you are His own people, as He promised you, and that you should keep all His Laws.

Y Jehová ha declarado hoy que tú eres pueblo suyo, de su exclusiva posesión, como te lo ha prometido, para que guardes todos sus mandamientos;

19 H e has told you that He will set you high above all the nations He has made. You will be praised, remembered, and honored. You will be a holy nation to the Lord your God, as He has said.”

a fin de exaltarte sobre todas las naciones que hizo, para loor y fama y gloria, y para que seas un pueblo santo a Jehová tu Dios, como él ha dicho.