1 H abló Jehová a Moisés y le dijo:

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 « Dirás asimismo a los hijos de Israel: »Cualquier hombre de los hijos de Israel, o de los extranjeros que habitan en Israel, que ofrezca alguno de sus hijos a Moloc, de seguro morirá: el pueblo de la tierra lo apedreará.

“You shall also say to the sons of Israel: ‘Any man from the sons of Israel or from the aliens sojourning in Israel who gives any of his offspring to Molech, shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

3 Y o pondré mi rostro contra tal hombre, y lo eliminaré de su pueblo, por cuanto dio uno de sus hijos a Moloc, contaminando mi santuario y profanando mi santo nombre.

I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy name.

4 S i el pueblo de la tierra cierra sus ojos respecto de aquel hombre que dio uno de sus hijos a Moloc, para no matarlo,

If the people of the land, however, should ever disregard that man when he gives any of his offspring to Molech, so as not to put him to death,

5 e ntonces yo pondré mi rostro contra aquel hombre y contra su familia, y lo apartaré de su pueblo, junto con todos los que como él se prostituyan tras Moloc.

then I Myself will set My face against that man and against his family, and I will cut off from among their people both him and all those who play the harlot after him, by playing the harlot after Molech.

6 » La persona que preste atención a encantadores o adivinos, para prostituirse detrás de ellos, yo pondré mi rostro contra la tal persona, y la eliminaré de su pueblo.

‘As for the person who turns to mediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot after them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.

7 » Santificaos, pues, y sed santos, porque yo, Jehová, soy vuestro Dios.

You shall consecrate yourselves therefore and be holy, for I am the Lord your God.

8 G uardad mis estatutos y ponedlos por obra. Yo soy Jehová, el que os santifico.

You shall keep My statutes and practice them; I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

9 » Todo hombre que maldiga a su padre o a su madre, de cierto morirá, pues a su padre o a su madre maldijo: su sangre caerá sobre él.

‘ If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.

10 » Si un hombre comete adulterio con la mujer de su prójimo, el adúltero y la adúltera indefectiblemente serán muertos.

‘ If there is a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, one who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

11 » Cualquiera que se acueste con la mujer de su padre, la desnudez de su padre descubrió; ambos han de ser muertos: su sangre caerá sobre ellos.

If there is a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

12 » Si alguien duerme con su nuera, ambos han de morir; cometieron grave perversión: su sangre caerá sobre ellos.

If there is a man who lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death; they have committed incest, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

13 » Si alguien se acuesta con otro hombre como se hace con una mujer, abominación hicieron; ambos han de ser muertos: sobre ellos caerá su sangre.

If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

14 » El que tome como esposas a una mujer y a la madre de ella, comete vileza. Tanto él como ellas serán quemados, para que no haya tal vileza entre vosotros.

If there is a man who marries a woman and her mother, it is immorality; both he and they shall be burned with fire, so that there will be no immorality in your midst.

15 » Cualquiera que tenga cópula con una bestia, ha de ser muerto. También mataréis a la bestia.

If there is a man who lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; you shall also kill the animal.

16 » Si una mujer se acerca a algún animal para ayuntarse con él, a la mujer y al animal matarás; morirán indefectiblemente: su sangre caerá sobre ellos.

If there is a woman who approaches any animal to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them.

17 » Si alguno toma a su hermana, hija de su padre o hija de su madre, y ve su desnudez, y ella ve la suya, es cosa execrable; por tanto serán muertos a ojos de los hijos de su pueblo; descubrió la desnudez de su hermana: cargará con su pecado.

‘ If there is a man who takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he bears his guilt.

18 » Cualquiera que duerma con una mujer durante su menstruación y descubra su desnudez, su fuente descubrió, y ella descubrió la fuente de su sangre; ambos serán eliminados de su pueblo.

If there is a man who lies with a menstruous woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has laid bare her flow, and she has exposed the flow of her blood; thus both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

19 » La desnudez de la hermana de tu madre o de la hermana de tu padre, no descubrirás, porque al descubrir la desnudez de su parienta, cargarán con su pecado.

You shall also not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister or of your father’s sister, for such a one has made naked his blood relative; they will bear their guilt.

20 » Cualquiera que duerma con la mujer del hermano de su padre, la desnudez del hermano de su padre descubrió; cargarán con su pecado: morirán sin hijos.

If there is a man who lies with his uncle’s wife he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they will bear their sin. They will die childless.

21 » El que tome la mujer de su hermano, comete impureza; la desnudez de su hermano descubrió: no tendrán hijos.

If there is a man who takes his brother’s wife, it is abhorrent; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless.

22 » Guardad, pues, todos mis estatutos y todas mis ordenanzas, y ponedlos por obra, no sea que os vomite la tierra en la cual yo os introduzco para que habitéis en ella.

‘You are therefore to keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to live will not spew you out.

23 N o andéis en las prácticas de las naciones que yo expulsaré de delante de vosotros, porque ellos hicieron todas estas cosas, y fueron para mí abominables.

Moreover, you shall not follow the customs of the nation which I will drive out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I have abhorred them.

24 P ero a vosotros os he dicho: “Vosotros poseeréis la tierra de ellos, y yo os la daré para que la poseáis por heredad, tierra que fluye leche y miel.” »Yo soy Jehová, vuestro Dios, que os he apartado de los demás pueblos.

Hence I have said to you, “ You are to possess their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples.

25 P or tanto, vosotros haréis distinción entre animal limpio e inmundo, y entre ave inmunda y limpia. No contaminéis vuestras personas con los animales, ni con las aves, ni con nada que se arrastra sobre la tierra, los cuales os he apartado por inmundos.

You are therefore to make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean; and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal or by bird or by anything that creeps on the ground, which I have separated for you as unclean.

26 H abéis, pues, de serme santos, porque yo, Jehová, soy santo, y os he apartado de entre los pueblos para que seáis míos.

Thus you are to be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy; and I have set you apart from the peoples to be Mine.

27 » El hombre o la mujer que consulten espíritus de muertos o se entreguen a la adivinación, han de morir; serán apedreados, y su sangre caerá sobre ellos.»

‘Now a man or a woman who is a medium or a spiritist shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.’”