Deuteronomy 13

1 If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

1 »Si hay en medio tuyo un profeta o alguien que asegure ver el futuro por medio de sueños,

2 and if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship them,”

2 si su predicción se cumple pero dice: “Vamos, adoremos a los dioses de las otras naciones”,

3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

3 no le escuches. Porque el Señor te está probando para saber si lo amas realmente con toda tu mente y corazón y con todo tu ser.

4 You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.

4 No debes jamás adorar a dios alguno sino al Señor; obedece sus mandamientos y síguelo a él nada más.

5 Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.

5 »El profeta que trate de desviarte debe morir, porque ha tratado de fomentar rebelión contra el Señor tu Dios que te sacó de la esclavitud en Egipto. Con su ejecución habrás quitado el mal de en medio de ti.

6 If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

6–7 Si un pariente cercano, o un amigo muy íntimo, o aun un hermano, hermana, hija o hijo, te sugiere que vayas y adores a dioses extraños,

7 the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),

8 you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

8 no consientas ni les escuches, ni tengas misericordia de ellos. No perdonarás a tal persona; no encubrirás su horrible sugerencia.

9 Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

9 Deberá morir. Tu propia mano será la primera que se levante en su contra para darle muerte, y luego la mano de todo el resto del pueblo.

10 Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

10 Será apedreado hasta la muerte porque trató de alejarte del Señor tu Dios que te sacó de la tierra de Egipto, de la tierra de esclavitud.

11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

11 Entonces todo Israel oirá de lo ocurrido y sentirá temor de permitir ese tipo de maldad en medio de ti.

12 If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said

12–14 »Si oyes decir que en alguna ciudad de Israel gente impía ha hecho que tus hermanos se aparten de Dios con la sugerencia de adorar a dioses extraños, primero investiga si el rumor es verdadero. Si lo confirmas y es cierto que algo tan abominable ha ocurrido en una de las ciudades que el Señor te ha dado,

13 that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

14 then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,

15 you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.

15 deberás declarar la guerra a esa ciudad y destruir completamente a todos sus habitantes, y aun el ganado.

16 And you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.

16 Después, juntarás todo el botín en el centro de la plaza y lo quemarás e incendiarás la ciudad completamente como holocausto al Señor tu Dios. Tal ciudad deberá permanecer para siempre como un montón de ruinas y nunca más será reedificada.

17 Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,

17 No conservarás nada del botín. Entonces el Señor aplacará su furor y tendrá misericordia de ti; tendrá compasión de ti y te hará una gran nación, como prometió a tus antepasados.

18 because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

18 Desde luego, el Señor tu Dios será misericordioso solamente si le has obedecido, si has guardado los mandamientos que hoy te estoy dando, y si has estado haciendo lo que le agrada al Señor.