Leviticus 13

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

1 El Señor les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón:

2 “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest.

2 «Si alguien nota que en la piel le ha salido una hinchazón, un sarpullido o mancha blanca, sospechará que tiene lepra. Deberá ser conducido ante el sacerdote Aarón, o ante alguno de sus hijos,

3 The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean.

3 para que examine el lugar afectado. Si el vello de aquel lugar se le pone blanco y la llaga parece estar más hundida que la piel, se trata de lepra, y el sacerdote lo declarará oficialmente leproso.

4 If, however, the spot on his skin is white and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

4 »Pero, si la parte blanca de la piel no parece más hundida que el resto, y el vello de aquel lugar no se ha puesto blanco, el sacerdote aislará al enfermo durante siete días.

5 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if he sees that the infection is unchanged and has not spread on the skin, the priest must isolate him for another seven days.

5 Al cabo de los siete días, el sacerdote lo volverá a examinar. Si no ha habido variación en la mancha, ni se ha extendido por la piel, lo aislará otros siete días.

6 The priest will examine him again on the seventh day, and if the sore has faded and has not spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is a rash. The person must wash his clothes and be clean.

6 Al séptimo día nuevamente lo examinará, y si la mancha de la piel ha disminuido y no se han extendido, el sacerdote lo declarará sano. Era una erupción. Entonces la persona afectada sólo lavará su ropa y volverá a su vida normal.

7 But if the rash spreads further on his skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest.

7 »Pero si la mancha se ha extendido por la piel, después de que la persona fue declarada sana, entonces tendrá que volver a presentarse ante el sacerdote.

8 The priest will reexamine him, and if the rash has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a skin disease.

8 Si al examinar a la persona, el sacerdote descubre que la mancha se ha extendido sobre la piel, entonces la declarará impura. Se trata de un caso de lepra.

9 When anyone develops a skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.

9–10 »Cuando una persona presente una llaga en la piel, tendrá que ser llevada ante el sacerdote. Si al examinar a la persona, el sacerdote nota que la llaga y el vello se han puesto blancos, y se ve la carne viva,

10 The priest will examine him, and if there is a white swelling on the skin that has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

11 it is a chronic skin disease and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He need not isolate him, for he is unclean.

11 entonces se trata de un caso de lepra. El sacerdote debe declarar impura a esa persona, pero no tendrá que aislarla para tenerla en observación, porque se ha comprobado definitivamente que se trata de lepra.

12 But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,

12 »Pero si el sacerdote ve que la mancha ha brotado y se ha esparcido por todo su cuerpo, de pies a cabeza,

13 the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.

13 declarará a esa persona sin lepra, porque la mancha se ha vuelto completamente blanca, y no es lepra.

14 But whenever raw flesh appears on someone, he will be unclean.

14–15 Pero si aparece carne viva en algún lugar, la persona será declarada leprosa. Lo comprueba la carne viva.

15 When the priest sees the raw flesh, he must pronounce him unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; it is a skin disease.

16 But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.

16–17 Pero si la carne viva se vuelve blanca, la persona enferma acudirá al sacerdote para ser examinada nuevamente. Si el lugar en realidad se ha vuelto completamente blanco, el sacerdote la declarará sin lepra.

17 The priest will reexamine him, and if the infection has turned white, the priest is to pronounce the infected person clean; then he is clean.

18 When a boil appears on someone’s skin and it heals,

18 »En el caso de que una persona haya tenido un absceso en la piel,

19 and a white swelling or a reddish-white spot develops where the boil was, he must present himself to the priest.

19 y que este al sanar haya dejado una hinchazón o una mancha blanca o rojiza, deberá acudir al sacerdote para ser examinada.

20 The priest shall examine it, and if it appears to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection that has broken out in the boil.

20 Si el sacerdote ve que la parte afectada está un poco más hundida que el resto de la piel y que el vello del lugar se ha vuelto blanco, la declarará impura, porque ha brotado lepra.

21 But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in it, and it is not beneath the skin and has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

21 Pero si el sacerdote no encuentra vellos blancos en el punto afectado, y este no parece estar más hundido que el resto de la piel, y si el color es gris, aislará a la persona durante siete días.

22 If it spreads any further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is an infection.

22 Si durante ese lapso la mancha se extiende, el sacerdote la declarará leprosa.

23 But if the spot remains unchanged and does not spread, it is only the scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

23 Pero si no parece mayor, y no se ha extendido, se trata solamente de la cicatriz del absceso, y el sacerdote la declarará limpia.

24 When there is a burn on someone’s skin and the raw area of the burn becomes reddish-white or white,

24 »Si alguien se quema en cualquier forma, y la parte quemada se pone de un color blanco rojizo,

25 the priest must examine it. If the hair in the spot has turned white and the spot appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

25 el sacerdote deberá examinar la parte afectada. Si el vello de aquel lugar se pone blanco, y la parte quemada se ve más hundida que el resto de la piel, es lepra que ha brotado en la quemadura, y el sacerdote deberá declararlo leproso.

26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot, and it is not beneath the skin but has faded, the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

26 Pero si el sacerdote ve que no hay vellos blancos y que la mancha no está más hundida que el resto de la piel, y que está disminuyendo, lo aislará por siete días.

27 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine him, and if it has spread further on the skin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a diseased infection.

27 Al cabo de los siete días lo volverá a examinar. Si la mancha se ha extendido por la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará leproso.

28 But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread on the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest is to pronounce him clean; for it is only the scar from the burn.

28 Pero si el lugar afectado no se ha extendido, y se ve que ha disminuido, se trata sólo de la cicatriz de la quemadura, y el sacerdote lo declarará limpio.

29 If a man or woman has an infection on the head or chin,

29–30 »Si una persona, hombre o mujer, tiene una llaga en la cabeza o en el mentón, acudirá al sacerdote para que examine la llaga. Si la llaga parece estar más hundida que el resto de la piel y se encuentra vello amarillento en ella, el sacerdote declarará leprosa a esa persona.

30 the priest shall examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a scaly outbreak, an infectious disease of the head or chin.

31 But if the priest examines the scaly infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, and there is no black hair in it, the priest shall isolate the infected person for seven days.

31 Pero si el examen del sacerdote revela que la llaga es superficial y que está cubierta con vello negro, aislará al enfermo durante siete días

32 On the seventh day the priest is to reexamine the infection, and if the scaly outbreak has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it, and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin,

32 para examinarlo al final de ese plazo. Si la llaga no se ha extendido ni se ha puesto amarillo el vello, y si no parece estar más hundida que el resto de la piel,

33 then the person must shave himself except for the scaly area. Then the priest shall isolate him for another seven days.

33 le afeitará todo el vello que la rodea, sin tocar los de la parte infectada, y lo aislará por otros siete días.

34 On the seventh day the priest shall examine the scaly outbreak, and if it has not spread on the skin and does not appear to be deeper than the skin, the priest is to pronounce him clean. He must wash his clothes, and he will be clean.

34 Será examinado nuevamente el séptimo día, y si la llaga no se ha extendido y no pareciera estar más hundida que el resto de la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará sano. El enfermo lavará su ropa, y quedará libre.

35 If, however, the scaly outbreak spreads further on the skin after his cleansing,

35 »Pero, si más adelante, comienza a extenderse la llaga,

36 the priest is to examine him, and if the scaly outbreak has spread on the skin, the priest need not look for yellow hair; the person is unclean.

36 el sacerdote deberá examinarlo nuevamente y, sin esperar a que aparezcan vellos amarillos, lo declarará leproso.

37 If, however, in his sight the scaly outbreak is unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed. He is clean, and the priest is to pronounce him clean.

37 Pero si se ve claramente que la herida ha dejado de extenderse y que los vellos del lugar son negros, es porque dicha persona está sana, así que el sacerdote la declarará sin lepra.

38 When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,

38 »Si una persona, hombre o mujer, presenta manchas blancuzcas en la piel,

39 the priest shall examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; the person is clean.

39 pero estas se están oscureciendo, no es lepra. Se trata sólo de una infección común de la piel. Por eso, dicha persona es pura.

40 Now if a man loses his hair and is bald, he is still clean.

40 »Si un hombre pierde el cabello, aunque quede calvo, no es leproso.

41 Or if his hairline recedes and he is bald on his forehead, he is still clean.

41 El que pierde el cabello de la frente es calvo, pero no es leproso.

42 But if there is a reddish-white sore on the bald head or forehead, it is an infectious disease breaking out on it.

42 Pero si en la calva le sale una mancha de color rojizo, puede tratarse de un caso de lepra.

43 The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white like a skin disease,

43 El sacerdote lo examinará, y si ve que la mancha es de color rojizo, como de lepra,

44 the man is diseased; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean because of the infection on his head.

44 se trata efectivamente de lepra, y el sacerdote así lo declarará.

45 A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

45 »La persona en la que se encuentre una infección deberá rasgar su ropa, andar despeinada, cubrirse el rostro hasta el labio superior y anunciar mientras camina: “¡Soy impuro! ¡Soy impuro!”.

46 As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

46 Mientras dure la enfermedad será considerado impuro, y tendrá que vivir fuera del campamento.

47 If any fabric is contaminated with mildew—any wool or linen garment,

47–48 »Cuando aparezca una mancha en un vestido de lana o de lino, o en un objeto de piel o en un utensilio de cuero,

48 any weave or knit of linen or wool, or any article of leather—

49 and if the mark in the fabric, leather, weave, knit, or leather article is green or red, then it is contaminated with mildew and must be shown to the priest.

49 y sea de color verdusco o rojizo, será llevado al sacerdote para que examine la mancha.

50 And the priest is to examine the mildew and isolate the contaminated fabric for seven days.

50 El sacerdote aislará el objeto por siete días

51 On the seventh day the priest shall reexamine it, and if the mildew has spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather, then regardless of how it is used, it is a harmful mildew; the article is unclean.

51 y examinará la mancha nuevamente el séptimo día. Si se ha extendido, se trata de un hongo maligno.

52 He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.

52 Entonces el artículo, sin importar del material que sea, deberá ser quemado, porque es un hongo maligno que debe ser destruido por fuego.

53 But when the priest reexamines it, if the mildew has not spread in the fabric, weave, knit, or leather article,

53 »Pero, si al examinarlo nuevamente al séptimo día, el sacerdote observa que la mancha no se ha extendido,

54 the priest is to order the contaminated article to be washed and isolated for another seven days.

54 ordenará que se lave el artículo y que se aísle por otros siete días.

55 After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine it, and if the mildewed article has not changed in appearance, it is unclean. Even though the mildew has not spread, you must burn it, whether the rot is on the front or back.

55 Si después de ese plazo la mancha no ha cambiado de color, aun cuando no se haya extendido, se quemará la prenda, pues es impura.

56 If the priest examines it and the mildew has faded after it has been washed, he must cut the contaminated section out of the fabric, leather, weave, or knit.

56 »Pero si el sacerdote ve que la mancha ha disminuido después de lavar la prenda, solo cortará la parte en la cual está la mancha.

57 But if it reappears in the fabric, weave, or knit, or on any leather article, it is spreading. You must burn the contaminated article.

57 Si la mancha vuelve a aparecer en la prenda, esta será quemada.

58 If the mildew disappears from the fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article after washing, then it is to be washed again, and it will be clean.

58 Si después de lavarla no reaparece la mancha, se podrá usar nuevamente, lavándola por segunda vez, y la prenda será declarada pura».

59 This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”

59 Estas son las normas acerca de las manchas que se descubren en la ropa o en otras cosas hechas de piel o de cuero, para determinar si esas prendas deben considerarse puras o impuras.