Leviticus 20

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

1 El Señor le dio a Moisés estas otras instrucciones

2 “Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.

2 para el pueblo de Israel: «Cualquiera que viva en medio de ustedes, sea israelita o extranjero, que presente a su hijo en sacrificio al dios Moloc será condenado a muerte. Todo el pueblo lo matará a pedradas.

3 And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.

3 Yo mismo me volveré contra aquel hombre y lo eliminaré del pueblo, por haber dado su hijo a Moloc, pues con ello habrá hecho que mi santuario sea indigno de mi presencia, y habrá insultado mi santo nombre.

4 And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

4 Y si el pueblo no se da por enterado de lo que el hombre ha hecho, y se niegan a darle muerte,

5 then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.

5 yo mismo me pondré en contra de aquel hombre y de su familia, y los eliminaré de mi pueblo, junto con todos los demás que se vuelvan a dioses ajenos.

6 Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.

6 »Me pondré en contra de cualquier persona que consulte a adivinos y a hechiceros, en vez de consultarme a mí, y los eliminaré de mi pueblo.

7 Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

7 »Santifíquense y sean santos, porque yo soy el Señor su Dios.

8 And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

8 »Obedezcan todos mis mandamientos, porque yo soy el Señor que los santifica.

9 If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

9 »El que maldiga a su padre o a su madre deberá morir, pues ha maldecido a su propia sangre.

10 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

10 »Si un hombre comete adulterio con la esposa de otro hombre, el hombre y la mujer deben morir.

11 If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

11 »Si un hombre duerme con la esposa de su padre, ha deshonrado a su padre. Y el hombre y la mujer deberán morir, pues son culpables.

12 If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.

12 »Y si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con su nuera, ambos serán condenados a muerte. Lo merecen por haberse contaminado mutuamente.

13 If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

13 »El hombre que tenga relaciones sexuales con otro hombre comete un horrible pecado. Los dos hombres serán condenados a muerte, y sólo ellos serán culpables de su muerte.

14 If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.

14 »Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con una mujer y con la madre de esta, comete un grave delito. Los tres serán quemados vivos para erradicar la maldad de entre ustedes.

15 If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

15 »Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con un animal, será condenado a muerte, y también se matará al animal.

16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

16 Si una mujer tiene relaciones sexuales con un animal, será condenada a muerte, y también se matará al animal.

17 If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

17 »Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con su hermana, sea la hija de su padre o de su madre, comete un pecado, y ambos serán ejecutados en público. Por haberlo hecho, se hacen culpables de su pecado.

18 If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.

18 »Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con una mujer durante su período menstrual, ambos serán expulsados de su pueblo.

19 You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

19 »Están prohibidas las relaciones sexuales entre un hombre y su tía soltera, ya sea hermana de su padre o de su madre, porque son parientes cercanos; los dos serán responsables de su pecado.

20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

20 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con la esposa de su tío, ha avergonzado a su tío. Tanto el hombre como la mujer serán considerados culpables, y morirán sin tener hijos.

21 If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

21 »Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con la esposa de su hermano, comete un acto detestable, y deshonra a su hermano. Tanto el hombre como la mujer serán considerados culpables, y morirán sin tener hijos.

22 You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.

22 »Guarden, pues, todas mis leyes y ordenanzas, para que no los arroje de la nueva tierra.

23 You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

23 Apártense de las costumbres de las naciones que he echado delante de ustedes, porque ellas hacen todas estas cosas que les he prohibido a ustedes, y esa es la razón por la que las aborrecí.

24 But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

24 Yo he prometido darles a ustedes la tierra de ellos. Se la daré para que la posean. Es una tierra de la que fluye leche y miel. »Yo soy el Señor, que hago distinción entre ustedes y las otras naciones.

25 You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.

25 Por tanto, harán distinción entre las aves y animales impuros que no pueden comer y los que sí pueden comer. No se contaminen ustedes mismos ni se hagan odiosos delante de mí, comiendo animales o aves que yo les haya prohibido, aunque la tierra esté llena de ellos.

26 You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.

26 Sean santos delante de mí, porque yo el Señor soy santo, y los he apartado de las otras naciones para que sean míos.

27 A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”

27 »Cualquier adivino o hechicero, hombre o mujer, será apedreado hasta morir, y será responsable de su castigo».