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Numbers 6
International Children’s Bible
Numbers 6
International Children’s Bible
The Nazirites
6 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites: ‘A man or a woman might want to promise to belong to the Lord in a special way. This person will be called a Nazirite. 3 During this time, he must not drink wine or beer. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or beer. He must not even drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins. 4 While he is a Nazirite, he must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine. He must not even eat the seeds or the skin.
5 “‘During the time he promised to belong to the Lord, he must not cut his hair. He must be holy until this special time is over. He must let his hair grow long. 6 During his special time of belonging to the Lord, a Nazirite must not go near a dead body. 7 Even if his own father, mother, brother or sister dies, he must not touch them. This would make him unclean. He must still keep his promise to belong to God in a special way. 8 While he is a Nazirite, he belongs to the Lord.
9 “‘If he is next to someone who dies suddenly, his hair has been made unclean. It was part of his promise. So he must shave his head seven days later to be clean. 10 Then on the eighth day, he must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest. The priest will be at the entrance to the Holy Tent. 11 The priest will offer one as a sin offering. He will offer the other as a burnt offering. This removes sin so the man will belong to God. He had sinned because he was near a dead body. That same day he will again promise to let his hair grow for the Lord. 12 He must give himself to the Lord for another special time. He must bring a male lamb a year old. It will be a penalty offering. The days of the special time before don’t count. This is because he became unclean during his first special time.
13 “‘This is the teaching for a Nazirite. When the promised time is over, he must go to the entrance of the Meeting Tent. 14 There he will give his offerings to the Lord. He must offer a year-old male lamb as a burnt offering. It must have nothing wrong with it. He must also offer a year-old female lamb as a sin offering. There must be nothing wrong with it. And he must bring a male sheep for a fellowship offering. There must be nothing wrong with it. 15 He must also bring the grain offerings and drink offerings that go with them. And he must bring a basket of bread made without yeast. There must be loaves made with fine flour mixed with oil. And there must be wafers made without yeast spread with oil.
16 “‘The priest will give these offerings to the Lord. He will make the sin offering and the burnt offering. 17 Then he will kill the male sheep as a fellowship offering to the Lord. Along with it, he will present the basket of bread. He will also make the grain offering and the drink offering along with it.
18 “‘The Nazirite must go to the entrance of the Meeting Tent. There he must shave off his hair that he grew for his promise. The hair will be put in the fire that is under the sacrifice on the fellowship offering.
19 “‘After the Nazirite cuts off his hair, the priest will give him a boiled shoulder from the male sheep. From the basket he will also give him a loaf and a wafer. Both are made without yeast. 20 Then the priest will present them to the Lord. This is an offering presented before the Lord. They are holy and belong to the priest. Also, he is to present the breast and the thigh from the male sheep to the Lord. They also belong to the priest. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.
21 “‘This is the teaching for the Nazirite promise. If a person makes the Nazirite promise, he must give all of these gifts to the Lord. If he promised to do more, he must keep his promise. That is also the teaching of the Nazirite promise.’”
The Priests’ Blessings
22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you should bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24 “May the Lord bless you and keep you.
25 May the Lord show you his kindness.
May he have mercy on you.
26 May the Lord watch over you
and give you peace.”’
27 “So Aaron and his sons will bless the Israelites with my name. And I will bless them.”
Números 6
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Números 6
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Instrucciones sobre el nazareato
6 El Señor se dirigió a Moisés y le dijo:
2 — Di a los israelitas: Si alguien, hombre o mujer, hace voto solemne de nazareo, consagrándose al Señor, 3 deberá abstenerse de vino y de cualquier otra bebida embriagadora; no beberá vinagre hecho de vino o de otra bebida embriagadora; tampoco beberá zumo de uva ni comerá uvas frescas ni secas. 4 Durante el período de su nazareato no comerá nada de lo que se obtiene de la vid, ni los granos de la uva ni el hollejo. 5 Mientras dure su voto de nazareato no pasará navaja sobre su cabeza; hasta que se cumpla el tiempo de su consagración al Señor, será algo sagrado y dejará crecer su cabello sin cortarlo. 6 Mientras dure su voto de nazareato en honor del Señor, no se acercará a ninguna persona muerta. 7 Ni siquiera por su padre o su madre o su hermano o su hermana, en caso de que mueran, podrá contaminarse; porque tiene la consagración de Dios sobre su cabeza. 8 Todo el tiempo de su nazareato será una persona consagrada al Señor.
9 Si una persona muere de repente cerca del nazareo, contaminará su cabello consagrado, por lo que deberá raparse la cabeza el día de su purificación, es decir el día séptimo, 10 y el octavo día traerá dos tórtolas o dos palominos al sacerdote, a la entrada de la Tienda del encuentro. 11 El sacerdote ofrecerá uno como ofrenda de purificación y el otro en holocausto; así hará expiación en favor del nazareo por el pecado en que incurrió al estar cerca del muerto. Ese mismo día consagrará nuevamente su cabeza, 12 comenzará un nuevo período de nazareato dedicado al Señor y traerá un cordero de un año en ofrenda de reparación. El período previo quedará anulado por cuanto su nazareato fue contaminado.
13 Este es el ritual para el nazareo: el día que se cumpla el período de su nazareato será conducido a la entrada de la Tienda del encuentro. 14 Como ofrenda al Señor presentará un cordero de un año sin defecto alguno en holocausto, una cordera de un año sin defecto alguno como ofrenda de purificación y un carnero sin defecto alguno en sacrificio de comunión. 15 Llevará también un canastillo de panes sin levadura hechos de flor de harina amasada con aceite, junto con tortas sin levadura untadas con aceite, además de la ofrenda de cereal y las correspondientes libaciones.
16 El sacerdote lo presentará todo ante el Señor y hará la ofrenda de purificación y el holocausto. 17 Ofrecerá el carnero en sacrificio de comunión al Señor, junto con el canastillo de los panes sin levadura y la ofrenda de cereal acompañada de las correspondientes libaciones. 18 Entonces el nazareo rapará su cabeza consagrada a la entrada de la Tienda del encuentro, tomará los cabellos de su cabeza consagrada y los pondrá sobre el fuego que arde debajo del sacrificio de comunión.
19 Después el sacerdote tomará la espaldilla ya cocida del carnero, junto con un pan y una torta sin levadura del canastillo, y lo pondrá todo en las manos del nazareo una vez que este se haya rapado la cabeza consagrada. 20 El sacerdote realizará el rito de la elevación en presencia del Señor, y todo le pertenecerá como ofrenda sagrada, además del pecho sometido al rito de la elevación y de la espaldilla reservada. Después de esto el nazareo podrá beber vino.
21 Así reza la ley para el que hace voto de nazareato. Pero si, además de las obligaciones de su nazareato, añade otra ofrenda al Señor, según le permitan sus recursos, deberá cumplir lo prometido de acuerdo con la ley del nazareato.
La bendición sacerdotal
22 El Señor se dirigió a Moisés y le dijo:
23 — Di a Aarón y a sus hijos: Así bendecirán a los israelitas:
24 ¡Que el Señor te bendiga y te proteja!
25 ¡Que el Señor te mire con benevolencia
y tenga misericordia de ti!
26 ¡Que el Señor te mire favorablemente
y te colme de paz!
27 Invocarán así mi nombre sobre los israelitas y yo los bendeciré.
Numbers 6
New International Version
Numbers 6
New International Version
The Nazirite
6 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow(A), a vow of dedication(B) to the Lord as a Nazirite,(C) 3 they must abstain from wine(D) and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar(E) made from wine or other fermented drink. They must not drink grape juice or eat grapes(F) or raisins. 4 As long as they remain under their Nazirite vow, they must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins.
5 “‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor(G) may be used on their head.(H) They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the Lord is over; they must let their hair grow long.
6 “‘Throughout the period of their dedication to the Lord, the Nazirite must not go near a dead body.(I) 7 Even if their own father or mother or brother or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean(J) on account of them, because the symbol of their dedication to God is on their head. 8 Throughout the period of their dedication, they are consecrated to the Lord.
9 “‘If someone dies suddenly in the Nazirite’s presence, thus defiling the hair that symbolizes their dedication,(K) they must shave their head on the seventh day—the day of their cleansing.(L) 10 Then on the eighth day(M) they must bring two doves or two young pigeons(N) to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(O) 11 The priest is to offer one as a sin offering[a](P) and the other as a burnt offering(Q) to make atonement(R) for the Nazirite because they sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day they are to consecrate their head again. 12 They must rededicate themselves to the Lord for the same period of dedication and must bring a year-old male lamb(S) as a guilt offering.(T) The previous days do not count, because they became defiled during their period of dedication.
13 “‘Now this is the law of the Nazirite when the period of their dedication is over.(U) They are to be brought to the entrance to the tent of meeting.(V) 14 There they are to present their offerings to the Lord: a year-old male lamb without defect(W) for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering,(X) a ram(Y) without defect for a fellowship offering,(Z) 15 together with their grain offerings(AA) and drink offerings,(AB) and a basket of bread made with the finest flour and without yeast—thick loaves with olive oil mixed in, and thin loaves brushed with olive oil.(AC)
16 “‘The priest is to present all these(AD) before the Lord(AE) and make the sin offering and the burnt offering.(AF) 17 He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering(AG) to the Lord, together with its grain offering(AH) and drink offering.(AI)
18 “‘Then at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that symbolizes their dedication.(AJ) They are to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering.
19 “‘After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair that symbolizes their dedication, the priest is to place in their hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and one thick loaf and one thin loaf from the basket, both made without yeast.(AK) 20 The priest shall then wave these before the Lord as a wave offering;(AL) they are holy(AM) and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented.(AN) After that, the Nazirite may drink wine.(AO)
21 “‘This is the law of the Nazirite(AP) who vows offerings to the Lord in accordance with their dedication, in addition to whatever else they can afford. They must fulfill the vows(AQ) they have made, according to the law of the Nazirite.’”
The Priestly Blessing
22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless(AR) the Israelites. Say to them:
24 “‘“The Lord bless you(AS)
and keep you;(AT)
25 the Lord make his face shine on you(AU)
and be gracious to you;(AV)
26 the Lord turn his face(AW) toward you
and give you peace.(AX)”’
27 “So they will put my name(AY) on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 6:11 Or purification offering; also in verses 14 and 16
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