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Levítico 11
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Levítico 11
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Animales limpios e inmundos
11 El Señor habló de nuevo a Moisés y a Aarón: 2 «(A)Digan a los israelitas: “Estos son los animales que pueden comer de entre todos los animales que hay sobre la tierra. 3 De entre los animales, todo el que tiene pezuña dividida, formando así cascos hendidos, y rumia, este comerán. 4 Sin embargo, de los que rumian o tienen pezuña dividida, no comerán estos: el camello, porque aunque rumia no tiene pezuña dividida; será inmundo para ustedes(B). 5 El damán, porque aunque rumia, no tiene pezuña dividida; será inmundo para ustedes. 6 El conejo, porque aunque rumia, no tiene pezuña dividida; será inmundo para ustedes. 7 Y el cerdo, porque aunque tiene pezuña dividida, formando así un casco hendido, no rumia; será inmundo para ustedes. 8 No comerán de su carne ni tocarán sus cadáveres; serán inmundos para ustedes.
9 ”De todos los animales que hay en las aguas, podrán comer estos: todos los que tienen aletas y escamas, en las aguas, en los mares o en los ríos, podrán comer(C). 10 Pero todos los que no tienen aletas ni escamas en los mares y en los ríos, entre todo lo que se mueve en las aguas y entre todas las criaturas vivientes que están en el agua, serán abominación(D) para ustedes; 11 les serán abominación, no comerán de su carne y abominarán sus cadáveres. 12 Todo lo que en las aguas no tenga aletas ni escamas, les será abominación.
13 ”Además, estas abominarán de entre las aves, no se comerán, son abominación: el águila, el buitre y el buitre negro, 14 el milano y el halcón según su especie; 15 todo cuervo según su especie; 16 el avestruz, la lechuza, la gaviota y el gavilán según su especie; 17 el búho, el somormujo, el búho real, 18 la lechuza blanca, el pelícano, el buitre común, 19 la cigüeña, la garza según su especie; la abubilla y el murciélago(E).
20 ”Todo insecto alado que ande sobre cuatro patas les será abominación. 21 Sin embargo, estos pueden comer de entre todos los insectos alados que andan sobre cuatro patas: los que tienen, además de sus patas, piernas con coyunturas para saltar con ellas sobre la tierra. 22 De ellos pueden comer estos: la langosta según sus especies, la langosta destructora según sus especies, el grillo según sus especies y el saltamontes según sus especies. 23 Pero todos los demás insectos alados que tengan cuatro patas les serán abominación.
24 ”Por estos animales, pues, serán inmundos; todo el que toque sus cadáveres quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer, 25 y todo el que levante parte de sus cadáveres lavará sus vestidos y quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer(F). 26 En cuanto a todo animal de pezuña dividida, pero que no forma pezuña hendida, o que no rumian, serán inmundos para ustedes; todo el que los toque quedará inmundo. 27 De entre los animales que andan sobre cuatro patas, los que andan sobre sus garras son inmundos para ustedes; todo el que toque sus cadáveres quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer, 28 y el que levante sus cadáveres lavará sus ropas y quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer; les son inmundos.
29 ”Entre los animales que se arrastran sobre la tierra, estos serán inmundos para ustedes: el topo, el ratón y el lagarto según sus especies; 30 el erizo, el cocodrilo, el lagarto, la lagartija de arena y el camaleón. 31 Estos serán inmundos para ustedes de entre todos los animales que se arrastran; todo el que los toque cuando estén muertos quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer. 32 También quedará inmunda cualquier cosa sobre la cual caiga muerto uno de ellos, incluso cualquier artículo de madera, ropa, piel, saco, o cualquier utensilio de trabajo; será puesto en el agua(G) y quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer; entonces quedará limpio.
33 ”Respecto a cualquier vasija de barro en la cual caiga uno de ellos, lo que está en la vasija quedará inmundo y quebrarán la vasija(H). 34 Todo alimento que se come, sobre el cual caiga de esta agua, quedará inmundo, y todo líquido que se bebe, que esté en tales vasijas quedará inmundo. 35 Todo aquello sobre lo cual caiga parte de sus cadáveres quedará inmundo; el horno o fogón será derribado; son inmundos y seguirán siendo inmundos para ustedes. 36 Sin embargo, una fuente o cisterna donde se recoge agua será limpia, pero lo que toque sus cadáveres quedará inmundo. 37 Y si parte de sus cadáveres cae sobre cualquier semilla que se ha de sembrar, quedará limpia. 38 Pero si se pone agua en la semilla, y una parte de sus cadáveres cae en ella, será inmunda para ustedes.
39 ”Si muere uno de los animales que ustedes tienen para comer, el que toque su cadáver quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer. 40 Y el que coma parte de su cadáver lavará sus vestidos y quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer; y el que levante el cadáver lavará sus vestidos y quedará inmundo hasta el atardecer(I).
41 ”Todo animal que se arrastra sobre la tierra es abominable(J); no se comerá. 42 Todo lo que anda sobre su vientre, todo lo que camina sobre cuatro patas, todo lo que tiene muchos pies, con respecto a todo lo que se arrastra sobre la tierra, no los comerán porque es abominación. 43 No se hagan abominables por causa de ningún animal que se arrastra(K); y no se contaminen con ellos para que ustedes no sean inmundos. 44 Porque Yo soy el Señor su Dios(L). Por tanto, conságrense y sean santos, porque Yo soy santo(M). No se contaminen, pues, con ningún animal que se arrastra sobre la tierra. 45 Porque Yo soy el Señor, que los he hecho subir de la tierra de Egipto para ser su Dios(N); serán, pues, santos porque Yo soy santo(O)”».
46 Esta es la ley acerca de los animales, de las aves, de todo ser viviente que se mueve en las aguas y de todo animal que se arrastra sobre la tierra, 47 para hacer distinción entre lo inmundo y lo limpio(P), entre el animal que se puede comer y el animal que no se puede comer.
Leviticus 11
New International Version
Leviticus 11
New International Version
Clean and Unclean Food(A)
11 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:(B) 3 You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.
4 “‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them.(C) The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. 5 The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. 6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. 7 And the pig,(D) though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. 8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.(E)
9 “‘Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales. 10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean.(F) 11 And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.(G) 12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.(H)
13 “‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle,[a] the vulture, the black vulture, 14 the red kite, any kind(I) of black kite, 15 any kind of raven,(J) 16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, 18 the white owl,(K) the desert owl, the osprey, 19 the stork,(L) any kind(M) of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.(N)
20 “‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.(O) 21 There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground. 22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust,(P) katydid, cricket or grasshopper. 23 But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.
24 “‘You will make yourselves unclean by these;(Q) whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.(R) 25 Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes,(S) and they will be unclean till evening.(T)
26 “‘Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean. 27 Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. 28 Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.(U) These animals are unclean for you.
29 “‘Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you:(V) the weasel, the rat,(W) any kind of great lizard, 30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon. 31 Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening. 32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth.(X) Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean. 33 If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.(Y) 34 Any food you are allowed to eat that has come into contact with water from any such pot is unclean, and any liquid that is drunk from such a pot is unclean. 35 Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean. 36 A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean. 37 If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean. 38 But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
39 “‘If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies,(Z) anyone who touches its carcass(AA) will be unclean till evening. 40 Anyone who eats some of its carcass(AB) must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.(AC) Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
41 “‘Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten. 42 You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean. 43 Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures.(AD) Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them. 44 I am the Lord your God;(AE) consecrate yourselves(AF) and be holy,(AG) because I am holy.(AH) Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.(AI) 45 I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt(AJ) to be your God;(AK) therefore be holy, because I am holy.(AL)
46 “‘These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground. 47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.(AM)’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 11:13 The precise identification of some of the birds, insects and animals in this chapter is uncertain.
Leviticus 11
King James Version
Leviticus 11
King James Version
11 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15 Every raven after his kind;
16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.
36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
44 For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45 For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
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