Éxodo 13
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Consagración de los primogénitos israelitas
13 El Señor le ordenó a Moisés: 2 «El primer hijo de cada familia israelita será consagrado a mí, pues me pertenece. De igual manera las primeras crías de los animales serán para mí».
3 Entonces Moisés dijo al pueblo: «Este es un día que deben recordar siempre. Es el día que salieron de la esclavitud de Egipto. Es el día en que el Señor los sacó con milagros portentosos. Recuerden que durante la celebración anual de este suceso no podrán comer pan con levadura. 4-5 Ustedes deberán celebrar esta fiesta en el mes de aviv, pues es en este mes que salieron de Egipto. Cuando el Señor los haya llevado a la tierra del cananeo, del hitita, del amorreo, del heveo y del jebuseo, que es la tierra que prometió dar a nuestros padres, tierra de la que fluye leche y miel, deberán seguir celebrando esta fiesta. 6-7 Durante siete días comerán solamente pan sin levadura. Y el séptimo día se celebrará una gran fiesta en honor al Señor. Durante esos días, no se podrá tener levadura o pan con levadura en ninguna casa israelita.
8 »Durante estos días de celebración cada uno de ustedes deberá explicar a sus hijos el porqué de la fiesta. Les dirán que es una celebración de lo que el Señor hizo por ustedes cuando salieron de Egipto. 9 Esta semana de conmemoración anual nos identificará como el pueblo de Dios; será como si él hubiera puesto su sello de propiedad en nuestras manos y en nuestra frente. 10 Por lo tanto, celebren el acontecimiento anualmente en el mes de aviv.
11 »Y cuando el Señor los haya hecho entrar en la tierra que prometió a sus antepasados hace tanto tiempo, es decir, la tierra donde viven ahora los cananeos, 12 recuerden que todos los primogénitos varones y todo primer macho de animales pertenecen al Señor, así que deben entregárselos. 13 Cuando la primera cría de una burra sea macho, entonces podrá ser rescatado dando a cambio un cordero o un cabrito. Pero si deciden no rescatar al burro, deben quebrarle el cuello. Sin embargo, deben rescatar a sus hijos primogénitos.
14 »En adelante, cuando sus hijos les pregunten: “¿Qué es esto?”, ustedes responderán: “Con grandes milagros el Señor nos sacó de Egipto, para librarnos de nuestra esclavitud. 15 El faraón no quería dejarnos salir, pero el Señor hizo morir a todos los primogénitos varones de Egipto, y también a las primeras crías de los animales. Por eso es que ahora dedicamos todos los varones primogénitos al Señor, pero siempre los rescatamos”. 16 Nuevamente les digo que esta celebración los identificará como pueblo de Dios; será como si él hubiera puesto su marca de propiedad sobre la frente de ustedes. Es un recordatorio de que el Señor los sacó de Egipto con gran poder».
El paso del Mar Rojo
17-18 Cuando por fin el faraón dejó salir a los israelitas, Dios no los condujo a través de la tierra de los filisteos, aunque era la ruta más directa desde Egipto a la Tierra prometida. Dios no quería que el pueblo se desalentara al tener que pelear durante todo el camino, y deseara volverse a Egipto. Por eso los condujo por la ruta que está junto al Mar Rojo.
19 Moisés tomó también consigo los huesos de José, porque José había hecho que los hijos de Israel le prometieran que llevarían consigo sus huesos cuando salieran de Egipto, pues estaba seguro de que Dios los sacaría.
20 Salieron de Sucot y acamparon en Etam, a la entrada del desierto. 21 El Señor los guiaba por medio de una columna de nube durante el día, y por una columna de fuego durante la noche. De esta manera podían viajar de día o de noche. 22 La columna de nube nunca se apartó de ellos durante el día, ni la de fuego durante la noche.
Exodus 13
New International Version
Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male.(A) The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”
3 Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt,(B) out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand.(C) Eat nothing containing yeast.(D) 4 Today, in the month of Aviv,(E) you are leaving. 5 When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites,(F) Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites(G)—the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey(H)—you are to observe this ceremony(I) in this month: 6 For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival(J) to the Lord. 7 Eat unleavened bread during those seven days; nothing with yeast in it is to be seen among you, nor shall any yeast be seen anywhere within your borders. 8 On that day tell your son,(K) ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand(L) and a reminder on your forehead(M) that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.(N) 10 You must keep this ordinance(O) at the appointed time(P) year after year.
11 “After the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites(Q) and gives it to you, as he promised on oath(R) to you and your ancestors,(S) 12 you are to give over to the Lord the first offspring of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the Lord.(T) 13 Redeem with a lamb every firstborn donkey,(U) but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.(V) Redeem(W) every firstborn among your sons.(X)
14 “In days to come, when your son(Y) asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say to him, ‘With a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.(Z) 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the Lord killed the firstborn of both people and animals in Egypt. This is why I sacrifice to the Lord the first male offspring of every womb and redeem each of my firstborn sons.’(AA) 16 And it will be like a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead(AB) that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his mighty hand.”
Crossing the Sea
17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”(AC) 18 So God led(AD) the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea.[a] The Israelites went up out of Egypt ready for battle.(AE)
19 Moses took the bones of Joseph(AF) with him because Joseph had made the Israelites swear an oath. He had said, “God will surely come to your aid, and then you must carry my bones up with you from this place.”[b](AG)
20 After leaving Sukkoth(AH) they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.(AI) 21 By day the Lord went ahead(AJ) of them in a pillar of cloud(AK) to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. 22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left(AL) its place in front of the people.
Footnotes
- Exodus 13:18 Or the Sea of Reeds
- Exodus 13:19 See Gen. 50:25.
Exodus 13
English Standard Version
Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 (A)“Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.”
The Feast of Unleavened Bread
3 Then Moses said to the people, (B)“Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, (C)for by a strong hand the Lord brought you out from this place. (D)No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 Today, in the month of (E)Abib, you are going out. 5 And when the Lord brings you into (F)the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which (G)he swore to your fathers to give you, a land (H)flowing with milk and honey, (I)you shall keep this service in this month. 6 (J)Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days; no leavened bread shall be seen with you, and no leaven shall be seen with you in all your territory. 8 (K)You shall tell your son on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 And it shall (L)be to you as a sign on your hand and as (M)a memorial (N)between your eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in your mouth. For with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. 10 (O)You shall therefore keep this statute at its appointed time from year to year.
11 “When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, (P)as he swore to you and your fathers, and shall give it to you, 12 (Q)you shall set apart to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn of your animals that are males shall be the Lord's. 13 (R)Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. Every (S)firstborn of man among your sons you shall redeem. 14 (T)And when in time to come your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you shall say to him, (U)‘By a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, from the house of (V)slavery. 15 For when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the (W)Lord killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man and the firstborn of animals. Therefore I sacrifice to the Lord all the males that first open the womb, but (X)all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ 16 (Y)It shall be as a mark on your hand or frontlets between your eyes, for (Z)by a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt.”
Pillars of Cloud and Fire
17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did (AA)not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people (AB)change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” 18 But God (AC)led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the people of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt equipped for battle. 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph[a] had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, (AD)“God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.” 20 And (AE)they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. 21 And (AF)the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. 22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
Footnotes
- Exodus 13:19 Samaritan, Septuagint; Hebrew he
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