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Numbers 6
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Numbers 6
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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
Numbers 6
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Numbers 6
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Instructions for the nazirite
6 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: If a man or a woman makes a binding promise to be a nazirite in order to be dedicated to the Lord, 3 that person must refrain from wine and brandy. He or she may not drink wine vinegar or brandy vinegar, nor drink any grape juice or eat grapes, whether fresh or dried. 4 While a nazirite, the person may not eat anything produced from the grapevine, not even its seeds or skin.
5 For the term of the nazirite promise, no razor may be used on the head until the period of dedication to the Lord is fulfilled. The person is to be holy, letting his or her hair grow untrimmed. 6 The period of dedication to the Lord also requires that the person not go near a corpse, 7 whether father, mother, brother, or sister. Nazirites should not defile themselves because of the death of these people, because they bear the sign of their dedication to God on their heads.
8 While a nazirite, the person is holy to the Lord. 9 If someone suddenly dies nearby, defiling the head of the nazirite, he or she will shave the head on the day of cleansing; they will shave it on the seventh day. 10 On the eighth day the person will bring two turtledoves or two young doves to the priest at the entrance of the meeting tent. 11 The priest will offer one for a purification offering and the other as an entirely burned offering. He will seek reconciliation for the person on account of the guilt acquired from the corpse, and he will make the head holy again on that same day. 12 The person will be rededicated to the Lord as a nazirite and bring a one-year-old male lamb for a compensation offering. The previous period will be invalid, because the nazirite promise was defiled.
13 This is the Instruction for the nazirite. When the term as a nazirite is completed, the person will be brought to the entrance of the meeting tent 14 and offer a gift to the Lord, consisting of a flawless one-year-old male lamb as an entirely burned offering, a flawless one-year-old female lamb as a purification offering, one flawless ram as a well-being sacrifice, 15 and a basket of loaves of unleavened bread made with fine flour and mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, along with their grain offering and their drink offering. 16 The priest will come close to the Lord and offer the purification and entirely burned offerings. 17 The ram he will offer as a well-being sacrifice to the Lord with the basket of unleavened bread; then the priest will offer the grain offering and the drink offering. 18 The nazirite will shave his ordained head at the meeting tent’s entrance, take the hair from his ordained head, and put it in the fire under the well-being sacrifice. 19 The priest will take the shoulder from the ram after it is boiled, one piece of unleavened bread from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and place them in the hands of the nazirite after the ordained head is shaved. 20 Then the priest will raise them as an uplifted offering before the Lord; they are holy to the priest, with the breast of the uplifted offering and the thigh of the gift offering. After this the nazirite may drink wine.
21 This is the instruction for the nazirite who takes the solemn promise. That person’s offering to the Lord will be in accordance with the nazirite promise, in addition to whatever else the person may have offered. The person must do just as they have promised, in adherence with the nazirite promise.
Priestly blessing
22 The Lord spoke to Moses: 23 Tell Aaron and his sons: You will bless the Israelites as follows. Say to them:
24 The Lord bless you and protect you.
25 The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.
26 The Lord lift up his face to you and grant you peace.
27 They will place my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
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Los nazareos
6 El Señor ordenó a Moisés 2 que dijera a los israelitas: «Cuando un hombre o una mujer haga una promesa especial, una promesa que lo consagre al Señor como nazareo, 3 deberá abstenerse de vino y de otras bebidas fermentadas. No beberá vinagre de vino ni de otra bebida fermentada; tampoco beberá jugo de uvas ni comerá uvas ni pasas. 4 Mientras dure su promesa de nazareo, no comerá ningún producto de la vid, desde la semilla hasta la cáscara.
5 »Mientras dure el tiempo de su consagración al Señor, es decir, mientras dure su promesa de nazareo, tampoco se cortará el cabello, sino que se lo dejará crecer y se mantendrá santo.
6 »Mientras dure el tiempo de su consagración al Señor, no podrá acercarse a ningún cadáver, 7 ni siquiera en caso de que muera su padre, su madre, su hermano o su hermana. No deberá hacerse ritualmente impuro a causa de ellos, porque lleva sobre la cabeza el símbolo de su consagración a Dios. 8 Mientras dure el tiempo de su consagración al Señor, se mantendrá santo.
9 »Si de improviso alguien muere junto a él, la consagración de su cabeza quedará anulada; así que al cabo de siete días, en el día de su purificación, deberá rasurarse la cabeza. 10 Al octavo día llevará dos palomas o dos tórtolas y se las entregará al sacerdote a la entrada de la Tienda de reunión. 11 El sacerdote ofrecerá una de ellas como sacrificio por el perdón de pecados, y la otra como holocausto. Así el sacerdote pedirá perdón por el pecado del nazareo, ya que este pecó al entrar en contacto con un cadáver. Ese mismo día el nazareo volverá a consagrar su cabeza, 12 consagrando al Señor el tiempo de su nazareato y llevando un cordero de un año como sacrificio por la culpa. No se le tomará en cuenta el tiempo anterior, porque su consagración quedó anulada.
13 »Esta ley se aplicará al nazareo al cumplir su período de consagración. Será llevado a la entrada de la Tienda de reunión, 14 y allí ofrecerá como holocausto al Señor un cordero de un año, sin defecto; como sacrificio por el perdón, una oveja de un año, sin defecto; y como sacrificio de comunión, un carnero sin defecto. 15 Ofrecerá además un canastillo de panes sin levadura, panes de harina refinada amasados con aceite, hojuelas sin levadura untadas con aceite, y también ofrendas de cereal y ofrendas líquidas.
16 »Entonces el sacerdote las presentará al Señor y ofrecerá el sacrificio por el perdón y el holocausto en favor del nazareo. 17 Ofrecerá el carnero al Señor como sacrificio de comunión, junto con el canastillo de panes sin levadura. También presentará las ofrendas de cereal y las ofrendas líquidas.
18 »Luego, a la entrada de la Tienda de reunión el nazareo se rapará la cabeza. Tomará el cabello que consagró y lo echará al fuego que arde bajo el sacrificio de comunión.
19 »Una vez que el nazareo se haya rapado la cabeza, el sacerdote tomará del canastillo un pan sin levadura y una hojuela sin levadura, más la espaldilla cocida del carnero; pondrá todo esto en manos del nazareo. 20 Después, mecerá todo esto ante el Señor como una ofrenda. Todo esto es santo y pertenece al sacerdote, lo mismo que el pecho mecido y el muslo ofrecido como contribución. Finalizado este rito, el nazareo podrá beber vino.
21 »Esta ley se aplicará al nazareo que haga una promesa. Esta es la ofrenda que presentará al Señor por su nazareato, aparte de lo que pueda dar según sus recursos. Según la ley del nazareato, deberá cumplir la promesa que hizo».
Bendición sacerdotal
22 El Señor ordenó a Moisés: 23 «Diles a Aarón y a sus hijos que impartan la bendición a los israelitas con estas palabras:
24 »“El Señor te bendiga
y te guarde;
25 el Señor haga resplandecer su rostro sobre ti[a]
y te extienda su amor;
26 el Señor mueva su rostro hacia ti
y te conceda la paz”.
27 »Así invocarán mi nombre sobre los israelitas, para que yo los bendiga».
Footnotes
- 6:25 haga … sobre ti. Alt. te mire con agrado.
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