15 “So (A)be very careful [a]yourselves, since you did not see any (B)form on the day the Lord spoke to you at Horeb from the midst of the fire, 16 so that you do not (C)act corruptly and (D)make a carved image for yourselves in the form of any figure, a representation of male or female, 17 a representation of any animal that is on the earth, a representation of (E)any winged bird that flies in the sky, 18 a representation of anything that crawls on the ground, or a representation of any fish that is in the water below the earth. 19 And be careful not to raise your eyes to heaven and look at the sun, the moon, and the stars, (F)all the heavenly [b]lights, (G)and allow yourself to be drawn away and worship them and serve them, things which the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. 20 But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of (H)the iron furnace, from Egypt, to (I)be a people of His own possession, as today.

21 (J)Now the Lord was angry with me on your account, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. 22 For (K)I am going to die in this land; I am not crossing the Jordan, but you are going to cross, and you will take possession of this (L)good land. 23 So be careful [c]yourselves, (M)that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God which He made with you, and (N)make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything against which the Lord your God has commanded you. 24 For the Lord your God is a (O)consuming fire, a (P)jealous God.

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 4:15 Or for your own lives
  2. Deuteronomy 4:19 Lit host
  3. Deuteronomy 4:23 Or for yourselves

15 “Therefore, for your own sake, be very careful, since you did not see any form on the day that the Lord your God spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire. 16 Be careful![a] Otherwise, you will be destroyed when you make carved images for yourself—all sorts of images in the form of man, woman, 17 any animal on earth, any winged bird that flies in the sky, 18 any creeping thing on the ground, or any fish in the sea.[b] 19 Do not gaze toward the heavens and observe the sun, the moon, the stars—the entire array of the sky—with the intent[c] to worship and serve what the Lord your God gave every nation.[d] 20 For the Lord took you and brought you out of the iron-smelting furnace—out of Egypt—to be the people of his inheritance, as you are today.

21 “But the Lord was angry with me because of you. So he swore that I’ll never cross the Jordan River to enter the good land that the Lord your God is about to give you as an inheritance. 22 I’m going to die in this land and I won’t cross the Jordan River, but you’re about to cross over to possess that good land. 23 Be careful! Otherwise, you will forget the covenant of the Lord your God, who established that covenant with you. Don’t make carved images of any likeness in violation of everything that you were commanded by the Lord your God. 24 Indeed, the Lord your God is a consuming[e] fire. He is a jealous God.”

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Notas al pie

  1. Deuteronomy 4:16 The Heb. lacks be careful
  2. Deuteronomy 4:18 Lit. in the waters below ground
  3. Deuteronomy 4:19 The Heb. lacks with the intent
  4. Deuteronomy 4:19 I.e. as lights in the night sky; cf. Gen 1:14-18
  5. Deuteronomy 4:24 So MT; LXX reads is an all-consuming