Leviticus 20
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On Human Sacrifice and Immoralities
20 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Moreover, you shall say to the children of Israel,
‘Any Israelite or any stranger residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech (the god of the Ammonites) [as a human sacrifice] shall most certainly be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3 I will also set My face against that man [opposing him, withdrawing My protection from him] and will cut him off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them], because he has given some of his children to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name. 4 If the people of the land should ever tolerate that man when he gives any of his children [as a burnt offering] to Molech, and fail to put him to death [as My law requires], 5 then I shall set My face against that man and against his [extended] family, and I will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in [a]playing the prostitute (commit apostasy) with Molech.
6 ‘As for the person who turns to mediums [who consult the dead] or to spiritists, to play the prostitute after them, I shall set My face against that person and will cut him off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].(A) 7 You shall consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am the Lord your God. 8 You shall keep My statutes and do them. I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
9 ‘If anyone curses his father or mother, he shall most certainly be put to death; he has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on him [that is, he bears full responsibility for the consequences].
10 ‘The man who commits adultery with another’s wife, even his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall most certainly be put to death.(B) 11 The man who lies [intimately] with his father’s wife has [b]uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall most certainly be put to death; their blood is on them. 12 If a man lies [intimately] with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall most certainly be put to death; they have committed incest; their blood is on them. 13 If a man lies [intimately] with a male as if he were a woman, both men have committed a detestable (perverse, unnatural) act; they shall most certainly be put to death; their blood is on them. 14 It is immoral and shameful if a man marries a woman and her mother; all three shall be burned in fire, so that there will be no immorality among you.(C) 15 If a man has intimate relations with an animal, he shall most certainly be put to death; you shall kill the animal also. 16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal; they shall most certainly be put to death; their blood is on them.
17 ‘If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the sons of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he bears [responsibility for] his guilt. 18 If a man lies [intimately] with a woman during her menstrual cycle and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood; both of them shall be cut off from their people [excluding them from the atonement made for them]. 19 You shall not uncover the nakedness of (have intimate relations with) your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for such a one has uncovered his blood relative; they will bear their guilt. 20 If there is a man who lies [intimately] with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness; they will bear their sin. They will die childless. 21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is a hated and unclean thing; he has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They will be childless.
22 ‘Therefore keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and do them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out [as it did those before you].(D) 23 You shall not follow the statutes (laws, practices, customs) of the nation which I am driving out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I have loathed them. 24 But I have said to you, “You are to inherit and take possession of their land, and I will give it to you to possess, a land [of plenty] [c]flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples (pagan nations). 25 You are therefore to make a distinction between the [ceremonially] clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean; and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal or by bird or by anything that crawls on the ground, which I have set apart from you as unclean. 26 You are to be holy to Me; for I the Lord am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples (nations) to be Mine.
27 ‘A man or woman who is a medium [who pretends to consult the dead] or who is a spiritist shall most certainly be put to death, and be stoned with stones; their blood is on them.’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 20:5 I.e. abandon the true God for an idol.
- Leviticus 20:11 See note 18:7.
- Leviticus 20:24 This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of foods.
Levítico 20
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Castigos por actos de inmoralidad
20 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: 2 «Dirás también a los israelitas: “Cualquiera de los israelitas, o de los extranjeros que residen en Israel, que entregue alguno de sus hijos a Moloc, ciertamente se le dará muerte(A); el pueblo de la tierra lo matará a pedradas(B). 3 Yo pondré Mi rostro contra ese hombre y lo exterminaré de entre su pueblo, porque ha entregado de sus hijos a Moloc, contaminando así Mi santuario(C) y profanando Mi santo nombre(D). 4 Pero si el pueblo de la tierra cierra sus ojos con respecto a ese hombre, cuando él entregue alguno de sus hijos a Moloc, y no le da muerte, 5 entonces Yo mismo pondré Mi rostro contra ese hombre y contra su familia; y lo exterminaré de entre su pueblo, a él y a todos los que con él se prostituyan, prostituyéndose en pos de Moloc.
6 ”En cuanto a la persona que vaya a los adivinos o a los espiritistas(E), para prostituirse en pos de ellos, también pondré Mi rostro contra esa persona y la exterminaré de entre su pueblo. 7 Santifíquense, pues, y sean santos(F), porque Yo soy el Señor su Dios. 8 Guarden Mis estatutos y cúmplanlos. Yo soy el Señor que los santifico(G).
9 ”Todo aquel que maldiga a su padre o a su madre, ciertamente se le dará muerte(H); ha maldecido a su padre o a su madre, su culpa de sangre sea sobre él.
10 ”Si un hombre comete adulterio con la mujer de otro hombre, (que cometa adulterio con la mujer de su prójimo(I)), el adúltero y la adúltera ciertamente han de morir. 11 Si alguien se acuesta con la mujer de su padre, ha descubierto la desnudez de su padre(J); ciertamente han de morir los dos; su culpa de sangre sea sobre ellos. 12 Si alguien se acuesta con su nuera(K), ciertamente han de morir los dos, han cometido grave perversión; su culpa de sangre sea sobre ellos. 13 Si alguien se acuesta con varón como los que se acuestan con mujer(L), los dos han cometido abominación; ciertamente han de morir. Su culpa de sangre sea sobre ellos. 14 Si alguien toma a una mujer y a la madre de ella(M), es una inmoralidad; él y ellas serán quemados para que no haya inmoralidad entre ustedes. 15 Si alguien tiene trato sexual con un animal(N), ciertamente se le dará muerte; también matarán al animal. 16 Si alguna mujer se llega a un animal para tener trato sexual con él, matarás a la mujer y al animal; ciertamente han de morir. Su culpa de sangre sea sobre ellos.
17 ”Si alguien toma a su hermana, hija de su padre o hija de su madre, viendo la desnudez de ella, y ella ve la desnudez de él, es cosa abominable; serán exterminados a la vista de los hijos de su pueblo. Él ha descubierto la desnudez de su hermana(O), lleva su culpa. 18 Si alguien se acuesta con mujer menstruosa y descubre su desnudez(P), ha descubierto su flujo, y ella ha puesto al descubierto el flujo de su sangre; por tanto, ambos serán exterminados de entre su pueblo. 19 No descubrirás tampoco la desnudez de la hermana de tu madre, ni la de la hermana de tu padre, porque el que lo haga ha desnudado a su pariente carnal(Q), ellos llevarán su culpa. 20 Si alguien se acuesta con la mujer de su tío, ha descubierto la desnudez de su tío(R); ellos llevarán su pecado. Sin hijos morirán. 21 Si alguien toma a la mujer de su hermano, es cosa aborrecible; ha descubierto la desnudez de su hermano(S). Se quedarán sin hijos.
22 ”Guarden, por tanto, todos Mis estatutos y todas Mis ordenanzas, y cúmplanlos, a fin de que no los vomite la tierra a la cual los llevo para morar en ella(T). 23 Además, no anden en las costumbres de la nación que Yo echaré de delante de ustedes(U); porque ellos hicieron todas estas cosas, Yo los aborrecí(V). 24 Por eso les he dicho: ‘Ustedes poseerán su tierra, y Yo mismo se la daré para que la posean, una tierra que mana leche y miel(W)’. Yo soy el Señor su Dios, que los he apartado de los pueblos(X). 25 Ustedes harán una distinción entre el animal limpio y el inmundo, entre el ave limpia y la inmunda; no hagan sus almas abominables por causa de animal o de ave o de cosa alguna que se arrastra sobre la tierra, los cuales Yo he apartado de ustedes por inmundos(Y). 26 Sean ustedes santos, porque Yo, el Señor, soy santo, y los he apartado de los pueblos(Z) para que sean Míos.
27 ”Si hay adivino o espiritista entre ellos(AA), hombre o mujer, ciertamente han de morir; serán apedreados; su culpa de sangre sea sobre ellos”».
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