Leviticus 10
New Century Version
God Destroys Nadab and Abihu
10 Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their pans for burning incense, put fire in them, and added incense; but they did not use the special fire Moses had commanded them to use in the presence of the Lord. 2 So fire came down from the Lord and destroyed Nadab and Abihu, and they died in front of the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord was speaking about when he said,
‘I must be respected as holy
by those who come near me;
before all the people
I must be given honor.’”
So Aaron did not say anything about the death of his sons.
4 Aaron’s uncle Uzziel had two sons named Mishael and Elzaphan. Moses said to them, “Come here and pick up your cousins’ bodies. Carry them outside the camp away from the front of the Holy Place.” 5 So Mishael and Elzaphan obeyed Moses and carried the bodies of Nadab and Abihu, still clothed in the special priest’s inner robes, outside the camp.
6 Then Moses said to Aaron and his other sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Don’t show sadness by tearing your clothes or leaving your hair uncombed. If you do, you will die, and the Lord will be angry with all the people. All the people of Israel, your relatives, may cry loudly about the Lord burning Nadab and Abihu, 7 but you must not even leave the Meeting Tent. If you go out of the entrance, you will die, because the Lord has appointed you to his service.” So Aaron, Eleazar, and Ithamar obeyed Moses.
8 Then the Lord said to Aaron, 9 “You and your sons must not drink wine or beer when you go into the Meeting Tent. If you do, you will die. This law will continue from now on. 10 You must keep what is holy separate from what is not holy; you must keep what is clean separate from what is unclean. 11 You must teach the people all the laws that the Lord gave to them through Moses.”
12 Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Eat the part of the grain offering that is left from the sacrifices offered by fire to the Lord, but do not add yeast to it. Eat it near the altar because it is most holy. 13 You must eat it in a holy place, because this part of the offerings made by fire to the Lord belongs to you and your sons. I have been commanded to tell you this.
14 “Also, you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast and thigh of the fellowship offering that was presented to the Lord. You must eat them in a clean place; they are your share of the fellowship offerings given by the Israelites. 15 The people must bring the fat from their animals that was part of the offering made by fire, and they must present it to the Lord along with the thigh and the breast of the fellowship offering. They will be the regular share of the offerings for you and your children, as the Lord has commanded.”
16 Moses looked for the goat of the sin offering, but it had already been burned up. So he became very angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons. He said, 17 “Why didn’t you eat that goat in a holy place? It is most holy, and the Lord gave it to you to take away the guilt of the people, to remove their sins so they will belong to the Lord. 18 You didn’t bring the goat’s blood inside the Holy Place. You were supposed to eat the goat in a holy place, as I commanded!”
19 But Aaron said to Moses, “Today they brought their sin offering and burnt offering before the Lord, but these terrible things have still happened to me! Do you think the Lord would be any happier if I ate the sin offering today?” 20 When Moses heard this, he was satisfied.
Leviticus 10
English Standard Version
The Death of Nadab and Abihu
10 Now (A)Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, (B)each took his censer and put fire in it and laid incense on it and offered (C)unauthorized[a] fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them. 2 And fire (D)came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Among (E)those who are near me (F)I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” (G)And Aaron held his peace.
4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of (H)Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, “Come near; carry your brothers away from the front of the sanctuary and out of the camp.” 5 So they came near and carried them in their coats out of the camp, as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar his sons, (I)“Do not let the hair of your heads hang loose, and do not tear your clothes, lest you die, and (J)wrath come upon all the congregation; but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning that the Lord has kindled. 7 (K)And do not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting, lest you die, (L)for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you.” And they did according to the word of Moses.
8 And the Lord spoke to Aaron, saying, 9 (M)“Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. 10 You are to (N)distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean, 11 and (O)you are to teach the people of Israel all the statutes that the Lord has spoken to them by Moses.”
12 Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his surviving sons: “Take the (P)grain offering that is left of the Lord's food offerings, and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for (Q)it is most holy. 13 You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons' due, from the Lord's food offerings, for (R)so I am commanded. 14 But the (S)breast that is waved and the thigh that is contributed you shall eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you, for they are given as your due and your sons' due from the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the people of Israel. 15 (T)The thigh that is contributed and the breast that is waved they shall bring with the food offerings of the fat pieces to wave for a wave offering before the Lord, and it shall be yours and your sons' with you as a due forever, as the Lord has commanded.”
16 Now Moses diligently inquired about (U)the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned up! And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the surviving sons of Aaron, saying, 17 (V)“Why have you not eaten the sin offering in the place of the sanctuary, since (W)it is a thing most holy and has been given to you that you may bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord? 18 Behold, (X)its blood was not brought into the inner part of the sanctuary. You certainly ought to have eaten it in the sanctuary, (Y)as I commanded.” 19 And Aaron said to Moses, “Behold, (Z)today they have offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and yet such things as these have happened to me! If I had eaten the sin offering today, (AA)would the Lord have approved?” 20 And when Moses heard that, he approved.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 10:1 Or strange
Levítico 10
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Muerte de Nadab y Abiú
10 Pero Nadab y Abiú, hijos de Aarón, tomaron cada uno su incensario y, poniendo en ellos fuego e incienso, ofrecieron ante el Señor un fuego que no tenían por qué ofrecer, pues él no se lo había mandado. 2 Entonces salió de la presencia del Señor un fuego que los consumió, y murieron ante él. 3 Moisés le dijo a Aarón: «De esto hablaba el Señor cuando dijo:
»“Entre los que se acercan a mí
manifestaré mi santidad,
y ante todo el pueblo
manifestaré mi gloria”».
Y Aarón guardó silencio.
4 Moisés mandó llamar a Misael y a Elzafán, hijos de Uziel, tío de Aarón, y les dijo: «Venid acá y retirad del santuario a vuestros hermanos. ¡Sacadlos del campamento!» 5 Ellos se acercaron y, tomándolos por las túnicas, se los llevaron fuera del campamento, tal como Moisés lo había ordenado.
Ley sobre el duelo sacerdotal
6 Luego Moisés les dijo a Aarón y a sus hijos Eleazar e Itamar: «No andéis vosotros con el pelo despeinado, ni os rasguéis los vestidos. Así no moriréis vosotros ni se irritará el Señor contra toda la comunidad. Vuestros hermanos israelitas harán duelo por el incendio que produjo el Señor, 7 pero vosotros no vayáis a salir de la Tienda de reunión, no sea que muráis, porque el aceite de la unción del Señor está sobre vosotros». Y ellos hicieron lo que Moisés les dijo.
Ley sobre el culto y el licor
8 El Señor le dijo a Aarón: 9 «Ni tú ni tus hijos debéis beber vino ni licor cuando entréis en la Tienda de reunión, pues de lo contrario moriréis. Este es un estatuto perpetuo para tus descendientes, 10 para que puedan distinguir entre lo santo y lo profano, y entre lo puro y lo impuro, 11 y puedan también enseñar a los israelitas todos los estatutos que el Señor les ha dado a conocer por medio de Moisés».
La porción de los sacerdotes
12 Moisés le dijo a Aarón, y también a Eleazar e Itamar, los hijos que le quedaban a Aarón: «Tomad el resto de la ofrenda de cereal presentada al Señor, y comedla sin levadura, junto al altar, porque es sumamente sagrada. 13 Comedla en un lugar santo, porque así se me ha mandado. Es un estatuto[a] para ti y para tus hijos con respecto a la ofrenda presentada por fuego al Señor.
14 »Tú y tus hijos e hijas podréis comer también, en un lugar puro, el pecho que es ofrenda mecida y el muslo dado como contribución. Ambos son parte de los sacrificios de comunión de los israelitas, y a ti y a tus hijos se os han dado como estatuto. 15 Tanto el muslo como el pecho serán presentados junto con la ofrenda de la grasa, para ofrecérselos al Señor como ofrenda mecida. Será un estatuto perpetuo para ti y para tus hijos, tal como lo ha mandado el Señor».
Un caso especial
16 Moisés pidió con insistencia el macho cabrío del sacrificio expiatorio, pero este ya había sido quemado en el fuego. Irritado con Eleazar e Itamar, los hijos sobrevivientes de Aarón, les preguntó:
17 ―¿Por qué no comisteis el sacrificio expiatorio dentro del santuario? Es un sacrificio sumamente sagrado; se os dio para quitar la culpa de la comunidad y hacer propiciación por ellos ante el Señor. 18 Si no se introdujo en el Lugar Santo la sangre del macho cabrío, vosotros debisteis haberos comido el animal en el área del santuario, tal como os mandé.
19 Entonces Aarón le respondió a Moisés:
―Hoy mis hijos ofrecieron ante el Señor su sacrificio expiatorio y su holocausto, ¡y es cuando tenía que sucederme semejante desgracia! Si hoy hubiera yo comido del sacrificio expiatorio, ¿le habría parecido correcto al Señor?
20 Al oír esto, Moisés quedó satisfecho con la respuesta.
Footnotes
- 10:13 estatuto. Alt. derecho; también en vv. 14 y 15.
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