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Números 16
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Números 16
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
La rebelión de Coré y sus secuaces
16 Coré, hijo de Izhar, nieto de Queat y biznieto de Leví, se confabuló con Datán y Abirán, hijos de Eliab, y con On, hijo de Pelet, de la descendencia de Rubén, 2 y se rebelaron contra Moisés junto con doscientos cincuenta israelitas, jefes de la comunidad y miembros del consejo, todos ellos personas de renombre. 3 Se amotinaron contra Moisés y Aarón y les dijeron:
— ¡Ya está bien de privilegios! Si toda la comunidad es santa y el Señor está en medio de ella, ¿por qué sólo ustedes se arrogan el derecho a presidir la comunidad del Señor?
4 Cuando Moisés oyó esto, se postró rostro en tierra. 5 Luego se dirigió a Coré y a todos sus secuaces y les dijo:
— Vengan mañana por la mañana y el Señor mostrará quién es suyo, quién le está consagrado y quién puede acercarse a él; a quien el Señor elija, ese podrá acercársele. 6 Procederán así: tú, Coré, y todos tus secuaces háganse con incensarios 7 y mañana, en presencia del Señor, pongan en ellos fuego e incienso. A quien el Señor escoja, ese será el consagrado. ¡Veremos quién se arroga privilegios, hijos de Leví!
8 Dijo además Moisés a Coré:
— Escúchenme, hijos de Leví: 9 ¿no les parece suficiente que el Dios de Israel los haya elegido de entre la comunidad de Israel, permitiendo que ustedes se acerquen a él, que estén al servicio de la Morada del Señor y que representen a la comunidad oficiando en su lugar? 10 El Señor les ha permitido, a ti y a tus hermanos levitas, que se acerquen a él; ¿van a reclamar también el sacerdocio? 11 En realidad, es contra el Señor contra quien se han amotinado tú y tus secuaces. Porque, ¿quién es Aarón para que murmuren contra él?
12 Moisés mandó llamar a Datán y Abirán, hijos de Eliab; pero ellos respondieron:
— No iremos. 13 ¿No es suficiente que nos hayas sacado de una tierra que mana leche y miel para hacernos morir en el desierto, que ahora pretendes también enseñorearte de nosotros? 14 A la vista está que no nos has traído a una tierra que mana leche y miel, ni nos has dado campos y viñas como heredad. ¿A quién quieres engañar ahora? ¡No iremos!
15 Moisés se enojó sobremanera y dijo al Señor:
— No aceptes su ofrenda. En cuanto a mí, ni un asno he tomado de ninguno de ellos, ni a ninguno de ellos he agraviado.
Desenlace de la rebelión
16 Moisés dijo a Coré:
— Mañana, tú y todos tus secuaces comparezcan junto con Aarón en presencia del Señor. 17 Que cada uno tome su incensario y ponga incienso en él, doscientos cincuenta incensarios en total; tú y Aarón traerán también su propio incensario.
18 Así pues, cada uno tomó su incensario y después de poner fuego y echar incienso en él, ocuparon su lugar a la entrada de la Tienda del encuentro, al igual que Moisés y Aarón. 19 Coré había reunido contra ellos a toda la comunidad a la entrada de la Tienda del encuentro. Entonces la gloria del Señor se manifestó a toda la comunidad, 20 y el Señor se dirigió a Moisés y a Aarón y les dijo:
21 — ¡Apártense de esa comunidad pues la voy a aniquilar en un instante!
22 Pero ellos se postraron sobre sus rostros y dijeron:
— Oh Dios, origen de toda vida, si ha sido uno solo el que pecó, ¿te enojarás contra toda la comunidad?
23 El Señor contestó a Moisés:
24 — Pide a la comunidad que se retire de los alrededores de las tiendas de Coré, Datán y Abirán.
25 Moisés se levantó y, junto con los ancianos de Israel, se dirigió adonde estaban Datán y Abirán. 26 Dijo entonces a la comunidad:
— Apártense de las tiendas de esos hombres impíos y no toquen ninguna cosa suya si no quieren perecer a causa de todos sus pecados.
27 Así lo hicieron; se apartaron de los alrededores de las tiendas de Coré, de Datán y de Abirán, mientras estos habían salido y estaban a las puertas de sus tiendas, con sus mujeres y sus hijos, incluidos los más pequeños. 28 Y Moisés dijo:
— Ahora conocerán que es el Señor quien me ha enviado para hacer todo esto, y que no lo he hecho por mi propia voluntad. 29 Si estos hombres mueren de muerte natural o siguiendo el destino común de todos los humanos, entonces no es el Señor quien me ha enviado. 30 Pero si el Señor hace algo extraordinario y la tierra, abriendo su boca, los traga con todas sus pertenencias, de suerte que desciendan vivos al reino de los muertos, entonces sabrán que estos hombres han menospreciado al Señor.
31 Apenas terminó Moisés de decir todas estas palabras, cuando la tierra que estaba debajo de ellos 32 abrió su boca y se los tragó, junto con sus casas; lo mismo les ocurrió a todos los secuaces de Coré y a todas sus pertenencias. 33 Descendieron vivos al reino de los muertos; la tierra se cerró sobre ellos y desaparecieron de en medio de la comunidad. 34 Al oír sus gritos, todos los israelitas que estaban cerca de ellos huyeron diciendo: “¡No sea que también a nosotros nos trague la tierra!”.
35 Salió entonces un fuego de la presencia del Señor que devoró a los doscientos cincuenta hombres que estaban ofreciendo el incienso.
Numbers 16
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Numbers 16
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16 Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men,
2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the Israelites, 250 princes or leaders of the congregation called to the assembly, men well known and of distinction.
3 And they gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, [Enough of you!] You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that all the congregation is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you lift yourselves up above the assembly of the Lord?
4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face.
5 And he said to Korah and all his company, In the morning the Lord will show who are His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him; him whom He has chosen will He cause to come near to Him.(A)
6 Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company,
7 And put fire in them and put incense upon them before the Lord tomorrow; and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be holy. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi.
8 And Moses said to Korah, Hear, I pray you, you sons of Levi:
9 Does it seem but a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord and to stand before the congregation to minister to them,
10 And that He has brought you near to Him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you? Would you seek the priesthood also?
11 Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. And Aaron, what is he that you murmur against him?
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and they said, We will not come up.
13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness, but you must also make yourself a prince over us?
14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you bore out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!
15 And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, Do not respect their offering! I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.
16 And Moses said to Korah, You and all your company be before the Lord tomorrow, you and they and Aaron.
17 And let every man take his censer and put incense upon it and bring before the Lord every man his censer, 250 censers; you also and Aaron, each his censer.
18 So they took every man his censer, and they put fire in them and laid incense upon it, and they stood at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting with Moses and Aaron.
19 Then Korah assembled all the congregation against Moses and Aaron before the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
20 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin and will You be angry with all the congregation?
23 And the Lord said to Moses,
24 Say to the congregation, Get away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.
25 Then Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.
26 And he said to the congregation, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.
27 So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in the door of their tents with their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.
28 And Moses said, By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I do not act of my own accord:
29 If these men die the common death of all men or if [only] what happens to everyone happens to them, then the Lord has not sent me.
30 But if the Lord causes a new thing [to happen], and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up, with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol (the place of the dead), then you shall understand that these men have provoked (spurned, despised) the Lord!
31 As soon as he stopped speaking, the ground under the offenders split apart
32 And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households and [Korah and] all [his] men and all their possessions.(B)
33 They and all that belonged to them went down alive into Sheol (the place of the dead); and the earth closed upon them, and they perished from among the assembly.
34 And all Israel who were round about them fled at their cry, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
35 And fire came forth from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered the incense.
36 And the Lord said to Moses,
37 Speak to Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning and scatter the fire at a distance. For the censers are hallowed—
38 The censers of these men who have sinned against themselves and at the cost of their own lives. Let the censers be made into hammered plates for a covering of the altar [of burnt offering], for they were used in offering before the Lord and therefore they are sacred. They shall be a sign [of warning] to the Israelites.
39 Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers with which the Levites who were burned had offered incense, and they were hammered into broad sheets for a covering of the [brazen] altar [of burnt offering],
40 To be a memorial [a warning forever] to the Israelites, so that no outsider, that is, no one not of the descendants of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the Lord, lest he become as Korah and as his company, as the Lord said to Eleazar through Moses.
41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying, You have killed the people of the Lord.
42 When the congregation was gathered against Moses and Aaron, they looked at the Tent of Meeting, and behold, the cloud covered it and they saw the Lord’s glory.
43 And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the Tent of Meeting.
44 And the Lord said to Moses,
45 Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. And Moses and Aaron fell on their faces.
46 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer and put fire in it from off the altar and lay incense on it, and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them. For there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun!
47 So Aaron took the burning censer as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.
48 And he stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stayed.
49 Now those who died in the plague were 14,700, besides those who died in the matter of Korah.
50 And Aaron returned to Moses to the door of the Tent of Meeting, since the plague was stayed.
Numbers 16
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Numbers 16
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Korah, Dathan and Abiram
16 Korah(A) son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram(B), sons of Eliab,(C) and On son of Peleth—became insolent[a] 2 and rose up against Moses.(D) With them were 250 Israelite men, well-known community leaders who had been appointed members of the council.(E) 3 They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron(F) and said to them, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy,(G) every one of them, and the Lord is with them.(H) Why then do you set yourselves above the Lord’s assembly?”(I)
4 When Moses heard this, he fell facedown.(J) 5 Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,(K) and he will have that person come near him.(L) The man he chooses(M) he will cause to come near him. 6 You, Korah, and all your followers(N) are to do this: Take censers(O) 7 and tomorrow put burning coals(P) and incense(Q) in them before the Lord. The man the Lord chooses(R) will be the one who is holy.(S) You Levites have gone too far!”
8 Moses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you Levites! 9 Isn’t it enough(T) for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?(U) 10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.(V) 11 It is against the Lord that you and all your followers have banded together. Who is Aaron that you should grumble(W) against him?(X)”
12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram,(Y) the sons of Eliab. But they said, “We will not come!(Z) 13 Isn’t it enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey(AA) to kill us in the wilderness?(AB) And now you also want to lord it over us!(AC) 14 Moreover, you haven’t brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey(AD) or given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards.(AE) Do you want to treat these men like slaves[b]?(AF) No, we will not come!(AG)”
15 Then Moses became very angry(AH) and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their offering. I have not taken so much as a donkey(AI) from them, nor have I wronged any of them.”
16 Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers are to appear before the Lord tomorrow—you and they and Aaron.(AJ) 17 Each man is to take his censer and put incense in it—250 censers in all—and present it before the Lord. You and Aaron are to present your censers also.(AK)” 18 So each of them took his censer,(AL) put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 19 When Korah had gathered all his followers in opposition to them(AM) at the entrance to the tent of meeting, the glory of the Lord(AN) appeared to the entire assembly. 20 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Separate yourselves(AO) from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.”(AP)
22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown(AQ) and cried out, “O God, the God who gives breath to all living things,(AR) will you be angry with the entire assembly(AS) when only one man sins?”(AT)
23 Then the Lord said to Moses, 24 “Say to the assembly, ‘Move away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.’”
25 Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel(AU) followed him. 26 He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men!(AV) Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away(AW) because of all their sins.(AX)” 27 So they moved away from the tents of Korah, Dathan and Abiram.(AY) Dathan and Abiram had come out and were standing with their wives, children(AZ) and little ones at the entrances to their tents.(BA)
28 Then Moses said, “This is how you will know(BB) that the Lord has sent me(BC) to do all these things and that it was not my idea: 29 If these men die a natural death and suffer the fate of all mankind, then the Lord has not sent me.(BD) 30 But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth(BE) and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,(BF) then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.(BG)”
31 As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart(BH) 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them(BI) and their households, and all those associated with Korah, together with their possessions. 33 They went down alive into the realm of the dead,(BJ) with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community. 34 At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”
35 And fire came out from the Lord(BK) and consumed(BL) the 250 men who were offering the incense.
36 The Lord said to Moses, 37 “Tell Eleazar(BM) son of Aaron, the priest, to remove the censers(BN) from the charred remains and scatter the coals some distance away, for the censers are holy— 38 the censers of the men who sinned at the cost of their lives.(BO) Hammer the censers into sheets to overlay the altar,(BP) for they were presented before the Lord and have become holy. Let them be a sign(BQ) to the Israelites.”
39 So Eleazar the priest(BR) collected the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned to death,(BS) and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar, 40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense(BT) before the Lord,(BU) or he would become like Korah and his followers.(BV)
41 The next day the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “You have killed the Lord’s people,” they said.
42 But when the assembly gathered in opposition(BW) to Moses and Aaron and turned toward the tent of meeting, suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the Lord(BX) appeared. 43 Then Moses and Aaron went to the front of the tent of meeting, 44 and the Lord said to Moses, 45 “Get away from this assembly so I can put an end(BY) to them at once.” And they fell facedown.
46 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer(BZ) and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly(CA) to make atonement(CB) for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;(CC) the plague(CD) has started.” 47 So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,(CE) but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. 48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.(CF) 49 But 14,700 people died from the plague, in addition to those who had died because of Korah.(CG) 50 Then Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, for the plague had stopped.[c]
Footnotes
- Numbers 16:1 Or Peleth—took men
- Numbers 16:14 Or to deceive these men; Hebrew Will you gouge out the eyes of these men
- Numbers 16:50 In Hebrew texts 16:36-50 is numbered 17:1-15.
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