Números 27
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Las hijas de Selofhad
27 Había en Israel un hombre llamado Selofhad, que era hijo de Héfer, nieto de Galaad, y bisnieto de Maquir. Todos ellos eran de la tribu de Manasés, el hijo de José.
Selofhad tenía cinco hijas que se llamaban Mahlá, Noá, Hoglá, Milcá y Tirsá. 2 En cierta ocasión, ellas fueron a la entrada del santuario para hablar con Moisés, Eleazar, los jefes del pueblo y todos los israelitas. Y les dijeron:
3 «Nuestro padre no fue uno de los que siguieron a Coré para rebelarse contra Dios. Sin embargo, también murió en el desierto a causa de sus pecados. Él nunca tuvo un hijo varón, 4 pero no es justo que por eso su nombre sea borrado de la lista de su familia. Es injusto que ahora no nos entreguen sus terrenos. Nosotras les rogamos que nos den un terreno, para vivir entre nuestros familiares».
5 Moisés fue a consultar a Dios, 6 y Dios le contestó:
7 «Las hijas de Selofhad tienen razón. Dales el terreno que era de su padre, para que puedan vivir entre sus familiares. 8 Y diles a los israelitas:
»Si un hombre muere sin haber tenido hijos varones, sus propiedades serán de su hija. 9 Si no tiene una hija, entonces esa herencia será de sus propios hermanos. 10 Y si no tiene hermanos, sus propiedades se le darán a los hermanos de su padre. 11 Y si su padre no tiene hermanos, entonces pasará su herencia al familiar más cercano. Ésta es una orden que yo mismo les he dado; ustedes deben obedecerla siempre.»
Un nuevo líder en Israel
12-14 Dios le dijo a Moisés:
—Ni tú ni tu hermano Aarón reconocieron mi grandeza. Ustedes dos me desobedecieron en el desierto de Sin, cuando el pueblo se peleó conmigo y me exigió agua en Meribá. Pero sube al monte Abarim para que veas el territorio que les voy a dar a los israelitas. Sin embargo, morirás sin disfrutar de él, como sucedió con tu hermano Aarón.
15 Y Moisés le respondió:
16 —Dios mío, tú eres el que nos da vida a todos. Te pido que les des a los israelitas un líder 17 que los guíe por dondequiera que vayan. No dejes que tu pueblo ande como un rebaño de ovejas sin pastor.
18-21 Entonces Dios le ordenó a Moisés:
—Llama a Josué, que es un hombre valiente y me obedece; llévalo ante el sacerdote Eleazar y ante todo el pueblo, y en presencia de ellos pon tus manos sobre su cabeza. Así le pasarás tu autoridad y lo harás jefe principal del pueblo. Yo le diré por medio de Eleazar lo que debe hacer como jefe del ejército israelita. Ordénales a los israelitas que deben obedecer a Josué en todo.
22-23 Y Moisés hizo todo esto, tal como Dios se lo había mandado.
Numbers 27
New King James Version
Inheritance Laws
27 Then came the daughters of (A)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the doorway of the tabernacle of meeting, saying: 3 “Our father (B)died in the wilderness; but he was not in the company of those who gathered together against the Lord, (C)in company with Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be (D)removed[a] from among his family because he had no son? (E)Give us a [b]possession among our father’s brothers.”
5 So Moses (F)brought their case before the Lord.
6 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 7 “The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; (G)you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father’s brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them. 8 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. 9 If he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. 11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the relative closest to him in his family, and he shall possess it.’ ” And it shall be to the children of Israel (H)a statute of judgment, just as the Lord commanded Moses.
Joshua the Next Leader of Israel(I)
12 Now the Lord said to Moses: (J)“Go up into this Mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the children of Israel. 13 And when you have seen it, you also (K)shall [c]be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered. 14 For in the Wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, you (L)rebelled against My command to hallow Me at the waters before their eyes.” (These are the (M)waters of Meribah, at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Zin.)
15 Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying: 16 “Let the Lord, (N)the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 17 (O)who may go out before them and go in before them, who may lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (P)like sheep which have no shepherd.”
18 And the Lord said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man (Q)in whom is the Spirit, and (R)lay your hand on him; 19 set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and (S)inaugurate[d] him in their sight. 20 And (T)you shall give some of your authority to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel (U)may be obedient. 21 (V)He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire before the Lord for him (W)by the judgment of the Urim. (X)At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, he and all the children of Israel with him—all the congregation.”
22 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. 23 And he laid his hands on him (Y)and [e]inaugurated him, just as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Footnotes
- Numbers 27:4 withdrawn
- Numbers 27:4 inheritance
- Numbers 27:13 Die and join your ancestors
- Numbers 27:19 commission
- Numbers 27:23 commissioned
Numbers 27
English Standard Version
The Daughters of Zelophehad
27 Then drew near the daughters of (A)Zelophehad the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh the son of Joseph. The names of his daughters were: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the chiefs and all the congregation, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, 3 “Our father (B)died in the wilderness. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord (C)in the company of Korah, but (D)died for his own sin. And he had no sons. 4 Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan because he had no son? (E)Give to us a possession among our father's brothers.”
5 Moses (F)brought their case before the Lord. 6 And the Lord said to Moses, 7 “The daughters of Zelophehad (G)are right. (H)You shall give them possession of an inheritance among their father's brothers and transfer the inheritance of their father to them. 8 And you shall speak to the people of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. 9 And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. 10 And if he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father's brothers. 11 And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to the nearest (I)kinsman of his clan, and he shall possess it. And it shall be for the people of Israel (J)a statute and rule, as the Lord commanded Moses.’”
Joshua to Succeed Moses
12 The Lord said to Moses, “Go up into (K)this mountain of Abarim and see the land that I have given to the people of Israel. 13 When you have seen it, you also (L)shall be gathered to your people, as your brother Aaron was, 14 (M)because you rebelled against my word in the wilderness of Zin when the congregation quarreled, failing (N)to uphold me as holy at the waters before their eyes.” (These are (O)the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.) 15 Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, 16 “Let the Lord, (P)the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 17 who (Q)shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be (R)as sheep that have no shepherd.” 18 So the Lord said to Moses, “Take (S)Joshua the son of Nun, a man (T)in whom is the Spirit, and (U)lay your hand on him. 19 Make him stand before Eleazar the priest and all the congregation, and you shall (V)commission him in their sight. 20 You shall invest him with some of your authority, (W)that all the congregation of the people of Israel may obey. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him (X)by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his word they shall go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole congregation.” 22 And Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and made him stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole congregation, 23 and he laid his hands on him and (Y)commissioned him as the Lord directed through Moses.
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