Numbers 5
New King James Version
Ceremonially Unclean Persons Isolated(A)
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Command the children of Israel that they put out of the camp every (B)leper, everyone who has a (C)discharge, and whoever becomes (D)defiled [a]by a corpse. 3 You shall put out both male and female; you shall put them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camps (E)in the midst of which I dwell.” 4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord spoke to Moses, so the children of Israel did.
Confession and Restitution(F)
5 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Speak to the children of Israel: (G)‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty, 7 (H)then he shall confess the sin which he has committed. He shall make restitution for his trespass (I)in full, plus one-fifth of it, and give it to the one he has wronged. 8 But if the man has no [b]relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for the wrong must go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to (J)the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him. 9 Every (K)offering[c] of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be (L)his. 10 And every man’s [d]holy things shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest shall be (M)his.’ ”
Concerning Unfaithful Wives
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and behaves unfaithfully toward him, 13 and a man (N)lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed that she has defiled herself, and there was no witness against her, nor was she (O)caught— 14 if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes (P)jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself— 15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest. He shall (Q)bring the offering required for her, one-tenth of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering of jealousy, an offering for remembering, for (R)bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 ‘And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord. 17 The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. 18 Then the priest shall stand the woman before the (S)Lord, uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering for remembering in her hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse. 19 And the priest shall put her under oath, and say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray to uncleanness while under your husband’s authority, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse. 20 But if you have gone astray while under your husband’s authority, and if you have defiled yourself and some man other than your husband has lain with you”— 21 then the priest shall (T)put the woman under the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman—(U)“the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh [e]rot and your belly swell; 22 and may this water that causes the curse (V)go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot.”
‘(W)Then the woman shall say, “Amen, so be it.”
23 ‘Then the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall scrape them off into the bitter water. 24 And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her to become bitter. 25 (X)Then the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy from the woman’s hand, shall (Y)wave the offering before the Lord, and bring it to the altar; 26 and the priest shall take a handful of the offering, (Z)as its memorial portion, burn it on the altar, and afterward make the woman drink the water. 27 When he has made her drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, that the water that brings a (AA)curse will enter her and become bitter, and her belly will swell, her thigh will rot, and the woman (AB)will become a curse among her people. 28 But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she shall be free and may conceive children.
29 ‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, (AC)goes astray and defiles herself, 30 or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he becomes jealous of his wife; then he shall stand the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall execute all this law upon her. 31 Then the man shall be free from [f]iniquity, but that woman (AD)shall bear her [g]guilt.’ ”
Footnotes
- Numbers 5:2 by contact with
- Numbers 5:8 redeemer, Heb. goel
- Numbers 5:9 heave offering
- Numbers 5:10 consecrated
- Numbers 5:21 Lit. fall away
- Numbers 5:31 guilt
- Numbers 5:31 iniquity
Numbers 5
English Standard Version
Unclean People
5 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the people of Israel that they (A)put out of the camp everyone who is leprous[a] or has (B)a discharge and everyone who is (C)unclean through contact with the dead. 3 You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile their camp, (D)in the midst of which I dwell.” 4 And the people of Israel did so, and put them outside the camp; as the Lord said to Moses, so the people of Israel did.
Confession and Restitution
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 6 “Speak to the people of Israel, (E)When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person realizes his guilt, 7 (F)he shall confess his sin that he has committed.[b] (G)And he shall make full restitution for his wrong, adding a fifth to it and giving it to him to whom he did the wrong. 8 But if the man has no next of kin to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution for wrong shall go to the Lord for the priest, in addition to (H)the ram of atonement with which atonement is made for him. 9 And (I)every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his. 10 Each one shall keep his holy donations: whatever anyone gives to the priest shall be his.”
A Test for Adultery
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Speak to the people of Israel, If any man's wife goes astray and breaks faith with him, 13 if a man (J)lies with her sexually, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, (K)since she was not taken in the act, 14 and if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife who has defiled herself, or if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself, 15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah[c] of barley flour. (L)He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, (M)bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 “And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the Lord. 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware vessel and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water. 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord and (N)unbind the hair of the woman's head and place in her hands the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And in his hand the priest shall have the water of bitterness that brings the curse. 19 Then the priest shall make her take an oath, saying, ‘If no man has lain with you, and if you have not turned aside to uncleanness while you were under your husband's authority, be free from this water of bitterness that brings the curse. 20 But if you have gone astray, though you are under your husband's authority, and if you have defiled yourself, and some man other than your husband has lain with you, 21 then’ (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) (O)‘the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh fall away and your body swell. 22 May this water that brings the curse (P)pass into your bowels and make your womb swell and your thigh fall away.’ And the woman shall say, (Q)‘Amen, Amen.’
23 “Then the priest shall write these curses in a book and wash them off into the water of bitterness. 24 And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that brings the curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain. 25 And the priest shall take the grain offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand (R)and shall wave the grain offering before the Lord and bring it to the altar. 26 And the priest (S)shall take a handful of the grain offering, as its memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water. 27 And when he has made her drink the water, then, if she has defiled herself and has broken faith with her husband, the water that brings the curse shall enter into her and cause bitter pain, and her womb shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away, and the woman (T)shall become a curse among her people. 28 But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, then she shall be free and shall conceive children.
29 “This is the law in cases of jealousy, when a wife, (U)though under her husband's authority, goes astray and defiles herself, 30 or when the spirit of jealousy comes over a man and he is jealous of his wife. Then he shall set the woman before the Lord, and the priest shall carry out for her all this law. 31 The man shall be free from iniquity, but the woman (V)shall bear her iniquity.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 5:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- Numbers 5:7 Hebrew they shall confess their sin that they have committed
- Numbers 5:15 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
Números 5
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Leyes sobre los inmundos
5 Y el Señor le dijo a Moisés: 2 «Manda a los israelitas que echen del campamento a todo leproso(A), a todo el que padece de flujo(B) y a todo el que es inmundo por causa de un muerto(C). 3 Ustedes echarán tanto a hombres como a mujeres. Los echarán fuera del campamento para que no contaminen su campamento, donde Yo habito en medio de ellos(D)». 4 Y así lo hicieron los israelitas, y los echaron fuera del campamento. Tal como el Señor había dicho a Moisés, así lo hicieron los israelitas.
Ley sobre la restitución
5 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: 6 «Habla a los israelitas y diles: “El hombre o la mujer que cometa cualquiera de los pecados(E) de la humanidad, actuando pérfidamente contra el Señor, esa persona es culpable; 7 entonces confesará los pecados que ha cometido(F), y hará completa restitución por el daño causado, añadirá un quinto y lo dará al que él perjudicó(G). 8 Pero si la persona no tiene pariente a quien se le haga la restitución por el daño, la restitución hecha por el daño debe ir al Señor, para el sacerdote, además del carnero de expiación, con el cual se hace expiación por él. 9 También toda ofrenda(H) correspondiente a todas las cosas consagradas de los israelitas que ofrecen al sacerdote, serán suyas. 10 Las cosas consagradas de toda persona serán del sacerdote; lo que una persona dé al sacerdote será de él(I)”».
La ley sobre los celos
11 El Señor dijo además a Moisés: 12 «Habla a los israelitas, y diles: “Si la mujer de alguien se desvía(J) y le es infiel, 13 teniendo relaciones carnales con otro sin que su marido se dé cuenta, ni sea descubierta, aunque ella se haya contaminado y no haya testigo contra ella, ni haya sido sorprendida en el acto mismo(K), 14 y un espíritu de celo viene sobre él y tiene celos de su mujer, habiéndose ella contaminado, o si viene un espíritu de celos sobre él y tiene celos(L) de su mujer, no habiéndose ella contaminado, 15 el hombre llevará su mujer al sacerdote y llevará como ofrenda por ella 2.2 litros de harina de cebada. No derramará aceite sobre la ofrenda, ni pondrá sobre ella incienso, porque es una ofrenda de cereal, de celos, una ofrenda memorial de cereal, un recordatorio de iniquidad(M).
16 ”El sacerdote hará que ella se acerque y la pondrá delante del Señor, 17 y el sacerdote tomará agua santa en una vasija de barro; tomará del polvo que está sobre el piso del tabernáculo[a], y lo pondrá en el agua. 18 Luego el sacerdote hará que la mujer esté delante del Señor y descubrirá la cabeza de la mujer, y pondrá en sus manos la ofrenda memorial de cereal, que es la ofrenda de celos, y en la mano del sacerdote estará el agua de amargura que trae maldición.
19 ”Entonces el sacerdote hará que ella pronuncie juramento, y dirá a la mujer: ‘Si ningún hombre se ha acostado contigo, y si no te has desviado(N) a la inmundicia, estando sujeta a tu marido, sé inmune a esta agua de amargura que trae maldición; 20 pero si te has desviado(O), estando sujeta a tu marido, y te has corrompido, y otro hombre que no es tu marido se ha llegado a ti’, 21 (entonces el sacerdote hará que la mujer jure con el juramento de maldición(P), y el sacerdote dirá a la mujer): ‘El Señor te haga maldición y juramento entre tu pueblo, haciendo el Señor que tu muslo se enjute y tu vientre se hinche; 22 y esta agua que trae maldición entrará en tus entrañas, y hará que tu vientre se hinche y tu muslo se enjute’. Y la mujer dirá: ‘Amén, amén(Q)’.
23 ”Entonces el sacerdote escribirá estas maldiciones en un rollo, y las lavará en el agua de amargura. 24 Después hará que la mujer beba el agua de amargura que trae maldición, para que el agua que trae maldición entre a ella para causar amargura. 25 Y el sacerdote tomará la ofrenda de cereal de los celos de la mano de la mujer, y mecerá la ofrenda de cereal delante del Señor y la llevará al altar; 26 el sacerdote tomará un puñado de la ofrenda de cereal como su ofrenda memorial y la quemará en el altar(R), y después hará que la mujer beba el agua. 27 Cuando le haya hecho beber el agua, sucederá que si ella se ha contaminado y ha sido infiel a su marido, el agua que trae maldición entrará en ella para producir amargura, y su vientre se hinchará, su muslo se enjutará y la mujer vendrá a ser una maldición(S) en medio de su pueblo. 28 Pero si la mujer no se ha contaminado y es limpia, quedará libre y concebirá hijos.
29 ”Esta es la ley de los celos: Cuando una mujer que esté sujeta a su marido, se desvíe(T) y se contamine, 30 o cuando un espíritu de celos venga sobre alguien y esté celoso de su mujer, entonces hará que la mujer se presente delante del Señor, y el sacerdote le aplicará a ella toda esta ley. 31 Además, el marido quedará libre de culpa, pero la mujer llevará su culpa(U)”».
Footnotes
- 5:17 O de la morada.
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