Números 9
Palabra de Dios para Todos
La Pascua
9 El SEÑOR habló a Moisés en el desierto del Sinaí en el primer mes del segundo año después de salir de Egipto. Él dijo: 2 «Los israelitas deben celebrar la Pascua en la fecha determinada, 3 que es al atardecer del día 14 de este mes. La celebrarán siguiendo todas sus leyes y normas».
4 Entonces Moisés les ordenó a los israelitas que celebraran la Pascua 5 y ellos la celebraron el día 14 del primer mes. La celebraron en el desierto del Sinaí al atardecer, cumpliendo todo lo que el SEÑOR le había ordenado a Moisés.
6 Pero había algunos que estaban impuros por haber tocado un muerto y por eso no podían celebrar la Pascua ese día. Así que fueron a ver a Aarón y a Moisés 7 y le dijeron a Moisés: «Estamos impuros por haber tocado un muerto, ¿por qué se nos impide presentar la ofrenda para el SEÑOR en el momento indicado como lo hacen el resto de los israelitas?»
8 Moisés les dijo: «Esperen, yo averiguaré lo que el SEÑOR decide sobre ustedes».
9 El SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: 10 «Diles a los israelitas: Puede darse el caso de que alguno de ustedes o de sus descendientes esté impuro por haber tocado un muerto o por estar de viaje fuera del país. En ese caso, pueden celebrar la Pascua del SEÑOR 11 el día 14 del segundo mes, al atardecer. Deben comer el cordero de Pascua con pan sin levadura y hierbas amargas. 12 No deben dejar nada para la mañana siguiente, ni romper ninguno de los huesos del cordero. Cuando celebren la Pascua, lo harán respetando toda su reglamentación. 13 Por otra parte, puede darse el caso de que alguien esté puro y no se encuentre de viaje, pero se niegue a celebrar la Pascua. Ese será separado de la comunidad porque no ofreció la ofrenda del SEÑOR en el momento indicado y recibirá el castigo por su pecado.
14 »Si un inmigrante vive entre ustedes y desea celebrar la Pascua del SEÑOR, podrá hacerlo, pero deberá seguir las leyes de la Pascua con todas sus normas. Las normas serán iguales tanto para los ciudadanos como para los inmigrantes».
La nube y el fuego
(Éx 40:34-38)
15 El día en que se instaló la Carpa Sagrada, la nube cubrió la Carpa Sagrada, o sea la carpa del Testimonio. Desde el atardecer se empezaba a ver algo como una especie de fuego que duraba hasta el amanecer. 16 Siempre era así, durante el día la nube cubría la carpa; durante la noche se veía como fuego. 17 Cuando la nube que cubría la carpa se levantaba, entonces los israelitas se ponían en marcha; y donde la nube se detenía, allí acampaban. 18 A la señal del SEÑOR los israelitas se ponían en marcha y a la señal del SEÑOR acampaban. Ellos acampaban todo el tiempo que la nube estuviera sobre la Carpa Sagrada. 19 Aunque la nube se detuviera sobre la Carpa Sagrada por varios días, los israelitas obedecían el mandato del SEÑOR y no se movían de ahí. 20 Igual sucedía cuando la nube estaba sobre la Carpa Sagrada sólo unos pocos días; a una señal del SEÑOR ellos acampaban y a una señal del SEÑOR se ponían en marcha. 21 A veces la nube estaba sobre la carpa sólo desde el atardecer hasta el amanecer y se movía en la mañana, entonces ellos se ponían en marcha. Fuera de día o de noche, cuando la nube se levantaba, ellos se ponían en marcha. 22 Aunque la nube permaneciera sobre la Carpa Sagrada un día, un mes o un año, los israelitas acampaban y no se movían de ahí, pero cuando la nube se movía, ellos se movían también. 23 A una señal del SEÑOR ellos acampaban y a una señal del SEÑOR se ponían en marcha, obedeciendo las órdenes del SEÑOR, las cuales el SEÑOR daba a través de Moisés.
Numbers 9
King James Version
9 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
2 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.
3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it.
4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover.
5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
6 And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
7 And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his appointed season among the children of Israel?
8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.
9 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
10 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the Lord.
11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the Lord; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
18 At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.
19 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not.
20 And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed.
21 And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
22 Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
23 At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Numbers 9
New King James Version
The Second Passover(A)
9 Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 “Let the children of Israel keep (B)the Passover at its appointed (C)time. 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, [a]at twilight, you shall [b]keep it at its appointed time. According to all its [c]rites and ceremonies you shall keep it.” 4 So Moses told the children of Israel that they should keep the Passover. 5 And (D)they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month, at twilight, in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did.
6 Now there were certain men who were (E)defiled by a human corpse, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day; (F)and they came before Moses and Aaron that day. 7 And those men said to him, “We became defiled by a human corpse. Why are we kept from presenting the offering of the Lord at its appointed time among the children of Israel?”
8 And Moses said to them, “Stand still, that (G)I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”
9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If anyone of you or your [d]posterity is unclean because of a corpse, or is far away on a journey, he may still keep the Lord’s Passover. 11 On (H)the fourteenth day of the second month, at twilight, they may keep it. They shall (I)eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 (J)They shall leave none of it until morning, (K)nor break one of its bones. (L)According to all the [e]ordinances of the Passover they shall keep it. 13 But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person (M)shall be cut off from among his people, because he (N)did not bring the offering of the Lord at its appointed time; that man shall (O)bear his sin.
14 ‘And if a stranger [f]dwells among you, and would keep the Lord’s Passover, he must do so according to the rite of the Passover and according to its ceremony; (P)you shall have one [g]ordinance, both for the stranger and the native of the land.’ ”
The Cloud and the Fire(Q)
15 Now (R)on the day that the tabernacle was raised up, the cloud (S)covered the tabernacle, the tent of the Testimony; (T)from evening until morning it was above the tabernacle like the appearance of fire. 16 So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 Whenever the cloud (U)was [h]taken up from above the tabernacle, after that the children of Israel would journey; and in the place where the cloud settled, there the children of Israel would pitch their tents. 18 At the [i]command of the Lord the children of Israel would journey, and at the command of the Lord they would camp; (V)as long as the cloud stayed above the tabernacle they remained encamped. 19 Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, the children of Israel (W)kept the charge of the Lord and did not journey. 20 So it was, when the cloud was above the tabernacle a few days: according to the command of the Lord they would remain encamped, and according to the command of the Lord they would journey. 21 So it was, when the cloud remained only from evening until morning: when the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they would journey; whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud was taken up, they would journey. 22 Whether it was two days, a month, or a year that the cloud remained above the tabernacle, the children of Israel (X)would remain encamped and not journey; but when it was taken up, they would journey. 23 At the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at the command of the Lord they journeyed; they (Y)kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
Footnotes
- Numbers 9:3 Lit. between the evenings
- Numbers 9:3 observe
- Numbers 9:3 statutes
- Numbers 9:10 descendants
- Numbers 9:12 statutes
- Numbers 9:14 As a resident alien
- Numbers 9:14 statute
- Numbers 9:17 lifted up
- Numbers 9:18 Lit. mouth
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