Castigos por el pecado
1El Señor ordenó a Moisés 2que dijera a los israelitas: «Todo israelita o extranjero residente en Israel que entregue a uno de sus hijos para quemarlo como sacrificio a Moloc será condenado a muerte. El pueblo entero lo matará a pedradas. 3Yo mismo me pondré en contra de ese hombre y lo eliminaré de su pueblo porque, al entregar a uno de sus hijos para quemarlo como sacrificio a Moloc, profana mi santuario y mi santo nombre. 4Si el pueblo entero hace caso omiso del hombre que haya entregado alguno de sus hijos a Moloc y no lo condena a muerte, 5yo mismo me pondré en contra de él y de su familia; eliminaré del pueblo a ese hombre y a todos los que se hayan prostituido con él, siguiendo a Moloc.
6»También me pondré en contra de quien acuda a un médium o a los espiritistas y por seguirlos se prostituya. Lo eliminaré de su pueblo.
7»Conságrense a mí y sean santos, porque yo soy el Señor su Dios. 8Obedezcan mis estatutos y pónganlos por obra. Yo soy el Señor, el que los consagra.
9»Si alguien maldice a su padre o a su madre, será condenado a muerte: ha maldecido a su padre o a su madre, y será responsable de su propia muerte.
10»Si alguien comete adulterio con la mujer de su prójimo, tanto el adúltero como la adúltera serán condenados a muerte.
11»Si alguien se acuesta con la mujer de su padre, deshonra a su padre. Tanto el hombre como la mujer serán condenados a muerte, de la cual ellos mismos serán responsables.
12»Si alguien se acuesta con su nuera, hombre y mujer serán condenados a muerte. Han cometido un acto depravado, y ellos mismos serán responsables de su propia muerte.
13»Si alguien se acuesta con otro hombre como quien se acuesta con una mujer, comete un acto abominable y los dos serán condenados a muerte, de la cual ellos mismos serán responsables.
14»Si alguien tiene relaciones sexuales con hija y madre, comete un acto depravado. Tanto él como ellas morirán quemados, para que no haya tal depravación entre ustedes.
15»Si alguien tiene trato sexual con un animal, será condenado a muerte, y se matará también al animal.
16»Si una mujer tiene trato sexual con un animal, se dará muerte a ambos, y ellos serán responsables de su muerte.
17»Si alguien tiene relaciones sexuales con una hermana suya, comete un acto vergonzoso y los dos serán ejecutados en público. Ha deshonrado a su hermana, y sufrirá las consecuencias de su pecado.
18»Si alguien se acuesta con una mujer y tiene relaciones sexuales con ella durante su período menstrual, pone al descubierto su flujo, y también ella expone el flujo de su sangre. Los dos serán eliminados de su pueblo.
19»No tendrás relaciones sexuales ni con tu tía materna ni con tu tía paterna, pues eso significaría la deshonra de un pariente cercano y los dos sufrirían las consecuencias de su pecado.
20»Si alguien se acuesta con su tía, deshonra a su tío, y los dos sufrirán las consecuencias de su pecado: morirán sin tener descendencia.
21»Si alguien tiene relaciones sexuales con la esposa de su hermano, comete un acto de impureza: ha deshonrado a su hermano, y los dos se quedarán sin descendencia.
22»Cumplan todos mis estatutos y leyes; obedézcanlas, para que no los vomite la tierra adonde los llevo a vivir. 23No vivan según las costumbres de las naciones que por amor a ustedes voy a expulsar. Porque ellas hicieron todas estas cosas, y yo las aborrecí. 24Pero a ustedes les digo: “Poseerán la tierra que perteneció a esas naciones, tierra donde abundan la leche y la miel. Yo mismo la daré a ustedes como herencia”. Yo soy el Señor su Dios que los he distinguido entre las demás naciones.
25»Por consiguiente, también ustedes deben distinguir entre los animales puros y los impuros, y entre las aves puras y las impuras. No se hagan detestables ustedes mismos por causa de animales, de aves o de cualquier alimaña que se arrastra por el suelo, pues yo se los he señalado como impuros. 26Sean ustedes santos porque yo, el Señor, soy santo y los he distinguido entre las demás naciones, para que sean míos.
27»Cualquiera de ustedes, hombre o mujer, que sea médium o espiritista será condenado a muerte. Morirá apedreado y será responsable de su propia muerte».
Israel Will Be Punished for Their Sins
1The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 2“Say to the Israelites, ‘Suppose a person sacrifices one of his children to the god Molek. It does not matter whether that person is an Israelite or an outsider who lives in Israel. He must be put to death. The members of the community must kill him by throwing stones at him. 3I will turn against that man. I will separate him from his people. That’s because he has sacrificed his child to Molek. He has made my sacred tent “unclean.” He has treated my name as if it were not holy. 4Suppose the members of the community act like they don’t know that the man has sacrificed his child to Molek. And suppose they don’t put him to death. 5Then I will turn against that man and his family. I will separate them from their people. I will also separate all those who follow him by joining themselves to Molek. They are not faithful to me.
6“ ‘Suppose someone looks for advice from people who get messages from those who have died. Or they go to people who talk to the spirits of the dead. And they do what those people say. Then they have not been faithful to me. So I will turn against them. I will separate them from their people.
7“ ‘Set yourselves apart for me. Be holy, because I am the Lord your God. 8Obey my rules. Follow them. I am the Lord. I make you holy.
9“ ‘Anyone who asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother must be put to death. They have cursed their father or mother. So anything that happens to them will be their own fault.
10“ ‘Suppose a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife. Then the man and the woman must be put to death.
11“ ‘Suppose a man has sex with his father’s wife. Then he has brought shame on his father. The man and the woman must be put to death. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.
12“ ‘Suppose a man has sex with his daughter-in-law. Then they must be put to death. They have used sex in the wrong way. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.
13“ ‘Suppose a man has sex with another man as he would have sex with a woman. I hate what they have done. They must be put to death. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.
14“ ‘Suppose a man gets married to both a woman and her mother. That is evil. All of them must be burned to death. Then there will not be any evil among you.
15“ ‘Suppose a man has sex with an animal. Then he must be put to death. You must also kill the animal.
16“ ‘Suppose a woman has sex with an animal. Then kill the woman and the animal. They must be put to death. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.
17“ ‘Suppose a man gets married to his sister and has sex with her. That is a shameful thing to do. It does not matter whether she is the daughter of his father or of his mother. They must be separated from their community in front of everyone. That man has brought shame on his sister. He will be responsible for what he has done.
18“ ‘Suppose a man has sex with a woman during her monthly period. He has uncovered the place where her bleeding was coming from. And she has let him do it. So both of them must be separated from their people.
19“ ‘Do not have sex with the sister of either your mother or your father. That would bring shame on a close relative. Both of you would be held responsible for what you have done.
20“ ‘Suppose a man has sex with his aunt. Then he has brought shame on his uncle. Both of them will be held accountable for what they have done. They will die without having any children.
21“ ‘Suppose a man gets married to his brother’s wife. That is something that should never be done. He has brought shame on his brother. Neither of them will have any children.
22“ ‘Obey all my rules and laws. Follow them. Then the land where I am bringing you to live will not throw you out. 23To make room for you, I am going to drive out the nations that are in the land. You must not follow the practices of those nations. I hated those nations because they did all those things. 24But I said to you, “You will take over their land as your own. I will give it to you. It will belong to you. It is a land that has plenty of milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God. I have set you apart from the other nations.
25“ ‘So you must be able to tell the difference between animals that are “clean” and those that are not. You must know which birds are “clean” and which are not. Do not make yourselves “unclean” by eating any “unclean” animal or bird. Do not make yourselves “unclean” by eating anything that moves along the ground. I have set all of them apart as “unclean” for you. 26You must be holy. You must be set apart to me. I am the Lord. I am holy. I have set you apart from the other nations to be my own people.
27“ ‘Suppose a man or woman gets messages from those who have died. Or suppose a man or woman talks to the spirits of the dead. Then you must put that man or woman to death. You must kill them by throwing stones at them. Anything that happens to them will be their own fault.’ ”
