Ezekiel 44

1 Then [in the vision] the man brought me back to the outer entryway to the temple [area], the one on the east side, but the outer entrance was shut.

Y tornóme hacia la puerta del santuario de afuera, la cual mira hacia el oriente, la cual estaba cerrada.

2 Yahweh said to me, “This entrance must remain shut. It must not be opened [by anyone]; no one will be permitted to enter it. It must remain shut because [I], Yahweh, the God of Israel, have [caused it to be sacred by] entering through it.

Y díjome Jehová: Esta puerta será cerrada: no se abrirá, ni entrará por ella hombre; porque Jehová Dios de Israel entró por ella, y será cerrada.

3 Only the king [of Israel] will be permitted to sit inside this entryway to eat food in the presence of Yahweh. But he will must enter and leave [the temple area] through the entry room of this entryway.”

El príncipe, el príncipe, él se asentará en ella para comer pan delante de Jehová: por el camino de la entrada de la puerta entrará, y por el camino de ella saldrá.

4 Then the man brought me through the north entryway to the front of the temple. I looked and saw that the glory of Yahweh filled his temple, and I prostrated myself on the ground.

Y llevóme hacia la puerta del norte por delante de la casa, y miré y he aquí que la gloria de Jehová había henchido la casa de Jehová; y caí sobre mi rostro.

5 Yahweh said to me, “You human, look carefully, and listen carefully to everything that I tell you about all the regulations concerning the temple. Note carefully the temple entrance and all the exits.

Y díjome Jehová: Hijo del hombre, pon tu corazón, y mira con tus ojos, y oye con tus oídos todo lo que yo hablo contigo de todas las ordenanzas de la casa de Jehová, y de todas sus leyes; y pon tu corazón a las entradas de la casa, y a todas las salidas del santuario.

6 Say this to the rebellious Israeli people: ‘This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: You Israeli people, I will no longer endure the detestable things that you do!

Y dirás a la rebelde, a la casa de Israel: Así dijo el Señor Jehová: Os basten todas vuestras abominaciones, o! casa de Israel:

7 In addition to all the other detestable things that you do, you brought into my temple foreign men who had not been circumcised and who were godless [IDM]. By doing that, you caused my temple to be an unacceptable place to worship me, while you offered food and fat and blood, and you disobeyed my agreement with you.

De haber vosotros traído extranjeros, incircuncisos de corazón, e incircuncisos de carne, para estar en mi santuario, para contaminar mi casa: de haber ofrecido mi pan, el sebo, y la sangre; e invalidaron mi concierto por todas vuestras abominaciones.

8 Instead of doing what I commanded you to do in regard to my holy things, you appointed foreigners to be in charge of my temple.

Y no guardasteis la observancia de mis santificaciones, mas vosotros os pusisteis guardas de mi observancia en mi santuario.

9 But this is what [I], Yahweh, have said: No foreigners, no men who are not circumcised, no godless people are permitted to enter my temple, not even foreigners who live among you [Israelis permanently].

Así dijo el Señor Jehová: Ningún hijo de extranjero incircunciso de corazón, e incircunciso de carne, entrará en mi santuario, de todos los hijos de extranjeros que están entre los hijos de Israel.

10 [Most of] the descendants of Levi abandoned me along with [most of] the Israeli people, and started to worship idols. They must be punished for their sin.

Y los Levitas que se apartaron lejos de mí cuando Israel erró, el cual erró apartándose de mí en pos de sus ídolos, llevarán su iniquidad.

11 They are [still] permitted to work in my temple and to be in charge of the entrances of the temple, and they are permitted to slaughter the animals that will be completely burned on the altar, and [to burn other] sacrifices for the people, and they will [be able to] help the people.

Y serán ministros en mi santuario, porteros a las puertas de la casa, y sirvientes en la casa: ellos matarán el holocausto y la víctima al pueblo, y ellos estarán delante de ellos para servirles:

12 But because they helped the people to worship idols and caused [many of] the Israeli people [MTY] to sin [by worshiping idols], I have lifted up my arm and solemnly declared that they must be punished for their sin.

Por cuanto les sirvieron delante de sus ídolos, y fueron a la casa de Israel por tropezadero de maldad: por tanto yo alcé mi mano acerca de ellos, dijo el Señor Jehová, que llevarán su iniquidad.

13 They must not come near me to serve as priests. They must not come near any sacred things or the holy offerings. They must be ashamed of the shameful things that they did.

No serán allegados a mí para serme sacerdotes, ni se allegarán a ninguna de mis santificaciones, a las santidades de santidades: mas llevarán su vergüenza, y sus abominaciones que hicieron.

14 But I will still put them in charge of the work in the temple and allow them to do all the work that needs to be done there.

Y yo los pondré por guardas de la guarda de la casa, y en todo su servicio, y en todas las cosas que en ella se hicieren.

15 But [most of] the priests who are descendants of Levi and from the clan of Zadok worked in my temple when the [other] Israelis abandoned me. [So they] are permitted to come near to me to work for me. They will stand in my presence to offer [sacrifices of animals’] fat and blood.

Mas los sacerdotes Levitas, hijos de Sadoc, que guardaron la observancia de mi santuario; cuando los hijos de Israel erraron apartándose de mí, ellos serán allegados a mí para ministrarme, y estarán delante de mí, para ofrecerme el sebo y la sangre, dijo el Señor Jehová.

16 They [are the only ones who] are permitted to enter my temple. They are [the only ones who are] permitted to come near my altar to serve me and do what I tell them to do.

Ellos entrarán en mi santuario, y ellos se allegarán a mi mesa para ministrarme, y guardarán mi observancia.

17 When they enter [one of] the entrances into the inner courtyard, they must wear linen clothes. They must not wear any clothes [made] of wool while they do their work at the entrances of the inner courtyard or inside [the temple].

Y será, que cuando entraren por las puertas del patio de adentro, se vestirán de vestimentos de lino: no subirá sobre ellos lana cuando ministraren en las puertas del patio de adentro, y adentro.

18 They must have linen turbans [wrapped] around their heads and wrap linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that would cause them to perspire.

Mitras de lino tendrán en sus cabezas, y pañetes de lino en sus lomos: no se ceñirán por los sudaderos.

19 Before they go out into the outer courtyard where [other] people are, they must take off the clothes that they have been wearing and leave them in the sacred rooms, and they must put on other clothes, in order that the other people are not punished because of [their touching] the sacred clothes.

Y cuando salieren al patio de afuera, al patio de afuera al pueblo, desnudarse han de sus vestimentos con que ministraron, y dejarlos han en las cámaras del santuario; y vestirse han de otros vestidos, y no santificarán el pueblo con sus vestimentos.

20 The priests must not shave their heads or allow their hair to become long; but they must regularly trim [the edges of] their hair.

Y no raparán su cabeza, ni dejarán crecer el cabello, mas trasquilando trasquilarán sus cabezas.

21 Priests must not drink wine before they enter the inner courtyard.

Y ninguno de los sacerdotes beberá vino cuando hubieren de entrar en el patio de adentro.

22 [Also], priests must not marry widows [of men who were not priests] or women who have been divorced. [Priests are permitted to marry only] Israeli [MTY] virgins or widows of [other] priests.

Ni viuda, ni repudiada se tomarán por mujeres: mas tomarán vírgenes del linaje de la casa de Israel; o viuda, que fuere viuda de sacerdote.

23 Priests must teach the people the difference between things that are holy/sacred and things that are not, and they must teach them the difference between things that are acceptable to me and things that are not.

Y enseñarán a mi pueblo a hacer diferencia entre lo santo y lo profano; y entre lo limpio y lo no limpio les enseñarán a discernir.

24 When there are disputes [between people], the priests are the ones who must be the judges and decide according to my laws what must be done. They must obey all my laws and decrees concerning the sacred festivals, and they must keep my Sabbath days (holy/set apart).

Y en el pleito ellos estarán para juzgar: por mis derechos lo juzgarán; y mis leyes y mis decretos guardarán en todas mis solemnidades, y mis sábados santificarán.

25 A priest is permitted to go near the corpse of his father or his mother or his son or his daughter or his brother or his unmarried sister; but he is still defiled by doing that. But a priest must not defile himself by going near a corpse of anyone else.

Y a hombre muerto no entrará el sacerdote para contaminarse: mas sobre padre, o madre, o hijo, o hija, hermano, o hermana, que no haya tenido marido, se contaminará.

26 But [even] if a priest touches the corpse [of a close relative, he must perform the rituals to become acceptable to serve me again]. After he performs those rituals, he must wait seven days.

Y después de su expiación, contarle han aun siete días.

27 Then, on the day that he enters the inner courtyard [again] to serve me in the temple, he must give an offering to remove his guilt for his sin. [That is what I], Yahweh the Lord, declare.

Y el día que entrare al santuario, al patio de adentro, para ministrar en el santuario, ofrecerá su expiación, dijo el Señor Jehová.

28 The priests are not permitted to own any property. They will have only what I [provide for them].

Y esto será a ellos por heredad: yo seré su heredad; y no les daréis posesión en Israel: yo soy su posesión.

29 They will eat the offerings [other people make] from grain, offerings to remove people’s guilt for having sinned, and offerings made when people fail to give to Yahweh the things that they are required to give. Everything [else] in Israel that is completely dedicated to [me], Yahweh, will belong to the priests.

El presente, y el sacrificio por la expiación, y por el pecado comerán; y toda cosa dedicada a Dios en Israel, será de ellos.

30 The best fruits of the first part of each harvest and all the [other] special gifts that are given to me will belong to the priests. You must give them the first part of your finely-ground flour, in order that I will bless [the people who live in] [MTY] your houses.

Y las primicias de todos primeros frutos de todo, y toda ofrenda de todo lo que se ofreciere de todas vuestras ofrendas será de los sacerdotes; y las primicias de todas vuestras masas daréis al sacerdote, para que haga reposar la bendición en vuestras casas.

31 Priests must not eat the flesh of any bird or animal that was found dead or that has been killed by wild animals.’”

Ninguna cosa mortecina, ni arrebatada, así de aves como de animales, comerán los sacerdotes.