Levítico, 13

1. Yahveh habló a Moisés y a Aarón, diciendo:

1. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2. Cuando uno tenga en la piel de su carne tumor, erupción o mancha blancuzca brillante, y se forme en la piel de su carne como una llaga de lepra, será llevado al sacerdote Aarón o a uno de sus hijos, los sacerdotes.

2. "When a man has on the skin of his body a swelling or an eruption or a spot, and it turns into a leprous disease on the skin of his body, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons the priests,

3. El sacerdote examinará la llaga en la piel de la carne; si el pelo en la llaga se ha vuelto blanco, y la llaga parece más hundida que la piel de su carne, es llaga de lepra; cuando el sacerdote lo haya comprobado, le declarará impuro.

3. and the priest shall examine the diseased spot on the skin of his body; and if the hair in the diseased spot has turned white and the disease appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous disease; when the priest has examined him he shall pronounce him unclean.

4. Mas si hay en la piel de su carne una mancha blancuzca brillante sin que parezca más hundida que la piel, y sin que el pelo se haya vuelto blanco, el sacerdote recluirá durante siete días al afectado.

4. But if the spot is white in the skin of his body, and appears no deeper than the skin, and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest shall shut up the diseased person for seven days;

5. Al séptimo día el sacerdote lo examinará, y si comprueba que la llaga se ha detenido, no se ha extendido por la piel, el sacerdote entonces lo recluirá otros siete días.

5. and the priest shall examine him on the seventh day, and if in his eyes the disease is checked and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall shut him up seven days more;

6. Pasados estos siete días, el sacerdote lo examinará nuevamente: si ve que la llaga ha perdido su color y no se ha extendido en la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará puro; no se trata más que de una erupción. Lavará sus vestidos y quedará puro.

6. and the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day, and if the diseased spot is dim and the disease has not spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; it is only an eruption; and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

7. Pero si después que el sacerdote le ha examinado y declarado puro, sigue la erupción extendiéndose por la piel, se presentará de nuevo al sacerdote.

7. But if the eruption spreads in the skin, after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he shall appear again before the priest;

8. El sacerdote, al comprobar que la erupción se extiende por la piel, lo declarará impuro: es un caso de lepra.

8. and the priest shall make an examination, and if the eruption has spread in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is leprosy.

9. Cuando en un hombre se manifieste una llaga como de lepra, será llevado al sacerdote.

9. "When a man is afflicted with leprosy, he shall be brought to the priest;

10. El sacerdote lo examinará, y si observa un tumor blancuzco en la piel, el color del pelo mudado en blanco y una úlcera en la hinchazón,

10. and the priest shall make an examination, and if there is a white swelling in the skin, which has turned the hair white, and there is quick raw flesh in the swelling,

11. se trata de lepra arraigada en su piel; el sacerdote lo declarará impuro y no le recluirá, porque es impuro.

11. it is a chronic leprosy in the skin of his body, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; he shall not shut him up, for he is unclean.

12. Pero si la lepra se ha extendido por la piel hasta cubrir toda la piel del enfermo desde la cabeza hasta los pies, en cuanto alcanza a verlo el sacerdote,

12. And if the leprosy breaks out in the skin, so that the leprosy covers all the skin of the diseased person from head to foot, so far as the priest can see,

13. éste lo examinará, y si la lepra ha cubierto toda su carne, declarará puro al afectado por la llaga: se ha vuelto todo blanco; es puro.

13. then the priest shall make an examination, and if the leprosy has covered all his body, he shall pronounce him clean of the disease; it has all turned white, and he is clean.

14. Pero cuando se vea en él una úlcera, quedará impuro;

14. But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.

15. en cuanto el sacerdote vea la úlcera, lo declarará impuro. La úlcera es impura; es un caso de lepra.

15. And the priest shall examine the raw flesh, and pronounce him unclean; raw flesh is unclean, for it is leprosy.

16. Pero si la úlcera cambia, volviéndose blanca, el afectado ha de presentarse al sacerdote.

16. But if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest,

17. El sacerdote lo examinará, y al ver que la llaga se ha vuelto blanca, declarará puro al afectado por la enfermedad: es puro.

17. and the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce the diseased person clean; he is clean.

18. Cuando en la piel de alguno se ha curado un divieso,

18. "And when there is in the skin of one's body a boil that has healed,

19. y en el lugar del divieso aparece un tumor blanco, o una mancha de color blanco rojizo, ése habrá de presentarse al sacerdote.

19. and in the place of the boil there comes a white swelling or a reddish-white spot, then it shall be shown to the priest;

20. El sacerdote lo examinará, y si la mancha parece más hundida que la piel y su pelo se ha vuelto blanco, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro. Es llaga de lepra que se ha producido en el divieso.

20. and the priest shall make an examination, and if it appears deeper than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is the disease of leprosy, it has broken out in the boil.

21. Pero si el sacerdote ve que no hay en ella pelo blanco, ni está más hundida que la piel, y que ha perdido color, le recluirá por siete días.

21. But if the priest examines it, and the hair on it is not white and it is not deeper than the skin, but is dim, then the priest shall shut him up seven days;

22. Si entonces se extiende por la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro; es un caso de lepra.

22. and if it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is diseased.

23. Pero si la mancha sigue estacionaria, sin extenderse, es la cicatriz del divieso; el sacerdote lo declarará puro.

23. But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

24. Cuando en la piel de alguien hay una quemadura, y sobre la quemadura se forma una mancha de color blanco rojizo o sólo blanco,

24. "Or, when the body has a burn on its skin and the raw flesh of the burn becomes a spot, reddish-white or white,

25. el sacerdote la examinará; y si el pelo se ha vuelto blanco en la mancha blanca y ésta aparece más hundida que la piel, es que se ha producido lepra en la quemadura. El sacerdote lo declarará impuro; es un caso de lepra.

25. the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot has turned white and it appears deeper than the skin, then it is leprosy; it has broken out in the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease.

26. Si, en cambio, el sacerdote observa que en la mancha no aparece pelo blanco, que no está más hundida que la piel y que ha perdido color, lo recluirá siete días.

26. But if the priest examines it, and the hair in the spot is not white and it is no deeper than the skin, but is dim, the priest shall shut him up seven days,

27. Al séptimo día lo examinará, y si se ha extendido por la piel, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro; es un caso de lepra.

27. and the priest shall examine him the seventh day; if it is spreading in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a leprous disease.

28. Pero si la mancha sigue estacionaria sin extenderse por la piel y ha perdido color, se trata de la hinchazón de la quemadura, y el sacerdote lo declarará puro; pues es la cicatriz de la quemadura.

28. But if the spot remains in one place and does not spread in the skin, but is dim, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean; for it is the scar of the burn.

29. Cuando un hombre o una mujer tengan una llaga en la cabeza o en la barbilla,

29. "When a man or woman has a disease on the head or the beard,

30. el sacerdote examinará la llaga, y si ésta aparece más hundida que la piel, y si hay en ella pelo amarillento y más ralo, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro; es tiña, o sea, lepra de la cabeza o de la barbilla.

30. the priest shall examine the disease; and if it appears deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and thin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is an itch, a leprosy of the head or the beard.

31. Mas si el sacerdote ve que la llaga de tiña no aparece más hundida que la piel, y que no hay en ella pelo amarillento, recluirá al afectado por la tiña durante siete días.

31. And if the priest examines the itching disease, and it appears no deeper than the skin and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days,

32. Al séptimo, el sacerdote examinará el mal, y si no se ha extendido la tiña, ni hay en ella pelo amarillento, ni la llaga aparece más hundida que la piel,

32. and on the seventh day the priest shall examine the disease; and if the itch has not spread, and there is in it no yellow hair, and the itch appears to be no deeper than the skin,

33. aquella persona se afeitará, excepto en el lugar de la tiña; y el sacerdote recluirá al afectado durante otros siete días.

33. then he shall shave himself, but the itch he shall not shave; and the priest shall shut up the person with the itching disease for seven days more;

34. Al séptimo día el sacerdote lo examinará y si no se ha extendido la llaga por la piel, ni aparece más hundida que la piel, le declarará puro; lavará sus vestidos y quedará puro.

34. and on the seventh day the priest shall examine the itch, and if the itch has not spread in the skin and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean; and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

35. Pero si la tiña, después de la purificación, se extiende mucho por la piel,

35. But if the itch spreads in the skin after his cleansing,

36. el sacerdote lo examinará. Si comprueba que la tiña se ha extendido por la piel, el sacerdote ya no tendrá que buscar pelo amarillento; aquella persona es impura.

36. then the priest shall examine him, and if the itch has spread in the skin, the priest need not seek for the yellow hair; he is unclean.

37. Mas si, según su opinión, la tiña no se ha extendido y ha brotado en ella pelo negro, se ha curado la tiña. Esa persona es pura y el sacerdote la declarará pura.

37. But if in his eyes the itch is checked, and black hair has grown in it, the itch is healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

38. Cuando un hombre o una mujer tengan en su piel manchas brillantes, manchas blancas,

38. "When a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots,

39. el sacerdote las examinará; si comprueba que las manchas de la piel son de color blanco, se trata de un eccema que ha brotado en la piel; esta persona es pura.

39. the priest shall make an examination, and if the spots on the skin of the body are of a dull white, it is tetter that has broken out in the skin; he is clean.

40. Si a alguno se le cae el pelo de la cabeza y queda calvo por detrás, es puro.

40. "If a man's hair has fallen from his head, he is bald but he is clean.

41. Si se le cae el pelo de la parte delantera de la cabeza, es calvo por delante, pero es puro.

41. And if a man's hair has fallen from his forehead and temples, he has baldness of the forehead but he is clean.

42. Pero si en la calva, por detrás o por delante, aparece una llaga de color rojizo, es lepra que se ha producido en la calva, sea por detrás o por delante.

42. But if there is on the bald head or the bald forehead a reddish-white diseased spot, it is leprosy breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.

43. El sacerdote la examinará y si la hinchazón de la llaga en la parte calva es de color blanco rojizo, con aspecto de lepra en la piel,

43. Then the priest shall examine him, and if the diseased swelling is reddish-white on his bald head or on his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body,

44. se trata de un leproso: es impuro. El sacerdote le declarará impuro; tiene lepra en la cabeza.

44. he is a leprous man, he is unclean; the priest must pronounce him unclean; his disease is on his head.

45. El afectado por la lepra llevará los vestido rasgados y desgreñada la cabeza, se cubrirá hasta el bigote e irá gritando: «¡Impuro, impuro!»

45. "The leper who has the disease shall wear torn clothes and let the hair of his head hang loose, and he shall cover his upper lip and cry, `Unclean, unclean.'

46. Todo el tiempo que dure la llaga, quedará impuro. Es impuro y habitará solo; fuera del campamento tendrá su morada.

46. He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease; he is unclean; he shall dwell alone in a habitation outside the camp.

47. Cuando aparezca una llaga de lepra en un vestido de lana o de lino,

47. "When there is a leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment,

48. o en tejido o cobertor de lino o lana, o en una piel, o en cualquier objeto de cuero,

48. in warp or woof of linen or wool, or in a skin or in anything made of skin,

49. si la mancha en el vestido o en la piel, o en el tejido o en el cobertor, o en cualquier objeto hecho de cuero, tiene color verdoso o rojizo, es llaga de lepra y debe ser mostrada al sacerdote.

49. if the disease shows greenish or reddish in the garment, whether in warp or woof or in skin or in anything made of skin, it is a leprous disease and shall be shown to the priest.

50. El sacerdote examinará la mancha y encerrará el objeto manchado durante siete días.

50. And the priest shall examine the disease, and shut up that which has the disease for seven days;

51. Al séptimo, el sacerdote examinará la mancha y si se ha extendido por el vestido, tejido, cobertor, piel o por un objeto de cuero, es un caso de lepra maligna y el objeto es impuro.

51. then he shall examine the disease on the seventh day. If the disease has spread in the garment, in warp or woof, or in the skin, whatever be the use of the skin, the disease is a malignant leprosy; it is unclean.

52. Se quemará el vestido, tejido, cobertor de lana o de lino o el objeto de cuero en que se encuentre la mancha, pues es lepra maligna; será quemado.

52. And he shall burn the garment, whether diseased in warp or woof, woolen or linen, or anything of skin, for it is a malignant leprosy; it shall be burned in the fire.

53. Pero si el sacerdote ve que no se ha extendido la mancha por el vestido, tejido, cobertor o el objeto de cuero,

53. "And if the priest examines, and the disease has not spread in the garment in warp or woof or in anything of skin,

54. hará lavar el objeto manchado y lo encerrará otros siete días.

54. then the priest shall command that they wash the thing in which is the disease, and he shall shut it up seven days more;

55. Si el sacerdote ve que la mancha, después de haber sido lavada, no ha mudado de aspecto, aunque la mancha no se haya extendido, el objeto es impuro; lo entregarás al fuego: es una infección por la cara y el envés.

55. and the priest shall examine the diseased thing after it has been washed. And if the diseased spot has not changed color, though the disease has not spread, it is unclean; you shall burn it in the fire, whether the leprous spot is on the back or on the front.

56. Pero si el sacerdote ve que la parte manchada, después de lavada, ha perdido color, la rasgará del vestido, del cuero, del tejido o del cobertor.

56. "But if the priest examines, and the disease is dim after it is washed, he shall tear the spot out of the garment or the skin or the warp or woof;

57. Pero si vuelve a aparecer en el vestido, tejido, cobertor o en un objeto de cuero, es mal contagioso; quemarás lo que está afectado por la lepra.

57. then if it appears again in the garment, in warp or woof, or in anything of skin, it is spreading; you shall burn with fire that in which is the disease.

58. En cuanto al vestido, tejido, cobertor o el objeto de cuero, que después de ser lavado pierdan la mancha, serán lavados por segunda vez y quedarán puros.

58. But the garment, warp or woof, or anything of skin from which the disease departs when you have washed it, shall then be washed a second time, and be clean."

59. Estas es la ley para la mancha de lepra que se halla en los vestidos de lana o de lino, en el tejido e en el cobertor o en cualquier objeto hecho de cuero, para declararlos puros o impuros.

59. This is the law for a leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen, either in warp or woof, or in anything of skin, to decide whether it is clean or unclean.