| 1 El Señor dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: | 1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, |
| 2 Cuando aparezca en la piel de una persona una hinchazón, una erupción o una mancha lustrosa, que hacen previsible un caso de lepra, la persona será llevada 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 cual examinará la afección. Si en la zona afectada el vello se ha puesto blanco, y aquella aparece más hundida que el resto de la piel, es un caso de lepra. El sacerdote, después de haberla observado, deberá declarar impura a esa persona. | 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 Si la mancha lustrosa es blancuzca pero no aparece más hundida que la piel y el vello que la recubre no se ha puesto blanco, el sacerdote mantendrá aislada a la persona afectada durante siete días. | 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 volverá a examinarla y si comprueba que la afección continúa estacionaria y no se ha propagado por la piel, el sacerdote la mantendrá aislada siete días más. | 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 Al séptimo día volverá a examinar, y si la afección ha cedido y no se ha extendido por la piel, declarará puro al enfermo; no es más que una erupción. El enfermo lavará su ropa y será 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 de haberse presentado al sacerdote y de haber sido declarado puro, la erupción continúa extendiéndose por la piel, se presentará nuevamente 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 Y si este ve que la erupción se ha propagado, deberá declararlo impuro, porque es 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 una persona aparezcan síntomas de lepra, será llevada al sacerdote. | 9 "When a man is afflicted with leprosy, he shall be brought to the priest; |
| 10 Si este descubre en la piel una hinchazón blancuzca, que ha emblanquecido el vello, y si en la parte hinchada se ha formado una úlcera, | 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 entonces se trata de lepra crónica. El sacerdote debe declarar impuro al enfermo, sin necesidad de aislarlo, porque ciertamente 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 prolifera hasta cubrir por completo la piel de la persona afectada, de la cabeza a los pies, en cuanto el sacerdote alcanza a ver, | 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 y si este, al hacer el examen, comprueba que la lepra cubre todo el cuerpo, entonces deberá declarar pura a la persona afectada. Es pura, porque se ha vuelto totalmente blanca. | 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 Sin embargo, apenas aparezca una úlcera, será impura. | 14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean. |
| 15 Cuando el sacerdote vea la úlcera, la declarará impura: la úlcera es impura porque es 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 se vuelve a poner blanca, el enfermo irá de nuevo al sacerdote, | 16 But if the raw flesh turns again and is changed to white, then he shall come to the priest, |
| 17 y él lo examinará. Si la afección ha recuperado el color blanco, el sacerdote tendrá que declarar pura a la persona afectada, porque es pura. | 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 Si en la piel de una persona aparece una inflamación, que luego se cura, | 18 "And when there is in the skin of one's body a boil that has healed, |
| 19 pero en el lugar donde estaba la inflamación se forma una hinchazón blancuzca o una mancha de color rojizo pálido, el enfermo se presentará 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 Si el sacerdote ve que la zona afectada está más hundida que la piel, y que el vello se ha puesto blanco, deberá declararlo impuro: es un caso de lepra que ha proliferado en la inflamación. | 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 sin advierte que no hubo emblanquecimiento del vello ni hundimiento de la epidermis, sino que la afección fue cediendo, mantendrá al enfermo aislado durante 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 y si la inflamación continúa extendiéndose por la piel, deberá declararlo impuro: es una verdadera afección. | 22 and if it spreads in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is diseased. |
| 23 En cambio, si la mancha permanece estacionaria y no se extiende, es la cicatriz de la inflamación, y por lo tanto, el sacerdote deberá declarar pura a la persona afectada. | 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 Si una persona se quema con fuego y se forma sobre la quemadura una mancha lustrosa de color rojizo pálido o blancuzco, | 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. Si en la mancha lustrosa el vello se ha puesto blanco y la parte afectada aparece más hundida que el resto de la piel, se trata de lepra que ha proliferado en la quemadura. El sacerdote deberá declarar impuro al enfermo, porque es 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 Pero si el sacerdote comprueba que no hay emblanquecimiento del vello ni hundimiento de la epidermis, y que la mancha ha ido cediendo, mantendrá aislado al enfermo durante 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 la afección se ha extendido por la piel, el sacerdote deberá declararlo 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 permanece estacionaria, sin extenderse por la piel, y pierde intensidad, es simplemente efecto de la quemadura. El sacerdote tendrá que declararlo puro, porque no es más que 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 Si un hombre o una mujer tienen una afección en la cabeza o en el mentón, | 29 "When a man or woman has a disease on the head or the beard, |
| 30 el sacerdote examinará la parte afectada. Si esta aparece más hundida que el resto de la piel, y en ella el pelo se ha vuelto amarillento y débil, el sacerdote tendrá que declarar impuro al enfermo: es tiña, o sea, lepra de la cabeza y del mentón. | 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 Pero si el sacerdote comprueba que la zona afectada de tiña no aparece más hundida que el resto de la piel, y que en ella no hay pelo negro, mantendrá aislado al enfermo 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 día examinará la afección, y si tiña no se ha propagado ni hay pelo amarillento, y la zona afectada no aparece más hundida que el resto de 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 el enfermo se afeitará, excluida la parte afectada, y el sacerdote lo mantendrá aislado siete días más. | 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 lo someterá a un nuevo examen, y si la tiña no se ha extendido por la piel y la zona afectada no aparece más hundida, el sacerdote tendrá que declararlo 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 Si después de haber sido declarado puro, la tiña se propaga por la piel, | 35 But if the itch spreads in the skin after his cleansing, |
| 36 el sacerdote lo examinará, y si la tiña se ha extendido, no necesitará verificar si hay pelo amarillento: el enfermo es impuro. | 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 En cambio, si advierte que la tiña permanece estacionaria y que en la zona afectada ha crecido pelo negro, la tiña está curada. La persona es pura, y el sacerdote deberá declararla como tal. | 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 Si un hombre o una mujer tienen en la piel manchas lustrosas de color blanco, | 38 "When a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body, white spots, |
| 39 y el sacerdote ve que las manchas son de un blanco tenue, se trata de una eczema que ha brotado en la piel: esa 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 un hombre se le cae el cabello y queda calvo, es puro. | 40 "If a man's hair has fallen from his head, he is bald but he is clean. |
| 41 Si pierde el cabello en la parte delantera de la cabeza y se vuelve calvo sobre la frente, también 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 parte calva, ya sea sobre la frente o en la parte posterior de la cabeza, aparece una afección de color rojizo pálido, es lepra que ha proliferado en la parte calva. | 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 lo examinará, y si la hinchazón de la zona afectada es de un color rojizo pálido y tiene el mismo aspecto que la lepra de la piel del cuerpo, | 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. Esa persona es impura, y el sacerdote deberá declararla como tal: 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 La persona afectada de lepra llevará la ropa desgarrada y los cabellos sueltos; se cubrirá hasta la boca 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 Será impuro mientras dure su afección. Por ser impuro, vivirá apartado y su morada estará fuera del campamento. | 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 mancha de lepra en una prenda de lana o de lino | 47 "When there is a leprous disease in a garment, whether a woolen or a linen garment, |
| 48 –en la trama o en la urdimbre de la lana o del lino– o en un cuero, o en algo fabricado con cuero, | 48 in warp or woof of linen or wool, or in a skin or in anything made of skin, |
| 49 si la mancha es amarillenta o rojiza, se trata de una mancha de lepra y por lo tanto deberá 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 Este la examinará y mantendrá aislado durante siete días el objeto afectado. | 50 And the priest shall examine the disease, and shut up that which has the disease for seven days; |
| 51 Al séptimo día volverá a examinar la mancha, y si se ha extendido por la prenda de vestir –en la trama o la urdimbre– o por el cuero –cualquiera sea el uso para el que se lo destina– es lepra maligna: ese 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 y será quemado. Como se trata de lepra maligna, deberá ser consumido por el fuego. | 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 comprueba que la mancha no se ha extendido, | 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 ordenará que laven el objeto donde está la misma y lo mantendrá aislado siete días más. | 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 El sacerdote examinará la mancha después de haber sido lavada: si esta no ha cambiado de aspecto, aunque no se haya extendido, el objeto es impuro y deberás quemarlo: es una corrosión, sea en la parte interior o en la parte exterior. | 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 comprueba que la mancha, una vez lavada, ha disminuido, la arrancará de la ropa o del cuero, de la trama o de la urdimbre. | 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 Y si vuelve a aparecer, es un brote contagioso: el objeto deberá ser consumido por el fuego. | 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 Pero si la mancha desaparece de la ropa –de la trama o de la urdimbre– o del objeto de cuero que sido lavado, se lo volverá a lavar, y entonces será puro. | 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 son las instrucciones relativas a la lepra de la ropa de lana o de lino –en la urdimbre o la trama– o de cualquier objeto 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. |
