| 1 Coré, hijo de Yisar, hijo de Queat, hijo de Leví; Datán y Abirón, hijos de Eliab, y On, hijo de Pélet, hijos de Rubén, | 1 Then, behold, Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and also On the son of Peleth, of the sons of Ruben, |
| 2 se alzaron contra Moisés, y con ellos doscientos cincuenta de los hijos de Israel, jefes de la comunidad, distinguidos en la asamblea, y de buena reputación. | 2 rose up against Moses, with two hundred fifty others of the sons of Israel, leading men of the assembly, and who, at the time of a council, would be called by name. |
| 3 Se amotinaron contra Moisés y Aarón y les dijeron: «¡Basta ya! La comunidad entera, todos y cada uno, está consagrada, y el Señor está en medio de ellos. ¿Por qué, pues, os encumbráis por encima de la asamblea del Señor?». | 3 And when they had stood against Moses and Aaron, they said: “Let it be sufficient for you that the entire multitude is of holy ones, and that the Lord is among them. Why do you elevate yourselves above the people of the Lord?” |
| 4 Lo oyó Moisés y se postró rostro en tierra. | 4 When Moses had heard this, he fell prone on his face. |
| 5 Luego dijo a Coré y a toda su cuadrilla: «Mañana por la mañana hará saber el Señor quién es el que le pertenece y quién es el consagrado: le dejará acercarse; a quien sea elegido le dejará acercarse. | 5 And speaking to Korah, and to the entire multitude, he said: “In the morning, the Lord will cause it to be known who belongs to him, and which holy ones he will join to himself. And whomever he will choose, they shall be close to him. |
| 6 Mirad, pues, lo que habéis de hacer Coré y toda su cuadrilla: tomad los incensarios, | 6 Therefore, do this: Each one of you, Korah and all your associates, take your censer, |
| 7 ponedles fuego y echadles incienso mañana ante el Señor. Aquel a quien el Señor elija, es el consagrado. ¡Basta ya, hijos de Leví!». | 7 and drawing fire into it tomorrow, place incense upon it before the Lord. And whomever he will choose, the same shall be holy. You sons of Levi have been raised up greatly.” |
| 8 Moisés dijo a Coré: «Escuchadme, hijos de Leví. | 8 And he said again to Korah: “Listen, sons of Levi. |
| 9 ¿Os parece poco que el Dios de Israel os haya apartado de la comunidad de Israel para que estéis junto a él, prestando el servicio a la Morada del Señor a disposición de la comunidad, atendiendo al culto en lugar de ella? | 9 Is it a small thing to you, that the God of Israel has separated you from all the people, and has joined you to himself, so that you would serve him in the rituals of the tabernacle, and stand before gatherings of the people, and minister to him? |
| 10 A ti y a todos tus hermanos, los hijos de Leví, os ha puesto junto a sí, ¡y todavía se os antoja pretender el sacerdocio! | 10 Was the reason that he caused you and all your brothers, the sons of Levi, to approach him, so that you would even claim for yourselves the priesthood too, |
| 11 Tú y toda tu cuadrilla os habéis amotinado contra el Señor, porque ¿quién es Aarón, para que protestéis contra él?». | 11 and so that your entire group would stand against the Lord? For what is Aaron that you should murmur against him?” |
| 12 Moisés mandó llamar a Datán y Abirón, hijos de Eliab. Pero ellos respondieron: «No queremos ir. | 12 Therefore, Moses sent to call for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, who responded: “We will not come. |
| 13 ¿Te parece poco habernos sacado de una tierra que mana leche y miel para hacernos morir en el desierto, que todavía te eriges como jefe sobre nosotros? | 13 Is it a small matter to you, that you have led us away from a land that was flowing with milk and honey, so as to kill us in the desert, unless you could also be a ruler over us? |
| 14 No nos has traído a ningún país que mana leche y miel, ni nos has dado una heredad de campos y viñedos. ¿Pretendes que estos hombres sean ciegos? ¡No acudiremos!». | 14 You have led us, it is true, to a land that flows with streams of milk and honey, and you have given us possession of fields and vineyards. But will you also tear out our eyes? We will not come.” |
| 15 Moisés se enojó mucho y dijo al Señor: «No aceptes su ofrenda. Yo no les he quitado ningún asno, ni le he hecho mal a ninguno de ellos». | 15 And Moses, being very angry, said to the Lord: “Do not look with favor on their sacrifices. You know that I have not accepted from them, at any time, so much as a young donkey, nor have I afflicted any of them.” |
| 16 Moisés dijo a Coré: «Tú y toda tu cuadrilla presentaos mañana delante del Señor; y Aarón con vosotros. | 16 And he said to Korah: “You and your congregation, stand alone before the Lord, and apart from Aaron, tomorrow. |
| 17 Que tome cada uno su incensario, le ponga incienso y lo presente delante del Señor; cada uno su incensario: doscientos cincuenta incensarios en total. Tú también, y Aarón, presentad cada uno vuestro incensario». | 17 Let each one of you take censers, and place incense in them, offering to the Lord two hundred fifty censers. Let Aaron also hold his censer.” |
| 18 Tomó cada uno su incensario, le puso fuego, le echó incienso y se presentó a la entrada de la Tienda del Encuentro, lo mismo que Moisés y Aarón. | 18 When they had done this, Moses and Aaron stood up, |
| 19 Coré reunió contra estos a toda la comunidad a la puerta de la Tienda del Encuentro. Y se apareció la gloria del Señor a toda la comunidad. | 19 and, having crowded the entire multitude close to them at the door of the tabernacle, the glory of the Lord appeared to them all. |
| 20 El Señor dijo a Moisés y a Aarón: | 20 And the Lord, speaking to Moses and Aaron, said: |
| 21 «Apartaos de esa comunidad, que los voy a consumir en un instante». | 21 “Separate yourselves from the midst of this congregation, so that I may suddenly destroy them.” |
| 22 Ellos se postraron rostro en tierra y clamaron: «Oh Dios, Dios de los espíritus de toda carne: ¿por un solo hombre que ha pecado, vas a enojarte con toda la comunidad?». | 22 But they fell prone on their faces, and they said, “O most strong One, the God of the spirits of all flesh, should your anger rage against all, for the sin of one?” |
| 23 Respondió el Señor a Moisés: | 23 And the Lord said to Moses: |
| 24 «Habla a esa comunidad y diles: “Alejaos de los alrededores de la morada de Coré, Datán y Abirón”». | 24 “Instruct the entire people to separate from the tents of Korah, and Dathan, and Abiram.” |
| 25 Moisés se levantó y fue a donde estaban Datán y Abirón. Los ancianos de Israel le siguieron. | 25 And Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram. And the elders of Israel followed him, |
| 26 Y dijo a la comunidad: «Apartaos, por favor, de las tiendas de esos hombres malvados y no toquéis nada de cuanto les pertenece, no sea que perezcáis por todos sus pecados». | 26 and he said to the crowd, “Withdraw from the tabernacles of these impious men, and touch nothing which pertains to them, lest you become involved in their sins.” |
| 27 Ellos se apartaron de los alrededores de la morada de Coré, Datán y Abirón. Datán y Abirón, con sus mujeres, hijos y pequeñuelos, habían salido y estaban a la entrada de sus tiendas. | 27 And when they had withdrawn from their tents all around, Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance of their pavilions, with their wives and children, and with all their associates. |
| 28 Moisés dijo: «En esto conoceréis que es el Señor quien me ha enviado para hacer todas estas obras y que no es ocurrencia mía: | 28 And Moses said: “By this shall you know that the Lord has sent me to do all that you discern, and that I have not brought these things out of my own heart: |
| 29 si estos hombres mueren como muere cualquier mortal, según el destino común a todo hombre, es que el Señor no me ha enviado; | 29 If these men pass away by the common death of men, or if they will be visited by a scourge, of a kind by which others are often visited, then the Lord did not send me. |
| 30 pero si el Señor obra algo portentoso, si la tierra abre su boca y los traga con todo lo que les pertenece, y bajan vivos al Abismo, sabréis que esos hombres han despreciado al Señor». | 30 But if the Lord accomplishes something new, so that the earth opens its mouth and swallows them whole, along with everything that belongs to them, and they descend alive into the underworld, then you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord.” |
| 31 Y sucedió que, nada más terminar de decir estas palabras, se abrió el suelo debajo de ellos; | 31 Therefore, as soon as he had ceased to speak, the earth broke open under their feet. |
| 32 la tierra abrió su boca y se los tragó, con todas sus familias, así como a toda la gente de Coré, con todas sus posesiones. | 32 And opening its mouth, it devoured them with their tabernacles and their entire substance. |
| 33 Bajaron vivos al Abismo con todo lo que tenían. La tierra los cubrió y desaparecieron de la asamblea. | 33 And they descended alive, the ground closing around them, into the underworld, and they perished from the midst of the mulititude. |
| 34 A sus gritos huyeron todos los israelitas que estaban a su alrededor, pues se decían: «No vaya a tragarnos la tierra». | 34 Yet truly, all of Israel, which was standing all around, took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing, saying, “Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.” |
| 35 Salía luego del Señor fuego que devoró a los doscientos cincuenta hombres que habían ofrecido el incienso. | 35 Then, too, a fire, going forth from the Lord, put to death the two hundred fifty men who were offering the incense. |
| 36 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: |
| 37 “Instruct Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to take up the censers which lie in the burning, and to scatter the fire to one side and another, because they were sanctified |
| 38 in the deaths of these sinners. And let him form them into plates, and affix them to the altar, because incense had been offered in them to the Lord, and they were sanctified, and so that the sons of Israel may discern in them a sign and a memorial.” |
| 39 Therefore, Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers, by which those whom the burning devoured had made an offering, and he formed them into plates, affixing them to the altar, |
| 40 so that the sons of Israel would have, thereafter, something to admonish them, lest any stranger, or anyone who is not of the offspring of Aaron, might approach to offer incense to the Lord, and lest he endure what happened to Korah, and to all his congregation, when the Lord spoke to Moses. |
| 41 Then, the following day, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron, saying: “You have put to death the people of the Lord.” |
| 42 And when there arose a sedition, and the tumult increased, |
| 43 Moses and Aaron fled to the tabernacle of the covenant. But after they had entered it, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared. |
| 44 And the Lord said to Moses: |
| 45 “Withdraw from the midst of this multitude, and I will destroy them immediately.” And while they were lying on the ground, |
| 46 Moses said to Aaron: “Take the censer, and draw fire into it from the altar; place incense upon it, and continue on, quickly, to the people, to pray for them. For already wrath has gone forth from the Lord, and the scourge rages.” |
| 47 When Aaron had done this, and he ran into the midst of the multitude, which the burning fire was now destroying, and he offered the incense. |
| 48 And standing between the dead and the living, he prayed for the people, and the scourge ceased. |
| 49 But the number of those who were struck down was fourteen thousand men, and seven hundred, aside from those who had perished in the sedition of Korah. |
| 50 And Aaron returned to Moses at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, after the destruction quieted. |
