Leviticus · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Leviticus 20 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 «Di también a los hijos de Israel: Cualquier israelita o extranjero que viva en Israel y entregue uno de sus hijos a Moloc será condenado a muerte. El pueblo lo apedreará.
2 “Moreover, you shall tell the children of Israel, ‘Anyone of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone that person with stones.
3 Yo me volveré contra ese hombre y lo excluiré de su pueblo, porque entregó a su hijo a Moloc, hizo impuro mi santuario y profanó mi santo nombre.
3 I also will set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given of his offspring to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
4 Si el pueblo cierra los ojos ante ese hombre cuando entrega a su hijo a Moloc y no lo mata,
4 If the people of the land all hide their eyes from that person when he gives of his offspring to Molech, and don’t put him to death,
5 yo mismo me volveré contra él y contra su familia. Lo excluiré de su pueblo junto con todos los que lo sigan en su infidelidad yendo tras Moloc.
5 then I will set my face against that man and against his family, and will cut him off, and all who play the prostitute after him to play the prostitute with Molech, from among their people.
6 »Si una persona recurre a quienes consultan a los muertos o a los adivinos y les es infiel siguiéndolos, yo me volveré contra esa persona y la excluiré de su pueblo.
6 “‘The person that turns to those who are mediums and wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.
7 Santifíquense y sean santos, porque yo soy el Señor su Dios.
7 “‘Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am Yahweh your God.
8 Guarden mis leyes y cúmplanlas. Yo soy el Señor, que los santifica.
8 You shall keep my statutes, and do them. I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.
9 »Cualquiera que maldiga a su padre o a su madre será condenado a muerte. Por haber maldecido a su padre o a su madre, será responsable de su propia muerte.
9 “‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon himself.
10 Si un hombre comete adulterio con la esposa de otro hombre, es decir, con la esposa de su prójimo, tanto el adúltero como la adúltera serán condenados a muerte.
10 “‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
11 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con la esposa de su padre, ha deshonrado a su padre. Ambos serán condenados a muerte y serán responsables de su propia muerte.
11 “‘The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon themselves.
12 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con su nuera, ambos serán condenados a muerte. Han cometido una perversión y serán responsables de su propia muerte.
12 “‘If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion. Their blood shall be upon themselves.
13 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con otro hombre como se tienen con una mujer, ambos han hecho algo repugnante. Serán condenados a muerte y serán responsables de su propia muerte.
13 “‘If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon themselves.
14 Si un hombre toma como mujeres a una mujer y a la madre de ella, es una perversión. Él y las dos mujeres serán quemados, para que no haya perversión entre ustedes.
14 “‘If a man takes a wife and her mother, it is wickedness. They shall be burned with fire, both he and they, that there may be no wickedness among you.
15 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con un animal, será condenado a muerte, y también matarán al animal.
15 “‘If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death; and you shall kill the animal.
16 Si una mujer se acerca a un animal para tener relaciones sexuales con él, matarán a la mujer y al animal. Serán responsables de su propia muerte.
16 “‘If a woman approaches any animal and lies with it, you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.
17 »Si un hombre toma a su hermana, hija de su padre o de su madre, y tienen relaciones sexuales entre ellos, es una vergüenza. Serán excluidos delante de su pueblo. Él tuvo relaciones sexuales con su hermana y cargará con su culpa.
17 “‘If a man takes his sister—his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter—and sees her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness, it is a shameful thing. They shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his iniquity.
18 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con una mujer durante su menstruación, ambos han expuesto la fuente de su sangre. Los dos serán excluidos de su pueblo.
18 “‘If a man lies with a woman having her monthly period, and uncovers her nakedness, he has made her fountain naked, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
19 No tendrás relaciones sexuales con la hermana de tu madre ni con la hermana de tu padre, porque eso deshonra a un pariente cercano. Ambos cargarán con su culpa.
19 “‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, nor of your father’s sister, for he has made his close relative naked. They shall bear their iniquity.
20 Si un hombre tiene relaciones sexuales con la esposa del hermano de su padre, ha deshonrado a su tío. Ambos cargarán con su pecado y morirán sin hijos.
20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
21 Si un hombre toma a la esposa de su hermano, hace algo impuro y deshonra a su hermano. No tendrán hijos.
21 “‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.
22 »Guarden todas mis leyes y mis decisiones y cúmplanlas, para que la tierra adonde los llevo a vivir no los expulse.
22 “‘You shall therefore keep all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them, that the land where I am bringing you to dwell may not vomit you out.
23 No sigan las costumbres de las naciones que voy a expulsar delante de ustedes. Ellas hicieron todas estas cosas y por eso llegué a rechazarlas.
23 You shall not walk in the customs of the nation which I am casting out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
24 Pero a ustedes les he dicho: Poseerán su tierra. Yo se la daré como herencia, una tierra donde abundan la leche y la miel. Yo soy el Señor su Dios, que los ha separado de los demás pueblos.
24 But I have said to you, “You shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am Yahweh your God, who has separated you from the peoples.
25 Por eso harán distinción entre los animales puros e impuros y entre las aves puras e impuras. No se hagan repugnantes por medio de los animales, las aves o cualquier animal que se arrastre sobre la tierra, los cuales he separado como impuros para ustedes.
25 “‘You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean. You shall not make yourselves abominable by animal, or by bird, or by anything with which the ground teems, which I have separated from you as unclean for you.
26 Sean santos para mí, porque yo, el Señor, soy santo. Los he separado de los demás pueblos para que sean míos.
26 You shall be holy to me, for I, Yahweh, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.
27 »Cualquier hombre o mujer que consulte a los muertos o practique la adivinación será condenado a muerte. Será apedreado y será responsable de su propia muerte».
27 “‘A man or a woman that is a medium or is a wizard shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones. Their blood shall be upon themselves.’”
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Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (26)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Deuteronomy 21:21; Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 24:23; Leviticus 24:14; Leviticus 20:27
- 3 Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 17:10; Ezekiel 23:38–39; Ezekiel 5:11; 2 Corinthians 6:16
- 4 Deuteronomy 17:2–5; Acts 17:30; 1 Samuel 3:13–14; 1 Kings 20:42; Deuteronomy 13:8
- 5 Psalm 106:39; Hosea 2:13; Hosea 2:5; Leviticus 17:7; Jeremiah 32:39
- 6 Leviticus 19:31; Isaiah 8:19; Deuteronomy 18:10–14; 1 Chronicles 10:13–14; Leviticus 20:27
- 7 Leviticus 11:44; Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15–16; Ephesians 1:4; Colossians 3:12
- 8 Exodus 31:13; James 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Revelation 22:14; Leviticus 21:8
- 9 Exodus 21:17; Mark 7:10; Deuteronomy 27:16; Matthew 15:4; Proverbs 20:20
- 10 John 8:4–5; Deuteronomy 22:22–24; Deuteronomy 5:18; Leviticus 18:20; Exodus 20:14
- 11 Deuteronomy 27:23; Deuteronomy 27:20; Leviticus 18:7–8; 1 Corinthians 5:1; Amos 2:7
- 12 Leviticus 18:15; Genesis 38:18; Leviticus 18:23; Deuteronomy 27:23; Genesis 38:16
- 13 1 Corinthians 6:9; Leviticus 18:22; Jude 7; 1 Timothy 1:10; Deuteronomy 23:17
- 14 Leviticus 18:17; Deuteronomy 27:23; Amos 2:7; Joshua 7:15; Joshua 7:25
- 15 Leviticus 18:23; Deuteronomy 27:21; Exodus 22:19
- 16 Exodus 19:13; Hebrews 12:20; Exodus 21:32; Exodus 21:28
- 17 Leviticus 18:9; Deuteronomy 27:22; Genesis 20:12; Ezekiel 22:11; 2 Samuel 13:12
- 18 Leviticus 18:19; Leviticus 15:24; Ezekiel 22:10; Ezekiel 18:6
- 19 Leviticus 18:6; Exodus 6:20; Leviticus 18:12–30
- 20 Leviticus 18:14; Job 18:19; Psalm 109:13; Jeremiah 22:30; Luke 1:25
- 21 Leviticus 18:16; Matthew 14:3–4
- 22 Leviticus 18:25–28; Ezekiel 36:27; Leviticus 18:4–5; Psalm 119:20; Psalm 105:45
- 23 Leviticus 18:24; Deuteronomy 9:5; Leviticus 18:30; Leviticus 18:3; Leviticus 18:27
- 24 Deuteronomy 14:2; Exodus 3:8; Exodus 6:8; Exodus 3:17; Deuteronomy 7:6
- 25 Deuteronomy 14:3–21; Leviticus 11:1–47; Ephesians 5:7–11; Acts 10:11–15; Acts 10:28
- 26 1 Peter 1:15–16; Leviticus 20:7; Leviticus 20:24; Leviticus 19:2; Deuteronomy 7:6
- 27 Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 20:6; 1 Samuel 28:7–9; Deuteronomy 18:10–12; Exodus 22:18
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… put no obstacle to godliness in our way, if we are ever carried away by ingratitude, and, forgetting their benefits to us, hold them in contempt, then the oracle will have place which says, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)