Enfermedades de la piel
1 Dios les dijo a Moisés y a Aarón:
2 «Cuando alguien tenga en la piel hinchazones, manchas o llagas, deberá presentarse ante uno de los sacerdotes. 3 El sacerdote le revisará la piel, y si el pelo en la llaga se ha puesto blanco y la llaga se ve más hundida que la piel, lo más seguro es que se trate de lepra, y por tanto el enfermo quedará impuro.
4 »Si la mancha es blanca, pero no se ve más hundida que la piel, ni el pelo se ha puesto blanco, entonces el sacerdote pondrá aparte al enfermo 5 y a los siete días lo revisará otra vez. Si la llaga sigue igual y no se ha extendido, mantendrá apartado al enfermo siete días más. 6 Pasados los siete días, lo volverá a revisar, y si la llaga no se extendió sino que desapareció, se trataba solo de una irritación de la piel. Entonces el sacerdote declarará puro al enfermo, y el enfermo lavará sus ropas y quedará purificado.
7 »Si después de que el enfermo ha sido revisado y declarado puro, la irritación se extiende por la piel, entonces deberá presentarse de nuevo ante el sacerdote. 8 Si después de revisar al enfermo, el sacerdote ve que la piel está toda irritada, entonces deberá declararlo impuro, pues se trata de lepra.
9 »La persona que tenga llagas en la piel será llevada ante el sacerdote 10 para que la revise. Si la hinchazón de la piel es blanca, y el pelo se ha puesto blanco, y en la hinchazón se ve la carne viva, 11 entonces se trata de un caso grave de lepra. El sacerdote deberá declarar impura a esa persona, y ya no será necesario que la tenga apartada.
12 »Puede suceder que una mancha se extienda rápidamente hasta cubrir todo el cuerpo. 13 El sacerdote revisará al enfermo, y si la mancha le ha cubierto todo el cuerpo, entonces deberá declararlo puro. Ha quedado puro, porque se trata solo de una enfermedad de la piel. 14-15 Pero si llega a aparecer la carne viva, el sacerdote la examinará y deberá declararlo impuro, porque la carne viva es impura. Se trata de lepra.
16 »Si la carne viva vuelve a ponerse blanca, el enfermo deberá presentarse de nuevo ante el sacerdote. 17 Si el sacerdote ve que la llaga se ha puesto blanca, deberá declarar puro al enfermo.
18-19 »Si a alguien que tuvo la piel irritada, luego le aparece una hinchazón, o se le pone blanca o rojiza, deberá presentarse ante el sacerdote. 20 Si el sacerdote ve que se ha hundido la piel y que el pelo se ha puesto blanco, deberá declarar impura a esa persona, pues se ha contagiado de lepra. 21 Si el sacerdote no encuentra nada raro en la piel, mantendrá apartado al enfermo durante siete días. 22 Si la mancha en la piel se extiende cada vez más, deberá declarar impuro al enfermo; 23 por el contrario, si la mancha desaparece, deberá declararlo puro.
24 »Si alguien se quema con fuego, y sobre la quemadura se le forma una mancha rojiza, 25 el sacerdote revisará la mancha. Si en la mancha el pelo se ha puesto blanco y la piel se ha hundido, es porque la quemadura se ha convertido en lepra. Entonces el sacerdote deberá declarar impuro al enfermo. 26 Si el sacerdote no encuentra nada raro en la piel, mantendrá apartado al enfermo durante siete días. 27 Al séptimo día lo revisará, y si la mancha se ha extendido por la piel, deberá declarar impuro al enfermo. 28 Por el contrario, si la mancha no se ha extendido y tiende a desaparecer, lo declarará puro, pues se trata solo de la cicatriz de la quemadura.
29 »Si a un hombre o a una mujer les sale una llaga en la cabeza o en el mentón, 30 el sacerdote deberá revisar la llaga. Si la piel se ve hundida y el pelo se ha puesto amarillento y es escaso, el sacerdote deberá declarar impuro al enfermo pues se trata de una clase de lepra.
31 »Si el sacerdote ve que la piel no se ha hundido, pero el pelo aún no ha sanado, mantendrá apartado al enfermo durante siete días. 32 Al séptimo día lo revisará, y si ve que la llaga no se ha extendido, 33 el enfermo se afeitará, pero dejará sin afeitar la parte afectada. El sacerdote lo mantendrá apartado siete días más, 34 y al séptimo día volverá a revisarlo. Si la llaga no se ha extendido por la piel, deberá declararlo puro. 35-37 Por el contrario, si esta vuelve a extenderse, el sacerdote lo declarará impuro.
38 »Si a un hombre o a una mujer les salen manchas de color blanco opaco, 39 se trata de una simple enfermedad de la piel, y la persona será declarada pura.
40-41 »Si a un hombre se le cae el pelo, se queda calvo, o si pierde el pelo de la frente, no se le declarará impuro. 42 Pero si en la parte calva aparece una mancha rojiza y pálida, eso significa que la parte calva se ha cubierto de lepra. 43 En tal caso, el sacerdote lo revisará. Si ve que la mancha tiene el mismo aspecto que la lepra que brota en la piel, 44 ese hombre está leproso y, por lo tanto, deberá declararlo impuro.
45-46 »Los enfermos de lepra deberán romperse la ropa y andar despeinados, y mientras dure su enfermedad serán considerados gente impura. Vivirán apartados, fuera del campamento. Además, se cubrirán la mitad del rostro e irán gritando: “¡Soy impuro! ¡Soy impuro!”
Las manchas en la ropa y en los cueros
47 »A veces aparecen manchas en la ropa de lana y de lino, 48 y en los objetos de cuero. 49 Si la mancha es amarillenta o rojiza, se le mostrará al sacerdote 50 para que la examine, y el objeto se pondrá aparte durante siete días. 51-52 Al séptimo día, el sacerdote volverá a examinar la mancha, y si esta se ha extendido, el objeto es impuro y deberá ser quemado, pues se trata de un hongo destructivo.
53 »Si la mancha no se ha extendido, 54 el sacerdote ordenará que se lave el lugar donde apareció la mancha y el objeto se pondrá aparte siete días más. 55 Una vez lavada la mancha, el sacerdote volverá a examinarla, y si no ha desaparecido, se quemará el objeto, pues es impuro.
56 »Si al lavar la prenda, la mancha pierde su color, el sacerdote deberá cortar el pedazo de tela o cuero manchado. 57 Si más tarde vuelve a aparecer la mancha en el objeto, este deberá ser quemado. 58 Pero si la mancha desaparece por completo, el objeto volverá a lavarse y se declarará puro.
59 »Estas son las instrucciones en cuanto a los objetos manchados, para saber cuándo son impuros y cuándo no lo son».
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: 3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: 5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: 6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again: 8 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
9 ¶ When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest; 10 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; 11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. 12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; 13 Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest; 17 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean.
18 ¶ The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, 19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest; 20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. 21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. 23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
24 ¶ Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; 25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
29 ¶ If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; 30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. 31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: 32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; 33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: 34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; 36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. 37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 ¶ If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; 39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean. 40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. 41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean. 42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. 43 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; 44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. 45 And the leper in whom the plague is , his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. 46 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be .
47 ¶ The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; 48 Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; 49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: 50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: 51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. 52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. 53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; 54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is , and he shall shut it up seven days more: 55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. 56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: 57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be , which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. 59 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean.