Números 6: El voto de los nazareos

Números 6: El voto de los nazareos.

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1 Y HABLO Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

2 Habla á los hijos de Israel, y diles: El hombre, ó la mujer, cuando se apartare haciendo voto de Nazareo, para dedicarse á Jehová,

3 Se abstendrá de vino y de sidra; vinagre de vino, ni vinagre de sidra no beberá, ni beberá algún licor de uvas, ni tampoco comerá uvas frescas ni secas.

4 Todo el tiempo de su nazareato, de todo lo que se hace de vid de vino, desde los granillos hasta el hollejo, no comerá.

5 Todo el tiempo del voto de su nazareato no pasará navaja sobre su cabeza, hasta que sean cumplidos los días de su apartamiento á Jehová: santo será; dejará crecer las guedejas del cabello de su cabeza.

6 Todo el tiempo que se apartaré á Jehová, no entrará á persona muerta.

7 Por su padre, ni por su madre, por su hermano, ni por su hermana, no se contaminará con ellos cuando murieren; porque consagración de su Dios tiene sobre su cabeza.

8 Todo el tiempo de su nazareato, será santo á Jehová.

9 Y si alguno muriere muy de repente junto á el, contaminará la cabeza de su nazareato; por tanto el día de su purificacíon raerá su cabeza; al séptimo día la raerá.

10 Y el día octavo traerá dos tórtolas ó dos palominos al sacerdote, á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio;

11 Y el sacerdote hará el uno en expiación, y el otro en holocausto: y expiarálo de lo que pecó sobre el muerto, y santificará su cabeza en aquel día.

12 Y consagrará á Jehová los días de su nazareato, y traerá un cordero de un año en expiación por la culpa; y los días primeros serán anulados, por cuanto fué contaminado su nazareato.

13 Esta es, pues, la ley del Nazareo el día que se cumpliere el tiempo de su nazareato: Vendrá á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio;

14 Y ofrecerá su ofrenda á Jehová, un cordero de un año sin tacha en holocausto, y una cordera de un año sin defecto en expiación, y un carnero sin defecto por sacrificio de paces:

15 Además un canastillo de cenceñas, tortas de flor de harina amasadas con aceite, y hojaldres cenceñas untadas con aceite, y su presente, y sus libaciones.

16 Y el sacerdote lo ofrecerá delante de Jehová, y hará su expiación y su holocausto:

17 Y ofrecerá el carnero en sacrificio de paces á Jehová, con el canastillo de las cenceñas; ofrecerá asimismo el sacerdote su presente, y sus libaciones.

18 Entonces el Nazareo raerá á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio la cabeza de su nazareato, y tomará los cabellos de la cabeza de su nazareato, y los pondrá sobre el fuego que está debajo del sacrificio de las paces.

19 Después tomará el sacerdote la espaldilla cocida del carnero, y una torta sin levadura del canastillo, y una hojaldre sin levadura, y pondrálas sobre las manos del Nazareo, después que fuere raído su nazareato:

20 Y el sacerdote mecerá aquello, ofrenda agitada delante de Jehová; lo cual será cosa santa del sacerdote, á más del pecho mecido y de la espaldilla separada: y después podrá beber vino el Nazareo.

21 Esta es la ley del Nazareo que hiciere voto de su ofrenda á Jehová por su nazareato, á más de lo que su mano alcanzare: según el voto que hiciere, así hará, conforme á la ley de su nazareato.

22 Y Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:

23 Habla á Aarón y á sus hijos, y diles: Asi bendeciréis á los hijos de Israel, diciéndoles:

24 Jehová te bendiga, y te guarde:

25 Haga resplandecer Jehová su rostro sobre ti, y haya de ti misericordia:

26 Jehová alce á ti su rostro, y ponga en ti paz.

27 Y pondrán mi nombre sobre los hijos de Israel, y yo los bendeciré.

Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)
by Public Domain

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Reflexión por Noemi Dominguez:

Promesas, promesas, promesas!

Los levitas habían sido consagrados [separados] para el servicio a Dios de por vida.  También el resto de las personas que no eran de la tribu de Levi podían consagrarse, hombre o mujer, por un tiempo limitado.  Su comportamiento debía ser diferente, incluyendo su comida ya que debía abstenerse de todo lo que provenía de la vid [hasta de uvas!]. Debía abstenerse del vino que simbolizaba la alegría [Salmo 104:15] porque encontraba su gozo en el Señor. Su aspecto también debía ser diferente, dejándose crecer el cabello y sufrir así el reproche de la comunidad ya que para el varón era deshonroso dejarse crecer el cabello [1 Cor. 11:14]. También nosotros debemos consagrarnos al Señor.  No es necesariamente nuestra apariencia física lo que nos debe distinguir sino nuestra forma de vivir.  Hemos creído en Cristo y por eso debemos vivir a Cristo [usando las palabras de Don Samuel Perez Millos].  El voto del nazareo era por un tiempo solamente, el cristiano es de por vida.  El voto del nazareo era voluntario.  ¿Crees que el del cristiano también lo es?  Haznos saber tu opinión.

Consagrarme todo entero, alma, vida y corazón, es el íntimo deseo que hoy me anima, buen Señor.

Heme aquí, Señor, a tus plantas hoy, pues a Ti consagrar quiero todo lo que soy.

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Numbers 6: The Law of the Nazirite.

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the Lord:

3 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.

5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the Lord, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

6 All the days that he separateth himself unto the Lord he shall come at no dead body.

7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head.

8 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the Lord.

9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day.

12 And he shall consecrate unto the Lord the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled.

13 And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

14 And he shall offer his offering unto the Lord, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,

15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

16 And the priest shall bring them before the Lord, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:

17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering.

18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:

20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the Lord: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine.

21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the Lord for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation.

22 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

24 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

25 The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:

26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain

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Reflexion by Noemi Dominguez:

Promises, promises, promises!

The Levites had been consecrated [separated] for service to God for life. Also the rest of the people who were not from the tribe of Levi could consecrate themselves, male or female, for a limited time. The person’s behavior should be different, including his food since he should refrain from everything that came from the vine [even grapes!]. He should refrain from wine that symbolized joy [Psalm 104: 15] as his or her joy would come from the Lord. His or her appearance would also be different, men were required to let their hair grow and suffer the reproach because it was dishonorable for the man to let his hair grow [1 Cor. 11:14]. The person that made the Nazarite vow suffered the reproach of the community. We too must consecrate ourselves to the Lord. It is not necessarily our physical appearance that should distinguish us but our way of life. We have believed in Christ and that is why we must live Christ [using the words of Mr. Samuel Perez Millos]. The Nazarite vow was for a time only, the Christian’s is for life. The vow of the Nazarite was voluntary, do you think that Christian’s is also voluntary? Let us know your opinion.

All to Jesus I surrender, All to him I freely give; I will ever love and trust him, In his presence daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all, All to thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.