Nadab y Abiú, hijos de Aarón^a, tomaron sus respectivos incensarios^b, y después de poner fuego en ellos y echar incienso sobre él, ofrecieron delante del SEÑOR fuego extraño, que Él no les había ordenado. 2 Y de la presencia del SEÑOR salió fuego que los consumió, y murieron delante del SEÑOR^a. 3 Entonces Moisés dijo a Aarón: Esto es lo que el SEÑOR habló, diciendo:«Como santo seré tratado^a por¹ los que se acercan a mí^b,y en presencia de todo el pueblo seré honrado^c».Y Aarón guardó silencio. 4 Llamó también Moisés a Misael y a Elzafán, hijos de Uziel^a, tío de Aarón, y les dijo: Acercaos, llevaos a vuestros parientes¹ de delante del santuario, fuera del campamento. 5 Y ellos se acercaron y los llevaron fuera del campamento todavía en sus túnicas^a, como Moisés había dicho. 6 Luego Moisés dijo a Aarón y a sus hijos Eleazar e Itamar: No descubráis vuestra cabeza ni rasguéis vuestros vestidos, para que no muráis^a y para que Él no desate todo su enojo contra toda la congregación^b. Pero vuestros hermanos, toda la casa de Israel, se lamentarán por el incendio que el SEÑOR ha traído¹. 7 Ni siquiera saldréis de la entrada de la tienda de reunión, no sea que muráis; porque el aceite de unción del SEÑOR está sobre vosotros^a. Y ellos hicieron conforme al mandato¹ de Moisés.

8 El SEÑOR habló a Aarón, diciendo: 9 No beberéis vino^a ni licor, tú ni tus hijos contigo, cuando entréis en la tienda de reunión, para que no muráis (es estatuto perpetuo por todas vuestras generaciones), 10 y para que hagáis distinción entre lo santo y lo profano, entre lo inmundo y lo limpio^a, 11 y para que enseñéis a los hijos de Israel todos los estatutos que el SEÑOR les ha dicho por medio¹ de Moisés^a.

12 Y Moisés dijo a Aarón y a los hijos que le quedaban, Eleazar e Itamar^a: Tomad la ofrenda de cereal que queda de las ofrendas encendidas para el SEÑOR^b, y comedla sin levadura junto al altar, porque es santísima. 13 La comeréis, pues, en lugar santo, porque es la porción tuya y la porción de tus hijos de las ofrendas encendidas al SEÑOR; porque así se me ha ordenado. 14 Sin embargo, el pecho de la ofrenda mecida^a y la pierna de la ofrenda podéis comerlos en un lugar limpio, tú, y tus hijos y tus hijas contigo; porque han sido dadas como la porción tuya y la de tus hijos de los sacrificios de las ofrendas de paz de los hijos de Israel. 15 La pierna que fue ofrecida levantándola, y el pecho que fue ofrecido meciéndolo, los traerán junto con las ofrendas encendidas de los pedazos de grasa, para presentarlos¹ como ofrenda mecida delante del SEÑOR; así será para siempre la porción tuya y la de tus hijos contigo, tal como el SEÑOR ha ordenado.

16 Y Moisés preguntó con diligencia por el macho cabrío de la ofrenda por el pecado^a, y he aquí que había sido quemado. Y se enojó con Eleazar e Itamar, los hijos que le habían quedado a Aarón, diciendo: 17 ¿Por qué no comisteis la ofrenda por el pecado en el lugar santo? Porque es santísima^a y os ha sido dada¹ para quitar la culpa de la congregación^b, para hacer expiación por ellos delante del SEÑOR. 18 He aquí, puesto que la sangre no había sido traída dentro, al santuario^a, ciertamente debíais haber comido la ofrenda¹ en el santuario^b, tal como yo ordené. 19 Pero Aarón dijo a Moisés: Mira, hoy mismo han presentado ellos su ofrenda por el pecado y su holocausto delante del SEÑOR^a. Ya que esto me ha sucedido, si yo hubiera comido hoy de la ofrenda por el pecado, ¿hubiera sido grato a los ojos del SEÑOR? 20 Cuando Moisés oyó esto, quedó satisfecho¹.

Now ^aNadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective ^bfirepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on ¹the fire and offered ²strange fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. 2 ^aAnd fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the LORD spoke, saying,‘By those who ^acome near Me I ^1bwill be treated as holy,And before all the people I will ^cbe honored.’”So Aaron, therefore, kept silent.

4 Moses called also to ^aMishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come forward, carry your relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to an area outside of the camp.” 5 So they came forward and carried them, still in their ^atunics, to an area outside the camp, just as Moses had said. 6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “^aDo not ¹uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you do not die and He does not ^bbecome wrathful against all the congregation. But your ²kinsmen, the entire house of Israel, shall weep for the burning which the LORD has ³brought about. 7 You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, or you will die; for ^athe LORD’S anointing oil is upon you.” So they did according to the word of Moses.

8 The LORD then spoke to Aaron, saying, 9 “^aDo not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you do not die—it is a permanent statute throughout your generations— 10 and ^ato make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean, 11 and ^aso as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to them through Moses.”

12 Then Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his surviving sons, ^aEleazar and Ithamar, “^bTake the grain offering that is left over from the LORD’S offerings by fire and eat it as unleavened bread beside the altar, for it is most holy. 13 You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your allotted portion and your sons’ allotted portion from the LORD’S offerings by fire; for so I have been commanded. 14 ^aThe breast of the wave offering, however, and the thigh of the offering you may eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you; for they have been given as your allotted portion and your sons’ allotted portion from the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the sons of Israel. 15 They shall bring ^athe thigh offered by lifting up and the breast offered by waving, along with the offerings by fire of the portions of fat, to present as a wave offering before the LORD; so it shall be a thing perpetually due you and your sons with you, just as the LORD has commanded.”

16 But Moses searched carefully for the ^agoat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned! So he was angry with Aaron’s surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying, 17 “Why ^adid you not eat the sin offering at the ¹holy place? For it is most holy, and ²He gave it to you to take away ^bthe guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD. 18 Behold, ^asince its blood had not been brought inside, into the sanctuary, you certainly should have ^beaten it in the sanctuary, just as I commanded!” 19 But Aaron said to Moses, “Behold, this very day they ^apresented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD. When things like these happened to me, if I had eaten a sin offering today, would it have been good in the sight of the LORD?” 20 When Moses heard that, it was good in his sight.

Now ^aNadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective ^bfirepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. 2 ^aAnd fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD. 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, “It is what the LORD spoke, saying,‘By those who ^acome near Me I ^1bwill be treated as holy,And before all the people I will ^cbe honored.’”So Aaron, therefore, kept silent.

4 Moses called also to ^aMishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come forward, carry your ¹relatives away from the front of the sanctuary to the outside of the camp.” 5 So they came forward and carried them still in their ^atunics to the outside of the camp, as Moses had said. 6 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “^aDo not ¹uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you will not die and that He will not ^bbecome wrathful against all the congregation. But your ²kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, shall bewail the burning which the LORD has ³brought about. 7 You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, or you will die; for ^athe LORD’S anointing oil is upon you.” So they did according to the word of Moses.

8 The LORD then spoke to Aaron, saying, 9 “^aDo not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die—it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations— 10 and ^aso as to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean, 11 and ^aso as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the LORD has spoken to them through Moses.”

12 Then Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his surviving sons, ^aEleazar and Ithamar, “^bTake the grain offering that is left over from the LORD’S offerings by fire and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy. 13 You shall eat it, moreover, in a holy place, because it is your due and your sons’ due out of the LORD’S offerings by fire; for thus I have been commanded. 14 ^aThe breast of the wave offering, however, and the thigh of the offering you may eat in a clean place, you and your sons and your daughters with you; for they have been given as your due and your sons’ due out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the sons of Israel. 15 ^aThe thigh offered by lifting up and the breast offered by waving they shall bring along with the offerings by fire of the portions of fat, to present as a wave offering before the LORD; so it shall be a thing perpetually due you and your sons with you, just as the LORD has commanded.”

16 But Moses searched carefully for the ^agoat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up! So he was angry with Aaron’s surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying, 17 “Why ^adid you not eat the sin offering at the holy place? For it is most holy, and ¹He gave it to you to bear away ^bthe guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD. 18 Behold, ^asince its blood had not been brought inside, into the sanctuary, you should certainly have ^beaten it in the sanctuary, just as I commanded.” 19 But Aaron spoke to Moses, “Behold, this very day they ^apresented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD. When things like these happened to me, if I had eaten a sin offering today, would it have been good in the sight of the LORD?” 20 When Moses heard that, it seemed good in his sight.