Leviticus 21
1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;
Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “Habla a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, y diles: ‘El sacerdote no se profanará por los muertos de su pueblo,
2 except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
excepto por sus parientes que están cerca de él: por su madre, por su padre, por su hijo, por su hija, por su hermano,
3 and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, which hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.
y por su hermana virgen que está cerca de él, que no ha tenido marido; por ella puede profanarse.
4 He shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
No se contaminará, siendo jefe de su pueblo, para profanarse.
5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
“‘No se afeitarán la cabeza ni se afeitarán las comisuras de la barba, ni se harán cortes en la carne.
6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
Serán santos para su Dios, y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios, porque ofrecen las ofrendas quemadas de Yahvé, el pan de su Dios. Por lo tanto, serán santos.
7 They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
“‘No se casarán con una mujer prostituta o profana. El sacerdote no se casará con una mujer divorciada de su marido, porque él es santo para su Dios.
8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
Por eso lo santificarás, porque él ofrece el pan de tu Dios. Será santo para ti, porque yo, Yahvé, que te santifico, soy santo.
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
“‘La hija de cualquier sacerdote, si se profana haciendo de prostituta, profana a su padre. Será quemada con fuego.
10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes;
“‘El que es sumo sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza se derrama el aceite de la unción, y que es consagrado para vestir las vestiduras, no dejará suelto el cabello de su cabeza, ni rasgará sus vestidos.
11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
No debe entrar a ningún cadáver, ni contaminarse por su padre o por su madre.
12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
No saldrá del santuario ni profanará el santuario de su Dios, porque la corona del aceite de la unción de su Dios está sobre él. Yo soy Yahvé.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
“‘Tomará una esposa en su virginidad.
14 A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, an harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.
No se casará con una viuda, ni con una divorciada, ni con una mujer impura, ni con una prostituta. Tomará como esposa a una virgen de su propio pueblo.
15 And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the LORD which sanctify him.
No profanará su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque yo soy Yahvé, que lo santifico”.
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Yahvé habló a Moisés, diciendo:
17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
“Di a Aarón: “Ninguno de tus descendientes, a lo largo de sus generaciones, que tenga un defecto podrá acercarse a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
Porque todo hombre que tenga un defecto, no se acercará: un ciego, o un cojo, o el que tenga la nariz chata, o cualquier deformidad,
19 or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
o un hombre que tenga un pie lesionado, o una mano lesionada,
20 or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
o un jorobado, o un enano, o el que tenga un defecto en el ojo, o una enfermedad que pique, o costras, o que tenga los testículos dañados.
21 no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
Ningún hombre de la descendencia del sacerdote Aarón que tenga un defecto se acercará a ofrecer las ofrendas de Yahvé hechas por fuego. Como tiene un defecto, no se acercará a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Comerá el pan de su Dios, tanto del más sagrado como del santo.
23 Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am the LORD which sanctify them.
No se acercará al velo, ni se acercará al altar, porque tiene un defecto; para que no profane mis santuarios, porque yo soy Yahvé que los santifico”.
24 So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Entonces Moisés habló a Aarón, a sus hijos y a todos los hijos de Israel.
