لاويّين 21

١ 1 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «أَوْصِ الْكَهَنَةَ أَبْنَاءَ هَرُونَ أَلّا يُنَجِّسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ نَفْسَهُ بِلَمْسِ جُثَّةِ مَيْتٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ،

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;

٢ 2 إِلّا إِذَا كَانَ الْمَيْتُ أَقْرَبَ أَقْرِبَائِهِ إِلَيْهِ: أُمَّهُ وَأَبَاهُ وَابْنَهُ وَابْنَتَهُ وَأَخَاهُ،

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;

٣ 3 وَأُخْتَهُ الْعَذْرَاءَ الَّتِي لَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ، الْمُقِيمَةَ عَلَى مَقْرُبَةٍ مِنْهُ، فَمِنْ أَجْلِهَا يَتَنَجَّسُ،

and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, that hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.

٤ 4 لأَنَّ الْكَاهِنَ هُوَ رَئِيسٌ فِي قَوْمِهِ، وَعَلَيْهِ أَلّا يُنَجِّسَ نَفْسَهُ شَعَائِرِيًّا كَغَيْرِهِ مِنَ النَّاسِ الْعَادِيِّينَ.

He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

٥ 5 وَلا يَحْلِقَ الْكَاهِنُ شَعْرَهُ قَرْعَةً، أَوْ جَانِبَيْ لِحْيَتِهِ، أَوْ يَجْرَحَ جَسَدَهُ حُزْناً عَلَى مَيْتٍ.

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

٦ 6 وَعَلَى الْكَهَنَةِ أَنْ يَكُونُوا مَفْرُوزِينَ لإِلَهِهِمْ. لَا يُدَنِّسُوا اسْمَهُ لأَنَّهُمْ يُقَرِّبُونَ وَقَائِدَ الرَّبِّ كَأَنَّهَا طَعَامٌ يُقَدِّمُونَهُ لإِلَهِهِمْ فَيَكُونُ مُقَدَّساً.

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.

٧ 7 وَلا يَتَزَوَّجُوا امْرَأَةً زَانِيَةً أَوْ مِنْ غَيْرِ سِبْطِهِمْ، أَوِ امْرَأَةً مُطَلَّقَةً مِنْ زَوْجِهَا، لأَنَّهُمْ مُقَدَّسُونَ لإِلَهِهِمْ،

They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profaned; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.

٨ 8 لأَنَّ الْكَاهِنَ مُفْرَزٌ لِيُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ لإِلَهِكَ فَهُوَ مُقَدَّسٌ عِنْدَكَ، لأَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ مُقَدِّسُكُمْ، قُدُّوسٌ.

Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God; he shall be holy unto thee; for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.

٩ 9 وَإذَا زَنَتِ ابْنَةُ الْكَاهِنِ فَيَجِبُ حَرْقُهَا لأَنَّهَا دَنَّسَتْ قَدَاسَةَ أَبِيهَا.

And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.

١٠ 10 وَالْكَاهِنُ الأَعْظَمُ بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِ، الَّذِي سُكِبَ عَلَى رَأْسِهِ دُهْنُ الْمَسْحَةِ، وَتَكَرَّسَ لِيَرْتَدِيَ الثِّيَابَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ، لَا يَكْشِفُ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ وَلا يَشُقُّ ثِيَابَهُ حِدَاداً عَلَى مَيْتٍ.

And the priest that is highest 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;

١١ 11 وَلْيَتَفَادَ الدُّخُولَ إِلَى مَكَانٍ فِيهِ جُثَّةُ مَيْتٍ. وَلا يُنَجِّسْ نَفْسَهُ بِلَمْسِ جُثْمَانِ مَيْتٍ، حَتَّى لَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ جُثْمَانَ أَبِيهِ أَوْ أُمِّهِ.

neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

١٢ 12 لَا يُفَارِقِ الْمَقْدِسَ فِي أَثْنَاءِ خِدْمَتِهِ، لِئَلّا يُدَنِّسَ مَقْدِسَ إِلَهِهِ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَمَّ تَكْرِيسُهُ بِسَكْبِ دُهْنِ مَسْحَةِ إِلَهِهِ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.

١٣ 13 لِيَتَزَوَّجْ مِنْ عَذْرَاءَ،

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

١٤ 14 لَا مِنْ أَرْمَلَةٍ، وَلا مُطَلَّقَةٍ، وَلا زَانِيَةٍ مُدَنَّسَةٍ، بَلْ يَتَزَوَّجُ عَذْرَاءَ مِنْ سِبْطِهِ.

A widow, or one divorced, or a profaned woman, or a harlot, these shall he not take; but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.

١٥ 15 فَلا يُدَنِّسُ نَسْلَهُ بَيْنَ شَعْبِهِ، لأَنِّي أَنَا الرَّبُّ الَّذِي أُقَدِّسُهُ».

And he shall not profane his seed among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctify him.

١٦ 16 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

١٧ 17 «قُلْ لِهَرُونَ: لَا يُقَرِّبْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ نَسْلِكَ فِيهِ عَاهَةٌ ذَبَائِحَ لإِلَهِهِ عَلَى مَدَى أَجْيَالِهِمْ،

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.

١٨ 18 فَكُلُّ رَجُلٍ مُصَابٍ بِعَاهَةٍ لَا يَتَقَدَّمْ سَوَاءٌ أَكَانَ أَعْمَى أَمْ أَعْرَجَ أَمْ مُشَوَّهَ الْوَجْهِ أَمْ فِيهِ عُضْوٌ زَائِدٌ،

For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath any thing maimed, or anything too long,

١٩ 19 وَلا مَكْسُورَ الْيَدِ أَوِ الرِّجْلِ،

or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

٢٠ 20 وَلا أَحْدَبَ وَلا قَزْمَ، أَوْ مَنْ فِي عَيْنِهِ بَيَاضٌ، وَلا الأَجْرَبَ وَلا الأَكْلَفَ وَلا مَرْضُوضَ الْخِصْيَةِ.

or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath his eye overspread, or is scabbed, or scurvy, or hath his stones crushed;

٢١ 21 يُحَظَرُ عَلَى كُلِّ رَجُلٍ فِيهِ عَاهَةٌ مِنْ نَسْلِ هرُونَ الْكَاهِنِ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ لِيُقَرِّبَ ذَبَائِحَ الرَّبِّ،

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.

٢٢ 22 وَلَكِنَّهُ يَأْكُلُ مِنْ ذَبَائِحِ إِلَهِهِ، الْمُقَدَّمَةِ فِي قُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ وَالْقُدْسِ.

He may eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

٢٣ 23 غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَدْخُلُ إِلَى مَا وَرَاءِ الحِجَابِ، وَلا يَقْتَرِبُ مِنَ الْمَذْبَحِ، لأَنَّ فِيهِ عَيْباً، لِئَلّا يُدَنِّسَ مَقْدِسِي، لأَنَّنِي أَنَا الرَّبُّ الَّذِي أُقَدِّسُهُمْ».

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 holy places; for I am the LORD who sanctify them.

٢٤ 24 وَهَكَذَا أَبْلَغَ مُوسَى هَذِهِ الْوَصَايَا لِهَرُونَ وَأَبْنَائِهِ وَسَائِرِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ.

So Moses spoke unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.