利未記 21
1 上主對梅瑟說：」你當訓示亞郎的兒子司祭說：司祭不應為族人的屍體陷於不潔，
The Lord told Moses, “Tell Aaron's sons, the priests: A priest is not to make himself unclean by touching the dead body of any of his relatives.
2 除非為骨肉至親，如母親，父親，兒女，兄弟；
The only exceptions are for his immediate family. This includes his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
3 未出嫁而仍為處女的姊妹，為她的屍體，司祭可陷於不潔；
or his unmarried sister since she is a close relative because she doesn't have a husband.
4 但司祭不可因身為丈夫，而為姻親的屍身，陷於不潔，褻瀆己身。
He must not make himself unclean for those only related to him by marriage—he is not to make himself ceremonially impure.
5 司祭的頭髮不可剃光，鬍鬚的邊緣，不可修剪，也不可紋身割傷。
Priests are not to shave bald spots on their heads, trim the sides of their beards, or cut their bodies.
6 他們對天主應是聖的，不可褻瀆天主的名號，因為是他們奉獻上主的火祭，作為天主的供物，所以應是聖的。
They must be holy to their God and not disgrace their God's reputation. They are the one who present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God. Consequently they must be holy.
7 司祭不可娶妓女和受玷汙的女人為妻，也不可娶為丈夫離棄的女人，因為他是祝聖於天主的人。
A priest is not to marry a woman made unclean through prostitution or who is divorced by her husband, for the priest must be holy to his God.
8 逤所以你應以他為聖，因為他把供物奉獻給你的天主，他對於你應是聖的，因為使你們成聖的我上主，是聖的。
You shall consider him holy because he presents the food offerings to your God. He shall be holy to you, because I am holy. I am the Lord, and I chose you as my special people.
9 若司祭的女兒賣淫褻瀆自己，她是褻瀆自己的父親，應用火燒死。[大司祭的聖潔]
A priest's daughter who makes herself unclean through prostitution makes her father unclean. She must be executed by burning.
10 兄弟中身分最高的司祭，頭上既倒過聖油，又被祝聖穿了祭衣，不可披頭散髮，不可撕裂自己的衣服。
The high priest has the highest place among the other priests. He has been anointed with olive oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly clothing. He must not leave his hair uncombed or tear his clothes.
11 不可走近死人的屍體，也不可為父親或母親的屍體陷於不潔。
He is not to go near any dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even it is for his own father or mother.
12 也不可走出聖所，免得褻瀆天主的聖所，因為在他頭上有天主傅油的神印：我是上主。
He must not leave to deal with someone who has died or make the sanctuary of his God unclean because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord.
13 他應娶處女為妻，
He can only marry a virgin.
14 寡婦，棄婦或受玷污的妓女，這樣的女人，決不可娶；只可娶本族中的處女為妻，
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one made unclean through prostitution. He has to marry a virgin from his own people,
15 以免褻瀆本族的後裔，因為那使他成聖的是我，上主。[作司祭的阻礙]
so that he doesn't make his children unclean among his people, for I am the Lord who makes him holy.”
16 上主訓示梅瑟：」
The Lord told Moses,
17 你告訴亞郎說：世世代代你的後裔中，凡身上有缺陷的，不得前去向天主奉獻供物；
“Tell Aaron: These rules apply for all future generations. If any of your descendants has a physical defect, he is not allowed to come and present the food offerings of his God.
18 凡身上有缺陷的，不准前去：不論是眼瞎，腳跛，殘廢，畸形的，
No man is allowed to do this if he has any defects, including anyone who is blind, crippled, facially disfigured, or has deformities,
19 或是斷手斷腳的，
anyone who has a broken foot or arm,
20 或是駝背，矮小，眼生白翳，身上有痲疹或癬疥，或是睪丸破碎的人。
anyone who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has cataracts, skin sores or scabs, or a damaged testicle.
21 亞郎司祭的後裔中，凡身上有缺陷的，不得去奉獻上主的火祭；他身上既有缺陷，就不應給天主奉獻供物。
No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect is allowed to come and present the food offerings to the Lord. Because he has a defect, he must not come and offer the food of his God.
22 天主的供物，不論是至聖的或聖的，他都可以吃；
He is still allowed to eat the food from the Most Holy Place of his God and also from the sanctuary,
23 卻不可進入帳慢後，或走近祭壇前，因為他身上有缺陷，免得他褻瀆我的聖所，因為使他們成聖的是我，上主。「
but because he has a defect, he is not allowed to go near the curtain or the altar, so that my sanctuary and everything in it are not made unclean, because I am the Lord who makes them holy.”
24 梅瑟就這樣訓示了亞郎和他的兒子，以及全體以色列子民。
Moses repeated this to Aaron and his sons, and to all the Israelites.
