3 Mosebog 21
1 Og Herren sagde til Mose: Tal til Præsterne, Arons Sønner, og sig til dem: En Præst skal ikke gøre sig uren ved et Lig iblandt sit Folk,
Yahweh said to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'No one among you shall make himself unclean for those who die among his people,
2 uden ved hans næste Slægt, som ham næst tilhører, ved hans Moder og ved hans Fader og ved hans Søn og ved hans Datter og ved hans Broder
except for his closest relatives—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
3 og ved hans Søster, som er en Jomfru, hans næste Paarørende, som ikke har været nogen Mands Hustru; ved hende maa han gøre sig uren.
or his virgin sister who is dependent on him, since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.
4 Han skal ikke besmitte sig, da han er en Herre iblandt sit Folk, saa han vanhelliger sig.
But he must not make himself unclean for other relatives and so defile himself.
5 De skulle ikke gøre deres Hoved skaldet og ikke afrage det yderste af deres Skæg, og ej skære et Indsnit i deres Kød.
Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards, nor cut their bodies.
6 De skulle være hellige for deres Gud og ikke vanhellige deres Guds Navn; thi de ofre Herrens Ildoffer, deres Guds Brød, og derfor skulle de være aldeles hellige.
They must be holy to their God and not disgrace the name of their God, because the priests offer Yahweh's food offerings, the bread of their God. Therefore the priests must be holy.
7 De skulle ikke tage nogen Horekone eller en, som er krænket, til Ægte; og den Kvinde, som er forskudt af sin Mand, skulle de ikke tage; thi han er hellig for Gud.
They must not marry any woman who is a prostitute and who is defiled, and they must not marry a woman divorced from her husband, for they are separate for their God.
8 Derfor skal du holde ham hellig, thi han ofrer din Guds Brød; han skal være dig hellig, thi jeg Herren er hellig, som gør eder hellige.
You will set him apart, for he is the one who offers bread to your God. He must be holy to you, because I, Yahweh who makes you holy, am holy.
9 Og naar nogen Præsts Datter begynder at bedrive Hor, har hun vanhelliget sin Fader, hun skal brændes med Ild.
Any daughter of any priest who defiles herself by becoming a prostitute disgraces her father. She must be burned.
10 Og den, som er Ypperstepræst iblandt sine Brødre, paa hvis Hoved Salveolien er udøst, og hvis Haand man har fyldt, for at han skal iføre sig Klæderne, han skal ikke blotte sit Hoved og ej sønderrive sine Klæder.
The one who is the high priest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured, and who has been consecrated to wear the special garments of the high priest, must not wear his hair loose or tear his clothes.
11 Og han skal ikke komme til noget Lig, han skal ikke gøre sig uren, hverken ved sin Fader eller ved sin Moder.
He must not go anywhere that a dead body is present and defile himself, even for his father or his mother.
12 Og han skal ikke gaa ud af Helligdommen, og han skal ikke vanhellige sin Guds Helligdom; thi hans Guds Salveolies Hovedsmykke er paa ham. Jeg er Herren.
The high priest must not leave the sanctuary area of the tabernacle or profane the sanctuary of his God, because he has been consecrated as high priest by the anointing oil of his God. I am Yahweh.
13 Og han skal tage sig en Hustru i hendes Jomfrustand.
The high priest must marry a virgin as his wife.
14 En Enke eller en forskudt eller en krænket, en Hore, dem skal han ikke tage, men en Jomfru af sit Folk skal han tage til Hustru.
He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman who is a prostitute. He will not marry these kinds of women. He may only marry a virgin from his own people,
15 Og han skal ikke vanhellige sin Sæd iblandt sit Folk; thi jeg er Herren, som gør ham hellig.
so he will not defile his children among his people, for I am Yahweh, who makes him holy.'”
16 Og Herren talede til Mose og sagde:
Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
17 Tal til Aron og sig: Naar der er en Mand af din Sæd i deres Slægter, paa hvem der er en Lyde, han skal ikke komme nær til, at ofre sin Guds Brød;
“Speak to Aaron and tell him, 'Whoever of your descendants throughout their generations has a bodily defect, he must not approach to offer the food to his God.
18 thi ingen Mand, paa hvem der er Lyde, skal komme nær, hvad enten det er en Mand, som er blind eller lam, eller som har noget Lem for kort eller for langt,
Any man who has a bodily defect must not approach Yahweh, such as a blind man or a man who is unable to walk, one who is disfigured or deformed,
19 eller en Mand, som har Bræk paa Fod eller Bræk paa Haand,
a man with a crippled hand or foot,
20 eller som er krogrygget eller er en Dværg eller har Men paa sit Øje, eller som har Skurv eller Fnat, eller som har Brok.
a man who has a hump in his back or is abnormally thin or short, or a man with a defect in his eyes, or with a disease, sore, scabs, or whose testicles have been crushed.
21 Og ingen Mand af Præsten Arons Sæd, paa hvem der er Lyde, skal gaa frem at ofre Herrens Ildofre; der er Lyde paa ham, han skal ikke gaa frem til at ofre sin Guds Brød.
No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest with a bodily defect may come near to perform the offerings made by fire for Yahweh. Such a man has a bodily defect; he must not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22 Dog maa han æde sin Guds Brød, baade af de højhellige Ting og af de andre hellige Ting.
He may eat the food of his God, whether some of the most holy or some of the holy.
23 Kun skal han ikke komme til Forhænget og ej gaa frem til Alteret; thi der er Lyde paa ham, og han skal ikke vanhellige mine Helligdomme; thi jeg er Herren, som gør dem hellige.
However, he must not enter inside the curtain or come near the altar, because he has a bodily defect, so that he does not defile my holy place, for I am Yahweh, who makes them holy.'”
24 Og Mose sagde dette til Aron og til hans Sønner og til alle Israels Børn.
So Moses spoke these words to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the people of Israel.
