3 Mosebog 21
1 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: Tal til Præsterne, Arons Sønner, og sig til dem: Præsten må ikke gøre sig uren ved Lig blandt sin Slægt,
And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none make himself unclean for a dead person among his peoples,
2 medmindre det er hans nærmeste kødelige Slægtninge, hans Moder eller Fader, hans Søn eller Datter, hans Broder
except for his immediate relation, who is near unto him — for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
3 eller Søster, for så vidt hun var Jomfru og endnu hørte til hans Familie og ikke var gift; i så Fald må han gøre sig uren ved hende;
and for his sister, a virgin, that is near unto him, who hath had no husband, for her may he make himself unclean.
4 men han må ikke gøre sig uren ved hende, når hun var gift med en Mand af hans Slægt, og således pådrage sig Vanhelligelse.
He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.
5 De må ikke klippe sig en skaldet Plet på deres Hoved, ikke studse deres Skæg eller gøre Indsnit i deres Legeme.
They shall not make any baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 Hellige skal de være for deres Gud og må ikke vanhellige deres Guds Navn, thi de frembærer HERRENs Ildofre, deres Guds Spise; derfor skal de være hellige.
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they present Jehovah's offerings by fire, the bread of their God; therefore shall they be holy.
7 En Horkvinde og en skændet Kvinde må de ikke ægte; heller ikke en Kvinde, der er forstødt af sin Mand, må de ægte; thi han er helliget sin Gud.
They shall not take as wife a whore, or a dishonoured woman; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.
8 Du skal regne ham for hellig, thi han frembærer din Guds Spise; han skal være dig hellig, thi hellig er jeg HERREN, som helliger dem.
And thou shalt hallow him; for the bread of thy God doth he present: he shall be holy unto thee; for I, Jehovah, who hallow you am holy.
9 Når en Præstedatter vanhelliger sig ved at bedrive Hor, da vanhelliger hun sin Fader; hun skal brændes på Bål,
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burned with fire.
10 Den Præst, der er den ypperste blandt sine Brødre, han, over hvis Hoved Salveolien udgydes, og som indsættes ved at iføres Klæderne, må hverken lade sit Hovedhår vokse frit eller sønderrive sine Klæder.
And the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his garments.
11 Han må ikke gå hen til noget som helst Lig, end ikke ved sin Fader eller Moder må han gøre sig uren.
Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;
12 Han må ikke forlade Helligdommen for ikke at vanhellige sin Guds Helligdom, thi hans Guds Salveolies Vielse er på ham; jeg er HERREN!
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 Jehovah.
13 Han skal ægte en Kvinde, der er Jomfru;
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 en Enke, en forstødt, en skændet, en Horkvinde må han ikke ægte, kun en Jomfru af sin Slægt må han tage til Hustru,
A widow, or a divorced woman, or a dishonoured one, a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take as wife a virgin from among his peoples.
15 for at han ikke skal vanhellige sit Afkom blandt sin Slægt; thi jeg er HERREN, som helliger ham.
And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.
16 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
17 Tal til Aron og sig: Ingen af dit Afkom i de kommende Slægter, som har en Legemsfejl, må træde frem for at frembære sin Guds Spise,
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Any of thy seed throughout their generations that hath any defect, shall not approach to present the bread of his God;
18 det må ingen, som har en Legemsfejl, hverken en blind eller en halt eller en med vansiret Ansigt eller for lang en Legemsdel
for whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other,
19 eller med Brud på Ben eller Arm
or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
20 eller en pukkelrygget eller en med Tæring eller en, der har Pletter i Øjnene eller lider af Skab eller Ringorm eller har svulne Testikler.
or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
21 Af Præsten Arons Efterkommere må ingen, som har en Legemsfejl, nærme sig for at frembære HERRENs Ildofre; han har en Legemsfejl, han må ikke nærme sig for at frembære sin Guds Spise.
No man of the seed of Aaron the priest that hath defect shall come near to present Jehovah's offerings by fire: he hath a defect; he shall not come near to present the bread of his God.
22 Han må vel spise sin Guds Spise, både det, som er højhelligt, og det, som er helligt,
The bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;
23 men til Forhænget må han ikke komme, og Alteret må han ikke nærme sig, thi han har en Legemsfejl og må ikke vanhellige mine hellige Ting; thi jeg er HERREN, som helliger dem.
only he shall not come in unto the veil, nor shall he draw near unto the altar; for he hath a defect: that he profane not my sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.
24 Og Moses talte således til Aron og hans Sønner og alle Israeliterne.
And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
