Leviticus 21
1 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,
Yahweh akamwambia Musa, “Zungumza na makuhani, wana wa Aroni, nawe waambie, 'hakuna hata mmoja miongoni mwenu atakayejitia unajisi kwa wale wanaokufa miongoni mwa watu wake,
2 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;
isipokuwa yule aliye ndugu wa karibu—mama yake, baba yake, mwanawe, bintiye, nduguye,
3 and for his sister, a virgin, that is near unto him, who hath had no husband, for her may he make himself unclean.
au dada yake bikira anayemtegemea, kwa kuwa hana mume—kwake huyo anaweza kujitia unajisi.
4 He shall not make himself unclean [who is] a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.
Lakini hatajitia unajisi na kujichafu kwa ajili ya jamaa wengine.
5 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.
Makuhanai hawatanyoa vichwa vyo wala kunyoa pembeni mwa ndevu zao, wala hawatachanja chale miili yao.
6 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.
Watakuwa watakatifu kwa Mungu wao, wala hawataliaibisha jina la Mungu wao, kwa sababu makuhani hutoa sadaka ya Yahweh ya chakula, mkate wa Mungu wao. Kwa hiyo makuhani lazima wawe watakatifu.
7 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.
Hawataoa mwanamke aliye kahaba na aliyetiwa unajisi, na hawataoa mwanamke aliyetalikiwa kutoka kwa mume wake kwa sababu wametengwa kwa ajili ya Mungu wao.
8 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.
Utamtenga kwa sababu yeye ndiye anayetoa mkate kwa Mungu wako. Ni lazima awe mtakatifu, kwa sababu—Mimi, Yahweh, ndimi niwatakasaye nyinyi—pia Mimi mwenyewe ni mtakatifu.
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burned with fire.
Binti yeyote wa kuhani anayejitia unajisi kwa kujifanya kahaba anajifedhehesha mwenyewe. Ni lazima ateketezwe kwa moto.
10 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.
Mtu ambaye ni kuhani mkuu miongoni mwa nduguze, ambaye mafuta ya upako yamekwisha kumiminwa kichwani pake, na ambaye amekwisha kuwekwa wakfu ili kuvaa mavazi maalum ya kuhani mkuu, kamwe hataziacha wazi nywele zake wala hatazirarua nguo zake.
11 Neither shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;
Hataingia kamwe mahali popote ambapo kuna maiti na kujitia unajisi, hata kama ni maiti ya baba yake au ya mama yake.
12 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.
Kuhani mkuu hataondoka eneo takatifu la hema la kukutania au kupatia unajisi patakatifu pa Mungu wake, kwa sababu amewekwa wakfu kuwa kuhani mkuu kwa kutiwa mafuta ya upako ya Mungu wake. Mimi ndimi Yahweh.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Kuhani mkuu nilazima aoe bikira kuwa mke wake.
14 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.
Hataoa mjene, mwanamke mtalaka au mwanamke aliye kahaba. Anaweza kuoa mwanamke bikira kutoka kwa watu wake,
15 And he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.
kwa hiyo asiwatia unajisi watoto wake miongoni mwa watu wake. kwa kuwa Mimi Yahweh, ndimi ninayemfanya yeye mtakatifu.”
16 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Yahweh akamwambia Musa, akasema,
17 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;
Zungumza na Aroni na umwambie, 'mtu yeyote wa ukoo wako katika vizazi vyako vyote mwenye kasoro mwilini mwake, asisogee kutoa chakula kwa Mungu wake.
18 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,
Mtu yeyote mwenye kasoro mwilini mwake asimkaribie Yahweh,
19 or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
mtu kama vile: kipofu au mtu asiyeweza kutembea, mtu aliyeharibiwa uso au kupungukiwa na viungo mwilini, mtu aliye na mguu au mkono wenye ulemavu,
20 or hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.
mtu mwenye kibiongo mgongoni mwake au aliye na kimo kidogo au wembamba usio wa kawaida, au mtu mwenye kasoro machoni mwake, au mwenye ugonjwa, kidonda, upele, au yule ambaye korodani zake zimeharibiwa.
21 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.
Hakutakuwa na mtu miongoni mwa ukoo wa Aroni kuhani mkuu mwenye kasoro mwilini atakayekaribia kutoa matoleo yatakayoteketezwa kwa moto kwa ajili ya Yahweh. Mtu kama huyo mwenye kasoro mwilini hatakaribia ili kutoa mkate wa Mungu wake.
22 The bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;
Anaweza kula chakula cha Mungu wake, ama iwe baadhi ya vile vilivyo vitakatifu sana au vile vitakatifu.
23 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.
Hata hivyo, hataingia ndani ya pazia wala kuisogelea madhabahu, kwa sababu ana kasoro mwilini mwake, ili kwamba asipanajisi mahali patakatifu pangu, kwa kuwa Mimi ndimi Yahweh anayewafanya watakatifu.”
24 And Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
Kwa hiyo Musa akamwambia maneno haya Aroni, wanawe, na watu wote wa Israeli.
