Leviticus 21

1 The Lord said also to Moses: Speak to the priests the sons of Aaron, and thou shalt say to them: Let not a priest incur an uncleanness at the death of his citizens:

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

2 But only for his kin, such as are near in blood, that is to say, for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his daughter, for his brother also,

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

3 And for a maiden sister, who hath had no husband:

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

4 But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.

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

5 Neither shall they shave their head, nor their beard, nor make incisions in their flesh.

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

6 They shall be holy to their God, and shall not profane his name: for they offer the burnt offering of the Lord, and the bread of their God, and therefore they shall be holy.

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

7 They shall not take to wife a harlot or a vile prostitute, nor one that has been put away from her husband: because they are consecrated to their God,

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

8 And offer the leaves of proposition. Let them therefore be holy, because I also am holy, the Lord, who sanctify them.

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

9 If the daughter of a priest be taken in whoredom, and dishonour the name of her father, she shall be burnt with fire.

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

10 The high priest, that is to say, the priest, is the greatest among his brethren. upon whose head the oil of unction hath been poured, and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood, and who hath been vested with the holy vestments, shall not uncover his head, he shall not rend his garments:

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

11 Nor shall he go in at all to any dead person: not even for his father, or his mother, shall he be defiled:

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

12 Neither shall he go out of the holy places, lest he defile the sanctuary of the Lord, because the oil of the holy unction of his God is upon him. I am the Lord.

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

13 He shall take a virgin unto his wife:

١٣ لِيَتَزَوَّجْ مِنْ عَذْرَاءَ،

14 But a widow or one that is divorced, or defiled, or a harlot, he shall not take, but a maid of his own people:

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

15 He shall not mingle the stock of his kindred with the common people of his nation: for I am the Lord who sanctify him.

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

16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

١٦ وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

17 Say to Aaron: Whosoever of thy seed throughout their families, hath a blemish, he shall not offer bread to his God.

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

18 Neither shall he approach to minister to him: If he be blind, if he be lame, if he have a little, or a great, or a crooked nose,

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

19 If his foot, or if his hand be broken,

١٩ وَلا مَكْسُورَ الْيَدِ أَوِ الرِّجْلِ،

20 If he be crookbacked, or blear eyed, or have a pearl in his eye, or a continual scab, or a dry scurf in his body, or a rupture:

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

21 Whosoever of the seed of Aaron the priest hath a blemish, he shall not approach to offer sacrifices to the Lord, nor bread to his God.

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

22 He shall eat nevertheless of the loaves, that are offered in the sanctuary,

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

23 Yet so that he enter not within the veil, nor approach to the altar, because he hath a blemish, and he must not defile my sanctuary. I am the Lord who sanctify them.

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

24 Moses therefore spoke to Aaron, and to his sons and to all Israel, all the things that had been commanded him.

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