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:
Y el SEÑOR dijo a Moisés: Habla a los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón, y diles que no se contaminen por un muerto en sus pueblos.
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,
Mas por su pariente cercano a sí, por su madre, o por su padre, o por su hijo, o por su hermano,
3 And for a maiden sister, who hath had no husband:
o por su hermana virgen, a él cercana, la cual no haya tenido marido, por ella se contaminará.
4 But not even for the prince of his people shall he do any thing that may make him unclean.
No se contaminará, por el príncipe en su pueblo, ensuciándose.
5 Neither shall they shave their head, nor their beard, nor make incisions in their flesh.
No harán calva en su cabeza, ni raerán la punta de su barba, ni en su carne harán rasguños.
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.
Santos serán a su Dios, y no ensuciarán el nombre de su Dios; porque los fuegos del SEÑOR, el pan de su Dios ofrecen; por tanto serán santos.
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,
Mujer ramera o infame no tomarán; ni tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido; porque el sacerdote es santo a su Dios.
8 And offer the leaves of proposition. Let them therefore be holy, because I also am holy, the Lord, who sanctify them.
Y lo santificarás, porque el pan de tu Dios ofrece; santo será a ti, porque santo soy yo el SEÑOR vuestro santificador.
9 If the daughter of a priest be taken in whoredom, and dishonour the name of her father, she shall be burnt with fire.
Y la hija del varón sacerdote, si comenzare a fornicar, a su padre contamina; quemada será en fuego.
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:
Y el sumo sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza fue derramado el aceite de la unción, y que fue consagrado para vestir las vestimentas, no descubrirá su cabeza, ni romperá sus vestidos;
11 Nor shall he go in at all to any dead person: not even for his father, or his mother, shall he be defiled:
ni entrará a alguna persona muerta, ni por su padre, o por su madre se contaminará.
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.
Ni saldrá del santuario, ni ensuciará el santuario de su Dios; porque la corona del aceite de la unción de su Dios está sobre él. Yo soy el SEÑOR.
13 He shall take a virgin unto his wife:
Y tomará él mujer con su virginidad.
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:
Viuda, o repudiada, o infame, o ramera, éstas no tomará; mas tomará virgen de su pueblo por mujer.
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.
Y no ensuciará su simiente en su pueblo; porque yo el SEÑOR soy el que los santifico.
16 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Y el SEÑOR habló a Moisés, diciendo:
17 Say to Aaron: Whosoever of thy seed throughout their families, hath a blemish, he shall not offer bread to his God.
Habla a Aarón, y dile: El varón de tu simiente en sus generaciones, en el cual hubiere falta, no se acercará para ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
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,
Porque ningún varón en el cual hubiere falta, se acercará: varón ciego, o cojo, o falto, o sobrado,
19 If his foot, or if his hand be broken,
o varón en el cual hubiere quebradura de pie o quebradura de mano,
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:
o jorobado, o lagañoso, o que tuviere nube en el ojo, o que tuviere sarna, o empeine, o testículo atrofiado.
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.
Ningún varón de la simiente de Aarón sacerdote, en el cual hubiere falta, se acercará para ofrecer las ofrendas encendidas del SEÑOR. Hay falta en él; no se acercará a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
22 He shall eat nevertheless of the loaves, that are offered in the sanctuary,
El pan de su Dios, de lo santísimo y de las cosas santificadas, comerá.
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.
Pero no entrará del velo adentro, ni se acercará al altar, por cuanto hay falta en él; y no ensuciará mi santuario, porque yo el SEÑOR soy el que los santifico.
24 Moses therefore spoke to Aaron, and to his sons and to all Israel, all the things that had been commanded him.
Y Moisés habló esto a Aarón, y a sus hijos, y a todos los hijos de Israel.
