Leviticus 21
1 And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, None [of them] shall defile himself on the dead, among his people;
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 But on his kin, that is near unto him, [that is, ] on his mother, and on his father, and on his son, and on his daughter, and on his brother,
isipokuwa yule aliye ndugu wa karibu—mama yake, baba yake, mwanawe, bintiye, nduguye,
3 And on his sister that is a virgin, that is nigh unto him, who hath had no husband: on her may he defile himself.
au dada yake bikira anayemtegemea, kwa kuwa hana mume—kwake huyo anaweza kujitia unajisi.
4 The chief man among his people shall not defile himself, to be profaned thereby.
Lakini hatajitia unajisi na kujichafu kwa ajili ya jamaa wengine.
5 They shall not make any baldness upon their head, and the corner of their beard shall they not shave off, and in their flesh shall they not make any incision.
Makuhanai hawatanyoa vichwa vyo wala kunyoa pembeni mwa ndevu zao, wala hawatachanja chale miili yao.
6 Holy shall they be unto their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God; for the fire-offerings of the Lord, the bread of their God, do they offer, they shall therefore 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 A woman that is a harlot, or one profaned, shall they not take; and a woman put away from her husband shall they not take; for holy is he 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 sanctify him; for the bread of thy God doth he offer: holy shall he be unto thee; for I the Lord, who sanctify 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 if the daughter of any priest profane herself by committing incest, her father doth she profane: with fire shall she be burnt.
Binti yeyote wa kuhani anayejitia unajisi kwa kujifanya kahaba anajifedhehesha mwenyewe. Ni lazima ateketezwe kwa moto.
10 And the priest that is highest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil hath been poured, and who hath been consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head grow long, and his garments shall he not rend;
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 go in to any dead body; even on his father, and on his mother shall he not defile himself.
Hataingia kamwe mahali popote ambapo kuna maiti na kujitia unajisi, hata kama ni maiti ya baba yake au ya mama yake.
12 And out of the sanctuary shall he not go, that he may not profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.
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 virgin state.
Kuhani mkuu nilazima aoe bikira kuwa mke wake.
14 A widow, and a divorced woman, and one profaned, [and] a harlot, these shall he not take; but a virgin of his own people shall he take for wife;
Hataoa mjene, mwanamke mtalaka au mwanamke aliye kahaba. Anaweza kuoa mwanamke bikira kutoka kwa watu wake,
15 So that he may not profane his seed among his people; for I, the Lord, do sanctify him.
kwa hiyo asiwatia unajisi watoto wake miongoni mwa watu wake. kwa kuwa Mimi Yahweh, ndimi ninayemfanya yeye mtakatifu.”
16 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
Yahweh akamwambia Musa, akasema,
17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever of thy seed in their generations it be on whom there is any blemish, shall not approach to offer 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 whatsoever man it be on whom there is a blemish, shall not approach: a blind, or a lame man, or one that hath a flattened nose, or a man one of whose limbs is too long,
Mtu yeyote mwenye kasoro mwilini mwake asimkaribie Yahweh,
19 Or a man who hath a broken foot, or a broken hand,
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 a crookbacked, or a dwarf, or one that hath a blemish in his eye, or the itch, or the scurvy, or the 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 Every man on whom there is a blemish, of the seed of Aaron the priest, shall not come nigh to offer the fire-offerings of the Lord: there is a blemish on him; he shall not come nigh to offer 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 brewed of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy things he may eat.
Anaweza kula chakula cha Mungu wake, ama iwe baadhi ya vile vilivyo vitakatifu sana au vile vitakatifu.
23 Only unto the vail, and unto the altar shall he not come nigh, because there is a blemish on him; that he profane not my holy things; for I the Lord do sanctify 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 spoke thus unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Kwa hiyo Musa akamwambia maneno haya Aroni, wanawe, na watu wote wa Israeli.
