Leviticus 21
1 The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the cohanim, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'A cohen shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;
Yavé dijo a Moisés: Habla a los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón: No se contaminen a causa del cadáver de uno de sus parientes,
2 except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
excepto por pariente cercano a él: su madre, su padre, su hijo, su hermano,
3 and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
o su hermana virgen, cercana a él, que no tuvo esposo, por la cual podrá contaminarse.
4 He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
No se contaminará, porque es un dirigente en medio de su pueblo, y no se profanará.
5 "'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
No hará tonsura en su cabeza, ni cortará la punta de su barba, ni se sajará.
6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.
Santos serán para su ʼElohim. No profanarán el Nombre de su ʼElohim, porque ellos son los que presentan los holocaustos a Yavé, el pan de su ʼElohim. Por tanto, serán santos.
7 "'They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.
No tomarán mujer prostituta o deshonrada. No tomarán mujer repudiada por su esposo, porque [el sacerdote] es santo a su ʼElohim.
8 You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
Por tanto lo consagrarás, pues él presenta el pan de tu ʼElohim. Será santo porque Yo, Yavé, Quien te santifica, soy santo.
9 "'The daughter of any cohen, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father: she shall be burned with fire.
Si la hija de un sacerdote profana al prostituírse, profana a su padre. Con fuego será quemada.
10 "'He who is the cohen hagadol among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, nor tear his clothes;
El que entre sus hermanos sea sumo sacerdote, sobre cuya cabeza fue derramado el aceite de la unción y fue investido para llevar las ropas, no descubrirá su cabeza ni rasgará sus ropas.
11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
No entrará donde haya algún cadáver. Aunque sea de su padre o de su madre, no se contaminará.
12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the LORD.
No saldrá del Santuario, ni profanará el Santuario de su ʼElohim, porque la consagración del aceite de la unción de su ʼElohim está sobre él. Yo, Yavé.
13 "'He shall take a wife in her virginity.
Tomará como esposa a una virgen.
14 A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
No tomará viuda, ni divorciada, ni deshonrada, ni prostituta, sino tomará como esposa a una virgen de su pueblo
15 He shall not profane his offspring among his people: for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"
para que no profane su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque Yo, Yavé, soy Quien lo santifica.
16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Además Yavé habló a Moisés:
17 "Say to Aaron, 'None of your descendants throughout their generations who has a blemish, may approach to offer the bread of his God.
Habla a Aarón: Ninguno de tus descendientes en sus sucesivas generaciones que tenga en él algún defecto se acercará para ofrecer el pan de su ʼElohim.
18 For whatever man he is that has a blemish, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
Porque ningún varón que tenga en él algún defecto se acercará: ya sea ciego, cojo, mutilado, deformado,
19 or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
o que tenga fractura de pie o de mano,
20 or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles;
o jorobado, enano, que tenga ojo defectuoso, tenga sarna o tiña, o testículos magullados.
21 no man of the descendants of Aaron the cohen, who has a blemish, shall come near to present offerings to your God made by fire. Since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
Ningún varón de la descendencia del sacerdote Aarón que tenga defecto en él, se acercará para ofrecer los holocaustos a Yavé. [Si] hay defecto en él, no se acercará para ofrecer el pan de su ʼElohim.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Podrá comer el pan de su ʼElohim procedente de las cosas santísimas y de las santas,
23 He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'"
pero no pasará detrás del velo ni se acercará al altar, pues tiene defecto en él. No profanará mis cosas sagradas porque Yo soy Yavé, Quien los santifico.
24 So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
Así Moisés habló a Aarón, a sus hijos, y a todos los hijos de Israel.
