Leviticus 21
1 Yahweh said to Moses: “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'No one among you shall make himself unclean for those who die among his people,
Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “Habla a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, y diles: ‘El sacerdote no se profanará por los muertos de su pueblo,
2 except for his closest relatives—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother,
excepto por sus parientes que están cerca de él: por su madre, por su padre, por su hijo, por su hija, por su hermano,
3 or his virgin sister who is dependent on him, since she has no husband—for her he may make himself unclean.
y por su hermana virgen que está cerca de él, que no ha tenido marido; por ella puede profanarse.
4 But he must not make himself unclean for other relatives and so defile himself.
No se contaminará, siendo jefe de su pueblo, para profanarse.
5 Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards, nor cut their bodies.
“‘No se afeitarán la cabeza ni se afeitarán las comisuras de la barba, ni se harán cortes en la carne.
6 They must be holy to their God and not disgrace the name of their God, because the priests offer Yahweh's food offerings, the bread of their God. Therefore the priests must be holy.
Serán santos para su Dios, y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios, porque ofrecen las ofrendas quemadas de Yahvé, el pan de su Dios. Por lo tanto, serán santos.
7 They must not marry any woman who is a prostitute and who is defiled, and they must not marry a woman divorced from her husband, for they are separate for their God.
“‘No se casarán con una mujer prostituta o profana. El sacerdote no se casará con una mujer divorciada de su marido, porque él es santo para su Dios.
8 You will set him apart, for he is the one who offers bread to your God. He must be holy to you, because I, Yahweh who makes you holy, am holy.
Por eso lo santificarás, porque él ofrece el pan de tu Dios. Será santo para ti, porque yo, Yahvé, que te santifico, soy santo.
9 Any daughter of any priest who defiles herself by becoming a prostitute disgraces her father. She must be burned.
“‘La hija de cualquier sacerdote, si se profana haciendo de prostituta, profana a su padre. Será quemada con fuego.
10 The one who is the high priest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured, and who has been consecrated to wear the special garments of the high priest, must not wear his hair loose or tear his clothes.
“‘El que es sumo sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza se derrama el aceite de la unción, y que es consagrado para vestir las vestiduras, no dejará suelto el cabello de su cabeza, ni rasgará sus vestidos.
11 He must not go anywhere that a dead body is present and defile himself, even for his father or his mother.
No debe entrar a ningún cadáver, ni contaminarse por su padre o por su madre.
12 The high priest must not leave the sanctuary area of the tabernacle or profane the sanctuary of his God, because he has been consecrated as high priest by the anointing oil of his God. I am Yahweh.
No saldrá del santuario ni profanará el santuario de su Dios, porque la corona del aceite de la unción de su Dios está sobre él. Yo soy Yahvé.
13 The high priest must marry a virgin as his wife.
“‘Tomará una esposa en su virginidad.
14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or a woman who is a prostitute. He will not marry these kinds of women. He may only marry a virgin from his own people,
No se casará con una viuda, ni con una divorciada, ni con una mujer impura, ni con una prostituta. Tomará como esposa a una virgen de su propio pueblo.
15 so he will not defile his children among his people, for I am Yahweh, who makes him holy.'”
No profanará su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque yo soy Yahvé, que lo santifico”.
16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Yahvé habló a Moisés, diciendo:
17 “Speak to Aaron and tell him, 'Whoever of your descendants throughout their generations has a bodily defect, he must not approach to offer the food to his God.
“Di a Aarón: “Ninguno de tus descendientes, a lo largo de sus generaciones, que tenga un defecto podrá acercarse a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
18 Any man who has a bodily defect must not approach Yahweh, such as a blind man or a man who is unable to walk, one who is disfigured or deformed,
Porque todo hombre que tenga un defecto, no se acercará: un ciego, o un cojo, o el que tenga la nariz chata, o cualquier deformidad,
19 a man with a crippled hand or foot,
o un hombre que tenga un pie lesionado, o una mano lesionada,
20 a man who has a hump in his back or is abnormally thin or short, or a man with a defect in his eyes, or with a disease, sore, scabs, or whose testicles have been crushed.
o un jorobado, o un enano, o el que tenga un defecto en el ojo, o una enfermedad que pique, o costras, o que tenga los testículos dañados.
21 No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest with a bodily defect may come near to perform the offerings made by fire for Yahweh. Such a man has a bodily defect; he must not come near to offer the bread of his God.
Ningún hombre de la descendencia del sacerdote Aarón que tenga un defecto se acercará a ofrecer las ofrendas de Yahvé hechas por fuego. Como tiene un defecto, no se acercará a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
22 He may eat the food of his God, whether some of the most holy or some of the holy.
Comerá el pan de su Dios, tanto del más sagrado como del santo.
23 However, he must not enter inside the curtain or come near the altar, because he has a bodily defect, so that he does not defile my holy place, for I am Yahweh, who makes them holy.'”
No se acercará al velo, ni se acercará al altar, porque tiene un defecto; para que no profane mis santuarios, porque yo soy Yahvé que los santifico”.
24 So Moses spoke these words to Aaron, to his sons, and to all the people of Israel.
Entonces Moisés habló a Aarón, a sus hijos y a todos los hijos de Israel.
