Leviticus 21
1 Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,
Entonces él Señor le dijo a Moisés: Di a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón: Nadie se contamine por los muertos entre su pueblo;
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,
Pero solo por sus relaciones cercanas, por su madre o su padre, su hijo o su hija y su hermano;
3 and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
Y para su hermana, una virgen, porque ella es su relación cercana y no ha tenido marido, por ella puede contaminarse.
4 He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
Pero él, siendo un sacerdote entre su pueblo, no se contamine de tal manera que se avergüence de sí mismo.
5 “‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
No se les debe cortar el cabello, o el pelo de la barbilla, o hacerse heridas en la carne.
6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
Sean santos para su Dios y no profanen el nombre de su Dios; porque las ofrendas de fuego para él Señor y el pan de su Dios son ofrecidos por ellos, y han de ser santos.
7 “‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
No pueden tomar por esposa a una mujer prostituta, violada o divorciada: porque el sacerdote es santo para su Dios.
8 Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.
Y él debe ser consagrado, porque por él se ofrece el pan de tu Dios; Él debe ser santo a tus ojos, porque yo, el Señor, que te santifico, soy santo.
9 “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
Y si la hija de un sacerdote empieza a fornicar, y con su comportamiento avergüenza a su padre, que la quemen con fuego.
10 “‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.
Y el que es el principal sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza se ha puesto el aceite santo, que ha sido escogido para ponerse la túnica sagrada, no puede soltarse el pelo ni rasgará su ropa.
11 He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
No puede acercarse a ningún cadáver ni aunque sea su padre o su madre no se hará inmundo;
12 He shall not 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 Yahweh.
Él no puede salir del lugar santo ni profanar el lugar santo de su Dios; porque la consagración de la unción del aceite santo de su Dios está sobre él: Yo soy el Señor.
13 “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
Y que tome por esposa a una que no haya tenido relaciones con un hombre.
14 He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
No tomará una viuda, violada, o divorciada, o una prostituta, no puede ser la esposa de un sacerdote; más debe ser una virgen de su pueblo.
15 He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”
Para que no profané a su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque yo, el Señor, lo he santificado.
16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
Y él Señor dijo a Moisés:
17 “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
Dile a Aarón: si un hombre de su familia, en cualquier generación, tiene defectos, no se acerque a hacer la ofrenda del pan de su Dios.
18 For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
Pero cualquier hombre cuyo cuerpo tenga defectos no puede acercarse: uno que es ciego, cojo desfigurado o deforme,
19 or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
O un hombre con los pies o las manos rotas,
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 uno cuya espalda está doblada, uno que es anormalmente pequeño o uno que tiene un ojo dañado, o cuya piel está enferma o cuyas partes sexuales tienen defectos;
21 No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
Ningún hombre de la descendencia de Aarón cuyo cuerpo tenga defectos de ninguna manera puede acercarse para dar las ofrendas quemadas del Señor: tiene defecto, no puede acercarse para hacer las ofrendas.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Él puede comer del pan de su Dios, el santo y el más santo;
23 He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”
Pero no puede entrar dentro del velo ni acercarse al altar, porque tiene defectos; para que no profane mi santuario; porque yo, el Señor, los he santificado.
24 So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
Estas son las palabras que Moisés dijo a Aarón, a sus hijos y a todos los hijos de Israel.
