Alawii 21
1 Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Arĩria athĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩo ariũ a Harũni, ũmeere atĩrĩ: ‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ndakanethaahie nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ wao ũkuĩte,
And YHWH says to Moses, “Speak to the priests, sons of Aaron, and you have said to them: No one defiles himself for a [dead] person among his people,
2 tiga no akorirwo arĩ mũndũ wa nyũmba yake, ta nyina kana ithe, kana mũriũ kana mwarĩ, kana mũrũ wa nyina,
except for his relation who [is] near to him: for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
3 kana mwarĩ wa nyina ũtarĩ mũhiku ũrĩa ateithagia nĩ ũndũ ndarĩ na mũthuuri, nĩ ũndũ wake-rĩ, no ethaahie.
and for his sister, the virgin, who is near to him, who has not been to a man; he is defiled for her.
4 Ndakanethaahie nĩ ũndũ wa athoni ake, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio anyiitwo nĩ thaahu.
A master [priest] does not defile himself among his people—to defile himself;
5 “‘Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanenjwo mĩtwe, kana marengerere mĩthia ya nderu ciao kana metemange mĩĩrĩ yao nĩ ũndũ wa gũkuĩrwo.
they do not make baldness on their head, and they do not shave the corner of their beard, and they do not make a cutting in their flesh;
6 No nginya makorwo marĩ atheru harĩ Ngai wao, na matikanathaahie rĩĩtwa rĩa Ngai wao. Tondũ nĩo matwaragĩra Jehova indo iria arutĩirwo irĩ iruta rĩa njino, nĩcio irio cia Ngai wao, no nginya makorwo marĩ atheru.
they are holy to their God, and they do not defile the Name of their God, for the fire-offerings of YHWH, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.
7 “‘Athĩnjĩri-Ngai matikanahikie andũ-a-nja arĩa methaahĩtie na ũmaraya, kana arĩa matiganĩte na athuuri ao, tondũ athĩnjĩri-Ngai nĩ atheru harĩ Ngai wao.
They do not take a woman of harlotry, or defiled, and they do not take a woman cast out from her husband, for he [is] holy to his God;
8 Matuagei atheru, tondũ nĩo marutagĩra Ngai wanyu irio iria arutĩirwo igongona. Matuagei atheru, tondũ niĩ Jehova ndĩ mũtheru, o niĩ ũrĩa ũmũtheragia.
and you have sanctified him, for he is bringing the bread of your God near. He is holy to you, for I, YHWH, sanctifying you, [am] holy.
9 “‘Mwarĩ wa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai angĩĩthaahia na gũtuĩka mũmaraya, nĩaconorithĩtie ithe; no nginya acinwo na mwaki.
And when a daughter of any priest defiles herself by going whoring—she is defiling her father; she is burned with fire.
10 “‘Mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, ũrĩa ũrĩ gatagatĩ ka ariũ-a-ithe, na ũitĩrĩirio maguta mũtwe na akaamũrwo nĩguo ehumbage nguo cia ũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, ndakanarekererie njuĩrĩ yake ĩikare ĩtarĩ njanũre kana atembũrange nguo ciake.
And the high priest of his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who has consecrated his hand to put on the garments, does not uncover his head, nor tear his garments,
11 Ndakanatoonye handũ harĩ kĩimba. Ndakanethaahie o na aakorwo nĩ ũndũ wa ithe kana nyina,
nor does he come beside any dead person; he does not defile himself for his father and for his mother;
12 o na ndakanoime handũ-harĩa-haamũre ha Ngai wake, kana ahathaahie, tondũ nĩamũrĩtwo, agaitĩrĩrio maguta ma Ngai wake. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
nor does he go out from the sanctuary, nor does he defile the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God [is] on him; I [am] YHWH.
13 “‘Mũndũ-wa-nja ũrĩa akaahikia no nginya agaakorwo arĩ mũirĩtu gathirange.
And he takes a wife in her virginity;
14 Ndakanahikie mũtumia wa ndigwa, kana mũtumia matiganĩte na mũthuuriwe, kana mũndũ-wa-nja wĩthaahĩtie na ũmaraya, no akaahikia mũirĩtu gathirange wa andũ ao,
a widow, or cast out, or defiled, [or] a harlot—these he does not take, but he takes a virgin of his own people [for] a wife,
15 nĩgeetha ndakanathaahie rũciaro rwake gatagatĩ ka andũ ao. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, ũrĩa ũmũtheragia.’”
and he does not defile his seed among his people; for I [am] YHWH, sanctifying him.”
16 Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,
17 “Ĩra Harũni atĩrĩ: ‘Harĩ njiarwa iria igooka, gũtirĩ mũndũ wa njiaro ciaku ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria nĩguo arutĩre Ngai wake irio cia igongona.
“Speak to Aaron, saying, No man of your seed throughout their generations in whom there is blemish draws near to bring the bread of his God near,
18 Gũtirĩ mũndũ o na ũmwe ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria: mũndũ mũtumumu kana gĩthua, kana mũndũ mũthũku ũthiũ, kana ũrĩ na wonje,
for no man in whom [is] a blemish draws near: a man blind, or lame, or disfigured, or deformed,
19 mũndũ mwonju kũgũrũ kana guoko,
or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,
20 mũndũ ũrĩ iguku kana mũhomu, mũndũ ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ka riitho, kana mũndũ ũrĩ na ironda iratogota kana iroira, kana mũthũku nyee.
or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or [with] a defect in his eye, or [with] an itch, or [with] a scab, or [with] a broken testicle.
21 Gũtirĩ mũndũ wa njiaro cia Harũni ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩ kaũũgũ ũgaakuhĩrĩria nĩguo atware maruta marĩa marutĩirwo Jehova ma njino. Ũcio ũrĩ na kaũũgũ ndakanakuhĩrĩrie atĩ nĩguo arute irio icio cia Ngai wake cia igongona.
No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) comes near to bring the fire-offerings of YHWH near; blemish [is] in him; he does not come near to bring the bread of his God near.
22 We no arĩe irio iria theru mũno cia Ngai wake, o na irio iria theru;
Bread of his God—from the most holy things and from the holy things—he eats;
23 no rĩrĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa ũũgũ ũcio wake, ndakanakuhĩrĩrie gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio kana athengerere kĩgongona, nĩgeetha ndagathaahie handũ hau hakwa harĩa haamũre. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova, ũrĩa ũmatheragia.’”
only, he does not come toward the veil, and he does not draw near to the altar; for blemish [is] in him; and he does not defile My sanctuaries; for I [am] YHWH, sanctifying them.”
24 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩĩra Harũni na ariũ ake ũguo, o na akĩĩra andũ a Isiraeli othe.
And Moses speaks to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel.
