Levitikọs 21
1 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị, “Gwa ndị nchụaja, ụmụ ndị ikom Erọn okwu sị ha, ‘Onye nchụaja ekwesighị imerụ onwe ya mgbe mmadụ nwụrụ nʼetiti ụmụnna ya.
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Speak unto the priests, sons of Aaron, and thou hast said unto them, For [any] person [a priest] is not defiled among his people,
2 Karịakwa ma onye ahụ bụ onye dị ya nnọọ nso, dịka nne ya, maọbụ nna ya, maọbụ nwa ya nwoke, maọbụ nwa ya nwanyị, maọbụ nwanne ya nwoke,
except for his relation who [is] near unto him — for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
3 maọbụ nwanne ya nwanyị na-alụbeghị di, onye ọ na-elekọta nʼihi na o nweghị di. Nʼihi ya, o nwere ike merụọ onwe ya.
and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.
4 Ma ọ gakwaghị eme onwe ya ka ọ ghara ịdị ọcha nʼetiti ndị ọgọ ya, ma site otu a merụọ onwe ya.
'A master [priest] doth not defile himself among his people — to pollute himself;
5 “‘Ndị nchụaja ekwesighị ịkpụcha isi ha, maọbụ kpụchapụ akụkụ afụọnụ ha, maọbụ kaa ihe ọbụla nʼakpụkpọ ahụ ha.
they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;
6 Ha ga-abụ ndị dị nsọ nye Chineke ha, ndị na-agaghị emekwa ka aha Chineke ha ghara ịdị nsọ. Nʼihi na ọ bụ ha na-eche nʼihu Onyenwe anyị onyinye aja nsure ọkụ, bụ nri Chineke ha. Nʼihi ya, ha aghaghị ịdị nsọ.
they are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.
7 “‘Onye nchụaja agaghị alụ nwanyị e merụrụ site nʼịgba akwụna, maọbụ nwanyị lụtụrụla di nke kewapụrụ onwe ya site nʼahụ di ya, nʼihi na ndị nchụaja bụ ndị dị nsọ nye Chineke ha.
'A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he [is] holy to his God;
8 Gụọ ha dịka ndị dị nsọ nʼihi na ọ bụ ha na-eche nri Chineke nʼihu ya. Gụọ ha dịka ndị dị nsọ nʼihi na mụ onwe m bụ Onyenwe anyị dị nsọ, mụ onwe m na-eme ka unu dị nsọ.
and thou hast sanctified him, for the bread of thy God he is bringing near; he is holy to thee; for holy [am] I, Jehovah, sanctifying you.
9 “‘Ọ bụrụ na nwa nwanyị onye nchụaja emerụọ onwe ya site nʼịghọ onye akwụna, o sitela na ndụ ọjọọ dị otu a wetara nna ya ihe ihere. A ga-akpọ ya ọkụ.
'And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring — her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.
10 “‘Onyeisi nchụaja, onye ahụ sitere nʼetiti ụmụnna ya, onye awụsara mmanụ nsọ nʼisi ya, onye ahọrọ doo nsọ iyiri uwe onye nchụaja ahụ, agaghị ahapụ agịrị isi ya ka ọ kpasasịa, maọbụ dọwaa uwe ya.
'And the high priest of his brethren, on whose head is poured the anointing oil, and hath consecrated his hand to put on the garments, his head doth not uncover, nor rend his garments,
11 Ọ gaghị abanye ebe ozu dị. Ọ gaghị emerụ onwe ya, ọ bụladị ma ozu ahụ ọ bụ nke nne ya maọbụ nke nna ya.
nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;
12 Ọ gaghị esi nʼebe nsọ Chineke ya pụọ, maọbụ mee ya ka ọ ghara ịdị nsọ, nʼihi na e doola ya nsọ site na ite ya mmanụ nsọ nke Chineke ya. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị.
nor from the sanctuary doth he go out, nor doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God [is] on him; I [am] Jehovah.
13 “‘Nwanyị onyeisi nchụaja ga-alụ ga-abụ nwanyị na-amaghị nwoke.
'And he taketh a wife in her virginity;
14 Ọ gaghị alụ nwanyị di ya nwụrụ, maọbụ nwanyị ya na di ya na-ebikwaghị, maọbụ nwanyị akwụna. Nwanyị ọ ga-alụ ga-abụ naanị nwanyị na-amaghị nwoke nke si nʼetiti ụmụnna ya,
widow, or cast out, or polluted one — a harlot — these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take [for] a wife,
15 ka ọ ghara ime ka ụmụ ya ghara ịdị nsọ nʼetiti ụmụnna ya. Abụ m Onyenwe anyị onye na-edo ya nsọ.’”
and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I [am] Jehovah, sanctifying him.'
16 Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị,
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
17 “Gwa Erọn, ‘Nʼọgbọ niile nke na-abịa, o nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime ụmụ ụmụ gị nke akụkụ ahụ ya na-ezughị oke ga-abịa nso iwetara Chineke ya ihe oriri.
'Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of thy seed to their generations in whom there is blemish doth draw near to bring near the bread of his God,
18 O nweghị nwoke ọbụla nwere ọrụsị ọbụla ga-abịa nso, o nweghị nwoke kpuru ìsì, maọbụ onye ngwụrọ, maọbụ onye imi mpịa, maọbụ onye ụkwụ maọbụ aka ya na-ezughị oke,
for no man in whom [is] blemish doth draw near — a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,
19 maọbụ onye ọkpụkpụ ụkwụ ya maọbụ ọkpụkpụ aka ya gbajiri,
or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,
20 maọbụ onye mkpumkpu azụ dị, maọbụ nwa akakpọ, maọbụ onye na-adịghị ahụzi ụzọ, maọbụ onye agba na-ata, maọbụ onye akpụkpa dị nʼahụ, maọbụ onye mkpụrụ amụ ya chipịara echipịa.
or hump-backed, or a dwarf, or with a mixture in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed, or broken-testicled.
21 O nweghị nwa nwa Erọn onye nchụaja ọbụla nwere ọrụsị ga-abịa iwetara Onyenwe anyị aja onyinye site nʼọkụ. Ebe ọ bụ na o nwere ọrụsị, ọ gaghị abịa nso iwetara Chineke ya nri.
'No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) doth come nigh to bring near the fire-offerings of Jehovah; blemish [is] in him; the bread of his God he doth not come nigh to bring near.
22 Ma o nwere ike iri nri ahụ dịkarịsịrị nsọ nke sitere na nri Chineke ya, tinyekwara nri ahụ dị nsọ.
'Bread of his God — of the most holy things, and of the holy things — he doth eat;
23 Kama ọ gaghị abịa nso akwa mgbochi ahụ maọbụ bịaruo ebe ịchụ aja nso, nʼihi ezughị oke ya. Ka ọ ghara imerụ ebe nsọ m, nʼihi na abụ m Onyenwe anyị onye na-edo ha nsọ.’”
only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish [is] in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I [am] Jehovah, sanctifying them.'
24 Ya mere Mosis nyere Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom na ụmụ Izrel niile iwu ndị a.
And Moses speaketh unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel.
