Leviticus 21
1 dixit quoque Dominus ad Mosen loquere ad sacerdotes filios Aaron et dices eis ne contaminetur sacerdos in mortibus civium suorum
The LORD 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,
2 nisi tantum in consanguineis ac propinquis id est super matre et patre et filio ac filia fratre quoque
except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
3 et sorore virgine quae non est nupta viro
and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
4 sed nec in principe populi sui contaminabitur
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 non radent caput nec barbam neque in carnibus suis facient incisuras
“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 sancti erunt Deo suo et non polluent nomen eius incensum enim Domini et panes Dei sui offerunt et ideo sancti erunt
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.
7 scortum et vile prostibulum non ducet uxorem nec eam quae repudiata est a marito quia consecratus est Deo suo
“‘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.
8 et panes propositionis offert sit ergo sanctus quia et ego sanctus sum Dominus qui sanctifico vos
Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 sacerdotis filia si deprehensa fuerit in stupro et violaverit nomen patris sui flammis exuretur
“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
10 pontifex id est sacerdos maximus inter fratres suos super cuius caput fusum est unctionis oleum et cuius manus in sacerdotio consecratae sunt vestitusque est sanctis vestibus caput suum non discoperiet vestimenta non scindet
“‘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.
11 et ad omnem mortuum non ingredietur omnino super patre quoque suo et matre non contaminabitur
He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
12 nec egredietur de sanctis ne polluat sanctuarium Domini quia oleum sanctae unctionis Dei sui super eum est ego Dominus
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 the LORD.
13 virginem ducet uxorem
“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 viduam et repudiatam et sordidam atque meretricem non accipiet sed puellam de populo suo
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.
15 ne commisceat stirpem generis sui vulgo gentis suae quia ego Dominus qui sanctifico eum
He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
16 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17 loquere ad Aaron homo de semine tuo per familias qui habuerit maculam non offeret panes Deo suo
“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 nec accedet ad ministerium eius si caecus fuerit si claudus si vel parvo vel grandi et torto naso
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,
19 si fracto pede si manu
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
20 si gibbus si lippus si albuginem habens in oculo si iugem scabiem si inpetiginem in corpore vel hirniosus
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.
21 omnis qui habuerit maculam de semine Aaron sacerdotis non accedet offerre hostias Domino nec panes Deo suo
No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22 vescetur tamen panibus qui offeruntur in sanctuario
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23 ita dumtaxat ut intra velum non ingrediatur nec accedat ad altare quia maculam habet et contaminare non debet sanctuarium meum ego Dominus qui sanctifico eos
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 the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
24 locutus est ergo Moses ad Aaron et filios eius et ad omnem Israhel cuncta quae sibi fuerant imperata
So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
