Levítico 21
1 Dijo Yahvé a Moisés: “Habla a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, y diles: Nadie se haga impuro si muere uno de su pueblo,
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, None [of them] shall defile himself on the dead, among his people;
2 a no ser un consanguíneo cercano suyo, como su madre, su padre, su hijo, su hija, su hermano,
But on his kin, that is near unto him, [that is, ] on his mother, and on his father, and on his son, and on his daughter, and on his brother,
3 o una hermana suya, virgen, que viva con él y no haya sido desposada aún. Por esa puede contaminarse.
And on his sister that is a virgin, that is nigh unto him, who hath had no husband: on her may he defile himself.
4 Pues siendo él un jefe en medio de su pueblo no debe contaminarse, haciéndose profano.
The chief man among his people shall not defile himself, to be profaned thereby.
5 (Los sacerdotes) no se raparán la cabeza, ni se cortarán los bordes de su barba, ni se harán sajaduras en su carne.
They shall not make any baldness upon their head, and the corner of their beard shall they not shave off, and in their flesh shall they not make any incision.
6 Santos han de ser para su Dios y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios; pues son ellos los que presentan los sacrificios que se queman en honor de Yahvé, el pan de su Dios; han de ser santos.
Holy shall they be unto their God, and they shall not profane the name of their God; for the fire-offerings of the Lord, the bread of their God, do they offer, they shall therefore be holy.
7 No tomarán mujer prostituta ni deshonrada, ni tampoco tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido; porque (el sacerdote) está consagrado a su Dios.
A woman that is a harlot, or one profaned, shall they not take; and a woman put away from her husband shall they not take; for holy is he unto his God.
8 Lo tendrás por santo, porque él es quien presenta el pan de tu Dios; por tanto será santo para ti; pues santo soy Yo, Yahvé, que os santifico.
And thou shalt sanctify him; for the bread of thy God doth he offer: holy shall he be unto thee; for I the Lord, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 Si la hija de un sacerdote se deshonra, prostituyéndose, a su padre deshonra; será entregada al fuego.
And if the daughter of any priest profane herself by committing incest, her father doth she profane: with fire shall she be burnt.
10 El Sumo Sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza fue derramado el óleo de la unción y que ha sido consagrado para vestir las vestiduras, no desgreñará sus cabellos ni rasgará sus vestidos.
And the priest that is highest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil hath been poured, and who hath been consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head grow long, and his garments shall he not rend;
11 Tampoco se acercará a ningún muerto; ni siquiera por su padre o por su madre ha de contaminarse.
Neither shall he go in to any dead body; even on his father, and on his mother shall he not defile himself.
12 No saldrá del Santuario ni profanará el Santuario de su Dios; pues la consagración del óleo de la unción de su Dios está sobre él. Yo soy Yahvé.
And out of the sanctuary shall he not go, that he may not profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.
13 Tomará por esposa una virgen.
And he shall take a wife in her virgin state.
14 No se casará con viuda, ni repudiada, ni deshonrada, ni prostituida, sino que tomará por esposa una virgen de entre su pueblo.
A widow, and a divorced woman, and one profaned, [and] a harlot, these shall he not take; but a virgin of his own people shall he take for wife;
15 Así no deshonrará su descendencia en medio de su pueblo, pues soy Yo Yahvé quien le santifico.”
So that he may not profane his seed among his people; for I, the Lord, do sanctify him.
16 Y habló Yahvé a Moisés y dijo:
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,
17 “Habla a Aarón y dile: Ninguno de tu descendencia, durante (todas) sus generaciones, que tenga un defecto corporal, se acercará a presentar el pan de su Dios;
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever of thy seed in their generations it be on whom there is any blemish, shall not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 porque ningún hombre que tenga defecto corporal, ha de acercarse; ni ciego, ni cojo, ni mutilado, ni desproporcionado,
For whatsoever man it be on whom there is a blemish, shall not approach: a blind, or a lame man, or one that hath a flattened nose, or a man one of whose limbs is too long,
19 ni hombre que tenga quebrado el pie o la mano;
Or a man who hath a broken foot, or a broken hand,
20 ni jorobado, ni débil, ni enfermo de los ojos, ni sarnoso, ni tiñoso, ni eunuco.
Or a crookbacked, or a dwarf, or one that hath a blemish in his eye, or the itch, or the scurvy, or the testicles broken.
21 Ninguno de la estirpe de Aarón que tenga un defecto corporal puede acercarse para ofrecer los sacrificios que se queman en honor de Yahvé. Tiene un defecto corporal, y por eso no puede acercarse para ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
Every man on whom there is a blemish, of the seed of Aaron the priest, shall not come nigh to offer the fire-offerings of the Lord: there is a blemish on him; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
22 Sin embargo podrá comer del pan de su Dios, de las cosas santísimas y de las santas,
The brewed of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy things he may eat.
23 mas no penetrará hasta el velo ni se llegará al altar, porque tiene defecto, no sea que profane mis cosas santas; pues Yo soy Yahvé, que los santifico.”
Only unto the vail, and unto the altar shall he not come nigh, because there is a blemish on him; that he profane not my holy things; for I the Lord do sanctify them.
24 Moisés dijo esto a Aarón y a sus hijos, y a todos los hijos de Israel.
And Moses spoke thus unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
