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,
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 amongst his people,
2 a no ser un consanguíneo cercano suyo, como su madre, su padre, su hijo, su hija, su hermano,
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 o una hermana suya, virgen, que viva con él y no haya sido desposada aún. Por esa puede contaminarse.
and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
4 Pues siendo él un jefe en medio de su pueblo no debe contaminarse, haciéndose profano.
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man amongst his people, to profane himself.
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 shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
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.
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 No tomarán mujer prostituta ni deshonrada, ni tampoco tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido; porque (el sacerdote) está consagrado a su Dios.
“‘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 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.
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 Si la hija de un sacerdote se deshonra, prostituyéndose, a su padre deshonra; será entregada al fuego.
“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burnt with fire.
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.
“‘He who is the high priest amongst 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 Tampoco se acercará a ningún muerto; ni siquiera por su padre o por su madre ha de contaminarse.
He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
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.
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 Tomará por esposa una virgen.
“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 No se casará con viuda, ni repudiada, ni deshonrada, ni prostituida, sino que tomará por esposa una virgen de entre su pueblo.
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 Así no deshonrará su descendencia en medio de su pueblo, pues soy Yo Yahvé quien le santifico.”
He shall not profane his offspring amongst his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
16 Y habló Yahvé a Moisés y dijo:
The LORD spoke to 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;
“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may 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 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 ni hombre que tenga quebrado el pie o la mano;
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
20 ni jorobado, ni débil, ni enfermo de los ojos, ni sarnoso, ni tiñoso, ni eunuco.
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 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.
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 Sin embargo podrá comer del pan de su Dios, de las cosas santísimas y de las santas,
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
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.”
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 Moisés dijo esto a Aarón y a sus hijos, y a todos los hijos de Israel.
So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
