Levítico 21
1 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “Habla a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, y diles: ‘El sacerdote no se profanará por los muertos de su pueblo,
The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the cohanim, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'A cohen shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;
2 excepto por sus parientes que están cerca de él: por su madre, por su padre, por su hijo, por su hija, por 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 y por su hermana virgen que está cerca de él, que no ha tenido marido; por ella puede profanarse.
and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
4 No se contaminará, siendo jefe de su pueblo, para profanarse.
He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 “‘No se afeitarán la cabeza ni se afeitarán las comisuras de la barba, ni se harán cortes en la carne.
"'They shall not shave their heads, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 Serán santos para su Dios, y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios, porque ofrecen las ofrendas quemadas de Yahvé, el pan de su Dios. Por lo tanto, serán 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 se casarán con una mujer prostituta o profana. El sacerdote no se casará con una mujer divorciada de su marido, porque él es santo para su Dios.
"'They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane; neither shall they marry a woman divorced from her husband: for he is holy to his God.
8 Por eso lo santificarás, porque él ofrece el pan de tu Dios. Será santo para ti, porque yo, Yahvé, que te santifico, soy santo.
You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God: he shall be holy to you: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 “‘La hija de cualquier sacerdote, si se profana haciendo de prostituta, profana a su padre. Será quemada con fuego.
"'The daughter of any cohen, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father: she shall be burned with fire.
10 “‘El que es sumo sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza se derrama el aceite de la unción, y que es consagrado para vestir las vestiduras, no dejará suelto el cabello de su cabeza, ni rasgará sus vestidos.
"'He who is the cohen hagadol among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, nor tear his clothes;
11 No debe entrar a ningún cadáver, ni contaminarse por su padre o por su madre.
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12 No saldrá del santuario ni profanará el santuario de su Dios, porque la corona del aceite de la unción de su Dios está sobre él. Yo soy Yahvé.
neither shall he 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 una esposa en su virginidad.
"'He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 No se casará con una viuda, ni con una divorciada, ni con una mujer impura, ni con una prostituta. Tomará como esposa a una virgen de su propio pueblo.
A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.
15 No profanará su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque yo soy Yahvé, que lo santifico”.
He shall not profane his offspring among his people: for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"
16 Yahvé habló a Moisés, diciendo:
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17 “Di a Aarón: “Ninguno de tus descendientes, a lo largo de sus generaciones, que tenga un defecto podrá acercarse a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
"Say to Aaron, 'None of your descendants throughout their generations who has a blemish, may approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 Porque todo hombre que tenga un defecto, no se acercará: un ciego, o un cojo, o el que tenga la nariz chata, o cualquier deformidad,
For whatever man he is that has a blemish, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,
19 o un hombre que tenga un pie lesionado, o una mano lesionada,
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
20 o un jorobado, o un enano, o el que tenga un defecto en el ojo, o una enfermedad que pique, o costras, o que tenga los testículos dañados.
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 Ningún hombre de la descendencia del sacerdote Aarón que tenga un defecto se acercará a ofrecer las ofrendas de Yahvé hechas por fuego. Como tiene un defecto, no se acercará a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
no man of the descendants of Aaron the cohen, who has a blemish, shall come near to present offerings to your God made by fire. Since he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22 Comerá el pan de su Dios, tanto del más sagrado como del santo.
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23 No se acercará al velo, ni se acercará al altar, porque tiene un defecto; para que no profane mis santuarios, porque yo soy Yahvé que los santifico”.
He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'"
24 Entonces Moisés habló a Aarón, 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.
