Levítico 21
1 Yavé dijo a Moisés: Habla a los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón: No se contaminen a causa del cadáver de uno de sus parientes,
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people;
2 excepto por pariente cercano a él: su madre, su padre, su hijo, su hermano,
except for his kin, that is near unto him, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;
3 o su hermana virgen, cercana a él, que no tuvo esposo, por la cual podrá contaminarse.
and for his sister a virgin, that is near unto him, which hath had no husband, for her may he defile himself.
4 No se contaminará, porque es un dirigente en medio de su pueblo, y no se profanará.
He shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 No hará tonsura en su cabeza, ni cortará la punta de su barba, ni se sajará.
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 Santos serán para su ʼElohim. No profanarán el Nombre de su ʼElohim, porque ellos son los que presentan los holocaustos a Yavé, el pan de su ʼElohim. Por tanto, serán santos.
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
7 No tomarán mujer prostituta o deshonrada. No tomarán mujer repudiada por su esposo, porque [el sacerdote] es santo a su ʼElohim.
They shall not take a woman that is a harlot, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
8 Por tanto lo consagrarás, pues él presenta el pan de tu ʼElohim. Será santo porque Yo, Yavé, Quien te santifica, soy santo.
Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
9 Si la hija de un sacerdote profana al prostituírse, profana a su padre. Con fuego será quemada.
And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10 El que entre sus hermanos sea sumo sacerdote, sobre cuya cabeza fue derramado el aceite de la unción y fue investido para llevar las ropas, no descubrirá su cabeza ni rasgará sus ropas.
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, 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 go loose, nor rend his clothes;
11 No entrará donde haya algún cadáver. Aunque sea de su padre o de su madre, no se contaminará.
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 ʼElohim, porque la consagración del aceite de la unción de su ʼElohim está sobre él. Yo, Yavé.
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 como esposa a una virgen.
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 No tomará viuda, ni divorciada, ni deshonrada, ni prostituta, sino tomará como esposa a una virgen de su pueblo
A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, an harlot, these shall he not take: but a virgin of his own people shall he take to wife.
15 para que no profane su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque Yo, Yavé, soy Quien lo santifica.
And he shall not profane his seed among his people: for I am the LORD which sanctify him.
16 Además Yavé habló a Moisés:
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17 Habla a Aarón: Ninguno de tus descendientes en sus sucesivas generaciones que tenga en él algún defecto se acercará para ofrecer el pan de su ʼElohim.
Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed throughout their generations that hath a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 Porque ningún varón que tenga en él algún defecto se acercará: ya sea ciego, cojo, mutilado, deformado,
For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
19 o que tenga fractura de pie o de mano,
or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
20 o jorobado, enano, que tenga ojo defectuoso, tenga sarna o tiña, o testículos magullados.
or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
21 Ningún varón de la descendencia del sacerdote Aarón que tenga defecto en él, se acercará para ofrecer los holocaustos a Yavé. [Si] hay defecto en él, no se acercará para ofrecer el pan de su ʼElohim.
no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
22 Podrá comer el pan de su ʼElohim procedente 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 pero no pasará detrás del velo ni se acercará al altar, pues tiene defecto en él. No profanará mis cosas sagradas porque Yo soy Yavé, Quien los santifico.
Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I am the LORD which sanctify them.
24 Así Moisés habló a Aarón, a sus hijos, y a todos los hijos de Israel.
So Moses spake unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
