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,
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 excepto por pariente cercano a él: su madre, su padre, su hijo, 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 su hermana virgen, cercana a él, que no tuvo esposo, por la cual podrá contaminarse.
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, 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 shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or 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 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 o deshonrada. No tomarán mujer repudiada por su esposo, porque [el sacerdote] es santo a su ʼElohim.
“‘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 Por tanto lo consagrarás, pues él presenta el pan de tu ʼElohim. Será santo porque Yo, Yavé, Quien te santifica, soy santo.
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 profana al prostituírse, profana a su padre. Con fuego será quemada.
“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned 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.
“‘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 No entrará donde haya algún cadáver. Aunque sea de su padre o de su madre, no se contaminará.
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 ʼElohim, porque la consagración del aceite de la unción de su ʼElohim está sobre él. Yo, Yavé.
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 como esposa a una virgen.
“‘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
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 para que no profane su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque Yo, Yavé, soy Quien lo santifica.
He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
16 Además Yavé habló a Moisés:
The LORD spoke to 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.
“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 varón que tenga en él algún defecto se acercará: ya sea ciego, cojo, mutilado, deformado,
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 o que tenga fractura de pie o de mano,
or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
20 o jorobado, enano, que tenga ojo defectuoso, tenga sarna o tiña, o testículos magullados.
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 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 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 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.
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 Así 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.
