Levítico 21
1 Entonces él Señor le dijo a Moisés: Di a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón: Nadie se contamine por los muertos entre su pueblo;
And Jehovah said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people,
2 Pero solo por sus relaciones cercanas, por su madre o su padre, su hijo o su hija y su hermano;
except for his kin, who is near to him: for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.
3 Y para su hermana, una virgen, porque ella es su relación cercana y no ha tenido marido, por ella puede contaminarse.
And for his sister a virgin, who is near to him, who has had no husband, for her he may defile himself.
4 Pero él, siendo un sacerdote entre su pueblo, no se contamine de tal manera que se avergüence de sí mismo.
He shall not defile himself, who is a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 No se les debe cortar el cabello, o el pelo de la barbilla, o hacerse heridas en la carne.
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 Sean santos para su Dios y no profanen el nombre de su Dios; porque las ofrendas de fuego para él Señor y el pan de su Dios son ofrecidos por ellos, y 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 Jehovah made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
7 No pueden tomar por esposa a una mujer prostituta, violada o divorciada: porque el sacerdote es santo para su Dios.
They shall not take a woman who is a harlot, or profane, neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband, for he is holy to his God.
8 Y él debe ser consagrado, porque por él se ofrece el pan de tu Dios; Él debe ser santo a tus ojos, porque yo, el Señor, que te santifico, soy santo.
Thou shall sanctify him therefore, for he offers the bread of thy God. He shall be holy to thee, for I Jehovah, who sanctify you, am holy.
9 Y si la hija de un sacerdote empieza a fornicar, y con su comportamiento avergüenza a su padre, que la quemen con fuego.
And the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the harlot, she profanes her father. She shall be burnt with fire.
10 Y el que es el principal sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza se ha puesto el aceite santo, que ha sido escogido para ponerse la túnica sagrada, no puede soltarse el pelo ni rasgará su ropa.
And 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 go loose, nor tear his clothes,
11 No puede acercarse a ningún cadáver ni aunque sea su padre o su madre no se hará inmundo;
neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother,
12 Él no puede salir del lugar santo ni profanar el lugar santo de su Dios; porque la consagración de la unción del aceite santo de su Dios está sobre él: Yo soy el Señor.
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 Jehovah.
13 Y que tome por esposa a una que no haya tenido relaciones con un hombre.
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 No tomará una viuda, violada, o divorciada, o una prostituta, no puede ser la esposa de un sacerdote; más debe ser una virgen de su pueblo.
A widow, or one divorced, or a profane woman, a harlot, these he shall not take, but he shall take to wife a virgin of his own people.
15 Para que no profané a su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque yo, el Señor, lo he santificado.
And he shall not profane his seed among his people, for I am Jehovah who sanctifies him.
16 Y él Señor dijo a Moisés:
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
17 Dile a Aarón: si un hombre de su familia, en cualquier generación, tiene defectos, no se acerque a hacer la ofrenda del pan de su Dios.
Speak to Aaron, saying, Whoever he is of thy seed throughout their generations who has a blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 Pero cualquier hombre cuyo cuerpo tenga defectos no puede acercarse: uno que es ciego, cojo desfigurado o deforme,
For whatever man he is who has a blemish, he shall not approach: not a blind man, or a lame man, or he who has a flat nose, or anything superfluous,
19 O un hombre con los pies o las manos rotas,
or a man who is broken-footed, or broken-handed,
20 O uno cuya espalda está doblada, uno que es anormalmente pequeño o uno que tiene un ojo dañado, o cuya piel está enferma o cuyas partes sexuales tienen defectos;
or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or who has a blemish in his eye, or is scurvy, or scabbed, or has his testicles broken.
21 Ningún hombre de la descendencia de Aarón cuyo cuerpo tenga defectos de ninguna manera puede acercarse para dar las ofrendas quemadas del Señor: tiene defecto, no puede acercarse para hacer las ofrendas.
No man of the seed of Aaron the priest, who has a blemish, shall come near to offer the offerings of Jehovah made by fire; he has a blemish, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22 Él puede comer del pan de su Dios, el santo y el más santo;
He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy,
23 Pero no puede entrar dentro del velo ni acercarse al altar, porque tiene defectos; para que no profane mi santuario; porque yo, el Señor, los he santificado.
only he shall not go in to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a blemish, that he not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Jehovah who sanctifies them.
24 Estas son las palabras que Moisés dijo 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 sons of Israel.
