Leviticus 21
1 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,
El Señor le dijo a Moisés: “Dile a los hijos de Aarón, los sacerdotes: Un sacerdote no debe ensuciarse tocando el cadáver de ninguno de sus parientes.
2 except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
Las únicas excepciones son para su familia inmediata. Esto incluye a su madre, padre, hijo, hija o hermano,
3 and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
o a su hermana soltera ya que es un pariente cercano porque no tiene marido.
4 He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
No debe hacerse impuro por aquellos que sólo están relacionados con él por matrimonio; no debe hacerse ceremonialmente impuro.
5 “‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
“Los sacerdotes no deben afeitarse las zonas calvas de la cabeza, ni recortar los lados de la barba, ni cortar el cuerpo.
6 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.
Deben ser santos para su Dios y no deshonrar la reputación de su Dios. Ellos son los que presentan las ofrendas de comida al Señor, la comida de su Dios. Por consiguiente, deben ser santos.
7 “‘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.
“El sacerdote no debe casarse con una mujer que se ha vuelto impura por la prostitución o que se ha divorciado de su marido, porque el sacerdote debe ser santo para su Dios.
8 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.
Lo considerarán santo porque presenta las ofrendas de comida a su Dios. Él será santo para ti, porque yo soy santo. Yo soy el Señor, y te elegícomomi pueblo especial.
9 “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
La hija de un sacerdote que se hace impura por la prostitución hace impura a su padre. Ella debe ser ejecutada por medio del holocausto.
10 “‘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.
“El sumo sacerdote tiene el lugar más alto entre los otros sacerdotes. Ha sido ungido con aceite de oliva vertido en su cabeza y ha sido ordenado para llevar la ropa sacerdotal. No debe dejar su pelo despeinado ni rasgar su ropa.
11 He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
No debe acercarse a ningún cadáver. No debe hacerse impuro, aunque sea por su propio padre o madre.
12 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.
No debe salir para tratar asuntos de un difunto o hacer que el santuario de su Dios sea impuro porque ha sido dedicado por el aceite de la unción de su Dios. Yo soy el Señor.
13 “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
“Sólo puede casarse con una virgen.
14 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.
No debe casarse con una viuda, una mujer divorciada, o con una que se haya vuelto impura a través de la prostitución. Tiene que casarse con una virgen de su propio pueblo,
15 He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
para que no haga inmundos a sus hijos entre su pueblo, porque yo soy el Señor que lo hace santo”.
16 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
El Señor le dijo a Moisés,
17 “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
“Dile a Aarón: Estas reglas se aplican a todas las generaciones futuras. Si alguno de sus descendientes tiene un defecto físico, no se le permite venir a presentar las ofrendas de su Dios.
18 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,
No se permite a ningún hombre hacer esto si tiene algún defecto, incluyendo a cualquier persona ciega, lisiada, desfigurada en la cara o con deformidades,
19 or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
cualquier persona que tenga un pie o brazo roto,
20 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.
cualquier persona que sea jorobada o enana, o que tenga cataratas, llagas en la piel o costras, o un testículo dañado.
21 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.
“A ningún descendiente del sacerdote Aarón que tenga un defecto se le permite venir y presentar las ofrendas de comida al Señor. Debido a que tiene un defecto, no debe venir y ofrecer la comida de su Dios.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Se le permite comer la comida del Lugar Santísimo de su Dios y también del santuario,
23 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.’”
pero como tiene un defecto, no se le permite acercarse a la cortina o al altar, para que mi santuario y todo lo que hay en él no se vuelva impuro, porque yo soy el Señor que los hago santos”.
24 So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.
Moisés repitió esto a Aarón y a sus hijos, y a todos los israelitas.
