Thempu Dan 21
1 Pakaiyin Mose henga hiti hin aseipeh in, keiman kathupeh chengse hi Aaron chapate thempuho jah a seipeh tan. “Thempu koi hileh aheng akom thivuina kina, panga kisuboh thei lou ding ahi.”
The Lord also said to Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and you shall say to them: Do not allow a priest to be contaminated by the death of his citizens,
2 Inko khat akinaipi hichu anu ham, apa ham, achanu ham chule asopipa ham ahikhah louleh,
except only by his blood-relatives and near-relatives, that is, by a father or mother, or by a son or daughter, or also a brother,
3 Asopinu chu nungah laileh atheng hinalai ahileh, hichenu chu ajipa um nailou ahin, amadia jong insungkhat a umnalai ahin, asopinu chunga vang hi athilong aop a kisuhboh thei ahi.
or a virgin sister, who is not married to a husband.
4 Pasal khat mipa dinmun ahinunga amite lah a kisuh boh louhel ding, amale ama jeng jong kisunoh phah lou ding ahi.
But not even by the leader of his people shall he be contaminated.
5 Amahon aluchang-u akihotol thei loudiu, abeng mul jeng ujong akivo chai lou diu, chule atahsa jeng ujong timaha umthei lou ding ahi.
Neither shall they shave their head or their beard, and they shall not make incisions in their flesh.
6 Abonchauva Pathen adia atheng hidiu, a Pathen pau min asuh thang louhel diu ahi, ajeh chu amaho hin a Pathen pau nehdia changlhah thilto jouse Pakai lama ahinto doh jio ahin, hijeh achu amaho hi athenga umdiu ahi.
They shall be holy to their God, and they shall not pollute his name. For they offer the incense of the Lord and the bread of their God, and because of this they shall be holy.
7 Numei aki johsa kiti jong akichen pithei lou diu, ajipa khat in adalhahsa numei jong chu akichenpi thei louhel diu ahi. Ajeh chu hiche thempu chu a Pathen pa dia atheng ahi.
They shall not take as a wife a promiscuous woman, or a prostitute, or her who has been repudiated by her husband. For they are consecrated to their God,
8 Nangman ama chu thensona nanei peh a, ajeh chu amapan na Pathen adia changlhah atodohji ahin, amajong nangdia atheng ahin, hiche jouse chunga hin nangho thensoa pang Pakai keima hi, atheng jing kahi.
and they offer the bread of the presence. Therefore, let them be holy, for I also am holy: the Lord, who sanctifies them.
9 Chule thempupa chanu chu akijoh a apan khah a ama le ama akisuh boh khah tah leh, hiche nu chun apa jeng jong asuhboh ahitan, hitia chon numei kiti phot chu meiya govam hel ding ahi.
If the daughter of a priest will have been taken into prostitution, and will have violated the name of her father, she shall be consumed by fire.
10 Chule asopi holah a thempu chungnung penpa, angaiya alua kinu thaotwi kinusa, vontheng ngena kivon dinga thenso nachang khat chun, asam alhaiya putda henlang, aponsil jong akehlai aumsah lou ding ahi.
The high priest, that is, the priest who is the greatest among his brothers, upon whose head the oil of anointing has been poured, and whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood, and who has been vested with the holy vestments: he shall not expose his head; he shall not rend his vestments.
11 Apa hihen anu hijongleh mithi long anailut a, ama le ama kisuboh thei louhel ding ahi.
And he shall not enter to any dead body whatsoever; likewise, not even by his father or mother shall he be contaminated.
12 Muntheng lai chu adalhah'a hiche muntheng chu asuhboh thei louhel ding ahi, ajeh chu amahi a Pathen akona thensona thaotwi akinu chu achunga akipoh le ahitan, keima Pakai chu kahi.
Neither shall he exit from the holy places, lest he pollute the Sanctuary of the Lord. For the oil of the holy anointing of his God is upon him. I am the Lord.
13 Chule amapan jong aji ding nu chu, nungah theng ahiphat a akipui ding ahi.
He shall take a virgin as his wife.
14 Meithai hihen akidasa hijong leh, chule akisubohsa numei hihen akijohsa hijong leh, amaho tobang chu thempu pan ji dinga akipui thei louhel ding, amaji ding chu amite lah a kon mong mong nungah thengset akipui ding ahi.
But a widow, or one who has been repudiated or defiled, or also a mistress, he shall not accept, but only a maiden from among his own people.
15 Hichu abol teng amite lah a chu ama chate jeng jong asuhboh tah lou ding, ajeh chu amapa thensoa pang chu keima Pakai kahi, ati.
He shall not mingle the stock of his family with the common people of his nation. For I am the Lord, who sanctifies him.
16 Chule Pakaiyin Mose hengah thu aseiyin, hiti hin bolin, ati.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
17 Aaron jah a seipeh tan, nason na chilhah teho chu akhang akhang uva, abonchauva atahsa chunga losapna nei jouse a Pathen dinga changlhah tohdoh dia hungsung lha thei lou ding ahiuve.
Say to Aaron: A man from your offspring, throughout their families, who has a blemish, shall not offer the bread to his God.
18 Koi hileh tahsaa losapna nei chu, amitcho hihen, a elbai hihen, anah jom hihen atumpoh hijong leh,
Neither shall he approach to minister to him: if he is blind, if he is lame, if he is small, or large, or has a crooked nose,
19 Mi koi hileh akeng phang ham ahilouleh, akhut kisuh boh ahikhah a,
if his foot or hand is broken,
20 Chule atingbong ham adung nem amitkho mulou, tiphah natna ham, atibol lha jeng ham atilchang kisuh keh aum leh,
if he has a bulging back or bleary eyes, or if he has a white spot in his eye, or a chronic scab, or a skin disease on his body, or a hernia.
21 Aaron chapate lah a kona hitobang atibukim lou puma, Pakai dia pumgo thilto tohdoh a pangthei louhel diu ahi, amapa tahsa chu aboh nei ahitan, hijeh achu a Pathen dia changlhah tohdoh a hungsung lhate hi louhel ding ahi.
Anyone from the offspring of Aaron, the priest, who has a blemish, shall not approach to offer sacrifices to the Lord, nor the bread to his God.
22 Ama chun a Pathen dia changlhah kitoh doh chu aneh thei ding, thil thengho chule atheng pen thil dang ho jong chu aneh thei ding ahinai,
Nevertheless, he shall eat from the loaves which are offered in the Sanctuary.
23 Ahinlah pondal phung hung lut a maicham phung jeng jong ajotpa louhel ding ahi, ajeh chu atibah kimlou ahitan, keima muntheng penchu asuhboh louhel ding ahi. Thempu jouse sutheng chu keima bou kahi, ati.
But even so, he may not enter within the veil, nor approach to the altar. For he has a blemish, and he must not contaminate my Sanctuary. I am the Lord, who sanctifies them.
24 Hicheng jouse hi abonchan, Mose’n Aaron ahin Aaron chapate jouse jah a anathupeh tan ahi.
Therefore, Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all of Israel, everything that had been commanded to him.
