Leviticus 21
1 The Lord told Moses, “Tell Aaron's sons, the priests: A priest is not to make himself unclean by touching the dead body of any of his relatives.
耶和華對摩西說：「你告訴亞倫子孫作祭司的說：祭司不可為民中的死人沾染自己，
2 The only exceptions are for his immediate family. This includes his mother, father, son, daughter, or brother,
除非為他骨肉之親的父母、兒女、弟兄，
3 or his unmarried sister since she is a close relative because she doesn't have a husband.
和未曾出嫁、作處女的姊妹，才可以沾染自己。
4 He must not make himself unclean for those only related to him by marriage—he is not to make himself ceremonially impure.
祭司既在民中為首，就不可從俗沾染自己。
5 Priests are not to shave bald spots on their heads, trim the sides of their beards, or cut their bodies.
不可使頭光禿；不可剃除鬍鬚的周圍，也不可用刀劃身。
6 They must be holy to their God and not disgrace their God's reputation. They are the one who present the food offerings to the Lord, the food of their God. Consequently they must be holy.
要歸上帝為聖，不可褻瀆上帝的名；因為耶和華的火祭，就是上帝的食物，是他們獻的，所以他們要成為聖。
7 A priest is not to marry a woman made unclean through prostitution or who is divorced by her husband, for the priest must be holy to his God.
不可娶妓女或被污的女人為妻，也不可娶被休的婦人為妻，因為祭司是歸上帝為聖。
8 You shall consider him holy because he presents the food offerings to your God. He shall be holy to you, because I am holy. I am the Lord, and I chose you as my special people.
所以你要使他成聖，因為他奉獻你上帝的食物；你要以他為聖，因為我－使你們成聖的耶和華－是聖的。
9 A priest's daughter who makes herself unclean through prostitution makes her father unclean. She must be executed by burning.
祭司的女兒若行淫辱沒自己，就辱沒了父親，必用火將她焚燒。
10 The high priest has the highest place among the other priests. He has been anointed with olive oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly clothing. He must not leave his hair uncombed or tear his clothes.
「在弟兄中作大祭司、頭上倒了膏油、又承接聖職、穿了聖衣的，不可蓬頭散髮，也不可撕裂衣服。
11 He is not to go near any dead body. He must not make himself unclean, even it is for his own father or mother.
不可挨近死屍，也不可為父母沾染自己。
12 He must not leave to deal with someone who has died or make the sanctuary of his God unclean because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord.
不可出聖所，也不可褻瀆上帝的聖所，因為上帝膏油的冠冕在他頭上。我是耶和華。
13 He can only marry a virgin.
他要娶處女為妻。
14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, or one made unclean through prostitution. He has to marry a virgin from his own people,
寡婦或是被休的婦人，或是被污為妓的女人，都不可娶；只可娶本民中的處女為妻。
15 so that he doesn't make his children unclean among his people, for I am the Lord who makes him holy.”
不可在民中辱沒他的兒女，因為我是叫他成聖的耶和華。」
16 The Lord told Moses,
耶和華對摩西說：
17 “Tell Aaron: These rules apply for all future generations. If any of your descendants has a physical defect, he is not allowed to come and present the food offerings of his God.
「你告訴亞倫說：你世世代代的後裔，凡有殘疾的，都不可近前來獻他上帝的食物。
18 No man is allowed to do this if he has any defects, including anyone who is blind, crippled, facially disfigured, or has deformities,
因為凡有殘疾的，無論是瞎眼的、瘸腿的、塌鼻子的、肢體有餘的、
19 anyone who has a broken foot or arm,
折腳折手的、
20 anyone who is a hunchback or dwarf, or who has cataracts, skin sores or scabs, or a damaged testicle.
駝背的、矮矬的、眼睛有毛病的、長癬的、長疥的，或是損壞腎子的，都不可近前來。
21 No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect is allowed to come and present the food offerings to the Lord. Because he has a defect, he must not come and offer the food of his God.
祭司亞倫的後裔，凡有殘疾的，都不可近前來，將火祭獻給耶和華。他有殘疾，不可近前來獻上帝的食物。
22 He is still allowed to eat the food from the Most Holy Place of his God and also from the sanctuary,
上帝的食物，無論是聖的，至聖的，他都可以吃。
23 but because he has a defect, he is not allowed to go near the curtain or the altar, so that my sanctuary and everything in it are not made unclean, because I am the Lord who makes them holy.”
但不可進到幔子前，也不可就近壇前；因為他有殘疾，免得褻瀆我的聖所。我是叫他成聖的耶和華。」
24 Moses repeated this to Aaron and his sons, and to all the Israelites.
於是，摩西曉諭亞倫和亞倫的子孫，並以色列眾人。
