1 A nd Jehovah said to Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none make himself unclean for a dead person among his peoples,

El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Habla con los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón, y diles que no se contaminen por ningún muerto de su pueblo,

2 e xcept for his immediate relation, who is near unto him—for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother;

a menos que se trate de un pariente cercano, de su madre o su padre, de su hijo o su hermano,

3 a nd for his sister, a virgin, that is near unto him, who hath had no husband, for her may he make himself unclean.

o de una hermana soltera y cercana al sacerdote, y que no haya tenido marido. Por alguien así podrán contaminarse.

4 H e shall not make himself unclean a chief among his peoples, to profane himself.

Pero no se contaminarán ni se harán impuro, como cualquier hombre del pueblo.

5 T hey shall not make any baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corners of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

»No se harán tonsuras en la cabeza, ni se recortarán la punta de la barba, ni se harán heridas en la carne.

6 T hey shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they present Jehovah's offerings by fire, the bread of their God; therefore shall they be holy.

Se consagrarán a mí, su Dios, y no profanarán mi nombre, porque ellos me presentan las ofrendas encendidas y el pan que se me ofrece. Por lo tanto, deberán ser santos.

7 T hey shall not take as wife a whore, or a dishonoured woman; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband; for he is holy unto his God.

»No podrán casarse con una ramera ni con una mujer de mala fama, ni con una mujer a la que su marido haya repudiado, porque los sacerdotes están consagrados a mi servicio.

8 A nd thou shalt hallow him; for the bread of thy God doth he present: he shall be holy unto thee; for I, Jehovah, who hallow you am holy.

Ustedes deben mantenerlos santos, pues ofrecen mi pan. Para ustedes, ellos serán santos, porque yo, el Señor, que los santifico, soy santo.

9 A nd the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burned with fire.

»Si la hija de un sacerdote comienza a prostituirse, deshonra a su padre y será condenada a morir quemada.

10 A nd the high priest among his brethren, on whose head the anointing oil was poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his garments.

»El que sea sumo sacerdote entre sus hermanos, y en cuya cabeza se haya derramado el aceite de la unción, y que haya sido consagrado para llevar puestas las vestiduras, no deberá descubrirse la cabeza ni rasgarse las vestiduras,

11 N either shall he come near any person dead, nor make himself unclean for his father and for his mother;

ni tampoco entrar en donde haya algún cadáver. Ni siquiera por su padre o por su madre se contaminará.

12 n either shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah.

No podrá salir de mi santuario, ni profanarlo, porque él ha sido consagrado para mí, por el aceite de la unción. Yo soy el Señor.

13 A nd he shall take a wife in her virginity.

Deberá tomar por esposa a una doncella.

14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or a dishonoured one, a harlot, these shall he not take; but he shall take as wife a virgin from among his peoples.

No se casará con ninguna mujer que sea viuda, o repudiada, o de mala fama, o ramera, sino que de su pueblo tomará por mujer a una doncella,

15 A nd he shall not profane his seed among his peoples; for I am Jehovah who do hallow him.

para que no profane su descendencia entre su pueblo. Yo soy el Señor, que los santifico.»

16 A nd Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

El Señor habló con Moisés, y le dijo:

17 S peak unto Aaron, saying, Any of thy seed throughout their generations that hath any defect, shall not approach to present the bread of his God;

«Habla con Aarón y dile que, en ningún momento, ninguno de sus descendientes que tenga algún defecto podrá acercarse a mí, su Dios, para ofrecer mi pan.

18 f or whatever man hath a defect, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or one limb longer than the other,

No podrá acercarse ningún varón con algún defecto, sea éste ciego, cojo, mutilado, deforme,

19 o r a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

o que tenga roto un pie o una mano,

20 o r hump-backed, or withered, or that hath a spot in his eye, or hath the itch, or scabs, or his testicles broken.

o sea jorobado o enano, o que tenga una nube en el ojo, o sarna, o alguna irritación de la piel, o un testículo magullado.

21 N o man of the seed of Aaron the priest that hath defect shall come near to present Jehovah's offerings by fire: he hath a defect; he shall not come near to present the bread of his God.

Ningún descendiente del sacerdote Aarón podrá acercarse ante mí para presentarme las ofrendas encendidas, si tiene algún defecto. Por tener ese defecto no podrá acercarse a mí para ofrecerme el pan.

22 T he bread of his God, of the most holy and of the holy, shall he eat;

Podrá comer de mi pan, del alimento muy santo y de las cosas santificadas,

23 o nly he shall not come in unto the veil, nor shall he draw near unto the altar; for he hath a defect: that he profane not my sanctuaries; for I am Jehovah who do hallow them.

pero por tener un defecto no podrá acercarse a la parte posterior del velo ni al altar, para que no profane mi santuario, porque yo soy el Señor, que los santifico.»

24 A nd Moses told it to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

Y Moisés les comunicó todo esto a Aarón y a sus hijos, y a todos los hijos de Israel.