1 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «قُلْ لِلكَهَنَةِ، أبناءِ هارُونَ: لا يُنَجِّسِ الكاهِنُ نَفسَهُ لِأجلِ مَيِّتٍ مِنْ أقرِبائِهِ،

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Speak unto the priests, sons of Aaron, and thou hast said unto them, For person is not defiled among his people,

2 إ لّا لِأجلِ القَرِيبِينَ جِدّاً مِنهُ: أُمِّهِ وَأبِيهِ وَابْنِهِ وَابْنَتِهِ وَأخِيهِ،

except for his relation who near unto him -- for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.

3 و َأُختِهِ العَذراءِ غَيرِ المُتَزَوِّجَةِ لِأنَّها لَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ، يُسْمَحُ لِلكاهِنِ بِأنْ يَتَنَجَّسَ لِأجلِها.

and for his sister, the virgin, who is near unto him, who hath not been to a man; for her he is defiled.

4 ل َكِنْ لا يَجُوزُ لَهُ أنْ يَتَنَجَّسَ لِأجلِ مَيِّتٍ لَهُ صِلَةُ نَسَبٍ بِهِ.

`A master doth not defile himself among his people -- to pollute himself;

5 « لا يَحلِقِ الكَهَنَةُ شَعرَ رُؤُوسِهِمْ بِشَكلٍ كامِلٍ، وَلا أطرافَ لِحاهُمْ، وَلا يُجَرِّحُوا أجسادَهُمْ.

they do not make baldness on their head, and the corner of their beard they do not shave, and in their flesh they do not make a cutting;

6 ب َلْ يَكُونُوا مُقَدَّسِينَ لإلَهِهِمْ، وَلا يُدَنِّسُوا اسْمَ إلَهِهِمْ. لِأنَهُمُ يُقَدِّمُونَ تَقدِماتِ اللهِ ، فَيَنبَغِي أنْ يَكُونُوا مُقَدَّسِينَ.

they are holy to their God, and they pollute not the name of their God, for the fire-offerings of Jehovah, bread of their God, they are bringing near, and have been holy.

7 « لا يَتَزَوَّجِ الكَهَنَةُ مِنْ عاهِرَةٍ أوْ نَجِسَةٍ أوْ مُطَلَّقَةٍ مِنْ زَوجِها، لِأنَّ الكاهِنَ مُقَدَّسٌ لإلَهِهِ.

`A woman, a harlot, or polluted, they do not take, and a woman cast out from her husband they do not take, for he holy to his God;

8 ع امِلُوا الكاهِنَ كَشَخْصٍ مُقَدَّسٍ لِأنَّهُ يُقَدِّمُ تَقدِمَةَ إلَهِكُمْ. يَكُونُ مُقَدَّساً بِالنِّسبَةِ لَكُمْ، لِأنِّي أنا اللهُ قُدُّوسٌ وَأُقدِّسُكُمْ.

and thou hast sanctified him, for the bread of thy God he is bringing near; he is holy to thee; for holy I, Jehovah, sanctifying you.

9 « إنْ نَجَّسَتِ ابْنَةُ كاهِنٍ نَفسَها بِأنْ زَنَتْ فَإنَّها تَجعَلُ أباها نَجِساً. تُحْرَقُ بِالنّارِ حَتَّى المَوتِ.

`And a daughter of any priest when she polluteth herself by going a-whoring -- her father she is polluting; with fire she is burnt.

10 « أمّا رَئيسُ الكَهَنَةِ الَّذِي سُكِبَ عَلَى رَأسِهِ زَيتُ المَسحَةِ، وَعُيِّنَ لِيَرتَدِيَ ثِيابَ رَئِيسِ الكَهَنَةِ الخاصَّةِ، فَلا يَكْشِفْ رَأسَهُ وَلا يُمَزِّقْ ثِيابَهُ حُزناً.

`And the high priest of his brethren, on whose head is poured the anointing oil, and hath consecrated his hand to put on the garments, his head doth not uncover, nor rend his garments,

11 و َلا يَقتَرِبْ مِنْ جَسَدٍ مَيِّتٍ، لِئَلّا يَتَنّجَّسَ، حَتَّى لَوْ كانَ المَيِّتُ أباهُ أوْ أُمَّهُ.

nor beside any dead person doth he come; for his father and for his mother he doth not defile himself;

12 و َلا يَترُكَ المَكانَ المُقَدَّسَ، فَلا يُنَجِّسَ مَكانَ إلَهِهِ المُقَدَّسِ لِأنَّهُ مُكَرَّسٌ للهِ بِزَيتِ مَسحَةِ إلَهِهِ. أنا اللهَ.

nor from the sanctuary doth he go out, nor doth he pollute the sanctuary of his God, for the separation of the anointing oil of his God on him; I Jehovah.

13 « لِيَتَزَوَّجْ رَئِيسُ الكَهَنَةِ عَذراءَ.

`And he taketh a wife in her virginity;

14 ف َلا يَجُوزُ أنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ مِنْ أرمَلَةٍ أوْ مُطَلَّقَةٍ أوْ زانِيَةٍ نَجِسَةٍ. لا يَتَزَوَّجُ إلّا مِنْ عَذراءَ مِنْ شَعبِهِ،

widow, or cast out, or polluted one -- a harlot -- these he doth not take, but a virgin of his own people he doth take a wife,

15 ل ِئَلّا يُنَجِّسَ أولادَهُ وَسَطَ شَعبِهِ، لِأنِّي أنا اللهَ قَدْ قَدَّسْتُهُ.»

and he doth not pollute his seed among his people; for I Jehovah, sanctifying him.'

16 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى:

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

17 « قُلْ لِهارُونَ: إنْ كانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ نَسلِكَ فِي كُلِّ أجيالِهِ لَدَيهِ عَيبٌ جَسَدِيٌّ، فَلا يُمكِنُهُ أنْ يَقتَرِبَ مِنَ المَذبَحِ لِيُقَدِّمَ تَقدِماتِ اللهِ.

`Speak unto Aaron, saying, No man of thy seed to their generations in whom there is blemish doth draw near to bring near the bread of his God,

18 ف َلا يَنبَغِي أنْ يَقتَرِبَ إلَى المَذبَحِ رَجُلٌ فِيهِ عَيبٌ جَسَدِيٌّ، لا أعمَى وَلا أعرَجُ وَلا مُشَوَّهُ الوَجهِ أوِ الجَسَدِ،

for no man in whom blemish doth draw near -- a man blind, or lame or dwarfed, or enlarged,

19 و َلا رَجُلٌ مَكْسُورُ اليَدِ أوِ الرِّجلِ،

or a man in whom there is a breach in the foot, or a breach in the hand,

20 و َلا أحدَبُ وَلا قَزَمٌ وَلا مَنْ لَدَيهِ عَيبٌ فِي عَينَيهِ، وَلا أجْرَبُ وَلا أبْرَصُ وَلا مَسْحُوقُ الخُصَى.

or hump-backed, or a dwarf, or with a mixture in his eye, or a scurvy person, or scabbed, or broken-testicled.

21 « كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْ نَسلِ هارُونَ فِيهِ عَيبٌ، لا يُمكِنُهُ الاقتِرابُ مِنَ المَذبَحِ لِيُقَدِّمَ تَقدِماتِ اللهِ وَفِيهِ عَيبٌ، فَلا يُقَدِّمْ تَقدِماتِ إلَهِهِ.

`No man in whom is blemish (of the seed of Aaron the priest) doth come nigh to bring near the fire-offerings of Jehovah; blemish in him; the bread of his God he doth not come nigh to bring near.

22 ل َكِنْ يُمكِنُهُ أنْ يَأكُلَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الطَّعامِ المُقّدَّمِ لإلَهِهِ: الطَّعامِ المُقَدَّسِ وَطَعامِ الكَهَنَةِ.

`Bread of his God -- of the most holy things, and of the holy things -- he doth eat;

23 ل َكِنْ لا يُمكِنُهُ الدُّخُولُ خَلفَ الحِجابِ أوْ الاقتِرابُ مِنَ المَذبَحِ، لِأنَّ فِيهِ عَيباً. فَلا يَنبَغِي أنْ يُنَجِّسَ أماكِنِي المُقَدَّسَةَ، لِأنِّي أنا اللهَ سَأُقَدِّسُكُمْ.»

only, unto the vail he doth not enter, and unto the altar he doth not draw nigh; for blemish in him; and he doth not pollute My sanctuaries; for I Jehovah, sanctifying them.'

24 ف َقالَ مُوسَى كُلَّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ لِهارُونَ وَأبْنائِهِ وَكُلِّ الشَّعبِ.

And Moses speaketh unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel.