1 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests, the sons of Aaron, and tell them to not be defiled for the dead among his people.

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 B ut for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, 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 virgin sister, that is near unto him, who has had no husband; for her he may be defiled.

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 defile himself for the prince among his people, to profane himself.

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

5 T hey shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner 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 the offerings of the LORD made by fire and the bread of their God they do offer; therefore, they shall 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 a wife that is a whore or profane; 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 T hou shalt sanctify him, therefore, for he offers the bread of thy God; he shall be holy unto thee; for I the LORD, who sanctify 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 the man who is a priest, if she begins to fornicate, she profanes her father; she shall be burnt with fire.

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

10 ¶ And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head nor rend his clothes;

»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 go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father or 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 crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am the LORD.

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 profane or a harlot, these he shall not take, but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

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 N either shall he profane his seed among his people, for I AM he that sanctifies him.

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

16 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

El Señor habló con Moisés, y le dijo:

17 S peak unto Aaron, saying, The man of thy seed in their generations that has any blemish, let him not approach to offer 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 no man in whom there is a blemish, shall approach: a blind man or a lame or he that lacks any thing or has any thing superfluous

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

19 o r a man that is brokenfooted or brokenhanded

o que tenga roto un pie o una mano,

20 o r crookbacked or a dwarf or that has a blemish in his eye or has scurvy or is scabbed or has his stones 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 that has a blemish of the seed of Aaron, the priest, shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer 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 H e shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy and of the sanctified things.

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

23 O nly he shall not go inside the veil nor come near unto the altar because he has a blemish, that he not profane my sanctuary; for I AM he that sanctifies 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 unto Aaron and to his sons and unto all the sons of Israel.

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