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

Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people;

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

except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

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

and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

4 P ero no se contaminarán ni se harán impuro, como cualquier hombre del pueblo.

He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

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

“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.

6 S e 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.

They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy.

7 » 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.

“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. They shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

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

You shall sanctify him therefore; for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you; for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.

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

“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.

10 » 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,

“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

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

He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father, or for his mother.

12 N o podrá salir de mi santuario, ni profanarlo, porque él ha sido consagrado para mí, por el aceite de la unción. Yo soy el Señor.

He shall not 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 Yahweh.

13 D eberá tomar por esposa a una doncella.

“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

14 N o 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,

A widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute, these he shall not marry: but a virgin of his own people shall he take as a wife.

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

He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”

16 E l Señor habló con Moisés, y le dijo:

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

17 « 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.

“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.

18 N o podrá acercarse ningún varón con algún defecto, sea éste ciego, cojo, mutilado, deforme,

For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,

19 o que tenga roto un pie o una mano,

or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,

20 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.

or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.

21 N ingún 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.

No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.

22 P odrá comer de mi pan, del alimento muy santo y de las cosas santificadas,

He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

23 p ero 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.»

He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”

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

So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.