1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

1 Y Jehová dijo a Moisés: Habla a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, y diles que no se contaminen por un muerto en su pueblo,

2 But 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,

2 salvo por su pariente cercano, por su madre, o por su padre, o por su hijo, o por su hija, o por su hermano,

3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

3 o por su hermana virgen, a él cercana, la cual no haya tenido marido; por ella puede contaminarse.

4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

4 No se contaminará, haciéndose impuro, porque es jefe entre su pueblo.

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

5 No se raparán la cabeza, ni se recortarán la punta de la barba ni en el cuerpo se harán incisiones.

6 They 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.

6 Santos serán a su Dios y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios, porque ofrecen las ofrendas encendidas para Jehová y el pan de su Dios; por tanto, serán santos.

7 They 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.

7 No tomarán como esposa a ramera ni a mujer infame, ni tomarán como esposa a la repudiada por su marido, porque el sacerdote es santo a su Dios.

8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

8 Lo santificarás, por tanto, pues el pan de tu Dios ofrece; santo será para ti, porque santo soy yo Jehová que os santifico.

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

9 Y la hija del sacerdote, si se profana prostituyéndose, a su padre profana; quemada será al fuego.

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;

10 Y el sumo sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza haya sido derramado el aceite de la unción y que haya sido consagrado para ponerse las vestiduras, no descubrirá su cabeza ni rasgará sus vestidos,

11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

11 ni entrará donde haya alguna persona muerta; ni por su padre ni por su madre se contaminará.

12 Neither 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.

12 No saldrá del santuario ni profanará el santuario de su Dios, porque la consagración del aceite de la unción de su Dios está sobre él. Yo Jehová.

13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

13 Y tomará por esposa a una mujer virgen.

14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

14 Viuda, o repudiada, o mujer infame o ramera, estas no tomará, sino que tomará por esposa a una virgen de su propio pueblo.

15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

15 Y así no profanará su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque yo, Jehová, soy el que lo santifico.

16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

16 Y Jehová habló a Moisés, diciendo:

17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.

17 Habla a Aarón y dile: Ningún hombre de tu descendencia en todas sus generaciones que tenga defecto se acercará para ofrecer el pan de su Dios.

18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

18 Porque ningún hombre en el cual haya defecto se acercará: ni ciego, ni cojo, ni desfigurado, ni deforme,

19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

19 ni hombre en el cual haya quebradura de pie ni rotura de mano,

20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

20 ni jorobado, ni enano, ni que tenga nube en el ojo, ni que tenga sarna, ni erupción ni testículo dañado;

21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

21 ningún hombre de la descendencia del sacerdote Aarón en el cual haya defecto se acercará para ofrecer las ofrendas encendidas para Jehová. Hay defecto en él; no se acercará a ofrecer el pan de su Dios.

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

22 Podrá comer del pan de su Dios, de lo muy santo y de las cosas santificadas.

23 Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

23 Pero no entrará más allá del velo ni se acercará al altar, por cuanto hay defecto en él; así no profanará mis santuarios, porque yo, Jehová, soy el que los santifico.

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

24 Y Moisés habló esto a Aarón y a sus hijos y a todos los hijos de Israel.