Levítico 21
Santa Biblia Libre Latinoamericana
1Yahvé le dijo a Moisés: “Diles a los sacerdotes, los hijos de Aarón: ‘Ningún sacerdote debe hacerse impuro por asistir al funeral de alguien de su pueblo,
2a menos que se trate de un pariente muy cercano: su madre, su padre, su hijo, su hija o su hermano.
3También puede hacerse impuro por su hermana virgen que dependa de él y que no se haya casado; por ella sí puede hacerse impuro.
4Pero como líder de su pueblo, no debe hacerse impuro ni profanarse.
5“‘Los sacerdotes no deben raparse la cabeza, ni recortarse los bordes de la barba, ni hacerse cortes en el cuerpo.
6Deben ser santos para su Dios y no deshonrar el nombre de su Dios. Son ellos quienes presentan las ofrendas hechas por fuego a Yahvé, que son el alimento de su Dios; por lo tanto, deben ser santos.
7“‘No deben casarse con una mujer que se haya prostituido o deshonrado. El sacerdote tampoco debe casarse con una mujer divorciada, porque él está consagrado a su Dios.
8Por eso deben considerarlo santo, porque es él quien ofrece el alimento de su Dios. Será santo para ustedes, porque yo, Yahvé, que los hago santos, soy santo.
9“‘Si la hija de un sacerdote se deshonra volviéndose prostituta, deshonra a su padre; deberá ser quemada en el fuego.
10“‘El sumo sacerdote, el líder de sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza se derramó el aceite de la unción y que fue consagrado para llevar la ropa sacerdotal, no debe andar despeinado ni rasgarse la ropa en señal de luto.
11No debe acercarse a ningún cadáver; no debe hacerse impuro ni siquiera por la muerte de su padre o de su madre.
12Tampoco debe salir del área del santuario ni profanar el santuario de su Dios, porque lleva sobre sí la consagración del aceite de la unción de su Dios. Yo soy Yahvé.
13“‘Deberá casarse con una mujer virgen.
14No debe casarse con una viuda, ni con una divorciada, ni con una mujer deshonrada, ni con una prostituta. Se casará con una virgen de su propio pueblo.
15Así no deshonrará a su descendencia entre su pueblo, porque yo soy Yahvé, el que lo hace santo’”.
16Yahvé le habló a Moisés y le dijo:
17“Dile a Aarón: ‘Ninguno de tus descendientes, de ninguna generación, que tenga algún defecto físico podrá acercarse a ofrecer el alimento de su Dios.
18Porque ningún hombre que tenga algún defecto podrá acercarse: ni el ciego, ni el cojo, ni el que tenga la cara deforme, ni el que tenga alguna otra deformidad,
19ni el que tenga fracturado el pie o la mano,
20ni el jorobado, ni el enano, ni el que tenga un defecto en el ojo, ni el que tenga sarna o tiña, ni el que tenga los testículos aplastados.
21Ningún descendiente del sacerdote Aarón que tenga algún defecto físico podrá acercarse a presentar las ofrendas hechas por fuego a Yahvé. Ya que tiene un defecto, no podrá acercarse a ofrecer el alimento de su Dios.
22Sí podrá comer del alimento de su Dios, tanto de las ofrendas muy santas como de las ofrendas santas.
23Sin embargo, como tiene un defecto físico, no debe acercarse a la cortina del santuario ni acercarse al altar. Así no profanará mis cosas santas, porque yo soy Yahvé, el que las hace santas’”.
24Y Moisés le comunicó todo esto a Aarón, a sus hijos y a todos los israelitas.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y JEHOVÁ dijo á Moisés: Habla á los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón, y diles que no se contaminen por un muerto en sus pueblos.
2Mas por su pariente cercano á sí, por su madre, ó por su padre, ó por su hijo, ó por su hermano,
3O por su hermana virgen, á él cercana, la cual no haya tenido marido, por ella se contaminará.
4No se contaminará, porque es príncipe en sus pueblos, haciéndose inmundo.
5No harán calva en su cabeza, ni raerán la punta de su barba, ni en su carne harán rasguños.
6Santos serán á su Dios, y no profanarán el nombre de su Dios; porque los fuegos de Jehová y el pan de su Dios ofrecen: por tanto serán santos.
7Mujer ramera ó infame no tomarán: ni tomarán mujer repudiada de su marido: porque es santo á su Dios.
8Lo santificarás por tanto, pues el pan de tu Dios ofrece: santo será para ti, porque santo soy yo Jehová vuestro santificador.
9Y la hija del varón sacerdote, si comenzare á fornicar, á su padre amancilla: quemada será al fuego.
10Y el sumo sacerdote entre sus hermanos, sobre cuya cabeza fué derramado el aceite de la unción, y que hinchió su mano para vestir las vestimentas, no descubrirá su cabeza, ni romperá sus vestidos:
11Ni entrará donde haya alguna persona muerta, ni por su padre, ó por su madre se contaminará.
12Ni saldrá del santuario, ni contaminará el santuario de su Dios; porque la corona del aceite de la unción de su Dios está sobre él: Yo Jehová.
13Y tomará él mujer con su virginidad.
14Viuda, ó repudiada, ó infame, ó ramera, éstas no tomará: mas tomará virgen de sus pueblos por mujer.
15Y no amancillará su simiente en sus pueblos; porque yo Jehová soy el que los santifico.
16Y Jehová habló á Moisés, diciendo:
17Habla á Aarón, y dile: El varón de tu simiente en sus generaciones, en el cual hubiere falta, no se allegará para ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
18Porque ningún varón en el cual hubiere falta, se allegará: varón ciego, ó cojo, ó falto, ó sobrado,
19O varón en el cual hubiere quebradura de pie ó rotura de mano,
20O corcovado, ó lagañoso, ó que tuviere nube en el ojo, ó que tenga sarna, ó empeine, ó compañón relajado;
21Ningún varón de la simiente de Aarón sacerdote, en el cual hubiere falta, se allegará para ofrecer las ofrendas encendidas de Jehová. Hay falta en él; no se allegará á ofrecer el pan de su Dios.
22El pan de su Dios, de lo muy santo y las cosas santificadas, comerá.
23Empero no entrará del velo adentro, ni se allegará al altar, por cuanto hay falta en él: y no profanará mi santuario, porque yo Jehová soy el que los santifico.
24Y Moisés habló esto á Aarón, y á sus hijos, y á todos los hijos de Israel.
King James Version
1And 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:
2But 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,
3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6They 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.
7They 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.
8Thou 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.
9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10And 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;
11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12Neither 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.
13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14A 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.
15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17Speak 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.
18For 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,
19Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
20Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
21No 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.
22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
24And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
World English Bible
1The LORD 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,
2except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,
3and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.
4He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5“‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.
6They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
7“‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
8Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.
9“‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.
10“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.
11He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.
12He 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 the LORD.
13“‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.
14He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.
15He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.’”
16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
17“Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.
18For 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,
19or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,
20or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.
21No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.
22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23He 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 the LORD who sanctifies them.’”
24So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.