Rules for Priests
1The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron. Tell them, ‘A priest must not make himself “unclean” by going near the dead body of any of his people. 2But he can go near the body of a close relative. It could be his mother, father, son, daughter or brother. 3He can also go near a sister who is not married. She would have depended on him because she did not have a husband. The priest can make himself “unclean” by going near her body. 4But he must not make himself “unclean” by going near the bodies of people only related to him by marriage. Going near them would make him “unclean.”
5“ ‘Priests must not shave any part of their heads. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make cuts on their bodies when someone dies. 6Priests must be holy. They must be set apart for me. I am their God. They must not treat my name as if it were not holy. They must be holy because they bring food offerings to me. That is my food.
7“ ‘They must not get married to women who are “unclean” because they are prostitutes. They must not marry women who are divorced from their husbands. That is because priests are holy. They are set apart for me. I am their God. 8Consider them as holy, because they offer up food to me. Consider them as holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord. I make you holy.
9“ ‘Suppose a priest’s daughter makes herself “unclean” by becoming a prostitute. Then she brings shame on her father. She must be burned to death.
10“ ‘The high priest is the one among his brothers whose head has been anointed with olive oil. He has been appointed to wear the priest’s clothes. When someone dies, the high priest must not let his own hair hang loose. He must not tear his clothes to show how sad he is. 11He must not enter a place where there is a dead body. He must not make himself “unclean,” even if his father or mother dies. 12He must not leave the sacred tent of the Lord to take part in burying a body. That would bring shame on the tent. The anointing oil has set the high priest apart. I am the Lord.
13“ ‘The woman the high priest gets married to must be a virgin. 14He must not marry a widow or a woman who is divorced. He must not marry a woman who is “unclean” because she is a prostitute. He must only marry a virgin. She must come from his own people. 15If he doesn’t marry a virgin, he makes the children he has by her “unclean.” I am the Lord. I make him holy.’ ”
16The Lord said to Moses, 17“Speak to Aaron. Tell him, ‘No man in your family line with any flaws may come near to offer food to the Lord. This is true for all time to come. 18No man who has any flaws can come near. No man who is blind or disabled can come. No man whose body is scarred or twisted can come. 19No man whose foot or hand is disabled can come. 20No man whose back is bent can come. No man who is too short can come. No man who has anything wrong with his eyes can come. No man who has boils or running sores can come. No man whose sex glands are crushed can come. 21No man with any flaws who is in the family line of Aaron the priest may come near me. He can’t come to bring the food offerings to the Lord. If he has any flaws, he must not come near to offer food to the Lord. 22He can eat the holy food. He can also eat my very holy food. 23But because he has a flaw, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. If he does, he will make my sacred tent “unclean.” I am the Lord. I make everything holy.’ ”
24So Moses told all these things to Aaron and his sons. He also told them to all the Israelites.
Mga Tuntunin tungkol sa mga Pari
1Inutusan ng Panginoon si Moises na sabihin ito sa mga paring mula sa angkan ni Aaron:
Huwag ninyong dudungisan ang inyong sarili sa pamamagitan ng paglapit o paghipo sa bangkay ng tao, 2maliban na lamang kung ang namatay ay malapit ninyong kamag-anak gaya ng inyong ina, ama, anak, kapatid na lalaki, 3o dalagang kapatid at walang inaasahan kundi kayo. 4Huwag din ninyong dungisan ang inyong sarili sa inyong pagpunta sa libing ng kamag-anak ng inyong asawa. 5Kung kayoʼy magluluksa sa patay, huwag ninyong aahitin ang inyong buhok o puputulan ang inyong balbas o susugatan ang inyong katawan. 6Italaga ninyo ang inyong sarili para sa akin na inyong Dios, at huwag ninyong lapastanganin ang aking pangalan. Itoʼy dapat ninyong gawin dahil kayo ang nag-aalay ng mga handog sa pamamagitan ng apoy,21:6 handog sa pamamagitan ng apoy: Tingnan ang footnote sa 1:9. para sa akin na siyang pagkain ko.
7Huwag kayong mag-asawa ng babaeng marumi dahil nagbebenta siya ng panandaliang aliw, o ng babaeng hiwalay sa asawa, dahil kayoʼy hinirang ko para sa aking sarili. 8Kinakailangang kayo ay ituring na banal ng inyong kapwa Israelita dahil kayo ang nag-aalay ng mga handog para sa akin.21:8 mga handog para sa akin: sa literal, pagkain ng Dios. Tingnan ang “footnote” sa 21:6. Dapat nila kayong ituring na banal dahil ako ang Panginoon ay banal at ginawa kong banal ang aking mga tao.21:8 ginawa … tao: o, itinalaga ko sila para sa akin.
9Kung kayoʼy may anak na babae na nagdudulot ng kahihiyan sa inyo dahil sa nagbebenta siya ng panandaliang-aliw, siyaʼy ituturing na marumi, dapat siyang sunugin.
10Kung ang punong pari21:10 punong pari: sa tekstong Hebreo makikita ang buong katawagan sa kanya: ang punong pari sa kanyang mga kapwa Israelita na pinahiran ng langis sa ulo at itinalagang magsuot ng pamparing damit na para sa punong pari. ay namatayan ng kamag-anak, huwag niyang guguluhin ang kanyang buhok ni pupunitin ang kanyang damit bilang tanda ng pagluluksa. 11Dapat din niyang iwasan ang paglapit sa patay kahit na iyon ay kanyang ama o ina. 12At dahil siyaʼy itinalaga sa akin bilang punong pari sa pamamagitan ng pagpapahid sa kanya ng langis ng pagtatalaga, hindi siya dapat umalis sa Toldang Tipanan dahil kapag siyaʼy umalis doon at sumama sa libing, marurumihan ang Tolda. Ako ang Panginoon.
13-14Kung ang punong pari ay mag-aasawa, dapat Israelitang katulad niya at tunay na dalaga. Huwag siyang mag-aasawa ng biyuda, o ng babaeng hiwalay sa asawa, o ng babaeng marumi na nagbebenta ng panandaliang-aliw, 15upang sa ganoon ay walang maging kapintasan ang mga anak niya. Ako ang Panginoong humirang sa kanya para siyaʼy maging banal.
16Inutusan ng Panginoon si Moises 17na sabihin ito kay Aaron:
Walang sinuman sa angkan mo hanggang sa susunod pang mga henerasyon na may kapansanan ang katawan na makapaghahandog sa akin ng mga handog na pagkain. 18Hindi maaari ang bulag, pilay, may kapansanan ang mukha, may kapansanan ang isang bahagi ng katawan, 19bali ang paa o kamay, 20kuba, unano, may sakit sa mata o sa balat, o baog. 21-23Kaya kung ang angkan ni Aaron ay may kapansanan sa katawan, hindi siya maaaring maghandog sa akin ng mga handog sa pamamagitan ng apoy na siyang pagkain ko. Hindi rin siya maaaring pumasok sa Banal na Lugar o lumapit sa altar dahil madudungisan ang aking Tolda. Pero maaari siyang kumain ng mga pagkaing bahagi ng mga pari sa mga banal at pinakabanal na handog. Ako ang Panginoong nagtalaga sa inyo para maging akin.
24Ang lahat ng ito ay sinabi ni Moises kay Aaron at sa mga anak niyang lalaki at sa lahat ng mga Israelita.
