1 Og HERREN sagde til Moses: Tal til Præsterne, Arons Sønner, og sig til dem: Præsten må ikke gøre sig uren ved Lig blandt sin Slægt,

1 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them:‘No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people,

2 medmindre det er hans nærmeste kødelige Slægtninge, hans Moder eller Fader, hans Søn eller Datter, hans Broder

2 except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother and his father and his son and his daughter and his brother,

3 eller Søster, for så vidt hun var Jomfru og endnu hørte til hans Familie og ikke var gift; i så Fald må han gøre sig uren ved hende;

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

4 men han må ikke gøre sig uren ved hende, når hun var gift med en Mand af hans Slægt, og således pådrage sig Vanhelligelse.

4 He shall not defile himself as a relative by marriage among his people, and so profane himself.

5 De må ikke klippe sig en skaldet Plet på deres Hoved, ikke studse deres Skæg eller gøre Indsnit i deres Legeme.

5 They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.

6 Hellige skal de være for deres Gud og må ikke vanhellige deres Guds Navn, thi de frembærer HERRENs Ildofre, deres Guds Spise; derfor skal de være hellige.

6 They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the Lord, the food of their God; so they shall be holy.

7 En Horkvinde og en skændet Kvinde må de ikke ægte; heller ikke en Kvinde, der er forstødt af sin Mand, må de ægte; thi han er helliget sin Gud.

7 They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

8 Du skal regne ham for hellig, thi han frembærer din Guds Spise; han skal være dig hellig, thi hellig er jeg HERREN, som helliger dem.

8 You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I the Lord, who sanctifies you, am holy.

9 Når en Præstedatter vanhelliger sig ved at bedrive Hor, da vanhelliger hun sin Fader; hun skal brændes på Bål,

9 Also the daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by harlotry, she profanes her father; she shall be burned with fire.

10 Den Præst, der er den ypperste blandt sine Brødre, han, over hvis Hoved Salveolien udgydes, og som indsættes ved at iføres Klæderne, må hverken lade sit Hovedhår vokse frit eller sønderrive sine Klæder.

10 ‘The priest who is the highest among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not uncover his head nor tear his clothes;

11 Han må ikke gå hen til noget som helst Lig, end ikke ved sin Fader eller Moder må han gøre sig uren.

11 nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;

12 Han må ikke forlade Helligdommen for ikke at vanhellige sin Guds Helligdom, thi hans Guds Salveolies Vielse er på ham; jeg er HERREN!

12 nor shall he go out of the sanctuary nor profane the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him; I am the Lord.

13 Han skal ægte en Kvinde, der er Jomfru;

13 He shall take a wife in her virginity.

14 en Enke, en forstødt, en skændet, en Horkvinde må han ikke ægte, kun en Jomfru af sin Slægt må han tage til Hustru,

14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people,

15 for at han ikke skal vanhellige sit Afkom blandt sin Slægt; thi jeg er HERREN, som helliger ham.

15 so that he will not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.’”

16 HERREN talede fremdeles til Moses og sagde:

16 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

17 Tal til Aron og sig: Ingen af dit Afkom i de kommende Slægter, som har en Legemsfejl, må træde frem for at frembære sin Guds Spise,

17 “Speak to Aaron, saying, ‘No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the food of his God.

18 det må ingen, som har en Legemsfejl, hverken en blind eller en halt eller en med vansiret Ansigt eller for lang en Legemsdel

18 For no one who has a defect shall approach: a blind man, or a lame man, or he who has a disfigured face, or any deformed limb,

19 eller med Brud på Ben eller Arm

19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand,

20 eller en pukkelrygget eller en med Tæring eller en, der har Pletter i Øjnene eller lider af Skab eller Ringorm eller har svulne Testikler.

20 or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye or eczema or scabs or crushed testicles.

21 Af Præsten Arons Efterkommere må ingen, som har en Legemsfejl, nærme sig for at frembære HERRENs Ildofre; han har en Legemsfejl, han må ikke nærme sig for at frembære sin Guds Spise.

21 No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a defect is to come near to offer the Lord’s offerings by fire; since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the food of his God.

22 Han må vel spise sin Guds Spise, både det, som er højhelligt, og det, som er helligt,

22 He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy,

23 men til Forhænget må han ikke komme, og Alteret må han ikke nærme sig, thi han har en Legemsfejl og må ikke vanhellige mine hellige Ting; thi jeg er HERREN, som helliger dem.

23 only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

24 Og Moses talte således til Aron og hans Sønner og alle Israeliterne. 

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

Det Nye Testamente 1907. Det Gamle Testamente 1931

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