Rules for Priests
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:
Kisha Bwana akamwambia Musa, Nena na hao makuhani, wana wa Haruni, uwaambie, Mtu asijinajisi kwa ajili ya wafu katika watu wake;
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,
isipokuwa ni kwa ajili ya jamaa yake wa karibu, kwa ajili ya mama yake, na kwa ajili baba yake, na kwa ajili ya mwanawe, na kwa ajili ya binti yake, na kwa ajili ya nduguye mwanamume;
3 and for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
na kwa ajili ya umbu lake aliye mwanamwali, aliye wa udugu kwake, ambaye hajaolewa na mume; ana ruhusa kujitia unajisi kwa ajili yake huyo.
4 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
Asijitie unajisi, ijapokuwa ni mkubwa katika watu wake, hata akajinajisi.
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.
Wasijifanyie upaa kichwani, wala wasinyoe pembe za ndevu zao, wala wasichanje chale katika miili yao.
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.
Watakuwa watakatifu kwa Mungu wao, wala wasilinajisi jina la Mungu wao; kwa kuwa wao ndio wasongezao sadaka za Bwana kwa njia ya moto, chakula cha Mungu wao; kwa ajili ya hayo watakuwa watakatifu.
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.
Wasimwoe mwanamke aliye kahaba, au huyo aliye mwenye unajisi; wala wasimwoe mwanamke aliyeachwa na mumewe; kwa kuwa yeye kuhani ni mtakatifu kwa Mungu wake.
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.
Kwa hiyo basi utamtakasa; kwa kuwa yeye husongeza chakula cha Mungu wako; atakuwa mtakatifu kwako wewe; kwa kuwa mimi Bwana niwatakasaye ninyi ni mtakatifu.
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.
Na binti ya kuhani ye yote atakapojitia unajisi kwa ukahaba, amemtia unajisi baba yake; atachomwa moto.
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;
Na yeye aliye kuhani mkuu katika nduguze, ambaye mafuta ya kutiwa yamemiminwa kichwani mwake, naye akawekwa wakfu ili ayavae hayo mavazi, yeye hataziacha wazi nywele za kichwa chake, wala hatazirarua nguo zake;
11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
wala hataingia penye maiti, wala asijitie unajisi kwa ajili ya baba yake wala mama yake;
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.
wala asitoke katika mahali patakatifu, wala asipatie unajisi mahali patakatifu pa Mungu wake; kwa kuwa utakaso wa hayo mafuta ya kutiwa ya Mungu wake u juu yake; mimi ndimi Bwana.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
Naye atamwoa mwanamke katika ubikira wake.
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.
Asitwae mjane, wala mwanamke aliyeachwa na mumewe, wala mwanamke mwenye unajisi, wala kahaba; lakini atamwoa mwanamwali katika watu wake mwenyewe.
15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
Naye asiwatie unajisi kizazi chake katika watu wake; kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana nimtakasaye.
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Kisha Bwana akanena na Musa, na kumwambia,
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.
Nena na Haruni, umwambie, Mtu awaye yote wa kizazi chako wewe katika vizazi vyao, aliye na kilema, asikaribie kusongeza chakula cha Mungu wake.
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,
Kwa kuwa mtu awaye yote aliye na kilema hatakaribia; mtu kipofu, au kiwete, au mtu aliye na pua iliyoharibika, au aliye na kitu kilichozidi vimpasavyo mwili,
19 or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
au mtu aliyevunjika mguu, au aliyevunjika mkono,
20 or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
au aliye na kijongo, au aliye kibeti, au aliye na kilema cha jichoni, au aliye na upele, au mwenye buba, au aliyevunjika mapumbu;
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.
mtu awaye yote wa kizazi cha Haruni kuhani aliye na kilema asikaribie kuzisongeza sadaka za Bwana kwa njia ya moto; ana kilema huyo asikaribie kusongeza chakula cha Mungu wake.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Atakula chakula cha Mungu wake, katika hicho kilicho kitakatifu sana, na hicho kilicho kitakatifu.
23 Only 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.
Lakini hataingia ndani ya pazia, wala asikaribie madhabahu, kwa sababu ana kilema; ili kwamba asipanajisi patakatifu pangu; kwa kuwa mimi ndimi Bwana niwatakasaye.
24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Basi Musa akanena na Haruni na wanawe, na wana wa Israeli wote.
