א אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהַכֹּהֵן אָסוּר לִכָּנֵס לְבֵית הַפְּרָס, (פֵּרוּשׁ שָׂדֶה שֶׁנֶּאֱבַד בָּהּ קֶבֶר, וְשֶׁנֶּחֱרַשׁ בָּהּ קֶבֶר, וְשִׁעוּרָהּ מֵאָה אַמָּה) אוֹ לְאֶרֶץ הָעַמִּים, אִם הָיָה צָרִיךְ לֵילֵךְ שָׁם לִשָּׂא אִשָּׁה אוֹ לִלְמֹד תּוֹרָה, וְאֵין לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ אַחֶרֶת, יָכוֹל לַעֲבֹר דֶּרֶךְ שָׁם, אֲפִלּוּ אִם מוֹצֵא לִלְמֹד בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר. וְכֵן אָבֵל הָעוֹבֵר דֶּרֶךְ שָׁם, יָכוֹל לֵילֵךְ אַחֲרָיו לְנַחֲמוֹ. וְכֵן מִטַּמֵּא בְּטֻּמְאָה שֶׁל דִּבְרֵיהֶם, לָדִין עִם עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּלְעַרְעֵר עִמָּהֶם, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא כְּמַצִּיל מִיָּדָם, וְכֵן כָּל כַּיּוֹצֵא בָּזֶה. הַגָּה: כֹּהֵן שֶׁשּׁוֹכֵב עָרֹם, וְהוּא בְּאֹהֶל עִם הַמֵּת וְלֹא יָדַע, אֵין לְהַגִּיד לוֹ, אֶלָּא יִקְרְאוּ לוֹ סְתָם, שֶׁיֵּצֵא כְּדֵי שֶׁיַּלְבִּישׁ עַצְמוֹ תְּחִלָּה. אֲבָל אִם כְּבַר הִגִּידוּ לוֹ, אָסוּר לְהַמְתִּין עַד שֶׁיִּלְבַּשׁ עַצְמוֹ. וְדַוְקָא אִם הוּא בְּאֹהֶל הַמֵּת, שֶׁהוּא טֻמְאָה דְּאוֹרַיְתָא, אֲבָל אִם הוּא בְּבֵית הַפְּרָס אוֹ אֶרֶץ הָעַמִּים, שֶׁהוּא טֻמְאָה דְּרַבָּנָן, יַלְבִּישׁ עַצְמוֹ תְּחִלָּה, דְּגָדוֹל כְּבוֹד הַבְּרִיּוֹת (ת"ה סִימָן רפ"ה), כְּמוֹ שֶׁנִּתְבָּאֵר לְעֵיל סִימָן ש"ג לְעִנְיַן כִּלְאַיִם. כֹּהֵן שֶׁהוּא יָשֵׁן, וּמֵת עִמּוֹ בָּאֹהֶל, צְרִיכִין לַהֲקִיצוֹ וּלְהַגִּיד לוֹ כְּדֵי שֶׁיֵּצֵא (תְּשׁוּבַת מהרי"ל סִימָן ס"ט).
1 In spite of the fact that the Kohen is prohibited to enter a Peras -area, i.e., a field in which there was a lost grave or in which a grave had been ploughed up and the extent [ of the prohibited area being ] a hundred cubits [ in every direction ], or the country of the heathens, — if he must go there [in order] to take a wife or to study Torah, and he has no other road, he may pass through there, even if he can manage to study elsewhere. And so too, [with respect to] a mourner who passes through there, — [the law is that] he may go after him to console him. Likewise, may he incur uncleanness [which is forbidden] by a Rabbinical decree, [viz., by going] to argue [matters] with heathens and to contest [in court the legality of their acts], for he is as one who saves [his property] from their hand, and so also anything that is similar to this. Rema: A Kohen who lies undressed whilst in the [ same ] tent with a corpse and was not aware [ of this ], should not be informed thereof, but he should be called [ out ] without specifying [ the reason thereof ], so that he leave, [ and the grounds for not specifying the reason being ] in order that he dress himself first. But if they had already told him [ the reason ], he is forbidden to remain [ there ] until he dresses himself. And [ this applies ] only if he is in the corpse's tent, which is an uncleanness [ forbidden ] Biblically, but if he is in a Peras-area or in the country of the heathens, which is an uncleanness forbidden [ only ] Rabbinically, he should dress himself first, for human dignity [ in proper appearance ] is very important as has been explained supra § 303 regarding the subject of Kilay'im. A Kohen who was asleep and there was a corpse with him in the [ same ] tent must be awakened and told [ about it ] in order that he leave.