Kwan 6
1 Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya,
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
2 “Wuo kod jo-Israel kendo inyisgi kama: ‘Ka dichwo kata dhako dwaro chiwo singruok makende, ma en singruok makende ne Jehova Nyasaye kaka ja-Nazir,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If any of you [wants to] make a solemn promise to dedicate himself to belong to me in a special way, [after you obey these instructions], you will be called a Nazir-man, [which means “dedicated man”].
3 to nyaka owe madho divai kod math mamoko moket e thowi kendo ok onego omadh kongʼo kata kongʼo moa kuom math mamoko moket e thowi. Ok onego omadh gimoro amora molos gi olemb mzabibu, kata chamo olemb mzabibu manumu kata motwo.
You must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink any vinegar made from wine or from any other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
4 E kinde duto ma en ja-Nazir, ok onego ocham gimoro amora mowuok kuom olemb mzabibu, bed ni en kothe kata opokone.
You must not eat anything that comes from grapevines, not even the skins or seeds of grapes, during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
5 “‘E thuoloni duto ma en e bwo singruok mar bedo tenge, wiye ok noliel gi wembe. Enorite maler ne Jehova Nyasaye nyaka ndalone mag kwongʼruok norum; kendo enopidh yie wiye maboyo.
‘Even your hair will be dedicated to me during the time that you area Nazir-man, so you must never allow anyone to cut your hair. Until the time that your solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me is ended, you must allow your hair to grow long.
6 “‘E thuoloni duto ma en e bwo singruok mar bedo tenge ne Jehova Nyasaye, ok onego osud machiegni gi ringre ngʼama otho.
And you must not go near a corpse during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
7 Bed ni wuon-gi kata min-gi kata owadgi kata nyamin-gi ema otho, to ok onego obed mogak, nikech ranyisi mar bedo ngʼat mowal ne Nyasaye ni e wiye.
Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me [by coming close to the corpse]. Your long hair [MTY] shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.
8 E kindeno duto ma okete tenge, en ngʼama owal ne Jehova Nyasaye.
You are required to keep doing this all the time that you are dedicated to me in this special way.
9 “‘Ka dipo ni ngʼato otho bute, mi yie wiye mosewal ogak, to nyaka oliel yie wiyeno chiengʼ mar abiriyo mipwodhee.
‘If anyone dies very suddenly when he is near you, then your hair that you have dedicated to me is no longer sacred. So you must wait seven days and then shave it all off. Then you must perform a special ritual to cause yourself to become acceptable to me again.
10 To chiengʼ mar aboro nyaka okel akuch odugla ariyo kata nyithi akuru ne jadolo e dhoranga Hemb Romo.
The next day you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
11 Jadolo nochiw achiel kaka misango mar golo richo to machielo kaka misango miwangʼo pep mar kwayone ngʼwono nikech notimo richo kuom bedo kama ringre ngʼama otho nitie. E odiechiengno nyaka opwodh wiye.
‘The priest must [kill the birds and] offer them as sacrifices. One of them will be an offering to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed, and the other will be an offering that is burned completely to please me. [After the priest burns them on the altar], I will forgive you for having come close to a corpse, and [when] your hair [grows again it] will be dedicated to me again.
12 E kindeno duto mokete tenge nyaka ochiwre ne Jehova Nyasaye kendo okel nyaim ma hike achiel kaka misango michiwo mar pwodhruok e ketho. To kinde mane osetieko kowale ok nokwan nikech yie wiye mane nyiso ni owaleno ne odoko mogak.
The amount of time that you were set apart for me the previous time does not count, because you had become unacceptable to me [by coming close to a corpse] during the time that you were a Nazir-man. So you must again make a solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me for the entire amount of time that you indicated the previous time. And you must also sacrifice a one-year-old lamb for not doing what you were required to do.
13 “‘Koro mano e chik momi ja-Nazir ka kinde mokete tenge orumo kendo nyaka kele e dhoranga Hemb Romo.
‘When the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the Sacred Tent
14 E dhorangach kanyo ema nyaka ochiwe misangone ne Jehova Nyasaye ma gin: nyaim ma hike achiel maonge songa kaka misango miwangʼo pep, sibini ma hike achiel maonge songa kaka misango migologo richo; im maonge songa kaka chiwo mar lalruok,
and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects: Offer a one-year-old ram that will be burned completely, a one-year-old female lamb as a sacrifice to enable me to forgive your sins, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to maintain fellowship with me.
15 kaachiel gi chiwo mar cham kod misango miolo piny, kod okapu mopongʼ gi makati ma ok oketie thowi kaka kek molos gi mogo mayom moru gi mo, kod chapat mowir gi mo.
‘When you bring those animals, you must also bring some wine to offer as a sacrifice. And you must also bring a basket of bread that you have made with very good flour and [olive] oil. But you must not put any yeast in the bread. Also brush/spread some [olive] oil on some thin wafers and bring them to the priest.
16 “‘Jadolo nochiwgi e nyim Jehova Nyasaye kaka misango mar pwodhruok e richo kod misango miwangʼo pep.
‘The priest will put the young lamb and the young ram on the altar and completely burn them, in order that I will be pleased and will forgive you for your sins.
17 Bende nochiw okapu man-gi makati ma ok oketie thowi kod im kaka misango mar lalruok ne Jehova Nyasaye, kaachiel gi chiwo mar cham kod misango miolo piny.
Then he will kill the full-grown ram as an offering to restore fellowship with me, and he will also burn on the altar some of the bread and the grain and wine.
18 “‘Bangʼe e dhoranga Hemb Romo, ja-Nazirno nyaka liel yie wiye mane osewal tenge. Enokaw yie wiyeno mi olute e mach mantiere e bwo misango mar chiwo mar lalruok.
‘After that, you must [stand at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent and shave off your hair. Then you must put that hair in the fire that is under the [animal that has been sacrificed] on the altar to maintain fellowship with me.
19 “‘Bangʼ ka ja-Nazirno oselielo yie wiye mane osewal tenge, jadolo nomiye bad im mosechwaki, kod kek kod chapat mogoloe okapu, mago molos ma ok oketie thowi.
‘The meat from the ram’s shoulder must be boiled. After it is cooked, the priest will take it along with one of the loaves of bread and one wafer which has been brushed with [olive] oil, and he will put them in your hands.
20 Bangʼ mano jadolo noliergi e nyim Jehova Nyasaye kaka misango mifwayo; kaachiel gi agoko kod em mane olier nimar gin gik mopwodhi kendo gin mek jadolo. Bangʼ timo kamano, ja-Nazir koro nyalo mana madho divai.
Then the priest will [take them back and] lift them up high to dedicate them to me. They now belong to the priest, and he is permitted to eat some of the meat from the ram’s shoulder and from its ribs and from one of its thighs, because that meat is his share of the sacrifice. After that, you will no longer be a Nazir-man, and you will again be permitted to drink wine.
21 “‘Mano e chik momako ja-Nazir mosekwongʼore kaluwore gi pwodhruok mare kendo mano e misango manyaka otimne Jehova Nyasaye kaachiel gi gimoro monyalo chiwo. Nyaka ochop singo mar kwongʼruok mane ochiwo, kaluwore gi chik mar ja-Nazir.’”
‘Those are the regulations about the offerings that Nazir-men solemnly promise to bring to me to end their time of being dedicated to me. They must bring these offerings, but if they want to, they may bring additional offerings. And they must do everything that they solemnly promised to do when they dedicated themselves to me.’”
22 Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
23 “Nyis Harun kod yawuote ni, ‘Ma e kaka onego ugwedh jo-Israel. Wachnegi kama:
“Tell Aaron and his sons that when they [ask me to] bless the people, they must say,
24 “‘Jehova Nyasaye mondo ogwedhu kendo oritu;
‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you and protect you,
25 Wangʼ Jehova Nyasaye mondo orieny kuomu kendo omiu ngʼwono mogundho;
and that he will smile at you and act kindly toward you,
26 Jehova Nyasaye orangu maber kendo omiu kwe.’
and that he will be good to you [IDM] and cause things to go well for you.’”
27 “Kamano e kaka ginihul nyinga kuom jo-Israel, kendo anagwedhgi.”
Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israeli people, truly I will bless them.”
