Leviticus 11
1 The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
BAWIPA ni Mosi hoi Aron bout a kaw teh,
2 “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
Nangmouh roi ni Isarelnaw koe patuen bout na dei pouh hane teh, talai van kaawm e moithang pueng dawk,
3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
A khoksamen samka ni teh a thepkaai e moithangnaw teh ca thainae kâ ao.
4 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Hatei, thepkaai ni teh khoksamen samka hoeh e moithang thung dawk, ca hoeh hane moithangnaw teh Kalauk teh athepai hoeh eiteh khoksamen samka hoeh dawkvah nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
5 The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Kovei teh thepkaai eiteh a khoksamen samka hoeh dawkvah nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Saveh teh thepkaai eiteh a khoksamen samka hoeh dawkvah nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
Vok teh a khoksamen samka eiteh thepkaai hoeh dawkvah nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
Hot patet e moithangnaw e a moi na cat awh mahoeh. Ro haiyah na tek awh mahoeh. Kathounghoehe lah na pouk awh han.
9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
Tuipui hoi sawkca dawk kaawm e moithangnaw thung dawk a rathei hoi a lakep kaawm e teh na ca awh han.
10 But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
A rathei hoi a lakep kaawm hoeh e tuipui hoi sawkca dawk kaawm e moithang pueng teh nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
11 They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
A rathei hoi a lakep kaawm hoeh e tui dawk e moithang na cat awh mahoeh.
12 Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
A ronaw hai panuettho e lah na pouk awh han.
13 Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
Nangmouh ni panuettho e lah na pouk awh vaiteh na ca awh hoeh hane tavanaw teh: Mataw, Langta, Tawbu,
14 the kite, any kind of falcon,
Mataw phun,
15 any kind of raven,
Vonga phun kuep,
16 the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
Kalauk tava, bukbu phun kuep, batuiling phun kuep,
17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
Kawhna hoi balengek,
18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
Tuicawmpai,
19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
Butakok phun kuep, Bongpi, Bongcakhat phun kuep,
20 All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
A rathei ka tawn ni teh a khok pali touh hoi kacetnaw pueng teh nangmouh hanlah kathounghoehe lah ao.
21 However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
Hateiteh, a rathei a tawn teh a khok pali touh hoi ka cet e phun dawk dawkcawk nahanlah a khok kasaw poung naw teh:
22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
Samtong, pâluen, tawktaboe, Tawngkaruetnaw teh na ca awh han.
23 All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
A rathei ka tawn ni teh a khok pali touh hoi ka cet e alouke moithang pueng teh nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
24 These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
Hote moithang lahoi nangmae thoungnae hah a khin thai. Hot patet e ro katek e tami teh tangmin totouh thoung hoeh.
25 and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
Hote kadout e ro ka sin e tami teh khohna a pâsu han, tangmin totouh thoung hoeh.
26 Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
A khoksamen samka hoeh e, a thepkaai hoeh e saring pueng teh nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
27 All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
A khoksamen samka hoeh e saring pueng teh nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh. Hote ro ka tek e tami teh tangmin totouh thoung hoeh.
28 and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
Hote ro ka phawt e tami pueng teh a khohna a pâsu han. Tangmin totouh thoung hoeh.
29 The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
Talai dawk a vonpui hoi kâva e saring thung dawk thangbui, moihnam, Insi phun,
30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
Tawkkei, Tawngkang, Cingkadawt, Dekko hoi Khaipadounnaw teh nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
31 These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
Hotnaw e ro katek e tami teh tangmin totouh thoung hoeh.
32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
Hote kadout e a ro hah thingkawlung, khohna, a pho, cawngko patetlah e im dawk e hno e buet touh van bawt pawiteh thoung hoeh. Tui dawk ranup han. Tangmin totouh thoung hoeh. Hathnukkhu a thoung han.
33 If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
Talai hlaam buetbuet touh van ro hah bawt pawiteh, Hote talai hlaam teh a thounghoeh dawkvah rek hem han.
34 Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
Hote talai hlaam dawk e tui cakawi moi van vah, bawt pawiteh moi thoung hoeh. Hote talai hlaam dawk e nei hane tui hai thoung hoeh.
35 Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
Takhuen dawk thoseh, lunghmu dawk thoseh, hote hno buetbuet touh bawt pawiteh nangmouh hanelah a thounghoeh dawkvah, peng raphoe han.
36 Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
Hatei, sambuem, tai e tui im teh kathounghoehe lah awm hoeh. Ro ni a bosin e dueng doeh kathounghoehe lah ao.
37 If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
Cati dawk hote ro bawt pawiteh, Cati teh kathounghoehe lah awm mahoeh.
38 but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
Tui dawk padung tangcoung e cati dawk hote ro bawt pawiteh cati teh nangmouh hanlah thoung hoeh.
39 If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
Nangmouh ni na ca han kawi saring dout pawiteh, ro katek e tami teh tangmin totouh thoung hoeh.
40 Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
Hote ro ka cat e tami teh a khohna a pâsu han. Tangmin totouh thoung hoeh. Hote ro ka phawt e tami hai amae a khohna a pâsu han. Tangmin totouh thoung hoeh.
41 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
Talai dawk kâva e saringnaw pueng teh panuettho e lah ao dawkvah na cat awh mahoeh.
42 Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
A khok tawn hoeh, a von hoi ka cet e thoseh, khok pali touh hoi ka cet e thoseh, khok pali hlak kapap e khok hoi ka cet e thoseh, talai dawk kâva e saring buet touh boehai na cat awh mahoeh. Panuetkatho e lah ao.
43 Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
Kâva e saring buetbuet touh kecu namahoima kâkhinsak awh hanh. Hotnaw hoi nama kâkhinsak awh hanh.
44 For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
Kai teh nangmae BAWIPA Cathut lah ka o. Kai teh kathoung dawkvah nangmouh haiyah namahoima kâthoung sak awh nateh thoungnae tawn awh. Talai dawk kâva e saring buet touh boe hoi hai kâkhinsak awh hanh.
45 For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
Kai teh nangmae Cathut lah ka o nahanlah nangmouh teh Izip ram hoi na ka rasat e BAWIPA lah ka o. Kai teh kathoung dawkvah nangmouh hai thoungnae tawn awh.
46 This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
Hetnaw teh, kathoung, kathoung hoeh, cakawi hoi cakawi hoeh e saringnaw kapek thai nahanelah,
47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
Moi, tava, tui dawk kaawm e moithang, talai dawk kâva e moithangnaw puenghoi ka kâkuen e phunglawk doeh ati.
