Leviticus 17

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

2 Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and you shall say to them, This is the word which the Lord has commanded, saying,

“Hyɛ saa mmara a efi Awurade nkyɛn yi ma Aaron ne ne mma ne Israelfo no nyinaa.

3 Every man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers dwelling amongst you, who shall kill a calf, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp, or who shall kill it out of the camp,

Israelni biara a ɔde nantwi, oguamma anaa abirekyi bɛbɔ afɔre wɔ nsraban mu anaa akyi no,

4 and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness, so as to sacrifice it for a whole burnt offering or peace-offering to the Lord to be acceptable for a sweet smelling savour: and whoever shall kill it without, and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness, so as to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed to that man, he has shed blood; that soul shall be cut off from his people.

a anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde no ba Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano hɔ de no ma Awurade sɛ afɔrebɔde wɔ Awurade Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano no, wɔbɛfa saa onipa no sɛ wahwie mogya agu enti ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu fi ne manfo mu.

5 That the children of Israel may offer their sacrifices, all that they shall kill in the fields, and bring them to the Lord to the doors of the tabernacle of witness to the priest, and they shall sacrifice them as a peace-offering to the Lord.

Saa mmara yi bɛbra Israelfo no a ɛremma wɔmfa mmoa mmɔ afɔre wɔ wuram baabiara kwa. Ɛbɛhyɛ wɔn ama wɔde afɔrebɔde no abrɛ ɔsɔfo no wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano sɛnea ɔsɔfo no betumi de ama Awurade sɛ asomdwoe afɔrebɔde.

6 And the priest shall pour the blood on the altar round about before the Lord by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall offer the fat for a sweet smelling savour to the Lord.

Sɛ wɔfa saa kwan no so a, ɔsɔfo no betumi apete mogya agu Awurade afɔremuka no so wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano na wɔahyew srade no sɛ ohuam ama Awurade ani asɔ.

7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to vain [gods] after which they go a whoring; it shall be a perpetual statute to you for your generations.

Na ama ɔmanfo agyae afɔre a wɔbɔ ma ahonhommɔne wɔ wuram no. Eyi bɛyɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa ama mo fi awo ntoatoaso so akosi awo ntoatoaso so.

8 And you shall say to them, Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the sons of the proselytes dwelling amongst you, shall offer a whole burnt offering or a sacrifice,

“Miti mu sɛ, ‘Hyɛ saa mmara yi nso ma wɔn. Sɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔne mo te no de ɔhyew afɔrebɔde no anaa afɔrebɔ no ba,

9 and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness to sacrifice it to the Lord, that man shall be destroyed from amongst his people.

na sɛ wamfa amma Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano amfa amma Awurade a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu fi ɔmanfo no mu.

10 And whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers dwelling amongst you, shall eat any blood, I will even set my face against that soul that eats blood, and will destroy it from its people.

“‘Na mɛdan mʼani atia obiara a obedi mogya wɔ ɔkwan biara so no; ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔte mo mu.

11 For the life of flesh is its blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for its blood shall make atonement for the soul.

Efisɛ ɔhonam no nkwa wɔ mogya no mu, na mama mo mogya sɛ momfa mpete afɔremuka no so sɛ mpatade mma mo akra; nkwa a ɛwɔ mogya mu nti na wɔde yɛ mpatade ma onipa kra.

12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, and the stranger that abides amongst you shall not eat blood.

Ɛno nti, mereka akyerɛ Israelfo se, “Wɔn anaa ahɔho a wɔte wɔn mu no nni mogya.”

13 And whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers dwelling amongst you shall take any animal in hunting, beast, or bird, which is eaten, then shall he pour out the blood, and cover it in the dust.

“‘Israelni anaa ɔhɔho biara a ɔte wɔn mu a ɔbɛkɔ ahayɛ na obekum aboa anaa anomaa biara a wɔwe ne nam no, ɔnsɔn ne mogya na ɔmfa mfutuma nkata so,

14 For the blood of all flesh is its life; and I said to the children of Israel, You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood: every one that eats it shall be destroyed.

efisɛ aboa biara nkwa ne ne mogya. Ɛno nti na meka kyerɛɛ Israelfo se wonnni mogya no, efisɛ nnomaa anaa aboa biara nkwa yɛ ne mogya. Enti obiara a odi mogya no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu.

15 And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either amongst the natives or amongst the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.

“‘Obiara a ɔwe aboafunu a ɔno ara awu anaasɛ akekaboa bi na okum no no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhoro ne ntama na oguare, efisɛ ne ho ntew kosi anwummere; ɛno akyi no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka se ne ho atew.

16 But if he do not wash his garments, and do not bathe his body in water, then shall he bear his iniquity.

Na sɛ wanhoro ne ntama anguare a, wɔne no bedi no sɛnea mmara no se.’”