Leviticus 11
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ,
2 Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth.
“Monka nkyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, ‘yei ne mmoa a mobɛtumi awe wɔ asase so mmoa no mu.
3 Whatsoever hath the hoof divided, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, you shall eat.
Motumi we aboa biara a ne tɔte mu apae na ɔpu wesa no.
4 But whatsoever cheweth indeed the cud, and hath a hoof, but divideth it not, as the camel, and others, that you shall not eat, but shall reckon it among the unclean.
“‘Monnnwe mmoa a ɛdidi so yi. Yoma, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ;
5 The cherogrillus which cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof, is unclean.
Atwaboa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.
6 The hare also: for that too cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.
Adanko, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.
7 And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud.
Ɔprako, ɛfiri sɛ, ne tɔte mu apae nanso ɔmpu nwesa.
8 The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.
Monnnwe wɔn nam anaa mommfa mo nsa nka wɔn funu; wɔyɛ akyiwadeɛ nnuane ma mo.
9 These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat.
“‘Monni nsuomnam biara a ɛwɔ ntɛtɛ ne abon a ɛfiri nsubɔntene anaa ɛpo mu;
10 But whatsoever hath not fins and scales, of those things that move and live in the waters, shall be an abomination to you,
nanso nsuomnam a aka no deɛ, mokyi.
11 And detestable: their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe wɔn nam anaa mode mo nsa ka wɔn afunu.
12 All that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean.
Meti mu bio sɛ, nsuomnam biara a ɛnni ntɛtɛ anaa abon no, mokyi.
13 Of birds these are they which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: The eagle, and the griffon, and the osprey,
“‘Nnomaa a mokyi no korakora nso ne: ɔkɔdeɛ, ne ɔkɔrewa ne ɔkomfufuo,
14 And the kite, and the vulture, according to their kind,
ɔkompete (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), ɔsansa,
15 And all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness.
anene (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),
16 The ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind.
sohori, anadwokorɔma, ɛpo so akorɔma, akorɔma (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),
17 The screech owl, and the cormorant, and the ibis,
ɔpatuo, ɛserɛ so patuo, patukɛseɛ,
18 And the swan, and the bittern, and the porphyrion,
bakanoma, nantwinoma, opete,
19 The heron, and the charadrion according to its kind, the houp also, and the bat.
asukɔnkɔn (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), asɔkwaa ne apan.
20 Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you.
“‘Ntuboa a wɔnante no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe
21 But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth,
agye wɔn a wɔhuri;
22 That you shall eat, as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophiomachus, and the locust, every one according to their kind.
ntutummɛ ahodoɔ nyinaa, nketekyire, ne mmɛbɛ nyinaa motumi we.
23 But of dying things whatsoever hath four feet only, shall be an abomination to you:
Nanso mmoawa a wɔtu na wɔwɔ nan ɛnan no deɛ, mokyi.
24 And whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled, and shall be unclean until the evening:
“‘Obiara a ɔde nsa bɛka wɔn funu no mpo ho bɛgu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ
25 And if it be necessary that he carry any of these things when they are dead, he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set.
na amonom hɔ ara, ɛsɛ sɛ onii no si ne ntoma na ɔtwe ne ho firi nnipa mu kɔsi anwummerɛ de kyerɛ sɛ, ne ho agu fi.
26 Every beast that hath a hoof, but divideth it not, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean: and he that toucheth it, shall be defiled.
“‘Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa biara a ne tɔte mu mpae nwieeɛ anaa aboa a ɔmpu nnwesa no, wagu ne ho fi.
27 That which walketh upon hands of all animals which go on all four, shall be unclean: he that shall touch their carcasses shall be defiled until evening.
Aboa biara a ne nan yɛ ɛnan na ɔnam ne mmɔwerɛ so no, mokyiri ne nam. Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa a ɔte saa funu no ho agu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ; ɛyɛ mo akyiwadeɛ.
28 And he that shall carry such carcasses, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until evening: because all these things are unclean to you.
Obiara a ɔbɛfa saa aboa no funu no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsi ne ntoma na ne ho nnte ara kɔsi anwummerɛ.
29 These also shall be reckoned among unclean things, of all that move upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, every one according to their kind:
“‘Mmoa a wɔwea fam a wɔn ho nte no nie: Kɔkɔbo, okusie, akura,
30 The shrew, and the chameleon, and the stello, and the lizard, and the mole:
efiewura, ɔmampam, ɔkoterɛ, srɛ so koterɛ, abosomakoterɛ.
31 All these are unclean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be unclean until the evening.
Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka wɔn mu bi funu no ho bɛyɛ fi kɔsi anwummerɛ
32 And upon what thing soever any of their carcasses shall fall, it shall be defiled, whether it be a vessel of wood, or a garment, or skins or haircloths; or any thing in which work is done, they shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean until the evening, and so afterwards shall be clean.
na biribiara a wɔn funu no ho bɛka no nso ho bɛgu fi, sɛ ɛyɛ dua, ntoma, kuntu, kotokuo; biribiara a wɔn ho bɛka no, wɔmfa ngu nsuo mu nkɔsi anwummerɛ. Ɛno akyi, wɔtumi de di dwuma bio.
33 But an earthen vessel, into which any of these shall fall, shall be defiled, and therefore is to be broken.
Kukuo biara a ebi bɛtɔ mu no, deɛ ɛwɔ mu biara ho bɛgu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ saa kukuo no.
34 Any meat which you eat, if water from such a vessel be poured upon it, shall be unclean; and every liquor that is drunk out of any such vessel, shall be unclean.
Nsuo a wɔde bɛhohoro nneɛma a ɛho nte wɔ kukuo no mu no, sɛ ebi ka aduane bi a, ɛgu aduane no ho fi. Na nsã biara a ɛwɔ kukuo a ɛho agu fi no mu no nso ho gu fi saa ara.
35 And upon whatsoever thing any of these dead beasts shall fall, it shall be unclean: whether it be oven, or pots with feet, they shall be destroyed, and shall be unclean.
Sɛ aboa biara a ne ho agu fi funu ka fononoo a wɔde ɛboɔ anwono a, na ɛno nso ho agu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbubu guo.
36 But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of waters shall be clean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled.
Sɛ aboa no te hwe asutire anaa abura bi a nsuo wɔ mu mu a, nsuo no ho nguu fi, na mmom, onipa a ɔbɛyi aboa no ho agu fi.
37 If it fall upon seed corn, it shall not defile it.
Na sɛ aboa no funu ka aduane a wɔbɛdua no afuom a, ɛho nguu fi,
38 But if any man pour water upon the seed, and afterwards it be touched by the carcasses, it shall be forthwith defiled.
nanso sɛ wɔfɔ aba no na efunu no te tɔ so a, aba no ho agu fi.
39 If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening:
“‘Sɛ yadeɛ bi kum aboa a wɔama wo ho kwan sɛ we ne nam a, obi a ɔde ne nsa bɛka ne funu no no ho gu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ.
40 And he that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening.
Saa ara nso na onipa a ɔbɛwe ne ɛnam no bɛsi ne ntoma na ne ho agu fi akɔsi anwummerɛ.
41 All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken for meat.
“‘Monnnwe mmoa a wɔwea fam no ɛnam.
42 Whatsoever goeth upon the breast on four feet, or hath many feet, or traileth on the earth, you shall not eat, because it is abominable.
Wɔn a wɔtwe wɔn ho ase fa wɔn afuru so ne wɔn a wɔnam wɔn nan ɛnan so nyinaa ka ho. Monnnwe wɔn a wɔwɔ nan bebree na wɔwea no nam nso, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn ho agu fi.
43 Do not defile your souls, nor touch aught thereof, lest you be unclean,
Mfa wo ho nka wɔn na wo ho angu fi.
44 For I am the Lord your God: be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth.
Mene Awurade wo Onyankopɔn. Momma mo ho nte wɔ saa nneɛma yi nyinaa ho na monyɛ kronkron, ɛfiri sɛ, meyɛ kronkron. Yei enti, mommfa mo nsa nkɔka mmoa a wɔwea fam yi mu biara mfa ngu mo ho fi.
45 For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.
Mene Awurade a meyii mo firii Misraim de mo bɛyɛɛ mo Onyankopɔn no. Ɛno enti, ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ kronkron, ɛfiri sɛ, meyɛ kronkron.
46 You shall be holy, because I am holy. This is the law of beasts and fowls, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and creepeth on the earth:
“‘Yei ne mmara a ɛfa mmoa, nnomaa, nsuomnam ne wɔn a wɔwea asase so no ho.
47 That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse.
Yei ne nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda mmoa a wɔn ho te a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwe wɔn ɛnam ne wɔn a wɔn ho nte a ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe wɔn ɛnam wɔ mmoa a wɔwɔ asase so no ntam.’”
