Leviticus 17
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
2 Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the children of Israel, saying to them: This is the word, which the Lord hath commanded, saying:
“Ƒo nu na Aron kple via ŋutsuwo kple Israelviwo katã, eye nàgblɔ na wo be, ‘Esiae nye se si Yehowa de:
3 Any man whosoever of the house of Israel if he kill an ox, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp, or without the camp,
Israelvi ɖe sia ɖe si asa vɔ kple nyitsu, alẽvi alo gbɔ̃ le asaɖa la me alo egodo
4 And offer it not at the door of the tabernacle an oblation to the Lord, shall be guilty of blood: as if he had shed blood, so shall he perish from the midst of his people.
le esime wòatsɔe ava Mawu ƒe Agbadɔ la nu bena woasa vɔ na Yehowa le Yehowa ƒe Agbadɔ la ƒe ŋkume teƒe la, woabu ame ma be eɖi fɔ le ʋukɔkɔɖi me. Ekɔ ʋu ɖi, eye ele be woaɖee ɖa le eƒe amewo dome.
5 Therefore the children of Israel shall bring to the priest their victims, which they kill in the field, that they may be sanctified to the Lord before the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they may sacrifice them for peace offerings to the Lord.
Se sia ƒe taɖodzinue nye wòana be Israelviwo magasa vɔ le gbedzi o, ke boŋ wòana be woatsɔ woƒe vɔsanuwo vɛ na nunɔla la le Agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu, woatɔ dzo ami la abe ʋeʋẽ lĩlĩlĩ ene, wòanye nu si adze Yehowa ŋu, eye wòado dzidzɔ nɛ.
6 And the priest shall pour the blood upon the altar of the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and shall burn the fat for a sweet odour to the Lord.
Nu sia wɔwɔ ana nunɔla la nate ŋu ahlẽ ʋu la ɖe Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui la dzi, le Agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu, eye wòatɔ dzo lãwo ƒe ami abe ʋeʋẽ lĩlĩlĩ ene na Yehowa. Nu sia adze Yehowa ŋu eye wòado dzidzɔ nɛ.
7 And they shall no more sacrifice their victims to devils, with whom they have committed fornication. It shall be an ordinance for ever to them and to their posterity.
Woawɔ alea, ale be amewo masa vɔ na gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo le gbedzi o. Esia anye se na mi tegbetegbe tso dzidzime yi dzidzime.’
8 And thou shalt say to them: The man of the house of Israel, and of the strangers who sojourn among you, that offereth a holocaust or a victim,
“Gblɔ na wo be, ‘Israelvi aɖe alo amedzro aɖe si le mia dome, ame si asa numevɔ alo vɔsa bubu aɖe,
9 And bringeth it not to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be offered to the Lord, shall perish from among his people.
eye metsɔe va Mawu ƒe Agbadɔ la nu be wòasa vɔ la na Yehowa o la, woaɖe ame ma ɖa le eƒe amewo dome.
10 If any man whosoever of the house of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among them, eat blood, I will set my face against his soul, and will cut him off from among his people:
“‘Mado dɔmedzoe ɖe ame sia ame, Israelvi loo alo amedzro si le mia dome, si aɖu lã aɖe ƒe ʋu la ŋu. Maɖee ɖa le eƒe amewo dome.
11 Because the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you, that you may make atonement with it upon the altar for your souls, and the blood may be for an expiation of the soul.
Esi lã aɖe ƒe agbe le eƒe ʋu me ta la, metsɔ lãwo ƒe ʋu na mi be miahlẽ ɖe vɔsamlekpui la dzi abe miaƒe luʋɔwo ŋuti kɔkɔ ene. Ʋue léa avu, elabena eyae nye agbe la.
12 Therefore I have said to the children of Israel: No soul of you, nor of the strangers that sojourn among you, shall eat blood.
Nu sia tae mede se na Israelviwo alo amedzro siwo le wo dome la be womekpɔ mɔ aɖu lã aɖeke ƒe ʋu o ɖo.
13 Any man whosoever of the children of Israel, and of the strangers that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fowling, he take a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood, and cover it with earth.
“‘Ame sia ame, Israelvi loo alo amedzro si le mia dome, si yi adegbe, eye wòwu lã aɖe alo xevi aɖe, si ŋu se ɖe mɔ le be woaɖu la, ele nɛ be wòatsyɔ ʋu la akɔ ɖe anyigba, eye wòakplɔ ke atsyɔ edzi,
14 For the life of all flesh is in the blood: therefore I said to the children of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whosoever eateth it, shall be cut off.
elabena ʋue nye agbe la, eya tae megblɔ na Israelviwo be womaɖui gbeɖegbeɖe o, elabena xevi ɖe sia ɖe kple lã ɖe sia ɖe ƒe agbee nye eƒe ʋu, eya ta ele be woatsrɔ̃ ame sia ame si aɖu lã ƒe ʋu la.
15 The soul that eateth that which died of itself, or has been caught by a beast, whether he be one of your own country or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and shall be defiled until the evening: and in this manner he shall be made clean.
“‘Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, ele na ame sia ame, Israelvi alo amedzro, si aɖu lã aɖe si ku le eɖokui si alo lã aɖe si lã lénu aɖe vuvu la, be wòanya eƒe awuwo, ale tsi, eye eƒe ŋuti mekɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ. Esia megbe la, eƒe ŋuti akɔ.
16 But if he do not wash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.
Ke ne menya eƒe awuwo o, eye mele tsi hã o la, ekema eya ŋutɔ akpɔ eyomedzenu.’”
