Deuteronomy 14
1 You are the children of the Lord your God. Don't mutilate yourselves or shave your forehead like pagans do when they mourn the dead,
Moyɛ Awurade mo Onyankopɔn mma. Ɛno enti mommotabota mo ho anaa monnnyi mo moma so mma awufoɔ,
2 because you are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. The Lord chose you as his special people out of all the nations on earth.
ɛfiri sɛ, moyɛ nnipa kronkron ma Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn. Nnipa a wɔwɔ asase so nyinaa, mo na Awurade ayi mo sɛ nʼagyapadeɛ a ɛsom bo.
3 You must not eat anything repulsive.
Monnni akyiwadeɛ biara.
4 These are the animals that you are allowed to eat: cattle, sheep, goats,
Yeinom ne mmoa a ɛsɛ sɛ mowe: nantwie, odwan, abirekyie
5 deer, gazelles, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.
ɔforoteɛ, adowa, ɔwansane, eyuo, ɔtwe, ɛkoɔ ne abereɛ.
6 You can eat any animal that both has a divided hoof and also chews the cud.
Na monni atɔteboa biara a ne tɔte mu apae mmienu na ɔpu wesa.
7 But you are not allowed to eat those that either chew the cud or have a divided hoof. This includes: camels, rabbits, and rock hyraxes. Even though they chew the cud, they don't have a divided hoof. You must treat them as unclean.
Nanso, ntɔteboa a wɔpu wesa anaa wɔn tɔte mu apae mmienu koraa mu no, monnwe yoma, adanko ne atwaboa, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔpu wesa deɛ, nanso wɔn tɔte mu mpaeɛ; wɔn ho nte mma mo.
8 The same applies to the pig. Even though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. So you must treat it as unclean. You must not eat its meat or touch its dead body.
Ɔprako nso ho nte. Ɛwom sɛ ne tɔte mu apae deɛ, nanso ɔmpu nwesa. Ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe ne nam anaa mode mo nsa sɔ ne funu mu koraa.
9 When it comes to creatures that live in the water, you are allowed to eat anything that has fins and scales.
Nsuomnam a wɔwɔ tɛtɛ ne abon nyinaa motumi we.
10 But you must not eat anything that does not have fins and scales. You must treat them as unclean.
Nanso, nsuomnam a wɔnni tɛtɛ ne abon deɛ, monnwe. Wɔn ho nte mma mo.
11 You are allowed to eat any clean bird.
Anomaa biara a ne ho te no, monwe.
12 But you must not eat the following: eagle, griffon vulture, bearded vulture,
Nnomaa a ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe nie: ɔkɔdeɛ, opete, asuo so ɔkɔdeɛ,
13 buzzard, kites, any kind of falcon,
ɔkompete, nkorɔma ahodoɔ nyinaa
14 any member of the crow family,
kwaakwaadabi ahodoɔ nyinaa,
15 tawny owl, long-eared owl, gulls, any kind of hawk,
sohori, anadwo akorɔma, ɛpo so asomfena ne akorɔma ahodoɔ nyinaa,
16 little owl, eagle owl, barn owl,
ɔpatuo, ɔpatukɛseɛ, bakanoma
17 desert owl, Egyptian vulture, fish owl,
nantwinoma, opete ne ɛpo so anene,
18 storks, any kind of heron, hoopoe, or bats.
ne asukɔnkɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa, asɔkwaa ne apan.
19 All insects that fly are unclean to you; you must not eat them.
Ntuboa a wɔnante nyinaa ho nnte mma mo; monnwe.
20 But you are allowed to eat any clean animal that has wings.
Nanso ntuboa a wɔn ho te nyinaa deɛ, monwe.
21 You must not eat any animal that dies. You can give it to a foreigner in your town, and they can eat it, or you can sell it to a foreigner. You, however, are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
Monnwe aboa bi a ɔno ankasa awuo. Momfa ma ɔhɔhoɔ a ɔne mo te, anaasɛ montɔn ma ɔnanani. Na mo ankasa deɛ, monnwe, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔayi mo asi nkyɛn sɛ ɔman kronkron ama Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn. Monnoa abirekyie ba wɔ ne maame nufosuo mu.
22 Make sure you pay a tithe of every crop grown each year in your fields.
Mo mfuo mu nnɔbaeɛ no, monyi mu ntotosoɔ dudu a ɛyɛ nkyɛmu edu mu baako wɔ mo nnɔbaeɛ mu afe biara otwaberɛ mu.
23 You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose to live with you, so that you will learn to always respect the Lord your God.
Momfa saa ntotosoɔ dudu yi mmra baabi a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, bɛkyerɛ mo na momfa nkamfo ne din na monni wɔ nʼanim. Mo aburoo, mo nsa, mo ngo ne mo anantwie ne mo nnwan abakan mmarima nso, monyɛ wɔn saa ara. Ntotosoɔ dudu no botaeɛ ne sɛ, ɛkyerɛ mo sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ daa mosuro Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn.
24 However, if it's too far to carry all the tithe that the Lord your God has blessed you with, because the place where the Lord your God will choose to live with you is too distant,
Sɛ beaeɛ a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, bɛkyerɛ mo sɛ monkamfo ne din no kwan ware firi mo fie a,
25 then you can exchange it for money, take the money with you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose.
motumi tɔn mo afudeɛ ne mo nyɛmmoa ntotosoɔ dudu no kyɛfa gye sika de kɔ faako a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, akyerɛ mo hɔ.
26 Then you can spend the money on anything you like—cattle, sheep, wine, alcoholic drink, or anything else you want. Then you can have a feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and celebrate with your family.
Sɛ moduru hɔ a, momfa sika no ntɔ biribiara a mo kɔn dɔ, sɛ ebia, nantwie, odwan, bobesa, anaa nsã biara a ɛyɛ den ne adeɛ biara a mo kra pɛ na monni wɔ hɔ wɔ Awurade mo Onyankopɔn anim, na mo ne mo fiefoɔ ani nnye.
27 Don't forget to take care of the Levites in your town, because they don't have any share in the allotment of land.
Lewifoɔ a wɔfra mo mu no, mommma mo werɛ mfiri wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnni kyɛfa biara a wɔdi so sɛdeɛ mowɔ no.
28 At the end of every third year, collect a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it in your town.
Mfeɛ mmiɛnsa biara awieeɛ no, momfa mo mfudeɛ ntotosoɔ dudu no mmra mmɛkora no wɔ kuro a ɛbɛn mu.
29 This way the Levites (who don't have any share in the allotment of land), the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows in your town will be provided with what they need. The Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
Momfa mma Lewifoɔ a wɔnni kyɛfa wɔ mo mu no ne ananafoɔ a wɔwɔ mo nkuro so no, nwisiaa ne akunafoɔ a wɔwɔ mo nkuro so sɛdeɛ wɔbɛtumi adidi amee. Na Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, bɛhyira mo nnwuma nyinaa so.
