Leviticus 25
1 And YHWH spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose le Sinai to la dzi bena,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a Sabbath unto YHWH.
“Ƒo nu na Israelviwo, eye nàgblɔ na wo be, ‘Ne miege ɖe anyigba si mele mia na ge dzi la, ele be anyigba la naɖu dzudzɔgbe na Yehowa.
3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
Miaƒã miaƒe nukuwo, aɖe miaƒe waintiwo ŋu, eye miaxa miaƒe agblemenukuwo,
4 But in the seventh year shall be a Sabbath of rest unto the land, a Sabbath for YHWH: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
ke le ƒe adrelia me la, miagblẽ anyigba la ɖi le Yehowa ŋkume; miagade agble ɖe edzi o. Migaƒã nukuwo o, eye migaɖe miaƒe waintiwo ŋu le ƒe blibo la me o.
5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.
Migaŋe nuku siwo mie le wo ɖokuiwo si o; migagbe wain tsetsewo gɔ̃ hã na mia ɖokuiwo o, elabena ƒe adrelia nye dzudzɔƒe na anyigba la.
6 And the Sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,
Nuɖuɖu ɖe sia ɖe si ado tso anyigba la me le dzudzɔƒe la me la, anye nuɖuɖu na mi, na wò ŋutɔ, wò ŋutsusubɔla kple wò nyɔnusubɔla kple agbatedɔwɔla kple ame si le gbɔwò le ŋkeke mawo me ko,
7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
hekpe ɖe wò aƒemelãwo kple lã wɔadã siwo le wò anyigba dzi la ŋu. Nu sia nu si anyigba la na la, woate ŋu aɖui.
8 And thou shalt number seven Sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven Sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.
“‘Xlẽ dzudzɔƒe teƒe adre ale be dzudzɔƒe teƒe adreawo ƒe teƒe adre nanye ƒe blaene-vɔ-asiekɛ.
9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.
Ekema na woaku kpẽ le afi sia afi le ɣleti adrelia ƒe ŋkeke ewoa gbe; le Avuléŋkeke la dzi la, na woaku kpẽ le wò anyigba blibo la dzi.
10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
Kɔ ƒe blatɔ̃lia ŋuti, eye nàɖe gbeƒã ablɔɖe le anyigba blibo la dzi na edzinɔlawo. Anye Aseyetsoƒe na mi. Mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe atrɔ ayi eƒe ƒome ƒe nunɔamesiwo gbɔ, eye ame sia ame atrɔ ayi eƒe to si me wòtso la me.
11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
Ƒe blaatɔ̃lia anye Aseyetsoƒe na mi. Migaƒã nu alo axa nuku siwo mie le woawo ŋutɔ ɖokui si alo agbe waintsetse siwo tsi gbe me o,
12 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
elabena Aseyetsoƒe kɔkɔe aɖee wònye na mi. Le ƒe ma me la, miaƒe nuɖuɖu anye nuku siwo miexa tso agble me.
13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
“‘Ɛ̃, le ƒe ma me la, ame sia ame atrɔ ayi wo de, ayi nu si nye eƒe ƒomea tɔ la gbɔ; ne edzra nane la, woagbugbɔe nɛ!
14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
“‘Ne èdzra anyigba na Israelvi aɖe alo ƒlee le esi la, mègabae o.
15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:
Aseyetsoƒe la ŋu nàƒle nu le nɔviwo si ɖo, eye ƒe ale si sinu nàŋe nu la ŋu wòadzrae na wò ɖo.
16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.
Ne Aseyetsoƒe la le ŋgɔ ƒe geɖe la, anyigba la ƒe home akɔ. Ke ne ƒe ʋɛ aɖewo koe susɔ la, asi la abɔbɔ, elabena nu si ŋuti wole asi dom ɖo lae nye agblemenuku siwo anyigbatɔ yeye la akpɔ le anyigba la dzi.
17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy Elohim: for I am YHWH your Elohim.
Migaba mia nɔewo o, ke boŋ mivɔ̃ miaƒe Mawu; nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
“‘Milé nye ɖoɖowo me ɖe asi, eye miakpɔ egbɔ be yewowɔ nye seawo dzi, ekema mianɔ dedie le anyigba la dzi.
19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and he shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
Ne miewɔ seawo dzi la, miaƒe agblemenukuwo aʋã, eye miaɖu nu aɖi ƒo.
20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
Ke miabia be, “Nu ka míaɖu le ƒe adrelia me esi womeɖe mɔ na mí be míaƒã nu alo aŋe nu le ƒe ma me o?”
21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
Mayra mi le ƒe adelia me ale gbegbe be anyigba la ana nuɖuɖu si asu mia nu ƒe etɔ̃.
22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
Ne mieƒã nukuwo le ƒe enyilia me la, miaɖu miaƒe nu xoxowo, eye miayi wo ɖuɖu dzi va se ɖe esime ƒe asiekɛlia ƒe nuŋeɣi naɖo.
23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
“‘Miɖo ŋku edzi be tɔnyee nye anyigba la, eya ta migadzrae ɖikaa o. Gbɔnyenɔlawo kple amedzro siwo le agble dzi nam ko mienye!
24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.
Le anyigbadzadzra ƒe ɖoɖo ɖe sia ɖe me la, ele be woaɖo kpe edzi be anyigbadzrala la agate ŋu agbugbɔ anyigba la axɔ ɣe sia ɣi.
25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
“‘Ne hiã tu ame aɖe, eye wòdzra eƒe anyigba ƒe akpa aɖe la, ekema eƒe ƒometɔ tututuwo ate ŋu axe fe ɖe eta, axɔe.
26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;
Ne ƒometɔ aɖeke meli si ate ŋu axɔe o, eye wòva kpɔ ga emegbe la,
27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.
ekema eya ŋutɔ agate ŋu aƒlee ɣe sia ɣi, eye wòaxe ga ɖe eta ɖe nuŋeɣi siwo susɔ hafi Aseyetsoƒe naɖo la nu. Ele be anyigbaƒlela la naxɔ ga la, eye wòagbugbɔ anyigba la na anyigbatɔ gbãtɔ.
28 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
Ke ne anyigbatɔ gbãtɔ la mete ŋu gbugbɔe ƒle o la, ekema anyigba la anye eƒlela la tɔ va se ɖe Aseyetsoƒe la dzi. Ke ele be wòagbugbɔe na anyigbatɔ la le Aseyetsoƒe la me kokoko.
29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
“‘Ne ame aɖe dzra eƒe aƒe le du si woɖo gli ƒo xlãe me la, agate ŋu axɔe le ƒe ɖeka me ko.
30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
Ke ne mete ŋu xɔe le ƒe ɖeka ma me o la, ekema azu eƒlela kple eƒe dzidzimeviwo tɔ ɖikaa, eye magbugbɔ ayi edzrala ƒe asi me le Aseyetsoƒe la gɔ̃ hã me o.
31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.
Ke aƒe siwo le du siwo womeɖo gli ƒo xlã o me ya la le ko abe aƒe siwo wotso ɖe agblewo dzi ene, eya ta woate ŋu agbugbɔ wo axɔ ɣe sia ɣi, eye woagbugbɔ wo na nutɔ gbãtɔwo le Aseyetsoƒe la me kokoko.
32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
“‘Mele alea le Levitɔwo ya gome o. Levitɔwo ya ate ŋu agbugbɔ woƒe aƒewo axɔ ɣe sia ɣi, le du siwo wotsɔ na wo la me,
33 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.
ke ne Levitɔ aɖeke mexɔe o la, ekema woaɖe asi le aƒe si wodzra le woawo ŋutɔ ƒe du me la ŋuti le Aseyetsoƒe la dzi, elabena Levitɔwo ƒe duwo nye woawo ŋutɔ tɔ le Israelviwo dome.
34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.
Womeɖe mɔ na Levitɔwo be woadzra lãnyiƒenyigba siwo ƒo xlã woƒe duwo o, elabena wonye wo tɔ ɖikaa, eye womagate ŋu anye ame bubu aɖeke tɔ o.
35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
“‘Ne hiã tu hawòvi, Israelvi, eye magate ŋu akpɔ eɖokui dzi o la, enye wò dɔdeasi be nàkpe ɖe eŋu. Na wòava nɔ gbɔwò le wò aƒe me abe amedzro si dze gbɔwò ene.
36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy Elohim; that thy brother may live with thee.
Mègaxɔ deme ɖe ga si nèdo nɛ la dzi o, ke boŋ vɔ̃ wò Mawu, eye nàna wòanɔ gbɔwò.
37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Ɖo ŋku edzi be deme aɖeke mele eme o, eye nàna nu sia nu si hiãe la adzɔmaxɔe. Mègati viɖe yome o.
38 I am YHWH your Elohim, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your Elohim.
Esiae nye sedede tso nye, Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la gbɔ, ame si kplɔ mi tso Egiptenyigba dzi be matsɔ Kanaanyigba ana mi, eye manye miaƒe Mawu.
39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
“‘Ne nɔviwò Israelvi aɖe ɖo ko, eye wòdzra eɖokui na wò la, mele be nàwɔ eŋu dɔ abe kluvi bubuawo ene o,
40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
ke boŋ nàbui abe wò agbatedɔwɔla alo wò amedzro ene, eye wòasubɔ wò va se ɖe Aseyetsoƒe la me.
41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.
Le Aseyetsoƒe la me la, ate ŋu adzo kple viawo, eye wòatrɔ ayi eya ŋutɔ ƒe ƒometɔwo kple eƒe domenyinuwo gbɔ.
42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
Esi wònye nyee kplɔ mi tso Egiptenyigba dzi, eye nye subɔlawo mienye ta la, mele be woadzra mi abe kluvi bubuawo ene loo
43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy Elohim.
alo awɔ fu mi o. Mivɔ̃ miaƒe Mawu.
44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
“‘Miate ŋu aƒle kluviwo tso dukɔ bubu siwo ƒo xlã mi la me,
45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
eye miate ŋu aƒle amedzro siwo ƒo xlã mi la ƒe viwo, togbɔ be wodzi wo le miaƒe anyigba dzi hã.
46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.
Woanye kluviwo na mi tegbetegbe, eye miagblẽ wo ɖi na mia viwo. Ke mele be miawɔ mia nɔvi, Israelviwo ya nenema o.
47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
“‘Ne amedzro aɖe si le mia dome zu hotsuitɔ, eye ne Israelvi aɖe ɖo ko, eye wòdzra eɖokui na amedzro hotsuitɔ la alo hotsuitɔ la ƒe ƒometɔ la,
48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:
Israelvi la nɔviŋutsu,
49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.
fofoa alo dadaa nɔviŋutsu, nɔvia ŋutsu alo nɔvia nyɔnu, viŋutsu alo ame sia ame si nye eƒe ƒometɔ tututu la ate ŋu axɔe. Eya ŋutɔ hã ate ŋu axɔ eɖokui ne ate ŋu akpɔ ga home la.
50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.
Fe si wòaxe ɖe eƒe ablɔɖe ta la, aku ɖe ƒe siwo susɔ hafi Aseyetsoƒe la naɖo la ŋu. Esɔ kple fe si woaxe na agbatedɔwɔlawo le ƒe mawo me.
51 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
Ne ƒe geɖewo ava yi hafi Aseyetsoƒe la naɖo la, ekema amea axe ga si wòxɔ esime wòdzra eɖokui la ƒe akpa gãtɔ.
52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.
Ne ƒeawo va yi, eye wòsusɔ ƒe ʋɛ aɖewo ko Aseyetsoƒe la naɖo la, ekema axe ga si wòxɔ esi wòdzra eɖokui la ƒe akpa sue aɖe ko.
53 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.
Ne edzra eɖokui na amedzro aɖe la, ele be amedzro la nalé be nɛ abe agbatedɔwɔla ene, ke mawɔ eŋu dɔ abe kluvi alo nu si nye etɔ la ene o.
54 And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.
“‘Ne womete ŋu xɔe hafi Aseyetsoƒe la ɖo o la, ekema woana ablɔɖe eya ŋutɔ kple viawo le Aseyetsoƒe la me.
55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am YHWH your Elohim.
Elabena nye amewoe nye Israelviwo. Nyee ɖe wo tso Egiptenyigba dzi. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.’”
