Leviticus 17

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,

2 “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the sons of Israel; and you have said to them: This [is] the thing which YHWH has commanded, saying,

“Hyɛ saa mmara a ɛfiri Awurade nkyɛn yi ma Aaron ne ne mma ne Israelfoɔ no nyinaa.

3 Any man of the house of Israel who slaughters ox, or lamb, or goat in the camp, or who slaughters [it] at the outside of the camp,

Israelni biara a ɔde nantwie, odwammaa anaa abirekyie bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ sraban mu anaa akyire no

4 and has not brought it in to the opening of the Tent of Meeting to bring an offering near to YHWH before the Dwelling Place of YHWH, blood is reckoned to that man—he has shed blood—and that man has been cut off from the midst of his people;

a anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde no ba Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano hɔ de no ma Awurade sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ wɔ Awurade Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano no, wɔbɛfa saa onipa no sɛ wahwie mogya agu enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no asuo firi ne manfoɔ mu.

5 so that the sons of Israel bring in their sacrifices which they are sacrificing on the face of the field, indeed, they have brought them to YHWH, to the opening of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and they have sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings to YHWH with them.

Saa mmara yi bɛbra Israelfoɔ no a ɛremma wɔmfa mmoa mmɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ wiram baabiara kwa. Ɛbɛhyɛ wɔn ama wɔde afɔrebɔdeɛ no abrɛ ɔsɔfoɔ no wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano sɛdeɛ ɔsɔfoɔ no bɛtumi de ama Awurade sɛ asomdwoeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ.

6 And the priest has sprinkled the blood on the altar of YHWH, at the opening of the Tent of Meeting, and has made incense with the fat for refreshing fragrance to YHWH;

Sɛ wɔfa saa ɛkwan no so a, ɔsɔfoɔ no bɛtumi apete mogya agu Awurade afɔrebukyia no so wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano na wɔahye sradeɛ no sɛ ohwam ama Awurade ani asɔ.

7 and they do not sacrifice their sacrifices anymore to the goat [idols] after which they are going whoring; this is a continuous statute to them, throughout their generations.

Na ama ɔmanfoɔ agyae afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ ma ahonhommɔne wɔ wiram no. Yei bɛyɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa ama mo firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so akɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so.

8 And you say to them: Any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners who sojourns in your midst, who causes burnt-offering or sacrifice to ascend,

“Meti mu bio sɛ, ‘Hyɛ saa mmara yi nso ma wɔn. Sɛ Israelfoɔ anaa ahɔhoɔ a wɔne mo te no de ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ no anaa afɔrebɔ no ba,

9 and does not bring it in to the opening of the Tent of Meeting to make it to YHWH—that man has been cut off from his people.

na sɛ wɔamfa amma Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano amfa amma Awurade a, wɔbɛtwa mo asuo afiri ɔmanfoɔ mu.

10 And any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners who is sojourning in your midst, who eats any blood, I have even set My face against the person who is eating the blood, and have cut him off from the midst of his people;

“‘Na mɛdane mʼani matia obiara a ɔbɛdi mogya ɛkwan biara so no; ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ a ɔte mo mu.

11 for the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar, to make atonement for your souls; for it [is] the blood which makes atonement for the soul.

Ɛfiri sɛ, ɔhonam no nkwa wɔ mogya no mu, na mama mo mogya sɛ momfa mpete afɔrebukyia no so sɛ mpatadeɛ mma mo akra; nkwa a ɛwɔ mogya mu enti na wɔde yɛ mpatadeɛ ma onipa kra.

12 Therefore I have said to the sons of Israel: No person among you eats blood, and the sojourner who is sojourning in your midst does not eat blood;

Ɛno enti, mereka akyerɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, “Mma wɔn anaa ahɔhoɔ a wɔte wɔn mu no nni mogya.”

13 and any man of the sons of Israel, or of the sojourners who is sojourning in your midst, who hunts game, beast or bird, which is eaten—has even poured out its blood and covered it with dust;

“‘Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ biara a ɔte wɔn mu a ɔbɛkɔ ahayɔ na ɔbɛkum aboa anaa anomaa biara a wɔwe ne nam no, ɔnsɔne ne mogya na ɔmfa mfuturo nkata so,

14 for [it is] the life of all flesh, its blood is for its life; and I say to the sons of Israel: You do not eat [the] blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood; anyone eating it is cut off.

ɛfiri sɛ, aboa biara nkwa ne ne mogya. Ɛno enti na meka kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, “Monnni mmogya, ɛfiri sɛ, nnomaa anaa aboa biara nkwa yɛ ne mogya. Enti obiara a ɔdi mogya no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no asuo.”

15 And any person who eats a carcass or torn thing, among natives or among sojourners, has washed his garments and bathed with water, and been unclean until the evening—then he has been clean;

“‘Obiara a ɔwe aboafunu a ɔno ara awuo anaasɛ akekaboa bi na ɔkumm no no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsi ne ntoma na ɔdware, ɛfiri sɛ, ne ho nte kɔsi anwummerɛ; ɛno akyi, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka sɛ ne ho ate.

16 and if he does not wash, and does not bathe his flesh—then he has borne his iniquity.”

Na sɛ wansi ne ntoma annware a, wɔne no bɛdi no sɛdeɛ mmara no seɛ.’”