Leviticus 17

1 Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,

2 "Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them: 'This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded,

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

3 Whatever man there is of the house of Israel, who kills a bull, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp,

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

4 and hasn't brought it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, so as to sacrifice it for a burnt offering or peace offering to Jehovah to be acceptable as a soothing aroma, and whoever shall kill it outside, and shall not bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting to offer it as an offering to Jehovah before the tabernacle of Jehovah, blood shall be imputed to that man. He has shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among 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 This is to the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they sacrifice in the open field, that they may bring them to Jehovah, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest, and sacrifice them for sacrifices of peace offerings to Jehovah.

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 The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar of Jehovah at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to Jehovah.

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 They shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices to the goat idols, after which they play the prostitute. This shall be a statute forever 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 "You shall say to them, 'Any man there is of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who live as foreigners among them, who offers a burnt offering or sacrifice,

“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 doesn't bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting, to sacrifice it to Jehovah; that man shall be 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 "'Any man of the house of Israel, or of the foreigners who sojourn among you, who eats any kind of blood, I will set my face against that soul who eats blood, and will cut him off from among 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 that makes atonement by reason of the life.

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 children of Israel, "No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who lives as a foreigner among you eat blood."

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

13 "'Whatever man there is of the children of Israel, or of the foreigners who sojourn among you, who takes in hunting any animal or bird that may be eaten; he shall pour out its blood, and cover 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 as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life: therefore I said to the children of Israel, "You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be 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 "'Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then he shall be 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 But if he doesn't wash them, or bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.'"

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