Leviticus 22
1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, That they hold sacredly aloof from the holy things of the sons of Israel, so as not to profane my holy name, —in the things which they are hallowing unto me—I, am Yahweh.
“Ka kyerɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima se wɔmfa nidi mma afɔrebɔde kronkron a Israelfo atew ho ama me no, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrengu me din ho fi. Mene Awurade.
3 Say unto them—Unto your generations, as touching any man who cometh near from among any of your seed, unto the hallowed things which the sons of Israel may hallow unto Yahweh, while his uncleanness is upon him, then shall that person be cut off from before me—I, am Yahweh.
“Efi nnɛ rekɔ, sɛ ɔsɔfo biara a ne ho agu fi de ne nsa ka mmoa anaa akyɛde biara a nnipa no de aba sɛ wɔmfa mmɔ afɔre mma Awurade a, wɔbɛworɔw nʼatade. Mene Awurade.
4 No man soever of the seed of Aaron who is a leper, or hath a flux, shall eat of the holy things, until he be clean, —And as for him who toucheth anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;
“Ɔsɔfo biara a ɔwɔ ɔhonam ani nsanyare biara nni ho kwan sɛ odi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi, gye sɛ wɔasa no yare ama ne ho afi ansa. Ɔsɔfo biara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka funu anaa ɛnam ahosian nti ne ho begu fi no,
5 or a man who toucheth any creeping thing, which is unclean to him, —or [toucheth] any human being who hath uncleanness, to the extent of any thing that maketh him unclean,
anaa ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa biara a ɔwea fam anaa akyiwade bi anaa obi a biribi nti, wɔagu ne ho fi no,
6 any person who toucheth any such, shall then be unclean until the evening, —and shall not eat of the hallowed things, unless he bathe his flesh in water.
saa ɔsɔfo no ho begu fi akosi anwummere. Ɔrenni afɔrebɔde a wɔatew ho no bi kosi anwummere a obeguare.
7 When the sun tooth in, then is he clean, —and thereafter, he may eat of the hallowed things, for, his food, it is.
Sɛ owia kɔtɔ a, ne ho bɛtew na ɛno akyi no obetumi adi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi, efisɛ ɛyɛ nʼaduan.
8 That which dieth of itself or is torn in pieces, shall he not eat to make himself unclean thereby, —I, am Yahweh.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ odi aboa funu anaa nea akekaboa bi atetew ne mu, na amma ne ho angu fi. Mene Awurade.
9 Therefore shall they keep my charge, and shall not bear, for it, sin, and die therein, when they profane it, —I—Yahweh, am hallowing them.
“Bɔ asɔfo no kɔkɔ na wonni saa mmara yi so yiye, anyɛ saa a, wɔbɛtwe wɔn aso na wɔawuwu sɛ wɔabu saa mmara yi so nti. Mene Awurade a matew wɔn ho.
10 And, no stranger, shall eat what is hallowed, —neither, one who dwelleth with a priest nor a hireling shall eat what is hallowed.
“Obiara nni ho kwan sɛ odi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi gye sɛ ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo. Ɔhɔho a wabɛsra ɔsɔfo no nni ho kwan sɛ odi bi. Na saa ara nso na ɔsomfo a wotua no ka nni ho kwan sɛ odi bi.
11 But when, a priest, buyeth any person, as the purchase of his silver, he may eat thereof, —and, the children of his household, they, may eat of his food.
Nanso sɛ ɛba sɛ ɔsɔfo no de ɔno ara ne sika tɔ akoa a, saa akoa no tumi di bi. Na akoa no mma biara a ɔbɛwo wɔn wɔ fie hɔ no wɔ ho kwan sɛ wodi bi.
12 And, when, a priest’s daughter, belongeth to a husband, who is a stranger, she, of the heave-offering of the hallowed things, may not eat.
Sɛ ɔsɔfo babea kɔware fi abusuakuw no akyi baabi a, onni ho kwan sɛ odi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi.
13 But, when a priest’s daughter, cometh to be a widow or divorced and hath no seed, and so she returneth unto the house of her father, as in her youth, of the food of her father, she may eat, —but no stranger, shall eat thereof.
Na sɛ ɔyɛ okunafo anaa obi a wɔagyaa no aware na onni babarima a ɔbɛhwɛ no na ɛno nti ɔsan ba nʼagya nkyɛn a, otumi di nʼagya aduan no bi bio. Eyinom akyi no, asɔfo no abusuafo nko ara na wɔwɔ ho kwan sɛ wodi afɔrebɔde kronkron no.
14 And, when, any man, eateth what is hallowed, by mistake, then shall he add the fifth part of it thereunto, and give unto the priest the hallowed thing:
“Sɛ obi anhu na okodi saa afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi a, ɛsɛ sɛ otua ho ka na ɔsan bɔ ho nkyɛmu ɔha mu aduonu de ka ho.
15 So shall they not profane the hallowed things of the sons of Israel, —which they heave up unto Yahweh;
Afɔrebɔde kronkron a Israelfo de aba no, ɛnsɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔmmaa wɔn ho kwan sɛ wonni bi no di bi, efisɛ Awurade na ɔde saa afɔrebɔde yi nyinaa abrɛ no.
16 nor cause them to bear guilty iniquity, when they eat their hallowed things, —For, I—Yahweh, am hallowing them.
Na obiara a obebu saa mmara yi so no di ho fɔ, na asɛm da ne so, efisɛ wadi afɔrebɔde kronkron. Na mene Awurade a metew afɔrebɔde nyinaa ho.”
17 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
18 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them—What man, soever, of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners in Israel, may bring near his oblation, as regardeth any of their vows, or any of their freewill offerings which they may bring near unto Yahweh, as an ascending-sacrifice,
“Ka kyerɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima ne Israelfo nyinaa se, ‘Sɛ Israelni anaa obi a ɔne mo te bɔ ɔhyew afɔre ma Awurade a, sɛ ɛyɛ afɔrebɔde a ɛyɛ bɔhyɛ bi nti anaa ɔno ara ne pɛ mu na ɔrebɔ no,
19 that ye may be accepted, [it must be] a male without defect, of the beeves, or of the sheep, or of the goats:
sɛ afɔrebɔde no yɛ aboanini a ne ho nni dɛm biara a ɔyɛ nantwi ba anaa oguan anaa abirekyi no, Awurade begye.
20 whatsoever hath in it a blemish, shall ye not bring near, —for it shall not be accepted for you.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde biribiara a ɛho tɔ kyima bɔ afɔre, efisɛ wɔrennye wɔ wo din mu.
21 And, whosoever would bring near a peace-offering unto Yahweh, to consecrate a vow or as a freewill-offering with a bullock or a sheep, without defect, shall it be, to be accepted, no, blemish, shall be therein.
Obiara a ofi nʼanantwi anaa ne nguan mu sɛ ɔrebɔ asomdwoe afɔre ama Awurade no, sɛ ɛyɛ bɔhyɛ bi ho afɔrebɔ anaa ɔno ara ne pɛ mu no, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔde aboa a wadi dɛm na ɛbɔ saa afɔre no na ama wɔagye.
22 Blind, or broken, or rent, or having a running sore, or scurvy, or scab, ye shall not bring these near unto Yahweh, —and no, altar-flame, shall ye present therefrom upon the altar, unto Yahweh.
Aboa a nʼani abɔ anaa wadi dɛm anaa wapira anaa kuru anaa nwewee wɔ ne ho, anaa were ani yare ayɛ no no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde no bɔ afɔre ma Awurade. Ɔmfata sɛ wɔde no ba afɔremuka so bɛbɔ afɔre ama Awurade.
23 Whether an ox or a lamb long or short limb, as a free-will offering, thou mayest offer it, but, for a vow, it shall not be accepted.
Sɛ biribi a ɛboro so anaa ɛtɔ sin wɔ nantwi ba anaa oguan ba a wɔde no rebrɛ Awurade no ho a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde no bɔ ɔpɛ mu afɔre na mmom, ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ afɔre.
24 But that which is bruised in the stones or broken therein, or torn or cut, shall ye neither bring ear unto Yahweh, nor on your own land, shall ye offer.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde aboa a wɔasa no bɔ Awurade afɔre. Monnyɛ eyi wɔ mo ankasa asase so,
25 Even at the hand of the son of a stranger, shall ye not bring near the food of your God of any of these, —for, their damage is in them, a blemish, is in them, they shall not be accepted for you.
na munnye saa mmoa no mmfi ahɔho a wɔfra mo mu hɔ mmfa mmɔ aduan afɔre mma mo Nyankopɔn. Wɔrennye, efisɛ wɔtɔ kyima na wɔadi dɛm.’”
26 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: —
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
27 When, a beeve or a sheep or a goat, is brought forth, then shall it be seven days under its dam, —and, from the eighth day and onwards, it shall be accepted as an oblation of an altar-flame unto Yahweh,
“Sɛ wɔwo nantwi, oguan anaa abirekyi ba a, ɛsɛ sɛ aboa no tena ne na nkyɛn nnanson. Na efi nnaawɔtwe rekɔ no, sɛ wɔde no bɔ ogya afɔre a, Awurade begye.
28 Whether cow or ewe—it and its young, shall ye not slaughter on one day.
Munnkum aboa bi ne ne ba da koro, sɛ ɔyɛ nantwi anaa oguan.
29 And when ye would offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto Yahweh, for your acceptance, shall ye offer it.
“Sɛ morebɔ aseda afɔre ama Awurade a, ɛsɛ sɛ mofa ɔkwan pa so na wɔagye wɔ mo din mu.
30 On the same day, shall it be eaten, ye shall not leave thereof until morning, —I, am Yahweh.
Ɛsɛ sɛ, mowe aboa a wɔde no bɔɔ afɔre no nam da no ara a wokum no no. Mommma ade nkye bi so. Mene Awurade.
31 So then ye shall observe my commandments, and do them, —I, am Yahweh.
“Munni me mmaransɛm nyinaa so na mene Awurade.
32 So shall ye not profane my holy name, So shall I be hallowed in the midst of the sons of Israel, —I, am Yahweh, who am hallowing you;
Ɛnsɛ sɛ mugu me din kronkron no ho fi. Munni me ni na mene Awurade, a meyɛ mo kronkron
33 Who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might become your God, —I, am Yahweh.
na me na mede mo fii Misraim bae sɛ mɛyɛ mo Nyankopɔn. Mene Awurade.”
