Leviticus 21
1 And he said Yahweh to Moses say to the priests [the] sons of Aaron and you will say to them for a corpse not he will make himself unclean among kinspeople his.
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Gblɔ na Aron ƒe vi nunɔlawo be, ‘Mele be nunɔla naƒo ɖi eɖokui to asikaka ame kukuwo ŋu me o,
2 That except for relative his near to him for mother his and for father his and for son his and for daughter his and for brother his.
negbe eƒe ƒometɔ kekeake ko, abe dadaa alo fofoa, Via ŋutsu alo via nyɔnu, nɔvia ŋutsu,
3 And for sister his the virgin near to him who not she has belonged to a husband for her he will make himself unclean.
alo nɔvia nyɔnu si meɖe srɔ̃ haɖe o, eye wòle eƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te, esi srɔ̃ mele esi o ta ene. Ate ŋu agblẽ kɔ na eɖokui le nɔvia nyɔnu sia ta.
4 Not he will make himself unclean a husband among kinspeople his to profane himself.
Ele be wòanɔ alea, elabena nunɔla nye kplɔla le ameawo dome, eye mele be wòaƒo ɖi eɖokui abe ame bubu siwo menye nunɔlawo ene o.
5 Not (they will make bald *Q(k)*) baldness on head their and [the] side of beard their not they will shave and in flesh their not they will cut cut[s].
“‘Nunɔla aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ aƒlɔ eƒe ta alo afɔ eƒe ge dzi alo asi eƒe ŋutigbalẽ o.
6 Holy they will be to God their and not they will profane [the] name of God their for [the] fire offerings of Yahweh [the] food of God their they [are] presenting and they will be a holy thing.
Ele be woanɔ kɔkɔe na woƒe Mawu, eye womado vlo woƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ o. Esi wònye be woawoe tsɔa dzovɔsa vɛ na Yehowa, nu si nye woƒe Mawu ƒe nuɖuɖu ta la, ele na wo be woanɔ kɔkɔe.
7 A woman a prostitute and a [woman] profaned not they will take and a woman divorced from husband her not they will take for [is] holy he to God his.
Mele be nunɔla naɖe gbolo alo nyɔnu si gbe atsu o, elabena nunɔlawo le kɔkɔe na woƒe Mawu la.
8 And you will set apart as holy him for [the] food of God your he [is] presenting holy he will be to you for [am] holy I Yahweh [who] sets apart as holy you.
Mibu wo be wole kɔkɔe, elabena woawoe tsɔa miaƒe Mawu la ƒe Nuɖuɖunana. Mibu wo kɔkɔe, elabena nye Yehowa mele kɔkɔe, nye ame si wɔ mi miele kɔkɔe.
9 And a daughter of a man a priest if she will profane herself by acting as a prostitute father her she [is] profaning with fire she will be burned.
Ne nunɔla aɖe ƒe vinyɔnu gblẽ kɔ ɖo na eɖokui hetrɔ zu gbolo la, edo ŋukpe fofoa, ele be woatɔ dzoe agbagbe.
10 And the priest great more than brothers his whom it was poured on head his - [the] oil of anointing and he has filled hand his to wear the garments head his not he will let loose and garments his not he will tear.
“‘Nunɔlagã la, ame si wosi ami ɖe ta na le nɔvia ŋutsuwo dome, eye woɖoe nunɔlae be wòado nunɔlawu la, mele be wòakaka ɖa ɖe ta alo adze awu le eɖokui ŋu o.
11 And to any corpses of a dead [person] not he will go for father his and for mother his not he will make himself unclean.
Mekpɔ mɔ age ɖe teƒe si ame kuku le o. Mekpɔ mɔ hã be wòagblẽ kɔ ɖo na eɖokui, na fofoa alo dadaa gɔ̃ hã o.
12 And from the sanctuary not he will go out and not he will profane [the] sanctuary of God his for [the] consecration of [the] oil of anointing of God his [is] on him I [am] Yahweh.
Mekpɔ mɔ agblẽ eƒe Mawu la ƒe kɔkɔeƒe ɖi alo ado gui o, elabena wokɔ eya amea ŋuti kple eƒe Mawu la ƒe ami kɔkɔe; nyee nye Yehowa.
13 And he a woman in virginiti her he will take.
Ele be wòaɖe ɖetugbivi dzadzɛ aɖe.
14 A widow and a divorced [woman] and a [woman] profaned a prostitute these not he will take that except a virgin from kinspeople his he will take a wife.
Maɖe ahosi alo nyɔnu si gbe atsu alo nyɔnu si atsu gbe loo alo gbolo o. Ele be wòaɖe ɖetugbi dzadzɛ tso eya ŋutɔ ƒe to la me,
15 And not he will profane offspring his among kinspeople his for I [am] Yahweh [who] sets apart as holy him.
elabena mele be wòanye fofo na ɖevi siwo nyɔnu si wòɖe la kplɔ va atsuƒee o; nu sia aɖi gbɔ̃ eya ŋutɔ ƒe viwo le eƒe amewo dome, elabena nyee nye Yehowa, ame si wɔe kɔkɔe.’”
16 And he spoke Yahweh to Moses saying.
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
17 Speak to Aaron saying a man from offspring your to generations their whom it will be in him a blemish not he will draw near to present [the] food of God his.
“Gblɔ na Aron be, ‘Le dzidzime siwo gbɔna me la, nuwɔametɔ aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ ate va be yeatsɔ eƒe Mawu ƒe nuɖuɖu asa vɔ̃e o.
18 For any man whom [is] in him a blemish not he will draw near a man blind or lame or [having] a slit nose or [having] something enlarged.
Manye le kpɔɖeŋu me, ame si nye ŋkuagbãtɔ alo xɔdrɔ̃, ame si ƒe ŋɔti gbã alo ame si to asibidɛ ade alo afɔbidɛ ade,
19 Or a man whom it will be in him a fracture of a foot or a fracture of a hand.
alo wòŋe ata alo abɔ
20 Or a [man] hunchbacked or a [man] thin or a defect in eye his or eczema or scabs or a [man] crushed of testicle.
alo wòɖo kpo alo wònye ame kpui zegede alo tasi le ŋku dzi nɛ, wòdze akpa alo wòɖo vo o.
21 Any man whom [is] in him a blemish from [the] offspring of Aaron the priest not he will draw near to present [the] fire offerings of Yahweh a blemish [is] in him [the] food of God his not he will draw near to present.
Ne amea nye Aron ƒe dzidzimevi hã la, womeɖe mɔ nɛ be wòawɔ dzovɔsa aɖeke na Yehowa o, le eƒe nuwɔametɔnyenye ta. Womaɖe mɔ nɛ be wòawɔ vɔsa aɖeke na Mawu o.
22 [the] food of God his from [the] holy things of the holy things and from the holy things he will eat.
Ke ekpɔ mɔ aɖu nunɔlawo ƒe nu tso vɔ siwo wosa na Mawu la me, tso vɔsa kɔkɔewo kple vɔsa kɔkɔetɔwo kekeake me,
23 Nevertheless to the curtain not he will go and to the altar not he will draw near for a blemish [is] in him and not he will profane sanctuary my for I [am] Yahweh [who] sets apart as holy them.
gake mekpɔ mɔ ayi xɔmetsovɔ la godo alo ate ɖe vɔsamlekpui la ŋu o, le eƒe nuwɔametɔnyenye ta, ale be magaƒo ɖi nye teƒe kɔkɔe la o, elabena Yehowae kɔ eŋuti.’”
24 And he spoke Moses to Aaron and to sons his and to all [the] people of Israel.
Ale Mose de se siawo na Aron kple via ŋutsuwo kple Israelviwo katã.
