Numbers 18

1 and to say LORD to(wards) Aaron you(m. s.) and son: child your and house: household father your with you to lift: guilt [obj] iniquity: crime [the] sanctuary and you(m. s.) and son: child your with you to lift: guilt [obj] iniquity: crime priesthood your

Awurade kasa kyerɛɛ Aaron sɛ, “Wo, wo mmammarima ne wʼabusuafoɔ a wɔfiri Lewi abusuakuo mu no, mfomsoɔ biara a ɛfa kronkronbea hɔ no ho asodie bɛda mo so. Na sɛ biribi ankɔ so yie wɔ asɔfodwuma no mu a, wɔbɛbisa wo ne wo mmammarima ho asɛm.

2 and also [obj] brother: male-relative your tribe Levi tribe father your to present: bring with you and to join upon you and to minister you and you(m. s.) and son: child your with you to/for face: before tent [the] testimony

Fa wo nkurɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ Lewi abusuakuo no mu ma wɔmmoa wo mmammarima wɔ dwumadie kronkron no a wɔyɛ no Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no anim.

3 and to keep: guard charge your and charge all [the] tent surely to(wards) article/utensil [the] holiness and to(wards) [the] altar not to present: come and not to die also they(masc.) also you(m. p.)

Ɛsɛ sɛ Lewifoɔ no hwɛ yie na wɔansɔ biribiara a ɛyɛ kronkron wɔ afɔrebukyia no so mu. Sɛ wɔyɛ saa a, mɛsɛe wo ne wɔn.

4 and to join upon you and to keep: guard [obj] charge tent meeting to/for all service: ministry [the] tent and be a stranger not to present: come to(wards) you

Obiara a ɔmfiri Lewi abusua mu nni ho kwan sɛ ɔboa wo ɛkwan biara so.

5 and to keep: guard [obj] charge [the] holiness and [obj] charge [the] altar and not to be still wrath upon son: descendant/people Israel

“Kae sɛ asɔfoɔ no nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔdi dwuma a ɛho te wɔ kronkronbea hɔ ne afɔrebukyia no so. Sɛ wodi saa mmara yi so a, Onyankopɔn abufuo no remma Israelfoɔ no so bio sɛ wɔabu mmara yi so.

6 and I behold to take: take [obj] brother: male-relative your [the] Levi from midst son: descendant/people Israel to/for you gift to give: give to/for LORD to/for to serve: minister [obj] service: ministry tent meeting

Meka bio sɛ, Lewifoɔ a wɔyɛ wo nkurɔfoɔ no na wɔmmoa wo wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no mu dwumadie no. Wɔyɛ akyɛdeɛ firi Awurade hɔ ma wo.

7 and you(m. s.) and son: child your with you to keep: guard [obj] priesthood your to/for all word: thing [the] altar and to/for from house: inside to/for curtain and to serve: minister service: ministry gift to give: give [obj] priesthood your and [the] be a stranger [the] approaching to die

Nanso, wo ne wo mmammarima asɔfoɔ no ankasa na mobɛdi dwuma a ɛho te wɔ afɔrebukyia no so ne deɛ ɛwɔ ntwamutam no mu, na asɔfodwuma no deɛ, ɛyɛ mo ara mo dom akyɛdeɛ dwumadie. Onipa foforɔ biara a ɔbɛyɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔbɛdi dwuma no bi no bɛwu.”

8 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Aaron and I behold to give: give to/for you [obj] charge contribution my to/for all holiness son: descendant/people Israel to/for you to give: give them to/for consecrated portion and to/for son: child your to/for statute: portion forever: enduring

Awurade sane ka kyerɛɛ Aaron sɛ: “Mede akyɛdeɛ a nkurɔfoɔ de abrɛ Awurade no nyinaa ama asɔfoɔ no; saa akyɛdeɛ yi a wɔhim no Awurade anim nam so de kyɛɛ no wɔ afɔrebukyia no anim no no, daa daa mmara enti, ɛyɛ mo ne mo mmammarima dea.

9 this to be to/for you from holiness [the] holiness from [the] fire all offering their to/for all offering their and to/for all sin: sin offering their and to/for all guilt (offering) their which to return: pay to/for me holiness holiness to/for you he/she/it and to/for son: child your

Aduane afɔrebɔ, bɔne afɔrebɔ ne afɔbuo afɔrebɔ nyinaa yɛ mo dea, agye emu bi a wɔhye no wɔ afɔrebukyia so de kyɛ Awurade no nko ara. Yeinom nyinaa yɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ kronkron pa ara.

10 in/on/with holiness [the] holiness to eat him all male to eat [obj] him holiness to be to/for you

Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔdi no baabi a ɛyɛ kronkron pa ara. Na mmarima nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔdie.

11 and this to/for you contribution gift their to/for all wave offering son: descendant/people Israel to/for you to give: give them and to/for son: child your and to/for daughter your with you to/for statute: portion forever: enduring all pure in/on/with house: household your to eat [obj] him

“Akyɛdeɛ afoforɔ a wɔnam him a wɔbɛhim wɔ afɔrebukyia no so de bɛkyɛ me no yɛ wo ne wʼabusuafoɔ, wo mmammarima ne wo mmammaa nyinaa dea. Na wʼabusuafoɔ nyinaa tumi di bi, agye obi a saa ɛberɛ no na ne ho nte.

12 all fat oil and all fat new wine and grain first: beginning their which to give: give to/for LORD to/for you to give: give them

“Otwa berɛ a ɛdi ɛkan mu akyɛdeɛ a nnipa no de bɛba sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ a wɔde rebrɛ Awurade no a ɛyɛ ngo pa, bobesa pa, aburoo ne afudeɛ biara no, ne nyinaa yɛ mo dea.

13 firstfruit all which in/on/with land: country/planet their which to come (in): bring to/for LORD to/for you to be all pure in/on/with house: household your to eat him

Sɛ mo abusuafoɔ hwɛ na wɔn ho te a, wɔtumi di yeinom nyinaa bi.

14 all devoted thing in/on/with Israel to/for you to be

“Deɛ wɔde bɛma Awurade biara yɛ mo dea.

15 all firstborn womb to/for all flesh which to present: bring to/for LORD in/on/with man and in/on/with animal to be to/for you surely to ransom to ransom [obj] firstborn [the] man and [obj] firstborn [the] animal [the] unclean to ransom

Israelfoɔ abakan ne wɔn mmoa nyinaa abakan a wɔde brɛ Awurade yɛ mo dea. Nanso mmoa a memmaa mo ɛkwan sɛ wɔnwe wɔn nam no deɛ, monnnye wɔn abakan. Na mmom, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtua sika kakra de si abakan biara anan.

16 and to ransom his from son: aged month to ransom in/on/with valuation your silver: price five shekel in/on/with shekel [the] holiness twenty gerah he/she/it

Sɛ abakan no di bosome a, na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde ɔgye boɔ a ɛyɛ dwetɛ gram aduonum nsia sɛdeɛ kronkronbea hɔ nkariboɔ a ɛyɛ gram dubaako ne nkyemu anum mu baako no teɛ no ba.

17 surely firstborn cattle or firstborn sheep or firstborn goat not to ransom holiness they(masc.) [obj] blood their to scatter upon [the] altar and [obj] fat their to offer: burn food offering to/for aroma soothing to/for LORD

“Nanso anantwie, nnwan ne mpɔnkye mmakan deɛ, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔgye wɔn. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn bɔ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade. Wɔn mogya na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde pete afɔrebukyia no so na wɔhye wɔn sradeɛ no sɛ ogya afɔdeɛ. Ɛyɛ adeɛ a Awurade ani sɔ.

18 and flesh their to be to/for you like/as breast [the] wave offering and like/as leg [the] right to/for you to be

Saa mmoa yi nyinaa ɛnam bɛyɛ mo dea. Ne yan ne ne srɛ nifa a wɔbɛhim no afɔrebukyia no anim de akyerɛ sɛ wɔde ama Awurade no nso, mobɛfa.

19 all contribution [the] holiness which to exalt son: descendant/people Israel to/for LORD to give: give to/for you and to/for son: child your and to/for daughter your with you to/for statute: portion forever: enduring covenant salt forever: enduring he/she/it to/for face: before LORD to/for you and to/for seed: children your with you

Mede afɔrebɔdeɛ a Israelfoɔ de bɛbrɛ Awurade a wɔbɛhim no no nyinaa ma mo ne mo abusuafoɔ. Mo ne mo abusuafoɔ mfa na monni. Yei yɛ bɔhyɛ a ɛda mo ne Awurade ne mo asefoɔ ntam daa nyinaa.”

20 and to say LORD to(wards) Aaron in/on/with land: country/planet their not to inherit and portion not to be to/for you in/on/with midst their I portion your and inheritance your in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Aaron sɛ, “Mo asɔfoɔ no nso, ɛnsɛ sɛ mopɛ agyapadeɛ ne akatua foforɔ biara. Na me ara na me ho hia mo.

21 and to/for son: descendant/people Levi behold to give: give all tithe in/on/with Israel to/for inheritance for service: ministry their which they(masc.) to serve: minister [obj] service: ministry tent meeting

“Na Lewi abusuakuo deɛ, wɔfiri Israel asase so ho adwumadeɛ ntotosoɔ dudu no mu na ɛbɛtua wɔn ka.

22 and not to present: come still son: descendant/people Israel to(wards) tent meeting to/for to lift: guilt sin to/for to die

Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekorɔ, Israelfoɔ a wɔnyɛ asɔfoɔ ne Lewifoɔ no nni ho kwan sɛ wɔkɔ kronkron mu kronkron hɔ. Wɔyɛ saa a, wɔbɛbu wɔn fɔ na wɔawuwu.

23 and to serve: minister [the] Levi he/she/it [obj] service: ministry tent meeting and they(masc.) to lift: guilt iniquity: crime their statute forever: enduring to/for generation your and in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel not to inherit inheritance

Lewifoɔ no nko ara na wɔbɛyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ. Sɛ wɔanyɛ a, wɔbɛbu wɔn fɔ. Ɛyɛ mmara a ɛda hɔ afebɔɔ sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ Lewini biara nya agyapadeɛ wɔ Israelman mu.

24 for [obj] tithe son: descendant/people Israel which to exalt to/for LORD contribution to give: give to/for Levi to/for inheritance upon so to say to/for them in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel not to inherit inheritance

Mmom, ntotosoɔ dudu a ɔmanfoɔ de ba ma wɔhim no afɔrebukyia no anim de ma Awurade no na ɛsɛ sɛ Lewifoɔ no fa. Yei yɛ agyapadeɛ, enti ɛho nhia sɛ wɔpɛ agyapadeɛ foforɔ bi bio.”

25 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Awurade sane ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,

26 and to(wards) [the] Levi to speak: speak and to say to(wards) them for to take: take from with son: descendant/people Israel [obj] [the] tithe which to give: give to/for you from with them in/on/with inheritance your and to exalt from him contribution LORD tithe from [the] tithe

“Ka kyerɛ Lewifoɔ no sɛ, ntotosoɔ dudu a wɔnya no, wɔmfa nkyɛmu edu mu baako mma Awurade. Ɛbɛyɛ ntotosoɔ dudu mu ntotosoɔ dudu a wɔnam him a wɔbɛhim no afɔrebukyia no anim de ama Awurade no so.

27 and to devise: count to/for you contribution your like/as grain from [the] threshing floor and like/as fruit from [the] wine

Na Awurade bɛgye no sɛ mo afɔrebɔdeɛ a ɛdi ɛkan a ɛyɛ aduane ne nsã a mode rema no sɛdeɛ ɛfiri mo ara mo agyapadeɛ mu.

28 so to exalt also you(m. p.) contribution LORD from all tithe your which to take: recieve from with son: descendant/people Israel and to give: give from him [obj] contribution LORD to/for Aaron [the] priest

Saa ntotosoɔ dudu mu ntotosoɔ dudu yi a mobɛnya yi mu na mode bɛma ɔsɔfoɔ Aaron sɛ Awurade kyɛfa.

29 from all gift your to exalt [obj] all contribution LORD from all fat his [obj] sanctuary his from him

Biribiara a wɔde bɛma mo no, momfa emu deɛ ɛyɛ pa ara na ɛyɛ kronkron no mma Awurade.

30 and to say to(wards) them in/on/with to exalt you [obj] fat his from him and to devise: count to/for Levi like/as produce threshing floor and like/as produce wine

“Na wɔbɛfa no sɛ deɛ ɛfiri mo ankasa mo ayuporobea ne mo nsakyibea hɔ.

31 and to eat [obj] him in/on/with all place you(m. p.) and house: household your for wages he/she/it to/for you for service: ministry your in/on/with tent meeting

Aaron ne ne mmammarima ne nʼabusuafoɔ bɛtumi adi no wɔ wɔn fie anaa baabiara a wɔpɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛyɛ wɔn adwuma a wɔyɛ no wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan mu no ho akatua.

32 and not to lift: guilt upon him sin in/on/with to exalt you [obj] fat his from him and [obj] holiness son: descendant/people Israel not to profane/begin: profane and not to die

Mo Lewifoɔ no, sɛ mogye Awurade ntotosoɔ dudu no na mode emu nkyɛmu edu a ɛsɔ ani mu baako ma asɔfoɔ no a, monni afɔbuo biara. Nanso, monhwɛ yie na akyɛdeɛ kronkron a Israelfoɔ de aba no, moammu no ade teta bi. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, mobɛwuwu.”