Leviticus 17

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

2 'Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the sons of Israel; and thou hast said unto them, This [is] the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, saying,

“Hyɛ saa mmara a efi Awurade nkyɛn yi ma Aaron ne ne mma ne Israelfo no nyinaa.

3 Any man of the house of Israel who slaughtereth ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or who slaughtereth at the outside of the camp,

Israelni biara a ɔde nantwi, oguamma anaa abirekyi bɛbɔ afɔre wɔ nsraban mu anaa akyi no,

4 and unto the opening of the tent of meeting hath not brought it in to bring near an offering to Jehovah before the tabernacle of Jehovah, blood is reckoned to that man — blood he hath shed — and that man hath been cut off from the midst of his people;

a anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde no ba Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano hɔ de no ma Awurade sɛ afɔrebɔde wɔ Awurade Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano no, wɔbɛfa saa onipa no sɛ wahwie mogya agu enti ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu fi ne manfo mu.

5 so that the sons of Israel do bring in their sacrifices which they are sacrificing on the face of the field, yea, they have brought them in to Jehovah, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, and they have sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings to Jehovah with them.

Saa mmara yi bɛbra Israelfo no a ɛremma wɔmfa mmoa mmɔ afɔre wɔ wuram baabiara kwa. Ɛbɛhyɛ wɔn ama wɔde afɔrebɔde no abrɛ ɔsɔfo no wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano sɛnea ɔsɔfo no betumi de ama Awurade sɛ asomdwoe afɔrebɔde.

6 'And the priest hath sprinkled the blood upon the altar of Jehovah, at the opening of the tent of meeting, and hath made perfume with the fat for sweet fragrance to Jehovah;

Sɛ wɔfa saa kwan no so a, ɔsɔfo no betumi apete mogya agu Awurade afɔremuka no so wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano na wɔahyew srade no sɛ ohuam ama Awurade ani asɔ.

7 and they sacrifice not any more their sacrifices to goats after which they are going a-whoring; a statute age-during is this to them, to their generations.

Na ama ɔmanfo agyae afɔre a wɔbɔ ma ahonhommɔne wɔ wuram no. Eyi bɛyɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa ama mo fi awo ntoatoaso so akosi awo ntoatoaso so.

8 'And unto them thou sayest: Any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners, who sojourneth in your midst, who causeth burnt-offering or sacrifice to ascend,

“Miti mu sɛ, ‘Hyɛ saa mmara yi nso ma wɔn. Sɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔne mo te no de ɔhyew afɔrebɔde no anaa afɔrebɔ no ba,

9 and unto the opening of the tent of meeting doth not bring it in to make it to Jehovah — that man hath been cut off from his people.

na sɛ wamfa amma Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano amfa amma Awurade a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu fi ɔmanfo no mu.

10 'And any man of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners, who is sojourning in your midst, who eateth 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 mɛdan mʼani atia obiara a obedi mogya wɔ ɔkwan biara so no; ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔho 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 maketh atonement for the soul.

Efisɛ ɔhonam no nkwa wɔ mogya no mu, na mama mo mogya sɛ momfa mpete afɔremuka no so sɛ mpatade mma mo akra; nkwa a ɛwɔ mogya mu nti na wɔde yɛ mpatade ma onipa kra.

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

Ɛno nti, mereka akyerɛ Israelfo se, “Wɔn anaa ahɔho 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 hunteth venison, beast or fowl, which is eaten — hath even poured out its blood, and hath covered it with dust;

“‘Israelni anaa ɔhɔho biara a ɔte wɔn mu a ɔbɛkɔ ahayɛ na obekum aboa anaa anomaa biara a wɔwe ne nam no, ɔnsɔn ne mogya na ɔmfa mfutuma 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, Blood of any flesh ye do not eat, for the life of all flesh is its blood; any one eating it is cut off.

efisɛ aboa biara nkwa ne ne mogya. Ɛno nti na meka kyerɛɛ Israelfo se wonnni mogya no, efisɛ nnomaa anaa aboa biara nkwa yɛ ne mogya. Enti obiara a odi mogya no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu.

15 'And any person who eateth a carcase or torn thing, among natives or among sojourners — hath both washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been unclean until the evening — then he hath been clean;

“‘Obiara a ɔwe aboafunu a ɔno ara awu anaasɛ akekaboa bi na okum no no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhoro ne ntama na oguare, efisɛ ne ho ntew kosi anwummere; ɛno akyi no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka se ne ho atew.

16 and if he wash not, and his flesh bathe not — then he hath borne his iniquity.'

Na sɛ wanhoro ne ntama anguare a, wɔne no bedi no sɛnea mmara no se.’”