Numbers 18

1 And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, 'Thou, and thy sons, and the house of thy father with thee, do bear the iniquity of the sanctuary; and thou, and thy sons with thee, do bear the iniquity of your priesthood;

Yehowa ƒo nu na Aron azɔ gblɔ be, “Enye wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo kple wò ƒometɔwo ƒe dɔdeasi be miakpɔ egbɔ be, nu kɔkɔe aɖeke mezu nu makɔmakɔ o, eye anye miawo ƒe vodada ne kpɔtsɔtsɔ aɖe ava miaƒe nunɔladɔwo wɔwɔ ŋuti.

2 and also thy brethren, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring near with thee, and they are joined unto thee, and serve thee, even thou and thy sons with thee, before the tent of the testimony.

Kplɔ nɔviwò, Levi ƒe viwo, tso Levi ƒe to la me vɛ be woakpe ɖe ŋuwò, ne wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo miele subɔsubɔm le agbadɔ la ŋgɔ.

3 'And they have kept thy charge, and the charge of all the tent; only, unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar they do not come near, and they die not, either they or you;

Woawɔ dɔ le wò kpɔkplɔ te, eye woawɔ dɔ siwo katã ku ɖe agbadɔ la ŋu, gake womate ɖe agbadɔ la me nuwo alo vɔsamlekpui la ŋu o, ne wowɔe la, woawo kple wò siaa miaku.

4 and they have been joined unto thee, and have kept the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and a stranger doth not come near unto you;

Woanɔ ŋuwò awɔ dɔ, siwo katã le Mawu ƒe agbadɔ la ŋu. Ame sia ame si menye Levi ƒe vi o la mekpɔ mɔ akpe ɖe ŋuwò le mɔ aɖeke nu o.

5 and ye have kept the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar, and there is no more wrath against the sons of Israel.

“Ɖo ŋku edzi be, nunɔlawo koe awɔ dɔ kɔkɔewo le kɔkɔeƒe la kple vɔsamlekpui la dzi. Ne miewɔ se siawo dzi la, Mawu ƒe dɔmedzoe magabi ɖe Israelviwo dometɔ aɖeke ŋu le se siawo dzi dada ta gbeɖegbeɖe o.

6 'And I, lo, I have taken your brethren the Levites from the midst of the sons of Israel; to you a gift they are given by Jehovah, to do the service of the tent of meeting;

Megale egblɔm be, nye ŋutɔe tia nɔviwò Levi ƒe viwo tso Israelviwo dome na Yehowa ƒe dɔ be woanye wò kpeɖeŋutɔwo le agbadɔmedɔwɔwɔ me.

7 and thou, and thy sons with thee, do keep your priesthood, for everything of the altar, and within the vail, and ye have served; a service of gift I make your priesthood; and the stranger who is coming near is put to death.'

Ke wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo, nunɔlawo, miawoe awɔ dɔ kɔkɔeawo katã kple dɔ siwo le vɔsamlekpui la ŋu kple esiwo le xɔmetsovɔ la me, elabena nunɔlanyenye nye miaƒe dɔdeasi tɔxɛ. Ame bubu ɖe sia ɖe si ake atse awɔ dɔ siawo la aku.”

8 And Jehovah speaketh unto Aaron: 'And I, lo, I have given to thee the charge of My heave-offerings, of all the hallowed things of the sons of Israel — to thee I have given them for the anointing, and to thy sons, by a statute age-during.

Yehowa gade se siawo na Aron. “Metsɔ nunana siwo katã Israelviwo tsɔna vɛ na Yehowa la na nunɔlawo. Nunana siwo katã wotsɔna naa Yehowa to wo nyenye le vɔsamlekpui la ŋgɔ me la nye wò kple viwò ŋutsuwo tɔ le se mavɔ la nu.

9 This is thine of the most holy things, from the fire: all their offering, to all their present, and to all their sin-offering, and to all their guilt-offering, which they give back to Me, is most holy to thee, and to thy sons;

Nuɖuvɔsawo, nu vɔ̃ ŋuti vɔsawo kple fɔɖivɔsawo nye mia tɔ. Nu siwo wotsɔ vɛ abe kpɔɖeŋu ene be woame na Yehowa le vɔsamlekpui la dzi koe menye mia tɔ o. Nu siawo katã nye nunana kɔkɔewo.

10 in the holy of holies thou dost eat it; every male doth eat it; holy it is to thee.

Ŋutsuwo koe aɖu wo, eye teƒe kɔkɔe aɖe ko woaɖu wo le.

11 'And this [is] thine: the heave-offering of their gift, to all the wave-offerings of the sons of Israel, to thee I have given them, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute age-during; every clean one in thy house doth eat it;

“Nunana bubuawo katã si Israelviwo anam to wo nyenye le vɔsamlekpui la ŋgɔ me la nye wò kple wò ƒometɔwo, viwò ŋutsuwo kple viwò nyɔnuwo siaa tɔ. Wò ƒometɔwo katã aɖu nu siawo negbe wo dometɔ si ŋu mekɔ le ɣe ma ɣi me o la ko.

12 all the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat — their first -[fruits] which they give to Jehovah — to thee I have given them.

“Nenema ke kutsetse gbãtɔ siwo ameawo atsɔ vɛ na Yehowa abe ami, wain kple lu nyuitɔwo

13 'The first-fruits of all that [is] in their land, which they bring in to Jehovah, are thine; every clean one in thy house doth eat it;

kple nuɖuɖu ɖe sia ɖe ene la hã nye mia tɔ. Miaƒe ƒometɔwo aɖu esiawo negbe ɖeko wo ŋuti mekɔ le ɣe ma ɣi me o.

14 every devoted thing in Israel is thine,

“Nu sia nu si le Israel, si ŋu wokɔ, ɖe ɖe aga na Yehowa la nye tɔwò.

15 every one opening a womb of all flesh which they bring near to Jehovah, among man and among beast, is thine; only, thou dost certainly ransom the first-born of man, and the firstling of the unclean beast thou dost ransom.

Vi gbãtɔ ɖe sia ɖe, amegbetɔ kple lã siaa si wotsɔ na Yehowa la nye tɔwò. Ke ele na wò be nàƒle viŋutsuvi gbãtɔ kple lã makɔmakɔ ɖe sia ɖe ƒe lãtsu gbãtɔ ta.

16 'And their ransomed ones from a son of a month, thou dost ransom with thy valuation, of silver, five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, twenty gerahs it [is].

Ne woxɔ ɣleti ɖeka la, ele na wò be nàƒle wo ta, eye wo taƒlegae nye klosalo gram blaade, le kɔkɔeƒe la ƒe nudanu nu.

17 'Only, the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou dost not ransom, holy they [are]: their blood thou dost sprinkle on the altar, and of their fat thou makest perfume, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah,

“Ke womaxe fe ɖe nyiwo, alẽwo kple gbɔ̃wo ƒe ŋgɔgbeviwo ta o; elabena wole kɔkɔe. Nàhlẽ woƒe ʋu ɖe vɔsamlekpui la dzi, eye nàtɔ dzo ami la abe dzovɔsa si ʋẽna lĩlĩlĩ la ene na Yehowa.

18 and their flesh is thine, as the breast of the wave-offering, and as the right leg, it is thine;

Lã siawo ƒe lã nye mia tɔ hekpe ɖe woƒe akɔ kple ɖusita, si wotsɔna naa Yehowa to wo nyenye le vɔsamlekpui la ŋgɔ me la ŋu.

19 all the heave-offerings of the holy things which the sons of Israel lift up to Jehovah I have given to thee and to thy sons, and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute age-during, a covenant of salt, age-during it [is] before Jehovah, to thee and to thy seed with thee.'

Ɛ̃, metsɔ nunana siwo katã Israelviwo va naa Yehowa, eye wonyena le yame la na mi. Wonye wò kple wò ƒometɔwo ƒe nuɖuɖu. Esia nye dze ƒe nubabla mavɔ le Yehowa kple wò kple wò dzidzimeviwo dome.”

20 And Jehovah saith unto Aaron, 'In their land thou dost not inherit, and a portion thou hast not in their midst: I [am] thy portion, and thine inheritance in the midst of the sons of Israel;

Yehowa gblɔ na Aron be, “Mianyi woƒe anyigba ƒe dome o, eye miakpɔ gome le wo dometɔ aɖeke me o, nyee nye miaƒe gome kple miaƒe domenyinu le Israelviwo dome.

21 and to the sons of Levi, lo, I have given all the tenth in Israel for inheritance in exchange for their service which they are serving — the service of the tent of meeting.

“Metsɔ Israelviwo ƒe nuwo ƒe ewolia na Levi ƒe viwo abe woƒe domenyinu ene le woƒe dɔ si wowɔna le agbadɔ me la ta.

22 'And the sons of Israel come no more near unto the tent of meeting, to bear sin, to die,

Tso azɔ dzi heyina la, Israelvi siwo menye nunɔlawo kple Levi ƒe viwo o la mekpɔ mɔ age ɖe agbadɔ la me o. Ne woge ɖee la, woaɖi fɔ, eye woaku.

23 and the Levites have done the service of the tent of meeting, and they — they bear their iniquity; a statute age-during to your generations, that in the midst of the sons of Israel they have no inheritance;

Levi ƒe viwo koe awɔ dɔ le agbadɔ la ŋu. Woaɖi fɔ ne wogbe dɔ wɔwɔ le afi ma. Esia nye se na mi tegbetegbe be nunɔamesi aɖeke manɔ Levi ƒe vi aɖeke si le Israelnyigba dzi o,

24 but the tithe of the sons of Israel which they lift up to Jehovah, a heave-offering, I have given to the Levites for inheritance; therefore I have said of them, In the midst of the sons of Israel they have no inheritance.'

elabena Israelviwo ƒe nuwo ƒe ewolia si wotsɔ na Yehowa to wo nyenye le vɔsamlekpui la ŋgɔ me la anye Levi ƒe viwo tɔ. Eya ta megblɔ na wo be, ‘Domenyinu manɔ wo si le Israelviwo dome o.’”

25 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,

26 'And unto the Levites thou dost speak; and thou hast said unto them, When ye take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I have given to you from them, for your inheritance, then ye have lifted up from it the heave-offering of Jehovah, a tithe of the tithe;

“Ƒo nu na Levi ƒe viwo, eye nàgblɔ na wo be, ‘Ne miexɔ nu ewolia si metsɔ na mi abe miaƒe domenyinu ene tso Israelviwo si la, ele na mi be miatsɔ nu ewolia mawo ƒe ewolia abe vɔsa na Yehowa ene.

27 and your heave-offering hath been reckoned to you as corn from the threshing-floor, and as fulness from the wine-vat;

Yehowa axɔ nu sia na mi abe miaƒe lu kple waintsetse gbãtɔwo ƒe nunana ene, abe ɖe wotso miawo ŋutɔ miaƒe agblewo me ene.

28 so ye do lift up — ye also — the heave-offering of Jehovah from all your tithes which ye receive from the sons of Israel; and ye have given from it the heave-offering of Jehovah to Aaron the priest;

Ale miawo hã miana nu Yehowa tso nu ewolia siwo katã miexɔ tso Israelviwo gbɔ la me. Tso nu ewolia siawo me la, miatsɔ Yehowa ƒe ɖuƒe ana Aron, nunɔla la.

29 out of all your gifts ye do lift up the whole heave-offering of Jehovah; out of all its fat, — its hallowed part — out of it.

Ele be miatsɔ nu sia nu si wona la ƒe akpa nyuitɔ kple kɔkɔetɔ ana Yehowa abe eƒe ɖuƒe ene.’

30 'And thou hast said unto them, In your lifting up its fat out of it, then it hath been reckoned to the Levites, as increase of a threshing-floor, and as increase of a wine-vat;

“Gblɔ na Levi ƒe viwo be, ‘Ne mieɖe nyuitɔwo na adzɔe la, woabui na mi abe ɖe wotso miawo ŋutɔ miaƒe lugbɔƒe alo miaƒe wainfiaƒe ene.

31 and ye have eaten it in every place, ye and your households, for it [is] your hire in exchange for your service in the tent of meeting;

Aron kple via ŋutsuwo kple eƒe ƒometɔwo aɖui le woƒe aƒewo me alo le teƒe ɖe sia ɖe si adze wo ŋu, elabena eyae nye woƒe fetu ɖe woƒe dɔwɔwɔ le agbadɔ la me ta.

32 and ye bear no sin for it, in your lifting up its fat out of it, and the holy things of the sons of Israel ye do not pollute, and ye die not.'

Mi, Levi ƒe viwo la, miada vo o, ne miexɔ ameawo ƒe nuwo ƒe akpa ewolia ƒe ɖeka na Yehowa, eye mietsɔ nu siawo ƒe nyuitɔwo ƒe akpa ewolia ƒe ɖeka na nunɔlawo. Ke mikpɔ nyuie be miabu Israelviwo ƒe nunana kɔkɔewo abe nu dzodzrowo wonye ene o. Ne miewɔ esia la, miaku.’”