Hezekiel 44

1 Azɔ la, ŋutsu la gbugbɔm va kɔkɔeƒe la ƒe agbo si dze ŋgɔ ɣedzeƒe la gbɔ. Wotui.

and to return: return [obj] me way: direction gate [the] sanctuary [the] outer [the] to turn east and he/she/it to shut

2 Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Ele be agbo sia nanɔ tutu ɣe sia ɣi. Mele be woaʋui o, eye ame aɖeke mato eme age ɖe eme o. Ele be wòanɔ tutu, elabena Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la to eme ge ɖe eme.

and to say to(wards) me LORD [the] gate [the] this to shut to be not to open and man: anyone not to come (in): come in/on/with him for LORD God Israel to come (in): come in/on/with him and to be to shut

3 Fiaviŋutsu la ŋutɔ koe nye ame si anɔ agbo la nu be wòaɖu nu le Yehowa ŋkume. Ele nɛ be wòage ɖe eme to akpata la me, eye wòado go to afi ma ke.”

[obj] [the] leader leader he/she/it to dwell in/on/with him (to/for to eat *Q(K)*) food: bread to/for face: before LORD from way: road Portico [the] gate to come (in): come and from way: road his to come out: come

4 Tete ŋutsu la kplɔm to anyiehegbo la me yi gbedoxɔ la ŋgɔ. Metsa ŋku, eye mekpɔ Yehowa ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe wòyɔ Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la, eye metsyɔ mo anyi.

and to come (in): bring me way: road gate [the] north to(wards) face: before [the] house: home and to see: see and behold to fill glory LORD [obj] house: temple LORD and to fall: fall to(wards) face my

5 Eye Yehowa gblɔ nam be, “Ame vi, lé ŋku ɖe nu ŋu nyuie, ɖo to nyuie, eye nàlé fɔ ɖe nu sia nu si magblɔ na wò tso Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la ƒe ɖoɖowo ŋuti kple afi siwo woato ado go le Kɔkɔeƒe la ŋuti.

and to say to(wards) me LORD son: child man to set: consider heart your and to see: see in/on/with eye your and in/on/with ear your to hear: hear [obj] all which I to speak: speak [obj] you to/for all statute house: temple LORD and to/for all (instruction his *Q(K)*) and to set: consider heart your to/for entrance [the] house: home in/on/with all exit [the] sanctuary

6 Gblɔ na Israel ƒe aƒe dzeaglã la be, ‘Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi. Miaƒe ŋukpenanuwɔnawo sɔ gbɔ, O! Israel ƒe aƒe!

and to say to(wards) rebellion to(wards) house: household Israel thus to say Lord YHWH/God many to/for you from all abomination your house: household Israel

7 Kpe ɖe miaƒe ŋukpenanuwɔna bubuawo ŋu la, miekplɔ amedzro, ame siwo wometso aʋa na le dzi me alo le ŋutilã me o la, va nye kɔkɔeƒe la, eye miegblẽ kɔ ɖo na nye gbedoxɔ la le esime miena nuɖuɖum, lãmi kple ʋu, eye mietu nye nubabla la.

in/on/with to come (in): bring you son: type of foreign uncircumcised heart and uncircumcised flesh to/for to be in/on/with sanctuary my to/for to profane/begin: profane him [obj] house: home my in/on/with to present: bring you [obj] food my fat and blood and to break [obj] covenant my to(wards) all abomination your

8 Le esime miawɔ miaƒe dɔdeasiwo le nye nu kɔkɔewo ŋuti la, mietsɔ ame bubuwo be woakpɔ nye kɔkɔeƒe la dzi.’

and not to keep: obey charge holiness my and to set: make [emph?] to/for to keep: obey charge my in/on/with sanctuary my to/for you

9 Nya si Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye, ‘Amedzro aɖeke, ame si wometso aʋa na le dzi me kple ŋutilã me o la, mekpɔ mɔ age ɖe nye Kɔkɔeƒe la o, amedzro siwo le Israelviwo dome gɔ̃ hã mekpɔ mɔ o.

thus to say Lord YHWH/God all son: type of foreign uncircumcised heart and uncircumcised flesh not to come (in): come to(wards) sanctuary my to/for all son: descendant/people foreign which in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Israel

10 “‘Levitɔ siwo de megbe le ŋunye, esime Israel tra mɔ, eye wòdzo le gbɔnye hedze legbawo yome la, axɔ woƒe nu vɔ̃ ƒe yomedzenu.

that if: except if: except [the] Levi which to remove from upon me in/on/with to go astray Israel which to go astray from upon me after idol their and to lift: guilt iniquity: punishment their

11 Woate ŋu asubɔ le nye kɔkɔeƒe la, adzɔ gbedoxɔ la ƒe agbowo ŋu, eye woasubɔ le afi ma; woate ŋu awu numevɔsawo ƒe lãwo kple ameawo tɔwo, woatsi tsitre ɖe ameawo ŋkume, eye woasubɔ wo.

and to be in/on/with sanctuary my to minister punishment to(wards) gate [the] house: home and to minister [obj] [the] house: home they(masc.) to slaughter [obj] [the] burnt offering and [obj] [the] sacrifice to/for people and they(masc.) to stand: stand to/for face: before their to/for to minister them

12 Ke, le esime wosubɔ ameawo le woƒe legbawo ŋkume, eye wona Israel ƒe aƒe la dze nu vɔ̃ me ta la, meka atam le esime mekɔ asi dzi be woaxɔ woƒe nu vɔ̃ ƒe yomedzenuwo. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.

because which to minister [obj] them to/for face: before idol their and to be to/for house: household Israel to/for stumbling iniquity: crime upon so to lift: vow hand: vow my upon them utterance Lord YHWH/God and to lift: vow iniquity: punishment their

13 Mele be woate ɖe ŋunye be yewoasubɔm abe nunɔlawo ene alo ate ɖe nye nu kɔkɔewo alo nye vɔsa kɔkɔewo ŋu o. Ele na wo be woatsɔ woƒe ŋukpenanuwɔnawo ƒe ŋukpe.

and not to approach: approach to(wards) me to/for to minister to/for me and to/for to approach: approach upon all holiness my to(wards) holiness [the] holiness and to lift: bear shame their and abomination their which to make

14 Ke matsɔ wo ada ɖe gbedoxɔ la ƒe dɔdeasiwo kple dɔ sia dɔ si woawɔ le eme la nu.

and to give: put [obj] them to keep: obey charge [the] house: home to/for all service: ministry his and to/for all which to make: do in/on/with him

15 “‘Ke nunɔlaawo, ame siwo nye Levitɔwo kple Zadok ƒe dzidzimeviwo, eye wowɔ woƒe dɔdeasiwo le nye kɔkɔeƒe la kple nuteƒewɔwɔ esime Israelviwo tra mɔ tso gbɔnye la, ate va, eye woasubɔ le nye ŋkume. Woatsi tsitre ɖe nye ŋkume be woasa vɔ kple lãmi kple ʋu. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.

and [the] priest [the] Levi son: descendant/people Zadok which to keep: obey [obj] charge sanctuary my in/on/with to go astray son: descendant/people Israel from upon me they(masc.) to present: come to(wards) me to/for to minister me and to stand: stand to/for face: before my to/for to present: bring to/for me fat and blood utterance Lord YHWH/God

16 Woawo koe age ɖe nye Kɔkɔeƒe la. Woawo koe ate ɖe nye kplɔ̃ la ŋu be woasubɔ le nye ŋkume, eye woawɔ nye dɔdeasi.’

they(masc.) to come (in): come to(wards) sanctuary my and they(masc.) to present: come to(wards) table my to/for to minister me and to keep: obey [obj] charge my

17 “‘Ne woge ɖe xɔxɔnu emetɔ ƒe agbowo me la, woado aklalawuwo, womado lãfuwu aɖeke esime wole subɔsubɔdɔ wɔm le xɔxɔnu emetɔ me alo le gbedoxɔ la me o.

and to be in/on/with to come (in): come they to(wards) gate [the] court [the] inner garment flax to clothe and not to ascend: rise upon them wool in/on/with to minister they in/on/with gate [the] court [the] inner and house: inside [to]

18 Woabla ta kple tablanu aklalatɔwo, eye woado aklalawutewuiwo ɖe ali. Womado naneke si ana woate fifia o.

headdress flax to be upon head their and undergarment flax to be upon loin their not to gird in/on/with sweat

19 Ne woyi xɔxɔnu egodotɔ, afi si amewo le la, woaɖe awu siwo wodo hesubɔ la da ɖe xɔ kɔkɔeawo me, eye woado woawo ŋutɔ ƒe awuwo ale be womakɔ ameawo ŋu kple woƒe awuwo o.

and in/on/with to come out: come they to(wards) [the] court [the] outer to(wards) [the] court [the] outer to(wards) [the] people to strip [obj] garment their which they(masc.) to minister in/on/with them and to rest [obj] them in/on/with chamber [the] holiness and to clothe garment another and not to consecrate: holiness [obj] [the] people in/on/with garment their

20 “‘Womaƒlɔ ta o, eye womana woƒe ɖa nato ʋutuu hã o, ke woafɔ woƒe taɖa dzi.

and head their not to shave and lock not to send: depart to shear to shear [obj] head their

21 Nunɔla aɖeke mano wain ne wòge ɖe xɔxɔnu emetɔ o.

and wine not to drink all priest in/on/with to come (in): come they to(wards) [the] court [the] inner

22 Womaɖe ahosiwo alo nyɔnu siwo ƒe srɔ̃ɖeɖe me gblẽ o. Ame siwo woate ŋu aɖe ko la woe nye Israel ɖetugbiwo alo nunɔlawo ƒe ahosiwo.

and widow and to drive out: divorce not to take: marry to/for them to/for woman: wife that if: except if: except virgin from seed: children house: household Israel and [the] widow which to be widow from priest to take: marry

23 Ele na wo be woafia nye amewo vovototo si le nu kɔkɔe kple nu makɔmakɔ dome, eye woafia ameawo be woanya vovototo si le nu kɔkɔewo kple nu makɔmakɔwo dome.

and [obj] people my to show between holiness to/for common and between unclean to/for pure to know them

24 “‘Ne dzrenya aɖe dzɔ la, nunɔlaawo awɔ dɔ abe ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ene, eye woatso nya me le nye sewo nu. Woalé nye sewo kple ɖoɖowo na ŋkekenyui ɖoɖiwo me ɖe asi, eye woawɔ nye Dzudzɔgbe la kɔkɔe.

and upon strife they(masc.) to stand: stand (to/for justice: judgement *Q(K)*) in/on/with justice: judgement my (to judge him *Q(K)*) and [obj] instruction my and [obj] statute my in/on/with all meeting: festival my to keep: obey and [obj] Sabbath my to consecrate: consecate

25 “‘Nunɔla aɖeke magblẽ kɔ ɖo na eɖokui to tete ɖe ame kuku aɖeke ŋu me o, ke ne ame kuku la nye fofoa alo dadaa, Via ŋutsu alo via nyɔnu, nɔviŋutsu alo nɔvinyɔnu srɔ̃manɔsitɔ la, ekema ate ŋu agblẽ kɔ ɖo na eɖokui.

and to(wards) to die man not to come (in): come to/for to defile that if: except if: except to/for father and to/for mother and to/for son: child and to/for daughter to/for brother: male-sibling and to/for sister which not to be to/for man to defile

26 Ne wokɔ eŋuti la, alala ŋkeke adre.

and after purifying his seven day to recount to/for him

27 Gbe si gbe wòaɖo afɔ kɔkɔeƒe la ƒe xɔxɔnu emetɔ be wòasubɔ le kɔkɔeƒe la la, ele be wòana nu hena nuvɔ̃ŋutivɔsa ɖe eɖokui ta. Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.

and in/on/with day to come (in): come he to(wards) [the] Holy Place to(wards) [the] court [the] inner to/for to minister in/on/with Holy Place to present: bring sin: sin offering his utterance Lord YHWH/God

28 “‘Nye koe anye domenyinu si anɔ nunɔlawo si. Mele be miana nunɔamesi aɖeke wo le Israel o. Nyee anye woƒe nunɔamesi.

and to be to/for them to/for inheritance I inheritance their and possession not to give: give to/for them in/on/with Israel I possession their

29 Woaɖu nuɖuvɔsawo, nu vɔ̃ ŋuti vɔsawo kple fɔɖivɔsawo, eye nu sia nu si le Israel si wotsɔ na Yehowa la, anye wo tɔ.

[the] offering and [the] sin: sin offering and [the] guilt (offering) they(masc.) to eat them and all devoted thing in/on/with Israel to/for them to be

30 Kutsetse gbãtɔwo ƒe nyuitɔwo kple miaƒe nunana tɔxɛwo katã anye nunɔlawo tɔ. Ele be miatsɔ miaƒe agblemenuku gbãtɔwo ana wo, ale be yayra nanɔ wò aƒemetɔwo dzi.

and first: beginning all firstfruit all and all contribution all from all contribution your to/for priest to be and first: beginning dough your to give: give to/for priest to/for to rest blessing to(wards) house: household your

31 Nunɔlawo maɖu xevi alo lã aɖe si ku loo alo lã si lã wɔadã aɖe vuvu la o.

all carcass and torn animal from [the] bird and from [the] animal not to eat [the] priest