Mose 3 11

1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose kple Aron bena,

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

2 “Migblɔ na Israelviwo be, ‘Le lã siwo katã nɔa anyigba dzi la, esiawoe nye esiwo miaɖu.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

3 Miate ŋu aɖu lã sia lã si ƒe afɔkli me fe, eye wòdzɔa nu gaɖuna.

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

4 “‘Lã aɖewo li siwo dzɔa nu gaɖuna alo woƒe afɔkli me koe fe, gake migaɖu wo o. Togbɔ be kposɔ ɖua nu, dzonɛ gaɖuna hã la, eƒe afɔkli me mefe o. Enye lã makɔmakɔ na mi.

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

5 Xɔfie, togbɔ be edzɔa nu gaɖuna hã la, eƒe afɔkli me mefe o. Enye la makɔmakɔ na mi.

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

6 Fɔmizi, togbɔ be edzɔa nu gaɖuna hã la, eƒe afɔkli me mefe o. Lã makɔmakɔ wònye na mi.

And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.

7 Ha, togbɔ be eƒe afɔkli me fe hã la, medzɔa nu gaɖuna o. Lã makɔmakɔ wònye na mi.

And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.

8 Mele be miaɖu eƒe lã loo alo aka asi eƒe kukua teti hã ŋu o. Nu makɔmakɔ wònye na mi.

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcases ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

9 “‘Le tɔmelãwo katã gome la, miekpɔ mɔ aɖu ɖe sia ɖe si ŋu adza kple tsro le, ne woɖe wo tso tɔsisiwo me loo alo atsiaƒu me.

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

10 Ke lã siwo katã le atsiaƒu me alo tɔ me esiwo ŋu adza alo tsro mele o, woɖale lã siwo katã ƒua tsi dome alo nu gbagbe bubu siwo katã le tɔ me dome o, wonye ŋunyɔnu na mi.

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination unto you,

11 Esi wònye be wonye ŋunyɔnuwo na mi ta la, migaɖu woƒe lã o, eye woƒe kukua hã nanyɔ ŋu na mi.

and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcases ye shall have in abomination.

12 Nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe si le tɔ me, esi ŋu tsro kple adza mele o la nanye ŋunyɔnu na mi.

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.

13 “‘Xe siawo nanyɔ ŋu na mi, eye miaɖu wo o, elabena wonye ŋunyɔnuwo: hɔ̃, akaga, akpo,

And these ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier eagle, and the ospray;

14 aʋako dzĩtɔwo kple yibɔtɔwo,

and the kite, and the falcon after its kind;

15 akpaviã ƒomevi vovovoawo,

every raven after its kind;

16 adzexe si to dzo ɖe ta, adzexe ŋutɔ, golo, tsalɛ̃, aʋako,

and the ostrich, and the night hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind;

17 ʋlukuku, tsimese, kple aŋɔɣi,

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl;

18 favieʋuto, aluge kple akaga,

and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture;

19 damixe, ako ƒomeviwo, agudzixe kple agutɔ.

and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

20 “‘Nudzodzoe siwo katã zɔna le afɔ ene dzi, woanye ŋunyɔnu na mi.

All winged creeping things that go upon all four are an abomination unto you.

21 Ke nudzodzoe aɖewo li siwo zɔna le afɔ ene dzi, esiwo miate ŋu aɖu. Esiawoe nye esiwo te afɔwo le hena kpotiti le anyigba.

Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

22 Esiwo miaɖu woe nye ʋetsuvi tɔgbiwo katã, gbagblami kple abɔ ƒomeviwo katã.

even these of them ye may eat; the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

23 Miekpɔ mɔ aɖu nu bubu siwo katã dzona, eye woto afɔ ene la dometɔ aɖeke o.

But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

24 “‘Ame sia ame si aka asi woƒe kukua ŋu la ŋu makɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ,

And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even:

25 eye ele nɛ be wòanya eƒe awuwo enumake. Ele nɛ hã be wòaɖe eɖokui ɖe aga va se ɖe fiẽ abe ame si ŋuti mekɔ o ene.

And whosoever beareth [aught] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

26 “‘Ame si ka asi lã si ƒe afɔkli me mefe tututu o, alo lã si medzɔa nu gaɖuna o ŋu la hã ŋuti mekɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ.

Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

27 Miekpɔ mɔ aɖu lã afɔene siwo ƒe afɔwo nu fetsu le o. Ame si ka asi woƒe kukua ŋu hã ŋuti mekɔ o, va se ɖe fiẽ.

And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all four, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

28 Ele be ame si atsɔ eƒe kukua aƒu gbe la nanya eƒe awuwo, eye eŋuti makɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ, elabena mede se na mi tso wo ŋu.

And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

29 “‘Lã siwo zɔna le anyigba, eye wo ŋu mekɔ na mi o la woe nye, adɔ, afi kple adoglo ƒomeviwo,

And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind,

30 xɔmenyatri, ve, adoglo, atɔ kple agama.

and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

31 Ame sia ame si ka asi nu siawo ƒe kukuawo ŋu la ŋu mekɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ.

These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.

32 Nu sia nu si dzi nu siawo dometɔ aɖe ƒe kukua ge dze la ŋu mekɔ o. Ne ege dze nu si wowɔ kple ati, avɔ, ɖovu alo kotoku aɖe dzi la, ele be woaklɔe kple tsi alo anyae, eye eŋuti makɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ. Le esia megbe la, woagate ŋu awɔ eŋu dɔ.

And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.

33 Ne ege dze agba aɖe si wome kple tsu me la, nu sia nu si le agba la me la ŋu mekɔ o, eye ele be woagbã agba la.

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.

34 Ne tsi si wotsɔ klɔ nu makɔmakɔ aɖe ŋu hlẽ ɖe nuɖuɖu aɖe ŋu la, nuɖuɖu la ŋu mekɔ o. Nunono si le agba makɔmakɔ aɖe me hã ŋu mekɔ o.

All food [therein] which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every [such] vessel shall be unclean.

35 Ne lã makɔmakɔ siawo dometɔ aɖe ƒe kukua ka abolokpo aɖe ŋu la, abolokpo la hã ŋu mekɔ o, eya ta ele be woagbãe.

And every thing whereupon [any part] of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

36 Ne nu siawo ƒe kuku aɖe ge ɖe tɔʋu alo tsigago aɖe si me tsi le la me la, tsi la menye tsi makɔmakɔ o, gake ame si ɖe nu kukua le tsia me ya la ŋu mekɔ o.

Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

37 Ne nu kukua ka nuku aɖe si ƒã ge wole ŋu la, nuku la mezu nuku makɔmakɔ o.

And if [aught] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

38 Ke ne nukua ƒo tsi hafi nu kuku la ge ɖe edzi la, ekema nuku ƒotsi la ŋu mekɔ o.

But if water be put upon the seed, and [aught] of their carcase fall thereon, it is unclean unto you.

39 “‘Ne dɔléle wu lã aɖe si ŋu woɖe mɔ le be woaɖu la, ame si ka asi lã la ƒe kukua ŋu la ŋu mekɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ.

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

40 Gawu la, ele be ame si ɖu eƒe lã alo tsɔe yi ɖaƒu gbe la nanya eƒe awuwo, eye eŋuti makɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ.

And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

41 “‘Nu gbagbe ɖe sia ɖe si tana le anyigba dzi la nye nu si woatsri; womaɖui o.

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

42 Migaɖu nu gbagbe si tana le anyigba le eƒe ƒodo dzi alo wòzɔna kple afɔ ene loo alo le afɔ geɖewo dzi la o. Enye nu si woatsri.

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

43 Migaƒo ɖi mia ɖokuiwo to asikaka wo ŋu me o.

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

44 Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu. Minɔ dzadzɛe le nu siawo ŋuti, eye mianɔ kɔkɔe, elabena kɔkɔetɔe menye. Eya ta migaƒo ɖi mia ɖokuiwo to asikaka nu siwo tana le anyigba la dometɔ aɖeke ŋu me o.

For I am the LORD your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth.

45 Elabena nyee nye Yehowa si kplɔ mi tso Egiptenyigba dzi be manye miaƒe Mawu. Ele na mi be mianɔ kɔkɔe, elabena kɔkɔetɔe menye.

For I am the LORD that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

46 “‘Esiawoe nye se siwo ku ɖe lãwo, xewo kple nu siwo katã ƒua tsi alo tana le anyigba la ŋu.

This is the law of the beast, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

47 Esiawoe nye vovototo siwo le nu siwo ŋuti kɔ, eye woaɖu wo kple nu siwo ŋuti mekɔ o, eye womaɖu wo o le nu gbagbe siwo nye lãwo le anyigba dzi la dome.’”

to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.