Mose 3 17

1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 “Ƒo nu na Aron kple via ŋutsuwo kple Israelviwo katã, eye nàgblɔ na wo be, ‘Esiae nye se si Yehowa de:

Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the sons of Israel, saying to them: This is the word, which the Lord has commanded, saying:

3 Israelvi ɖe sia ɖe si asa vɔ kple nyitsu, alẽvi alo gbɔ̃ le asaɖa la me alo egodo

Any man at all of the house of Israel, if he will have killed an ox, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp or beyond the camp,

4 le esime wòatsɔe ava Mawu ƒe Agbadɔ la nu bena woasa vɔ na Yehowa le Yehowa ƒe Agbadɔ la ƒe ŋkume teƒe la, woabu ame ma be eɖi fɔ le ʋukɔkɔɖi me. Ekɔ ʋu ɖi, eye ele be woaɖee ɖa le eƒe amewo dome.

and not have presented it as an oblation to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle, he shall be guilty of blood. It is just as if he had shed blood; so then, he shall perish from the midst of his people.

5 Se sia ƒe taɖodzinue nye wòana be Israelviwo magasa vɔ le gbedzi o, ke boŋ wòana be woatsɔ woƒe vɔsanuwo vɛ na nunɔla la le Agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu, woatɔ dzo ami la abe ʋeʋẽ lĩlĩlĩ ene, wòanye nu si adze Yehowa ŋu, eye wòado dzidzɔ nɛ.

Therefore, the sons of Israel must offer to the priest their victims, which they kill in the field, so that they may be sanctified to the Lord before the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and so that they may immolate them as peace offerings to the Lord.

6 Nu sia wɔwɔ ana nunɔla la nate ŋu ahlẽ ʋu la ɖe Yehowa ƒe vɔsamlekpui la dzi, le Agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu, eye wòatɔ dzo lãwo ƒe ami abe ʋeʋẽ lĩlĩlĩ ene na Yehowa. Nu sia adze Yehowa ŋu eye wòado dzidzɔ nɛ.

And the priest shall pour the blood upon the altar of the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and he shall burn the fat as a sweet odor to the Lord.

7 Woawɔ alea, ale be amewo masa vɔ na gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo le gbedzi o. Esia anye se na mi tegbetegbe tso dzidzime yi dzidzime.’

And they shall no longer immolate their victims to demons, with whom they have committed fornication. It shall be an everlasting ordinance for them and for their posterity.

8 “Gblɔ na wo be, ‘Israelvi aɖe alo amedzro aɖe si le mia dome, ame si asa numevɔ alo vɔsa bubu aɖe,

And you shall say to them: The man of the house of Israel, or of the newcomers who sojourn with you, who offers a holocaust or a victim,

9 eye metsɔe va Mawu ƒe Agbadɔ la nu be wòasa vɔ la na Yehowa o la, woaɖe ame ma ɖa le eƒe amewo dome.

and who does not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, so that it may be offered to the Lord, shall pass away from his people.

10 “‘Mado dɔmedzoe ɖe ame sia ame, Israelvi loo alo amedzro si le mia dome, si aɖu lã aɖe ƒe ʋu la ŋu. Maɖee ɖa le eƒe amewo dome.

Any man at all of the house of Israel, or of the newcomers who sojourn among them, if he has eaten blood, I will harden my face against his soul, and I will drive him from his people.

11 Esi lã aɖe ƒe agbe le eƒe ʋu me ta la, metsɔ lãwo ƒe ʋu na mi be miahlẽ ɖe vɔsamlekpui la dzi abe miaƒe luʋɔwo ŋuti kɔkɔ ene. Ʋue léa avu, elabena eyae nye agbe la.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you, so that you may atone with it upon the altar for your souls, and so that the blood may be for an expiation of the soul.

12 Nu sia tae mede se na Israelviwo alo amedzro siwo le wo dome la be womekpɔ mɔ aɖu lã aɖeke ƒe ʋu o ɖo.

For this reason, I have said to the sons of Israel: No soul among you shall eat blood, nor among the newcomers who sojourn with you.

13 “‘Ame sia ame, Israelvi loo alo amedzro si le mia dome, si yi adegbe, eye wòwu lã aɖe alo xevi aɖe, si ŋu se ɖe mɔ le be woaɖu la, ele nɛ be wòatsyɔ ʋu la akɔ ɖe anyigba, eye wòakplɔ ke atsyɔ edzi,

Any man at all from the sons of Israel, or from the newcomers who sojourn with you, whether by hunting or bird-catching, if he seizes a wild beast or a bird, which is lawful to eat, let him pour out its blood and cover the earth with it.

14 elabena ʋue nye agbe la, eya tae megblɔ na Israelviwo be womaɖui gbeɖegbeɖe o, elabena xevi ɖe sia ɖe kple lã ɖe sia ɖe ƒe agbee nye eƒe ʋu, eya ta ele be woatsrɔ̃ ame sia ame si aɖu lã ƒe ʋu la.

For the life of all flesh is in the blood. Therefore, I said to the sons of Israel: You shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all, because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and whoever has eaten it shall perish.

15 “‘Kpe ɖe esia ŋu la, ele na ame sia ame, Israelvi alo amedzro, si aɖu lã aɖe si ku le eɖokui si alo lã aɖe si lã lénu aɖe vuvu la, be wòanya eƒe awuwo, ale tsi, eye eƒe ŋuti mekɔ o va se ɖe fiẽ. Esia megbe la, eƒe ŋuti akɔ.

The soul who eats what has died on its own, or what has been caught by a beast, whether he is native born or a newcomer, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and he shall be contaminated until evening. And by this means he shall be made clean.

16 Ke ne menya eƒe awuwo o, eye mele tsi hã o la, ekema eya ŋutɔ akpɔ eyomedzenu.’”

But if he will not wash his clothes and his body, he shall bear his iniquity.