Mose 3 18
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Ƒo nu na Israelviwo, eye nàgblɔ na wo be, ‘Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, I am Jehovah your God.
3 Mele be miawɔ nu abe ale si wowɔna le Egipte, afi si mienɔ la ene o. Nenema ke mele be miawɔ nu abe ale si wowɔna le Kanaan, afi si mele mia kplɔm le yiyim la ene o. Migawɔ woƒe wɔnawo o.
Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.
4 Ele be miawɔ nye sewo dzi, eye miakpɔ egbɔ be yewozɔ ɖe nye ɖoɖowo nu. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.
Ye shall do my ordinances, and ye shall keep my statutes, to walk therein. I am Jehovah your God.
5 Milé nye ɖoɖowo kple nye sewo me ɖe asi, elabena ame si léa wo me ɖe asi la, anɔ agbe ɖe wo nu. Nyee nye Yehowa.
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Jehovah.
6 “‘Mia dometɔ aɖeke megadɔ kple eƒe ƒometɔ o, elabena nyee nye Yehowa.
None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover nakedness. I am Jehovah.
7 “‘Vinyɔnu mekpɔ mɔ aɖe fofoa o. Nenema ke viŋutsu mekpɔ mɔ aɖe dadaa loo
The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, thou shall not uncover. She is thy mother. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness,
8 alo fofoa srɔ̃ bubuawo dometɔ aɖeke o.
the nakedness of thy father's wife. It is thy father's nakedness.
9 “‘Gawu la, mekpɔ mɔ aɖe nɔvia nyɔnu, dadaa ƒe vinyɔnu alo fofoa ƒe vinyɔnu ne wodzi wo le aƒe ɖeka me loo alo le teƒe bubuwo o.
The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover.
10 “‘Mègade asi wò tɔgbuiyɔvi nyɔnu si nye viwò ŋutsu ƒe vi alo viwò nyɔnu ƒe vi la ŋu o, elabena woƒe amamae nye wò hã tɔ.
The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover, for theirs is thine own nakedness.
11 “‘Mègade asi fofowò srɔ̃ ƒe vinyɔnu ŋu o.
The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shall not uncover her nakedness.
12 “‘Eye mègade asi fofowò nɔvinyɔnu hã ŋu o, elabena edo ƒome kplikplikpli kple fofowò.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister. She is thy father's near kinswoman.
13 “‘Mègade asi dawò nɔvinyɔnu ŋu o, elabena edo ƒome kplikplikpli kple dawò.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.
14 “‘Nenema ke, mègade asi fofowò nɔviŋutsu srɔ̃ ŋuti o, ne fofowò nɔviŋutsu ku alo le agbe o.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother. Thou shall not approach to his wife. She is thine aunt.
15 “‘Mègade asi viwò ŋutsu srɔ̃ ŋu o; wò ŋutɔ viwò srɔ̃e; megaɖe amae o.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law. She is thy son's wife. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness.
16 “‘Megade asi nɔviwò ŋutsu srɔ̃ ŋu o, elabena nɔviwò ŋutsu ƒe amae.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife. It is thy brother's nakedness.
17 “‘Mègade asi nyɔnu aɖe kple via nyɔnu alo mamayɔvia ŋu o, elabena nuwɔna ma nye vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi manyagblɔ aɖe.
Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. Thou shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is iniquity.
18 “‘Mègaɖe nɔvinyɔnu eve o, ne menye nenema o la, woanɔ ŋui ɖom wo nɔewo. Gake ne srɔ̃wò ku la, àte ŋu aɖe nɔvia nyɔnu faa.
And thou shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.
19 “‘Mègade asi nyɔnu si tsi gbɔto la ŋu o,
And thou shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.
20 “‘Megade asi hawòvi srɔ̃ ŋu, ale be màgblẽ kɔ ɖo na ɖokuiwò kple nyɔnu la siaa o.
And thou shall not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.
21 “‘Mègatsɔ viwò aɖeke na Molek o; atsɔe asa vɔe le eƒe vɔsamlekpui dzi. Mègaƒo ɖi wò Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ o, elabena nyee nye Yehowa.
And thou shall not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall thou profane the name of thy God. I am Jehovah.
22 “‘Se sesẽ tsi tsitre ɖe ŋutsu kple ŋutsu ƒe wo nɔewo gbɔ dɔdɔ ŋuti, elabena enye nu vɔ̃ triakɔ le Mawu gbɔ.
Thou shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind. It is abomination.
23 “‘Ŋutsu aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ adɔ lãnɔ aɖeke gbɔ, eye wòaƒo ɖi eɖokui o. Nenema ke nyɔnu aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ alɔ̃ lãtsu aɖeke nayɔ asii o. Esia nye ŋukpenanu gã aɖe ŋutɔ.
And thou shall not lie with any beast to defile thyself with it, nor shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down with it. It is a perversion.
24 “‘Migaƒo ɖi mia ɖokuiwo to mɔ siawo dometɔ aɖeke dzi o, elabena nu siawoe dukɔwo bubuwo wɔna. Esi wowɔa nu siawo ta la, manya wo ɖa le anyigba si dzi yim miele la dzi.
Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,
25 Woƒo ɖi anyigba blibo la kple nuwɔna siawo, eya ta mele to hem na ame siwo le afi ma, eye anyigba la atu edzinɔlawo aƒu gbe.
and the land is defiled. Therefore I visit the iniquity of it upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.
26 Ele be miazɔ ɖe nye sewo kple ɖoɖowo nu tututu, eye mele be miawɔ nu vɔ̃ siawo dometɔ aɖeke o. Ele be Israelvi dzɔleaƒeawo kple amedzro siwo le mia dome siaa la nalé se siawo me ɖe asi sesĩe.
Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourns among you,
27 Ɛ̃, ame siwo le anyigba si dzi mele mia kplɔm le yiyim dzi la wɔa nu vɔ̃ siawo madzudzɔmadzudzɔe ale gbegbe be anyigba blibo la gblẽ.
(for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and the land is defiled),
28 Migawɔ nu siawo o. Ne miewɔ nu siawo la, anyigba la atu mi aƒu gbe abe ale si wòatu dukɔ siwo le afi ma fifia la aƒu gbe ene.
that the land not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.
29 “‘Ame sia ame si awɔ ŋunyɔnu siawo dometɔ aɖe la, woaɖe ame ma ɖa le eƒe amewo dome.
For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 Milé nye ɖoɖowo me ɖe asi, migadze kɔnu nyɔŋu siwo wowɔna hafi mieva la yome o, eye migatsɔ wo do gu mia ɖokuiwo o. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.’”
Therefore ye shall keep my charge, that ye not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that ye not defile yourselves in it. I am Jehovah your God.
