Mose 3 21
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Gblɔ na Aron ƒe vi nunɔlawo be, ‘Mele be nunɔla naƒo ɖi eɖokui to asikaka ame kukuwo ŋu me o,
And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron, Let no man make himself unclean for the dead among his people;
2 negbe eƒe ƒometɔ kekeake ko, abe dadaa alo fofoa, Via ŋutsu alo via nyɔnu, nɔvia ŋutsu,
But only for his near relations, for his mother or his father, his son or his daughter, and his brother;
3 alo nɔvia nyɔnu si meɖe srɔ̃ haɖe o, eye wòle eƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te, esi srɔ̃ mele esi o ta ene. Ate ŋu agblẽ kɔ na eɖokui le nɔvia nyɔnu sia ta.
And for his sister, a virgin, for she is his near relation and has had no husband, he may make himself unclean.
4 Ele be wòanɔ alea, elabena nunɔla nye kplɔla le ameawo dome, eye mele be wòaƒo ɖi eɖokui abe ame bubu siwo menye nunɔlawo ene o.
But let him, being a chief among his people, not make himself unclean in such a way as to put shame on himself.
5 “‘Nunɔla aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ aƒlɔ eƒe ta alo afɔ eƒe ge dzi alo asi eƒe ŋutigbalẽ o.
They are not to have their hair cut off for the dead, or the hair on their chins cut short, or make cuts in their flesh.
6 Ele be woanɔ kɔkɔe na woƒe Mawu, eye womado vlo woƒe Mawu la ƒe ŋkɔ o. Esi wònye be woawoe tsɔa dzovɔsa vɛ na Yehowa, nu si nye woƒe Mawu ƒe nuɖuɖu ta la, ele na wo be woanɔ kɔkɔe.
Let them be holy to their God and not make the name of their God common; for the fire offerings of the Lord and the bread of their God are offered by them, and they are to be holy.
7 Mele be nunɔla naɖe gbolo alo nyɔnu si gbe atsu o, elabena nunɔlawo le kɔkɔe na woƒe Mawu la.
They may not take as wife a loose or common woman, or one who has been put away by her husband: for the priest is holy to his God.
8 Mibu wo be wole kɔkɔe, elabena woawoe tsɔa miaƒe Mawu la ƒe Nuɖuɖunana. Mibu wo kɔkɔe, elabena nye Yehowa mele kɔkɔe, nye ame si wɔ mi miele kɔkɔe.
And he is to be holy in your eyes, for by him the bread of your God is offered; he is to be holy in your eyes, for I the Lord, who make you holy, am holy.
9 Ne nunɔla aɖe ƒe vinyɔnu gblẽ kɔ ɖo na eɖokui hetrɔ zu gbolo la, edo ŋukpe fofoa, ele be woatɔ dzoe agbagbe.
And if the daughter of a priest makes herself common and by her loose behaviour puts shame on her father, let her be burned with fire.
10 “‘Nunɔlagã la, ame si wosi ami ɖe ta na le nɔvia ŋutsuwo dome, eye woɖoe nunɔlae be wòado nunɔlawu la, mele be wòakaka ɖa ɖe ta alo adze awu le eɖokui ŋu o.
And he who is the chief priest among his brothers, on whose head the holy oil has been put, who is marked out to put on the holy robes, may not let his hair go loose or have his clothing out of order as a sign of sorrow.
11 Mekpɔ mɔ age ɖe teƒe si ame kuku le o. Mekpɔ mɔ hã be wòagblẽ kɔ ɖo na eɖokui, na fofoa alo dadaa gɔ̃ hã o.
He may not go near any dead body or make himself unclean for his father or his mother;
12 Mekpɔ mɔ agblẽ eƒe Mawu la ƒe kɔkɔeƒe ɖi alo ado gui o, elabena wokɔ eya amea ŋuti kple eƒe Mawu la ƒe ami kɔkɔe; nyee nye Yehowa.
He may not go out of the holy place or make the holy place of his God common; for the crown of the holy oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.
13 Ele be wòaɖe ɖetugbivi dzadzɛ aɖe.
And let him take as his wife one who has not had relations with a man.
14 Maɖe ahosi alo nyɔnu si gbe atsu alo nyɔnu si atsu gbe loo alo gbolo o. Ele be wòaɖe ɖetugbi dzadzɛ tso eya ŋutɔ ƒe to la me,
A widow, or one whose husband has put her away, or a common woman of loose behaviour, may not be the wife of a priest; but let him take a virgin from among his people.
15 elabena mele be wòanye fofo na ɖevi siwo nyɔnu si wòɖe la kplɔ va atsuƒee o; nu sia aɖi gbɔ̃ eya ŋutɔ ƒe viwo le eƒe amewo dome, elabena nyee nye Yehowa, ame si wɔe kɔkɔe.’”
And he may not make his seed unclean among his people, for I the Lord have made him holy.
16 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
And the Lord said to Moses,
17 “Gblɔ na Aron be, ‘Le dzidzime siwo gbɔna me la, nuwɔametɔ aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ ate va be yeatsɔ eƒe Mawu ƒe nuɖuɖu asa vɔ̃e o.
Say to Aaron, If a man of your family, in any generation, is damaged in body, let him not come near to make the offering of the bread of his God.
18 Manye le kpɔɖeŋu me, ame si nye ŋkuagbãtɔ alo xɔdrɔ̃, ame si ƒe ŋɔti gbã alo ame si to asibidɛ ade alo afɔbidɛ ade,
For any man whose body is damaged may not come near: one who is blind, or has not the use of his legs, or one who has a broken nose or any unnatural growth,
19 alo wòŋe ata alo abɔ
Or a man with broken feet or hands,
20 alo wòɖo kpo alo wònye ame kpui zegede alo tasi le ŋku dzi nɛ, wòdze akpa alo wòɖo vo o.
Or one whose back is bent, or one who is unnaturally small, or one who has a damaged eye, or whose skin is diseased, or whose sex parts are damaged;
21 Ne amea nye Aron ƒe dzidzimevi hã la, womeɖe mɔ nɛ be wòawɔ dzovɔsa aɖeke na Yehowa o, le eƒe nuwɔametɔnyenye ta. Womaɖe mɔ nɛ be wòawɔ vɔsa aɖeke na Mawu o.
No man of the offspring of Aaron whose body is damaged in any way may come near to give the fire offerings of the Lord: he is damaged, he may not come near to make the offerings.
22 Ke ekpɔ mɔ aɖu nunɔlawo ƒe nu tso vɔ siwo wosa na Mawu la me, tso vɔsa kɔkɔewo kple vɔsa kɔkɔetɔwo kekeake me,
He may take of the bread of God, the holy and the most holy;
23 gake mekpɔ mɔ ayi xɔmetsovɔ la godo alo ate ɖe vɔsamlekpui la ŋu o, le eƒe nuwɔametɔnyenye ta, ale be magaƒo ɖi nye teƒe kɔkɔe la o, elabena Yehowae kɔ eŋuti.’”
But he may not go inside the veil or come near the altar, because he is damaged; and he may not make my holy places common; for I the Lord have made them holy.
24 Ale Mose de se siawo na Aron kple via ŋutsuwo kple Israelviwo katã.
These are the words which Moses said to Aaron and to his sons and to all the children of Israel.
