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, Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

2 negbe eƒe ƒometɔ kekeake ko, abe dadaa alo fofoa, Via ŋutsu alo via nyɔnu, nɔvia ŋutsu,

But for his kin, that is near to him, [that is], for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for 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, that is nigh to him, who hath had no husband: for her he may be defiled.

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] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

5 “‘Nunɔla aɖeke mekpɔ mɔ aƒlɔ eƒe ta alo afɔ eƒe ge dzi alo asi eƒe ŋutigbalẽ o.

They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings 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.

They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, [and] the bread of their God they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

7 Mele be nunɔla naɖe gbolo alo nyɔnu si gbe atsu o, elabena nunɔlawo le kɔkɔe na woƒe Mawu la.

They shall not take a wife [that is] a lewd woman, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [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.

Thou shalt sanctify him therefore, for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy to thee: for I the LORD, who sanctify you, [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 the daughter of any priest, if she shall profane herself by lewdness, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt 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 that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

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.

Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for 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.

Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God [is] upon him: I [am] the LORD.

13 Ele be wòaɖe ɖetugbivi dzadzɛ aɖe.

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

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 a divorced woman, or profane, [or] a harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people for a wife.

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.’”

Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.

16 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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.

Speak to Aaron, saying, whoever [he may be] of thy seed in their generations that hath [any] blemish, let him not approach to offer 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 whatever man [he may be] that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

19 alo wòŋe ata alo abɔ

Or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed,

20 alo wòɖo kpo alo wònye ame kpui zegede alo tasi le ŋku dzi nɛ, wòdze akpa alo wòɖo vo o.

Or crooked-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his peculiar members broken:

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 seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire; he hath a blemish, he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.

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 shall eat the bread of his God, [both] of the most holy, and of the 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.’”

Only he shall not go in to the vail, nor come nigh to the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he may not profane my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

24 Ale Mose de se siawo na Aron kple via ŋutsuwo kple Israelviwo katã.

And Moses told [it] to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.