Levitikọs 7
1 “‘Ndị a bụ usoro iwu banyere aja ikpe ọmụma, bụ nke dịkarịsịrị nsọ.
“These are the regulations concerning the offerings to be made by people who are guilty of not giving to me the things that are required to be given to me. Those are very sacred offerings.
2 A ga-egbu anụ aja ikpe ọmụma ahụ nʼebe a na-egbu anụ aja nsure ọkụ, were ọbara ya fesaa nʼakụkụ niile nke ebe ịchụ aja.
Each animal that is to be offered by such people must be slaughtered in the same place where the animals that will be completely burned [on the altar] are slaughtered, and their blood must be sprinkled against all sides of the altar.
3 Abụba ya niile ka a ga-enye dịka onyinye: abụba dị nʼọdụdụ ya, na abụba niile kpuchiri ihe dị nʼime afọ ya,
All their fat, the fat tails that are cut close to the backbone, and all the fat that covers the inner parts of the animals or which is attached to them, must be burned [on the altar].
4 na akụrụ abụọ ya, na abụba nke dị nʼelu ha, ruo nʼakụkụ ukwu ya, na umeju ya, na abụba kpuchiri ya.
That includes the kidneys with their fat near the lower back muscle, and the protruding lobe that is attached to the liver.
5 Onye nchụaja ga-akpọ ha ọkụ nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja dịka onyinye nsure ọkụ nye Onyenwe anyị. Ọ bụ aja ikpe ọmụma.
The priest must burn them on the altar to be offerings to me, Yahweh. They are an offering for the people to be forgiven for not doing what they were required to do.
6 Nwoke ọbụla a mụrụ nʼezinaụlọ ndị nchụaja nwere ike iri anụ fọdụrụ na ya, maọbụ nʼebe nsọ ka aghaghị ịnọ rie ya. Ọ bụ ihe dịkarịsịrị nsọ.
All the males in the priest’s family are permitted to eat its meat, but it must be eaten in a sacred place, because it is very sacred.
7 “‘Otu iwu a metụtakwara aja ikpe ọmụma na aja mmehie. Anụ ọbụla fọdụrụ ga-abụ nke onye nchụaja ahụ nke ji ha chụọ aja mkpuchi mmehie. Oke ya ka ọ bụ.
“The regulation is the same for the offerings [to enable people to be forgiven for the sins they have committed] and the offerings for when they are guilty of not giving to me the things that are required to be given to me. The meat of those offerings belongs to the priest who offers them in order that the people will be forgiven.
8 Onye nchụaja nke chụrụ aja nsure ọkụ nʼisi onye ọbụla, ka ọ dịrị iwere akpụkpọ niile si nʼanụ ahụ o ji chụọ aja nye onwe ya.
The priest who slaughters an animal that will be completely burned on the altar is permitted to keep the animal’s hide for himself.
9 A ga-ebunye onye nchụaja chụrụ aja mkpụrụ ọka nke e ji ụtụ ọka chụọ, ụtụ ọka fọdụrụ. Otu a ka ọ ga-adịkwa nʼaja achịcha ọbụla a nụrụ anụ, maọbụ nke e siri esi, maọbụ nke e ghere eghe. Ihe ọbụla fọdụrụ ga-abụ nke onye nchụaja ahụ.
Offerings of things made from grain that are baked in an oven or cooked in a pan or (in a shallow pan/on a griddle) belong to the priest who makes those offerings [for another person].
10 Aja mkpụrụ ọka ọbụla, ma nke e tinyere mmanụ, ma nke a na-etinyeghị mmanụ, nke fọdụrụ ga-abụ nke ụmụ ndị ikom Erọn.
And offerings of things made from grain, whether they were mixed with olive oil or not, also belong to the sons of Aaron.”
11 “‘Ndị a bụ usoro iwu gbasara aja udo nke mmadụ ọbụla nwere ike chụọrọ Onyenwe anyị nʼaja:
These are the regulations concerning the offerings that people make to maintain fellowship [with Yahweh]:
12 “‘Ọ bụrụ na ha enye ya dịka aja ekele, tinyere aja ekele a ha ga-eweta ogbe achịcha a na-ejighị ihe na-eko achịcha mee, nke a gwakọtara ya na mmanụ oliv, na mbadamba achịcha a na-ejighị ihe na-eko achịcha mee, nke e tere mmanụ nʼelu ya, nakwa achịcha e ji ọka a kwọrọ nke ọma a gwakọtara ya na mmanụ nʼime ya.
“If you bring an offering to thank [Yahweh], along with [the animal that you slaughter] you must offer loaves of bread made with olive oil mixed [with the flour] but without yeast, and wafers that are made without yeast but with olive oil smeared on them, and loaves made from fine flour with olive oil well mixed with the flour.
13 Ọ ga-ewetakwa onyinye achịcha ọzọ nke e ji ihe na-eko achịcha, ya bụ, yiist mee, tinyere aja udo nke ekele ha.
Along with that offering to thank Yahweh, you must bring an offering of loaves made with yeast.
14 Ha ga-esikwa na ya weta otu nʼime onyinye ọbụla, chee nʼihu Onyenwe anyị, dịka onyinye. Ọ bụ nke ndị nchụaja ahụ na-efesa ọbara anụ e ji chụọ aja udo nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja.
You must bring one of each kind for an offering to Yahweh, but they belong to the priest who sprinkles against the altar the blood of the animal that is [slaughtered as an offering] to maintain fellowship with Yahweh.
15 Ma anụ ahụ eji chụọ aja onyinye udo nke ekele, ka a ga-eri nʼotu ụbọchị ahụ e ji ha chụọ aja. O nweghị nke a ga-ahapụ ka ọ bọọ chi.
The meat of that offering must be eaten on the day that it is offered; none of it should be left to [be eaten on] the next day.
16 “‘Ma ọ bụrụ na onyinye mmadụ wetara bụ onyinye afọ ofufu, maọbụ onyinye o wetara nʼihi nkwa o kwere, a ga-eri anụ aja ahụ nʼụbọchị ahụ a chụrụ ya, nweekwa ike rie nke fọdụrụ ma chi bọọ.
“However, if your offering is the result of a solemn promise that you made to Yahweh, or if it is an offering that you make (voluntarily/without being required to), you are permitted to eat some of the meat on the day it is offered, but anything that is left may be eaten on the next day.
17 Ma anụ ọbụla fọdụrụ nʼime anụ aja ahụ, nke a na-erichapụghị nʼụbọchị nke abụọ ahụ ka a ga-akpọ ọkụ.
But any meat that is left until the third day must be completely burned.
18 Ọ bụrụ na e rie anụ aja udo ahụ nʼụbọchị nke atọ, a gaghị anabata ya. A gaghị agụnyere ya onye ahụ wetara ya nʼihi na ihe rụrụ arụ ka ọ bụ. Onye ọbụla riri ya ga-abụ onye ikpe mara.
If any meat from the offering to maintain fellowship with Yahweh is eaten on the third day, Yahweh will not accept that offering; it will be useless to offer it, because Yahweh will consider that it is worthless. Anyone who eats some of it will have to pay a penalty [to Yahweh].
19 “‘Anụ ọbụla nke metụrụ ihe rụrụ arụ aghọọla ihe na-adịghị ọcha. A gaghị eri ya. A ga-akpọ ya ọkụ. Ma nʼebe anụ ndị ọzọ dị, onye ọbụla e mere ka ọ dị ọcha nwere ike iri ya.
“Meat that touches something [that God considers to be] impure must not be eaten; it must be completely burned. Anyone who has performed the rituals to become acceptable to God is allowed to eat other meat [which has been offered as a sacrifice].
20 A ga-esite nʼetiti ndị m kewapụ onye ọbụla riri anụ e ji chụọ aja udo nye Onyenwe anyị mgbe onye ahụ nọ nʼọnọdụ adịghị ọcha.
But if anyone who has not performed those rituals eats some of the meat of the offering to maintain fellowship with Yahweh, meat that belongs to Yahweh, he must no longer be allowed to associate with God’s people.
21 Onye ọbụla metụrụ ihe ọbụla rụrụ arụ aka, ma ịrụ arụ ahụ o si na mmadụ, ma o si nʼanụ ọhịa, ma o si nʼihe ọbụla ọzọ, a ga-esite nʼetiti ndị ya kewapụ ya ma ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ anọrọ nʼọnọdụ ahụ rie anụ e ji chụọ aja udo nye Onyenwe anyị.’”
If anyone touches something that God considers to be impure and very displeasing to him, whether it is from a human or from an animal, and then he eats any of the meat of the offering to maintain fellowship with Yahweh, meat that belongs to Yahweh, he must no longer be allowed to associate with God’s people.”
22 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis sị,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me:
23 “Gwa ụmụ Izrel okwu sị ha, ‘Unu erila abụba ehi, maọbụ nke ewu, maọbụ nke atụrụ.
“Say this to the Israeli people: ‘Do not eat any of the fat of cattle or sheep or goats.
24 Abụba anụ ọbụla nwụrụ anwụ maọbụ nke anụ ọhịa gburu adịghị mma oriri. E nwere ike jiri ha mee ihe ọzọ.
The fat of an animal that is found dead or that has been killed by a wild animal may be used for other purposes, but you must not eat it.
25 A ga-ekewapụ mmadụ ọbụla site nʼetiti ndị ya, bụ onye na-eri abụba anụmanụ nke a ga-esite na ya chee onyinye nsure ọkụ nye Onyenwe anyị.
Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which an offering has been made to Yahweh must no longer be allowed to associate with God’s people.
26 Ọzọkwa, unu erila ọbara nnụnụ maọbụ nke anụmanụ nʼebe ọbụla unu bi.
And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal.
27 Onye ọbụla riri ọbara ka a ga-ekewapụ site nʼetiti ndị ya.’”
If anyone eats blood, he must no longer be allowed to associate with God’s people.’”
28 Onyenwe anyị gwakwara Mosis sị,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
29 “Gwa ụmụ Izrel okwu sị ha, ‘Onye ọbụla wetaara Onyenwe anyị onyinye aja udo aghaghị iweta ụfọdụ nʼime onyinye ahụ dịka onyinye pụrụ iche nye Onyenwe anyị.
“Tell the Israeli people this: ‘Anyone who brings an offering to maintain fellowship with Yahweh must bring part of it to be a sacrifice to Yahweh.
30 Ha ga-eji aka ha chee onyinye nsure ọkụ ahụ nʼihu Onyenwe anyị. Ha ga-eweta abụba ahụ, ya na obi anụ, fufee obi anụ ahụ nʼihu Onyenwe anyị dịka aja mfufe.
He himself must bring the offering that will be burned in the fire. He must bring the fat along with the breast of the animal and lift it up in front of Yahweh to indicate that it is an offering to him.
31 Onye nchụaja ga-akpọ abụba ahụ ọkụ nʼebe ịchụ aja, ma obi anụ ahụ ga-abụ nke Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom.
The Supreme Priest must burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and all his sons.
32 Unu ga-enye onye nchụaja apata aka nri nke anụ aja udo ahụ, dịka onyinye.
You must give to the Supreme Priest the right thigh of the animal that is sacrificed to maintain fellowship with Yahweh.
33 Nwa Erọn, onye ji ọbara na abụba chụọ aja udo ahụ ga-ewere apata aka nri ya dịka oke ruuru ya.
The son of Aaron who offers the blood and the fat of that sacrifice must be given the right thigh of the animal as his share.
34 Site nʼonyinye ụmụ Izrel na-enye nʼoge aja udo, ewerela m obi anụ ahụ a na-efufe efufe, na apata anụ a na-eche nʼihu m nye Erọn, onye nchụaja na ụmụ ya ndị ikom ka ha bụrụ oke ruuru ha mgbe ọbụla ụmụ Izrel na-achụ aja udo.’”
From the offerings that the Israeli people give to maintain fellowship with Yahweh, he has declared that he has given to Aaron and his sons the breast that is lifted up and the right thigh that is offered; those portions must always be their regular share from the Israeli people.’”
35 Nke a bụ akụkụ anụ ahụ e ji chụọ aja nsure ọkụ nye Onyenwe anyị, nke e nyekwara Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom nʼụbọchị ahụ e chere ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị ijere ya ozi dịka ndị nchụaja.
Those are the portions of the offerings brought/given to Yahweh and burned in fire that are allotted to Aaron and his sons on the day that they are set apart to serve Yahweh as priests.
36 Nʼihi na nʼụbọchị ahụ e tere ha mmanụ ka Onyenwe anyị nyere ụmụ Izrel iwu sị ha nye Erọn na ụmụ ya ndị ikom oke ndị a oge niile, site nʼọgbọ ruo nʼọgbọ.
Yahweh commands that on the day that the priests are appointed [MTY], the Israeli people must always give those portions to the priests.
37 Ndị a bụ usoro iwu metụtara aja nsure ọkụ, na aja mkpụrụ ọka, na aja mmehie, na aja ikpe ọmụma, na onyinye ido nsọ, na aja udo.
Those are the regulations for the offerings that are to be completely burned on the altar, the offerings made from grain, the offerings to enable people to become acceptable to God again, the offerings for when people are guilty of not giving to Yahweh the things that are required to be given to him, the offerings given when the priests are appointed, and the offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh.
38 Onyenwe anyị nyere Mosis iwu ndị a nʼugwu Saịnaị nʼụbọchị ahụ o nyere ụmụ Izrel iwu sị ha, wetara Onyenwe anyị onyinye nʼọzara Saịnaị.
They are regulations that Yahweh gave to Moses/me on Sinai Mountain in the Sinai Desert, on the day that he commanded the Israeli people to start bringing their offerings to him.
