Levitiko 22
1 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
2 Lea kia ʻElone pea ki hono ngaahi foha, koeʻuhi kenau fakamavae ʻakinautolu mei he ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ke “ʻOua naʻa nau fakahalaʻi hoku huafa māʻoniʻoni ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia ʻoku nau fakatapui kiate au: Ko au ko Sihova.
“Tell Aaron and his sons to greatly respect the sacred offerings that the Israeli people bring to me; by doing that you will respect me [MTY], Yahweh.
3 Tala kiate kinautolu, Ko ia ʻiate kimoutolu ʻi homou hako kotoa pē ʻi homou ngaahi toʻutangata, ʻoku ʻalu ki he ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni, ʻaia ʻoku fakatapui ʻe he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Sihova, ka ʻoku ne taʻemaʻa, ʻe motuhi ʻae laumālie ko ia mei hoku ʻao: Ko au ko Sihova.
“Tell them that for all future time, if any of their descendants comes near to the sacred offerings that the Israeli people dedicate to me while he is unfit to work for me, that person will no longer be allowed to work for me. I, Yahweh, [am commanding this].
4 “Ko e tangata ko ia ʻi he hako ʻo ʻElone ʻoku kilia, pe mahaki ko e ʻau; ʻoua naʻa kai ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni, kaeʻoua ke maʻa ia. Pea mo ia ʻoku ala ki ha meʻa taʻemaʻa ʻi he mate, pe ʻi ha tangata ʻoku ʻau noa hono mahaki;
“If any descendant of Aaron has a contagious skin disease or a discharge from his sexual organs, he is not allowed to eat any of the sacred offerings until he is cured. He will also be unfit for his work if he touches anything which has become unacceptable to me because it has touched a corpse, or if he touches anyone who as an emission of semen,
5 Pe ha taha ʻoku ala ki ha meʻa totolo, ʻaia ʻe hoko ʻo taʻemaʻa ai, pe ʻi ha tangata ʻaia ʻe hoko ʻo pihia ai, ʻi he mahaki ʻoku taʻemaʻa ai ia;
or if he touches anything that crawls on the ground, or if he touches any person who causes him to be unfit for his work.
6 Ko e tangata kuo ala ki ha meʻa pehē ʻe taʻemaʻa ia ʻo aʻu ki he efiafi, pea ʻe ʻikai kai ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni, kaeʻoua ke kaukau hono sino ʻi he vai.
Any priest who touches such things must bathe, and he must not touch anyone else until that evening.
7 Pea ka tō ʻae laʻā, ʻe toki maʻa ia, pea kai ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni; he koeʻuhi ko ʻene meʻakai ia.
After the sun sets, he will be permitted to eat some of the sacred offerings that are for him to eat.
8 Ko ia ʻoku mate mahaki pe, pe ko ia kuo haehae ʻe he manu, ʻoua naʻa ne kai ia ke fakahala ai ia: Ko au ko Sihova.
He must not eat anything that is found dead or that has been killed by wild animals, because if he did that, he would be unfit to work for me. I, Yahweh [am commanding those things].
9 “Ko ia kenau tauhi ʻeku ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ni, telia naʻa nau halaia ai, pea mate ai, ʻo kapau ʻoku nau fakahalaʻi ia: Ko au ko Sihova ʻoku ou fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻakinautolu.
“The priests must obey my commandments in order that they will not become guilty and die as a result of (despising/not obeying) them.
10 “ʻE ʻikai kai ʻe ha muli ki he ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni: ko e ʻāunofo ʻae taulaʻeiki, pe ko e tamaioʻeiki unga ngāue, ʻe ʻikai kai ia ʻi he meʻa māʻoniʻoni.
“Anyone who is not a member of a priest’s family is not permitted to eat any of a sacred offering, and no one who is visiting the priest or whom the priest has hired is permitted to eat it.
11 Pea kapau ʻe fakatau ha tokotaha ʻe he taulaʻeiki ʻaki ʻene paʻanga, ʻe ngofua ʻene kai ʻaʻana, pea mo ia kuo fānau ʻi hono fale: te na kai ʻi heʻene meʻakai.
But if a priest buys a slave, or if a slave is born in his house, that slave is permitted to eat such food.
12 Pea kapau ʻoku mali ʻae ʻofefine ʻoe taulaʻeiki mo e tangata kehe, ʻe ʻikai ngofua ʻa ʻene kai ʻaʻana ʻi he meʻa ʻatu ʻoe ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni.
If a priest’s daughter marries a man who is not a priest, she no longer is permitted to eat the sacred food.
13 Pea kapau ko e fefine paea ʻae ʻofefine ʻoe taulaʻeiki, pe kuo fakamāvaeʻi pea ʻikai haʻane tamasiʻi, pea kuo toe ʻomi ia ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamai, ʻo hangē ko ʻene kei siʻi, ʻe kai ia ʻi he meʻakai ʻa ʻene tamai: kaeʻoua naʻa kai ia ʻe ha muli.
But if a priest’s daughter who has no children becomes a widow or becomes divorced, if she returns to her father’s house to live there like she did when she was young, she may eat the same food that her father eats. But no other person is permitted to eat any of it.
14 “Pea kapau ʻe kai faainoa pe ʻe ha tangata ʻae meʻa māʻoniʻoni, te ne fakalahi ʻaki ia hono nima ʻoe vahe ʻo ia, pea ʻatu ia ki he taulaʻeiki fakataha mo e meʻa māʻoniʻoni.
“If anyone who is not permitted to eat a sacred offering eats it without realizing that it is sacred, he must pay the priest for the offering, and pay him an extra one-fifth of its value.
15 Pea ʻe ʻikai tenau fakahalaʻi ʻae ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻaia ʻoku nau ʻatu kia Sihova:
When the priests bring offerings to me, the sacred offerings that the Israeli people bring to them, they must not treat those offerings as though they are not sacred
16 Pe tuku ʻakinautolu ke fua ʻae hia ʻae fai hala, ʻi heʻenau kai ʻenau ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni: he ko au ko Sihova ʻoku ou fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi ʻakinautolu.”
by allowing those who are not priests to eat any of those offerings. If they did that, they would become guilty and must make a payment. I am Yahweh, the one who causes those offerings to be sacred.”
17 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
18 Lea kia ʻElone, pea ki hono ngaahi foha, pea ki he fānau kotoa pē ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ʻilonga ʻae tangata ʻi he fale ʻo ʻIsileli, pe ʻi he ngaahi muli ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻoku loto ke ʻatu ʻene meʻaʻofa ʻi heʻene ngaahi fuakava, pea ki heʻene ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻatu loto ʻataʻatā pe, ʻaia ʻoku nau ʻatu kia Sihova ko e feilaulau tutu:
“Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israeli people and tell them that I command this: ‘If any of you Israelis or foreigners who live in Israel brings to me an animal that will be completely burned [on the altar], either as a result of a solemn promise that you made to me or to be an offering that is given voluntarily,
19 Ke mou ʻatu ʻo fai loto lelei pe, ʻae manu tangata taʻehanomele mei he fanga pulu pe ko e fanga sipi, pe ko e fanga kosi.
it must be an animal that has no defects, in order that it will be accepted by me.
20 Ka ko ia ʻoku ai hano mele, ʻoua naʻa mou ʻatu ia; koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai leleiʻia ai ʻakimoutolu.
Do not bring any animals that have defects, because I will not accept them as an offering from you.
21 Pea ko ia ʻoku ne ʻatu kia Sihova ʻae feilaulau ʻoe ngaahi meʻa fakamelino ke fakahoko ʻaki ʻene fuakava, pea ko e meʻa ʻatu loto lelei ʻi he fanga pulu, pe ʻi he fanga sipi, ke haohaoa ia koeʻuhi ke maʻu lelei ia; ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai hano mele.
[Similarly], when someone brings from his cattle or sheep or goats an offering to maintain fellowship with me, either to fulfill a promise that he made to me or to be a voluntary offering, in order that I will accept it, it must have no defects [DOU] or blemishes.
22 Ko e kui, pe ko e fasi, pe ko e mutu, pe ko e meʻa fufula, pe ko e kamaa, pe ko e mongumangu, ʻoua naʻa mou ʻatu mei ai kia Sihova, pe fai ʻaki ia ha feilaulau tutu ʻaki ʻae afi ki he funga feilaulauʻanga ʻo Sihova.
Do not offer to me animals that are blind or injured or maimed/crippled, or any animal that has warts or a festering sore [DOU].
23 Ko e pulu pe ko e lami ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa kovi, pe ʻoku taʻehaohaoa ʻi ha meʻa ʻe taha, ʻe ngofua ke ʻatu ia ko e feilaulau loto ʻataʻatā ia: ka ʻe ʻikai maʻu lelei ia ʻi he fuakava.
You may present to me to be a voluntary offering an ox or a sheep that is injured or stunted, but it will not be accepted to fulfill a promise made to me.
24 ʻOua naʻa mou ʻatu kia Sihova ʻaia kuo fakavolu, pe kuo taʻomia, pe kuo mafesi, pe kuo mahifi; pea ʻoua naʻa mou fai ha feilaulau ʻaki ia ʻi homou fonua.
You must not offer to me animals whose testicles are bruised or crushed or torn or cut. You must not injure the testicles of any animal in your land,
25 Pea ʻoua naʻa ke ʻatu ʻi he nima ʻo ha muli ʻae meʻakai ʻa homou ʻOtua ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni; koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻi ai ʻenau kovi, pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae ngaahi mele: ʻe ʻikai ʻaonga ia maʻamoutolu.
and you must not accept such animals that are sold/given to you by a foreigner. You must not offer them to me as a sacrifice for me. Such animals will not be accepted by me, because they are deformed or have defects.’”
26 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
27 ʻOka fanauʻi ha pulu, pe ha sipi, pe ha kosi, tuku ia ke ʻaho fitu mo ʻene faʻē: pea mei he ʻaho valu ʻo fai ai pe ʻe maʻu lelei pe ia ko e feilaulau kuo ngaohi ʻaki ʻae afi kia Sihova.
“When a calf or lamb or goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. After that, it will be acceptable as an offering to me that will be burned.
28 Pea kapau ko ha pulu fefine ia pe ha sipi fefine, ʻoua naʻa mou tāmateʻi ia mo hono ʻuhiki ʻi he ʻaho pe taha.
Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its baby on the same day.
29 Pea ka mou ka loto ke ʻatu ha feilaulau fakafetaʻi kia Sihova, ʻatu ia ʻi he loto ʻataʻatā lelei pe.
“Then you sacrifice an animal to thank [me for what I have done], sacrifice it in a way that is acceptable to me.
30 ʻI he ʻaho pe ko ia ʻe kai ia ke ʻosi ʻoua naʻa mou tuku hono toe ki he ʻapongipongi; Ko au ko Sihova.
The meat must be eaten on that day; do not leave any of it until the next morning. I, Yahweh, [am the one who am commanding this].
31 “Ko ia ke mou tauhi ai ʻeku ngaahi fekau, mo fai ki ai; Ko au ko Sihova.
“Obey all my commands [DOU]. I, Yahweh, [am commanding them];
32 Pea ʻoua naʻa mou fakahalaʻi hoku huafa māʻoniʻoni; kae ʻapasia kiate au ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: Ko au ko Sihova ʻaia ʻoku ou fakatapui ʻakimoutolu;
do not dishonor me [MTY] [by disobeying them]. You Israeli people must acknowledge that I, Yahweh, am holy, and I am the one who causes you to be holy.
33 Naʻaku ʻomi ʻakimoutolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ke hoko ko homou ʻOtua: Ko au ko Sihova.”
And I am the one who brought you out of Egypt in order to show that that I, Yahweh, am [and will always be] your God.”
