Nomipā 6

1 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,

Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:

2 Ke ke lea ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo ke pehē kiate kinautolu, ʻOka fakamāvae ia ʻe ha tangata pe ʻe ha fefine ke fuakava ʻi he fuakava ʻae fakamavahe, ke fakamāvae ʻakinautolu kia Sihova:

“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If any of you [wants to] make a solemn promise to dedicate himself to belong to me in a special way, [after you obey these instructions], you will be called a Nazir-man, [which means “dedicated man”].

3 ‌ʻE mahuʻi ia mei he uaine mo e inu mālohi, ʻe ʻikai te ne inu ʻae uaine mahi, pe ko e inu mālohi kuo mahi, ʻe ʻikai inu ʻe ia ʻae huhuʻa ʻoe kālepi, pe kai ʻae kālepi mata, pe mōmoa.

You must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink any vinegar made from wine or from any other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.

4 ‌ʻI he ʻaho kotoa pē kuo mavahe ai ia, ʻe ʻikai te ne kai ha meʻa ʻe taha kuo ngaohi mei he ʻakau ko e vaine, mei he tenga ʻo aʻu ki hono kafukafu.

You must not eat anything that comes from grapevines, not even the skins or seeds of grapes, during the time that you are a Nazir-man.

5 Ko e ʻaho kotoa pē ʻoe fuakava ʻo ʻene mahuʻi ʻe ʻikai hoko ʻae tele ki hono ʻulu: kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻae ngaahi ʻaho, ʻaia kuo mavahe ai ia kia Sihova, pea ʻe māʻoniʻoni ia, pea te ne tuku ke lōloa ʻa hono louʻulu.

‘Even your hair will be dedicated to me during the time that you area Nazir-man, so you must never allow anyone to cut your hair. Until the time that your solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me is ended, you must allow your hair to grow long.

6 Ko e ʻaho kotoa pē kuo mavahe ai ia kia Sihova, ʻoua naʻa ofi ange ia ki ha sino kuo mate.

And you must not go near a corpse during the time that you are a Nazir-man.

7 ‌ʻE ʻikai te ne fakaʻuliʻi ia koeʻuhi ko ʻene tamai, pe ko ʻene faʻē, pe ko hono tokoua, pe ko hono tuofefine, ʻoka nau ka mate: koeʻuhi ko e fakatapui ia ʻi hono ʻulu ʻe hono ʻOtua.

Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me [by coming close to the corpse]. Your long hair [MTY] shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.

8 Ko e ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo ʻene mavahe ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ai ia kia Sihova.

You are required to keep doing this all the time that you are dedicated to me in this special way.

9 Pea kapau ʻe mate fakafokifā ha tangata ʻoku ofi kiate ia, pea kapau kuo ne fakaʻuliʻi ʻae fakatapu ʻo hono ʻulu; pehē te ne toki tele hono ʻulu, ʻi he ʻaho ʻo hono fakamaʻa te ne tele ia, ʻi hono ʻaho fitu.

‘If anyone dies very suddenly when he is near you, then your hair that you have dedicated to me is no longer sacred. So you must wait seven days and then shave it all off. Then you must perform a special ritual to cause yourself to become acceptable to me again.

10 Pea ʻi hono valu ʻoe ʻaho te ne ʻomi ʻae ongo kulukulu, pe ha ongo lupe mui ki he taulaʻeiki, ki he matapā ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai:

The next day you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.

11 Pea ʻe feilaulau ʻaki ʻe he taulaʻeiki ʻae taha ko e feilaulau maʻae angahala, ka ko e taha ko e feilaulau tutu, pea ʻe fai ʻae fakalelei maʻana, he kuo angahala ia ʻi he mate, pea te ne fakatapui ʻa hono ʻulu ʻi he ʻaho ko ia.

‘The priest must [kill the birds and] offer them as sacrifices. One of them will be an offering to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed, and the other will be an offering that is burned completely to please me. [After the priest burns them on the altar], I will forgive you for having come close to a corpse, and [when] your hair [grows again it] will be dedicated to me again.

12 Pea te ne fakatapui kia Sihova ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene mavahe, pea te ne ʻomi ʻae lami ʻi hono ʻuluaki taʻu ko e feilaulau fakalelei, ka kuo mole ʻae ngaahi muʻaki ʻaho koeʻuhi kuo fakaʻuliʻi ʻe ia ʻa ʻene mavahe.

The amount of time that you were set apart for me the previous time does not count, because you had become unacceptable to me [by coming close to a corpse] during the time that you were a Nazir-man. So you must again make a solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me for the entire amount of time that you indicated the previous time. And you must also sacrifice a one-year-old lamb for not doing what you were required to do.

13 Pea ko eni ʻae fono ʻo ia kuo fakamavahe, ʻoka hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene mahuʻi: ʻe ʻomi ia ki he matapā ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai:

‘When the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the Sacred Tent

14 Pea te ne ʻatu ʻa ʻene feilaulau kia Sihova, ko e lami tangata ʻe taha taʻehanomele ʻi hono ʻuluaki taʻu, ko e feilaulau tutu, pea mo e lami fefine ʻe taha taʻehanomele ʻi hono ʻuluaki taʻu, ko e feilaulau ia maʻae angahala, pea mo e sipitangata ʻe taha taʻehanomele ko e feilaulau fakalelei ia.

and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects: Offer a one-year-old ram that will be burned completely, a one-year-old female lamb as a sacrifice to enable me to forgive your sins, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to maintain fellowship with me.

15 Pea mo e kato mā taʻefakalēvani, ʻae ngaahi foʻi mā ʻoe mahoaʻa lelei kuo fefiofi mo e lolo, pea mo e ngaahi mā manifinifi taʻefakalēvani kuo pani ʻaki ʻae lolo, mo ʻenau feilaulau meʻakai, mo ʻenau feilaulau inu.

‘When you bring those animals, you must also bring some wine to offer as a sacrifice. And you must also bring a basket of bread that you have made with very good flour and [olive] oil. But you must not put any yeast in the bread. Also brush/spread some [olive] oil on some thin wafers and bring them to the priest.

16 Pea ʻe ʻomi ia ʻe he taulaʻeiki ki he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea te ne ʻatu ʻa ʻene feilaulau maʻae angahala, mo ʻene feilaulau tutu:

‘The priest will put the young lamb and the young ram on the altar and completely burn them, in order that I will be pleased and will forgive you for your sins.

17 Pea te ne ʻange ʻae sipitangata, ko e feilaulau fakalelei kia Sihova, mo e kato mā taʻefakalēvani, pea ʻe ʻatu foki ʻe he taulaʻeiki ʻa ʻene feilaulau meʻakai, mo ʻene feilaulau inu.

Then he will kill the full-grown ram as an offering to restore fellowship with me, and he will also burn on the altar some of the bread and the grain and wine.

18 Pea ko ia kuo fakamavahe ʻe tele ʻe ia ʻa hono ʻulu ʻi heʻene mavahe ʻi he matapā ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, pea ʻe ʻave ʻe ia ʻae tuʻoni louʻulu ʻo ʻene mavahe, ʻo tuku ia ki he afi ʻaia ʻoku ʻi he lalo feilaulau fakalelei.

‘After that, you must [stand at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent and shave off your hair. Then you must put that hair in the fire that is under the [animal that has been sacrificed] on the altar to maintain fellowship with me.

19 Pea ʻe ʻave ʻe he taulaʻeiki ʻae alanga ʻoe sipitangata kuo haka, pea mo e foʻi mā ʻe taha taʻefakalēvani mei he kato, mo e mā manifinifi ʻe taha taʻefakalēvani, ʻo ne tuku ia ki he nima ʻo ia kuo fakamavahe, ʻoka hili ʻae tele ʻoe louʻulu ʻo ʻene mahuʻi koe.

‘The meat from the ram’s shoulder must be boiled. After it is cooked, the priest will take it along with one of the loaves of bread and one wafer which has been brushed with [olive] oil, and he will put them in your hands.

20 Pea ʻe lieliaki ia ʻe he taulaʻeiki, ko e feilaulau lieliaki ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova: ʻoku māʻoniʻoni ia ki he taulaʻeiki, fakataha mo e fatafata lieliaki, mo e alanga nima hiki hake; pea ka hili ia ʻe inu ʻae uaine ʻe ia naʻe fakamanavahē.

Then the priest will [take them back and] lift them up high to dedicate them to me. They now belong to the priest, and he is permitted to eat some of the meat from the ram’s shoulder and from its ribs and from one of its thighs, because that meat is his share of the sacrifice. After that, you will no longer be a Nazir-man, and you will again be permitted to drink wine.

21 “‘Pea ko eni ʻae fono ʻo ia kuo fakamavahe ʻaia kuo fuakava, pea mo ʻene feilaulau kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻene mavahe, pea mo ia te ne ʻomi ʻi hono nima: ʻo fakatatau ki he fuakava naʻa ne fuakava ʻaki, ʻe pehē ʻene fai ʻo hangē ko e fono ʻo ʻene mavahe.’”

‘Those are the regulations about the offerings that Nazir-men solemnly promise to bring to me to end their time of being dedicated to me. They must bring these offerings, but if they want to, they may bring additional offerings. And they must do everything that they solemnly promised to do when they dedicated themselves to me.’”

22 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

23 “Ke ke lea kia ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha, ʻo ke pehē, ‘ʻE pehē hoʻomou tāpuaki ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli,’ pea te mou pehē kiate kinautolu:

“Tell Aaron and his sons that when they [ask me to] bless the people, they must say,

24 ‘Ke fakamonūʻia ko e ʻe Sihova, ʻo tauhi koe:

‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you and protect you,

25 Ke tuku ʻe Sihova ke ulo hono fofonga kiate koe, ʻo ne ʻaloʻofa kiate koe:

and that he will smile at you and act kindly toward you,

26 Ke hiki hake ʻe Sihova ʻa hono fofonga kiate koe, ʻo tuku ʻae fiemālie kiate koe.’

and that he will be good to you [IDM] and cause things to go well for you.’”

27 “Pea tenau tuku hoku hingoa ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; pea te u fakamonūʻia ʻakinautolu.”

Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israeli people, truly I will bless them.”