5 Mose 14

1 Moyɛ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, mma. Ɛno nti monnsesa mo ho anaa monntworɔtworɔw mo moma so mma awufo,

You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,

2 efisɛ, moyɛ nnipa kronkron ma Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no. Nnipa a wɔwɔ asase so nyinaa, mo na Awurade ayi mo sɛ nʼagyapade a ɛsom bo.

for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

3 Munnni akyiwade biara.

You must not eat any detestable thing.

4 Eyinom ne mmoa a ɛsɛ sɛ mowe: nantwi, oguan, abirekyi

These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,

5 ɔforote, adowa, ɔwansan, ewi, ɔtwe, ne ɛko.

the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

6 Na munni tɔteboa biara a ne tɔte mu apae abien na opuw wosaw.

You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

7 Nanso ntɔteboa a wopuw wosaw anaa wɔn tɔte mu apae abien no mu no, monnwe yoma, adanko ne atwaboa, efisɛ, wopuw wosaw de, nanso wɔn tɔte mu mpae; wɔn ho ntew mma mo.

But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,

8 Prako nso ho ntew. Ɛwɔ mu sɛ ne tɔte mu apae de, nanso ompuw nwosaw. Ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe ne nam anaa mode mo nsa so ne funu mu koraa.

as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

9 Nsumnam a wɔwɔ ntɛtɛ ne abon nyinaa mutumi we.

Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales,

10 Nanso nsumnam a wonni ntɛtɛ ne abon de, monnwe. Wɔn ho ntew mma mo.

but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.

11 Anomaa biara a ne ho tew no, monwe.

You may eat any clean bird,

12 Nnomaa a ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe ni: ɔkɔre, opete, asu so kɔre,

but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

13 ɔkompete, nkorɔma ahorow nyinaa

the red kite, the falcon, any kind of kite,

14 kwaakwaadabi ahorow nyinaa,

any kind of raven,

15 sohori, anadwo akoroma, ɛpo so asomfena ne akoroma ahorow nyinaa,

the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

16 patu, ɔpatukɛse, bakanoma

the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,

17 nantwinoma, opete ne ɛpo so kwaakwaadabi,

the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,

18 ne asukɔnkɔn ahorow nyinaa, asuɔkwaa ne ampan.

the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat.

19 Ntummoa a wɔwea nyinaa ho ntew mma mo; monnwe.

All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.

20 Nanso aboa a ɔwɔ ntaban a ne ho tew biara no motumi we.

But you may eat any clean bird.

21 Monnwe aboa biara a mubehu sɛ wawu. Momfa mma ɔhɔho a ɔne mo te, anaasɛ montɔn ma ɔnanani. Na mo ankasa de, monnwe, efisɛ wɔayi mo asi nkyɛn sɛ ɔman kronkron ama Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no. Monnnoa abirekyi ba wɔ ne na nufusu mu.

You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

22 Afe biara monhwɛ na munyi mo mfuw mu nnɔbae nkyɛmu du mu baako.

You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.

23 Munni mo atoko, nsa, ne ngo, ne mo anantwi ne nguan abakan wɔ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, anim wɔ faako a ɔbɛpaw sɛ ɛyɛ atenae wɔ ne din mu na ama moasua sɛnea wosi di Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no ni daa.

And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.

24 Sɛ beae a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, bɛkyerɛ mo sɛ monkamfo ne din no ne nea mote no ntam kwan ware a,

But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,

25 ɛno de, momfa mo ntotoso du du no nsesa dwetɛ na momfa dwetɛ no nkɔ beae a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, bɛpaw no.

then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.

26 Sɛ mudu hɔ a, momfa sika no ntɔ biribiara a mo kɔn dɔ, sɛ ebia, nantwi, oguan, bobesa, anaa nsa biara a ɛyɛ den ne ade biara a mo kra pɛ na mo ne mo fifo nni wɔ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, anim na mo ani nnye.

Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.

27 Na mummu mo ani ngu Lewifo a wɔfra mo mu no so, efisɛ wonni wɔn ankasa wɔn agyapade biara.

And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

28 Mfe abiɛsa biara awiei no, momfa mo nnɔbae so ntotoso du du no mmra mmɛkora wɔ mo nkurow mu,

At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.

29 sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Lewifo a wonni agyapade mu kyɛfa wɔ mo mu no ne ananafo a wɔwɔ mo nkurow so ne nyisaa ne akunafo a wɔwɔ mo nkurow so no betumi adidi amee; na ama Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, ahyira mo nsa ano nnwuma nyinaa so.

Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.