2 Mose 30

1 “Fa ɔkanto yɛ afɔremuka ketewa bi a wobɛhyew aduhuam wɔ so.

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon; of acacia-wood shalt thou make it.

2 Ma ɛnyɛ ahinanan a ne fa biara susuw nsateaa dunwɔtwe, na ne sorokɔ nso nyɛ anammɔn abiɛsa a wɔasen; ne mmɛn a baako tua ho.

A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.

3 Fa sikakɔkɔɔ dura ne soro, ne nkyɛn ne ne mmɛn a ɛwɔ afɔremuka no ho no nyinaa. Na fa sikakɔkɔɔ mmuano twa afɔremuka no ho nyinaa hyia.

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

4 Fa sikakɔkɔɔ nkaa abien hyehyɛ mmuano no a ɛwɔ afanu no ase na wɔde nnua a wɔde bɛsoa no awurawura mu.

And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.

5 Wɔmfa ɔkanto na ɛnyɛ nnua no, na wɔmfa sikakɔkɔɔ nnura ho nyinaa.

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 Fa afɔremuka no si ntwamtam no akyi wɔ mpatabea hɔ a ɛbɔ faako a Apam Adaka a Mmaransɛm Du no wɔ no ho ban. Mehyia mo wɔ hɔ.

And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the ark-cover that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

7 “Da biara anɔpa, sɛ Aaron resiesie kanea no a, ɔbɛhyew aduhuam wɔ afɔremuka no so.

And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.

8 Anwummere biara, sɛ ɔsɔ kanea no a, ɔbɛhyew aduhuam wɔ Awurade anim ama awo ntoatoaso a ɛbɛba nyinaa.

And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

9 Monhyew aduhuam a wɔama ho kwan wɔ afɔremuka no so. Mommmɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne aduan afɔre wɔ so, na mommfa ahwiesa ngu so.

Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.

10 Afe biara, ɛsɛ sɛ Aaron dwira afɔremuka no ho yɛ no kronkron. Ɔde mogya bɛsrasra mmɛn a etuatua ho no so sɛ mpata. Ɛsɛ sɛ afe biara wɔtew afɔremuka no ho yɛ no kronkron ma awo ntoatoaso a ɛbɛba no so kosi awo ntoatoaso so. Ɛyɛ kronkron ma Awurade.”

And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the year; with the blood of the sin-offering of atonement once in the year shall he make atonement for it throughout your generations; it is most holy unto the LORD.'

11 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

12 “Bere biara a wobɛkan Israelfo no, obiara a wɔbɛkan no no mfa ne kra ho mpata mmrɛ Awurade, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔyaredɔm biara remma wɔn mu bi so.

'When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

13 Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara a wɔkan no no ma dwetɛbona fa, a emu duru yɛ gram asia (sɛnea kronkronbea mu dwetɛbona bo te no.)

This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary — the shekel is twenty gerahs — half a shekel for an offering to the LORD.

14 Obiara a wadi mfe aduonu rekɔ no na ɔbɛbɔ saa afɔre yi.

Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of the LORD.

15 Ɛnsɛ sɛ adefo ma ma ɛboro sika a wɔatwa ato hɔ no so. Ɛnsɛ sɛ ahiafo nso ma nea esua sen saa, efisɛ ɛyɛ Awurade afɔre a ɔde retew yɛn ho ama yɛn.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.

16 Momfa saa sika yi nsiesie Ahyiae Ntamadan no. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, ɛbɛma Awurade ani aba mo, Israelfo, so na ayɛ mpata nso ama mo.”

And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.'

17 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se.

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

18 “Fa kɔbere yɛ hweaseammɔ a ne nnyinaso nso yɛ kɔbere. Fa si Ahyiae Ntamadan no ne afɔremuka no ntam na fa nsu gu mu.

'Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

19 Ɛhɔ na Aaron ne ne mmabarima bɛhohoro wɔn nsa ne wɔn anan ho

And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat;

20 bere a wɔrekɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu de wɔn ho akɔkyerɛ Awurade, anaasɛ wɔrekɔ akɔbɔ afɔre wɔ afɔremuka no so ama Awurade no. Saa ara na bere biara a wɔrekodi saa dwuma yi no,

when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to cause an offering made by fire to smoke unto the LORD;

21 ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhohoro wɔn ho na wɔanwuwu. Ɛsɛ sɛ eyi yɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa ama Aaron ne nʼasefo, awo ntoatoaso a ɛbɛba nyinaa.”

so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.'

22 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

Moreover the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

23 “Hwehwɛ nnuhuam papa sɛ kurobow a ɛyɛ kilogram asia, sinamon kilogram abiɛsa ne mmetire huamhuam kilogram abiɛsa.

'Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty,

24 Kurobow dodow a mobɛfa no nyɛ sɛ sinamon no dodow na momfa ngodua mu ngo lita anan.

and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

25 Awurade ahyɛ nnuhuamfrafo a wakwadaw ne yɛ mu yiye, sɛ wɔmfra saa nnuhuam yi mma ɛnyɛ ngo kronkron a wɔde tew onipa ho.

And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.

26 Na momfa eyi ntew Ahyiae Ntamadan ne Apam Adaka,

And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

27 ɔpon no ne ɛho nkankyee nyinaa, kaneadua no ɛho nneɛma, nnuhuam afɔremuka no,

and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,

28 ɔhyew afɔre ne ho nkankyee, ne hweaseammɔ ne nea esi so.

and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.

29 Montew ho na ɛnyɛ kronkron na biribiara a ɛbɛka saa nneɛma yi no ho atew.

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

30 “Monsra Aaron ne ne mmabarima no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn ho bɛtew na wɔatumi ayɛ asɔfodwuma de asom me.

And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.

31 Na monka nkyerɛ Israelfo se, ‘Eyi bɛyɛ me srango kronkron ama awo ntoatoaso a ɛbɛba no.

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.

32 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wohwie gu obiara so kwa, na ɛnsɛ sɛ mo ankasa nso moyɛ bi, efisɛ ɛyɛ kronkron enti ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso moyɛ no kronkron.

Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

33 Obiara a ɔbɛfra aduhuam a ɛte sɛ ɛno na obehwie bi agu obi a ɔnyɛ ɔsɔfo so no, sɛ sɛ wo twa no asu.’”

Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.'

34 Awurade hyɛɛ mmara a ɛfa aduhuam no ho maa Mose se, “Fa nnuhuam atomude ne nworahuam ne prɛkɛsɛ huamhuam ne ohuamfufu gyenennyenen na wonsusuw ne nyinaa mu duru mma ɛnyɛ pɛ,

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight.

35 na fa yɛ aduhuam a wɔhyewee a aduhuamfrani a waben yɛ no bi, na wɔmfa nkyene mfra mu; na ɛbɛyɛ aduhuam kronkron.

And thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

36 Monyam bi mma ɛnyɛ muhumuhu na momfa bi nsi Apam Adaka no anim faako a mehyia mo wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu hɔ no. Saa aduhuam yi ne nea ɛyɛ kronkron koraa wɔ ne nyinaa mu.

And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee; it shall be unto you most holy.

37 Monnyɛ bi mfa, efisɛ wɔakora ama Awurade enti ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ no kronkron.

And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.

38 Obiara a ɔbɛyɛ bi afa no, wontwa no asu.”

Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.'