3 Mose 11
1 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron se,
The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
2 “Monka nkyerɛ Israelfo no se, ‘eyi ne mmoa a mubetumi awe wɔ asase so mmoa no mu.
“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
3 Mutumi we aboa biara a ne tɔte mu apae kosi nea opuw wosaw so.
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4 “‘Monnnwe mmoa a wodidi so yi. Yoma, efisɛ opuw wosaw nanso ne tɔte mu mpae; ne ho ntew mma mo.
But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
5 Atwaboa, efisɛ opuw wosaw nanso ne tɔte mu mpae; ne ho ntew mma mo.
The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6 Adanko, efisɛ opuw wosaw nanso ne tɔte mu mpae; ne ho ntew mma mo.
The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7 Prako, efisɛ ne tɔte mu apae nanso ompuw nwosaw; ne ho ntew mma mo.
And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
8 Monnnwe wɔn nam anaa mommfa mo nsa nka wɔn funu; wɔn ho ntew mma mo.
You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 “‘Munni nsumnam biara a ɛwɔ ntɛtɛ ne abon a efi nsubɔnten anaa po mu.
Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
10 Nanso nsumnam a aka no de, mukyi.
But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
11 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe wɔn nam anaa mode mo nsa ka wɔn afunu; wɔn ho ntew.
They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
12 Miti mu sɛ, nsumnam biara a enni ntɛtɛ anaa abon no, mukyi, wɔn ho ntew.
Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
13 “‘Nnomaa a ɛsɛ sɛ mubu wɔn sɛ wɔn ho ntew nti mukyi no korakora nso ne: ɔkɔre, ne opete ne opetebiri,
Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
14 ɔkompete, ɔsansa,
the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 kwaakwaadabi,
any kind of raven,
16 sohori, patukɛse, po so akorɔma, akorɔma,
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 patu, sare so patu, patukɛse,
the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 bakanoma, nantwinoma, opete,
the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 asukɔnkɔn, asuɔkwaa ne ampan.
the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 “‘Mmoawa a wotu a wɔn anan yɛ anan no nso nyɛ mmoa a wɔn ho tew; ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe.
All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
21 Mmom, wɔn a wɔn anan bɔ mu a wɔde huruwhuruw wɔ fam no de mutumi we.
However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
22 Ebi ne mmoadabi ahorow nyinaa, nketekre, ne tɛwtɛw nyinaa mutumi we.
Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 Nanso mmoawa a wotu na wɔwɔ anan anan no de, munhu sɛ wɔn ho ntew.
All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
24 “‘Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka wɔn funu no mpo ho begu fi kosi anwummere.
These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
25 Obiara a ɔbɛfa bi no ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhoro ne ntama na ɔtwe ne ho fi nnipa mu kosi anwummere de kyerɛ sɛ ne ho agu fi.
and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
26 “‘Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa biara a ne tɔte mu mpae nwiei anaa aboa a ompuw nwosaw no, wagu ne ho fi.
Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
27 Aboa biara a nʼanan yɛ anan na ɔnam nʼawerɛw so no, mukyi ne nam. Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa a ɔte saa funu no ho begu fi kosi anwummere; ɛyɛ mo akyiwade.
All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
28 Obiara a ɔbɛfa saa aboa no funu no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhoro ne ntama na ne ho rentew ara kosi anwummere.
and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
29 “‘Mmoa a wɔwea wɔ fam a wɔn ho ntew no ni: Ahweaa, okisi, ɔketew abusua a wɔsoso,
The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
30 opo, ɔmampam, ɔdan ne na, ɔketew, ne ɔbosomaketew.
the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 Wɔn a wɔwea no nyinaa ho ntew mma mo, obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka wɔn mu bi funu no ho begu fi akosi anwummere
These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
32 Biribiara a wɔn funu no bɛka no nso ho begu fi, sɛ ɛyɛ dua, ntama, kuntu, kotoku; biribiara a ɛbɛka no, wɔmfa ngu nsu mu nkosi anwummere. Ɛno akyi no, ɛho bɛtew.
When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
33 Kuku biara a bi bɛtɔ mu no, nea ɛwɔ mu biara ho begu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ saa kuku no.
If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
34 Nsu a wɔde bɛhohoro nneɛma a ɛho ntew no ho wɔ kuku no mu no, sɛ bi ka aduan bi a, ebegu aduan no ho fi. Na nsã biara a ɛwɔ kuku a ɛho agu fi no mu no nso ho begu fi saa ara.
Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
35 Sɛ aboa biara a ne ho agu fi funu ka fononoo a wɔde ɔbo anwen a, na ɛno nso ho agu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wobubu gu.
Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
36 Sɛ aboa no tew hwe asuti anaa abura bi a nsu wɔ mu a, nsu no ho rengu fi, na mmom, onipa a obeyi aboa no ho na ebegu fi.
Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
37 Na sɛ aboa no funu ka aduan a wobedua wɔ afum a, ɛho rengu fi,
If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
38 Nanso sɛ wɔfɔw aba no nsu na funu no tɔ so a, aba no ho begu fi.
but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
39 “‘Sɛ ɔyare bi kum aboa a wɔama wo ho kwan sɛ we ne nam a, obi a ɔde ne nsa bɛka ne funu no no ho begu fi akosi anwummere.
If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
40 Saa ara nso na onipa a ɔbɛwe ne nam no bɛhoro ne ntama na ne ho agu fi akosi anwummere.
Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
41 “‘Monnnwe mmoa a wɔwea wɔ fam no nam.
Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
42 Wɔn a wɔtwe wɔn ho ase fa wɔn afuru so ne wɔn a wɔnam wɔn anan anan so nyinaa ka ho. Monnnwe wɔn a wɔwɔ anan bebree na wɔwea no nam nso, efisɛ wɔn ho agu fi.
Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
43 Mfa wo ho nka wɔn na wo ho angu fi.
Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
44 Mene Awurade wo Nyankopɔn. Momma mo ho ntew wɔ saa nneɛma yi nyinaa ho na monyɛ kronkron, efisɛ meyɛ kronkron. Eyi nti, mommfa mo nsa nkɔka mmoa a wɔwea wɔ fam yi mu biara mfa ngu mo ho fi.
For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
45 Mene Awurade a miyii mo fii Misraim de mo bɛyɛɛ mo Nyankopɔn no. Ɛno nti, ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ kronkron, efisɛ meyɛ kronkron.
For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
46 “‘Eyi ne mmara a ɛfa mmoa, nnomaa, nsumnam ne wɔn a wɔwea asase so no ho.
This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
47 Eyi ne nsonoe a ɛda mmoa a wɔn ho tew a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwe wɔn nam ne wɔn a wɔn ho ntew a ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe wɔn nam wɔ mmoa a wɔwɔ asase so no ntam.’”
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
