3 Mose 17

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

The Lord told Moses,

2 “Hyɛ saa mmara a efi Awurade nkyɛn yi ma Aaron ne ne mma ne Israelfo no nyinaa.

“Tell Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites that this is what the Lord commands:

3 Israelni biara a ɔde nantwi, oguamma anaa abirekyi bɛbɔ afɔre wɔ nsraban mu anaa akyi no,

Any Israelite who kills a bull, a lamb, or a goat, whether inside the camp or outside of it,

4 a anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde no ba Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano hɔ de no ma Awurade sɛ afɔrebɔde wɔ Awurade Ahyiae Ntamadan no ano no, wɔbɛfa saa onipa no sɛ wahwie mogya agu enti ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu fi ne manfo mu.

instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord there, that person shall be held guilty of illegal killing. They have shed blood and must be expelled from their people.

5 Saa mmara yi bɛbra Israelfo no a ɛremma wɔmfa mmoa mmɔ afɔre wɔ wuram baabiara kwa. Ɛbɛhyɛ wɔn ama wɔde afɔrebɔde no abrɛ ɔsɔfo no wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano sɛnea ɔsɔfo no betumi de ama Awurade sɛ asomdwoe afɔrebɔde.

This is why the Israelites have to bring to the Lord the sacrifices they currently offer out in the fields. They must bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as peace offerings to the Lord.

6 Sɛ wɔfa saa kwan no so a, ɔsɔfo no betumi apete mogya agu Awurade afɔremuka no so wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano na wɔahyew srade no sɛ ohuam ama Awurade ani asɔ.

The priest will sprinkle the blood on the altar of the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat to be accepted by the Lord.

7 Na ama ɔmanfo agyae afɔre a wɔbɔ ma ahonhommɔne wɔ wuram no. Eyi bɛyɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa ama mo fi awo ntoatoaso so akosi awo ntoatoaso so.

They must not continue to offer their sacrifices to the goat devils with whom they have acted like prostitutes. This is a regulation for all time and for all future generations.

8 “Miti mu sɛ, ‘Hyɛ saa mmara yi nso ma wɔn. Sɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔne mo te no de ɔhyew afɔrebɔde no anaa afɔrebɔ no ba,

Warn them that any Israelite or any foreigner living among them who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

9 na sɛ wamfa amma Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano amfa amma Awurade a, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu fi ɔmanfo no mu.

without bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord must be expelled from their people.

10 “‘Na mɛdan mʼani atia obiara a obedi mogya wɔ ɔkwan biara so no; ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔte mo mu.

I will disown any Israelite or any foreigner living among them who eats any blood and I will expel them from their people.

11 Efisɛ ɔhonam no nkwa wɔ mogya no mu, na mama mo mogya sɛ momfa mpete afɔremuka no so sɛ mpatade mma mo akra; nkwa a ɛwɔ mogya mu nti na wɔde yɛ mpatade ma onipa kra.

Life is in the body's blood. I have given it to you so that by putting it on the altar your lives can be made right, for it is the lifeblood that makes people's lives right.

12 Ɛno nti, mereka akyerɛ Israelfo se, “Wɔn anaa ahɔho a wɔte wɔn mu no nni mogya.”

That's why I'm warning the Israelites: None of you is allowed to eat blood, and no foreigner living among you is allowed to eat blood.

13 “‘Israelni anaa ɔhɔho biara a ɔte wɔn mu a ɔbɛkɔ ahayɛ na obekum aboa anaa anomaa biara a wɔwe ne nam no, ɔnsɔn ne mogya na ɔmfa mfutuma nkata so,

Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who hunts and kills a wild animal or a bird which are allowed be eaten must drain the blood from its body and cover it with earth,

14 efisɛ aboa biara nkwa ne ne mogya. Ɛno nti na meka kyerɛɛ Israelfo se wonnni mogya no, efisɛ nnomaa anaa aboa biara nkwa yɛ ne mogya. Enti obiara a odi mogya no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu.

for life is in the body's blood. That's why I have warned the Israelites: You are not allowed to eat the blood of anything living, for life is in the body's blood. Anyone who eats it must be expelled.

15 “‘Obiara a ɔwe aboafunu a ɔno ara awu anaasɛ akekaboa bi na okum no no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhoro ne ntama na oguare, efisɛ ne ho ntew kosi anwummere; ɛno akyi no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka se ne ho atew.

Anyone, Israelite or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or killed by wild animals must wash their clothes and wash with water, and they will be unclean until the evening. Then they will be clean.

16 Na sɛ wanhoro ne ntama anguare a, wɔne no bedi no sɛnea mmara no se.’”

But if they don't wash their clothes and wash themselves with water, then they bear responsibility for their guilt.”