3 Mose 11

1 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

2 “Monka nkyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, ‘yei ne mmoa a mobɛtumi awe wɔ asase so mmoa no mu.

Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

3 Motumi we aboa biara a ne tɔte mu apae na ɔpu wesa no.

Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chews the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.

4 “‘Monnnwe mmoa a ɛdidi so yi. Yoma, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ;

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those that part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but does not part the hoof, he is unclean to you.

5 Atwaboa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.

And the coney, because he chews the cud but does not part the hoof, he is unclean to you.

6 Adanko, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.

And the hare, because she chews the cud but does not part the hoof, she is unclean to you.

7 Ɔprako, ɛfiri sɛ, ne tɔte mu apae nanso ɔmpu nwesa.

And the swine, because he parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, but does not chew the cud, he is unclean to you.

8 Monnnwe wɔn nam anaa mommfa mo nsa nka wɔn funu; wɔyɛ akyiwadeɛ nnuane ma mo.

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch, they are unclean to you.

9 “‘Monni nsuomnam biara a ɛwɔ ntɛtɛ ne abon a ɛfiri nsubɔntene anaa ɛpo mu;

These may ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that may ye eat.

10 nanso nsuomnam a aka no deɛ, mokyi.

And all that have no fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,

11 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe wɔn nam anaa mode mo nsa ka wɔn afunu.

and they shall be an abomination to you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.

12 Meti mu bio sɛ, nsuomnam biara a ɛnni ntɛtɛ anaa abon no, mokyi.

Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.

13 “‘Nnomaa a mokyi no korakora nso ne: ɔkɔdeɛ, ne ɔkɔrewa ne ɔkomfufuo,

And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds, they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the osprey,

14 ɔkompete (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), ɔsansa,

and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,

15 anene (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),

every raven after its kind,

16 sohori, anadwokorɔma, ɛpo so akorɔma, akorɔma (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind,

17 ɔpatuo, ɛserɛ so patuo, patukɛseɛ,

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

18 bakanoma, nantwinoma, opete,

and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,

19 asukɔnkɔn (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), asɔkwaa ne apan.

and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

20 “‘Ntuboa a wɔnante no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe

All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination to you.

21 agye wɔn a wɔhuri;

Yet these ye may eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to leap upon the earth,

22 ntutummɛ ahodoɔ nyinaa, nketekyire, ne mmɛbɛ nyinaa motumi we.

even these of them ye may eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

23 Nanso mmoawa a wɔtu na wɔwɔ nan ɛnan no deɛ, mokyi.

But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination to you,

24 “‘Obiara a ɔde nsa bɛka wɔn funu no mpo ho bɛgu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ

and by these ye shall become unclean. Whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.

25 na amonom hɔ ara, ɛsɛ sɛ onii no si ne ntoma na ɔtwe ne ho firi nnipa mu kɔsi anwummerɛ de kyerɛ sɛ, ne ho agu fi.

And whoever bears any of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

26 “‘Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa biara a ne tɔte mu mpae nwieeɛ anaa aboa a ɔmpu nnwesa no, wagu ne ho fi.

Every beast which parts the hoof, and is not cloven footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.

27 Aboa biara a ne nan yɛ ɛnan na ɔnam ne mmɔwerɛ so no, mokyiri ne nam. Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa a ɔte saa funu no ho agu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ; ɛyɛ mo akyiwadeɛ.

And whatever goes upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

28 Obiara a ɔbɛfa saa aboa no funu no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsi ne ntoma na ne ho nnte ara kɔsi anwummerɛ.

And he who bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.

29 “‘Mmoa a wɔwea fam a wɔn ho nte no nie: Kɔkɔbo, okusie, akura,

And these are those which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind,

30 efiewura, ɔmampam, ɔkoterɛ, srɛ so koterɛ, abosomakoterɛ.

and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

31 Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka wɔn mu bi funu no ho bɛyɛ fi kɔsi anwummerɛ

These are those which are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.

32 na biribiara a wɔn funu no ho bɛka no nso ho bɛgu fi, sɛ ɛyɛ dua, ntoma, kuntu, kotokuo; biribiara a wɔn ho bɛka no, wɔmfa ngu nsuo mu nkɔsi anwummerɛ. Ɛno akyi, wɔtumi de di dwuma bio.

And upon whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean, whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack. Whatever vessel it be, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening, then it shall be clean.

33 Kukuo biara a ebi bɛtɔ mu no, deɛ ɛwɔ mu biara ho bɛgu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ saa kukuo no.

And every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean, and ye shall break it.

34 Nsuo a wɔde bɛhohoro nneɛma a ɛho nte wɔ kukuo no mu no, sɛ ebi ka aduane bi a, ɛgu aduane no ho fi. Na nsã biara a ɛwɔ kukuo a ɛho agu fi no mu no nso ho gu fi saa ara.

All food therein which may be eaten, that on which water comes, shall be unclean, and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

35 Sɛ aboa biara a ne ho agu fi funu ka fononoo a wɔde ɛboɔ anwono a, na ɛno nso ho agu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbubu guo.

And everything upon which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean, whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces; they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.

36 Sɛ aboa no te hwe asutire anaa abura bi a nsuo wɔ mu mu a, nsuo no ho nguu fi, na mmom, onipa a ɔbɛyi aboa no ho agu fi.

Nevertheless a fountain or a pit in which is a gathering of water shall be clean, but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.

37 Na sɛ aboa no funu ka aduane a wɔbɛdua no afuom a, ɛho nguu fi,

And if any of their carcass falls upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

38 nanso sɛ wɔfɔ aba no na efunu no te tɔ so a, aba no ho agu fi.

But if water is put upon the seed, and any of their carcass falls in it, it is unclean to you.

39 “‘Sɛ yadeɛ bi kum aboa a wɔama wo ho kwan sɛ we ne nam a, obi a ɔde ne nsa bɛka ne funu no no ho gu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ.

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, dies, he who touches the carcass of it shall be unclean until the evening.

40 Saa ara nso na onipa a ɔbɛwe ne ɛnam no bɛsi ne ntoma na ne ho agu fi akɔsi anwummerɛ.

And he who eats of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who bears the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

41 “‘Monnnwe mmoa a wɔwea fam no ɛnam.

And every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

42 Wɔn a wɔtwe wɔn ho ase fa wɔn afuru so ne wɔn a wɔnam wɔn nan ɛnan so nyinaa ka ho. Monnnwe wɔn a wɔwɔ nan bebree na wɔwea no nam nso, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn ho agu fi.

Whatever goes upon the belly, and whatever goes upon all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat, for they are an abomination.

43 Mfa wo ho nka wɔn na wo ho angu fi.

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, nor shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled by it.

44 Mene Awurade wo Onyankopɔn. Momma mo ho nte wɔ saa nneɛma yi nyinaa ho na monyɛ kronkron, ɛfiri sɛ, meyɛ kronkron. Yei enti, mommfa mo nsa nkɔka mmoa a wɔwea fam yi mu biara mfa ngu mo ho fi.

For I am Jehovah your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and become ye holy, since I am holy. Neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moves upon the earth.

45 Mene Awurade a meyii mo firii Misraim de mo bɛyɛɛ mo Onyankopɔn no. Ɛno enti, ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ kronkron, ɛfiri sɛ, meyɛ kronkron.

For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. Ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

46 “‘Yei ne mmara a ɛfa mmoa, nnomaa, nsuomnam ne wɔn a wɔwea asase so no ho.

This is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps upon the earth,

47 Yei ne nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda mmoa a wɔn ho te a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwe wɔn ɛnam ne wɔn a wɔn ho nte a ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe wɔn ɛnam wɔ mmoa a wɔwɔ asase so no ntam.’”

to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.