3 Mose 11
1 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ,
The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
2 “Monka nkyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, ‘yei ne mmoa a mobɛtumi awe wɔ asase so mmoa no mu.
“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
3 Motumi we aboa biara a ne tɔte mu apae na ɔpu wesa no.
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4 “‘Monnnwe mmoa a ɛdidi so yi. Yoma, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ;
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, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.
The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6 Adanko, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.
The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7 Ɔprako, ɛfiri sɛ, ne tɔte mu apae nanso ɔmpu nwesa.
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; wɔyɛ akyiwadeɛ nnuane ma mo.
You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 “‘Monni nsuomnam biara a ɛwɔ ntɛtɛ ne abon a ɛfiri nsubɔntene anaa ɛpo 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 nsuomnam a aka no deɛ, mokyi.
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.
They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
12 Meti mu bio sɛ, nsuomnam biara a ɛnni ntɛtɛ anaa abon no, mokyi.
Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
13 “‘Nnomaa a mokyi no korakora nso ne: ɔkɔdeɛ, ne ɔkɔrewa ne ɔkomfufuo,
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 (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), ɔsansa,
the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 anene (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),
any kind of raven,
16 sohori, anadwokorɔma, ɛpo so akorɔma, akorɔma (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 ɔpatuo, ɛserɛ so patuo, patukɛseɛ,
the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 bakanoma, nantwinoma, opete,
the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 asukɔnkɔn (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), asɔkwaa ne apan.
the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 “‘Ntuboa a wɔnante no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe
All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
21 agye wɔn a wɔhuri;
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 ntutummɛ ahodoɔ nyinaa, nketekyire, ne mmɛbɛ nyinaa motumi we.
Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 Nanso mmoawa a wɔtu na wɔwɔ nan ɛnan no deɛ, mokyi.
All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
24 “‘Obiara a ɔde nsa bɛka wɔn funu no mpo ho bɛgu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ
These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until 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 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 nwieeɛ anaa aboa a ɔmpu nnwesa 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 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.
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 ɔsi ne ntoma na ne ho nnte ara kɔsi anwummerɛ.
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 fam a wɔn ho nte no nie: Kɔkɔbo, okusie, akura,
The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
30 efiewura, ɔmampam, ɔkoterɛ, srɛ so koterɛ, abosomakoterɛ.
the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka wɔn mu bi funu no ho bɛyɛ fi kɔsi anwummerɛ
These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until 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.
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 Kukuo biara a ebi bɛtɔ mu no, deɛ ɛwɔ mu biara ho bɛgu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ saa kukuo no.
If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
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.
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 ɛboɔ anwono a, na ɛno nso ho agu fi enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbubu guo.
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 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 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 aduane a wɔbɛdua no afuom a, ɛho nguu fi,
If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
38 nanso sɛ wɔfɔ aba no na efunu no te tɔ so a, aba no ho agu fi.
but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for 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.
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 ɛnam no bɛsi ne ntoma na ne ho agu fi akɔsi anwummerɛ.
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 fam no ɛnam.
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 nan ɛnan so nyinaa ka ho. Monnnwe wɔn a wɔwɔ nan bebree na wɔwea no nam nso, ɛfiri sɛ, 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 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 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 meyii mo firii Misraim de mo bɛyɛɛ mo Onyankopɔn no. Ɛno enti, ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ kronkron, ɛfiri sɛ, 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 “‘Yei ne mmara a ɛfa mmoa, nnomaa, nsuomnam 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 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.’”
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
