3 Mose 11
1 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ,
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 “Monka nkyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, ‘yei ne mmoa a mobɛtumi awe wɔ asase so mmoa no mu.
Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth.
3 Motumi we aboa biara a ne tɔte mu apae na ɔpu wesa no.
Whatsoever hath the hoof divided, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, you shall eat.
4 “‘Monnnwe mmoa a ɛdidi so yi. Yoma, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ;
But whatsoever cheweth indeed the cud, and hath a hoof, but divideth it not, as the camel, and others, that you shall not eat, but shall reckon it among the unclean.
5 Atwaboa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.
The cherogrillus which cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof, is unclean.
6 Adanko, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpu wesa nanso ne tɔte mu mpaeɛ.
The hare also: for that too cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.
7 Ɔprako, ɛfiri sɛ, ne tɔte mu apae nanso ɔmpu nwesa.
And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud.
8 Monnnwe wɔn nam anaa mommfa mo nsa nka wɔn funu; wɔyɛ akyiwadeɛ nnuane ma mo.
The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.
9 “‘Monni nsuomnam biara a ɛwɔ ntɛtɛ ne abon a ɛfiri nsubɔntene anaa ɛpo mu;
These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat.
10 nanso nsuomnam a aka no deɛ, mokyi.
But whatsoever hath not fins and scales, of those things that move and live in the waters, shall be an abomination to you,
11 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe wɔn nam anaa mode mo nsa ka wɔn afunu.
And detestable: their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.
12 Meti mu bio sɛ, nsuomnam biara a ɛnni ntɛtɛ anaa abon no, mokyi.
All that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean.
13 “‘Nnomaa a mokyi no korakora nso ne: ɔkɔdeɛ, ne ɔkɔrewa ne ɔkomfufuo,
Of birds these are they which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: The eagle, and the griffon, and the osprey,
14 ɔkompete (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), ɔsansa,
And the kite, and the vulture, according to their kind,
15 anene (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),
And all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness.
16 sohori, anadwokorɔma, ɛpo so akorɔma, akorɔma (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa),
The ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind.
17 ɔpatuo, ɛserɛ so patuo, patukɛseɛ,
The screech owl, and the cormorant, and the ibis,
18 bakanoma, nantwinoma, opete,
And the swan, and the bittern, and the porphyrion,
19 asukɔnkɔn (wɔn ahodoɔ nyinaa), asɔkwaa ne apan.
The heron, and the charadrion according to its kind, the houp also, and the bat.
20 “‘Ntuboa a wɔnante no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe
Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you.
21 agye wɔn a wɔhuri;
But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth,
22 ntutummɛ ahodoɔ nyinaa, nketekyire, ne mmɛbɛ nyinaa motumi we.
That you shall eat, as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophiomachus, and the locust, every one according to their kind.
23 Nanso mmoawa a wɔtu na wɔwɔ nan ɛnan no deɛ, mokyi.
But of dying things whatsoever hath four feet only, shall be an abomination to you:
24 “‘Obiara a ɔde nsa bɛka wɔn funu no mpo ho bɛgu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ
And whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled, and 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 if it be necessary that he carry any of these things when they are dead, he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set.
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 that hath a hoof, but divideth it not, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean: and he that toucheth it, shall be defiled.
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.
That which walketh upon hands of all animals which go on all four, shall be unclean: he that shall touch their carcasses shall be defiled until evening.
28 Obiara a ɔbɛfa saa aboa no funu no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsi ne ntoma na ne ho nnte ara kɔsi anwummerɛ.
And he that shall carry such carcasses, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until evening: because all these things are unclean to you.
29 “‘Mmoa a wɔwea fam a wɔn ho nte no nie: Kɔkɔbo, okusie, akura,
These also shall be reckoned among unclean things, of all that move upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, every one according to their kind:
30 efiewura, ɔmampam, ɔkoterɛ, srɛ so koterɛ, abosomakoterɛ.
The shrew, and the chameleon, and the stello, and the lizard, and the mole:
31 Obiara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka wɔn mu bi funu no ho bɛyɛ fi kɔsi anwummerɛ
All these are unclean. He that toucheth their carcasses 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 what thing soever any of their carcasses shall fall, it shall be defiled, whether it be a vessel of wood, or a garment, or skins or haircloths; or any thing in which work is done, they shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean until the evening, and so afterwards 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.
But an earthen vessel, into which any of these shall fall, shall be defiled, and therefore is to be broken.
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 meat which you eat, if water from such a vessel be poured upon it, shall be unclean; and every liquor that is drunk out of any 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 upon whatsoever thing any of these dead beasts shall fall, it shall be unclean: whether it be oven, or pots with feet, they shall be destroyed, and shall be unclean.
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.
But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of waters shall be clean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled.
37 Na sɛ aboa no funu ka aduane a wɔbɛdua no afuom a, ɛho nguu fi,
If it fall upon seed corn, it shall not defile it.
38 nanso sɛ wɔfɔ aba no na efunu no te tɔ so a, aba no ho agu fi.
But if any man pour water upon the seed, and afterwards it be touched by the carcasses, it shall be forthwith defiled.
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 any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, 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 that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening.
41 “‘Monnnwe mmoa a wɔwea fam no ɛnam.
All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken for meat.
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.
Whatsoever goeth upon the breast on four feet, or hath many feet, or traileth on the earth, you shall not eat, because it is abominable.
43 Mfa wo ho nka wɔn na wo ho angu fi.
Do not defile your souls, nor touch aught thereof, lest you be unclean,
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: be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth 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 the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.
46 “‘Yei ne mmara a ɛfa mmoa, nnomaa, nsuomnam ne wɔn a wɔwea asase so no ho.
You shall be holy, because I am holy. This is the law of beasts and fowls, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and creepeth on 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.’”
That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse.
