3 Mose 17

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,

The Lord told Moses,

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

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

3 Israelni biara a ɔde nantwie, odwammaa anaa abirekyie bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ sraban mu anaa akyire 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 Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano hɔ de no ma Awurade sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ wɔ Awurade Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ano no, wɔbɛfa saa onipa no sɛ wahwie mogya agu enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no asuo firi ne manfoɔ 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 Israelfoɔ no a ɛremma wɔmfa mmoa mmɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ wiram baabiara kwa. Ɛbɛhyɛ wɔn ama wɔde afɔrebɔdeɛ no abrɛ ɔsɔfoɔ no wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano sɛdeɛ ɔsɔfoɔ no bɛtumi de ama Awurade sɛ asomdwoeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ.

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 ɛkwan no so a, ɔsɔfoɔ no bɛtumi apete mogya agu Awurade afɔrebukyia no so wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano na wɔahye sradeɛ no sɛ ohwam 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 ɔmanfoɔ agyae afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ ma ahonhommɔne wɔ wiram no. Yei bɛyɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa ama mo firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so akɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ 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 “Meti mu bio sɛ, ‘Hyɛ saa mmara yi nso ma wɔn. Sɛ Israelfoɔ anaa ahɔhoɔ a wɔne mo te no de ɔhyeɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ 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 wɔamfa amma Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano amfa amma Awurade a, wɔbɛtwa mo asuo afiri ɔmanfoɔ 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 mɛdane mʼani matia obiara a ɔbɛdi mogya ɛkwan biara so no; ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ 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 Ɛfiri sɛ, ɔhonam no nkwa wɔ mogya no mu, na mama mo mogya sɛ momfa mpete afɔrebukyia no so sɛ mpatadeɛ mma mo akra; nkwa a ɛwɔ mogya mu enti na wɔde yɛ mpatadeɛ 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 enti, mereka akyerɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, “Mma wɔn anaa ahɔhoɔ 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 ɔhɔhoɔ biara a ɔte wɔn mu a ɔbɛkɔ ahayɔ na ɔbɛkum aboa anaa anomaa biara a wɔwe ne nam no, ɔnsɔne ne mogya na ɔmfa mfuturo 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 ɛfiri sɛ, aboa biara nkwa ne ne mogya. Ɛno enti na meka kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, “Monnni mmogya, ɛfiri sɛ, nnomaa anaa aboa biara nkwa yɛ ne mogya. Enti obiara a ɔdi mogya no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwa no asuo.”

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 awuo anaasɛ akekaboa bi na ɔkumm no no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsi ne ntoma na ɔdware, ɛfiri sɛ, ne ho nte kɔsi anwummerɛ; ɛno akyi, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka sɛ ne ho ate.

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 wansi ne ntoma annware a, wɔne no bɛdi no sɛdeɛ mmara no seɛ.’”

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