3 Mose 22
1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Ka kyerɛ Aaron ne ne mmammarima sɛ, wɔmfa anidie mma afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron a Israelfoɔ ate ho ama me no, sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔnngu me din ho fi. Mene Awurade.
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and let them take heed concerning the holy things of the children of Israel, so they shall not profane my holy name in any of the things which they consecrate to me: I [am] the Lord.
3 “Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekorɔ, sɛ ɔsɔfoɔ biara a ne ho agu fi de ne nsa ka mmoa anaa akyɛdeɛ biara a nnipa no de aba sɛ wɔmfa mmɔ afɔdeɛ mma Awurade a, wɔbɛworɔ nʼatadeɛ. Mene Awurade.
Say to them, Every man throughout your generations, whoever of all your seed shall approach to the holy things, whatsoever the children of Israel shall consecrate to the Lord, while his uncleanness is upon him, that soul shall be cut off from me: I [am] the Lord your God.
4 “Ɔsɔfoɔ biara a ɔwɔ honam ani nsane yadeɛ biara nni ho kwan sɛ ɔdi afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron no bi gye sɛ, wɔasa no yadeɛ ama ne ho afiri ansa. Ɔsɔfoɔ biara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka funu anaa ɛnam ahosene enti ne ho bɛgu fi no,
And the man of the seed of Aaron the priest, if he should have leprosy or issue of the reins, shall not eat of the holy things, until he be cleansed; and he that touches any uncleanness of a dead body, or the man whose seed of copulation shall have gone out from him,
5 anaa ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa biara a ɔwea fam anaa akyiwadeɛ bi anaa obi a biribi enti, wɔagu ne ho fi no,
or whosoever shall touch any unclean reptile, which will defile him, or [who shall touch] a man, whereby he shall defile him according to all his uncleanness:
6 saa ɔsɔfoɔ no ho bɛgu fi kɔsi anwummerɛ. Ɔrenni afɔrebɔdeɛ a wɔate ho no bi kɔsi anwummerɛ a ɔbɛdware.
whatsoever soul shall touch them shall be unclean until evening; he shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body in water,
7 Sɛ owia kɔtɔ a, ne ho bɛte na ɛno akyi ɔbɛtumi adi afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron no bi, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛyɛ nʼaduane.
and the sun go down, and then he shall be clean; and then shall he eat of all the holy things, for they are his bread.
8 Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔdi aboa funu anaa deɛ akekaboa bi atete ne mu, na amma ne ho angu fi. Mene Awurade.
He shall not eat that which dies of itself, or is taken of beasts, so that he should be polluted by them: I [am] the Lord.
9 “Bɔ asɔfoɔ no kɔkɔ na wɔnni saa mmara yi so yie, anyɛ saa a, wɔbɛtwe wɔn aso na wɔawuwu sɛ wɔabu saa mmara yi so enti. Mene Awurade a mate wɔn ho.
And they shall keep my ordinances, that they do not bear iniquity because of them, and die because of them, if they shall profane them: I [am] the Lord God that sanctifies them.
10 “Obiara nni ho kwan sɛ ɔdi afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron no bi gye sɛ ɔyɛ ɔsɔfoɔ. Ɔhɔhoɔ a wabɛsra ɔsɔfoɔ no nni ho kwan sɛ ɔdi bi. Na saa ara nso na ɔsomfoɔ a wɔtua no ka nni ho kwan sɛ ɔdi bi.
And no stranger shall eat the holy things: one that sojourns with a priest, or a hireling, shall not eat the holy things.
11 Nanso sɛ ɛba sɛ ɔsɔfoɔ no de ɔno ara ne sika tɔ akoa a, saa akoa no tumi di bi. Na akoa no mma biara a ɔbɛwo wɔn wɔ fie hɔ no wɔ ho kwan sɛ wɔdi bi.
But if a priest should have a soul purchased for money, he shall eat of his bread; and they that are born in his house, they also shall eat of his bread.
12 Sɛ ɔsɔfoɔ babaa kɔware firi abusuakuo no akyi baabi a, ɔnni ho kwan sɛ ɔdi afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron no bi.
And if the daughter of a priest should marry a stranger, she shall not eat of the offerings of the sanctuary.
13 Na sɛ ɔyɛ okunafoɔ anaa obi a wɔagyaa no awadeɛ na ɔnni babarima a ɔbɛhwɛ no na ɛno enti ɔsane ba nʼagya nkyɛn a, ɔtumi di nʼagya aduane no bi bio. Yeinom akyi no, asɔfoɔ no abusuafoɔ nko ara na wɔwo ho kwan sɛ wɔdi afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron no.
And if the daughter of priest should be a widow, or put away, and have no seed, she shall return to her father's house, as in her youth: she shall eat of her father's bread, but no stranger shall eat of it.
14 “Sɛ obi anhunu na ɔkɔdi saa afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron no bi a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtua ho ka na ɔsane bɔ ho nkyɛmu ɔha mu aduonu de ka ho.
And the man who shall ignorantly eat holy things, shall add the fifth part to it, and give the holy thing to the priest.
15 Ɛfiri sɛ, afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron a Israelfoɔ de aba no, ɛnsɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔmmaa wɔn ho kwan sɛ wɔnni bi no di bi, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade na ɔde saa afɔrebɔdeɛ yi nyinaa abrɛ no.
And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the Lord.
16 Na obiara a ɔbɛbu saa mmara yi so no di ho fɔ, na asɛm da ne so, ɛfiri sɛ, wadi afɔrebɔdeɛ kronkron. Na mene Awurade a mete afɔrebɔdeɛ nyinaa ho.”
So should they bring upon themselves the iniquity of trespass in their eating their holy things: for I [am] the Lord that sanctifies them.
17 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
18 “Ka kyerɛ Aaron ne ne mmammarima ne Israelfoɔ nyinaa sɛ, ‘Sɛ Israelni anaa obi a ɔne mo te bɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade a, sɛ ɛyɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ bɔhyɛ bi enti anaa ɔno ara ne pɛ mu na ɔrebɔ no,
Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the congregation of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Any man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that abide among them in Israel, who shall offer his gifts according to all their confession and according to all their choice, whatsoever they may bring to the Lord for whole-burnt-offerings—
19 sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ no yɛ aboanini a ne ho nni dɛm biara a ɔyɛ nantwie ba anaa odwan anaa abirekyie no, Awurade bɛgye.
your free-will-offerings [shall] be males without blemish of the herds, or of the sheep, or of the goats.
20 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde biribiara a ɛdɛm wɔ ho bɔ afɔdeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔrennye.
They shall not bring to the Lord anything that has a blemish in it, for it shall not be acceptable for you.
21 Obiara a ɔfiri nʼanantwie anaa ne nnwan mu sɛ ɔrebɔ asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ ama Awurade no, sɛ ɛyɛ bɔhyɛ bi ho afɔrebɔ anaa ɔno ara ne pɛ mu no, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔde aboa a wadi dɛm na ɛbɔ saa afɔdeɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔrennye.
And whatsoever man shall offer a peace-offering to the Lord, discharging a vow, or in the way of free-will-offering, or an offering in your feasts, of the herds or of the sheep, it shall be without blemish for acceptance: there shall be no blemish in it.
22 Aboa a nʼani abɔ anaa wadi dɛm anaa wapira anaa ekuro anaa nweweeɛ wɔ ne ho, anaa wedeɛ ani yadeɛ ayɛ no no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde no bɔ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade. Ɔmfata sɛ wɔde no ba afɔrebukyia so bɛbɔ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade.
One that is blind, or broken, or has its tongue cut out, or is troubled with warts, or has a malignant ulcer, or tetters, they shall not offer these to the Lord; neither shall ye offer any of them for a burnt-offering on the altar of the Lord.
23 Sɛ biribi a ɛboro so anaa ɛtɔ sin wɔ nantwie ba anaa odwan ba a wɔde no rebrɛ Awurade no ho a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde no bɔ ɔpɛ mu afɔdeɛ na mmom, ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ afɔdeɛ.
And a calf or a sheep with the ears cut off, or that has lost its tail, thou shalt slay them for thyself; but they shall not be accepted for thy vow.
24 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde aboa a wɔasa no bɔ Awurade afɔdeɛ ɛkwan biara so.
That which has broken testicles, or is crushed or gelt or mutilated, —thou shalt not offer them to the Lord, neither shall ye sacrifice them upon your land.
25 Saa mmara yi da hɔ ma ahɔhoɔ a wɔfra mo mu a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ne mo ankasa, ɛfiri sɛ, aboa biara a wadi dɛm no nyɛ mma saa afɔrebɔ no.’”
Neither shall ye offer the gifts of your God of all these things by the hand of a stranger, because there is corruption in them, a blemish in them: these shall not be accepted for you.
26 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
27 “Sɛ wɔwo nantwie, odwan anaa abirekyie a, ɛsɛ sɛ aboa no tena ne maame nkyɛn nnanson. Na ɛfiri nnawɔtwe rekorɔ no, sɛ wɔde no bɔ ogya afɔdeɛ a, Awurade bɛgye.
As for a calf, or a sheep, or a goat, whenever it is born, then shall it be seven days under its mother; and on the eighth day and after they shall be accepted for sacrifices, a burnt-offering to the Lord.
28 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mokum aboa bi ne ne ba ɛda koro, sɛ ɔyɛ nantwie anaa odwan.
And a bullock and a ewe, it and its young, thou shalt not kill in one day.
29 “Sɛ morebɔ asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ ama Awurade a, ɛsɛ sɛ mofa ɛkwan pa so,
And if thou shouldest offer a sacrifice, a vow of rejoicing to the Lord, ye shall offer it so as to be accepted for you.
30 ɛne sɛ, mobɛwe aboa a wɔde no bɔɔ afɔdeɛ no nam ɛda no ara a wɔkumm no no. Mommma adeɛ nnkye ebi so. Mene Awurade.
In that same day it shall be eaten; ye shall not leave of the flesh till the morrow: I am the Lord.
31 “Monni me mmarahyɛ nyinaa so na mene Awurade.
And ye shall keep my commandments and do them.
32 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mogu me din kronkron ho fi. Monni me ni na me, Awurade, na metee mo ho de mo bataa me ho,
And ye shall not profane the name of the Holy One, and I will be sanctified in the midst of the children of Israel. I [am] the Lord that sanctifies you,
33 nam so gyee mo firii Misraim ma mobɛyɛɛ mʼankasa me nnipa! Mene Awurade.”
who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I [am] the Lord.
