Leviticus 21

1 Yahweh said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Ka kyerɛ Aaron mma asɔfo no se, ‘wonnso funu mu mfa ngu wɔn ho fi.

2 except for his relatives that are near to him: for his mother, for his father, for his son, for his daughter, for his brother,

Sɛ wobeso funu mu a, na ɛyɛ wɔn fini, sɛ ebia, ɛna, agya, ɔbabarima, ɔbabea, onuabarima

3 and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

anaa onuabea a ɔyɛ ɔbabun a onni kunu na ɔte ase no na ɔdan ɔsɔfo no.

4 He shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.

Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔware ne busuani bi na ɔfa so gu ne ho fi.

5 “‘They shall not shave their heads or shave off the corners of their beards or make any cuttings in their flesh.

“‘Asɔfo no nni ho kwan sɛ wɔbɔ tikwaw, yi wɔn abogyesɛ anaasɛ wɔsesa wɔn ho.

6 They shall be holy to their God, and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, the bread of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.

Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ kronkron ma wɔn Onyankopɔn. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wogu ne din ho fi. Sɛ ɛba saa a, wɔremfata sɛ wɔde ogya bɛbɔ aduan afɔre ama Awurade wɔn Nyankopɔn.

7 “‘They shall not marry a woman who is a prostitute, or profane. A priest shall not marry a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔsɔfo ware oguamanfo anaa ɔbea bi a ofi ɔman foforo so. Onni ho kwan sɛ ɔware ɔbea bi a wagyae aware, efisɛ ɔsɔfo yɛ onipa kronkron ma Onyankopɔn.

8 Therefore you shall sanctify him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I Yahweh, who sanctify you, am holy.

Wɔayi ɔsɔfo no asi hɔ sɛ ɔmmɔ mo Nyankopɔn afɔre; ɔyɛ kronkron na me Awurade a metew mo ho ma moyɛ kronkron no nso meyɛ kronkron.

9 “‘The daughter of any priest, if she profanes herself by playing the prostitute, she profanes her father. She shall be burned with fire.

“‘Ɔsɔfo babea biara a ɔbɛbɔ aguaman no gu nʼagya ne ɔno ankasa ho fi, enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhyew no.

10 “‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose, or tear his clothes.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔsɔfopanyin a wɔde ngo sononko bi asra no ahyɛ no atade sononko no gyaa ne tinwi a onni no ni anaasɛ ebetwa ne ntama mu.

11 He must not go in to any dead body, or defile himself for his father or for his mother.

Onni ho kwan sɛ ɔkɔ beae a funu da hɔ; nʼagya anaa ne na funu koraa, onni ho kwan sɛ ɔkɔ ho na ɔde agu ne ho fi

12 He shall not go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him. I am Yahweh.

anaa nso sɛ ogu so reyɛ nʼasɔfodwuma wɔ kronkronbea hɔ a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ofi adi. Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔfa me kronkronbea no sɛ ofi bi kɛkɛ, efisɛ ne Nyankopɔn ngo a wɔde tew ne ho no da so wɔ ne so. Mene Awurade.

13 “‘He shall take a wife in her virginity.

“‘Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔware ɔbabun.

14 He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife.

Ɛnsɛ se ɔware okunafo anaa ɔbea bi a wagyae aware anaa oguamanfo. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbea a ɔbɛware no no yɛ ɔbabun a ofi ne man mu,

15 He shall not profane his offspring among his people, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies him.’”

sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ongu ne mma ho fi wɔ ne nkurɔfo mu. Mene Awurade a metew ne ho no.’”

16 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

17 “Say to Aaron, ‘None of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect may approach to offer the bread of his God.

“Ka kyerɛ Aaron se, efi awo ntoatoaso a ɛbɛba no so rekɔ no, wʼaseni biara a wadi dɛm no nni ho kwan sɛ ɔbɔ Onyankopɔn afɔre.

18 For whatever man he is that has a defect, he shall not draw near: a blind man, or a lame, or he who has a flat nose, or any deformity,

Obi a wadi dɛm mmɛn me: onifuraefo anaa apakye anaa nea ɔwɔ honam akwaa mu sintɔ;

19 or a man who has an injured foot, or an injured hand,

obi a ɔyɛ abasin anaa nansin,

20 or hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles.

anaa nea ɔyɛ afu anaa akwatia anaa nea nʼani nye anaa nea kuru atutu no anaa nea ɔyɛ twow.

21 No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect shall come near to offer the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Since he has a defect, he shall not come near to offer the bread of his God.

Ɔsɔfo Aaron aseni biara a wadi dɛm mma mmɛbɔ ɔhyew afɔre mma Awurade. Wadi dɛm, ɛno nti ɛnsɛ sɛ otwiw bɛn sɛ ɔde ne Nyankopɔn aduan rebrɛ no.

22 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.

Nanso sɛ wɔbɔ afɔre no wie a, ɔsɔfo no tumi ma no Onyankopɔn afɔre no aduan no bi di a ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛyɛ afɔre kronkron.

23 He shall not come near to the veil, nor come near to the altar, because he has a defect; that he may not profane my sanctuaries, for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”

Nanso ne dɛm no nti, onni ho kwan sɛ ɔkɔ ntwamtam no akyi anaa ɔbɛn afɔremuka no. Eyi begu me kronkronbea hɔ ho fi na ɛyɛ Awurade na watew hɔ ho.”

24 So Moses spoke to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel.

Enti Mose hyɛɛ mmara yi maa Aaron ne ne mmabarima ne Israelfo nyinaa.