Leviticus 17

1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses saying: —

Yahweh akamwambia Musa,

2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons and unto all the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them, —This, is the thing which Yahweh hath commanded, saying:

“Zungumza na Aroni na wanawe, na watu wote wa Israeli. Waambie mambo ambayo ameamru Yahweh:

3 What man soever, there be of the house of Israel, who slayeth an ox or lamb or goat, in the camp, —or who slayeth it outside the camp;

Mtu yeyote wa Isreli anayeua fahali au mwana—kondoo au mbuzi kambini, au amuuaye nje ya kambi, ili kumtoa dhabihu—

4 and, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, bringeth it not in, to present it as an oblation unto Yahweh, before the habitation of Yahweh, blood, shall be imputed to that man—blood, hath he shed, therefore shall that man be cut off from the midst of his people:

kama hamleti katika ingilio la hema la kukutania ili kumtoa dhabihu kwa Yahweh mbele za hema lake la kukutania, mtu huyo ana hatia ya damu iliyomwagika. Amemwaga damu, na mtu huyo ni sharti akatiliwe mabali kutoka miongoni mwa watu wake.

5 to the end that the sons of Israel may bring in their sacrifices which they are offering upon the face of the field, that they may bring them in unto Yahweh—unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, unto the priest, —and that so as peace-offerings unto Yahweh, they may offer them.

Kusudi la amri hii ni kwamba watu wa Israeli wataleta dhabihu zao kwa Yahweh kwenye ingilio la hema la kukutania, watazileta kwa kuhani ziweze kutolewa kuwa matoleo ya shukrani kwa Yahweh, badala ya kutoa dhabihu hadharani katika shamba.

6 Then shall the priest dash the blood against the altar of Yahweh, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, —and shall make a perfume of the fat, as a satisfying odour unto Yahweh;

Kuhani atainyunyiza damu juu ya madhabahu ya Yahweh kwenye ingilio la hema la kukutania; atayachoma mafuta yake ili kutoa harufu ya kupendeza mbele za Yahweh.

7 so shall they no more offer their sacrifices unto demons after whom they are unchastely going away, —a statute age-abiding, shall this be to them unto their generations.

Ni lazima watu wasitoe tena dhabihu zao kwa sanamu za mbuzi, ambazo kwazo hutenda kama makahaba. Hili litakuwa agizo la kudumu kwa ajili yao katika vizazi vya watu wao vyote.

8 Wherefore, unto them, shalt thou say: What man soever, there may be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners that sojourn in their midst, —who causeth to go up an ascending-offering, or a sacrifice;

Ni lazima uwaambie, 'Mtu yeyote wa Israeli, au Mgeni yeyote aishiye miongoni mwao, atoweye dhabihu

9 and unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, doth not bring it in, to offer it unto Yahweh, then shall that man be cut off from among his kinsfolk.

na asiilete kwenye ingilio la hema la kukutania ili kuitoa kwa Yahweh, mtu huyo ni lazima akatiliwe mbali kutoka kwa watu wake.'

10 And, what man soever, there may be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners that sojourn in their midst, that partaketh of any manner of blood, then will I set my face against the person that partaketh of the blood, and will cut him off from the midst of his people.

Na Mtu yeyote wa Israeli, au yeyote wa Wageni anayeishi miongoni mwao, ambaye hunywa damu; nitamkatilia mbali atoke miongoni mwa watu wake.

11 For as for the life of the flesh, in the blood, it is, therefore have, I, given it unto you upon the altar, to put a propitiatory-covering over your lives, —for the blood, it is, which, by virtue of the life, maketh propitiation.

Kwa kuwa uhai wa mnyama yeyote umo katika damu yake. Nimeitoa damu yake kwenu kufanya upatanisho juu ya madhabahu kwa ajili ya uhai wenu, kwa sababu ni damu ndiyo ifanyayo upatanisho, kwa kuwa ni damu ipatanishayo kwa ajili ya uhai

12 For this cause, have I said unto the sons of Israel, Not a person from among you shall partake of blood, —Even the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst, shall not partake of blood.

Kwa hiyo Niliwaambia Watu wa Israeli kwamba hayupo miongoni mwenu impasaye kula damu, wala yeyote wa Wageni aishiye miongoni mwenu atakaye kula damu.

13 And, what man soever, there may be of the sons of Israel, or of the sojourners that sojourn in their midst, who taketh by hunting any wild-beast or bird that may be eaten, then shall he pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust;

Na yeyote miongoni mwa watu wa Israeli, au yeyote wa Wageni aishiye miongoni mwenu ni lazima aimwage damu ya mnyama na kuifukia hiyo damu kwa mafumbi.

14 for, as for the life of all flesh, the blood thereof, for the life thereof, standeth, therefore have I said unto the sons of Israel—Of the blood of no manner of flesh, shall ye partake, For, the life of all flesh is the blood thereof; whoso partaketh thereof, shall be cut off.

Kwa kuwa uhai wa kila kiumbe umo katika damu yake. Ni kwa sababu hii niliwaambia watu wa Israeli, ni lazima msile damu ya kiumbe cho chote, kwa kuwa maisha ya kila kiumbe chenye uhai ni damu yake. Yeyeote ailaye ni lazima akatiliwe mbali.

15 And, in the case of any person who eateth that which died of itself or was torn in pieces, whether he be home-born, or a sojourner, then shall he wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the evening, and then be clean.

Mtu yeyote alaye mnyama aliyekufa au ambaye amelaruliwa na wanyama pori, ama yule mtu ni mwenyeji wa kuzaliwa au ni mgeni aishiye miongoni mwenu, ni lazima atazifua nguo zake na kujiosha katika maji, naye atakuwa najisi hata jioni. Kisha atakuwa safi.

16 But, if he wash them not, and his flesh, he do not bathe, then shall he bear his iniquity.

Lakini kama hazifui nguo zake au kuosha mwili wake, ni lazima aichukue hatia yake”.