Leviticus 13
1 Yahweh said this to Aaron and Moses/me:
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose kple Aron bena,
2 “When someone has on his skin a swelling or a rash or a shiny/bright spot that may become (contagious/a dreaded skin disease), he must be brought to Aaron or to one of his sons who are also priests.
“Ne ame aɖe kpɔ nutete alo dzi alo teƒe aɖe si fu le eƒe ŋutilã ŋu si ate ŋu azu ŋutilã ƒe dɔxɔleameŋu la, woakplɔe ayi nunɔla Aron alo Via ŋutsu siwo nye nunɔlawo la dometɔ ɖeka gbɔ.
3 The priest must examine that part of the person’s skin. If the hair in that area has become white and it appears that the sore is deeper than just on the skin, it is a contagious skin disease. When the priest sees that, he must declare that the person must stay away from other people [MTY].
Nunɔla la alé ŋku ɖe abi si le eƒe ŋutigbalẽ ŋu la ŋu. Ne ŋutifu si le teƒea fu, eye teƒea nye ɖe eme vie la, ekema anyie. Nunɔla la atso nya me be anyidzela la ŋu mekɔ o.
4 If the spot on the person’s skin is white but it does not appear that the sore is deeper than just on the skin, the priest must tell him to stay away from other people for seven days.
Ke ne teƒe si fu kpii la menye ɖe eme vie o, eye fu si le teƒea mefu o la, ekema nunɔla la aɖee ɖe aga ŋkeke adre.
5 Then the priest must examine the person again. If the priest sees that the sore has not changed and has not spread, he must tell the person to stay away from people for seven more days.
Le ŋkeke adrea gbe la, nunɔla la agadoe akpɔ. Ne teƒea metrɔ o, eye megakeke ɖe edzi hã o la, ekema nunɔla la aɖee ɖe aga ŋkeke adre bubu.
6 Then the priest must examine him again. If the sore has faded and has not spread, the priest will allow him to be with other people again; it is only a rash. After the person washes his clothes, he will be allowed to be with other people again.
Nunɔla la agadoe akpɔ le ŋkeke adre evelia gbe. Ne dɔléle la dzi ka ɖe, eye teƒea megakeke ɖe edzi o la, ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be amea ŋuti kɔ, dzi koe ƒo ɖe eŋu. Nu si amea awɔ la koe nye wòanya eƒe awuwo, eye eƒe ŋuti akɔ,
7 But if the sore spreads after the priest has examined him, he must go to the priest again.
gake nenye be dzi la keke ɖe edzi le eƒe ŋutigbalẽ ŋu esi wòtsɔ eɖokui fia nunɔla la be wòagblɔ be eŋuti kɔ vɔ megbe la, ele nɛ be wòagbugbɔ ayi nunɔla la gbɔ.
8 The priest will examine him; and if the sore has spread to more of the skin, it is a contagious skin disease, and the priest will declare that he must stay away from other people.
Eye nunɔla la agadoe kpɔ. Ne teƒea keke ɖe edzi la, ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be eŋuti mekɔ o, kpodɔe wòdze.
9 When anyone has a contagious skin disease, he must be brought to the priest.
“Ne ame aɖe dze ŋutigbalẽdɔ si woate ŋu axɔ le ame ŋu la, woakplɔe ayi nunɔla gbɔe.
10 The priest must examine him. And if there is a white swelling in the skin that has caused the hair in that swelling to become white, and if the flesh in that area is painful/sensitive,
Nunɔla la alé ŋku ɖe eŋu eye ne nutete ɣi aɖe le eƒe ŋutilã ŋu la,
11 it is a permanent skin disease, and the priest will declare that he must stay away from other people. The priest does not need to tell that person that he must avoid other people, because other people already are wanting to stay away from him.
ekema eme kɔ ƒãa be anyie, eye nunɔla la naɖe gbeƒã be eŋu mekɔ o. Mele be woagatu amea ɖe xɔ me be woagalé ŋku ɖe eŋu o, elabena eme kɔ ƒãa be edze dɔ la.
12 ‘If the disease spreads all over someone’s body, and the priest examines that person and sees that it is covering his skin from his head to his feet,
“Ke ne nunɔla la kpɔ be kpodɔ la xɔ ŋuti katã na amea, tso eƒe tame yi eƒe afɔ gbɔ,
13 and it has caused all his skin to become white [which will indicate that the disease has ended], the priest will declare that the person does not have to stay away from other people.
kple afi sia afi si wòakpɔ ɖa le la, ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be eŋuti kɔ, nenye be eŋuti katã fu kpii la, ekema eŋuti kɔ le se la nu.
14 But if the person has open sores and they are very painful/sensitive, he has a contagious skin disease,
Ke ne eƒe ŋutilã ƒe teƒe aɖe ƒlɔ la, ekema efia be edze kpodɔ.
15 and when the priest sees that, he will declare that the person must stay away from other people.
Nunɔla la agalé ŋku ɖe eŋu, eye ne ekpɔ be eƒe ŋutilã ƒe akpa aɖe ƒlɔ la, ekema aɖe gbeƒã be ame la dze kpodɔ. Ŋutilã ƒe ƒɔƒlɔ fia be amea le kpodɔ lém, eya ta eŋuti mekɔ o.
16 But if the person’s flesh changes and becomes white, he must go to the priest again.
Gake ne ŋutilã ƒe akpa si ƒlɔ la ɖɔ ɖo, eye wòle abe ŋutilãa ƒe akpa bubuawo ene la, ame la atrɔ ayi ɖe nunɔla la gbɔ,
17 The priest must examine him again; and if the sores have become white, the priest will declare that the person who had been infected is now permitted to be with other people again.
eye nunɔla la agadoe akpɔ. Nenye be teƒe ƒɔƒlɔ la ɖɔ ɖo abe ŋutilãa ƒe akpa bubuwo ene la, ekema eŋuti kɔ le se la nu, eye nunɔla la aɖe gbeƒã be eŋuti kɔ.
18 ‘Then someone has a boil on his skin and it has healed,
“Ne ƒoƒoe ƒo ame aɖe ƒe ŋutigbalẽ, wòɖi tsi vɔ,
19 but in the place where the boil was a white swelling or a bright/shiny spot appears, he must go to the priest.
eye le teƒe si ƒoƒoe la ƒo nɛ nu ƒoƒoe wuliwuli aɖewo ƒo ɖi esiwo le ɣie alo le nu dzĩ kple nu ɣi dome la, ele nɛ be wòatsɔ eɖokui afia nunɔlaa.
20 The priest must examine it. And if it seems to be deeper than just on the skin, and if the hair in that spot has become white, it is a contagious skin disease that has appeared where the boil had been. And the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.
Ne nunɔla la doe kpɔ, eye wòkpɔ be dɔléle la tso keke eƒe lãme, ke eye fu si le teƒea fu kpii la, ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be, eŋuti mekɔ o, elabena edze kpodɔ to ƒoƒoe la teƒe.
21 But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in that spot and it is only on the surface of the skin and has become less bright/shiny, then the priest will order him to stay away from other people for seven days.
Ke ne nunɔla la kpɔ be fu ɣi aɖeke mele teƒea o, eye teƒea hã menye ɖe eme o, ke teƒea le fufu kple nyɔnyɔ dome la, ekema nunɔla la aɖee ɖe aga ŋkeke adre.
22 But if it is spreading, it is contagious and the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.
Ne teƒea keke ɖe edzi le ŋkeke adre mawo me la, ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be eŋuti mekɔ o, ezu kpodɔléla.
23 But if that spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.
Ke ne teƒea mekeke ɖe edzi o la, ekema ƒoƒoe la ƒe abiteƒe koe. Nunɔla la atso nya me be eŋuti kɔ.
24 ‘Then someone has a burn on his skin and a bright/shiny or white spot appears, and the flesh in that area is sensitive/painful,
“Ne dzo me ame aɖe ƒe ŋutigbalẽ, eye emegbe teƒea biã loo alo le biabiã kple fufu dome alo fu kpii le teƒe si dzoa me na amea la,
25 the priest must examine the spot. If the hair in that spot has turned white and it seems to be deeper than just on the surface of the skin, it is a contagious skin disease that has appeared where the burn was, and that person must stay away from other people.
ele be nunɔla la nalé ŋku ɖe teƒea ŋu. Ne fu si le teƒea fu, eye wòdze abe dɔléle la tso amea ƒe lãme ke ene la, ekema woanya be amea dze kpodɔ to dzobi la teƒe, eye nunɔla la aɖe gbeƒã be eŋuti mekɔ o, edze anyi.
26 But when the priest examines it and sees that there is no white hair in that spot and it is only on the surface of the skin, and has faded, the priest will declare that the person must stay away from people for seven days.
Ke ne nunɔla la kpɔ be fu ɣi aɖeke mele teƒea o, teƒea ƒe biabia metso amea ƒe lãme ke o, eye eƒe amadede dzi nɔ ɖeɖem kpɔtɔ la, ekema nunɔla la atui ɖe xɔ me ŋkeke adre,
27 On the seventh day, the priest will examine him again. If the sore is spreading, it is a contagious skin disease, and the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.
eye wòagadoe kpɔ le ŋkeke adrea gbe. Ne teƒea keke ɖe edzi la, ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be eŋu mekɔ o, edze kpodɔ.
28 However, if the spot is not changed and has not spread but has faded, it is only a scar from the burn, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.
Ke ne teƒe biabiã la medze le teƒe bubu aɖeke loo alo keke ɖe edzi o, eye eƒe biabiã dzi ɖe kpɔtɔ la, ekema wòanya be dzobi la ƒe abiteƒe koe. Ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be eŋuti kɔ, dzobi la teƒe koe ɖi atse.
29 ‘If a man or a woman has a sore on his head or on his chin,
“Ne ŋutsu alo nyɔnu aɖe dze abi ɖe ta alo glã la,
30 the priest must examine it. If it appears to be deeper than [just on the surface of] the skin, and the hair in that spot has thinned out and has become yellowish, it is a contagious skin disease that causes itching. And the priest will declare that the person must stay away from other people.
nunɔla alé ŋku ɖe abi la ŋu. Ne abi la teƒe dze abe ɖe wòde eme wu amea ƒe ŋutilã, ɖa si le afi ma ƒe amadede le abe aŋutiɖiɖi ene, eye wòle belie la, nunɔla la aɖe gbeƒã be amea ŋuti mekɔ o; enye ta alo glã ƒe dɔléle.
31 But when the priest examines that kind of sore, if it seems to be only on the surface of the skin and there is no healthy hair in it, the priest will tell the person to stay away from other people for seven days.
Ke ne nunɔla la kpɔ be ŋutigbalẽ la ŋuti ko abi la dzɔ tso, eye ɖa yibɔ le abia me la, ekema atui ɖe xɔ me ŋkeke adre,
32 On the seventh day, the priest will examine the sore again. If it has not spread and if there is no yellow hair in that spot and if it appears to be only on the surface of the skin,
eye wòagadoe kpɔ le ŋkeke adrea gbe. Ne teƒe la mekeke ɖe edzi o, ne fu si le afi ma ƒe amadede meɖi aŋuti ɖiɖi tɔ o, eye ne medze be dɔléle aɖee tso eƒe lãme ke o la,
33 the person must shave the hair near the sore but not the hair on the sore. And the priest will tell him to stay away from other people for seven more days.
ekema nunɔla la aƒlɔ ɖa, aƒo xlã teƒe la, ke menye le teƒea ŋutɔ o. Nunɔla la agatui ɖe xɔ me ŋkeke adre bubu,
34 On the seventh day, the priest will examine that spot again. If it has not spread and it appears to be only on the surface of the skin, the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with people again. The person must wash his clothes, and then he can be with other people.
eye wòagadoe kpɔ le ŋkeke adrea gbe. Ne teƒe la mekeke ɖe edzi o, eye medze abe dɔléle la tso ŋutigbalẽ la te o ene la, ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be medze kpodɔ o. Ekema ne enya eƒe awuwo ko la, eŋuti kɔ.
35 But if the sore later spreads,
Ke ne teƒe la de asi keke me ɖe edzi emegbe la,
36 the priest must examine him again. If the itch/sore has spread, the priest does not need to look for yellow hair, because it is clear that the person has a contagious skin disease.
ekema nunɔla la agadoe kpɔ, eye magalala be yeakpɔ be ɖa ƒe amadede trɔ ɖi aŋuti ɖiɖi hafi wòatso nya me be amea dze kpodɔ o.
37 However, if the priest thinks that the spot has not changed, and healthy hair is growing in that area, it is clear that the itch has healed, and the priest will declare that the person is permitted to be with other people again.
Gake ne edze be teƒe la megale kekem ɖe edzi o, eye ɖa yibɔ le teƒea la, ekema dɔléle la nu tso, amea menye kpodɔléla o, eya ta nunɔla la atso nya me be eƒe ŋuti kɔ.
38 ‘Then a man or a woman has white spots on the skin,
“Ne ŋutsu aɖe alo nyɔnu aɖe ƒe ŋutilã ƒe akpa aɖewo fu kpii,
39 the priest should examine them. But if the spots are dull white, it is only a rash, and [the priest will declare that] the person is permitted to be with other people.
eye teƒe la ƒe fufu dzi le ɖeɖem kpɔtɔ la, ekema amea medze anyi o, ke boŋ dɔléle aɖe koe ƒo ɖe eŋu.
40 ‘If a man loses the hair on any part of his head, he does not need to stay away from other people.
“Womatsɔ ame aɖeke ƒe ɖa ƒe bebe le ta nɛ abe anyidzedze ene o!
Ne ɖa vɔ le ame aɖe ƒe ŋgonu la, ekema amea ƒe ŋgoe kpã: esia menye anyidzedze o.
42 But if he gets a bright/shiny sore on his bald head or on his forehead, he has a contagious skin disease.
Ke ne teƒe aɖe le biabiã kple fufu dome le ta kpakpã la teƒe la, ekema anye kpodɔ dzem wòle.
43 The priest must examine him. If the swollen sore is a bright spot like [the spot on someone who has] a contagious skin disease,
Ekema nunɔla la adoe akpɔ. Ne teƒe la le kpokploo, mebiã tututu o, eye mefu tututu abe kpodɔ ƒe dzesi ene o hã la,
44 the priest will declare that the man has a contagious skin disease and must not be with other people.
ekema nunɔla la atso nya me be amea dze kpodɔ.
45 ‘Anyone who has a contagious skin disease must wear torn clothes and not comb his hair. [When he is near other people], he must cover the lower part to his face and call out, “Do not come near me! I have a contagious skin disease!”
“Ele na ame si wokpɔ be edze kpodɔ la be wòadze eƒe awuwo, ana eƒe taɖa nato ʋutuu, wòatsyɔ nu eƒe nuyi dziƒotɔ dzi, eye wòanɔ yiyim anɔ ɣli dom be, ‘Nye ŋuti mekɔ o, nye ŋuti mekɔ o!’
46 He is not allowed to be with other people as long as he has the disease. He must live alone, outside the camp.’”
Ŋkeke ale si dɔléle la le eŋu ko la, eŋuti mekɔ o. Ele be wòanɔ asaɖa la godo.”
47 “Sometimes a person’s clothing gets mildew on it. It may be clothing that is woven from wool or made from linen or from leather.
“Ne nane dze le nudodo alo nutata aɖe me, eɖanye lãfu tɔ alo ɖeti tɔ,
alo nu si wolɔ̃ kple ɖeti alo lãfu,
49 If the contaminated/mildewed part is greenish or reddish, it is a spreading mildew, and it must be shown to the priest.
eye aŋgbamu alo ama dzĩ teƒe aɖe le eme la, anye kpodɔ. Ekema woatsɔ nu la ayi na nunɔla wòadoe akpɔ.
50 The priest will examine it, and then put it in a separate place by itself for seven days.
Nunɔla la atsɔ nu la adzra ɖo ŋkeke adre,
51 On the seventh day he must examine it again. If the mildew has spread, it is clear that it is a type of mildew that destroys clothing, and that clothing must not be worn again.
eye wòagalé ŋku ɖe eŋu le ŋkeke adrea gbe. Ne teƒe la keke ɖe edzi la, ekema kpodɔ si woate ŋu axɔ lae.
52 The owner must burn completely the item that has the mildew in it, whatever kind of item it is.
Ekema ele be nunɔla la natɔ dzo awu la, avɔ la alo nu si wolɔ̃ kple lãfu, ɖeti alo lãgbalẽ la, elabena woate ŋu axɔ kpodɔ la, eya ta ele be woatɔ dzoe.
53 But when the priest examines it, if the mildew has not spread,
“Ke ne nunɔla la lé ŋku ɖe eŋu le ŋkeke adrea gbe, eye wòkpɔ be teƒe la mekeke ɖe edzi o la,
54 he will tell the person [who owns it] to wash it. Then he must put it in a separate place for another seven days.
ekema ana woanya alo aklɔ nu la, eye wòatsɔe adzra ɖo ŋkeke adre.
55 Then the priest will examine it again. If the color of the mildew has not changed, even though it has not spread, that item must not be worn again. It does not matter if the mildew is on the inside of the clothing or on the outside; it must be burned.
Le ŋkeke adrea megbe, ne teƒe la ƒe amadede metrɔ o, togbɔ be teƒe la mekeke ɖe edzi o hã la, efia be kpodɔe, eya ta ele be woatɔ dzoe, elabena kpodɔ le eme.
56 But when the priest examines it [after it has been washed], if the mildew has faded, he must tear out that part that had the mildew in it.
Ne nunɔla la kpɔ be teƒe la ƒe amadede klo le nua nyanya megbe la, ekema alã teƒe la ɖa le avɔ la, lãgbalẽnu alo nu lɔlɔ̃ la me.
57 But if the mildew reappears in that item, it is clear that it is spreading, and the whole item must be burned.
Ke ne wogakpɔ dzesi ma le nu lɔlɔ̃a me la, ekema kpodɔe: ele be nunɔla la natɔ dzoe.
58 But after the clothing is washed and the mildew disappears, it must be washed again, and then it can be worn again.
Ke ne dzesi ma megadze le nu lɔlɔ̃a nyanya vɔ megbe o la, woaganyae, eye woagate ŋu awɔ eŋu dɔ azɔ.”
59 Those are the regulations concerning mildew on things made of wool or linen or leather, for deciding whether those things can continue to be worn or not.”
Esiawoe nye se siwo ku ɖe kpodɔ ƒe avɔ si wolɔ̃ kple lãfu alo ɖeti me nɔnɔ ŋuti. Wofia ale si woawɔ aka ɖe edzi be kpodɔléle la le eme loo alo mele eme o.
