1Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, 2“Ka kyerɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima se wɔmfa nidi mma afɔrebɔde kronkron a Israelfo atew ho ama me no, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔrengu me din ho fi. Mene Awurade.
3“Efi nnɛ rekɔ, sɛ ɔsɔfo biara a ne ho agu fi de ne nsa ka mmoa anaa akyɛde biara a nnipa no de aba sɛ wɔmfa mmɔ afɔre mma Awurade a, wɔbɛworɔw nʼatade. Mene Awurade.
4“Ɔsɔfo biara a ɔwɔ ɔhonam ani nsanyare biara nni ho kwan sɛ odi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi, gye sɛ wɔasa no yare ama ne ho afi ansa. Ɔsɔfo biara a ɔde ne nsa bɛka funu anaa ɛnam ahosian nti ne ho begu fi no, 5anaa ɔde ne nsa bɛka aboa biara a ɔwea fam anaa akyiwade bi anaa obi a biribi nti, wɔagu ne ho fi no, 6saa ɔsɔfo no ho begu fi akosi anwummere. Ɔrenni afɔrebɔde a wɔatew ho no bi kosi anwummere a obeguare. 7Sɛ owia kɔtɔ a, ne ho bɛtew na ɛno akyi no obetumi adi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi, efisɛ ɛyɛ nʼaduan. 8Ɛnsɛ sɛ odi aboa funu anaa nea akekaboa bi atetew ne mu, na amma ne ho angu fi. Mene Awurade.
9“Bɔ asɔfo no kɔkɔ na wonni saa mmara yi so yiye, anyɛ saa a, wɔbɛtwe wɔn aso na wɔawuwu sɛ wɔabu saa mmara yi so nti. Mene Awurade a matew wɔn ho.
10“Obiara nni ho kwan sɛ odi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi gye sɛ ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo. Ɔhɔho a wabɛsra ɔsɔfo no nni ho kwan sɛ odi bi. Na saa ara nso na ɔsomfo a wotua no ka nni ho kwan sɛ odi bi. 11Nanso sɛ ɛba sɛ ɔsɔfo 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 wodi bi. 12Sɛ ɔsɔfo babea kɔware fi abusuakuw no akyi baabi a, onni ho kwan sɛ odi afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi. 13Na sɛ ɔyɛ okunafo anaa obi a wɔagyaa no aware na onni babarima a ɔbɛhwɛ no na ɛno nti ɔsan ba nʼagya nkyɛn a, otumi di nʼagya aduan no bi bio. Eyinom akyi no, asɔfo no abusuafo nko ara na wɔwɔ ho kwan sɛ wodi afɔrebɔde kronkron no.
14“Sɛ obi anhu na okodi saa afɔrebɔde kronkron no bi a, ɛsɛ sɛ otua ho ka na ɔsan bɔ ho nkyɛmu ɔha mu aduonu de ka ho. 15Afɔrebɔde kronkron a Israelfo de aba no, ɛnsɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔmmaa wɔn ho kwan sɛ wonni bi no di bi, efisɛ Awurade na ɔde saa afɔrebɔde yi nyinaa abrɛ no. 16Na obiara a obebu saa mmara yi so no di ho fɔ, na asɛm da ne so, efisɛ wadi afɔrebɔde kronkron. Na mene Awurade a metew afɔrebɔde nyinaa ho.”
17Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, 18“Ka kyerɛ Aaron ne ne mmabarima ne Israelfo nyinaa se, ‘Sɛ Israelni anaa obi a ɔne mo te bɔ ɔhyew afɔre ma Awurade a, sɛ ɛyɛ afɔrebɔde a ɛyɛ bɔhyɛ bi nti anaa ɔno ara ne pɛ mu na ɔrebɔ no, 19sɛ afɔrebɔde no yɛ aboanini a ne ho nni dɛm biara a ɔyɛ nantwi ba anaa oguan anaa abirekyi no, Awurade begye. 20Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde biribiara a ɛho tɔ kyima bɔ afɔre, efisɛ wɔrennye wɔ wo din mu. 21Obiara a ofi nʼanantwi anaa ne nguan mu sɛ ɔrebɔ asomdwoe afɔre 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 afɔre no na ama wɔagye. 22Aboa a nʼani abɔ anaa wadi dɛm anaa wapira anaa kuru anaa nwewee wɔ ne ho, anaa were ani yare ayɛ no no, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde no bɔ afɔre ma Awurade. Ɔmfata sɛ wɔde no ba afɔremuka so bɛbɔ afɔre ama Awurade. 23Sɛ biribi a ɛboro so anaa ɛtɔ sin wɔ nantwi ba anaa oguan ba a wɔde no rebrɛ Awurade no ho a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde no bɔ ɔpɛ mu afɔre na mmom, ɛnyɛ bɔhyɛ afɔre. 24Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde aboa a wɔasa no bɔ Awurade afɔre. Monnyɛ eyi wɔ mo ankasa asase so, 25na munnye saa mmoa no mmfi ahɔho a wɔfra mo mu hɔ mmfa mmɔ aduan afɔre mma mo Nyankopɔn. Wɔrennye, efisɛ wɔtɔ kyima na wɔadi dɛm.’ ”
26Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, 27“Sɛ wɔwo nantwi, oguan anaa abirekyi ba a, ɛsɛ sɛ aboa no tena ne na nkyɛn nnanson. Na efi nnaawɔtwe rekɔ no, sɛ wɔde no bɔ ogya afɔre a, Awurade begye. 28Munnkum aboa bi ne ne ba da koro, sɛ ɔyɛ nantwi anaa oguan.
29“Sɛ morebɔ aseda afɔre ama Awurade a, ɛsɛ sɛ mofa ɔkwan pa so na wɔagye wɔ mo din mu. 30Ɛsɛ sɛ, mowe aboa a wɔde no bɔɔ afɔre no nam da no ara a wokum no no. Mommma ade nkye bi so. Mene Awurade.
31“Munni me mmaransɛm nyinaa so na mene Awurade. 32Ɛnsɛ sɛ mugu me din kronkron no ho fi. Munni me ni na mene Awurade, a meyɛ mo kronkron 33na me na mede mo fii Misraim bae sɛ mɛyɛ mo Nyankopɔn. Mene Awurade.”
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Here is what I want you to tell Aaron and his sons. Tell them to treat the sacred offerings with respect. They are the offerings the Israelites set apart to honor me. So Aaron and his sons must never treat my name as if it were not holy. I am the Lord.
3“Say to them, ‘Suppose a man in your family line is “unclean.” And suppose he comes near the sacred offerings. They are the offerings the Israelites set apart to honor me. That man must not be allowed to serve me as a priest. That applies for all time to come. I am the Lord.
4“ ‘Suppose a man in Aaron’s family line has a skin disease. Or suppose liquid waste is flowing out of his body. Then he can’t eat the sacred offerings until he is made pure and clean. Suppose he touches something made “unclean” by coming near a dead body. Or suppose he touches someone who has semen flowing from his body. Then he will be “unclean.” 5Or suppose he touches any crawling thing that makes him “unclean.” Or suppose he touches any person who makes him “unclean.” It does not matter what “unclean” thing he touches. It will make him “unclean.” 6The one who touches anything of that kind will be “unclean” until evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has taken a bath. 7When the sun goes down, he will be “clean.” After that, he can eat the sacred offerings. They are his food. 8He must not eat anything found dead or torn apart by wild animals. If he does, it will make him “unclean.” I am the Lord.
9“ ‘The priests must do what I require. But suppose they make fun of what I require. Then they will become guilty and die. I am the Lord. I make them holy.
10“ ‘Only a member of a priest’s family can eat the sacred offering. The guest of a priest can’t eat it. A priest’s hired worker can’t eat it either. 11But suppose a priest buys a slave with money. Or suppose slaves are born in his house. Then they can eat the sacred food. 12Suppose a priest’s daughter marries someone who is not a priest. Then she can’t eat any of the food brought as a sacred gift. 13But suppose the priest’s daughter becomes a widow or is divorced. She does not have any children. And she returns to live in her father’s house, where she lived when she was young. Then she can eat her father’s food. But a person who does not belong to a priest’s family can’t eat any of it.
14“ ‘Suppose someone eats a sacred offering by mistake. Then they must pay back the priest for the offering. They must also add a fifth of its value to it. 15The priests must not allow the sacred offerings to become “unclean.” They are the offerings the Israelites bring to the Lord. 16The priests must not allow the offerings to become “unclean” by letting the people eat them. If they do, they will bring guilt on the people. They will have to pay for what they have done. I am the Lord. I make them holy.’ ”
Sacrifices the Lord Does Not Accept
17The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 18“Speak to Aaron and his sons. Speak to all the Israelites. Tell them, ‘Suppose any of you brings a gift for a burnt offering to the Lord. It does not matter whether you are an Israelite or an outsider who lives in Israel. It does not matter whether you bring the offering to keep a promise or because you choose to give it. 19You must bring a male animal without any flaws if you want the Lord to accept it from you. It does not matter whether it is from your cattle, sheep or goats. 20Do not bring an animal that has any flaws. If you do, the Lord will not accept it from you. 21Suppose any of you brings an animal for a friendship offering to the Lord. Then it must not have any flaws at all. If it does, the Lord will not accept it. It does not matter whether the animal is from your herd or flock. It does not matter whether you bring it to keep a promise or because you choose to give it. 22Do not offer a blind animal to the Lord. Do not bring a hurt or wounded animal. And do not offer one that has warts or boils or running sores. Do not place any of them on the altar as a food offering presented to the Lord. 23But suppose you bring an offering you choose to give. Then you can bring an ox or a sheep whose body is twisted or too small. But the Lord will not accept it if you offer it to keep a promise. 24You must not offer the Lord a male animal whose sex glands have been hurt. The glands also must not be crushed, torn or cut. You must not offer that kind of animal in your own land. 25And you must not accept that kind of animal from someone who comes from another land. You must not offer it as food for your God. He will not accept it from you. Its body is twisted and has flaws.’ ”
26The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, 27“When a calf, lamb or goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, I will accept it as a food offering presented to me. 28Do not kill a cow and its calf on the same day. Do not kill a female sheep and its lamb on the same day.
29“Sacrifice a thank offering to me in the right way. Then I will accept it from you. 30You must eat it that same day. Do not leave any of it until morning. I am the Lord.
31“Obey my commands. Follow them. I am the Lord. 32Do not treat my name as if it were not holy. The Israelites must recognize me as the holy God. I am the Lord. I made you holy. 33I brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord.”
