Leviticus 17

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

1 Bwana akamwambia Mose,

2 “Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

2 “Sema na Aroni na wanawe, pamoja na Waisraeli wote, uwaambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana aliloagiza:

3 ‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

3 Mwisraeli yeyote atakayetoa dhabihu ya maksai, mwana-kondoo au mbuzi ndani ya kambi au nje yake,

4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.

4 badala ya kuileta kwenye ingilio la Hema la Kukutania ili kuileta kama sadaka kwa Bwana mbele ya Maskani ya Bwana, mtu huyo atahesabiwa kuwa na hatia ya kumwaga damu; ni lazima akatiliwe mbali na watu wake.

5 For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.

5 Hii ni ili Waisraeli wamletee Bwana dhabihu wanazozifanya sasa mahali pa wazi mashambani. Ni lazima wazilete kwa makuhani, yaani kwa Bwana, katika ingilio la Hema la Kukutania, na kutoa dhabihu kama sadaka za amani.

6 The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

6 Kuhani atanyunyiza damu kwenye madhabahu ya Bwana katika ingilio la Hema la Kukutania, na kuyateketeza mafuta ya hiyo dhabihu kuwa harufu nzuri ya kumpendeza Bwana.

7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

7 Hawatatoa kamwe dhabihu zao kwa sanamu za mbuzi ambazo wamekuwa wakijifanyia nazo ukahaba. Hili litakuwa agizo la kudumu kwao na kwa ajili ya vizazi vijavyo.’

8 Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

8 “Waambie: ‘Mwisraeli yeyote au mgeni yeyote anayeishi miongoni mwao atakayetoa sadaka ya kuteketezwa au dhabihu

9 but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.

9 bila kuileta kwenye ingilio la Hema la Kukutania ili kutoa dhabihu kwa Bwana, mtu huyo ni lazima akatiliwe mbali na watu wake.

10 If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

10 “ ‘Mwisraeli yeyote au mgeni anayeishi miongoni mwao ambaye atakunywa damu yoyote, nitakuwa kinyume cha mtu huyo atakayekunywa damu na kumkatilia mbali na watu wake.

11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

11 Kwa kuwa uhai wa kiumbe uko ndani ya damu, nami nimewapa hiyo damu ili mfanyie upatanisho kwa ajili yenu wenyewe juu ya madhabahu; damu ndiyo ifanyayo upatanisho kwa ajili ya maisha ya mtu.

12 Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’

12 Kwa hiyo, ninawaambia Waisraeli, “Hakuna hata mmoja wenu anayeruhusiwa kunywa damu, wala mgeni anayeishi miongoni mwenu haruhusiwi kunywa damu.”

13 And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

13 “ ‘Mwisraeli yeyote au mgeni anayeishi miongoni mwenu ambaye atamwinda mnyama au ndege anayeruhusiwa kuliwa ni lazima aimwage damu na kuifunika kwa udongo,

14 For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’

14 kwa sababu uhai wa kila kiumbe ni katika damu yake. Ndiyo sababu nimewaambia Waisraeli, “Kamwe msinywe damu ya kiumbe chochote, kwa sababu uhai wa kila kiumbe ni katika damu yake; yeyote atakayekunywa damu ni lazima akatiliwe mbali.”

15 And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

15 “ ‘Mtu yeyote, awe mzawa au mgeni, ambaye atakula mzoga wa kitu chochote ama kilichouawa na wanyama mwitu ni lazima afue nguo zake na aoge kwa maji, naye atakuwa najisi kwa kawaida ya ibada mpaka jioni, kisha atakuwa safi.

16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”

16 Lakini kama hakufua nguo zake na kuoga, atakuwa na hatia kwa kosa hilo.’”