1 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 ϫⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, This is the word which the Lord has commanded, saying,
3 ϫⲉⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲙⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ
Every man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers abiding among you, who shall kill a calf, or a sheep, or a goat in the camp, or who shall kill it out of the camp,
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲛϥ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛⲫⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲓⲗ ⲛϫⲟϥϫⲉϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉϥϣⲏⲡ ⲉⲩⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲛϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛⲫⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛϯⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲱⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲁϥⲫⲟⲛϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲉϥⲱϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ
and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness, so as to sacrifice it for a whole-burnt-offering or peace-offering to the Lord to be acceptable for a sweet-smelling savour: and whosoever shall slay it without, and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness, so as to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed to that man, he has shed blood; that soul shall be cut off from his people.
5 ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲓⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϧⲉⲗϧⲱⲗⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉϣϣⲟϯ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛⲫⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ
That the children of Israel may offer their sacrifices, all that they shall slay in the fields, and bring them to the Lord unto the doors of the tabernacle of witness to the priest, and they shall sacrifice them as a peace-offering to the Lord.
6 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ϫⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲫⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲑⲩⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ
And the priest shall pour the blood on the altar round about before the Lord by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and shall offer the fat for a sweet-smelling savour to the Lord.
7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ
And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to vain gods after which they go a whoring; it shall be a perpetual statute to you for your generations.
8 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲓⲗ ⲛϫⲟϥϫⲉϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ
And thou shalt say to them, Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the sons of the proselytes abiding among you, shall offer a whole-burnt-offering or a sacrifice,
9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲛϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛⲫⲣⲟ ⲛϯⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲉϥⲱϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ
and shall not bring it to the door of the tabernacle of witness to sacrifice it to the Lord, that man shall be destroyed from among his people.
10 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲥⲉⲙⲛⲉ ⲡⲁϩⲟ ⲉϫⲉⲛϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ
And whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers abiding among you, shall eat any blood, I will even set my face against that soul that eats blood, and will destroy it from its people.
11 ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲡⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ
For the life of flesh is its blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for its blood shall make atonement for the soul.
12 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲥⲛⲟϥ
Therefore I said to the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, and the stranger that abides among you shall not eat blood.
13 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲓⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉⲫⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉϩⲟⲃⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ
And whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers abiding among you shall take any animal in hunting, beast, or bird, which is eaten, then shall he pour out the blood, and cover it in the dust.
14 ϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲉϥⲱϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
For the blood of all flesh is its life; and I said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood: every one that eats it shall be destroyed.
15 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛϯⲙⲓ ⲓⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲱϧⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϫⲱⲕⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ϣⲁⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ
And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.
16 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲣⲱϧⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲱⲕⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉϭⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ
But if he do not wash his garments, and do not bathe his body in water, then shall he bear his iniquity.