Exodus 20

1 And God spoke all these words, saying,

Afei, Onyankopɔn kaa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ wɔn:

2 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

“Mene Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn a meyii mo firii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim no.

3 Thou shall have no other gods before me.

“Monnsom onyame foforɔ biara nnka me ho.

4 Thou shall not make to thee a graven image, nor any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.

Monnyɛ ohoni anaa biribiara a ɛsɛ adeɛ a ɛwɔ ewiem, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ asase so, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ nsuo mu, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ asase ase.

5 Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them, for I, Jehovah thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of those who hate me,

Monnkoto ohoni biara nsom no ɛkwan biara so, na me, Awurade mo Onyankopɔn, meyɛ ninkunfoɔ. Na me ne onyame foforɔ bi nkyɛ mo dɔ a modɔ me no. Na sɛ nnipa bi bɔne a wayɛ enti metwe wɔn aso a, metwe wɔn aso kɔsi wɔn awontoatoasoɔ a wɔtan me no nyinaa so.

6 and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Na medɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ mpem a wɔdɔ me na wɔdi mʼahyɛdeɛ so.

7 Thou shall not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain, for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Mommmɔ Awurade Onyankopɔn din basabasa. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, ɔbɛbu mo fɔ.

8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Monkae homeda na monni no sɛ ɛda kronkron.

9 Six days thou shall labor, and do all thy work,

Nnansia na momfa nyɛ mo nnwuma nyinaa,

10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to Jehovah thy God. Thou shall not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates,

na ɛda a ɛtɔ so nson no yɛ homeda ma Awurade Onyankopɔn. Saa ɛda no, ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ adwuma biara; ɛnsɛ sɛ mo mmammarima, mo mmabaa anaa mo asomfoɔ anaa mo anantwie anaa mo ahɔhoɔ yɛ adwuma biara.

11 for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade de nna nsia na ɛbɔɔ ɛsoro, asase ne ɛpo ne biribiara a ɛwɔ ne nyinaa mu, ɛnna ɔhomee ne nnanson so; enti ɔhyiraa homeda no so sɛ wɔmfa nhome.

12 Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God gives thee.

Di wʼagya ne wo maame ni na wo nna aware wɔ asase a Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, de bɛma wo no.

13 Thou shall not murder.

Nni awu.

14 Thou shall not commit adultery.

Nsɛe awadeɛ.

15 Thou shall not steal.

Mmɔ korɔno.

16 Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Nni adansekurumu.

17 Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's house. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

Mma wʼani mmerɛ wo yɔnko fie anaa ne yere anaa nʼasomfoɔ anaa nʼanantwie anaa ne mfunumu anaa biribiara a ɛyɛ ne dea.”

18 And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. And when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.

Nnipa no nyinaa hunuu ayerɛmo ne wisie kumɔnn wɔ bepɔ no so. Wɔtee aprannaa ne totorobɛnto nne a ɛyɛ hu a ɛrebɔ dendeenden. Enti, wɔte gyinaeɛ a ehu ama wɔn ho rewoso.

19 And they said to Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear, but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Wɔka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Ka asɛm biara a Onyankopɔn aka akyerɛ wo sɛ ka kyerɛ yɛn, na yɛbɛtie. Na mma Onyankopɔn ankasa nkasa nkyerɛ yɛn na yɛanwuwu.”

20 And Moses said to the people, Fear not, for God has come to prove you, and that his fear may be before you, that ye not sin.

Mose nso ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monnsuro na Onyankopɔn pɛ sɛ ɔda ne tumi adi kyerɛ mo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekɔ, mobɛsuro sɛ mobɛyɛ bɔne atia no.”

21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

Nanso, nnipa no tee wɔn ho gyinaa akyirikyiri baabi. Mose deɛ, ɔwuraa esum kabii no mu kɔɔ baabi a Onyankopɔn wɔ hɔ.

22 And Jehovah said to Moses, Thus thou shall say to the sons of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Ka saa asɛm yi kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no. ‘Modi ho adanseɛ nokorɛm sɛ, mefiri soro ada me pɛ adi akyerɛ mo.

23 Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make to you.

Monkae sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ anaa mosom ahoni a wɔde sika anaa dwetɛ anaa biribi foforɔ ayɛ.

24 An altar of earth thou shall make to me, and shall sacrifice on it thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen. In every place where I record my name I will come to thee and I will bless thee.

“‘Dɔteɛ afɔrebukyia na monyɛ mma me. Ɛso na mommɔ mo afɔdeɛ mma me. Mo ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ a mode nnwan ne anantwie bɔ no nyinaa mommɔ mma me. Baabi a mɛkyerɛ mo sɛ monsi afɔrebukyia no na monsi na mɛba hɔ abɛhyira mo.

25 And if thou make to me an altar of stone, thou shall not build it of hewn stones, for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou have polluted it.

Motumi de aboɔ nso si afɔrebukyia, nanso aboɔ a wɔntwaeɛ na momfa nsi. Sɛ mode afidie bi twa aboɔ no di no adwini a, ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔde si, ɛfiri sɛ, moagu ho fi.

26 Neither shall thou go up by steps to my altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered on it.

Monnyɛ atrapoe mma afɔrebukyia no anyɛ saa a, obi bɛhwɛ mo ntadeɛ ase ahunu mo adagya mu.’