Leviticus 18

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ,

2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, I am Jehovah your God.

‘Mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn,

3 Ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Egypt, in which ye dwelt, and ye shall not do after the doings of the land of Canaan, where I bring you, nor shall ye walk in their statutes.

enti mommmɔ mo bra sɛ abosonsomfoɔ. Monnyɛ sɛ nnipa a na mo ne wɔn te wɔ Misraim anaa Kanaan wɔ baabi a mede mo rekɔ no. Monnsuasua wɔn.

4 Ye shall do my ordinances, and ye shall keep my statutes, to walk therein. I am Jehovah your God.

Me mmara ne mʼahyɛdeɛ ara so na ɛsɛ sɛ modi; na ɛsɛ sɛ modi so pɛpɛɛpɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them. I am Jehovah.

Sɛ modi so a, mobɛnya nkwa. Mene Awurade.

6 None of you shall approach to any who are near of kin to him, to uncover nakedness. I am Jehovah.

“‘Mo mu biara nni ho ɛkwan sɛ ɔware obusuani a ɔbɛn no. Mene Awurade.

7 The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, thou shall not uncover. She is thy mother. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness,

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ abaayewa ware nʼagya anaasɛ ɔbabarima ware ne maame.

8 the nakedness of thy father's wife. It is thy father's nakedness.

“‘Anaa nʼagya yerenom mu bi.

9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover.

“‘Anaa ne nuabaa anaa nʼagya babaa anaa ne maame babaa, sɛ wɔwoo no efie no mu anaa efie foforɔ mu.

10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shall not uncover, for theirs is thine own nakedness.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ moware mo nanabaa, sɛ ɔyɛ mo babarima babaa anaa mo babaa babaa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ obusuani.

11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ woware wo nuabaa a ɔyɛ wʼagya yerenom bi babaa.

12 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister. She is thy father's near kinswoman.

“‘Anaa wo sewaa—wo agya nuabaa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ wʼagya abusuani pɛɛ.

13 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is thy mother's near kinswoman.

“‘Saa ara na ɛnsɛ sɛ woware wo maame a ɔyɛ wo maame nuabaa, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ wo maame abusuani pɛɛ.

14 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother. Thou shall not approach to his wife. She is thine aunt.

“‘Wʼagya nuabarima yere nso, wonni ho ɛkwan sɛ woware no.

15 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law. She is thy son's wife. Thou shall not uncover her nakedness.

“‘Wonni ho ɛkwan sɛ woware wo babarima yere, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ wʼase.

16 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife. It is thy brother's nakedness.

“‘Saa ara nso na wontumi nnware wo nuabarima yere, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ wo nuabarima dea.

17 Thou shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter. Thou shall not take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near kinswomen. It is iniquity.

“‘Worentumi nware ɔbaa bi nsane nware ne babaa anaa ne nanabaa nka ho, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa yɛ abusuafoɔ pɛɛ na ɛyɛ awudisɛm nso.

18 And thou shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ woware anuanom mmaa baanu, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔbɛtwe kora. Na sɛ ɛba sɛ wo yere wu na woware ne nuabaa bi deɛ a, ɛyɛ.

19 And thou shall not approach to a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ wofa ɔbaa a wakɔ afikyire.

20 And thou shall not lie carnally with thy neighbor's wife, to defile thyself with her.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ wofa wo yɔnko yere de gu wo ho fi.

21 And thou shall not give any of thy seed to make them pass through the fire to Molech, neither shall thou profane the name of thy God. I am Jehovah.

“‘Mfa wo mma mu biara mma Molek na ɔmmfa no mmɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ n’afɔrebukyia so. Ngu wo Onyankopɔn din ho fi, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade.

22 Thou shall not lie with mankind, as with womankind. It is abomination.

“‘Ɔbarima a ɔne ne yɔnko barima da yɛ akyiwadeɛ kɛseɛ na ɛyɛ bɔne a ɛso nso.

23 And thou shall not lie with any beast to defile thyself with it, nor shall any woman stand before a beast, to lie down with it. It is a perversion.

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbarima fa aboa de gu ne ho fi. Saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbaa de ne ho ma aboanini ma ɔfa no. Ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ kɛseɛ.

24 Do not defile ye yourselves in any of these things. For in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out from before you,

“‘Monngu mo ho fi wɔ saa akwan ahodoɔ yi biara so na yeinom ne deɛ abosonsomfoɔ yɛ. Esiane sɛ wɔyɛ saa enti, merebɛyi wɔn afiri asase a morekɔ so no so.

25 and the land is defiled. Therefore I visit the iniquity of it upon it, and the land vomits out its inhabitants.

Saa ahohwibra no agu ɔman mu no nyinaa ho fi; ɛno enti na meretwe nnipa a wɔte hɔ no aso na mɛyi wɔn afiri asase no so.

26 Ye therefore shall keep my statutes and my ordinances, and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the home-born, nor the stranger that sojourns among you,

Ɛsɛ sɛ modi me mmara ne mʼahyɛdeɛ no nyinaa so pɛpɛɛpɛ na ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ saa akyiwadeɛ yi mu bi koraa. Saa mmara yi ka mo a wɔwoo mo Israelman mu ne ahɔhoɔ a wɔne mo te nyinaa.

27 (for all these abominations the men of the land have done, who were before you, and the land is defiled),

Ampa ara, ɛfiri sɛ daa nnipa a wɔte saa asase a mede mo rekɔ so no so yɛ saa akyiwadeɛ yi enti, asase no ho agu fi.

28 that the land not vomit you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.

Monnyɛ saa adeɛ no bi, anyɛ saa a, mɛpam mo afiri asase no so sɛdeɛ mɛyɛ wɔn a wɔte hɔ seesei no.

29 For whoever shall do any of these abominations, even the souls that do them shall be cut off from among their people.

“‘Obiara a ɔbɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ yi mu bi no, wɔbɛtwa no asuo afiri ɔman yi mu.

30 Therefore ye shall keep my charge, that ye not practice any of these abominable customs, which were practiced before you, and that ye not defile yourselves in it. I am Jehovah your God.

Enti monhwɛ sɛ mobɛdi me mmara no so na monnyɛ saa abusudeɛ kɛseɛ yi bi. Monnkɔyɛ abususɛm a wɔn a wɔte asase a morekɔ so no yɛ no bi mmfa ngu mo ho fi. Mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.’”