Deuteronomy 22
1 If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.
Sɛ wohunu sɛ obi nantwie anaa sɛ ne dwan nam basabasa a, ɛnyɛ sɛdeɛ wonhunuu no. Kyere no kɔma ne wura.
2 If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.
Sɛ ne wura nte mmɛn wo, anaasɛ wonnim no a, fa no kɔ wo fie kɔsi sɛ ne wura no bɛba abɛhwehwɛ no na fa nʼaboa ma no.
3 And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
Sɛ wohunu wo nua bi afunumu anaa ne ntoma anaa ne biribi a ayera wɔ ɛkwan no so a, yɛ no saa ara. Mmu wʼani ngu so.
4 If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.
Sɛ wohunu sɛ wo nua bi afunumu anaa ne nantwie da ɛkwan mu a, nhwɛ nkyɛn. Kɔboa wo yɔnko no na ɔmma aboa no nsɔre.
5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.
Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbaa hyɛ mmarima atadeɛ, saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbarima hyɛ mmaa atadeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn a wɔyɛ yei yɛ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, akyiwadeɛ.
6 If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.
Sɛ wokɔto sɛ anomaa pirebuo da ɛkwankyɛn, sɛ ɛhyɛ dua mu anaa ɛda fam na sɛ anomaa no maame te ne ba no ho anaa ɔbutu nkosua so a, mfa anomaa no maame ne ne ba no nkɔ.
7 You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.
Wotumi fa ne ba no, nanso hwɛ no yie sɛ wobɛma ne maame no akɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛsi wo yie, na wo nkwa nna aware.
8 If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.
Sɛ wosi ɛdan foforɔ a, si ban fa wo ɛdan no atifi ho nyinaa, na obi amfiri hɔ ante anhwe na woamfa mogyahwie ho asodie anto wo ne wo ɛdan no so.
9 Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; if you do, the entire harvest will be defiled —both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard.
Wo bobefuo no, nnua nnɔbaeɛ foforɔ biara wɔ bobe no ntam. Sɛ woyɛ saa a, wonni ho kwan sɛ wote bobe aba wɔ bobefuo no mu anaasɛ nnɔbaeɛ foforɔ no so aba biara.
10 Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.
Mfa nantwie ne afunumu mmɔ mu mfuntum afuo.
11 Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together.
Mfira ntoma a wɔde kuntu ne serekye afra anwono.
12 You are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
Sɛ wopam atadeɛ a, yɛ mpɛsɛe wɔ nʼahinanan ɛnan no biara ano.
13 Suppose a man marries a woman, has relations with her, and comes to hate her,
Sɛ ɔbarima ware ɔbaa na ɔne no da na akyire no, ɔmpɛ no bio,
14 and he then accuses her of shameful conduct and gives her a bad name, saying, “I married this woman and had relations with her, but I discovered she was not a virgin.”
na enti ɔka ne ho asɛmmɔne, bɔ no edin bɔne sɛ, “Mewaree no no, manhunu sɛ ɔyɛ ɔbaabunu,”
15 Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gate
a, ɔbaa no agya ne ne maame wɔ ho ɛkwan sɛ wɔde adansedie a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔn babaa no yɛ ɔbaabunu bɛkyerɛ kuro no mpanimfoɔ wɔ kuro no ɛpono ano.
16 and say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.
Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbaa no agya ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mede me babaa maa ɔbarima yi awadeɛ nanso ɔse ɔmpɛ no bio.
17 And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.
Wabɔ no kwaadu agu nʼanim ase aka sɛ, ɔwaree no no wahunu sɛ ɔnyɛ ɔbaabunu. Nanso adansedeɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔbaabunu no nie.” Afei, wɔbɛtrɛ ntoma no mu wɔ atemmufoɔ no anim.
18 Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.
Atemmufoɔ no bɛtwe ɔbarima no aso.
19 They are also to fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman’s father, because this man has given a virgin of Israel a bad name. And she shall remain his wife; he must not divorce her as long as he lives.
Wɔbɛbɔ no ka dwetɛ kilogram baako sɛ wahyɛ da agu Israel ɔbaabunu no anim ase sɛ ɔnyɛ ɔbaabunu. Wɔbɛtua sika no ama ɔbaa no agya. Afei, ɔbabaa no bɛyɛ ɔbarima no yere a ɔrennyaa no bio.
20 If, however, this accusation is true, and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found,
Sɛ ɛkɔba sɛ kwaadu a wɔde bɔɔ no no yɛ, na wɔannya adansedeɛ a ɛfa ne baabunuyɛ no ho ankyerɛ a,
21 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.
wɔde ɔbaa no bɛba nʼagya fie abɔntenpono ano na kurom hɔ mmarima asi no aboɔ wɔ hɔ akum no. Ɔnam adwamammɔ so ayɛ animguaseɛ bɔne wɔ Israel ɛberɛ a ɔne nʼawofoɔ te. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpepa saa bɔne no firi mo mu.
22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.
Sɛ wɔhunu sɛ ɔbarima bi ne ɔbarima foforɔ bi yere da a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum ɔbarima a ɔne ɔbaa no daeɛ no ne ɔbaa no nyinaa. Ɛsɛ sɛ motu saa bɔne no ase wɔ Israel.
23 If there is a virgin pledged in marriage to a man, and another man encounters her in the city and sleeps with her,
Sɛ ɔbarima bi hyia ababaawa a ɔyɛ ɔbaabunu a ɔne obi ahyehyɛ awadeɛ na ɔbarima no ne ababaawa no da, na sɛ saa asɛm no sii kuro no mu a,
24 you must take both of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city, and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s wife. So you must purge the evil from among you.
ɛsɛ sɛ mode wɔn baanu no kɔ kuro no apono ano kɔsi wɔn aboɔ kum wɔn. Ababaawa no di fɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔanteateam ampɛ mmoa. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima no nso wu, ɛfiri sɛ, wafa obi yere. Saa ɛkwan yi so na monam bɛtu bɔne afiri asase no so.
25 But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die.
Sɛ ɔbarima bi hyia ɔbaa a obi ahyehyɛ no awadeɛ wɔ baabi a ɛnyɛ wɔn ɔman mu, na ɔbarima no hyɛ no ne no da a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum saa ɔbarima no.
26 Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him.
Monnyɛ ababaawa no biribiara, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔnyɛɛ akunneɛ biara. Saa asɛm yi te sɛ obi a wato ahyɛ ne yɔnko so akum no.
27 When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.
Esiane sɛ ɔbarima no hyɛɛ no ne no daeɛ wɔ wiram enti, wɔfa no sɛ, ɔteateaam nanso wannya ɔgyefoɔ biara annye no.
28 If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered,
Sɛ wɔkyere ɔbarima bi a ɔne ababaawa bi a obi ne no nhyehyɛeɛ awadeɛ ada a,
29 then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.
ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtua dwetɛ kilogram mmienu ne fa ma ababaawa no agya. Na ɛno akyi, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima no ware ababaawa no, ɛfiri sɛ, wagu nʼanim ase na ɔrentumi nnyae no awadeɛ da.
30 A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.
Ɔbarima biara nni ho ɔkwan sɛ ɔne nʼagya yere da, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔgu nʼagya mpa ho fi.
