Exodus 21
1 “These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
“Mmara a ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wɔn no ni:
2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
“Sɛ wotɔ akoa a ɔyɛ Hebrini a, ma no nsom wo mfe asia, na afe a ɛto so ason no, ɔmfa ne ho nni a ontua hwee.
3 If he arrived alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrived with a wife, she is to leave with him.
Sɛ ɔbɛyɛɛ wʼakoa no na ɔyɛ osigyani na sɛ akyiri no ɔware a, ɔno nko ara na sɛ mfe ason no du a ɔbɛkɔ. Na sɛ nso na waware ansa na ɔrebɛyɛ akoa de a, ɔne ne yere no na wɔbɛkɔ.
4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
Sɛ nso ne wura no na ɔmaa no ɔbea waree wɔ ne nkoasom no mu, na sɛ wɔwo mmabarima ne mmabea a, ɔyere ne mma no bɛyɛ owura no de, na okunu no akɔ ne baabi.
5 But if the servant declares, ‘I love my master and my wife and children; I do not want to go free,’
“Na sɛ ɔbarima no pae mu ka se, ‘Mepɛ me wura ne me yere ne me mma asɛm nti merenkɔ’ a,
6 then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
ne wura no de no bɛba atemmufo anim na wɔde fitii afiti nʼasom bagua mu na watena ne wura no nkyɛn sɛ akoa afebɔɔ.
7 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do.
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi tɔn ne babea sɛ afenaa a, mfe asia no du a, wɔrennyaa no sɛnea wogyaa mmarima nkoa no.
8 If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her.
Sɛ ne som no nsɔ onipa a ɔtɔɔ no no ani a, onipa ko a ɔtɔn no no wɔ ho kwan sɛ ɔsan tɔ no bio. Nanso afenaa no wura no nni ho kwan sɛ ɔtɔn no ma ɔnanani biara, efisɛ sɛ ɔyɛ saa a, na wabu ɔtɔn no ho nhyehyɛe so.
9 And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter.
Na sɛ afenaa wura no de afenaa no ma ne babarima aware a, afenaa no bɛyɛ owura no babea.
10 If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.
Sɛ ɔno ara ankasa ware no na ɔsan ware foforo a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔtew nʼaduan ne ntama a ɔde ma no no so; na ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔkame no nna sɛ ɔyere.
11 If, however, he does not provide her with these three things, she is free to go without monetary payment.
Na sɛ wantumi anni saa ahyɛde abiɛsa yi so a, afenaa a ɔyɛ ɔyere no tumi kɔ kwa a ontua sika biara.”
12 Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
“Obiara a ɔbɛbɔ obi akum no no, wobekum no bi.
13 If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.
Sɛ ɛyɛ asiane a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn nhyehyɛe a wanhyɛ da a, mɛkyerɛ onii no baabi a onguan nkohintaw.
14 But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
Sɛ obi hyɛ da taataa ɔfoforo so pɛ sɛ okum no a, onii no gyina afɔremuka anim koraa a, montwe no nkokum no.
15 Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.
“Nea ɔbɔ nʼagya anaa ne na no, kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no.
16 Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
“Obi a owia onipa no, sɛ wɔkyere no sɛ saa onipa no wɔ ne nsam anaasɛ watɔn no a, wonkum no.
17 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
“Nea ɔdome nʼagya anaa ne na no, kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no.
18 If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
“Sɛ mmarima baanu reko na wɔn mu baako de ɔbo anaa kuturuku bɔ ɔbaako no pira no, na wanwu, nanso ɛka no to mpa so,
19 then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.
na akyiri no, otumi sɔre nantew na mpo sɛ ɔtɔ ne nan so a, ɔbarima a ɔbɔɔ ne yɔnko no di bem, nanso ɔbaako no bere a wasɛe no no, obetua ho sika ama no, asan atua nʼayaresa ka nyinaa kosi sɛ ne ho bɛtɔ no.
20 If a man strikes his manservant or maidservant with a rod, and the servant dies by his hand, he shall surely be punished.
“Sɛ obi hwe nʼakoa anaa nʼafenaa ma no wu a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe nʼaso.
21 However, if the servant gets up after a day or two, the owner shall not be punished, since the servant is his property.
Nanso sɛ nna bi akyi no akoa no anwu a, ɛno de, owura no renkɔ asotwe biara mu, efisɛ akoa no yɛ nʼagyapade.
22 If men who are fighting strike a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no further injury, he shall surely be fined as the woman’s husband demands and as the court allows.
“Sɛ mmarima baanu reko na ɔko no mu wopira ɔpemfo ma ɔpɔn, nanso wanwu a, wɔbɛbɔ ɔbarima a opiraa no no ka biara a ɔpemfo no kunu de bɛto atemmufo anim ama wɔapene so no.
23 But if a serious injury results, then you must require a life for a life—
Na sɛ opira no ma ɔbea no wu a, wonkum saa ɔbarima no.
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Sɛ ɔpemfo no pira nʼani a, pira ɔbarima no nso ani; sɛ ne se tu a, tu ne de bi. Nsa nsi nsa anan, nan nsi nan anan,
25 burn for burn, wound for wound, and stripe for stripe.
ɔhyew nsi ɔhyew anan, apirakuru nsi apirakuru anan na atape nsi atape anan.
26 If a man strikes and blinds the eye of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the eye.
“Sɛ owura bi bɔ nʼakoa anaa nʼafenaa ani so ma nʼani bɔ a, esiane nʼani no nti, ɛsɛ sɛ akoa anaa afenaa no de ne ho hyɛ anan.
27 And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
Sɛ owura tu nʼakoa se a, ne se no nti, ɔmma ɔnne ne ho mfa nhyɛ anan.
28 If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must surely be stoned, and its meat must not be eaten. But the owner of the ox shall not be held responsible.
“Sɛ nantwi si ɔbea anaa ɔbarima ma no wu a, wonsiw nantwi no abo. Wɔnnwe ne nam no. Ne wura no nso, obiara mmfa ne nsa nka no,
29 But if the ox has a habit of goring, and its owner has been warned yet does not restrain it, and it kills a man or woman, then the ox must be stoned and its owner must also be put to death.
gye sɛ wɔate sɛ mmere bi a atwa mu no, nantwi no sisii nnipa ma wɔbɔɔ ne wura no amanneɛ a wanka ho hwee; sɛ ɛba saa na sɛ okum obi a, wonsiw nantwi no abo na ne wura no nso, wonkum no.
30 If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
Sɛ nso owufo no abusuafo pɛ a, wɔbɛbɔ nantwi wura no ka. Atemmufo na wɔbɛkyerɛ nea ontua.
31 If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.
Mmara koro no ara kyere nantwi a obesi abarimaa anaa ɔbea.
32 If the ox gores a manservant or maidservant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver to the master of that servant, and the ox must be stoned.
Na sɛ nantwi no si akoa anaa afenaa a, wɔbɛma akoa anaa afenaa no wura dwetɛ gram ahaasa ne aduanan abien, na wɔasiw nantwi no abo.
33 If a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi tu abura, na wankata so, na nantwi anaa afurum kɔtɔ mu a,
34 the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
ka biara a aboa no wura bɛbɔ abura no wura no, ɛsɛ sɛ abura wura no tua na ɔfa aboa a wawu no.
35 If a man’s ox injures his neighbor’s ox and it dies, they must sell the live one and divide the proceeds; they also must divide the dead animal.
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi nantwi pira nantwi foforo na sɛ owu a, mmoa wuranom baanu no bɛtɔn aboa a onwui no na wɔakyɛ sika no mu. Wɔn mu biara nso bɛfa aboa a wawu no fa.
36 But if it was known that the ox had a habit of goring, yet its owner failed to restrain it, he shall pay full compensation, ox for ox, and the dead animal will be his.
Na sɛ aboa no taa sisi na ne wura no abu nʼani agu so de a, ɛno de, sikakyɛ biara remma; na mmom, ɔbarima a ne nantwi wɔ hɔ no betua nantwi a wawu no ho ka nyinaa na wafa no.
