Deuteronomy 24

1 Should a man marry a woman, but then isn't pleased with her because he finds out something shameful about her, he is allowed to write out a certificate of divorce for her, give it to her, and send her out of his house.

Sɛ ɔbarima ware yere na sɛ nʼani nnye ne ho bio, efisɛ wahu ade bɔne bi wɔ ne ho, na sɛ ɔkyerɛw awaregyae krataa de ma no, na ɔpam no fi ne fi,

2 Suppose that after leaving his house, she goes marries another man,

na ofi fi hɔ na ɔbarima foforo kɔware no,

3 and suppose the second man also ends up hating her, writes out a certificate of divorce for her, gives it to her, and sends her out of his house—or he may happen to die.

na ne kunu a ɔto so abien no gyaa no anaasɛ owu a,

4 The first husband who divorced her is not permitted to marry her again after she was shamed, for that offends the Lord. You are not bring guilt upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you to own.

ne kunu a odi kan a ogyaa no no nni ho kwan sɛ ɔware no bio, bere a ne ho agu fi akyi no. Ɛyɛ akyiwade wɔ Awurade ani so. Mommfa afɔbu mma asase a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, de rema mo sɛ agyapade no so.

5 If a man has just got married, he is not to be sent to war or made to do any other duties. He is free to stay at home for one year and make his wife happy.

Sɛ ɔbarima aware foforo a, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde no kɔ ɔko anaasɛ wɔde dwuma bi di to no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtena fie afe a ɔnyɛ adwuma biara sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔbɛma ne yere foforo a waware no no anya ahotɔ.

6 Don't accept a pair of millstones, or even just an upper millstone, as security for a debt, because that would put the borrower's life in danger.

Monnnye adeyam bo ne ne boba anaa ne ba no nko ara nsi ka ano, ɛba saa a na moagye ne wura no ano aduan sɛ akagyinamde.

7 Anyone caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite must be executed, whether the kidnapper makes him a slave or sells him. You must eliminate the evil from among you.

Sɛ obi kyere ne yɔnko Israelni na odi no nya sɛ ɔdɔnkɔ anaa ɔtɔn no a, ɛsɛ sɛ owifo no wu. Ɛsɛ sɛ mutu bɔne ase fi mo mu.

8 When it comes to infectious skin diseases, make sure you follow carefully all the instructions of the Levitical priests. Be careful to follow the orders I've given them.

Monhwɛ ɔhonam ani nsanyare nyinaa yiye na munni ho mmara a Lewifo asɔfo bɛkyerɛ mo no so. Munni ahyɛde a mede ama wɔn no so pɛpɛɛpɛ.

9 Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the journey out of Egypt.

Monkae nea bere a mufi Misraim reba no Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, yɛɛ Miriam.

10 If you lend anything to someone, don't go into their house to take some kind of security.

Sɛ wode biribi fɛm wo yɔnko a, nkɔ wo yɔnko fi nkogye akagyinamde.

11 Stand outside while they go inside and bring the security out to you.

Gyina afikyiri na ma ɔyɔnko a ɔfɛm wʼade no mfa akagyinamde no mmrɛ wo.

12 If he is a poor man he may give his cloak as security, but you must not keep it when you go to sleep.

Sɛ ɔyɔnko no yɛ ohiani a, nkora akagyinamde no nkosi adekyee.

13 Make sure you give it back by sunset, so that he can sleep in his own cloak and thank you, and you will be counted as doing good by the Lord your God.

Enkosi owiatɔbere no na wode ntama no akɔma wo yɔnko no na ɔde ada. Na ɔbɛda wo ase, na wɔbɛfa no sɛ ade trenee wɔ Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn no, ani so.

14 Don't mistreat a paid servant who is poor and needy, whether he's an Israelite or a foreigner living in one of your towns.

Nhyɛ ɔpaani mmɔborɔni a ɔyɛ wo nua Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔte mo nkurow no mu bi mu no so.

15 Pay his wages every day before sunset, because he is poor and is relying on them. If you don't he may complain to the Lord about you, and you will be found guilty of sin.

Tua nʼapaade ma no da biara ansa na owia akɔtɔ, efisɛ ɔyɛ ohiani na nʼani da saa akatua no so. Anyɛ saa a, obesu afrɛ Awurade atia wo, na wubedi bɔne ho fɔ.

16 Fathers are not to be executed because of their children, and children are not to be executed because of their fathers. Each person is to be executed because of their own sin.

Ɛnsɛ sɛ wokum awofo wɔ wɔn mma bɔne bi a wɔayɛ ho. Saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ wokum mma wɔ awofo bɔne bi a wɔayɛ ho. Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara wu wɔ nʼankasa bɔne ho.

17 Don't treat foreigners or orphans unjustly; don't take a widow's cloak as security.

Ɛnsɛ sɛ mubu ahɔho a wɔte mo mu ne nyisaa ntɛnkyew, anaasɛ mugye ɔbea kunafo ntama de di akagyinamu.

18 Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, and the Lord your God rescued you from that place. That's why I'm ordering you to do this.

Daa monkae sɛ, na mo nso moyɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim na Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, na ogyee mo. Ɛno nti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ eyi no.

19 If when you're harvesting in your field you forget a sheaf there, don't go back for it. Leave it for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do.

Sɛ moretwa mo mfuw mu nnɔbae, na mo ani pa nnɔbae no bi so a, monnsan nkɔfa. Monnyaw ma ahɔho, nyisaa ne akunafo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, behyira mo nsa ano nnwuma nyinaa so.

20 When you shake the olive trees to knock down the olives, don't go over the branches again. What's left is for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows.

Sɛ motew wo ngonnua so aba a, monkɔ so mprenu. Monnyaw aba a aka wɔ so no mma ahɔho, nyisaa ne akunafo.

21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, don't go over the vines again. What's left is for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows.

Saa nso na motew wo bobe nturo so aba a, monkɔ so mprenu; na monnyaw aba a aka wɔ so no mma ahɔho, nyisaa ne akunafo.

22 Remember you were once slaves in Egypt. That's why I'm ordering you to do this.

Monkae sɛ, moyɛɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim. Ɛno nti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ eyi no.