Exodus 20
1 God spoke all the following words:
Na Onyankopɔn kaa nsɛm yi yi nyinaa:
2 “I am the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt, out of the land of your slavery.
“Mene Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, a miyii mo fii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim no.
3 You must not have any other gods except me.
“Monnsom onyame foforo biara nka me ho.
4 You must not make for yourself any kind of idol, whether in the form of anything in the heavens above, or on the earth beneath, or in the waters below.
Monnyɛ ohoni anaa biribiara a ɛsɛ ade a ɛwɔ wim, anaa nea ɛwɔ asase so, anaa nea ɛwɔ nsu mu, anaa nea ɛwɔ asase ase.
5 You must not bow down before them or worship them; for I am the Lord your God and I am passionately exclusive. I lay the consequences of the sin of those who hate me on their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons;
Monnkotow ohoni biara nsom no wɔ ɔkwan biara so, na me, Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, meyɛ ninkufo a metwe mma a wɔtan me no aso wɔ awofonom bɔne a wɔyɛ no ho kɔ awo ntoatoaso abiɛsa ne anan mu,
6 but I show trustworthy love to the thousands of generations who love me and keep my commandments.
nanso meda ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ awo ntoatoaso mpem a wɔdɔ me na wodi mʼahyɛde so no.
7 You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way, for the Lord will not forgive anyone who uses his name in a wrong way.
Mommmɔ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, din basabasa. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, obebu mo fɔ.
8 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
Monkae homeda na munni no sɛ da kronkron.
9 You have six days to work and earn your living,
Nnansia na momfa nyɛ mo nnwuma nyinaa,
10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath to honor the Lord your God. On this day you must not do any work—not you, not your son or daughter, not your male slave or female slave or livestock, and not the foreigner who is staying with you.
na da a ɛto so ason no yɛ homeda ma Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn. Saa da no, ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ adwuma biara; ɛnsɛ sɛ mo mmabarima, mo mmabea anaa mo asomfo anaa mo anantwi anaa mo ahɔho yɛ adwuma biara.
11 For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days, and then rested on the seventh day. That's why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Efisɛ Awurade de nnansia na ɛbɔɔ ɔsoro, asase ne po ne biribiara a ɛwɔ ne nyinaa mu, na ɔhomee ne nnanson so; enti ohyiraa homeda no so sɛ wɔmfa nhome.
12 Honor your father and mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Di wʼagya ne wo na ni na wo nna aware wɔ asase a Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn, de rema wo no so.
13 You must not murder.
Nni awu.
14 You must not commit adultery.
Nsɛe aware.
15 You must not steal.
Mmɔ korɔn.
16 You must not give false evidence against others.
Nni adansekurum.
17 You must not desire to have anyone else's house. You must not desire to have their wife, or their male slave or female slave, or their ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to them.”
Mma wʼani mmere wo yɔnko fi anaa ne yere anaa nʼasomfo anaa nʼanantwi anaa ne mfurum anaa biribiara a ɛyɛ ne de.”
18 When all the people heard the thunder and the sound of the trumpet, and saw the lightning and the smoke from the mountain, they trembled with fear and stood a long way off.
Nnipa no nyinaa huu anyinam ne wusiw kumɔnn wɔ bepɔw no so. Wɔtee aprannaa ne torobɛnto nne a ɛyɛ hu a ɛrebɔ denneennen. Enti wɔtew gyinae a ehu ama wɔn ho rewosow.
19 “You speak to us, and we'll listen,” they said to Moses. “But don't let God speak to us, or we'll die.”
Wɔka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Ka asɛm biara a Onyankopɔn aka akyerɛ wo sɛ ka kyerɛ yɛn, na yebetie. Na mma Onyankopɔn ankasa nkasa nkyerɛ yɛn na yɛanwuwu.”
20 Moses told them, “Do not be afraid, for God has only come to test you. He wants you to be in awe of him so that you don't sin.”
Mose nso ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Munnsuro na Onyankopɔn pɛ sɛ ɔda ne tumi adi kyerɛ mo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, efi nnɛ rekɔ no, mubesuro sɛ mobɛyɛ bɔne atia no.”
21 The people stood a long way off as Moses went over to the thick, dark cloud where God was.
Nanso, nnipa no tew wɔn ho gyinaa akyirikyiri baabi. Mose de, owuraa sum kabii no mu kɔɔ faako a Onyankopɔn wɔ hɔ no.
22 The Lord told Moses, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘You saw for yourselves that I spoke with you from heaven.
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Ka saa asɛm yi kyerɛ Israelfo no. ‘Mudi ho adanse sɛ, mifi ɔsoro ada me pɛ adi akyerɛ mo.
23 You must not make any idols of silver or gold to worship in addition to me.
Monkae sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ anaa mosom ahoni a wɔde sika anaa dwetɛ anaa biribi foforo ayɛ.
24 Make me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep, goats, and cattle. Wherever I decide to be worshiped, I will come to you and bless you.
“‘Dɔte afɔremuka na monyɛ mma me. Ɛso na mommɔ mo afɔre mma me. Mo ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre a mode nguan ne anantwi bɔ no nyinaa mommɔ mma me. Faako a mɛkyerɛ mo sɛ munsi afɔremuka no na munsi na mɛba hɔ abehyira mo.
25 Now if you make an altar out of stones for me, you must not build it with cut stones, because if you use a chisel to cut the stone, you make it unholy.
Mutumi de abo nso si afɔremuka, nanso abo a wontwae na momfa nsi. Sɛ mode afiri bi twa abo no di no adwinni a, enye sɛ wɔde si, efisɛ moagu ho fi.
26 Also, you must not go up to my altar using steps, so your private parts are not seen.’”
Monnyɛ atrapoe mma afɔremuka no anyɛ saa a, obi bɛhwɛ mo ntade ase ahu mo adagyaw mu.’
