Exodus 20
1 Then God spake all these wordes, saying,
Na Onyankopɔn kaa nsɛm yi yi nyinaa:
2 I am the Lord thy God, which haue brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
“Mene Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, a miyii mo fii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim no.
3 Thou shalt haue none other Gods before me.
“Monnsom onyame foforo biara nka me ho.
4 Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, neither any similitude of things that are in heauen aboue, neither that are in the earth beneath, nor that are in the waters vnder the earth.
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 Thou shalt not bowe downe to them, neither serue them: for I am the Lord thy God, a ielous God, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, vpon the third generation and vpon the fourth of them that hate me:
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 And shewing mercie vnto thousandes to them that loue me, and keepe my commandemets.
nanso meda ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ awo ntoatoaso mpem a wɔdɔ me na wodi mʼahyɛde so no.
7 Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vayne.
Mommmɔ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, din basabasa. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, obebu mo fɔ.
8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keepe it holy.
Monkae homeda na munni no sɛ da kronkron.
9 Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and doe all thy worke,
Nnansia na momfa nyɛ mo nnwuma nyinaa,
10 But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any worke, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, thy man seruant, nor thy mayde, nor thy beast, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
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 in sixe dayes the Lord made the heauen and the earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seuenth day: therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
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 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.
Di wʼagya ne wo na ni na wo nna aware wɔ asase a Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn, de rema wo no so.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
Nni awu.
14 Thou shalt not commit adulterie.
Nsɛe aware.
15 Thou shalt not steale.
Mmɔ korɔn.
16 Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour.
Nni adansekurum.
17 Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house, neither shalt thou couet thy neighbours wife, nor his man seruant, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor his asse, neyther any thing that is thy neighbours.
Mma wʼani mmere wo yɔnko fi anaa ne yere anaa nʼasomfo anaa nʼanantwi anaa ne mfurum anaa biribiara a ɛyɛ ne de.”
18 And all the people sawe the thunders, and the lightnings, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountaine smoking and when the people saw it they fled and stoode afare 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 And sayde vnto Moses, Talke thou with vs, and we will heare: but let not God talke with vs, lest we 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 Then Moses sayde vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to proue you, and that his feare may be before you, that ye sinne not.
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 So the people stoode afarre off, but Moses drew neere vnto the darkenes 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 And the Lord sayde vnto Moses, Thus thou shalt say vnto the children of Israel, Ye haue seene that I haue talked with you from heauen.
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 Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of siluer, nor gods of golde: you shall make you none.
Monkae sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ anaa mosom ahoni a wɔde sika anaa dwetɛ anaa biribi foforo ayɛ.
24 An altar of earth thou shalt make vnto me, and thereon shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheepe, and thine oxen: in all places, where I shall put the remembrance of my Name, I will come vnto thee, and blesse thee.
“‘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 But if thou wilt make mee an altar of stone, thou shalt not buylde it of hewen stones: for if thou lift vp thy toole vpon them, thou hast polluted them.
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 Neither shalt thou goe vp by steppes vnto mine altar, that thy filthines be not discouered thereon.
Monnyɛ atrapoe mma afɔremuka no anyɛ saa a, obi bɛhwɛ mo ntade ase ahu mo adagyaw mu.’
