Deuteronomy 13
1 If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams — and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
Sɛ odiyifo anaa obi a ɔnam adaeso so ka ahintasɛm sɔre wɔ mo mu na ɔka nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ hu ne anwonwasɛm kyerɛ mo,
2 and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto thee — saying: 'Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them';
na sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne anaa anwonwasɛm no ba mu na ɔka se, “Momma yenni anyame afoforo akyi (anyame a munnim wɔn) na yɛnsom wɔn” a,
3 thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God putteth you to proof, to know whether ye do love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
ɛnsɛ sɛ mutie saa odiyifo anaa ɔdaesofo no nsɛm. Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, resɔ mo ahwɛ sɛ mufi mo koma ne mo kra mu nyinaa dɔ no ana.
4 After the LORD your God shall ye walk, and Him shall ye fear, and His commandments shall ye keep, and unto His voice shall ye hearken, and Him shall ye serve, and unto Him shall ye cleave.
Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, na ɛsɛ sɛ mudi nʼakyi na ɔno na ɛsɛ sɛ mode obu ne nidi ma no. Munni ne mmara so na monyɛ osetie mma no; monsom no na mommata ne ho den.
5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken perversion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
Ɛsɛ sɛ wokum saa odiyifo anaa ɔdaesofo no, efisɛ ɔkasa tia Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, a oyii mo fii Misraim nkoasom asase no so no; wayere ne ho sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔtwe mo fi ɔkwan a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, ahyɛ sɛ momfa so no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ mututu abɔnefo nyinaa fi mo mu.
6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
Sɛ wo nuabarima, wo babarima, wo babea, wo yere a wodɔ no anaa wʼadamfo pa bi fa sum ase twetwe wo, ka kyerɛ wo se, “Momma yɛnkɔsom anyame afoforo, anyame a wo anaa wʼagyanom nhuu bi da,”
7 of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
anyame a ɛyɛ nnipa a atwa wo ho ahyia no de, sɛ wɔbɛn anaa wɔwɔ akyiri, fi asase ano kosi ano no a,
8 thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him;
mommfa wo ho mma no anaasɛ ntie no. Nhu no mmɔbɔ. Mfa ne ho nkyɛ no na mmɔ ne ho ban nso.
9 but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
Kum na ɛsɛ sɛ mukum no. Mo nsa na momma enni kan wɔ ne kum no mu ansa na nnipa nyinaa de wɔn nsa abɛka ho.
10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to draw thee away from the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Munsiw no abo nkum no, efisɛ ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔtwe mo fi Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, a oyii mo fii Misraim nkoasom asase so no ho.
11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.
Afei, Israel nyinaa bɛte na wɔasuro na obiara nni hɔ a obefi mo mu a, ɔbɛyɛ saa ade no bio.
12 If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying:
Sɛ ɛba sɛ mote wɔ nkurow a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, de rema mo no baako so sɛ
13 'Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying: Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known';
nnipa bɔnefo bi asɔre wɔ wɔn mu adi nnipa a wɔwɔ kurow no mu anim de wɔn akosi bɔne mu aka se, “Momma yɛnkɔsom anyame afoforo,” anyame a munhuu bi da a,
14 then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee;
ɛsɛ sɛ mubisa mu, hwehwɛ mu yiye. Na sɛ ɛyɛ nokware na sɛ nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ nneyɛe bɔne bi akɔ so wɔ mo mu a,
15 thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde afoa kunkum wɔn a wɔwɔ kurow no mu nyinaa. Monsɛe kurow no pasapasa, emu nnipa ne nyɛmmoa.
16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the broad place thereof, and shall burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, unto the LORD thy God; and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
Afei, mommoaboa asade no nyinaa ano wɔ kurow no aguabɔbea na monhyew no. Monhyew kurow mu no ne emu nneɛma nyinaa mma ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔhyew afɔre mma Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no. Saa kurow no nyɛ amamfo daa; ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔsan kyekyere bio.
17 And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand, that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of His anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as He hath sworn unto thy fathers;
Asade a wɔde agu nkyɛn sɛ wɔbɛsɛe no no, mommfa bi. Saayɛ na ɛbɛma Awurade adan afi nʼabufuwhyew no ho na wahu mo mmɔbɔ. Ne yam bɛhyehye no ama mo na wama mo adɔ sɛnea ɔkaa ntam hyɛɛ mo agyanom bɔ no,
18 when thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all His commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.
efisɛ moyɛ osetie ma Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, na mudi ne mmara a mede rema mo nnɛ yi so na moyɛ nea ɛsɔ nʼani.
