Exodus 20
1 And God spoke all these words, saying:
Na Onyankopɔn kaa nsɛm yi yi nyinaa:
2 I am the LORD thy God, who 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 have no other gods before Me.
“Monnsom onyame foforo biara nka me ho.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under 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 bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation 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 showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.
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 vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.
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 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work;
Nnansia na momfa nyɛ mo nnwuma nyinaa,
10 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto the LORD thy God, in it thou shalt not do any manner of work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, 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 six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested on the seventh day; wherefore 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 days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth 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 murder.
Nni awu.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Nsɛe aware.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
Mmɔ korɔn.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Nni adansekurum.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
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 perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar 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 they said unto Moses: 'Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, 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 And Moses said unto the people: 'Fear not; for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before you, that ye sin 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 And the people stood afar off; but Moses drew near unto the thick darkness 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 said unto Moses: Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel: Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked 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 Ye shall not make with Me — gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
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 unto Me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen; in every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come unto thee and bless 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 And if thou make Me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast profaned it.
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 go up by steps unto Mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.
Monnyɛ atrapoe mma afɔremuka no anyɛ saa a, obi bɛhwɛ mo ntade ase ahu mo adagyaw mu.’
