Leviticus 20

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ,

2 “And you say to the sons of Israel: Any man of the sons of Israel, and of the sojourners who is sojourning in Israel, who gives to the Molech from his seed, is certainly put to death; the people of the land stone him with stone;

“Obiara a ɔfiri mo mu a ɔde ne ba bɛbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ama Molek no, sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ no, wɔbɛsi no aboɔ.

3 and I set My face against that man, and have cut him off from the midst of his people, for he has given to the Molech from his seed, so as to defile My sanctuary, and to defile My holy Name.

Na mʼankasa mɛtia saa onipa no na matwa no asuo afiri ne nkurɔfoɔ mu, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔde ne ba ama Molek ama mʼAhyiaeɛ Ntomadan adane baabi a metena a ɛnyɛ yie, na wagu me din kronkron no nso ho fi.

4 And if the people of the land really hide their eyes from that man, in his giving to the Molech from his seed, so as not to put him to death,

Na sɛ nnipa a wɔte mpɔtam hɔ no nso boapa yɛ wɔn ho sɛ wɔnnim sɛ ɔbarima no de ne ba abɔ afɔdeɛ ama Molek na wɔankum no a, mʼankasa mɛtia

5 then I have set My face against that man and against his family, and have cut him off, and all who are going whoring after him, even going whoring after the Molech, from the midst of their people.

ɔbarima no ne ne fiefoɔ na matwa ɔno ne nnipa a wɔde wɔn ho to anyame foforɔ so no nyinaa asuo.

6 And the person who turns to those having familiar spirits, and to the wizards, to go whoring after them, I have even set My face against that person, and cut him off from the midst of his people.

“‘Mɛtia obiara a ɔkɔ adebisafoɔ ne abayifoɔ hɔ abisa na ɔkɔdi wɔn akyi adwaman kwan so, na matwa saa onipa no asuo afiri ne nkurɔfoɔ mu.

7 And you have sanctified yourselves, and you have been holy, for I [am] your God YHWH;

“‘Enti monte mo ho na monyɛ kronkron na mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

8 and you have kept My statutes and have done them; I [am] YHWH, sanctifying you.

Ɛsɛ sɛ modi me mmara nyinaa so, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade a meyɛ mo kronkron no.

9 For any man who reviles his father and his mother is certainly put to death; he has reviled his father and his mother: his blood [is] on him.

“‘Obiara a ɔbɛdome nʼagya anaa ne maame no, ɛkwan biara so wɔbɛkum no, ɛfiri sɛ, wadome nʼankasa ne honam ne ne mogya.

10 And a man who commits adultery with a man’s wife—who commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor—the adulterer and the adulteress are surely put to death.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi kɔfa obi yere a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum ɔbarima no ne ɔbaa no nyinaa.

11 And a man who lies with his father’s wife—he has uncovered the nakedness of his father—both of them are certainly put to death; their blood [is] on them.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi ne nʼagya yere da a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum ɔbarima no ne ɔbaa no, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa ayɛ bɔne kɛseɛ.

12 And a man who lies with his daughter-in-law—both of them are certainly put to death; they have done perversion; their blood [is] on them.

“‘Na sɛ ɔbarima bi kɔfa nʼase a ɔyɛ ne babarima yere a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum wɔn baanu no nyinaa; wɔn ankasa na wɔagu wɔn ho wɔn ho fi.

13 And a man who lies with a male as one lies with a woman—both of them have done an abomination; they are certainly put to death; their blood [is] on them.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa ne yɔnko barima a, wɔnkum wɔn baanu no nyinaa. Wɔn ara na wɔpɛ wɔn wuo.

14 And a man who takes the woman and her mother—it [is] wickedness; they burn him and them with fire, and there is no wickedness in your midst.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa ɔbaa bi na ɔsane kɔfa ɔbaa no maame ka ho a, ɛyɛ bɔne kɛseɛ. Wɔbɛhye saa nnipa baasa yi nyinaa anikann de apepa amumuyɛsɛm afiri mo mu.

15 And a man who commits his intercourse with a beast is certainly put to death, and you slay the beast.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa aboa a, wɔbɛkum ɔbarima no na wɔakum aboa no nso.

16 And a woman who draws near to any beast to mate with it—you have even slain the woman and the beast; they are certainly put to death; their blood [is] on them.

“‘Sɛ ɔbaa nso ma aboa fa no a, monkum ɔbaa no ne aboa no nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ, saa asotwe no fata wɔn.

17 And a man who takes his sister, a daughter of his father or daughter of his mother, and he has seen her nakedness, and she sees his nakedness—it is a shame; and they have been cut off before the eyes of the sons of their people; he has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he bears his iniquity.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima ne ne nuabaa da a, sɛ ɛyɛ nʼagya babaa o, sɛ nso ɛyɛ ne maame babaa o, ɛyɛ animguasesɛm, enti wɔbɛgyina badwa mu atwa wɔn asuo afiri Israelfoɔ mu. Ɔbarima no ara bɛsoa nʼafɔdie.

18 And a man who lies with a sick woman and has uncovered her nakedness, her fountain he has made bare, and she has uncovered the fountain of her blood—even both of them have been cut off from the midst of their people.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi kɔfa ɔbaa a wabu ne nsa a, wɔbɛtwa wɔn baanu no nyinaa asuo, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔbarima no ada ɔbaa no ho a ɛnte no adi.

19 And you do not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister and your father’s sister, because his relation he has made bare; they bear their iniquity.

“‘Sɛ obi ne nʼagya nuabaa da a, ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ. Saa ara nso na ɔne ne maame nuabaa da a, ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ ara ne no, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa yɛ mogya baako. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe wɔn aso.

20 And a man who lies with his aunt, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle; they bear their sin; they die childless.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa nʼagya nuabarima yere a, wafa adeɛ a ɛyɛ nʼagya nuabarima no dea; wɔn asotweɛ ne sɛ, wɔbɛsoa wɔn bɔne awu a wɔnwo ba.

21 And a man who takes his brother’s wife—it [is] impurity; he has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they are childless.

“‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi ware ne nua yere a, ɛyɛ afideɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wafa ne nua adeɛ na wɔn nyinaa renwo ba.

22 And you have kept all My statutes and all My judgments, and have done them, and the land does not vomit you out to where I am bringing you in to dwell in it;

“‘Ɛsɛ sɛ modi me mmara nyinaa so na mampam mo amfiri mo asase foforɔ yi so.

23 and you do not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am sending away from before you, for they have done all these, and I am wearied with them.

Monnni ɔman no amanneɛ a maka no wɔ mo anim sɛ ɛnyɛ no akyi, ɛfiri sɛ, nneɛma a wɔyɛ a ɛnyɛ no nyinaa, mabɔ mo ho kɔkɔ dada. Ɛno enti na mekyiri saa aman no.

24 And I say to you, You possess their ground, and I give it to you to possess it—a land flowing with milk and honey. I [am] your God YHWH, who has separated you from the peoples.

Mahyɛ mo wɔn asase no ho bɔ sɛ mede bɛma mo. Ɛyɛ asase a nufosuo ne ɛwoɔ sen wɔ so. Mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn a mama mo ada nso wɔ aman a aka no nyinaa mu.

25 And you have made separation between the pure beasts and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the pure, and you do not make yourselves abominable by beast or by bird, or by anything which creeps [on] the ground which I have separated to you for unclean.

“‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso mohunu nnomaa ne mmoa a mama mo ho ɛkwan sɛ monwe wɔn nam ne wɔn a ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe wɔn nam no ntam nsonsonoeɛ. Ɛwom sɛ mmoa ne nnomaa a mabra sɛ monnnwe no, wɔabu so wɔ asase no so deɛ, nanso monnnwe mfa ngu mo ho fi nhyɛ me abufuo.

26 And you have been holy to Me, for I, YHWH, [am] holy; and I separate you from the peoples to become Mine.

Mobɛyɛ kronkron ama me ɛfiri sɛ, me Awurade, meyɛ kronkron na mayi mo afiri nnipa nyinaa mu asi nkyɛn sɛ moyɛ me dea.

27 And a man or woman, when there is a familiar spirit in them, or who [are] wizards, are certainly put to death; they stone them with stone; their blood [is] on them.”

“‘Ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa a ɔyɛ samanfrɛfoɔ anaasɛ ɔsumanni wɔ mo mu no, ɛsɛ sɛ mokum wɔn. Ɛsɛ sɛ mosi wɔn aboɔ. Ɛyɛ bɔne kɛseɛ.’”