Leviticus 19

1 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

2 to speak: speak to(wards) all congregation son: descendant/people Israel and to say to(wards) them holy to be for holy I LORD God your

“Ka kyerɛ Israelfo no se, ‘Monyɛ kronkron, efisɛ me Awurade a meyɛ mo Nyankopɔn no, meyɛ kronkron.

3 man: anyone mother his and father his to fear: revere and [obj] Sabbath my to keep: obey I LORD God your

“‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mode nidi ma mo nanom ne mo agyanom na mudi me homeda mmara no so, efisɛ meyɛ Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

4 not to turn to(wards) [the] idol and God liquid not to make to/for you I LORD God your

“‘Monnsom ohoni, anaa monnyɛ nnade anyame bi mma mo ho. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

5 and for to sacrifice sacrifice peace offering to/for LORD to/for acceptance your to sacrifice him

“‘Sɛ mobɔ asomdwoe afɔre ma Awurade a momfa ɔkwan pa so mmɔ na asɔ Awurade ani.

6 in/on/with day sacrifice your to eat and from morrow and [the] to remain till day [the] third in/on/with fire to burn

Da a mobɛbɔ saa afɔre no, munni no da no ara, na aboro so koraa na ɛsɛ sɛ mudi no adekyee. Monhyew nea ebedi nnansa no.

7 and if to eat to eat in/on/with day [the] third refuse he/she/it not to accept

Na nea mubedi no nnansa so no yɛ akyiwade ma me, enti mɛpo.

8 and to eat him iniquity: crime his to lift: guilt for [obj] holiness LORD to profane/begin: profane and to cut: eliminate [the] soul: person [the] he/she/it from kinsman her

Sɛ mudi no nnansa so a, mudi ho fɔ na moagu Awurade kronkronyɛ nso ho fi, na wobetwa mo asu afi Awurade nkurɔfo mu.

9 and in/on/with to reap you [obj] harvest land: country/planet your not to end: expend side land: country your to/for to reap and gleaning harvest your not to gather

“‘Sɛ mutwa mo nnɔbae a, munntwa nnɔbae a ɛwɔ mo mfuw nhanoa no. Sɛ moretwa a, aba a ebegu fam no nso, monntase.

10 and vineyard your not to glean and broken vineyard your not to gather to/for afflicted and to/for sojourner to leave: forsake [obj] them I LORD God your

Saa ara na mo bobe so aba no nso, ɛnsɛ sɛ motew ne nyinaa. Na nea ɛbɛtew agu ase no nso, monntase. Munnyaw mma ahiafo ne akwantufo a wɔbɛfa hɔ no na mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

11 not to steal and not to deceive and not to deal man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his

“‘Mommmɔ korɔn. “‘Munntwa atoro. “‘Na munnsisi obiara.

12 and not to swear in/on/with name my to/for deception and to profane/begin: profane [obj] name God your I LORD

“‘Monnka ntamhunu mfa ngu mo Nyankopɔn din ho fi, efisɛ mene Awurade.

13 not to oppress [obj] neighbor your and not to plunder not to lodge wages hired with you till morning

“‘Nwia wo yɔnko na munnsisi obi. “‘Na mo apaafo nso, muntua wɔn ka ntɛm. Na sɛ ɛka bi bɛtɔ mo ne wɔn ntam a, mommma ade nkye so.

14 not to lighten deaf and to/for face: before blind not to give: put stumbling and to fear: revere from God your I LORD

“‘Monnnome ɔsotifo na munntwintwan onifuraefo akwan mu. Munsuro mo Nyankopɔn; Mene Awurade.

15 not to make: do injustice in/on/with justice: judgement not to lift: kindness face: kindness poor and not to honor face great: large in/on/with righteousness to judge neighbor your

“‘Ɛsɛ sɛ bere biara atemmufo bu atɛntrenee a wɔnhwɛ sɛ nea worebu no atɛn no yɛ ohiani anaa ɔdefo. Ɛsɛ sɛ daa wɔn atemmu yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ.

16 not to go: went slander in/on/with people your not to stand: stand upon blood neighbor your I LORD

“‘Munnni nseku. “‘Mfa bɔne bi ho asɛm nto wo yɔnko so, na mene Awurade.

17 not to hate [obj] brother: compatriot your in/on/with heart your to rebuke to rebuke [obj] neighbor your and not to lift: guilt upon him sin

“‘Ntan wo nua. Ka obiara a ɔyɛ bɔne anim; mma ɔbɔnefo mfa ne ho nni. Sɛ woyɛ saa a, wo nso wudi ho fɔ saa ara.

18 not to avenge and not to keep [obj] son: child people your and to love: lover to/for neighbor your like you I LORD

“‘Ntɔ were. Nnya obi ho menasepɔw; na mmom, dɔ wo yɔnko sɛ wo ho, na mene Awurade.

19 [obj] statute my to keep: obey animal your not to mate mixture land: country your not to sow mixture and garment mixture mixed stuff not to ascend: rise upon you

“‘Munni me mmara so. “‘Mma wo nantwi mforo aboa foforo bi. “‘Nnua afifide a egu ahorow abien wɔ wʼafuw mu. “‘Nhyɛ atade a wɔde atam ahorow abien na anwen.

20 and man for to lie down: have sex [obj] woman semen seed: semen and he/she/it maidservant to acquire to/for man and to ransom not to ransom or freedom not to give: give to/for her scourging to be not to die for not be free

“‘Sɛ obi ne afenaa bi a obi asi no asiwa da a, ɛsɛ sɛ wodi wɔn asɛm wɔ asennii nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ wokum wɔn, efisɛ afenaa no nne ho.

21 and to come (in): bring [obj] guilt (offering) his to/for LORD to(wards) entrance tent meeting ram guilt (offering)

Ɔbarima no na ɔde nʼafɔdi afɔrebɔde bɛbrɛ Awurade wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano. Ɛsɛ sɛ afɔrebɔde no yɛ odwennini.

22 and to atone upon him [the] priest in/on/with ram [the] guilt (offering) to/for face: before LORD upon sin his which to sin and to forgive to/for him from sin his which to sin

Ɔsɔfo no de odwennini no bɛyɛ mpata ama ɔbarima no bɔne a ɔyɛe no na ama wɔde ne bɔne no akyɛ no.

23 and for to come (in): come to(wards) [the] land: country/planet and to plant all tree food and be uncircumcised foreskin his [obj] fruit his three year to be to/for you uncircumcised not to eat

“‘Sɛ mokɔ asase bi so kodua nnuaba ahorow pii a, nnɔbaetwa abiɛsa a edi kan no, munnni, efisɛ wobu no sɛ ɛho agu fi.

24 and in/on/with year [the] fourth to be all fruit his holiness praise to/for LORD

Na ne mfe anan so no, momfa aba no nyinaa mma Awurade mfa nkamfo no.

25 and in/on/with year [the] fifth to eat [obj] fruit his to/for to add to/for you produce his I LORD God your

Na ne mfe anum so no, aba no yɛ mo dea. Eyi bɛma mo nnɔbae so ato. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

26 not to eat upon [the] blood not to divine and not to divine

“‘Monnwe aboa biara a wɔnsɔnee ne mu mogya no nam. “‘Mommfa mo ho nkɔ asumansɛm anaa abayisɛm mu.

27 not to surround side head your and not to ruin [obj] side beard your

“‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ mutwitwa mo moma so nwi twitwa mo abɔgyesɛ so.

28 and incision to/for soul: dead not to give: make in/on/with flesh your and imprint incision not to give: do in/on/with you I LORD

“‘Munntwitwa mo honam mma awufo anaa monnyɛ agyiraehyɛde ahorow wɔ mo ho. Mene Awurade.

29 not to profane/begin: profane [obj] daughter your to/for to fornicate her and not to fornicate [the] land: country/planet and to fill [the] land: country/planet wickedness

“‘Mma wo babea nkɔbɔ aguaman mfa ngu ne ho fi na asase no annan abɔnefo ne nguamanfo asase.

30 [obj] Sabbath my to keep: obey and sanctuary my to fear: revere I LORD

“‘Munni me homeda mmara no so na munni me kronkronbea no ni, efisɛ mene Awurade.

31 not to turn to(wards) [the] medium and to(wards) [the] spiritist not to seek to/for to defile in/on/with them I LORD God your

“‘Monnkɔ asuman anaa ahonhom nkyɛn abisa mmfa ngu mo ho fi, na mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

32 from face: before greyheaded to arise: rise and to honor face old and to fear: revere from God your I LORD

“‘Momfa obu ne nidi mma mpanyimfo wɔ Onyamesuro mu. Mene Awurade.

33 and for to sojourn with you sojourner in/on/with land: country/planet your not to oppress [obj] him

“‘Sɛ ɔhɔho bɛtena mo mu a munnsisi no.

34 like/as born from you to be to/for you [the] sojourner [the] to sojourn with you and to love: lover to/for him like you for sojourner to be in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt I LORD God your

Mummu wɔn sɛnea mubu onipa biara. Monnodɔ wɔn sɛ mo ho na monkae sɛ, na mo nso moyɛ ahɔho wɔ Misraim asase so. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

35 not to make: do injustice in/on/with justice: judgement in/on/with measure in/on/with weight and in/on/with capacity

“‘Mommfa atoro nsusuwde nsusuw, nkari anaa nkan mo biribiara.

36 balance righteousness stone: weight righteousness ephah righteousness and hin righteousness to be to/for you I LORD God your which to come out: send [obj] you from land: country/planet Egypt

Momfa nokware nsania, nkaribo ne asusuwde a eye. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn a mede mo fi Misraim bae no.

37 and to keep: obey [obj] all statute my and [obj] all justice: judgement my and to make: do [obj] them I LORD

“‘Munni me mmaransɛm ne mʼahyɛde no nyinaa so, na mene Awurade.’”