Deuteronomy 25
1 “If [two] Israelis have a dispute and they go to a court, the judge will [probably] decide/declare that one of them (is innocent/did not do any wrong) and the other one is guilty.
Sɛ akasakasa si nnipa bi ntam a, wɔmfa asɛm no nkɔ asennii na atemmufo no nni asɛm no. Wobegyaa nea odi bem no na wɔatwe de odi fɔ no aso.
2 If the judge says that the guilty person must be punished, he shall command him to lie [with his face] on the ground and be whipped. The number of times he is struck with a whip will depend on [what kind of] crime he committed.
Sɛ nea odi fɔ no fata sɛ wotwa no mmaa a, atemmufo no bɛma no ada hɔ na wɔatwa no mmaa dodow a ɛfata ne bɔne no wɔ nʼanim.
3 It is permitted that he be struck as many as 40 times, but no more than that. If he is struck more than 40 times, he would be humiliated publicly.
Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ otemmufo no ma wotwa mmaa boro aduanan. Sɛ wotwa boro saa a, na wɔagu wo yɔnko Israelni anim ase wɔ wʼanim.
4 When your ox is treading/walking on the grain [to separate the chaff from the grain], do not (muzzle it/put a covering on its mouth) [to prevent it from eating some of the grain].
Nkyekyere nantwi a ɔreporow atoko ano.
5 If two brothers live on the same property, and one of them who has no son dies, the man’s widow should not marry someone who is not a member of his family. The dead man’s brother must marry her and have sex [EUP] with her. It is his duty to do that.
Sɛ nuabarimanom baanu te fie na wɔn mu baako wu a wanwo ɔba a, ɛnsɛ sɛ okunafo no kɔware ɔhɔho. Mmom, ne kunu a wawu no nuabarima na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔware okunafo no ma ɔyɛ okunu nua no asɛde.
6 If she later gives birth to a son, that son is to be considered [MTY] the son of the man who died, in order that the dead man’s name will not disappear from Israel.
Wɔde abakan a wɔbɛwo no no bɛto nʼagya a wawu no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a owufo no din rempepa mfi Israel.
7 “But if the dead man’s brother does not want to marry that woman, she must stand at the (gate/central meeting place) of the town and say to the [town] elders, ‘My husband’s brother will not do (his duty/what he is supposed to do). He refuses to [marry me in order that I may give birth to a son who will] prevent my dead husband’s name from disappearing in Israel.’
Na sɛ ɛba sɛ owufo no nuabarima mpɛ sɛ ɔware ne nua no yere no a, ɔbea no bɛkɔ kurow no mpanyimfo nkyɛn wɔ kurow no pon ano akɔka akyerɛ wɔn se, “Me kunu nua no mpɛ sɛ ne nua no din bɛka Israel. Ɔrenyɛ okunu nua asɛde mma me.”
8 Then the elders must summon that man and talk to him. If he still refuses to marry that widow,
Afei, ɔbarima no kurom mpanyimfo bɛfrɛ no akasa akyerɛ no. Sɛ ose pene ara na ɔrempene nti ɔka se, “Mempɛ sɛ meware no a,”
9 she must go up to him while the elders are watching, and take off one of his sandals [to symbolize/show that he would not receive any of her property], and spit in his face, and say to him, ‘This is what happens to the man who refuses to do what is needed [to allow his dead brother to have a son] in order that our family name does not disappear.’
okunafo no bɛkɔ ɔbarima no anim a mpanyimfo no nso wɔ hɔ bi. Ɔbɛworɔw ɔbarima no mpaboa baako, ate ntasu agu nʼanim na waka se, “Sɛɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ ɔbarima a ɔmpɛ sɛ ɔtoa ne nua abusua so.”
10 After that happens, that man’s family will be known as ‘the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off’.
Wɔbɛfrɛ saa onipa no asefo wɔ Israel se Abusua a Wɔaworɔw wɔn Mpaboa.
11 When [two] men are fighting with each other, and the one man’s wife comes near to help her husband by grabbing hold of the other man’s genitals,
Sɛ Israelfo mmarima baanu reko na wɔn mu baako yere pɛ sɛ ɔboa ne kunu nti, oso ɔbarima baako no barima mu a,
12 do not act mercifully toward her; cut off her hand.
ɛsɛ sɛ motwa ɔbea no nsa no a ahummɔbɔ biara nni mu.
13 “[When you are buying or selling things], do not try to cheat people by having two kinds of weights, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something], and two kinds of measuring baskets, [one which you use when you buy something and one which you use when you sell something].
Monnkita nsania ahorow abien a baako yɛ duru na baako yɛ hare.
Monnkora olonka ahorow abien a baako so na baako su wɔ mo fi.
15 Always use correct weights and correct measuring baskets, in order that Yahweh our God will allow you to live a long time in the land that he is giving to you.
Momfa nsania ne olonka a ɛyɛ pɛpɛ na nokwaredi wɔ mu nsusuw aguade na moanya nkwanna tenten wɔ asase a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, de rema mo no so.
16 Yahweh hates all those who act dishonestly, [and he will punish them].
Wɔn a wɔfa nsania bɔne ne nkontompo so kari aguade no yɛ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, akyiwade.
17 Continue to remember what the Amalek people-group did to your ancestors when they were coming out of Egypt.
Monkae nea Amalekfo yɛɛ mo bere a mufi Misraim reba no.
18 They attacked your ancestors as your ancestors were traveling, when they were weak and exhausted. Those people were not afraid of God at all, so they attacked your ancestors from the rear and killed all those who were unable to walk as fast as the others.
Wɔtow hyɛɛ mo so bere a moabrɛbrɛ na moatotɔ beraw no na wɔn a wɔaka akyi no nso, wɔbobɔɔ wɔn hwehwee fam. Na wonsuro Onyankopɔn.
19 Therefore, when Yahweh our God has given you the land [that he promised to give you], and when he has enabled you to rest from [fighting] all your enemies around you, kill all the Amalek people-group, with the result that no one will remember them any more. Do not forget [to do this]!”
Sɛ Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, ma mo ahomegye fi mo atamfo nyinaa nsam, wɔ asase a ɔde rema mo sɛ agyapade no so a, ɛsɛ sɛ mosɛe Amalekfo na wɔankae wɔn bio wɔ asase yi so. Mommma mo werɛ mfi eyi da!
