Deuteronomy 13
1 'When there ariseth in your midst a prophet, or a dreamer of a dream, and he hath given unto thee a sign or 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 and the wonder hath come which he hath spoken of unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods (which thou hast not known), and 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 dost not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of the dream, for Jehovah your God is trying you, to know whether ye are loving Jehovah 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 Jehovah your God ye walk, and Him ye fear, and His commands ye keep, and to His voice ye hearken, and Him ye serve, and to Him 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 the dream, is put to death, for he hath spoken apostasy against Jehovah your God (who is bringing you out of the land of Egypt, and hath ransomed you out of a house of servants), to drive you out of the way in which Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee to walk, and thou hast put away the evil thing from thy midst.
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 'When thy brother — son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who [is] as thine own soul — doth move thee, in secret, saying, Let us go and serve other gods — (which thou hast not known, thou and 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 who [are] round about you, who are near unto thee, or who are far off from thee, from the end of the earth even unto the 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 dost not consent to him, nor hearken unto him, nor doth thine eye have pity on him, nor dost thou spare, nor dost thou cover him over.
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 dost surely kill him; thy hand is on him, in the first place, to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last;
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 hast stoned him with stones, and he hath died, for he hath sought to drive thee away from Jehovah thy God, who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
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 do hear and fear, and add not to do like this evil thing in thy midst.
Afei, Israel nyinaa bɛte na wɔasuro na obiara nni hɔ a obefi mo mu a, ɔbɛyɛ saa ade no bio.
12 'When thou hearest, in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to dwell there, [one] saying,
Sɛ ɛba sɛ mote wɔ nkurow a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, de rema mo no baako so sɛ
13 Men, sons of worthlessness, have gone out of thy midst, and they force 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 and thou hast enquired, and searched, and asked diligently, and lo, truth; the thing is established; this abomination hath been done in thy midst:
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 dost surely smite the inhabitants of that city by the mouth of the sword; devoting it, and all that [is] in it, even its cattle, by the mouth 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 all its spoil thou dost gather unto the midst of its broad place, and hast burned with fire the city and all its spoil completely, before Jehovah thy God, and it hath been a heap age-during, it is not built any more;
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 doth not cleave to thy hand any of the devoted thing, so that Jehovah doth turn back from the fierceness of His anger, and hath given to thee mercies, and loved thee, and multiplied thee, as He hath sworn to 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 dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commands which I am commanding thee to-day, to do that which [is] right in the eyes of Jehovah 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.
