Deuteronomy 5
1 And Moses calleth unto all Israel, and saith unto them, 'Hear, Israel, the statutes and the judgments which I am speaking in your ears to-day, and ye have learned them, and have observed to do them.
Mose frɛɛ Israelfoɔ nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ: Montie mmara ne ahyɛdeɛ a mede rema mo ɛnnɛ no yie. Monsua na monni so.
2 Jehovah our God made with us a covenant in Horeb;
Ɛberɛ a yɛwɔ Horeb no, Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn ne yɛn yɛɛ apam bi.
3 not with our fathers hath Jehovah made this covenant, but with us; we — these — here to-day — all of us alive.
Ɛnyɛ yɛn agyanom na Awurade ne wɔn yɛɛ apam tete no, na mmom, ɔne yɛn a yɛte ase ɛnnɛ yi na ɛyɛeɛ.
4 Face to face hath Jehovah spoken with you, in the mount, out of the midst of the fire;
Awurade ne mo kasaa animuanimu firi ogyaframa no mu.
5 I am standing between Jehovah and you, at that time, to declare to you the word of Jehovah, for ye have been afraid from the presence of the fire, and ye have not gone up into the mount; saying:
Megyinaa mo ne Awurade ntam, ɛfiri sɛ, na mosuro ogya no enti, moamforo bepɔ no. Ɔkasa kyerɛɛ me na me nso mekaa nsɛm a ɔkaeɛ no kyerɛɛ mo. Nsɛm a ɔkaeɛ no nie:
6 'I Jehovah [am] thy God, who hath brought thee out from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants.
“Mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn a meyii mo firii nkoasom wɔ Misraim no.
7 'Thou hast no other gods in My presence.
“Monnsom onyame foforɔ biara nka me ho.
8 'Thou dost not make to thee a graven image, any similitude which [is] in the heavens above, and which [is] in the earth beneath, and which [is] in the waters under the earth;
Monnyɛ ohoni anaa biribiara a ɛsɛ adeɛ a ɛwɔ ewiem, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ asase so, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ nsuo mu, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ asase ase.
9 thou dost not bow thyself to them nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God [am] a zealous God, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on a third [generation], and on a fourth, to those hating Me;
Monnkoto ohoni biara nsom no ɛkwan biara so, na me, Awurade mo Onyankopɔn, meyɛ ninkunfoɔ. Na me ne onyame foforɔ bi nkyɛ mo dɔ a modɔ me no. Na sɛ nnipa bi bɔne a wayɛ enti metwe wɔn aso a, metwe wɔn aso kɔsi wɔn awontoatoasoɔ a wɔtan me no nyinaa so.
10 and doing kindness to thousands, to those loving Me, and to those keeping My commands.
Na medɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ mpem a wɔdɔ me na wɔdi mʼahyɛdeɛ so.
11 'Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.
Mommmɔ Awurade Onyankopɔn din basabasa. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, ɔbɛbu mo fɔ.
12 'Observe the day of the sabbath — to sanctify it, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;
Monkae homeda na monni no sɛ ɛda kronkron, sɛdeɛ Awurade ahyɛ no.
13 six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,
Nnansia na momfa nyɛ mo nnwuma nyinaa,
14 and the seventh day [is] a sabbath to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not do any work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and thine ox, and thine ass, and all thy cattle, and thy sojourner who [is] within thy gates; so that thy man-servant, and thy handmaid doth rest like thyself;
na ɛda a ɛtɔ so nson no yɛ homeda ma Awurade Onyankopɔn. Saa ɛda no, ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ adwuma biara; ɛnsɛ sɛ mo mmammarima, mo mmabaa anaa mo asomfoɔ anaa mo anantwie ne mo afunumu anaa mo ahɔhoɔ yɛ adwuma biara.
15 and thou hast remembered that a servant thou hast been in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God is bringing thee out thence by a strong hand, and by a stretched-out arm; therefore hath Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the day of the sabbath.
Monkae sɛ berɛ bi a atwam no na moyɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim, na Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, nam anwanwa tumi ne tumi nnwuma so na ɔyii mo firii hɔ. Ɛno enti na Awurade mo Onyankopɔn hyɛ mo sɛ monni homeda no.
16 'Honour thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee, so that thy days are prolonged, and so that it is well with thee, on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
Di wʼagya ne wo maame ni sɛdeɛ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, hyɛ mo no. Na ɛbɛma wo nkwa nna aware wɔ asase a Awurade wo Onyankopɔn de bɛma wo no so.
17 'Thou dost not murder.
Nni awu.
18 'Thou dost not commit adultery.
Nsɛe awadeɛ.
19 'Thou dost not steal.
Mmɔ korɔno
20 'Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour — a false testimony.
Nni wo yɔnko ho adansekurumu
21 'Thou dost not desire thy neighbour's wife; nor dost thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, and his man-servant, and his handmaid, his ox, and his ass, and anything which [is] thy neighbour's.
Mma wʼani mmere wo yɔnko yere. Mma wʼani mmere wo yɔnko fie anaa nʼasase anaa nʼakoa anaa nʼafenawa, ne nʼanantwie, nʼafunumu anaa biribiara a ɛyɛ wo yɔnko dea.”
22 'These words hath Jehovah spoken unto all your assembly, in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness — a great voice; and He hath not added, and He writeth them on two tables of stone, and giveth them unto me.
Awurade de nne kɛseɛ a ɛfiri ogyaframa no mu ka kyerɛɛ mo firii omununkum a esum kabii atwa ho ahyia mu. Nsɛm a ɔkaeɛ ara ni na ɔtwerɛɛ ne nsɛm no guu aboɔ ɛpono mmienu so na ɔde maa me.
23 'And it cometh to pass as ye hear the voice out of the midst of the darkness, and of the mountain burning with fire, that ye come near unto me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders,
Motee nne no firii esum mu ɛberɛ a bepɔ no ogya redɛre framfram no, mmusuakuo mu ntuanofoɔ no nyinaa baa me nkyɛn.
24 and say, Lo, Jehovah our God hath shewed us His honour, and His greatness; and His voice we have heard out of the midst of the fire; this day we have seen that God doth speak with man — and he hath lived.
Wɔkaa sɛ, “Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn, akyerɛ yɛn nʼanimuonyam ne ne tumi na yɛate ne nne afiri ogya mu. Ɛnnɛ, yɛahunu sɛ, sɛ Onyankopɔn ne onipa kasa koraa a, onipa tumi tena ase.
25 'And, now, why do we die? for consume us doth this great fire — if we add to hear the voice of Jehovah our God any more — then we have died.
Na afei, adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛwuwu? Sɛ Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, kasa kyerɛ yɛn bio a, akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho sɛ yɛbɛwuwu na ogya no ahye yɛn pasaa.
26 For who of all flesh [is] he who hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire like us — and doth live?
Enti, ɔkra teasefoɔ bɛtumi ate Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no nne afiri ogyaframa no mu na watena ase anaa?
27 Draw near thou, and hear all that which Jehovah our God saith, and thou, thou dost speak unto us all that which Jehovah our God speaketh unto thee, and we have hearkened, and done it.
Wo, kɔ na kɔtie deɛ Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn no ka. Na afei, bra na bɛka biribiara a ɔka kyerɛɛ wo no kyerɛ yɛn, na yɛbɛtie na yɛadi so.”
28 'And Jehovah heareth the voice of your words, in your speaking unto me, and Jehovah saith unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken unto thee; they have done well [in] all that they have spoken.
Awurade tee mo nne ɛberɛ a mokasa kyerɛɛ me no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, “Mate nsɛm a nnipa ka kyerɛɛ wo no. Nsɛm a wɔkaaeɛ no nyinaa yɛ.
29 O that their heart had been thus to them, to fear Me, and to keep My commands all the days, that it may be well with them, and with their sons — to the age!
Ao, sɛ daa wɔbɛnya akoma sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma wɔasuro me na wɔadi mʼahyɛdeɛ nyinaa so a, anka ɛbɛyɛ ama wɔn ne wɔn asefoɔ nyinaa afebɔɔ.
30 'Go, say to them, Turn back for yourselves, to your tents;
“Kɔ na kɔka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔnsane mmra wɔn ntomadan mu.
31 and thou here stand thou with Me, and let Me speak unto thee all the command, and the statutes, and the judgments which thou dost teach them, and they have done in the land which I am giving to them to possess it.
Nanso, wo deɛ, wo ne me ntena ha sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a mɛtumi de me nhyɛ ne me mmara ama wo. Wobɛkyerɛkyerɛ nnipa no sɛdeɛ wɔbɛtie wɔ asase a mede rema wɔn no so sɛ wɔn agyapadeɛ.”
32 'And ye have observed to do as Jehovah your God hath commanded you, ye turn not aside — right or left;
Enti, Mose ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no sɛ, “Monyɛ ɔsetie mma Awurade mo Onyankopɔn ahyɛdeɛ nyinaa, na monni ne nkyerɛkyerɛ so pɛpɛɛpɛ.
33 in all the way which Jehovah your God hath commanded you ye walk, so that ye live, and [it is] well with you, and ye have prolonged days in the land which ye possess.
Akwan a Awurade mo Onyankopɔn ahyɛ mo sɛ monnante so no so, monnante so. Na moatena ase nna tenten na asi mo yie wɔ asase a morebɛkɔ akɔtena so no so.”
