Mose 5 24
1 “Ne ŋutsu aɖe srɔ̃ ƒe nu meganyo eŋu o la, ŋutsu la aŋlɔ srɔ̃gbegbalẽ atsɔ na srɔ̃a, eye wòanyae.
Should a man marry a woman, but then isn't pleased with her because he finds out something shameful about her, he is allowed to write out a certificate of divorce for her, give it to her, and send her out of his house.
2 Ne nyɔnu la gaɖe srɔ̃,
Suppose that after leaving his house, she goes marries another man,
3 eye srɔ̃a evelia hã gagbee alo ku la,
and suppose the second man also ends up hating her, writes out a certificate of divorce for her, gives it to her, and sends her out of his house—or he may happen to die.
4 srɔ̃ŋutsu gbãtɔ mekpɔ mɔ agaɖee o, elabena ŋutsu la do ŋunyɔ nyɔnu la kpɔ. Nu sia ahe vɔ̃ va anyigba si Yehowa, wò Mawu la le nawòm la dzi.
The first husband who divorced her is not permitted to marry her again after she was shamed, for that offends the Lord. You are not bring guilt upon the land that the Lord your God is giving you to own.
5 “Ne ŋutsu aɖe ɖe srɔ̃ eteƒe medidi o la, mègaɖoe ɖe aʋa loo alo nàde dɔ tɔxɛ aɖeke asi nɛ o. Na wòakpɔ vovo ƒe blibo ɖeka, anɔ aƒe me, eye wòakpɔ dzidzɔ kple srɔ̃a.”
If a man has just got married, he is not to be sent to war or made to do any other duties. He is free to stay at home for one year and make his wife happy.
6 “Se meɖe mɔ be woaxɔ wɔtute abe awɔbanu ene o, elabena eyae nye dɔwɔnu si naa nuɖuɖu ame si tɔ wònye.
Don't accept a pair of millstones, or even just an upper millstone, as security for a debt, because that would put the borrower's life in danger.
7 Ne ame aɖe fi nɔvia Israelvi, eye wòwɔe eƒe kluvi alo dzrae la, ele be amefila la naku ale be nu vɔ̃ naɖe ɖa le mia dome.
Anyone caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite must be executed, whether the kidnapper makes him a slave or sells him. You must eliminate the evil from among you.
8 “Ele be nàkpɔ egbɔ be wowɔ nunɔlawo ƒe sewo dzi pɛpɛpɛ le anyidzedɔ, dɔdzĩ kple kpodɔ gome, elabena mede se siwo dzi miawɔ ɖo nyaɖenyanui la na nunɔlawo.
When it comes to infectious skin diseases, make sure you follow carefully all the instructions of the Levitical priests. Be careful to follow the orders I've given them.
9 Ɖo ŋku nu si Yehowa, wò Mawu la wɔ Miriam esi miegbɔna tso Egipte la dzi.
Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the journey out of Egypt.
10 “Ne èɣe nane na ame aɖe la, mèkpɔ mɔ nàyi eƒe aƒe me be yeaxɔ awɔbanu aɖeke o.
If you lend anything to someone, don't go into their house to take some kind of security.
11 Nɔ aƒea godo! Na ame si nèɣe nu la na la ŋutɔ natsɔ awɔbanu la vɛ na wò.
Stand outside while they go inside and bring the security out to you.
12 Ne amea da ahe, eye wòtsɔ eƒe avɔ na wò abe awɔbanu ene la, mele be nàtsyɔ avɔ la amlɔ anyie o.
If he is a poor man he may give his cloak as security, but you must not keep it when you go to sleep.
13 Trɔe yi nɛ ne ɣe ɖo to, ale be wòate ŋu awɔ eŋu dɔ le zã me, ekema woayra wò. Yehowa, wò Mawu la abui dzɔdzɔenyenyee na wò.
Make sure you give it back by sunset, so that he can sleep in his own cloak and thank you, and you will be counted as doing good by the Lord your God.
14 “Mègate agbatedɔwɔla aɖeke ɖe to gbeɖe o, eɖanye nɔviwò Israelvi loo alo amedzro si le wò du me o.
Don't mistreat a paid servant who is poor and needy, whether he's an Israelite or a foreigner living in one of your towns.
15 Xe eƒe fetu nɛ gbe sia gbe hafi ɣe naɖo to, elabena esi wòda ahe ta la, ehiã fetu la enumake. Ne mèxee nɛ enumake o la, afa konyi tso ŋuwò, eye Yehowa abui nu vɔ̃e na wò.”
Pay his wages every day before sunset, because he is poor and is relying on them. If you don't he may complain to the Lord about you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
16 “Womawu fofowo ɖe wo viwo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta o, eye nenema ke womawu viwo ɖe wo fofowo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta o. Woawu ame sia ame ɖe eya ŋutɔ ko ƒe nu vɔ̃ ta.
Fathers are not to be executed because of their children, and children are not to be executed because of their fathers. Each person is to be executed because of their own sin.
17 “Mègate amedzrowo kple tsyɔ̃eviwo ƒe nya dzɔdzɔe ɖe to o, eye mègaxɔ ahosi aɖeke ƒe avɔ abe awɔbanu ene o.
Don't treat foreigners or orphans unjustly; don't take a widow's cloak as security.
18 Ɖo ŋku edzi ɣe sia ɣi be mienye kluviwo le Egipte kpɔ, eye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la ɖe mi, eya tae mede se sia na mi.
Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, and the Lord your God rescued you from that place. That's why I'm ordering you to do this.
19 Ne èle wò nukuwo xam le wò agble me, eye nèŋlɔ nuku babla aɖe be ɖe agblea me la, mègatrɔ yi ɖatsɔe o. Gblẽe ɖi na amedzrowo, tsyɔ̃eviwo kple ahosiwo. Ekema Yehowa, wò Mawu la ayra wò asinudɔwo katã woadze edzi na wò.
If when you're harvesting in your field you forget a sheaf there, don't go back for it. Leave it for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do.
20 Ne ègbe kutsetsewo le amiti dzi la, mègatsa atilɔawo dzi zi evelia o. Gblẽ kutsetse siwo atsi atilɔawo dzi la ɖi na amedzrowo, tsyɔ̃eviwo kple ahosiwo.
When you shake the olive trees to knock down the olives, don't go over the branches again. What's left is for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows.
21 Se sia kee le wò wain tsetsewo gbegbe hã ŋu. Ne ègbe wò wain tsetsewo la, mègatsa le alɔawo dzi zi evelia o, ke boŋ gblẽ kutsetse siwo tsi atia dzi la ɖi na hiãtɔwo.
When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, don't go over the vines again. What's left is for the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows.
22 Ɖo ŋku edzi be mienye kluviwo le Egipte kpɔ, eya tae mele se sia dem na mi.”
Remember you were once slaves in Egypt. That's why I'm ordering you to do this.
