5 Mose 13

1 Sɛ odiyifo anaa obi a ɔnam adaeso so ka ahintasɛm sɔre wɔ mo mu na ɔka nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛyɛ hu ne anwonwasɛm kyerɛ mo,

If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives thee a sign or a wonder,

2 na sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne anaa anwonwasɛm no ba mu na ɔka se, “Momma yenni anyame afoforo akyi (anyame a munnim wɔn) na yɛnsom wɔn” a,

and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou have not known, and let us serve them,

3 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.

thou shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams, for Jehovah your God proves you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 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.

Ye shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cling to him.

5 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.

And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which Jehovah thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shall thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

6 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,”

If thy brother, the 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, entices thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou have not known, thou, nor thy fathers,

7 anyame a ɛyɛ nnipa a atwa wo ho ahyia no de, sɛ wɔbɛn anaa wɔwɔ akyiri, fi asase ano kosi ano no a,

of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, near to thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth,

8 mommfa wo ho mma no anaasɛ ntie no. Nhu no mmɔbɔ. Mfa ne ho nkyɛ no na mmɔ ne ho ban nso.

thou shall not consent to him, nor hearken to him. Neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shall thou spare, neither shall thou conceal him,

9 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.

but thou shall surely kill him. Thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

10 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.

And thou shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw thee away from Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

11 Afei, Israel nyinaa bɛte na wɔasuro na obiara nni hɔ a obefi mo mu a, ɔbɛyɛ saa ade no bio.

And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall no more do any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.

12 Sɛ ɛba sɛ mote wɔ nkurow a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, de rema mo no baako so sɛ

If thou shall hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God gives thee to dwell there, saying,

13 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,

Certain base fellows have gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known,

14 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,

then thou shall inquire, and make search, and ask diligently. And, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee,

15 ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde afoa kunkum wɔn a wɔwɔ kurow no mu nyinaa. Monsɛe kurow no pasapasa, emu nnipa ne nyɛmmoa.

thou shall surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is in it, and the cattle in it, with the edge of the sword.

16 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.

And thou shall gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street of it, and shall burn the city with fire, and all the spoil of it, every whit, to Jehovah thy God, and it shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again.

17 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,

And nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to thy hand, that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he has sworn to thy fathers,

18 efisɛ moyɛ osetie ma Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, na mudi ne mmara a mede rema mo nnɛ yi so na moyɛ nea ɛsɔ nʼani.

when thou shall hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.