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 a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,

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 if the sign or wonder he has spoken to you comes about, but he says, “Let us follow other gods (which you have not known) and let us worship 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.

you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him 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.

You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast 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.

Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.

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 your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

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

the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other),

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

you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield 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.

Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands 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.

Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

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

Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.

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

If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said

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,

that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you 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 you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you,

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

you must surely put the inhabitants of that city to the sword. Devote to destruction all its people and livestock.

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 you are to gather all its plunder in the middle of the public square, and completely burn the city and all its plunder as a whole burnt offering to the LORD your God. The city must remain a mound of ruins forever, never to be rebuilt.

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,

Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your 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.

because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.