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 among you a prophet, or one that dreameth dreams, and he give 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 come to pass that he told unto thee, when he said, Let us go after other gods, whom thou hast 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 shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams; for Jehovah your God proveth 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 ye shall fear him, and his commandments shall ye keep, and his voice shall ye hear; and ye shall serve him, and unto him shall ye cleave.
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; for he hath spoken revolt against Jehovah your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, — to draw thee out of the way that Jehovah thy God commanded thee to walk in; and thou shalt put evil away from thy midst.
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 to thee as thy soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods (whom thou hast 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 which are round about you, near unto thee, or far from thee, from one end of the earth even unto 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 shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye spare him, neither shalt thou pity him, neither shalt thou screen 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 shalt in any case kill him: thy hand shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterwards 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.
and thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; for he hath 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 do no more any such wicked thing as this in thy midst.
12 Sɛ ɛba sɛ mote wɔ nkurow a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn, de rema mo no baako so sɛ
If in one of thy cities, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee to dwell there, thou hearest, 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,
There are men, children of Belial, gone out from among you, and they have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, whom 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 shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and if it be truth, [and] the thing be certain, that this abomination hath happened 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 shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, devoting it to destruction, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, 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 all the spoil of it shalt thou gather into the midst of the open place thereof, and shalt burn the city with fire, and all the spoil thereof, wholly to Jehovah thy God; and it shall be a heap for ever; 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 thou shalt not let anything cleave to thy hand of the devoted thing; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto 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 hearkenest to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, that thou mayest do what is right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.
