5 Mose 24
1 Sɛ ɔbarima ware yere na sɛ nʼani nnye ne ho bio, efisɛ wahu ade bɔne bi wɔ ne ho, na sɛ ɔkyerɛw awaregyae krataa de ma no, na ɔpam no fi ne fi,
If a man takes a wife, and after they are married she is unpleasing to him because of some bad quality in her, let him give her a statement in writing and send her away from his house.
2 na ofi fi hɔ na ɔbarima foforo kɔware no,
And when she has gone away from him, she may become another man's wife.
3 na ne kunu a ɔto so abien no gyaa no anaasɛ owu a,
And if the second husband has no love for her and, giving her a statement in writing, sends her away; or if death comes to the second husband to whom she was married;
4 ne kunu a odi kan a ogyaa no no nni ho kwan sɛ ɔware no bio, bere a ne ho agu fi akyi no. Ɛyɛ akyiwade wɔ Awurade ani so. Mommfa afɔbu mma asase a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, de rema mo sɛ agyapade no so.
Her first husband, who had sent her away, may not take her back after she has been wife to another; for that is disgusting to the Lord: and you are not to be a cause of sin in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.
5 Sɛ ɔbarima aware foforo a, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde no kɔ ɔko anaasɛ wɔde dwuma bi di to no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtena fie afe a ɔnyɛ adwuma biara sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔbɛma ne yere foforo a waware no no anya ahotɔ.
A newly married man will not have to go out with the army or undertake any business, but may be free for one year, living in his house for the comfort of his wife.
6 Monnnye adeyam bo ne ne boba anaa ne ba no nko ara nsi ka ano, ɛba saa a na moagye ne wura no ano aduan sɛ akagyinamde.
No one is to take, on account of a debt, the stones with which grain is crushed: for in doing so he takes a man's living.
7 Sɛ obi kyere ne yɔnko Israelni na odi no nya sɛ ɔdɔnkɔ anaa ɔtɔn no a, ɛsɛ sɛ owifo no wu. Ɛsɛ sɛ mutu bɔne ase fi mo mu.
If a man takes by force one of his countrymen, the children of Israel, using him as his property or getting a price for him, that thief is to be put to death: so you are to put away evil from among you.
8 Monhwɛ ɔhonam ani nsanyare nyinaa yiye na munni ho mmara a Lewifo asɔfo bɛkyerɛ mo no so. Munni ahyɛde a mede ama wɔn no so pɛpɛɛpɛ.
In connection with the leper's disease, take care to keep and do every detail of the teaching of the priests, the Levites: as I gave them orders, so you are to do.
9 Monkae nea bere a mufi Misraim reba no Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, yɛɛ Miriam.
Keep in mind what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the way, when you came out of Egypt.
10 Sɛ wode biribi fɛm wo yɔnko a, nkɔ wo yɔnko fi nkogye akagyinamde.
If you let your brother have the use of anything which is yours, do not go into his house and take anything of his as a sign of his debt;
11 Gyina afikyiri na ma ɔyɔnko a ɔfɛm wʼade no mfa akagyinamde no mmrɛ wo.
But keep outside till he comes out and gives it to you.
12 Sɛ ɔyɔnko no yɛ ohiani a, nkora akagyinamde no nkosi adekyee.
If he is a poor man, do not keep his property all night;
13 Enkosi owiatɔbere no na wode ntama no akɔma wo yɔnko no na ɔde ada. Na ɔbɛda wo ase, na wɔbɛfa no sɛ ade trenee wɔ Awurade, wo Nyankopɔn no, ani so.
But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.
14 Nhyɛ ɔpaani mmɔborɔni a ɔyɛ wo nua Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔte mo nkurow no mu bi mu no so.
Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.
15 Tua nʼapaade ma no da biara ansa na owia akɔtɔ, efisɛ ɔyɛ ohiani na nʼani da saa akatua no so. Anyɛ saa a, obesu afrɛ Awurade atia wo, na wubedi bɔne ho fɔ.
Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.
16 Ɛnsɛ sɛ wokum awofo wɔ wɔn mma bɔne bi a wɔayɛ ho. Saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ wokum mma wɔ awofo bɔne bi a wɔayɛ ho. Ɛsɛ sɛ obiara wu wɔ nʼankasa bɔne ho.
Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.
17 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mubu ahɔho a wɔte mo mu ne nyisaa ntɛnkyew, anaasɛ mugye ɔbea kunafo ntama de di akagyinamu.
Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:
18 Daa monkae sɛ, na mo nso moyɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim na Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, na ogyee mo. Ɛno nti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ eyi no.
But keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: for this is why I give you orders to do this.
19 Sɛ moretwa mo mfuw mu nnɔbae, na mo ani pa nnɔbae no bi so a, monnsan nkɔfa. Monnyaw ma ahɔho, nyisaa ne akunafo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, behyira mo nsa ano nnwuma nyinaa so.
When you get in the grain from your field, if some of the grain has been dropped by chance in the field, do not go back and get it, but let it be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on all the work of your hands.
20 Sɛ motew wo ngonnua so aba a, monkɔ so mprenu. Monnyaw aba a aka wɔ so no mma ahɔho, nyisaa ne akunafo.
When you are shaking the fruit from your olive-trees, do not go over the branches a second time: let some be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.
21 Saa nso na motew wo bobe nturo so aba a, monkɔ so mprenu; na monnyaw aba a aka wɔ so no mma ahɔho, nyisaa ne akunafo.
When you are pulling the grapes from your vines, do not take up those which have been dropped; let them be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.
22 Monkae sɛ, moyɛɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim. Ɛno nti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ eyi no.
Keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: for this is why I give you orders to do this.
