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,

When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, if so be shee finde no fauour in his eyes, because hee hath espyed some filthinesse in her, then let him write her a bill of diuorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

2 na ofi fi hɔ na ɔbarima foforo kɔware no,

And when she is departed out of his house, and gone her way, and marrie with an other man,

3 na ne kunu a ɔto so abien no gyaa no anaasɛ owu a,

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a letter of diuorcement, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house, or if the latter man die which tooke her to wife:

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.

Then her first husband, which sent her away, may not take her againe to be his wife, after that she is defiled: for that is abomination in the sight of the Lord, and thou shalt not cause the land to sinne, which the Lord thy God doeth giue thee to inherite.

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.

When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not goe a warfare, neither shalbe charged with any businesse, but shalbe free at home one yeere, and reioyce with his wife which he hath taken.

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 man shall take the nether nor the vpper milstone to pledge: for this gage is his liuing.

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 any man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh marchandise of him, or selleth him, that thiefe shall die: so shalt thou put euil away 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.

Take heede of the plague of leprosie, that thou obserue diligently, and doe according to all that the Priestes of the Leuites shall teach you: take heede ye doe as I commanded them.

9 Monkae nea bere a mufi Misraim reba no Awurade, mo Nyankopɔn no, yɛɛ Miriam.

Remember what the Lord thy God did vnto Miriam by the way after that ye were come out of Egypt.

10 Sɛ wode biribi fɛm wo yɔnko a, nkɔ wo yɔnko fi nkogye akagyinamde.

Whe thou shalt aske again of thy neighbour any thing lent, thou shalt not goe into his house to fet his pledge.

11 Gyina afikyiri na ma ɔyɔnko a ɔfɛm wʼade no mfa akagyinamde no mmrɛ wo.

But thou shalt stand without, and the man that borowed it of thee, shall bring the pledge out of the doores vnto thee.

12 Sɛ ɔyɔnko no yɛ ohiani a, nkora akagyinamde no nkosi adekyee.

Furthermore if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge,

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 shalt restore him the pledge when the sunne goeth downe, that he may sleepe in his raiment, and blesse thee: and it shalbe righteousnesse vnto thee before the Lord thy God.

14 Nhyɛ ɔpaani mmɔborɔni a ɔyɛ wo nua Israelni anaa ɔhɔho a ɔte mo nkurow no mu bi mu no so.

Thou shalt not oppresse an hyred seruant that is needie and poore, neyther of thy brethren, nor of the stranger that is in thy land within thy gates.

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.

Thou shalt giue him his hire for his day, neither shall the sunne goe downe vpon it: for he is poore, and therewith susteineth his life: lest he crye against thee vnto the Lord, and it be sinne vnto thee.

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.

The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children put to death for the fathers, but euery man shalbe put to death for his owne sinne.

17 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mubu ahɔho a wɔte mo mu ne nyisaa ntɛnkyew, anaasɛ mugye ɔbea kunafo ntama de di akagyinamu.

Thou shalt not peruert the right of the stranger, nor of the fatherlesse, nor take a widowes rayment to pledge.

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 remember that thou wast a seruant in Egypt, and howe the Lord thy God deliuered thee thence. Therefore I commaund thee to doe this thing.

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 thou cuttest downe thine haruest in thy fielde, and hast forgotten a sheafe in the fielde, thou shalt not goe againe to fet it, but it shalbe for the stranger, for the fatherles, and for the widowe: that the Lord thy God may blesse thee in all the workes of thine 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 thou beatest thine oliue tree, thou shalt not goe ouer the boughes againe, but it shalbe for the stranger, for the fatherlesse, and for the widowe.

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 thou gatherest thy vineyard, thou shalt not gather the grapes cleane after thee, but they shalbe for the stranger, for the fatherlesse, and for the widowe.

22 Monkae sɛ, moyɛɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim. Ɛno nti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ eyi no.

And remember that thou wast a seruant in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to doe this thing.