3 Mose 18
1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Ka kyerɛ Israelfo no se,
And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, Speke thou to the sones of Israel,
2 ‘Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn,
and thou schalt seie to hem, Y am youre Lord God;
3 enti mommmɔ mo bra sɛ abosonsomfo. Monnyɛ sɛ nnipa a na mo ne wɔn te wɔ Misraim anaa Kanaan wɔ faako a mede mo rekɔ no. Munnsuasua wɔn.
ye schulen not do by the custom of the lond of Egipt, in which ye dwelliden; ye schulen not do bi the custom of the cuntrei of Canaan, `to which Y schal brynge you yn, nethir ye schulen go in the lawful thingis of hem.
4 Me mmara ne mʼahyɛde ara so na ɛsɛ sɛ mudi; na ɛsɛ sɛ mudi so pɛpɛɛpɛ, efisɛ mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.
Ye schulen do my domes, and ye schulen kepe myn heestis, and ye schulen go in tho; Y am youre Lord God.
5 Sɛ mudi so a, mubenya nkwa. Mene Awurade.
Kepe ye my lawis and domes, whiche a man `schal do, and schal lyue in tho; Y am youre Lord God.
6 “‘Mo mu biara nni ho kwan sɛ ɔware obusuani a ɔbɛn no. Mene Awurade.
Ech man schal not neiy to the nyy womman of his blood, that he schewe `the filthe of hir; Y am the Lord.
7 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbabea ware nʼagya anaasɛ ɔbabarima ware ne na.
Thou schalt not diskyuere the filthe of thi fadir and the filthe of thi modir; sche is thi modir, thou schalt not schewe hir filthe.
8 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ wo ne wʼagya yerenom mu bi da; ebebu wʼagya animtiaa.
Thou schalt not vnhile the filthe of the wijf of thi fadir, for it is the filthe of thi fadir.
9 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ wo ne wo nuabea anaa wʼagya babea anaa wo na babea da, sɛ wɔwoo no ofi no mu anaa ofi foforo mu.
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of thi sistir, of fadir `ether of modir, which sister is gendrid at hoome ether without forth.
10 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ moware mo nenabea, sɛ ɔyɛ mo babarima babea anaa mo babea babea, efisɛ ebebu mo animtiaa.
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of the douyter of thi sone, ether of neece of thi douyter, for it is thi filthe.
11 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ woware wo nuabea a ɔyɛ wʼagya yerenom bi babea.
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of the douyter of the wijf of thi fadir, which sche childide to thi fadir, and is thi sistir.
12 “‘Anaa wo sewaa—wo agya nuabea, efisɛ ɔyɛ wʼagya busuani pɛɛ.
Thou schalt not opene the filthe of the `sister of thi fadir, for sche is the fleisch of thi fadir.
13 “‘Saa ara na ɛnsɛ sɛ woware wo na a ɔyɛ wo na nuabea, efisɛ, ɔyɛ wo na busuani pɛɛ.
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of the sistir of thi modir, for sche is the fleisch of thi modir.
14 “‘Wʼagya nuabarima yere nso, wunni ho kwan sɛ woware no.
Thou schalt not shewe the filthe of the brothir of thi fadir, nethir thou schalt neiye to his wijf, which is ioyned to thee bi affinyte.
15 “‘Wunni ho kwan sɛ woware wo babarima yere, efisɛ ɔyɛ wʼase.
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of thi sones wijf, for sche is the wijf of thi sone, nether thou schalt diskiuere hir schenschip; and no man take his brotheris wijf.
16 “‘Saa ara nso na wuntumi nnware wo nuabarima yere, efisɛ ɔyɛ wo nuabarima dea.
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of `the wijf of thi brother, for it is the filthe of thi brothir.
17 “‘Worentumi nware ɔbea bi nsan nware ne babea anaa ne nenabea nka ho, efisɛ wɔn nyinaa yɛ abusuafo pɛɛ na ɛyɛ awudisɛm nso.
Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of thi wijf, and of hir douyter; thou schalt not take the douytir of hir sone, and the douytir of hir douyter, that thou schewe hir schenschip; thei ben the fleisch of hir, and siche letcherie is incest.
18 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ woware nuabeanom baanu sɛ akorafo, bere a wo yere te ase.
Thou schalt not take `the sister of thi wijf, in to concubynage of hir, nethir thou schalt schewe `the filthe of hir, while thi wijf lyueth yit.
19 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ wofa ɔbea a ɔwɔ afikyirikɔ mu.
Thou schalt not neiye to a womman that suffrith rennyng of blood of monethe, nethir thou schalt schewe hir filthe.
20 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ wofa wo yɔnko yere de gu mo ho fi.
Thou schalt not do letcherie with `the wijf of thi neiybore, nether thou schalt be defoulid with medlyng of seed.
21 “‘Mfa wo mma mu biara mma Molek mma ɔmmfa no mmɔ afɔre wɔ nʼafɔremuka so. Ngu wo Nyankopɔn din ho fi, efisɛ mene Awurade.
Thou schalt not yyue of thi seed, that it be offrid to the idol Moloch, nether thou schalt defoule the name of thi God; Y am the Lord.
22 “‘Ɔbarima a ɔne ne yɔnko barima da yɛ akyiwade kɛse na ɛyɛ bɔne a ɛso nso.
Thou schalt not be medlid with a man bi letcherie of womman, for it is abhomynacioun.
23 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbarima fa aboa de gu ne ho fi. Saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbea de ne ho ma aboanini ma ɔfa no. Ɛyɛ akyiwade kɛse.
Thou schalt not do letcherie with ony beeste, nethir thou schalt be defoulid with it. A womman schal not ligge vnder a beeste, nether schal be medlid therwith, for it is greet synne.
24 “‘Munngu mo ho fi wɔ saa akwan ahorow yi biara so na eyinom ne nea abosonsomfo yɛ. Esiane sɛ wɔyɛ saa nti, merebeyi wɔn afi asase a morekɔ so no so.
Be ye not defoulid in alle these thingis, in whiche alle `folkis, ether hethen men, ben defoulid, whiche folkis Y schal caste out bifor youre siyt,
25 Saa ahohwibra no agu ɔman mu no nyinaa ho fi; ɛno nti na meretwe nnipa a wɔte hɔ no aso na mayi wɔn afi asase no so.
of whiche the lond is defoulid, of which lond Y schal vysyte the grete synnes, that it spewe out hise dwellers.
26 Ɛsɛ sɛ mudi me mmara ne mʼahyɛde no nyinaa so pɛpɛɛpɛ na ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ saa akyiwade yi mu bi koraa. Saa mmara yi ka mo a wɔwoo mo Israelman mu ne ahɔho a wɔne mo te nyinaa bi.
Kepe ye my lawful thingis and domes, that ye do not of alle these abhomynaciouns, as wel a man borun in the lond as a comelyng which is a pilgrym at you.
27 Ampa ara, efisɛ daa nnipa a wɔte saa asase a mede mo rekɔ so no so yɛ saa akyiwade yi nti, asase no ho agu fi.
For the dwellers of the lond, that weren bifor you, diden alle these abhomynaciouns, and defouliden that lond.
28 Monnyɛ saa ade no bi, anyɛ saa a, mɛpam mo afi asase no so sɛnea mɛyɛ wɔn a wɔte hɔ mprempren no.
Therfor be ye war, lest it caste out viliche also you in lijk manere, whanne ye han do lijk synnes, as it castide out vileche the folk, that was bifor you.
29 “‘Obiara a ɔbɛyɛ akyiwade yi mu bi no, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa no asu fi ɔman no mu.
Ech man that doith ony thing of these abhomynaciouns, schal perische fro the myddis of his puple.
30 Enti monhwɛ sɛ mubedi me mmara no so na monnyɛ saa abusude kɛse yi bi. Monnkɔyɛ abususɛm a wɔn a wɔte asase a morekɔ so no yɛ no bi mmfa ngu mo ho fi. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.’”
Kepe ye myn heestis; nyle ye do tho thingis, whiche thei that weren bifor you diden, and be ye not defoulid in tho; Y am youre Lord God.
