3 Mose 19

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Ka kyerɛ Israelfo no se, ‘Monyɛ kronkron, efisɛ me Awurade a meyɛ mo Nyankopɔn no, meyɛ kronkron.

Speak unto all the assembly of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Holy shall ye be, for I Jehovah your God am holy.

3 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mode nidi ma mo nanom ne mo agyanom na mudi me homeda mmara no so, efisɛ meyɛ Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

Ye shall reverence every man his mother, and his father, and my sabbaths shall ye keep: I am Jehovah your God.

4 “‘Monnsom ohoni, anaa monnyɛ nnade anyame bi mma mo ho. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

Ye shall not turn unto idols, and ye shall not make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.

5 “‘Sɛ mobɔ asomdwoe afɔre ma Awurade a momfa ɔkwan pa so mmɔ na asɔ Awurade ani.

And if ye sacrifice a sacrifice of peace-offering to Jehovah, ye shall sacrifice it for your acceptance.

6 Da a mobɛbɔ saa afɔre no, munni no da no ara, na aboro so koraa na ɛsɛ sɛ mudi no adekyee. Monhyew nea ebedi nnansa no.

On the day when ye sacrifice it shall it be eaten, and on the morrow; and that which remaineth until the third day shall be burned with fire.

7 Na nea mubedi no nnansa so no yɛ akyiwade ma me, enti mɛpo.

And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is an unclean thing: it shall not be accepted.

8 Sɛ mudi no nnansa so a, mudi ho fɔ na moagu Awurade kronkronyɛ nso ho fi, na wobetwa mo asu afi Awurade nkurɔfo mu.

And he that eateth it shall bear his iniquity; for he hath profaned the hallowed thing of Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from among his peoples.

9 “‘Sɛ mutwa mo nnɔbae a, munntwa nnɔbae a ɛwɔ mo mfuw nhanoa no. Sɛ moretwa a, aba a ebegu fam no nso, monntase.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt not gather.

10 Saa ara na mo bobe so aba no nso, ɛnsɛ sɛ motew ne nyinaa. Na nea ɛbɛtew agu ase no nso, monntase. Munnyaw mma ahiafo ne akwantufo a wɔbɛfa hɔ no na mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

And thy vineyard shalt thou not glean, neither shalt thou gather what hath been left of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am Jehovah your God.

11 “‘Mommmɔ korɔn. “‘Munntwa atoro. “‘Na munnsisi obiara.

Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not lie one to another.

12 “‘Monnka ntamhunu mfa ngu mo Nyankopɔn din ho fi, efisɛ mene Awurade.

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

13 “‘Nwia wo yɔnko na munnsisi obi. “‘Na mo apaafo nso, muntua wɔn ka ntɛm. Na sɛ ɛka bi bɛtɔ mo ne wɔn ntam a, mommma ade nkye so.

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

14 “‘Monnnome ɔsotifo na munntwintwan onifuraefo akwan mu. Munsuro mo Nyankopɔn; Mene Awurade.

Thou shalt not revile a deaf person, and thou shalt not put a stumbling-block before a blind one; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

15 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ bere biara atemmufo bu atɛntrenee a wɔnhwɛ sɛ nea worebu no atɛn no yɛ ohiani anaa ɔdefo. Ɛsɛ sɛ daa wɔn atemmu yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

16 “‘Munnni nseku. “‘Mfa bɔne bi ho asɛm nto wo yɔnko so, na mene Awurade.

Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.

17 “‘Ntan wo nua. Ka obiara a ɔyɛ bɔne anim; mma ɔbɔnefo mfa ne ho nni. Sɛ woyɛ saa a, wo nso wudi ho fɔ saa ara.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him.

18 “‘Ntɔ were. Nnya obi ho menasepɔw; na mmom, dɔ wo yɔnko sɛ wo ho, na mene Awurade.

Thou shalt not avenge thyself, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am Jehovah.

19 “‘Munni me mmara so. “‘Mma wo nantwi mforo aboa foforo bi. “‘Nnua afifide a egu ahorow abien wɔ wʼafuw mu. “‘Nhyɛ atade a wɔde atam ahorow abien na anwen.

My statutes shall ye observe. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with another sort; thou shalt not sow thy field with seed of two sorts; and a garment woven of two materials shall not come upon thee.

20 “‘Sɛ obi ne afenaa bi a obi asi no asiwa da a, ɛsɛ sɛ wodi wɔn asɛm wɔ asennii nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ wokum wɔn, efisɛ afenaa no nne ho.

And if a man lie with a woman for copulation, and she is a bondwoman betrothed to a husband, but not at all ransomed, nor hath freedom been given to her, there shall be a chastisement: they shall not be put to death, for she was not free.

21 Ɔbarima no na ɔde nʼafɔdi afɔrebɔde bɛbrɛ Awurade wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no kwan ano. Ɛsɛ sɛ afɔrebɔde no yɛ odwennini.

And he shall bring his trespass-offering to Jehovah, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, a ram for a trespass-offering.

22 Ɔsɔfo no de odwennini no bɛyɛ mpata ama ɔbarima no bɔne a ɔyɛe no na ama wɔde ne bɔne no akyɛ no.

And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before Jehovah for his sin which he hath done; and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

23 “‘Sɛ mokɔ asase bi so kodua nnuaba ahorow pii a, nnɔbaetwa abiɛsa a edi kan no, munnni, efisɛ wobu no sɛ ɛho agu fi.

And when ye come into the land and plant all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count its fruit as uncircumcised, three years shall it be uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of;

24 Na ne mfe anan so no, momfa aba no nyinaa mma Awurade mfa nkamfo no.

and in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy for praise to Jehovah;

25 Na ne mfe anum so no, aba no yɛ mo dea. Eyi bɛma mo nnɔbae so ato. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

and in the fifth year shall ye eat the fruit thereof, that it may increase unto you the produce thereof: I am Jehovah your God.

26 “‘Monnwe aboa biara a wɔnsɔnee ne mu mogya no nam. “‘Mommfa mo ho nkɔ asumansɛm anaa abayisɛm mu.

Ye shall eat nothing with the blood. — Ye shall not practise enchantment, nor use auguries.

27 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ mutwitwa mo moma so nwi twitwa mo abɔgyesɛ so.

— Ye shall not shave the corners of your head round, neither shalt thou mutilate the corners of thy beard.

28 “‘Munntwitwa mo honam mma awufo anaa monnyɛ agyiraehyɛde ahorow wɔ mo ho. Mene Awurade.

And cuttings for a dead person shall ye not make in your flesh, nor put any tattoo writing upon you: I am Jehovah.

29 “‘Mma wo babea nkɔbɔ aguaman mfa ngu ne ho fi na asase no annan abɔnefo ne nguamanfo asase.

— Do not profane thy daughter, to give her up to whoredom; lest the land practise whoredom, and the land become full of infamy.

30 “‘Munni me homeda mmara no so na munni me kronkronbea no ni, efisɛ mene Awurade.

— My sabbaths shall ye keep, and my sanctuary shall ye reverence: I am Jehovah.

31 “‘Monnkɔ asuman anaa ahonhom nkyɛn abisa mmfa ngu mo ho fi, na mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

— Turn not unto necromancers and unto soothsayers; seek not after them to make yourselves unclean: I am Jehovah your God.

32 “‘Momfa obu ne nidi mma mpanyimfo wɔ Onyamesuro mu. Mene Awurade.

Before the hoary head thou shalt rise up, and shalt honour the face of an old man; and thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

33 “‘Sɛ ɔhɔho bɛtena mo mu a munnsisi no.

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.

34 Mummu wɔn sɛnea mubu onipa biara. Monnodɔ wɔn sɛ mo ho na monkae sɛ, na mo nso moyɛ ahɔho wɔ Misraim asase so. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn.

As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.

35 “‘Mommfa atoro nsusuwde nsusuw, nkari anaa nkan mo biribiara.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measure of length, in weight, and in measure of capacity:

36 Momfa nokware nsania, nkaribo ne asusuwde a eye. Mene Awurade mo Nyankopɔn a mede mo fi Misraim bae no.

just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 “‘Munni me mmaransɛm ne mʼahyɛde no nyinaa so, na mene Awurade.’”

And ye shall observe all my statutes, and all mine ordinances, and do them: I am Jehovah.