3 Mose 19

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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

“Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘You shall be holy; for I, the LORD 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.

“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

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

“‘Don’t turn to idols, nor make molten gods for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

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

“‘When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings to the LORD, you shall offer it so that you may be accepted.

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.

It shall be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the next day. If anything remains until the third day, it shall be burnt with fire.

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

If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an abomination. It will 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.

but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of the LORD, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

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

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

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.

You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

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

“‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.

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

“‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

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.

“‘You shall not oppress your neighbour, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

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

“‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

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.

“‘You shall do no injustice in judgement. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favouritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbour in righteousness.

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

“‘You shall not go around as a slanderer amongst your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbour. I am the LORD.

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.

“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.

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

“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbour as yourself. I am the LORD.

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.

“‘You shall keep my statutes. “‘You shall not cross-breed different kinds of animals. “‘You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; “‘Don’t wear a garment made of two kinds of material.

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.

“‘If a man lies carnally with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, and not ransomed or given her freedom; they shall be punished. They shall not be put to death, because 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.

He shall bring his trespass offering to the LORD, to the door of the Tent of Meeting, even 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.

The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he has committed; and the sin which he has committed 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.

“‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. For three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

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

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to the LORD.

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

In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am the LORD your God.

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

“‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practise sorcery.

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

“‘You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your head or clip off the edge of your beard.

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

“‘You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you. I am the LORD.

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

“‘Don’t profane your daughter, to make her a prostitute; lest the land fall to prostitution, and the land become full of wickedness.

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

“‘You shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am the LORD.

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

“‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

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

“‘You shall rise up before the grey head and honour the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

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

“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

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.

The stranger who lives as a foreigner with you shall be to you as the native-born amongst you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you lived as foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

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

“‘You shall do no unrighteousness in judgement, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

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

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

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

“‘You shall observe all my statutes and all my ordinances, and do them. I am the LORD.’”