5 Mose 13
1 Sɛ odiyifoɔ anaa obi a ɔnam daeɛso so ka ahintasɛm sɔre wɔ mo mu na ɔka nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛyɛ hu ne anwanwasɛm kyerɛ mo,
If there arise in the midst of thee a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams — and he give thee a sign or a wonder,
2 na sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ anaa anwanwasɛm no ba mu na ɔka sɛ, “Momma yɛnni anyame foforɔ akyi (anyame a monnim wɔn) na yɛnsom wɔn” a,
and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spoke unto thee — saying: 'Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them';
3 monntie saa odiyifoɔ anaa ɔdaeɛsofoɔ no nsɛm. Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, resɔ mo ahwɛ sɛ modɔ no firi mo akoma ne mo kra mu nyinaa anaa.
thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God putteth you to proof, to know whether ye do love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, na ɛsɛ sɛ modi nʼakyi na ɔno na ɛsɛ sɛ mode obuo ne anidie ma no. Monni ne mmara so na monyɛ ɔsetie mma no; monsom no na momfam ne ho den.
After the LORD your God shall ye walk, and Him shall ye fear, and His commandments shall ye keep, and unto His voice shall ye hearken, and Him shall ye serve, and unto Him shall ye cleave.
5 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum saa odiyifoɔ anaa ɔdaeɛsofoɔ no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔkasa tia Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, a ɔyii mo firii Misraim nkoasom asase no so no; wayere ne ho sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔtwe mo firi ɛkwan a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, ahyɛ sɛ momfa so no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ motutu abɔnefoɔ nyinaa firi mo mu.
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken perversion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage, to draw thee aside out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
6 Sɛ wo nuabarima, wo babarima, wo babaa, wo yere a wodɔ no anaa wʼadamfo pa bi fa sum ase ba wo nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛ wo sɛ, “Momma yɛnkɔsom anyame foforɔ, anyame a wo anaa wʼagyanom nhunuu bi da,”
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
7 anyame a ɛyɛ nnipa a atwa wo ho ahyia dea, sɛ wɔbɛn anaa wɔwɔ akyiri firi asase ano kɔsi ano no a,
of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth;
8 mfa wo ho mma no, anaasɛ ntie no. Nhunu no mmɔbɔ. Mfa ne ho nkyɛ no na mmɔ ne ho ban nso.
thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him;
9 Kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no. Fa wo nsa di ɛkan kum no ansa na nnipa nyinaa de wɔn nsa abɛka ho.
but thou shalt surely kill him; thy hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
10 Monsi no aboɔ nku no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔtwe wo firi Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, a ɔyii mo firii Misraim nkoasom asase so no ho.
And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to draw thee away from the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
11 Afei, Israel nyinaa bɛte na wɔasuro na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛfiri mo mu a, ɔbɛyɛ saa adeɛ no bio.
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is in the midst of thee.
12 Sɛ ɛba sɛ mote wɔ nkuro a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo no baako so sɛ
If thou shalt hear tell concerning one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to dwell there, saying:
13 nnipa bɔnefoɔ bi asɔre wɔ wɔn mu adi nnipa a wɔwɔ kuro no mu anim de wɔn akɔsi bɔne mu aka sɛ, “Momma yɛnkɔsom anyame foforɔ,” anyame a monhunuu bi da a,
'Certain base fellows are gone out from the midst of thee, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying: Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known';
14 ɛsɛ sɛ mobisa mu, hwehwɛ mu yie. Na sɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ na sɛ nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ nnebɔneyɛ bi akɔ so wɔ mo mu a,
then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in the midst of thee;
15 ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde akofena kunkum wɔn a wɔwɔ kuro no mu nyinaa. Monsɛe kuro no pasapasa, emu nnipa ne afieboa.
thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
16 Afei, mommoaboa asadeɛ no nyinaa ano wɔ kuro no adwabɔeɛ na monhye no. Monhye kuro mu no ne emu nneɛma nyinaa mma ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ mma Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn. Saa kuro no nyɛ amamfo daa; ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔsane kyekyere bio.
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the broad place thereof, and shall burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, unto the LORD thy God; and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
17 Asadeɛ a wɔde agu nkyɛn sɛ wɔbɛsɛe no no, mommfa bi. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, Awurade bɛdane afiri nʼabufuhyeɛ no ho na wahunu mo mmɔbɔ. Ne yam bɛhyehye no ama mo na wama mo adɔre sɛdeɛ ɔkaa ntam hyɛɛ mo agyanom bɔ no,
And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand, that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of His anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as He hath sworn unto thy fathers;
18 ɛfiri sɛ, moyɛ ɔsetie ma Awurade mo Onyankopɔn, na modi ne mmara a mede rema mo ɛnnɛ yi so, na moyɛ deɛ ɛsɔ nʼani.
when thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all His commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.
