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 arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and if he gives you 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 if the sign or the wonder comes about, of which he spoke to you and said, 'Let us go after other gods, that you have not known, and let us worship 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.
do not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you to know whether you love Yahweh 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.
You will walk after Yahweh your God, honor him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you will worship him and cling to him.
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.
That prophet or that dreamer of dreams will be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and who redeemed you out of the house of bondage. That prophet wants to draw you out of the way in which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk. So put away the evil from among you.
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,”
Suppose that your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is to you like your own soul, secretly entices you and says, 'Let us go and worship other gods that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors—
7 anyame a ɛyɛ nnipa a atwa wo ho ahyia dea, sɛ wɔbɛn anaa wɔwɔ akyiri firi asase ano kɔsi ano no a,
any of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to 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.
You must not give in to him or listen to him, and you must not permit your eye to pity him, and you must not spare him or 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.
Instead, you will surely kill him; your hand will be the first on 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.
You will stone him to death with stones, because he has tried to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you 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.
All Israel will hear and fear, and will not continue to do this kind of wickedness among you.
12 Sɛ ɛba sɛ mote wɔ nkuro a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo no baako so sɛ
If you hear anyone say about one of your cities, that Yahweh your God gives you to live in:
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,
Some wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city and said, 'Let us go and worship other gods that you 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 you will examine the evidence, make search, and investigate it thoroughly. When you discover that it is true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done among you, then you will take action.
15 ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde akofena kunkum wɔn a wɔwɔ kuro no mu nyinaa. Monsɛe kuro no pasapasa, emu nnipa ne afieboa.
You will surely attack the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, completely destroy it and all the people who are in it, along with its livestock, 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.
You will gather all the spoil from it into the middle of its street and will burn the city, as well as all its spoil—for Yahweh your God. The city will be a heap of ruins forever; it must never 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,
None of those things set apart for destruction must stick in your hand. This must be the case, so that Yahweh will turn from the fierceness of his anger, show you mercy, have compassion on you, and make you increase in numbers, as he has sworn to your 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.
He will do this because you are listening to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all his commandments that I am commanding you today, to do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh your God.
