5 Mose 21

1 Sɛ wɔhunu sɛ wɔakum obi da afuom wɔ asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo no so, na sɛ monnim owudifoɔ no a,

Then there shall be found in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee, the corpse of a man slain, and it is not known who is guilty of the murder,

2 mo ntuanofoɔ ne atemmufoɔ bɛkɔ akɔsusu ɛkwan a ɛda deɛ owufoɔ no da hɔ ne kuro a ɛbɛn no ntam.

Thy ancients and judges shall go out, and shall measure from the place where the body lieth the distance of every city round about:

3 Afei, mpanimfoɔ a wɔwɔ kuro a ɛbɛn owufoɔ no pɛɛ no mfa nantwie ba a ɔnyɛɛ adwuma da na ɔntwee funtumfidie da,

And the ancients of that city which they shall perceive to be nearer than the rest, shall take a heifer of the herd, that hath not drawn in the yoke, nor ploughed the ground,

4 na wɔnni nʼanim mfa no nkɔ subɔnhwa a wɔmfuntum anaa wɔnnuaa hwee wɔ hɔ da na nsuo resene wɔ mu mu. Subɔnhwa no mu na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbu nantwie ba no kɔn mu.

And they shall bring her into a rough and stony valley, that never was ploughed, nor sown: and there they shall strike off the head of the heifer:

5 Lewifoɔ asɔfoɔ bɛba hɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, ayi wɔn sɛ wɔnka asɛm na wɔnhyira wɔ Awurade din mu. Na wɔn na wɔsi asɛnnie ne asotwe so dua.

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come, whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by their word every matter should be decided, and whatsoever is clean or unclean should be judged.

6 Kuro a ɛbɛn efunu no mu mpanimfoɔ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhohoro wɔn nsa gu nantwie ba a wɔbuu ne kɔn mu no so.

And the ancients of that city shall come to the person slain, and shall wash their hands over the heifer that was killed in the valley,

7 Na afei wɔbɛka sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ yɛn nsa na yɛhwiee mogya yi guiɛ na yɛanhunu nso.

And shall say: Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it.

8 Ao, Awurade, fa kyɛ wo ɔman Israel a wogyee wɔn no. Mfa mogya a ɛdi bem yi ho so nto wo nnipa Israel so.” Wɔwie yei a, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ, wɔayi ɛso a ɛda wɔn so no afiri wɔn so.

Be merciful to thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, O Lord, and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy people Israel. And the guilt of blood shall be taken from them:

9 Sɛ wɔdi saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi so na wɔyɛ deɛ ɛtene wɔ Awurade ani so a, na moayi awudie no ho afɔbuo afiri mo atenaeɛ hɔ.

And thou shalt be free from the innocent’s blood, that was shed, when thou shalt have done what the Lord hath commanded thee.

10 Sɛ mokɔ ɔko tia mo atamfoɔ na Awurade mo Onyankopɔn dane wɔn hyɛ mo nsa na mofa wɔn nnomum,

If thou go out to fight against thy enemies, and the Lord thy God deliver them into thy hand, and thou lead them away captives,

11 na sɛ wɔn mu no, mohunu ɔbaa ɔhoɔfɛfoɔ bi a mopɛ sɛ mofa no sɛ ɔyere a, motumi ware no.

And seest in the number of the captives a beautiful woman, and lovest her, and wilt have her to wife,

12 Momfa no mmra mo fie na monyi ne ti, ntwitwa ne mmɔwerɛ,

Thou shalt bring her into thy house: and she shall shave her hair, and pare her nails,

13 na monyi ntadeɛ a na ɛhyɛ no wɔ ɛberɛ a mokyeree no no ngu hɔ. Na watena mo fie asu nʼagya ne ne maame bosome akyi no, motumi kɔ ne ho ma ɔyɛ ɔyere.

And shall put off the raiment, wherein she was taken: and shall remain in thy house, and mourn for her father and mother one month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and shalt sleep with her, and she shall be thy wife.

14 Sɛ mo ani nnye ne ho a, momma no nkɔ baabiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkɔ. Monntɔn no na monnyɛ no sɛ afenaa, ɛfiri sɛ, moagu nʼanim ase.

Rut if afterwards she please thee not, thou shalt let her go free, but thou mayst not sell her for money nor oppress her by might because thou hast humbled her.

15 Sɛ ɔbarima wɔ yerenom baanu na ɔdɔ ɔbaako kyɛn deɛ ɔka ho no, na wɔn baanu no nyinaa, wɔn mu biara ne no wɔ ɔbabarima nanso nʼabakan no yɛ ɔyere a ɔmpɛ nʼasɛm no babarima,

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they have had children by him, and the son of the hated be the firstborn,

16 na sɛ ɔhyɛ nsamanseɛ de ma ne mmammarima a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔde kyɛfa kɛseɛ no ma ɔbabarima kumaa a ɔyɛ ne yere a ɔdɔ no no babarima.

And he meaneth to divide his substance among his sons: he may not make the son of the beloved the firstborn, and prefer him before the son of the hated.

17 Ɔbɛfa ne babarima a ɔyɛ ɔyere a ɔmpɛ nʼasɛm no sɛ nʼabakan no, na wanam so ama no nʼagyapadeɛ no mmɔho mmienu. Saa ɔbabarima no yɛ nʼagya no ahoɔden nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛdi ɛkan. Ɛno enti, abakan kyɛfa yɛ ne dea.

But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, and shall give him a double portion of all he hath: for this is the first of his children, and to him are due the first birthrights.

18 Sɛ ɔbarima bi wɔ ɔbabarima a ɔyɛ asoɔden ne otuatefoɔ a ɔntie nʼagya ne ne maame asɛm a nso wɔtene ne so a,

If a man have a stubborn and unruly son, who will not hear the commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth obedience:

19 deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɛba ara ne sɛ, agya no ne maame no de wɔn babarima no bɛkɔ mpanimfoɔ a wɔhwɛ kuro no so no anim.

They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of his city, and to the gate of judgment,

20 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpae mu ka sɛ, “Yɛn babarima yi yɛ asoɔden ne otuatefoɔ a ɔntie yɛn asɛm. Ɔyɛ onipa teta kɔwensani.”

And shall say to them: This our son is rebellious and stubborn, he slighteth hearing our admonitions, he giveth himself to revelling, and to debauchery and banquetings:

21 Ɛba saa a, ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima a wɔwɔ kuro no mu nyinaa si no aboɔ kum no. Ne saa no, monam so bɛpamo saa bɔne a aba mo mu no, na Israel nyinaa bɛte, na abɔ wɔn hu.

The people of the city shall stone him: and he shall die, that you may take away the evil out of the midst of you, and all Israel hearing it may be afraid.

22 Sɛ obi yɛ amumuyɛsɛm bi a ɛfata owuo na enti wɔkum no na wɔde no sɛn dua so a,

When a man hath committed a crime for which he is to be punished with death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet:

23 ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔsɛne dua no so ma adeɛ kye so. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɛda no ara, wɔsie amu no, ɛfiri sɛ, obiara a wɔsɛn no dua so saa no yɛ Onyankopɔn nnome. Monngu asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo sɛ agyapadeɛ sononko no ho fi.

His body shall not remain upon the tree, but shall be buried the same day: for he is accursed of God that hangeth on a tree: and thou shalt not defile thy land, which the Lord thy God shall give thee in possession.