5 Mose 24

1 Sɛ ɔbarima ware yere na sɛ nʼani nnye ne ho bio, ɛfiri sɛ wahunu ade bɔne bi wɔ ne ho, na sɛ ɔtwerɛ awaregyaeɛ krataa de ma no, na ɔpamoo no firi ne fie,

If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.

2 na ɔfiri fie hɔ na ɔbarima foforɔ kɔware no,

If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife,

3 na ne kunu a ɔtɔ so mmienu no gyaa no anaa sɛ ɔwu a,

and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,

4 ne kunu a ɔdi ɛkan a ɔgyaa no no nni ho ɛkwan sɛ ɔware no bio, ɛfiri sɛ, wagu ne ho fi. Ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ wɔ Awurade ani so. Mommfa afɔbuo mma asase a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo sɛ agyapadeɛ no so.

then the husband who divorced her first may not remarry her after she has been defiled, for that is an abomination to the LORD. You must not bring sin upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

5 Sɛ ɔbarima aware foforɔ a, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde no kɔ ɔko anaasɛ nso wɔde dwuma bi die to no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtena fie afe a ɔnyɛ adwuma biara sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɔbɛma ne yere foforɔ a waware no no anya ahotɔ.

If a man is newly married, he must not be sent to war or be pressed into any duty. For one year he is free to stay at home and bring joy to the wife he has married.

6 Obi nnye adeyam boba kɛseɛ no ne ne ketewa no anaa adeyam boba ketewa no nko ara awowa, ɛfiri sɛ, deɛ ɛyɛ ne dea no, ɛno ho na ɔdidi.

Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

7 Sɛ obi kyere ne yɔnko Israelni na ɔdi no nya sɛ ɔdɔnkɔ anaa ɔtɔn no a, ɛsɛ sɛ onyadifoɔ no wuo. Ɛsɛ sɛ motu bɔne ase firi mo mu.

If a man is caught kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. So you must purge the evil from among you.

8 Monhwɛ honam ani nsaneyadeɛ nyinaa yie na monni ɛho mmara a Lewifoɔ asɔfoɔ bɛkyerɛ mo no so; monni mmara a mahyɛ ama mo no so.

In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.

9 Monkae deɛ ɛberɛ a mofiri Misraim reba no Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, yɛɛ Miriam.

Remember what the LORD your God did to Miriam on the journey after you came out of Egypt.

10 Sɛ wode biribi fɛm wo yɔnko a, nkɔ wo yɔnko fie nkɔgye awowasideɛ.

When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.

11 Gyina afikyire na ɔyɔnko a ɔfɛm wʼadeɛ no de awowasideɛ no bɛbrɛ wo.

You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.

12 Sɛ ɔyɔnko no yɛ ohiani na ɔwɔ ntoma baako a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔde si wo awowa a, nkora ntoma no nkɔsi adekyeeɛ.

If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

13 Fa ntoma no kɔma wo yɔnko no owiatɔberɛ sɛdeɛ ɔde bɛda na wahyira wo. Na Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, bɛka sɛ woayɛ wo nyamedwuma na wahyira wo.

be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.

14 Nhyɛ ɔpaani mmɔborɔni a ɔyɛ wo nua Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ a ɔte mo nkuro baako mu no so.

Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

15 Tua nʼapaadeɛ ma no ɛda biara ansa na owia akɔtɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ ohiani na nʼani da saa akatua no so. Anyɛ saa a, ɔbɛsu afrɛ Awurade atia wo, na wobɛdi bɔne ho fɔ.

You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

16 Ɛnsɛ sɛ mma bɔne bi a wɔayɛ enti wɔkum wɔn awofoɔ de si anan. Saa ara nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ awofoɔ bɔne bi a wɔayɛ enti wɔkum wɔn mma de si anan. Wɔn a owuo sɛ wɔn no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum wɔn wɔ wɔn ankasa bɔne ano.

Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.

17 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbu ahɔhoɔ a wɔte mo mu no ne nwisiaa atɛntenenee, na ɛnsɛ sɛ mogye okunafoɔ ɔbaa ntoma de si ɛka a ɔde ho awowa.

Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.

18 Daa monkae sɛ, na mo nso moyɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim na Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, na ɔgyee mo. Ɛno enti na mede saa mmara yi ama mo no.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.

19 Sɛ woretwa wʼafuo mu nnɔbaeɛ, na wo werɛ firi afi bi wɔ afuom hɔ a, nsane nkɔfa. Gya wɔ hɔ ma ahɔhoɔ, awisiaa anaa akunafoɔ sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, bɛhyira mo nsa ano nnwuma nyinaa so.

If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

20 Sɛ wote wo ngo nnua so aba a, nkɔ so mprenu. Gya aba no a aka so no ma ahɔhoɔ, nwisiaa ne akunafoɔ.

When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

21 Saa nso na wote wo bobe nturo so aba a, nkɔ so mprenu. Gya aba a aka wɔ so no ma ahɔhoɔ, nwisiaa ne akunafoɔ.

When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

22 Monkae sɛ, moyɛɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim. Ɛno enti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ yei no.

Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.