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,
When a man takes a wife and marries her, then it shall be, if she finds no chen ·grace· in his eyes, because he has found some unseemly thing in her, that he shall write her a get ·bill of divorce·, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
2 na ɔfiri fie hɔ na ɔbarima foforɔ kɔware no,
When she has departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.
3 na ne kunu a ɔtɔ so mmienu no gyaa no anaa sɛ ɔwu a,
If the latter husband hates her, and write her a bill of divorce, and puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;
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.
her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is detestable to Adonai. You shall not cause the land to sin, which Adonai your God gives you for 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.
When a man takes a new wife, he shall not go out in the army, neither shall he be assigned any business. He shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer his wife whom he has taken.
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.
No man shall take the mill or the upper millstone as a pledge; for he takes a life in pledge.
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 found stealing any of his brothers of the children of Israel [God prevails], and he deals with him as a slave, or sells him; then that thief shall die. So you shall remove 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.
Be careful in the plague of tzara'at, that you observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites [Descendants of United with] teach you. As I enjoined them, so you shall observe to do.
9 Monkae deɛ ɛberɛ a mofiri Misraim reba no Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, yɛɛ Miriam.
Remember what Adonai your God did to Miriam, by the way as you came out of Egypt [Abode of slavery].
10 Sɛ wode biribi fɛm wo yɔnko a, nkɔ wo yɔnko fie nkɔgye awowasideɛ.
When you lend your neighbor any kind of loan, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge.
11 Gyina afikyire na ɔyɔnko a ɔfɛm wʼadeɛ no de awowasideɛ no bɛbrɛ wo.
You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge outside 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 shall not sleep with his pledge.
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.
You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Adonai your God.
14 Nhyɛ ɔpaani mmɔborɔni a ɔyɛ wo nua Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ a ɔte mo nkuro baako mu no so.
You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers, or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates.
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.
In his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it; lest he cry against you to Adonai, and it be sin to you.
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.
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death 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.
You shall not deprive the foreigner or the orphan of mishpat ·justice·, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;
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.
but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt [Abode of slavery], and Adonai your God redeemed you there. Therefore I enjoin you to do this thing.
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.
When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the orphan, and for the widow; that Adonai 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 your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again. It shall be for the foreigner, for the orphan, and for 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 harvest your vineyard, you shall not glean it after yourselves. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
22 Monkae sɛ, moyɛɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim. Ɛno enti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ yei no.
You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. Therefore I enjoin you to do this thing.
