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 taketh a woman, and marrieth her, then shall it be, if she find not favour in his eyes, because he hath found in her some matter of shame, that he shall write her a scroll of divorcement, and put it into her hand, and shall send her forth, out of his house.
2 na ɔfiri fie hɔ na ɔbarima foforɔ kɔware no,
And, when she cometh forth out of his house, then may she go her way, and become another man’s.
3 na ne kunu a ɔtɔ so mmienu no gyaa no anaa sɛ ɔwu a,
But if the latter husband hate her, and write her a scroll of divorcement and put it into her hand, and send her away out of his house, —or, if the latter husband die, who had taken her to him to 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.
then may her first husband who sent her away not again take her to become his wife after that she hath been defiled, for that were an abomination, before Yahweh, —lest thou bring sin upon the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee 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 taketh a new wife, he shall not go forth to war, neither shall he be charged with any business, —free, shall he be for his own house one year, and shall rejoice with his wife whom he hath 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 in pledge a handmill, or an upper millstone, —for he would be taking 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.
When a man is found stealing any person from among his brethren of the sons of Israel, and making merchandise of him, or selling him, then shall that thief die, so shalt thou consume the wicked thing out of thy midst.
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.
Take heed, in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do, —according to all that the priests the Levites shall direct you, as I have commanded them, so shall ye observe to do.
9 Monkae deɛ ɛberɛ a mofiri Misraim reba no Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, yɛɛ Miriam.
Remember that which Yahweh thy God did to Miriam, —by the way, as ye came forth out of Egypt.
10 Sɛ wode biribi fɛm wo yɔnko a, nkɔ wo yɔnko fie nkɔgye awowasideɛ.
When thou lendest thy neighbour a loan of anything, thou shalt not enter into his house to secure his pledge:
11 Gyina afikyire na ɔyɔnko a ɔfɛm wʼadeɛ no de awowasideɛ no bɛbrɛ wo.
outside, shalt thou stand, and the man to whom thou art lending, shall bring forth unto thee his pledge outside,
12 Sɛ ɔyɔnko no yɛ ohiani na ɔwɔ ntoma baako a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔde si wo awowa a, nkora ntoma no nkɔsi adekyeeɛ.
And, if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep in 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.
thou shalt, restore, to him the pledge at the going in of the sun, so shall he sleep in his own mantle, and bless thee, —and, unto thee, shall it be righteousness before Yahweh thy God.
14 Nhyɛ ɔpaani mmɔborɔni a ɔyɛ wo nua Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ a ɔte mo nkuro baako mu no so.
Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, —of thy brethren or of thy sojourners that are in thy land, within thy 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.
for his day, shalt thou give his hire neither shall the sun, go in upon it, for, poor, he is, and, unto it, is he lifting up his soul, —lest he cry out against thee, unto Yahweh, and it be, in thee a 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 sons, nor shall sons, be put to death for fathers, —every man, for his own sin, shall he put to death.
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.
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the sojourner [or] the fatherless, —neither shalt thou take in pledge the garment of a widow;
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.
so shalt thou remember that, a servant, becamest thou in Egypt, and that Yahweh thy God, redeemed thee, from thence, —therefore, am I commanding thee 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 thou cuttest down thy harvest in thy field and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not turn back to fetch it, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, shall it belong, —that Yahweh thy God, may bless thee, in all the Work of thy 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 thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not glean after thee, —to the sojourner to the fatherless and to the widow, shall it belong,
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 thou cuttest off the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not go about picking after thee, —to the sojourner to the fatherless and to the widow, shall it belong:
22 Monkae sɛ, moyɛɛ nkoa wɔ Misraim. Ɛno enti na mehyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ yei no.
so shalt thou remember that a servant, becamest thou in the land of Egypt, —therefore, am I commending thee to do this thing.
