2 Mose 20

1 Afei, Onyankopɔn kaa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ wɔn:

Then God spake all these wordes, saying,

2 “Mene Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn a meyii mo firii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim no.

I am the Lord thy God, which haue brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

3 “Monnsom onyame foforɔ biara nnka me ho.

Thou shalt haue none other Gods before me.

4 Monnyɛ ohoni anaa biribiara a ɛsɛ adeɛ a ɛwɔ ewiem, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ asase so, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ nsuo mu, anaa deɛ ɛwɔ asase ase.

Thou shalt make thee no grauen image, neither any similitude of things that are in heauen aboue, neither that are in the earth beneath, nor that are in the waters vnder the earth.

5 Monnkoto ohoni biara nsom no ɛkwan biara so, na me, Awurade mo Onyankopɔn, meyɛ ninkunfoɔ. Na me ne onyame foforɔ bi nkyɛ mo dɔ a modɔ me no. Na sɛ nnipa bi bɔne a wayɛ enti metwe wɔn aso a, metwe wɔn aso kɔsi wɔn awontoatoasoɔ a wɔtan me no nyinaa so.

Thou shalt not bowe downe to them, neither serue them: for I am the Lord thy God, a ielous God, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, vpon the third generation and vpon the fourth of them that hate me:

6 Na medɔ awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ mpem a wɔdɔ me na wɔdi mʼahyɛdeɛ so.

And shewing mercie vnto thousandes to them that loue me, and keepe my commandemets.

7 Mommmɔ Awurade Onyankopɔn din basabasa. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, ɔbɛbu mo fɔ.

Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vayne.

8 Monkae homeda na monni no sɛ ɛda kronkron.

Remember the Sabbath day, to keepe it holy.

9 Nnansia na momfa nyɛ mo nnwuma nyinaa,

Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and doe all thy worke,

10 na ɛda a ɛtɔ so nson no yɛ homeda ma Awurade Onyankopɔn. Saa ɛda no, ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ adwuma biara; ɛnsɛ sɛ mo mmammarima, mo mmabaa anaa mo asomfoɔ anaa mo anantwie anaa mo ahɔhoɔ yɛ adwuma biara.

But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any worke, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, thy man seruant, nor thy mayde, nor thy beast, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.

11 Ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade de nna nsia na ɛbɔɔ ɛsoro, asase ne ɛpo ne biribiara a ɛwɔ ne nyinaa mu, ɛnna ɔhomee ne nnanson so; enti ɔhyiraa homeda no so sɛ wɔmfa nhome.

For in sixe dayes the Lord made the heauen and the earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seuenth day: therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12 Di wʼagya ne wo maame ni na wo nna aware wɔ asase a Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, de bɛma wo no.

Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.

13 Nni awu.

Thou shalt not kill.

14 Nsɛe awadeɛ.

Thou shalt not commit adulterie.

15 Mmɔ korɔno.

Thou shalt not steale.

16 Nni adansekurumu.

Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour.

17 Mma wʼani mmerɛ wo yɔnko fie anaa ne yere anaa nʼasomfoɔ anaa nʼanantwie anaa ne mfunumu anaa biribiara a ɛyɛ ne dea.”

Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house, neither shalt thou couet thy neighbours wife, nor his man seruant, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor his asse, neyther any thing that is thy neighbours.

18 Nnipa no nyinaa hunuu ayerɛmo ne wisie kumɔnn wɔ bepɔ no so. Wɔtee aprannaa ne totorobɛnto nne a ɛyɛ hu a ɛrebɔ dendeenden. Enti, wɔte gyinaeɛ a ehu ama wɔn ho rewoso.

And all the people sawe the thunders, and the lightnings, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountaine smoking and when the people saw it they fled and stoode afare off,

19 Wɔka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Ka asɛm biara a Onyankopɔn aka akyerɛ wo sɛ ka kyerɛ yɛn, na yɛbɛtie. Na mma Onyankopɔn ankasa nkasa nkyerɛ yɛn na yɛanwuwu.”

And sayde vnto Moses, Talke thou with vs, and we will heare: but let not God talke with vs, lest we die.

20 Mose nso ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monnsuro na Onyankopɔn pɛ sɛ ɔda ne tumi adi kyerɛ mo sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekɔ, mobɛsuro sɛ mobɛyɛ bɔne atia no.”

Then Moses sayde vnto the people, Feare not: for God is come to proue you, and that his feare may be before you, that ye sinne not.

21 Nanso, nnipa no tee wɔn ho gyinaa akyirikyiri baabi. Mose deɛ, ɔwuraa esum kabii no mu kɔɔ baabi a Onyankopɔn wɔ hɔ.

So the people stoode afarre off, but Moses drew neere vnto the darkenes where God was.

22 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Ka saa asɛm yi kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no. ‘Modi ho adanseɛ nokorɛm sɛ, mefiri soro ada me pɛ adi akyerɛ mo.

And the Lord sayde vnto Moses, Thus thou shalt say vnto the children of Israel, Ye haue seene that I haue talked with you from heauen.

23 Monkae sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ moyɛ anaa mosom ahoni a wɔde sika anaa dwetɛ anaa biribi foforɔ ayɛ.

Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of siluer, nor gods of golde: you shall make you none.

24 “‘Dɔteɛ afɔrebukyia na monyɛ mma me. Ɛso na mommɔ mo afɔdeɛ mma me. Mo ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ne asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ a mode nnwan ne anantwie bɔ no nyinaa mommɔ mma me. Baabi a mɛkyerɛ mo sɛ monsi afɔrebukyia no na monsi na mɛba hɔ abɛhyira mo.

An altar of earth thou shalt make vnto me, and thereon shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheepe, and thine oxen: in all places, where I shall put the remembrance of my Name, I will come vnto thee, and blesse thee.

25 Motumi de aboɔ nso si afɔrebukyia, nanso aboɔ a wɔntwaeɛ na momfa nsi. Sɛ mode afidie bi twa aboɔ no di no adwini a, ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔde si, ɛfiri sɛ, moagu ho fi.

But if thou wilt make mee an altar of stone, thou shalt not buylde it of hewen stones: for if thou lift vp thy toole vpon them, thou hast polluted them.

26 Monnyɛ atrapoe mma afɔrebukyia no anyɛ saa a, obi bɛhwɛ mo ntadeɛ ase ahunu mo adagya mu.’

Neither shalt thou goe vp by steppes vnto mine altar, that thy filthines be not discouered thereon.