3 Mose 19

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ, ‘Ɛsɛ sɛ moyɛ kronkron, ɛfiri sɛ, me Awurade a meyɛ mo Onyankopɔn no, meyɛ kronkron.

“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

3 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mode anidie ma mo maamenom ne mo agyanom na modi me homeda mmara no so, ɛfiri sɛ, meyɛ Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

4 “‘Monnsom ahoni, ɛfiri sɛ, meyɛ Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten gods. I am the LORD your God.

5 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mobɔ asomdwoeɛ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade a momfa ɛkwan pa so mmɔ na asɔ Awurade ani.

When you sacrifice a peace offering to the LORD, you shall offer it for your acceptance.

6 Ɛda a mobɛbɔ saa afɔdeɛ no, monni no ɛda no ara, na aboro so koraa na ɛsɛ sɛ modi no adekyeeɛ. Monhye deɛ ɛbɛdi nnansa no.

It shall be eaten on the day you sacrifice it, or on the next day; but what remains on the third day must be burned up.

7 Na deɛ mobɛdi no nnansa so no yɛ akyiwadeɛ ma me, enti mɛpo.

If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is tainted and will not be accepted.

8 Sɛ modi no nnansa so a, modi ho fɔ na moagu Awurade kronkronyɛ nso ho fi, na wɔbɛtwa mo asuo afiri Awurade nkurɔfoɔ mu.

Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.

9 “‘Sɛ motwa mo nnɔbaeɛ a, monntwa nnɔbaeɛ a ɛwɔ mo mfuo nhanoa no. Sɛ moretwa a, aba a ɛbɛgu fam no nso, monntase.

When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.

10 Saa ara na mo bobe so aba no nso, ɛnsɛ sɛ mote so nyinaa. Na deɛ ɛbɛte agu aseɛ no nso, monntase. Monnya mma ahiafoɔ ne akwantufoɔ a wɔbɛfa hɔ no na mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

11 “‘Mommmɔ korɔno. “‘Monntwa atorɔ. “‘Na monnsisi obiara.

You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.

12 “‘Monnka ntanhunu mfa ngu mo Onyankopɔn din ho fi, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade.

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

13 “‘Nwia wo yɔnko na monnsisi obi. “‘Na mo apaafoɔ nso, montua wɔn ka ntɛm na mommma adeɛ nkye so.

You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

14 “‘Monnnome ɔsotifoɔ na monntwintwane onifirani akwan mu. Monsuro mo Onyankopɔn; Mene Awurade.

You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

15 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ ɛberɛ biara atemmufoɔ bu atɛntenenee a wɔnhwɛ sɛ deɛ wɔrebu no atɛn no yɛ ohiani anaa osikani. Ɛsɛ sɛ daa wɔn atemmuo yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ.

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

16 “‘Monnni nsekuro. “‘Mfa bɔne bi ho asɛm nto wo yɔnko so, na mene Awurade.

You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

17 “‘Ntane wo nua. Ka obiara a ɔyɛ bɔne anim; mma ɔbɔnefoɔ mfa ne ho nni. Sɛ woyɛ saa a, wo nso wodi ho fɔ saa ara.

You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.

18 “‘Ntɔ were. Nnya obi ho menasepɔ; na mmom, dɔ wo yɔnko sɛ wo ho, na mene Awurade.

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

19 “‘Monni me mmara so: “‘Mma wo nantwie mforo aboa foforɔ bi. “‘Nnua afifideɛ a ɛgu ahodoɔ mmienu wɔ wʼafuo mu. “‘Nhyɛ atadeɛ a ɛfa yɛ kuntu na ɛfa nso yɛ serekye.

You are to keep My statutes. You shall not crossbreed two different kinds of livestock; you shall not sow your fields with two kinds of seed; and you shall not wear clothing made of two kinds of material.

20 “‘Sɛ obi bɔ afenaa bi a obi asi no asiwaa asɔn a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔdi wɔn asɛm wɔ asɛnniiɛ nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔkum wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, afenaa no nne ne ho.

If a man lies carnally with a slave girl promised to another man but who has not been redeemed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. But they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.

21 Ɔbarima no na ɔde ne fɔdie afɔrebɔdeɛ bɛbrɛ Awurade wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no kwan ano. Ɛsɛ sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ no yɛ odwennini.

The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.

22 Ɔsɔfoɔ no de odwennini no bɛyɛ mpatadeɛ ama ɔbarima no bɔne a ɔyɛeɛ no na ama wɔde ne bɔne no akyɛ no.

The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.

23 “‘Sɛ mokɔ asase bi so kɔdua nnuaba ahodoɔ pii wɔ so a, nnɔbaetwa mmiɛnsa a ɛdi ɛkan no, monnni, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔbu no sɛ ɛho agu fi.

When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.

24 Na ne mfeɛ ɛnan so no, momfa aba no nyinaa mma Awurade mfa nkamfo no.

In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

25 Na ne mfeɛ enum so no, aba no yɛ mo dea. Mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.

26 “‘Monnwe aboa biara a wɔnsɔnee ne mu mogya ɛnam. “‘Na mommfa mo ho nto ntafowayie anaa bayie so.

You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.

27 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ motwitwa mo moma so nwi twitwa mo abɔgyesɛ so sɛdeɛ abosonsomfoɔ yɛ no.

You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.

28 “‘Mommotabota mo ho mma ayiyɛ, na monnyɛ nsohyɛdeɛ wɔ mo honam ani nso. Mene Awurade.

You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.

29 “‘Mma wo babaa nkɔbɔ adwaman mfa ngu ne ho fi na asase no annane abɔnefoɔ asase.

You must not defile your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will be prostituted and filled with depravity.

30 “‘Monni me homeda mmara no so na monni mʼAhyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ni, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade.

You must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.

31 “‘Monnkɔ abisa wɔ adebisafoɔ ne abayifoɔ nkyɛn mmfa ngu mo ho fi, na mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

32 “‘Momfa obuo ne anidie mma mpanimfoɔ wɔ Onyamesuro mu. Mene Awurade.

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

33 “‘Mommfa no sɛ yɛwɔ ahɔhoɔ wɔ yɛn ɔman yi mu enti yɛbɛsisi wɔn.

When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.

34 Mommu wɔn sɛdeɛ mobu onipa biara. Monnodɔ wɔn sɛ mo ho na monkae sɛ, na mo nso moyɛ ahɔhoɔ wɔ Misraim asase so. Mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

35 “‘Ɛnsɛ sɛ mobu ntɛnkyea wɔ adesusuo, adekari anaa ade dodoɔ mu.

You must not use dishonest measures of length, weight, or volume.

36 Ɛsɛ sɛ mo nsania ne mo nkariboɔ yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ. Adeɛ a mode susu nsunsudeɛ ne nneɛma a ɛnyɛ nsunsu no nso, ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn a mede mo firi Misraim baeɛ no.

You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

37 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ modi me mmaransɛm ne mʼahyɛdeɛ no nyinaa so, na mene Awurade.’”

You must keep all My statutes and all My ordinances and follow them. I am the LORD.”