3 Mose 20

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ Israelfoɔ no sɛ,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Obiara a ɔfiri mo mu a ɔde ne ba bɛbɔ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ ama Molek no, sɛ ɔyɛ Israelni anaa ɔhɔhoɔ no, wɔbɛsi no aboɔ.

“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.

3 Na mʼankasa mɛtia saa onipa no na matwa no asuo afiri ne nkurɔfoɔ mu, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔde ne ba ama Molek ama mʼAhyiaeɛ Ntomadan adane baabi a metena a ɛnyɛ yie, na wagu me din kronkron no nso ho fi.

And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.

4 Na sɛ nnipa a wɔte mpɔtam hɔ no nso boapa yɛ wɔn ho sɛ wɔnnim sɛ ɔbarima no de ne ba abɔ afɔdeɛ ama Molek na wɔankum no a, mʼankasa mɛtia

And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

5 ɔbarima no ne ne fiefoɔ na matwa ɔno ne nnipa a wɔde wɔn ho to anyame foforɔ so no nyinaa asuo.

then I will set My face against that man and his family and cut off from among their people both him and all who follow him in prostituting themselves with Molech.

6 “‘Mɛtia obiara a ɔkɔ adebisafoɔ ne abayifoɔ hɔ abisa na ɔkɔdi wɔn akyi adwaman kwan so, na matwa saa onipa no asuo afiri ne nkurɔfoɔ mu.

Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.

7 “‘Enti monte mo ho na monyɛ kronkron na mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn.

Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

8 Ɛsɛ sɛ modi me mmara nyinaa so, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade a meyɛ mo kronkron no.

And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

9 “‘Obiara a ɔbɛdome nʼagya anaa ne maame no, ɛkwan biara so wɔbɛkum no, ɛfiri sɛ, wadome nʼankasa ne honam ne ne mogya.

If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

10 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi kɔfa obi yere a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum ɔbarima no ne ɔbaa no nyinaa.

If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

11 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi ne nʼagya yere da a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum ɔbarima no ne ɔbaa no, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa ayɛ bɔne kɛseɛ.

If a man lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness. Both must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

12 “‘Na sɛ ɔbarima bi kɔfa nʼase a ɔyɛ ne babarima yere a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum wɔn baanu no nyinaa; wɔn ankasa na wɔagu wɔn ho wɔn ho fi.

If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both must surely be put to death. They have acted perversely; their blood is upon them.

13 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa ne yɔnko barima a, wɔnkum wɔn baanu no nyinaa. Wɔn ara na wɔpɛ wɔn wuo.

If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

14 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa ɔbaa bi na ɔsane kɔfa ɔbaa no maame ka ho a, ɛyɛ bɔne kɛseɛ. Wɔbɛhye saa nnipa baasa yi nyinaa anikann de apepa amumuyɛsɛm afiri mo mu.

If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.

15 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa aboa a, wɔbɛkum ɔbarima no na wɔakum aboa no nso.

If a man lies carnally with an animal, he must be put to death. And you are also to kill the animal.

16 “‘Sɛ ɔbaa nso ma aboa fa no a, monkum ɔbaa no ne aboa no nyinaa, ɛfiri sɛ, saa asotwe no fata wɔn.

If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill both the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

17 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima ne ne nuabaa da a, sɛ ɛyɛ nʼagya babaa o, sɛ nso ɛyɛ ne maame babaa o, ɛyɛ animguasesɛm, enti wɔbɛgyina badwa mu atwa wɔn asuo afiri Israelfoɔ mu. Ɔbarima no ara bɛsoa nʼafɔdie.

If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

18 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi kɔfa ɔbaa a wabu ne nsa a, wɔbɛtwa wɔn baanu no nyinaa asuo, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔbarima no ada ɔbaa no ho a ɛnte no adi.

If a man lies with a menstruating woman and has sexual relations with her, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the source of her blood. Both of them must be cut off from among their people.

19 “‘Sɛ obi ne nʼagya nuabaa da a, ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ. Saa ara nso na ɔne ne maame nuabaa da a, ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ ara ne no, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa yɛ mogya baako. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe wɔn aso.

You must not have sexual relations with the sister of your mother or your father, for it is exposing one’s own kin; both shall bear their iniquity.

20 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi fa nʼagya nuabarima yere a, wafa adeɛ a ɛyɛ nʼagya nuabarima no dea; wɔn asotweɛ ne sɛ, wɔbɛsoa wɔn bɔne awu a wɔnwo ba.

If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.

21 “‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi ware ne nua yere a, ɛyɛ afideɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, wafa ne nua adeɛ na wɔn nyinaa renwo ba.

If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.

22 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ modi me mmara nyinaa so na mampam mo amfiri mo asase foforɔ yi so.

You are therefore to keep all My statutes and ordinances, so that the land where I am bringing you to live will not vomit you out.

23 Monnni ɔman no amanneɛ a maka no wɔ mo anim sɛ ɛnyɛ no akyi, ɛfiri sɛ, nneɛma a wɔyɛ a ɛnyɛ no nyinaa, mabɔ mo ho kɔkɔ dada. Ɛno enti na mekyiri saa aman no.

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

24 Mahyɛ mo wɔn asase no ho bɔ sɛ mede bɛma mo. Ɛyɛ asase a nufosuo ne ɛwoɔ sen wɔ so. Mene Awurade mo Onyankopɔn a mama mo ada nso wɔ aman a aka no nyinaa mu.

But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

25 “‘Ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso mohunu nnomaa ne mmoa a mama mo ho ɛkwan sɛ monwe wɔn nam ne wɔn a ɛnsɛ sɛ mowe wɔn nam no ntam nsonsonoeɛ. Ɛwom sɛ mmoa ne nnomaa a mabra sɛ monnnwe no, wɔabu so wɔ asase no so deɛ, nanso monnnwe mfa ngu mo ho fi nhyɛ me abufuo.

You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.

26 Mobɛyɛ kronkron ama me ɛfiri sɛ, me Awurade, meyɛ kronkron na mayi mo afiri nnipa nyinaa mu asi nkyɛn sɛ moyɛ me dea.

You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.

27 “‘Ɔbarima anaa ɔbaa a ɔyɛ samanfrɛfoɔ anaasɛ ɔsumanni wɔ mo mu no, ɛsɛ sɛ mokum wɔn. Ɛsɛ sɛ mosi wɔn aboɔ. Ɛyɛ bɔne kɛseɛ.’”

A man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”