3 Mose 20

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

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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.

Again thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whoever [he be] of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth [any] of his seed to Molech, he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

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 will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed to Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane 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 do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed to Molech, and kill him not;

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 against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, to commit lewdness with Molech from among their people.

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.

And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go astray after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

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

Sanctify yourselves therefore and be ye holy: for I [am] the LORD your God.

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

And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I [am] the LORD who sanctify you.

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

For every one that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood [shall be] upon him.

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

And the man that committeth adultery with [another] man's wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall 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.

And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death: their blood [shall be] 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.

And if a man shall lie with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood [shall be] 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 also shall lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] 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.

And if a man shall take a wife and her mother, it [is] wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they: that there be no wickedness among you.

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

And if a man shall lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

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

And if a woman shall approach to any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman and the beast; they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] 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.

And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it [is] a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; 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.

And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall 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.

And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they 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.

And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall 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.

And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it [is] an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

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

Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein, may 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.

And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nations which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore 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 said to you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I [am] the LORD your God, who have separated you from [other] people.

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.

Ye shall therefore distinguish between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast or by fowl, or by any manner of living animal that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.

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

And ye shall be holy to me: for I the LORD [am] holy, and have severed you from [other] people, that ye should be mine.

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 also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood [shall be] upon them.