Exodus 21
1 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
“Mmara a ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wɔn no ni:
2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
“Sɛ wotɔ akoa a ɔyɛ Hebrini a, ma no nsom wo mfe asia, na afe a ɛto so ason no, ɔmfa ne ho nni a ontua hwee.
3 If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him.
Sɛ ɔbɛyɛɛ wʼakoa no na ɔyɛ osigyani na sɛ akyiri no ɔware a, ɔno nko ara na sɛ mfe ason no du a ɔbɛkɔ. Na sɛ nso na waware ansa na ɔrebɛyɛ akoa de a, ɔne ne yere no na wɔbɛkɔ.
4 If his master give him a wife, and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
Sɛ nso ne wura no na ɔmaa no ɔbea waree wɔ ne nkoasom no mu, na sɛ wɔwo mmabarima ne mmabea a, ɔyere ne mma no bɛyɛ owura no de, na okunu no akɔ ne baabi.
5 But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
“Na sɛ ɔbarima no pae mu ka se, ‘Mepɛ me wura ne me yere ne me mma asɛm nti merenkɔ’ a,
6 then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
ne wura no de no bɛba atemmufo anim na wɔde fitii afiti nʼasom bagua mu na watena ne wura no nkyɛn sɛ akoa afebɔɔ.
7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do.
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi tɔn ne babea sɛ afenaa a, mfe asia no du a, wɔrennyaa no sɛnea wogyaa mmarima nkoa no.
8 If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
Sɛ ne som no nsɔ onipa a ɔtɔɔ no no ani a, onipa ko a ɔtɔn no no wɔ ho kwan sɛ ɔsan tɔ no bio. Nanso afenaa no wura no nni ho kwan sɛ ɔtɔn no ma ɔnanani biara, efisɛ sɛ ɔyɛ saa a, na wabu ɔtɔn no ho nhyehyɛe so.
9 And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
Na sɛ afenaa wura no de afenaa no ma ne babarima aware a, afenaa no bɛyɛ owura no babea.
10 If he take him another [wife]; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Sɛ ɔno ara ankasa ware no na ɔsan ware foforo a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔtew nʼaduan ne ntama a ɔde ma no no so; na ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔkame no nna sɛ ɔyere.
11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out for nothing, without money.
Na sɛ wantumi anni saa ahyɛde abiɛsa yi so a, afenaa a ɔyɛ ɔyere no tumi kɔ kwa a ontua sika biara.”
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall surely be put to death.
“Obiara a ɔbɛbɔ obi akum no no, wobekum no bi.
13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver [him] into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
Sɛ ɛyɛ asiane a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn nhyehyɛe a wanhyɛ da a, mɛkyerɛ onii no baabi a onguan nkohintaw.
14 And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
Sɛ obi hyɛ da taataa ɔfoforo so pɛ sɛ okum no a, onii no gyina afɔremuka anim koraa a, montwe no nkokum no.
15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
“Nea ɔbɔ nʼagya anaa ne na no, kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no.
16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
“Obi a owia onipa no, sɛ wɔkyere no sɛ saa onipa no wɔ ne nsam anaasɛ watɔn no a, wonkum no.
17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
“Nea ɔdome nʼagya anaa ne na no, kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no.
18 And if men contend, and one smiteth the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed:
“Sɛ mmarima baanu reko na wɔn mu baako de ɔbo anaa kuturuku bɔ ɔbaako no pira no, na wanwu, nanso ɛka no to mpa so,
19 if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
na akyiri no, otumi sɔre nantew na mpo sɛ ɔtɔ ne nan so a, ɔbarima a ɔbɔɔ ne yɔnko no di bem, nanso ɔbaako no bere a wasɛe no no, obetua ho sika ama no, asan atua nʼayaresa ka nyinaa kosi sɛ ne ho bɛtɔ no.
20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.
“Sɛ obi hwe nʼakoa anaa nʼafenaa ma no wu a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe nʼaso.
21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Nanso sɛ nna bi akyi no akoa no anwu a, ɛno de, owura no renkɔ asotwe biara mu, efisɛ akoa no yɛ nʼagyapade.
22 And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
“Sɛ mmarima baanu reko na ɔko no mu wopira ɔpemfo ma ɔpɔn, nanso wanwu a, wɔbɛbɔ ɔbarima a opiraa no no ka biara a ɔpemfo no kunu de bɛto atemmufo anim ama wɔapene so no.
23 But if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Na sɛ opira no ma ɔbea no wu a, wonkum saa ɔbarima no.
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Sɛ ɔpemfo no pira nʼani a, pira ɔbarima no nso ani; sɛ ne se tu a, tu ne de bi. Nsa nsi nsa anan, nan nsi nan anan,
25 burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
ɔhyew nsi ɔhyew anan, apirakuru nsi apirakuru anan na atape nsi atape anan.
26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
“Sɛ owura bi bɔ nʼakoa anaa nʼafenaa ani so ma nʼani bɔ a, esiane nʼani no nti, ɛsɛ sɛ akoa anaa afenaa no de ne ho hyɛ anan.
27 And if he smite out his manservant’s tooth, or his maidservant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
Sɛ owura tu nʼakoa se a, ne se no nti, ɔmma ɔnne ne ho mfa nhyɛ anan.
28 And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.
“Sɛ nantwi si ɔbea anaa ɔbarima ma no wu a, wonsiw nantwi no abo. Wɔnnwe ne nam no. Ne wura no nso, obiara mmfa ne nsa nka no,
29 But if the ox were wont to gore in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.
gye sɛ wɔate sɛ mmere bi a atwa mu no, nantwi no sisii nnipa ma wɔbɔɔ ne wura no amanneɛ a wanka ho hwee; sɛ ɛba saa na sɛ okum obi a, wonsiw nantwi no abo na ne wura no nso, wonkum no.
30 If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
Sɛ nso owufo no abusuafo pɛ a, wɔbɛbɔ nantwi wura no ka. Atemmufo na wɔbɛkyerɛ nea ontua.
31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.
Mmara koro no ara kyere nantwi a obesi abarimaa anaa ɔbea.
32 If the ox gore a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Na sɛ nantwi no si akoa anaa afenaa a, wɔbɛma akoa anaa afenaa no wura dwetɛ gram ahaasa ne aduanan abien, na wɔasiw nantwi no abo.
33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein,
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi tu abura, na wankata so, na nantwi anaa afurum kɔtɔ mu a,
34 the owner of the pit shall make it good; he shall give money unto the owner of them, and the dead [beast] shall be his.
ka biara a aboa no wura bɛbɔ abura no wura no, ɛsɛ sɛ abura wura no tua na ɔfa aboa a wawu no.
35 And if one man’s ox hurt another’s, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the price of it; and the dead also they shall divide.
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi nantwi pira nantwi foforo na sɛ owu a, mmoa wuranom baanu no bɛtɔn aboa a onwui no na wɔakyɛ sika no mu. Wɔn mu biara nso bɛfa aboa a wawu no fa.
36 Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead [beast] shall be his own.
Na sɛ aboa no taa sisi na ne wura no abu nʼani agu so de a, ɛno de, sikakyɛ biara remma; na mmom, ɔbarima a ne nantwi wɔ hɔ no betua nantwi a wawu no ho ka nyinaa na wafa no.
