Exodus 21
1 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
“Mmara no nkaeɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wɔn no nie:
2 If thou shalt buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall depart free for nothing.
“Sɛ wotɔ akoa a ɔyɛ Hebrini a, ma no nsom wo mfeɛ nsia, na afe a ɛtɔ so nson no, gyaa no na ɔnkɔ ne baabi kwa a ɔntua hwee.
3 If he came in by himself, he shall depart by himself: if he was married, then his wife shall depart with him.
Sɛ ɔbɛyɛɛ wʼakoa no na ɔyɛ osigyani na sɛ akyire no ɔware a, ɔno nko ara na sɛ mfeɛ nson no duru a ɔbɛkɔ. Na sɛ nso na waware ansa na ɔrebɛyɛ akoa deɛ a, ɔne ne yere no na ɛbɛkɔ.
4 If his master hath given him a wife, and she hath borne him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall depart by himself.
Sɛ nso ne wura no na ɔmaa no ɔbaa wareeɛ wɔ ne nkoasom no mu, na sɛ wɔwo mmammarima ne mmammaa a, ɔyere ne mma no bɛyɛ owura no dea na okunu no akɔ ne baabi.
5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not depart free:
“Na sɛ ɔbarima no pae mu ka sɛ ‘Mepɛ me wura ne me yere ne me mma asɛm enti merenkɔ’ a,
6 Then his master shall bring him to the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or to 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 atemmufoɔ anim na wɔde fitiiɛ afiti nʼasom badwa mu na watena ne wura no nkyɛn sɛ akoa afebɔɔ.
7 And if a man shall sell his daughter to be a female slave, she shall not depart as the male slaves do.
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi tɔn ne babaa sɛ afenaa a, mfeɛ nsia no duru a, wɔrennyaa no sɛdeɛ wɔgyaa mmarima nkoa no.
8 If she shall not please her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her to a strange nation 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 ɛkwan sɛ ɔsane bɛtɔ no bio. Nanso afenaa no wura no nni ho ɛkwan sɛ ɔtɔn no ma ɔnanani biara, ɛfiri sɛ, sɛ ɔyɛ saa a, na wabu ɔtɔn no ho nhyehyɛeɛ so.
9 And if he hath betrothed her to his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
Na sɛ afenaawura no de afenaa no ma ne babarima aware a, afenaa no bɛyɛ owura no babaa.
10 If he shall take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
Sɛ ɔno ara ankasa ware no na ɔsane ware foforɔ a, ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔte nʼaduane ne ntoma a ɔde ma no no so; na ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔkame no nna sɛ ɔyere.
11 And if he shall not perform these three things for her, then shall she depart free without money.
Na sɛ wantumi anni saa ahyɛdeɛ mmiɛnsa yi so a, afenaa a ɔyɛ ɔyere no tumi kɔ kwa a ɔntua sika biara.
12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
“Obiara a ɔbɛbɔ obi akum no no, wɔbɛkum no bi.
13 And if a man shall not lie in wait, but God shall deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place where he shall flee.
Sɛ ɛyɛ asiane a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn nhyehyɛeɛ a wanhyɛ da a, mɛkyerɛ onii no baabi a ɔnnwane nkɔhinta.
14 But if a man shall come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from my altar, that he may die.
Sɛ obi boapa taataa ɔfoforɔ so pɛ sɛ ɔkum no a, onii no gyina afɔrebukyia anim koraa a, montwe no nkɔkum no.
15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
“Deɛ ɔbɔ nʼagya anaa ne maame no, kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum no.
16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he shall be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
“Obi a ɔwia onipa no, sɛ wɔkyere no sɛ saa onipa no wɔ ne nsam anaasɛ watɔn no a, wɔnkum no.
17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
“Deɛ ɔdome nʼagya anaa ne maame no, kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum no.
18 And if men contend together, and one shall smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he shall not die, but keepeth to his bed:
“Sɛ mmarima baanu reko na wɔn mu baako de ɛboɔ anaa kuturuku bɔ ɔbaako no pira no, na wanwu, nanso ɛka no to mpa so,
19 If he shall rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be clear: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
na akyire no, ɔtumi sɔre nante na mpo sɛ ɔtɔ ne nan so a, ɔbarima a ɔbɔɔ ne yɔnko no di bem, nanso ɔbaako no berɛ a wasɛe no no, ɔbɛtua ho sika ama no, asane atua nʼayaresa ka nyinaa kɔsi sɛ ne ho bɛtɔ no.
20 And if a man shall smite his male or female servant, with a rod, and he shall die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
“Sɛ obi hwe nʼakoa anaa nʼafenawa ma no wu a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe nʼaso.
21 However, if he shall continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Nanso, sɛ nna bi akyi akoa no anwu a, ɛnneɛ, owura no renkɔ asotwe biara mu, ɛfiri sɛ, akoa no yɛ nʼagyapadeɛ.
22 If men shall contend, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit shall depart from her, and yet no harm follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman’s husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
“Sɛ mmarima baanu reko na ɔko no mu wɔpira ɔpemfoɔ ma ɔpɔn, nanso wanwu a, wɔbɛbɔ ɔbarima a ɔpiraa no no ka biara a ɔpemfoɔ no kunu de bɛto atemmufoɔ anim ama wɔapene so no.
23 And if any harm shall follow, then thou shalt give life for life,
Na sɛ opira no mu no, ɔbaa no nam so wu a, wɔnkum saa ɔbarima no.
24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Sɛ ɔpemfoɔ no pira nʼani a, pira ɔbarima no nso ani; sɛ ne se tu a, tu ne deɛ bi. Nsa nsi nsa anan, ɛnan nsi ɛnan anan,
25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
ɔhyeɛ nsi ɔhyeɛ anan, apirakuro nsi apirakuro anan na ntampeɛ nsi ntampeɛ anan.
26 And if a man shall smite the eye of his male servant, or the eye of his female servant, that it shall perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi bɔ nʼakoa anaa nʼafenawa ani so ma nʼani bɔ a, ɛsiane nʼani no enti, ɛsɛ sɛ akoa anaa afenaa no kɔ ne baabi kwa.
27 And if he shall smite out his male servant’s tooth, or his female servant’s tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth’s sake.
Sɛ owura tu nʼakoa se a, ne se no enti, ɔmma no nkɔ ne baabi.
28 If an ox shall gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be clear.
“Sɛ nantwie pem ɔbaa anaa ɔbarima ma no wu a, wɔnsi nantwie no aboɔ. Wɔnnwe ne nam no. Ne wura no nso, obiara mmfa ne nsa nka no,
29 But if the ox was accustomed to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not restrained him, 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 mmerɛ bi a atwam no, nantwie no pempem nnipa ma wɔabɔ ne wura no amaneɛ a ɔnka ho hwee; sɛ ɛba saa na sɛ ɔkum obi a, wɔnsi nantwie no aboɔ na ne wura no nso, wɔnkum no.
30 If there shall be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.
Sɛ nso owufoɔ no abusuafoɔ pɛ a, wɔbɛbɔ nantwiewura no ka. Atemmufoɔ na wɔbɛkyerɛ ɛka no ano.
31 Whether he hath gored a son, or hath gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done to him.
Mmara korɔ no ara kyere nantwie a ɔbɛpem abarimaa anaa abaayewa.
32 If the ox shall push a male or female servant; he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Na sɛ nantwie no pem akoa anaa afenaa a, wɔbɛma akoa anaa afenaa no wura dwetɛ gram ahasa ne aduanan mmienu, na wɔasi nantwie no aboɔ.
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 a donkey shall fall into it;
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi tu abura, na wankata so, na nantwie anaa afunumu kɔtɔ mu a,
34 The owner of the pit shall make payment, and give money to the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his.
ɛka 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 shall hurt another’s, that he shall die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide.
“Sɛ ɔbarima bi nantwie pira nantwie foforɔ na sɛ ɔwu a, mmoawuranom baanu no bɛtɔn aboa a ɔnwuiɛ no na wɔakyɛ sika no mu. Wɔn mu biara nso bɛfa aboa a wawu no fa.
36 Or if it shall be known that the ox was accustomed to push in time past, and his owner hath not restrained him; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.
Na sɛ aboa no pempem dada na sɛ ne wura no abu nʼani agu so deɛ a, ɛnneɛ, sika mu kyɛ biara remma; na mmom, ɔbarima a ne nantwie wɔ hɔ no bɛtua nantwie a wawu no ho ka nyinaa na wafa no.
