5 Mose 13

1 Sɛ odiyifoɔ anaa obi a ɔnam daeɛso so ka ahintasɛm sɔre wɔ mo mu na ɔka nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ a ɛyɛ hu ne anwanwasɛm kyerɛ mo,

If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,

2 na sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ anaa anwanwasɛm no ba mu na ɔka sɛ, “Momma yɛnni anyame foforɔ akyi (anyame a monnim wɔn) na yɛnsom wɔn” a,

and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let’s go after other gods” (which you have not known) “and let’s serve them,”

3 monntie saa odiyifoɔ anaa ɔdaeɛsofoɔ no nsɛm. Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, resɔ mo ahwɛ sɛ modɔ no firi mo akoma ne mo kra mu nyinaa anaa.

you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

4 Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, na ɛsɛ sɛ modi nʼakyi na ɔno na ɛsɛ sɛ mode obuo ne anidie ma no. Monni ne mmara so na monyɛ ɔsetie mma no; monsom no na momfam ne ho den.

You shall walk after Yahweh your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice. You shall serve him, and cling to him.

5 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkum saa odiyifoɔ anaa ɔdaeɛsofoɔ no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔkasa tia Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, a ɔyii mo firii Misraim nkoasom asase no so no; wayere ne ho sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔtwe mo firi ɛkwan a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, ahyɛ sɛ momfa so no so. Ɛsɛ sɛ motutu abɔnefoɔ nyinaa firi mo mu.

That prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to draw you aside out of the way which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk in. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

6 Sɛ wo nuabarima, wo babarima, wo babaa, wo yere a wodɔ no anaa wʼadamfo pa bi fa sum ase ba wo nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛ wo sɛ, “Momma yɛnkɔsom anyame foforɔ, anyame a wo anaa wʼagyanom nhunuu bi da,”

If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your own soul, entices you secretly, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods”—which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;

7 anyame a ɛyɛ nnipa a atwa wo ho ahyia dea, sɛ wɔbɛn anaa wɔwɔ akyiri firi asase ano kɔsi ano no a,

of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth—

8 mfa wo ho mma no, anaasɛ ntie no. Nhunu no mmɔbɔ. Mfa ne ho nkyɛ no na mmɔ ne ho ban nso.

you shall not consent to him nor listen to him; neither shall your eye pity him, neither shall you spare, neither shall you conceal him;

9 Kum na ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no. Fa wo nsa di ɛkan kum no ansa na nnipa nyinaa de wɔn nsa abɛka ho.

but you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people.

10 Monsi no aboɔ nku no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔpɛɛ sɛ ɔtwe wo firi Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, a ɔyii mo firii Misraim nkoasom asase so no ho.

You shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

11 Afei, Israel nyinaa bɛte na wɔasuro na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛfiri mo mu a, ɔbɛyɛ saa adeɛ no bio.

All Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall not do any more wickedness like this among you.

12 Sɛ ɛba sɛ mote wɔ nkuro a Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn, de rema mo no baako so sɛ

If you hear about one of your cities, which Yahweh your God gives you to dwell there, that

13 nnipa bɔnefoɔ bi asɔre wɔ wɔn mu adi nnipa a wɔwɔ kuro no mu anim de wɔn akɔsi bɔne mu aka sɛ, “Momma yɛnkɔsom anyame foforɔ,” anyame a monhunuu bi da a,

certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,

14 ɛsɛ sɛ mobisa mu, hwehwɛ mu yie. Na sɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ na sɛ nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ nnebɔneyɛ bi akɔ so wɔ mo mu a,

then you shall inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done among you,

15 ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde akofena kunkum wɔn a wɔwɔ kuro no mu nyinaa. Monsɛe kuro no pasapasa, emu nnipa ne afieboa.

you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, with all that is therein and its livestock, with the edge of the sword.

16 Afei, mommoaboa asadeɛ no nyinaa ano wɔ kuro no adwabɔeɛ na monhye no. Monhye kuro mu no ne emu nneɛma nyinaa mma ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ mma Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn. Saa kuro no nyɛ amamfo daa; ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔsane kyekyere bio.

You shall gather all its plunder into the middle of its street, and shall burn with fire the city, with all of its plunder, to Yahweh your God. It shall be a heap forever. It shall not be built again.

17 Asadeɛ a wɔde agu nkyɛn sɛ wɔbɛsɛe no no, mommfa bi. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, Awurade bɛdane afiri nʼabufuhyeɛ no ho na wahunu mo mmɔbɔ. Ne yam bɛhyehye no ama mo na wama mo adɔre sɛdeɛ ɔkaa ntam hyɛɛ mo agyanom bɔ no,

Nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, that Yahweh may turn from the fierceness of his anger and show you mercy, and have compassion on you and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers,

18 ɛfiri sɛ, moyɛ ɔsetie ma Awurade mo Onyankopɔn, na modi ne mmara a mede rema mo ɛnnɛ yi so, na moyɛ deɛ ɛsɔ nʼani.

when you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to keep all his commandments which I command you today, to do that which is right in Yahweh your God’s eyes.