Exodus 6

1 But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.”

Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Azɔ la, àkpɔ nu si mawɔ Farao. Le nye alɔ sesẽ la ta, anya wo ado goe, eye le nye asi sesẽ la ta, ado mɔ wo.”

2 God also told Moses, “I am the LORD.

Mawu gagblɔ na Mose be, “Nyee nye Yehowa.

3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

Meɖe ɖokuinye fia Abraham, Isak kple Yakob abe Mawu Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ene, ke nye ŋkɔ, Yehowa la, nyemeyɔe na wo o.

4 I also established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land where they lived as foreigners.

Mewɔ nubabla tɔxɛ aɖe kpli wo. Le nubabla sia ƒe ɖoɖowo nu la, medo ŋugbe be matsɔ Kanaanyigba, afi si wonɔ abe amedzrowo ene la na wo.

5 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.

“Gawu la, mese Israelviwo ƒe konyifafa esi wonye kluviwo fifia le Egipte. Meɖo ŋku nye nubabla la dzi.

6 Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

“Eya ta gblɔ na Israel ƒe dzidzimeviwo be, ‘Nyee nye Yehowa, maɖe mi le Egiptetɔwo ƒe kɔkuti te, mana ablɔɖe mi tso kluvinyenye na wo me, eye maɖe mi kple alɔ sesẽ kple nukunu triakɔwo.

7 I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

Maxɔ mi abe nye amewo ene, manye miaƒe Mawu, mianyae be nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu, ame si ɖe mi tso Egiptetɔwo ƒe asi me,

8 And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”

eye makplɔ mi ayi anyigba si mekɔ asi dzi ka atam be matsɔ na Abraham, Isak kple Yakob la dzi. Matsɔe na mi wòazu mia tɔ. Nyee nye Yehowa.’”

9 Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.

Mose gblɔ nya siawo na Israelviwo, ke womeɖo toe o, le woƒe dziɖeleameƒo kple ŋutasesẽ kple kluvimenɔnɔ ta.

10 So the LORD said to Moses,

Yehowa gaƒo nu na Mose, gblɔ nɛ bena,

11 “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.”

“Gayi Farao, Egipte fia gbɔ eye nàgblɔ nɛ be, ele be wòaɖe asi le Israelviwo ŋu woadzo le eƒe anyigba dzi.”

12 But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”

Ke Mose ɖe ɖeklemi Yehowa hegblɔ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, ne Israelviwo maɖo tom o la, aleke Farao ya aɖo tom, elabena nyemenye nuƒola nyui hã o.”

13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron and gave them a charge concerning both the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.

Tete Yehowa ɖe gbe na Mose kple Aron tso Israelviwo kple Farao, Egipte fia ŋu gblɔ na wo be woakplɔ Israelviwo ado goe tso Egipte.

14 These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

Ame siwo nye ƒometatɔ na Israel ƒe to vovovoawoe nye: Ruben, Israel ƒe viŋutsu tsitsitɔ ƒe viwo: Hanok, Palu, Hezron, Karmi. Esiawoe nye Reuben ƒe towo.

15 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

Simeon ƒe viwoe nye: Yemuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yakin, Zohar, Saul, ame si dada nye Kanaan nyɔnu. Esiawoe nye Simeon ƒe towo.

16 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

Ame siwo nye ƒometatɔ na Levi ƒe ƒome la ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye esiawo le woƒe tsitsi nu. Gerson, Kohat kple Merari. Levi nɔ agbe ƒe alafa ɖeka blaetɔ̃-vɔ-adre.

17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.

Gerson ƒe viwoe nye: Libni, Simei kple woƒe hlɔ̃wo.

18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

Kohat ƒe viwo: Amram, Izhar, Hebron kple Uziel. Kohat nɔ agbe ƒe alafa ɖeka blaetɔ̃-vɔ-etɔ̃.

19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.

Merari ƒe viwo: Mahli kple Musi. Ame siwo ŋkɔ woyɔ va yi la tso Levi ƒe ƒome me, eye woɖo wo ɖe tsitsi nu.

20 And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Amram ɖe Yoxebed, fofoa nɔvinyɔnu; wo viwoe nye Mose kple Aron. Amram nɔ agbe ƒe alafa ɖeka blaetɔ̃-vɔ-adre.

21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

Izhar ƒe viwo: Korah, Nefeg kple Zikri.

22 The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

Uziel ƒe viwo: Misael, Elzafan kple Sitri.

23 And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Aron ɖe Eliseba, Aminadab ƒe vinyɔnu kple Nahson nɔvinyɔnu. Wo viwoe nye, Nadab, Abihu, Eleaza kple Itamar.

24 The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.

Korah ƒe viwoe nye: Asir, Elkana kple Abiasaf. Ame siawoe wɔ ƒome siwo tso Korah ƒe hlɔ̃ me.

25 Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.

Aron ƒe viŋutsu, Eleaza, ɖe Pituel ƒe vinyɔnuwo dometɔ ɖeka, eye Finehas nye viawo dometɔ ɖeka. Esiawoe nye Levitɔwo ƒe ƒomewo ƒe tatɔwo ƒe ŋkɔwo katã kple ƒome siwo nɔ hlɔ̃awo me.

26 It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, “Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.”

Aron kple Mose, siwo ƒe ŋkɔwo woyɔ ɖe dzidzimegbalẽ sia me la nye: Aron kple Mose, ame siwo Yehowa gblɔ na be, “Mikplɔ Israelviwo katã dzoe le Egiptenyigba dzi.”

27 Moses and Aaron were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

Woawoe yi Egipte fia Farao gbɔ be yewoabia mɔ hena Israelviwo kpɔkplɔ dzoe le Egiptenyigba la dzi, wonye Mose kple Aron.

28 Now on the day that the LORD spoke to Moses in Egypt,

Azɔ esi Yehowa ƒo nu na Mose le Egipte la,

29 He said to him, “I am the LORD; tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I say to you.”

egblɔ nɛ be, “Nyee nye Yehowa. Gblɔ nya sia nya si megblɔ na wò la na Egipte fia Farao.”

30 But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”

Ke Mose gblɔ na Yehowa be, “Aleke Farao aɖo tom esi nyemenya nuƒoƒo o?”