Exodus 12
1 The Lord told Moses and Aaron while they were still in Egypt,
Ɛberɛ a na Mose ne Aaron da so wɔ Misraim asase so no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,
2 “This month will be for you the first month, the first month of your year.
“Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekorɔ, bosome yi bɛyɛ bosome a ɛdi ɛkan wɔ Yudafoɔ asranna so.
3 Tell all the Israelites that on the tenth day of this month, every man must choose a lamb for his family, one for each household.
Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ nyinaa sɛ, saa bosome yi ɛda a ɛtɔ so edu no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima biara pɛ odwammaa baako de ma nʼabusua. Ɛsɛ sɛ efie biara nya odwammaa no baako.
4 However, if the household is too small for a whole lamb, then he and his nearest neighbor may choose a lamb according to the total number of people. Divide up the lamb depending on what everybody can eat.
Sɛ abusua bi mu nnipa sua a wɔrentumi nwe odwammaa no a, wɔtumi ne abusua bi a ɛbɛn wɔn wɔ mpasua no so a wɔn nso sua kyɛ odwammaa no. Aboa no kyɛ wɔ saa ɛkwan no so no gyina abusua no kɛseɛ ne ɛnam dodoɔ a wɔbɛtumi awe so.
5 Your lamb must be a year-old male without any defects, and you can take it either from the sheep or the goats.
Ɛsɛ sɛ aboa no yɛ deɛ wadi afe. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ odwan anaa abirekyie a ɔnnii dɛm.
6 Keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the Israelites will slaughter the animals after sunset and before it gets dark.
Monhwɛ saa mmoa a moayiyi wɔn yi yie nkɔsi ɔbosome a ɛdii ɛkan no ɛda a ɛtɔ so dunan no anwummerɛ. Afei Israel asafo nyinaa nkunkum wɔn nnwammaa no dasuo mu.
7 They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they have the meal.
Wɔmfa wɔn mogya nsra efie biara aponnwa ho. Odwammaa a wɔbɛwe no wɔ fie hɔ no mogya na wɔmfa nyɛ saa ahyɛdeɛ yi.
8 They are to roast the meat over a fire and eat it that night, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Anadwo, obiara bɛwe aboa no a wɔatoto no nam no bi. Wɔmfa burodo a ɛnkaeɛ ne awɔnwono nni.
9 You are not to eat the meat raw or boiled in water. All of it must be roasted it over a fire, including the head, legs, and its insides.
Wɔnnnoa ɛnam no na wɔnnwe no mono nso, na mmom, wɔntoto aboa mu no nyinaa, a ne ti ne nan ne nʼayamdeɛ nyinaa ka ho.
10 Make sure nothing is left until the morning. If there is anything left over, burn it by morning.
Sɛ moantumi anwe ne nyinaa anadwo no a, deɛ ɛbɛka no, sɛ adeɛ kye so a, monnwe na mmom monhye no.
11 This is how you are to eat the meal. You should be dressed ready to travel, with your sandals on your feet and your walking stick in your hand. You are to eat quickly—it is the Lord's Passover.
Sɛdeɛ monwe ɛnam no nie: monwe wɔ ɛberɛ a mo ntadeɛ a mode tu ɛkwan hyehyɛ mo. Monsiesie mo ho mma ɛkwan tenten twa. Monhyɛ mo asopatere na momfa mo mpoma nkurakura. Monwe no ɔherɛ so. Saa adeyɛ yi, wɔbɛfrɛ no Awurade Twam Afahyɛ.
12 That very night I will go all through Egypt and kill every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring condemnation on all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.
“Na mɛtwam afa Misraim asase so anadwo yi na mmammarima a wɔyɛ mmakan ne mmoa mmakan a wɔwɔ Misraim asase so nyinaa, mɛkum wɔn, na mabu anyame a wɔwɔ Misraim nyinaa atɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade!
13 The blood on the houses where you live will mark them out. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. No deathly plague will fall on you to destroy you when I attack Egypt.
Mogya a mode bɛyɛ aponnwa no ho no bɛyɛ agyinahyɛdeɛ enti, sɛ mehunu mogya no a, mɛtwam akɔ, na sɛ merekum Misraim mmakan a, merenkum mo deɛ bi.
14 This will be a day to remember for you. You are to celebrate it as a festival to the Lord for generations to come. You will observe this for all time to come.
“Yei yɛ ɛda a ɛsɛ sɛ mokaeɛ. Afe biara, ɛfiri awontoatoasoɔ kɔsi awontoatoasoɔ ɛsɛ sɛ mohyɛ ɛfa no sɛ afahyɛ sononko ma Awurade. Yei yɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ ɛda biara.
15 For seven days you must eat only bread made without yeast. On the first day you are to get rid of the yeast from your houses. Anyone who eats anything with yeast from the first day to seventh day must be excluded from the Israelite community.
Nnanson no mu, monni burodo a wɔmfaa mmɔreka mfraeɛ nko ara. Afahyɛ no ɛda a ɛdi ɛkan no, monyiyi mmɔreka biara mfiri mo afie mu. Obiara a saa ɛberɛ yi mu ɔbɛbu saa afahyɛ yi mmara yi so no, wɔbɛtwa no asuo afiri Israelman mu.
16 On both the first day and on the seventh day you are to have a holy meeting. You must not work on those days, except to prepare food. That is all you are allowed to do.
Afahyɛ no ɛda a ɛdi ɛkan ne ne nnanson soɔ no, nnipa no nyinaa bɛdi ɛda no sɛ ɛda a wɔayi asi hɔ ama nhyiamu kronkron. Na nna no mu, aduanenoa akyiri no, obiara nnyɛ adwuma foforɔ biara.
17 You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread because on this very day I led your tribes by their respective divisions out of Egypt. You are to observe this day for all time to come.
“Sɛ modi Apiti Afahyɛ yi a, ɛbɛma mo akae daa sɛ, saa ɛda no na meyii mo firii Misraim asase so. Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ afe biara, modi saa dapɔnna yi firi awo ntoatoasoɔ so kɔsi awo ntoatoasoɔ so.
18 In the first month you are to eat bread without yeast from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.
Ɔbosome a ɛdi ɛkan no ɛda a ɛtɔ so dunan no anwummerɛ kɔsi nʼadaduonu ɛda baako so no, burodo a mmɔreka mfra mu nko ara na monni.
19 For seven days there must be no yeast in your houses. If anyone eats something with yeast in it, then they must be excluded from the Israelite community, whether they are a foreigner or native of the land.
Saa nnanson no mu, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔhunu mmɔreka kakra bi koraa wɔ mo afie mu. Enti, obiara a ɔbɛdi aduane a mmɔreka wɔ mu no, wɔbɛyi no afiri Israel asafo kuo no mu. Saa mmara yi ka amamfrafoɔ a wɔne mo te ne wɔn a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ asase yi so nyinaa.
20 You must not eat anything with yeast in it. Eat only bread without yeast in all your homes.”
Mesane meti mu bio sɛ, saa nna no mu monnni biribiara a wɔde mmɔreka afra mu; monni burodo a mmɔreka mfra mu.”
21 Then Moses called together all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go immediately and choose a lamb for each of your families, and kill the Passover lamb.
Afei, Mose frɛɛ Israel mpanimfoɔ nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monkɔkyekyere odwammaa anaa abirekyie ba mma abusua biara, na monkum no sɛ Twam Afahyɛ aboa.
22 Get a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and put some on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you are to go out through door of the house until morning.
Montwa odwan no mogya ngu kyɛnsee bi mu. Momfa hisope mmɔ mogya no mu na momfa mpete aponnwatifi ne aponnwa mmienu a aka no ho sɛdeɛ mogya no bɛda ho. Mowie a, mo mu biara mmfiri nkɔ abɔntene saa anadwo no.
23 When the Lord passes through to punish the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. He will pass over the door, and he will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and kill you.
Awurade bɛtwam afa asase yi so akunkum Misraimfoɔ. Na sɛ ɔhunu sɛ mogya wɔ aponnwatifi no ne aponnwa mmienu no ho a, ɔbɛtwa saa efie no ho akɔ a ɔremma ɔsɛefoɔ no nwura hɔ nkunkum mo mmakan.
24 You and your descendants are to remember to observe these instructions for all time to come.
“Na monkae sɛ yei yɛ mmara a ɛwɔ hɔ daa ma mo ne mo asefoɔ.
25 When you enter the land that the Lord promised to give you, you are to observe this ceremony.
Na sɛ moba asase a Awurade de bɛma mo sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ mo ho bɔ no so a, mobɛkɔ so adi afahyɛ no.
26 When your children come and ask you, ‘Why is this ceremony important to you?’
Na sɛ mo mma bisa mo sɛ, ‘Yeinom nyinaa ase ne sɛn; saa afahyɛ yi fa ɛdeɛn ho a,
27 you are to tell them, ‘This is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord. He was the one who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he killed the Egyptians but spared our households.’” The people bowed down in worship.
mobɛbua wɔn sɛ, ɛyɛ Twam Afahyɛ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade. Ɔtwaa Israelfoɔ afie ho wɔ Misraim. Ɛwom sɛ ɔkunkumm Misraimfoɔ deɛ, nanso ɔgyaa yɛn mmusua.’” Ɛberɛ a Mose kasa wieeɛ no, nnipa no nyinaa koto sɔreeɛ.
28 Then the Israelites went and did just as the Lord had told Moses and Aaron.
Na Israelfoɔ no dii Mose ne Aaron ahyɛdeɛ no so.
29 At midnight the Lord killed every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the jail, and also all the firstborn of the livestock.
Ɛda no ara anadwo dasuo mu Awurade kunkumm mmarimaa a wɔyɛ abakan a wɔwɔ Misraim asase so nyinaa, ɛfiri Farao babarima panin so kɔsi odeduani babarima panin ne anantwie nso mmakan nyinaa.
30 Pharaoh got up during the night, as well as all his officials and all the Egyptians. There were loud cries of agony throughout Egypt, because there wasn't a single house where someone hadn't died.
Afei, Farao ne ne mpanimfoɔ ne nnipa a wɔwɔ Misraim nyinaa sɔree anadwo no. Misraiman no nyinaa twaa agyaadwoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, efie biara nni hɔ a onipa anwu wɔ mu.
31 Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron during the night and told them, “Get out of here! Leave my people, the two of you and the Israelites! Go, so you can worship the Lord as you have asked.
Enti, Farao frɛɛ Mose ne Aaron anadwo no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mesrɛ mo, mo nyinaa montu mfiri ha. Monkɔsom Awurade sɛdeɛ mokaeɛ no.
32 Take your flocks and herds as well, just like you've said, and leave! Oh, and bless me too.”
Momfa mo nnwan ne mo anantwie na monkɔ. Nanso monhyira me ansa na moakɔ.”
33 The Egyptians urged the Israelites to leave their country as quickly as possible, saying, “Otherwise we'll all die!”
Misraimfoɔ no nyinaa ani beree Israelfoɔ no so pampam wɔn sɛ wɔmfiri asase no so ntɛm, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔkaa sɛ, “Yɛbɛwuwu.”
34 So the Israelites picked up their dough before it had risen, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
Israelfoɔ no faa wɔn mmɔre a wɔafɔtɔ a mmɔreka mfra mu, na wɔde wɔn ntadeɛ kyekyeree wɔn mmɔrefɔtɔ nnaka de sisii wɔn mmati so.
35 In addition, the Israelites did what Moses had told them and asked the Egyptians for objects of silver and gold, and for clothing.
Na Israelfoɔ no asrɛsrɛ dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ adwinneɛ ne ntadeɛ afiri Misraimfoɔ no nkyɛn sɛdeɛ Mose kaa sɛ wɔnyɛ no.
36 The Lord had made the Egyptians look so favorably on the Israelites that they agreed their request. In this way they took the wealth of the Egyptians.
Awurade maa Misraimfoɔ no hunuu Israelfoɔ no mmɔbɔ enti wɔmaa wɔn wɔn abisadeɛ nyinaa. Ɛnam saa yɛ so maa Israelfoɔ no twee Misraimfoɔ ahonyadeɛ nyinaa kɔeɛ.
37 The Israelites set out on foot from Rameses for Succoth and numbered about 600,000 men, as well as women and children.
Anadwo no ara, Israelfoɔ no siim firii Rameses kɔɔ Sukot. Na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ nnipa mpem ahansia a wɔnam fam, a mmaa ne mmɔfra de wɔankan wɔn anka ho.
38 In addition many foreigners joined them. They also took with them large herds and flocks of livestock.
Nnipa ahodoɔ pii bi a wɔnyɛ Israelfoɔ kaa wɔn ho kɔeɛ. Wɔde wɔn nnwan ne wɔn anantwie nyinaa kaa wɔn ho.
39 Since their bread dough didn't have any yeast, the Israelites baked what they had brought out of Egypt into loaves without yeast. This was because when they were driven out of Egypt they had to leave in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare food for themselves.
Wɔduruu baabi a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔdidi no, wɔde mmɔre a wɔamfa mmɔreka amfra a wɔde kɔeɛ no bi too burodo diiɛ. Na mmɔreka nni mu, ɛfiri sɛ, Misraimfoɔ no pamoo wɔn. Ɛno enti wɔannya mu ɛkwan anyɛ aduane a wɔbɛdi wɔ ɛkwan so.
40 The Israelites had lived in Egypt for 430 years.
Israelfoɔ no tenaa Misraim mfeɛ ahanan ne aduasa.
41 On the very day the 430 years ended, all the tribes of the Lord by their respective divisions left Egypt.
Na ɛda a wɔdii mfeɛ ahanan ne aduasa no pɛ na Awurade nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa firii asase no so.
42 Because the Lord kept watch that night to lead them out of the land of Egypt, you are to keep watch this same night as an observance to honor the Lord, to be kept by all Israelites for generations to come.
Saa anadwo no ne ɛberɛ a Awurade yi too hɔ de gyee ne nkurɔfoɔ firii Misraim asase so. Enti, saa anadwo korɔ no ara na Israelfoɔ no yi de too hɔ sɛ ɛda a Onyankopɔn gyee wɔn no afirinhyia ɛda.
43 The Lord told Moses and Aaron, “This is the Passover ceremony. No foreigner is allowed to eat it.
Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ, “Twam Afahyɛ no ho mmara ni: “Ahɔhoɔ biara nnwe odwammaa no ɛnam no bi.
44 But any slave who has been bought can eat it once you have circumcised him.
Nanso, ɔsomfoɔ biara a wɔtee sika tɔɔ no no, sɛ wɔatwa no twetia deɛ a, ɔtumi we bi.
45 Foreign visitors or those hired from other nations shall not eat the Passover.
Ɔpaani anaa ɔhɔhoɔ biara nnwe bi.
46 It has to be eaten inside the house. You are not allowed to take any of the meat outside the house, or to break any of the bones.
“Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwe Twam Afahyɛ aboa biara wɔ efie baako mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwe ɛnam no wɔ fie. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe ɛnam no fa biara wɔ abɔntene. Ɛnsɛ sɛ mobɔ dompe mu.
47 All Israelites are to celebrate it.
Ɛsɛ sɛ Israelfoɔ nyinaa di saa nkaeɛda yi berɛ korɔ mu.
48 If there's a foreigner lives with you and wants to celebrate the Lord's Passover, all the males in their household have to be circumcised. Then he may come and celebrate it, and he shall be treated like a native of the land. But no man who is not circumcised may eat it.
“Ahɔhoɔ a mo ne wɔn te no nso, sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔdi Twam Afahyɛ no bi a, ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima a wɔwɔ wɔn mu no nyinaa twa twetia ansa na wɔaba ne mo abɛdi. Na sɛ ɛyɛ saa a, wɔbɛyɛ deɛ wɔwoo wɔn too mu mu.
49 The same rule applies to both the native and the foreigner who lives among you.”
Saa mmara yi ka Israelfoɔ ne ahɔhoɔ a wɔne mo te no nso.”
50 Then all the Israelites followed these instructions. They did exactly what the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.
Enti, Israelfoɔ no nyinaa dii Awurade mmara no so sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ Mose ne Aaron no.
51 That very day the Lord led the Israelite tribes out of Egypt by their respective tribal divisions.
Ɛda no ara na Awurade yii Israelfoɔ no firii Misraim asase so.
