Exodus 3

1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Ɛda bi na Mose rehwɛ nʼase Yetro a ɔyɛ Midian ɔsɔfoɔ nnwan. Ɔde nnwan no wuraa ɛserɛ no mu kɔɔ akyirikyiri kɔduruu Horeb a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn bepɔ no so.

2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Prɛko pɛ, na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ daa ne ho adi sɛ gyaframa wɔ wira no mu kyerɛɛ no. Mose hunuu sɛ wira no redɛre nanso na ɛnhye.

3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

Enti, Mose kaa sɛ, “Mɛkɔ akɔhwɛ anwanwadeɛ yi ahunu deɛ enti a wira no nhye.”

4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Ɛberɛ a Awurade hunuu sɛ ɔrekɔhwɛ no, ɔfrɛɛ no firii wira no mu sɛ, “Mose! Mose!” Mose gyee so sɛ, “Me nie.”

5 And he said, Draw not nigh here: put off your shoes from off your feet, for the place whereon you stand is holy ground.

Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mmɛn me. Yi wo nan mu mpaboa na baabi a wogyina no yɛ asase kronkron.”

6 Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Ɔtoaa so sɛ, “Mene wʼagyanom Onyankopɔn—Abraham Onyankopɔn, Isak Onyankopɔn ne Yakob Onyankopɔn.” Mose kataa nʼanim, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔsuro sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ Onyankopɔn anim.

7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mahunu amanehunu a me manfoɔ a wɔwɔ Misraim no wɔ mu, na mate wɔn nkotosrɛ a ɛfa wɔn nnwuma wuranom ho, na menim wɔn ahohiahia.

8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Maba sɛ merebɛgye wɔn afiri Misraimfoɔ nsam na mayi wɔn afiri Misraim asase so de wɔn akɔ asase pa so—asase a ɛtrɛ; asase a ɛwoɔ ne nufosuo wɔ so—asase a Kanaanfoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ te soɔ no so.

9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

Mate Israelfoɔ no su, na mahunu nya a Misraimfoɔ di wɔn no.

10 Come now therefore, and I will send you unto Pharaoh, that you may bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Afei, merebɛsoma wo akɔ Farao nkyɛn, akɔyi me ɔman Israel afiri Misraim.”

11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Mose bisaa sɛ, “Mene hwan a mɛtumi akɔ Farao anim akɔka sɛ merebɛyi Israelfoɔ afiri Misraim asase so?”

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with you; and this shall be a token unto you, that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, all of you shall serve God upon this mountain.

Onyankopɔn buaa no sɛ, “Mɛka wo ho. Adansedeɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ me na masoma wo no nie. Sɛ woyi nnipa no firi Misraim a, mobɛsom Onyankopɔn wɔ saa bepɔ yi so.”

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers has sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?

Mose bisaa sɛ, “Sɛ mekɔ Israelfoɔ no nkyɛn kɔka sɛ, wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn na wasoma me na wɔbisa me sɛ. ‘Onyankopɔn bɛn na mereka ne ho asɛm no’ a, mmuaeɛ bɛn na memfa mma wɔn?”

14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, I AM has sent me unto you.

Ɔbuaa Mose sɛ, ka sɛ, “Mene deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ daa no. Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Me Ara na wasoma me mo nkyɛn.’”

15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shall you say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

Onyankopɔn toaa so sɛ, “Awurade a ɔyɛ mo nananom Abraham, Isak ne Yakob Onyankopɔn na wasoma me mo nkyɛn.” Yei ne me edin a wɔde bɛkae me ɛda biara firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so kɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so.

16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Frɛ Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ nyinaa hyia na ka hunu a wohunuu Awurade wɔ wira a na ɛredɛre mu no kyerɛ wɔn. Afei, ka asɛm a meka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ, ‘Makɔsra me nkurɔfoɔ na mahunu deɛ aba wɔn so wɔ Misraim no kyerɛ wɔn.

17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

Mehyɛ bɔ sɛ mɛyi wɔn afiri amanehunu ne animguaseɛ a wɔwɔ mu no mu na mede wɔn akɔ asase a Kanaanfoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ te so ɛnnɛ yi a ɛwoɔ ne nufosuo wɔ so no so.’

18 And they shall hearken to your voice: and you shall come, you and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and all of you shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has met with us: and now let us go, we plead to you, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

“Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ bɛtie wʼasɛm na wɔne wo akɔ Misraimhene hɔ akɔka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Awurade, Hebrifoɔ Onyankopɔn, ne yɛn ahyia na waka akyerɛ yɛn sɛ, yɛntu nnansa ɛkwan nkɔ ɛserɛ so nkɔbɔ afɔdeɛ mma no. Enti, ma yɛn ɛkwan.’

19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand.

Nanso, menim sɛ Misraimhene remma mo ɛkwan da, gye sɛ wɔhyɛ no ketee.

20 And I will stretch out my hand, and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

Enti, mɛhyɛ no ketee sɛdeɛ ɛsɛ. Menam anwanwakwan so bɛsɛe Misraim na akyire no, wama mo akɔ.

21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when all of you go, all of you shall not go empty.

“Mɛma mo anim aba nyam Misraimfoɔ no anim na wɔahyehyɛ akyɛdeɛ ama mo, na moankɔ no nsapan.

22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourns in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and all of you shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and all of you shall spoil the Egyptians.

Ɔbaa biara mmisa dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ adwinneɛ ne ntoma pa mfiri nʼafipamfoɔ ne ne fiefoɔ mmaa nkyɛn na wɔmfa nsiesie wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa ho. Wɔnam saa yɛ so bɛpansam Misraimfoɔ ahonyadeɛ te sɛ deɛ wɔafom asadeɛ.”