Exodus 14
1 Now YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,
2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall camp opposite it by the sea.
“Ka kyerɛ nnipa no na wɔmmane mfa Pihahirot a ɛwɔ Migdol ne ɛpo no ntam na ɛne Baal-Sefon di nhwɛanimu no. Sɛ wɔduru hɔ a, wɔnsi wɔn ntomadan wɔ mpoano hɔ.
3 Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are wandering in the land. The wilderness has boxed them in.'
Sɛ wɔyɛ saa a, Farao bɛsusu sɛ, ‘Saa Israelfoɔ no aka ɛserɛ no ne ɛpo no ntam.’
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them. And I will gain glory because of Pharaoh and because of all his army, and the Egyptians shall know that I am YHWH." And they did so.
Na mɛsane mapirim Farao akoma bio ama wataa mo. Mayɛ saa nhyehyɛeɛ yi sɛdeɛ ɛbɛma manya animuonyam ne anidie wɔ Farao ne nʼasraafoɔ mu na ama Misraimfoɔ no nso ahunu sɛ, mene Awurade no.” Enti, wɔsii ntomadan wɔ baabi a wɔkyerɛɛ wɔn hɔ no.
5 And when the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"
Nnansa akyi a Misraimhene no tee sɛ Israelfoɔ no abɔ wɔn tirim sɛ wɔrensane mma Misraim bio na mmom kɔ ara na wɔrekɔ no, Farao ne nʼahokafoɔ akoma sɔree bio. Wɔbisaa sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na yɛayɛ yi a yɛama nkoa yi ɛkwan ama wɔkɔ?”
6 Then he made ready his chariot, and took his army with him;
Enti, Farao faa ne teaseɛnam dii nʼasraafoɔ no anim taa wɔn.
7 and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and officers over all of them.
Ɔmaa Misraim apɔnkɔsotefoɔ dɔm a wɔn dodoɔ yɛ ahansia ne apɔnkɔ foforɔ bi a asraafoɔ tete wɔn so sram wɔn.
8 And YHWH hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel were going out triumphantly.
Farao taa Israelfoɔ no so, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔde Misraimfoɔ agyapadeɛ bebree kɔ.
9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal Zephon.
Farao de nʼapɔnkɔdɔm nyinaa taa Israelfoɔ no so bɛtoo wɔn sɛ wɔasisi wɔn ntomadan wɔ Pihahirot mpoano wɔ Baal-Sefon anim.
10 When Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and look, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they were very afraid. So the children of Israel cried out to YHWH.
Ɛberɛ a Misraim asraafoɔ no rebɛn Israelfoɔ no, Israelfoɔ no hunuu wɔn firi akyiri sɛ wɔde mmirika reba enti wɔn akoma tuiɛ, na wɔsu frɛɛ Awurade sɛ ɔmmoa wɔn.
11 And they said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
Ɛmaa wɔn ani beree Mose so bisaa no sɛ, “Wode yɛn aba ɛserɛ yi so sɛ yɛmmɛwuwu wɔ ha, ɛfiri sɛ, adamena nni Misraim a sɛ yɛwuwu a wɔbɛsie yɛn wɔ mu? Adɛn enti na womaa yɛtu firii Misraim?
12 Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."
Ɛberɛ a yɛwɔ nkoasom mu no, yɛanka ankyerɛ wo sɛ ma yɛmpɛ yɛn baabi ntena? Yɛkaeɛ sɛ yɛpɛ sɛ yɛbɛhyɛ nkoasom ase wɔ Misraim sene sɛ yɛbɛwuwu agu ɛserɛ so ha.”
13 But Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid, stand still, and see the salvation of God, which he will work for you today, for the Egyptians you see today, you will never, ever see again.
Nanso, Mose ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no sɛ, “Monnsuro. Monnyina pintinn na monhwɛ biribi. Na mobɛhunu anwanwakwan a Awurade nam so bɛgye mo afiri atamfoɔ nsam ɛnnɛ. Misraimfoɔ a mohunu wɔn seesei yi, morenhunu wɔn bio.
14 YHWH will fight for you, and you must be still."
Awurade bɛko ama mo a monha mo ho koraa!”
15 Then YHWH said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wosu frɛ me? Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no na wɔnkɔ wɔn anim.
16 And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the children of Israel will go through the midst of the sea on dry ground.
Fa wo poma no. Fa kyerɛ nsuo no so na ɛpo no mu bɛpae ama ɛkwan ada mu ma Israelfoɔ no afa asase wesee so.
17 And as for me, look, I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them, and I will receive glory over Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots and his horsemen.
Mɛpirim Misraimfoɔ no akoma ama wɔaka mo so na di a mɛdi Farao ne ne dɔm so bɛma mo ahunu mʼanimuonyam.
18 Then the Egyptians will know that I am YHWH, when I receive glory over Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen."
Na Misraimfoɔ nyinaa bɛhunu sɛ, mene Awurade.”
19 And the angel of God who was going in front of the camp of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and stood behind them.
Afei, Onyankopɔn ɔbɔfoɔ a ɔdi Israelfoɔ anim no twee ne ho bɛdii Israelfoɔ no akyi. Na omununkum dum nso bɛdii Israelfoɔ no akyi.
20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness and it lit up the night so that the one did not come near the other all night.
Ɛbɛtwaa Israelfoɔ no ne Misraimfoɔ no ntam. Na anadwo no, ɛdanee ogya maa esum tɔɔ Misraimfoɔ no so maa ne hann no kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ no ɛkwan. Enti Misraimfoɔ no anhunu Israelfoɔ no akyiri kwan.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and YHWH pushed the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided.
Mose tenee ne nsa wɔ ɛpo no so, na anadwo no nyinaa Awurade de apueeɛ mframa denden maa ɛpo no sanee nʼakyiri ma asase no yɛɛ wesee.
22 Then the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their left.
Enti Israelfoɔ no faa ɛpo ɛkwan a emu wesee no so. Na nsuo no yɛɛ afasuo wɔ benkum ne nifa maa wɔn.
23 And the Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all of Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
Afei, Misraimfoɔ no nso ne Farao apɔnkɔ, nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ tii wɔn kɔduruu ɛpo no mfimfini.
24 And it happened, in the morning watch, that YHWH looked down on the Egyptian camp through the pillar of fire and cloud and threw the camp into confusion.
Na anɔpahema no, Awurade de ogya ne mununkudum no too Misraim dɔm no so maa wɔn ho yeraa wɔn.
25 And he bound their chariot wheels so that they drove them with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from before Israel, for YHWH fights for them against the Egypt."
Wɔn nteaseɛnam no nan tutuiɛ enti na wɔntumi nkɔ bio. Enti Misraimfoɔ no kaa sɛ, “Momma yɛnnwane mfiri Israelfoɔ anim, ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade reko ma wɔn na yɛn deɛ, ɔreko tia yɛn.”
26 Then YHWH said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen."
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Tene wo nsa wɔ ɛpo no so, na nsuo no nsane mmra Misraimfoɔ ne wɔn nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ no so.”
27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak. Now the Egyptians were trying to escape from it, but YHWH shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
Mose yɛɛ saa, na adeɛ kyee anɔpa no, ɛpo no sane nʼakyi tenee sɛdeɛ na ɛteɛ. Misraimfoɔ no pɛɛ sɛ wɔdwane, nanso Awurade maa nsuo no faa wɔn.
28 Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea. None of them survived.
Nsuo no kataa ɛkwan no ne nteaseɛnam ne apɔnkɔsotefoɔ no nyinaa so. Farao asraafoɔ dodoɔ a wɔfaa ɛpo no mu taa Israelfoɔ no nso, anka ɔbaako koraa.
29 But the children of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
Israelfoɔ no nante faa asase wesee a nsuo yɛ ɔfasuo wɔ benkum ne nifa no so.
30 Thus YHWH saved Israel that day from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
Saa ɛda no Awurade gyee Israelfoɔ firii Misraimfoɔ nsa mu. Na Israelfoɔ no hunuu Misraimfoɔ no sɛ wɔawuwu deda mpoano.
31 When Israel saw the great power which YHWH used against the Egyptians, then the people feared YHWH, and they believed God and his servant Moses.
Ɛberɛ a Israelfoɔ hunuu tumi a Awurade ada no adie de atia Misraimfoɔ no, wɔsuroo Awurade, na wɔgyee Awurade ne nʼakoa Mose diiɛ.
