Exodus 13
1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
2 Hallow to me every firstborn, that which any female first beareth among the sons of Israel, among men and among beasts, —mine! it is.
“Tew Israelfo mmabarima ne aboa biara abakan ho ma me; wɔn nyinaa yɛ me dea.”
3 And Moses said unto the people—[Ye are] to remember this day, on which ye came forth out of Egypt out of the house of slaves, that with strength of hand, did Yahweh bring you forth from hence, —there shall not, therefore be eaten anything leavened.
Na Mose ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no se, “Nnɛ yɛ da a ɛsɛ sɛ mokae daa—da a mutu fii Misraim asase a na moyɛ nkoa wɔ so no so. Awurade ayɛ anwonwade akɛse bebree akyerɛ mo. Enti monkae sɛ, sɛ afe du na moredi afahyɛ yi a, mommfa mmɔkaw mfra mo aduan; na mommfa bi nkɔ mo afi nso mu koraa.
4 To-day, are, ye, coming forth, —in the month Abib.
Afe biara mu Abib ɔsram awiei (bɛyɛ Ɔbɛnem awiei), monkae saa otukɔ yi.
5 And it shall be, when Yahweh shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite, and the Hivite and the Jebusite, which he sware to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, then shalt thou serve with this service, in this month.
Awurade de mo baa Kanaanfo, Hetifo, Amorifo, Hewifo ne Yebusifo nsase a ɛwo ne nufusu sen so a ɔkaa ho ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma mo no so.
6 Seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes, —and on the seventh day, [shall be] a festival to Yahweh.
Mubedi brodo a mmɔkaw nni mu nko ara nnanson. Na da a ɛto so ason no, monto pon kɛse mma Awurade.
7 Unleavened cakes, shall be eaten for the seven days, —neither shall there be seen with thee anything leavened, nor shall there be seen with thee leaven, within any of thy bounds,
Ɛnsɛ sɛ obiara kora mmɔkaw wɔ ne fi anaa mo asase no ahye so baabiara.
8 And thou shalt tell thy son, on that day, saying, —[This is] because, of that which Yahweh did for me, when he brought me forth out of Egypt.
Edu afirihyia na moredi nna yi a, monkyerɛ mo mma nea enti a moredi saa afahyɛ no. Ɛyɛ afahyɛ a mode bɛkae nea Awurade yɛ maa mo bere a mutu fii Misraim asase so no.
9 And it shall be to thee for a sign upon thy hand and for a memorial between thine eyes, in order that the law of Yahweh may be in thy mouth, —for with a strong hand, did Yahweh bring thee forth out of Egypt.
Saa afe biara mu nnaawɔtwe afahyɛ yi nyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ agyiraehyɛde a wɔde abɔ mo nsa ho anaa mo moma so sɛ nkae ade. Momma Awurade mmara ntena mo anom, efisɛ tumi kɛse na ɔde yii mo fii Misraim.
10 So shalt thou observe this statute in its appointed time, —from year to year.
Afe biara, ɛrekɔ Abib (bɛyɛ Ɔbɛnem) awiei no, munni afahyɛ yi.
11 And it shall be when Yahweh shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as he sware to thee and to thy fathers, —and shalt give it thee,
“Sɛ Awurade de mo ba asase a ɔhyɛɛ mo agyanom ho bɔ tete no a Kanaanfo te so mprempren no so a, monkae sɛ
12 that thou shalt set apart whatsoever is born first, to Yahweh; and, of all firstlings of beasts which thou shalt have, the males, shall pertain to Yahweh.
mo mmabarima a wɔyɛ mmakan nyinaa ne nyɛmmoa mmakan a wɔyɛ mmarima no nyinaa yɛ Awurade dea. Enti momfa mma no.
13 But every firstling of an ass, shalt thou redeem with a lamb or if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck, —but every firstborn of men among thy sons, shalt thou redeem.
Mutumi de oguan ba anaa abirekyi ba bɛsesa afurum ba abakan. Na sɛ woyɛ wʼadwene sɛ woremfa afurum no nni nsesa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wubu afurum no kɔn mu kum no. Nanso mo mmabarima abakan de, ɛsɛ sɛ motɔ wɔn ti.
14 And it shall be when thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What is this? Then shalt thou say unto him: With strength of hand, did Yahweh bring us forth out of Egypt out of the house of slaves.
“Na sɛ daakye bi mo mma bisa mo se, ‘Eyinom nyinaa ase ne dɛn a, monka nkyerɛ wɔn se, Awurade nam anwonwade akɛse a ɔyɛe so na oyii yɛn fii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim.
15 And it came to pass when Pharaoh had shown himself too hardened to let us go, then did Yahweh slay every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of men even unto the firstborn of beasts. For this cause, am, I, sacrificing to Yahweh whatsoever is born first, of the males, and every firstborn of my sons, must I redeem.
Na Farao mpɛ sɛ ɔma yɛn kwan ma yɛkɔ nti, Awurade kum mmabarima ne mmoanini a wɔyɛ mmakan a wɔwɔ Misraim asase so nyinaa. Ɛno nti na yɛde mmabarima a wɔyɛ mmakan rema Awurade yi, nanso nnipa mmabarima mmakan no de, wɔtɔ wɔn ti.’
16 And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes, —that, with strength of hand, did Yahweh bring us forth out of Egypt.
Na afahyɛ yi bɛda mo nsow sɛ moyɛ Onyankopɔn mma te sɛnea ɔde nʼagyiraehyɛde abɔ mo moma so a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Awurade nam ne tumi kɛse no so na ɔde yii yɛn fii Misraim.”
17 And it came to pass when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead by the land-way of the Philistines, although it was near, —for God said—Lest the people be dismayed when they see war and turn back to Egypt.
Farao maa nnipa no kwan sɛ wɔnkɔ no, Onyankopɔn amma wɔamfa ɔkwan a ɛfa Filistifo man no mu a na ɛyɛ tiaa no so. Efisɛ Onyankopɔn kae se, “Sɛ wokohyia ɔko a, ebia na wɔasesa wɔn adwene ama wɔasan akɔ Misraim.”
18 So God took the people round the desert-way of the Red Sea, —and the sons of Israel went up armed, out of the land of Egypt.
Enti Onyankopɔn dii wɔn anim de wɔn faa sare so de wɔn ani kyerɛɛ Po Kɔkɔɔ. Israelfo no sii mu fii Misraim a na wɔasiesie wɔn ho ama ɔko.
19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph, with him, —for he had, taken an oath, of the sons of Israel saying, God will, surely visit, you, so then ye shall carry up my bones from hence with you.
Mose rekɔ no, ɔfaa Yosef nnompe de kaa ne ho kɔe, efisɛ na Yosef ama Israel mma aka Onyankopɔn ntam sɛ, “Sɛ ɔreyi wɔn afi Misraim a, wɔde ne nnompe bɛkɔ bi, efisɛ na onim sɛ Onyankopɔn beyi wɔn afi Misraim asase so.”
20 And they brake up from Succoth, —and encamped in Etham, at the edge of the desert.
Wofi Sukot no, wɔkɔkyeree nsraban wɔ Etam sare no ano.
21 Now, Yahweh, was going before them—by day, in a pillar of cloud to lead them the way, and by night, in a pillar of fire to give them light, —that they might journey day and night:
Awurade de omununkum kyerɛɛ wɔn kwan awia na ɔde ogya nso kyerɛɛ wɔn kwan anadwo. Enti na wotumi tu wɔn kwan no awia ne anadwo nyinaa.
22 the pillar of cloud by day ceased not, nor the pillar of fire by night, —from before the people.
Awia mununkum fadum anaa anadwo gya fadum no amfi nʼafa wɔ nnipa no anim da.
