Exodus 4
1 Then responded Moses, and said, And lo! they will not believe me, neither hearken to my voice, —for they will say, Yahweh, hath not appeared unto thee.
Ke Mose gblɔ be, “Womaxɔ dzinye ase o! Womawɔ nu si magblɔ na wo be woawɔ o. Woagblɔ be, ‘Yehowa meɖe eɖokui fia wò o!’”
2 And Yahweh said unto him—What is this in thy hand? And he said—A staff.
Yehowa biae be, “Nu kae nye ema le asiwò?” Mose ɖo eŋu be, “Alẽkplɔla ƒe atikplɔe.”
3 Then said he—Cast it to the earth. And he cast it to the earth, and it became a serpent, —and Moses fled from the face thereof.
Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be, “Ɖe asi le eŋu da ɖe anyigba.” Mose ɖe asi le eŋu da ɖe anyigba, eye wòtrɔ zu da; tete Mose si le egbɔ.
4 And Yahweh said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by its tail: So he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand: —
Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be, “Lé eƒe asike!” Mose lé da la ƒe asike, eye wògazu atikplɔ ɖe esi!
5 that they may believe that Yahweh, God of their fathers, —God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob hath appeared unto thee.
Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be, “Wɔ esia ekema woaxɔ dziwò ase, ekema woadze sii be Yehowa, wo fofowo, Abraham, Isak kple Yakob ƒe Mawue ɖe eɖokui fia wò nyateƒe.”
6 Then said Yahweh unto him, yet again—Bring, I pray thee, thy hand, into thy bosom. So he brought his hand, into his bosom, —and then took it out, and lo! his hand, was leprous, —like snow,
Azɔ Yehowa gblɔ be, “Tsɔ wò asi de wò axatome.” Eye Mose tsɔ eƒe asi de axatome. Esi wòɖe asi ɖa la, eƒe asi dze kpodɔ hefu kpĩi.
7 And he said—Put back thy hand into thy bosom: So he put back his hand into his bosom, —and then took it out of his bosom, and lo it had come again like his own flesh:
Yehowa gagblɔ nɛ be, “Gatsɔ wò asi de wò axatome.” Esi wògawɔ esia, eye wògaɖe asi ɖa la, dɔvɔ̃ɖi la bu le eŋu; eƒe asi ganɔ abe tsã ene!
8 thus shall it come to pass, if they will not believe thee, nor hearken to the voice of the first sign, then will they believe the voice of the next sign;
Yehowa gblɔ be, “Ne womexɔ nukunu gbãtɔ dzi se o la, woaxɔ evelia dzi ase.
9 and it shall come to pass if they will not believe even these two signs nor hearken to thy voice, then shalt thou take of the water of the river, and pour it out on the dry land, —so shall the water which thou hast taken from the river, become, yea it shall become, blood, on the dry land.
Ne womeɖo to wò le dzesi eve siawo megbe o la, ekema ku tsi tso Nil tɔsisi la me kɔ ɖe anyigba ƒuƒui dzi, eye wòatrɔ azu ʋu.”
10 And Moses said unto Yahweh—Pardon, O My Lord! not a man of words, am I, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant, —for heavy of mouth and heavy of tongue, I am.
Ke Mose ɖe kuku na Yehowa be, “O, nye Aƒetɔ, nyemeƒoa nu nyuie o. Nyemeƒo nu nyuie kpɔ o; nyemenye nuƒola nyui aɖeke fifia hã o, togbɔ be èƒo nu nam gɔ̃ hã, elabena nye aɖe metrɔna ɖe nya ŋu tututu o.”
11 Then Yahweh said unto him—Who appointed a mouth for man, or who appointeth him to be dumb, or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
Yehowa biae be, “Ame kae wɔ nuwo na amewo? Menye nye, Yehowae oa? Ame kae wɔ aɖetututɔ alo tokunɔ, alo nukpɔla, alo ŋkuagbãtɔ? Alo menye nye Yehowae oa?
12 Now, therefore go, —and, I, will be with thy mouth, so will I direct thee, what thou shalt speak.
Azɔ la, yii, elabena makpe ɖe ŋuwò be nàƒo nu nyuie, eye magblɔ nu si nàgblɔ la na wò.”
13 And he said—Pardon, O My Lord! send, I pray thee by the hand of him whom thou wilt send—
Ke Mose gagblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, meɖe kuku, ɖo ame bubu aɖe ɖa.”
14 Then was kindled the anger of Yahweh against Moses, and he said—Is there not Aaron, thy brother, the Levite? I know that he, can speak. Moreover also lo! he himself is coming forth to meet thee, as surely as he seeth thee, so surely will he rejoice in his heart.
Tete Yehowa do dɔmedzoe ɖe Mose ŋu, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Enyo, nɔviwò Aron, Levitɔ la, ƒoa nu nyuie, egbɔna ava di wò le afi sia. Akpɔ dzidzɔ ŋutɔ ne ekpɔ wò,
15 Then shalt thou speak unto him, and shalt put the words in his mouth, —and, I, will be with thy mouth and with his mouth, so will I direct you what ye shall do.
eya ta magblɔ nu si nàgblɔ nɛ la na wò. Makpe ɖe mi ame evea ŋu be miaƒo nu nyuie, eye magblɔ nu si miagblɔ la na mi.
16 And, he, shall speak for thee unto the people, —so shall it come to pass that he shall become thy mouth, and thou shalt become to him as God.
Eyae anɔ tewòƒe, eye wòaƒo nu na ameawo. Wò la, ànɔ nɛ abe Mawu ene,
17 And this staff, take thou in thy hand, —wherewith thou shalt do the signs.
gake tsɔ wò atikplɔ la ɖe asi ale be nàte ŋu awɔ nukunu siwo mefia wò la kplii.”
18 So Moses went and returned unto Jethro his father-in-law and said to him—Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren who are in Egypt, that I may see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses: Go and prosper.
Mose trɔ yi aƒe me; edzro nya la me kple toa, Yetro, hegblɔ nɛ be, “Meɖe kuku, ɖe mɔ nam matrɔ ayi nye ƒometɔwo gbɔ le Egipte ne makpɔe ɖa be wogale agbe mahã?” Yetro ɖo eŋu be, “Yi faa, nye yayrawo le yowòme.”
19 Then said Yahweh unto Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt, —for all the men are dead who were seeking thy life.
Hafi Mose nadzo le Midian la, Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be, “Trɔ nàyi Egipte, elabena ame siwo katã di be yewoawu wò la, ku xoxo.”
20 So Moses took his wife and his sons, and caused them to ride upon the ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt, —and Moses took the staff of God in his hand.
Ale Mose kplɔ srɔ̃a kple via ŋutsuviwo da ɖe tedzi dzi, eye wòdze mɔ yina ɖe Egipte. Elé “Mawu ƒe atikplɔ” la ɖe asi goŋgoŋgoŋ!
21 And Yahweh said unto Moses, When thou goest to return to Egypt, see as touching all the wonders which I have put in thy hand, that thou do them before Pharaoh—but, I, will let his heart wax bold, and he will not suffer the people to go.
Yehowa gblɔ nɛ be, “Ne èɖo Egipte la, ele na wò be nàdo ɖe Farao ŋkume, eye nàwɔ nukunu siwo mena ŋusẽ wò be nàwɔ. Ke mana wòasẽ dzi me: maɖe asi le ameawo ŋu be woadzo o.
22 Then shalt thou say unto Pharaoh, Thus, saith Yahweh—My son—my firstborn, is Israel;
Ekema, ele na wò be nàgblɔ na Farao be, ‘Yehowa be, Israel dukɔ lae nye nye ŋutsu ŋgɔgbevi.
23 Therefore I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me, But if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I, am going to slay, thy son, thy firstborn.
Meɖoe na wò be nàna wòadzo aɖasubɔm, ke ègbe toɖoɖo. Kpɔ ɖa, mawu wò ŋgɔgbevi.’”
24 And it came to pass, on the way, in the resting-place for the night, that Yahweh fell upon him, and sought to kill him.
Esi Mose kple srɔ̃a kpakple wo viwo nɔ mɔa zɔm la, wotsi teƒe aɖe dɔ. Yehowa ɖe eɖokui fia Mose, eye wòdo ŋɔdzi nɛ be yeawui.
25 So Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it down at his feet, —and said—Surely, a bridegroom by rites of blood, art thou to me!
Ke Zipora tsɔ kpe ɖaɖɛ aɖe lã via ƒe aʋanuyi, eye wòtsɔe ka Mose ƒe afɔwo ŋu hegblɔ be, “Nyateƒee, ènye ʋuŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ nam.”
26 So he let him go, Then, it was that she said, A bridegroom by rites of blood—with regard to the rites of circumcision.
Ale Yehowa ɖe asi le eŋu. (Ɣe ma ɣie Zipora gblɔ be, “Ʋuŋugbetɔsrɔ̃,” eye nu si gblɔm wòle lae nye aʋatsotso.)
27 And Yahweh said unto Aaron, Go thy way to meet Moses, towards the desert. So he went his way, and fell in with him in the mountain of God and kissed him.
Azɔ la, Yehowa gblɔ na Aron be, “Yi gbedzi ne nàkpe Mose.” Ale Aron zɔ mɔ yi Mawu ƒe to, Horeb gbɔ ɖado go Mose le afi ma, eye wògbugbɔ nu nɛ.
28 And Moses told Aaron, all the words of Yahweh wherewith he had sent him, —and all the signs wherewith he had charged him.
Mose gblɔ nu siwo Yehowa ɖo na wo be woawɔ kple nya siwo woagblɔ la na Aron. Eƒo nu tso nukunu siwo woawɔ le Farao ŋkume la hã ŋu nɛ.
29 So Moses and Aaron went their way, —and gathered together all the elders of the sons of Israel.
Ale Mose kple Aron wotrɔ va Egipte. Wowɔ takpekpe kple Israel ƒe dumegãwo.
30 And Aaron spake all the words which Yahweh had spoken unto Moses, —and did the signs before the eyes of the people,
Aron gblɔ nu siwo Yehowa gblɔ na Mose la na wo, eye Mose wɔ nukunuawo wokpɔ.
31 And the people believed, —and when they heard that Yahweh had concerned himself for the sons of Israel, and that he had looked upon their humiliation, then bent they their heads and bowed themselves down.
Dumegãwo xɔe se be Yehowae ɖo wo ɖa nyateƒe. Esi wose be Yehowa va kpɔ wo ɖa, kpɔ woƒe nublanuitɔnyenye, eye wòɖo ta me be yeaɖe wo la, wode ta agu, eye wosubɔe.
