Exodus 4
1 Moses/I replied, “But what if [the Israeli people] (do not believe me/are not convinced) or not do what I tell them? What if they say, ‘Yahweh did not appear to you!’”
Na Mose buaa no se, “Sɛ wɔannye me anni anaa wɔantie asɛm a mɛka no, na wɔka se, ‘Awurade nyii ne ho adi nkyerɛɛ wo ɛ?’”
2 Yahweh said to him/me, “[Look at] that thing you are holding in your hand. What is it?” He/I replied, “A (walking stick/shepherd’s stick).”
Awurade bisaa no se, “Dɛn na wukura yi?” Obuae se, “Oguanhwɛfo pema.”
3 He said, “Throw it down on the ground!” So, he/I threw it on the ground, and it became a snake! And he/I ran/jumped away from it.
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Tow kyene fam.” Enti ɔtow kyenee fam ma ɛdan ɔwɔ. Mose guan fii aboa no ho.
4 But Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Reach down and pick it up by its tail!” So he/I reached down and caught it, and [when he/I picked it up], it became a stick in his/my hand [again.]
Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “So ɔwɔ no dua mu na kyere no!” Osoo ne dua mu kyeree no no, ɛsan dan pema no.
5 Yahweh said, “[Do the same thing in front of the Israeli people], in order that they may believe that [I], Yahweh God, the one Abraham and Isaac and Jacob worshiped, truly appeared to you.”
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Kɔyɛ saa na wobegye wo adi. Ɛbɛma wɔahu sɛ wɔn agyanom Abraham, Isak ne Yakob Nyankopɔn ada ne ho adi akyerɛ wo ampa.”
6 Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again, saying “Put your hand inside your robe [MTY]!” He/I did that. And when he/I took it out again, [surprisingly], his/my hand was white. It had a skin disease [that made it] as white as snow.
Afei, Awurade kae se, “Fa wo nsa hyɛ wʼatade mu.” Mose de ne nsa hyɛɛ nʼatade mu, na oyii no, na kwata ayɛ ne nsa ho; ayɛ fitaa sɛ sukyerɛmma.
7 Then God said, “Put your hand back inside your robe [MTY]!” So he/I did that, and when he/I took it out again, surprisingly, it was normal again, just like the rest of his/my body!
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no bio se, “Fa wo nsa hyɛ wʼatade mu bio.” Enti Mose san de ne nsa hyɛɛ nʼatade mu, na oyii no, na kwata no agyae ama ne nsa no ho ayɛ sɛnea ɛte kan no.
8 God said, “[You can do that in front of the Israeli people, too]. If they do not pay attention to what you say because of [seeing] the first miracle, they will (believe [you/be convinced) when you perform] the second miracle.
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sɛ wɔannye anwonwade a edi kan no anni a, wobegye nea ɛto so abien no adi.
9 If they do not believe you or do what you say, even [after you perform] those two miracles, get some water from the Nile [River] and pour it on the ground. [When you do that], the water from the river that you pour on the ground will become blood [MTY] (OR, [red like] blood).”
Na sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne abien yi akyi no wɔannye wo anni a, kɔsaw nsu fi Asubɔnten Nil mu na behwie gu asase wosee bi so na ɛbɛdan mogya.”
10 Moses/I replied, “O Yahweh! I am not an eloquent [speaker]! I was not an eloquent speaker before, and I have not become one since you started talking to me! I am not a good speaker [MTY], and I speak very slowly.”
Nanso Mose srɛe se, “Awurade, minnim kasa. Ebesi nnɛ anaa efi bere a wo ne me kasae mpo no, mʼano ntew.”
11 Then Yahweh said to him/me, “[You seem to forget] who it is that makes people able to speak [RHQ]! Who is it that enables people to be unable to speak or unable to hear, or able to see or not to see? It is I, Yahweh [RHQ]!
Awurade bisaa no se, “Hena na ɔyɛɛ onipa ano? Ɛnyɛ me Awurade na meyɛe? Hena na ɔbɔ onipa ma otumi kasa anaa ɔmma no nkasa. Hena na ɔma no hu ade anaa ɔmma no nhu ade. Hena na ɔma no tumi te asɛm anaa ɔmma no nte asɛm?
12 So start going [to Egypt], and I will help you to speak [MTY], and I will tell you what you should say.”
Afei kɔ, na kɔyɛ nea maka akyerɛ wo no na mɛboa wo ama woatumi akasa yiye, na mɛkyerɛ wo nea wobɛka nso.”
13 But he/I replied, “O, Yahweh, I ask you, please send someone else [instead]!”
Nanso Mose kae se, “Awurade wʼakoa resrɛ wo, soma onipa foforo.”
14 Then Yahweh became very angry with Moses/me. He said, “[What about] your [older] brother Aaron, who is [also] a descendant of Levi? I know that he is a very good/eloquent speaker. He is actually on his way here [right now], and he will be very happy to see you.
Awurade bo fuwii, enti ɔkaa se, “Na wo nua Aaron, Lewini no nso ɛ, minim sɛ nʼano atew. Na hwɛ ɔno na ɔrebehyia wo no, na sɛ ohu wo a, nʼani begye.
15 You can talk to him and tell him what to say [MTY], and I will help both of you [SYN] to know what to say [MTY]. And I will tell you both what you should do.
Wobɛkasa akyerɛ no na woaka nsɛm ahyɛ nʼanom; mɛboa mo baanu no ama moakasa, na makyerɛ mo nea mobɛyɛ.
16 He will speak for you to the [Israeli] people. He will be (your spokesman/as though he was your mouth) [MET], and you will be to him as though you are [his] god.
Ɔbɛyɛ wo kyeame wɔ ɔman no anim, na wo nso woayɛ sɛ ne Nyankopɔn aka asɛm a wopɛ sɛ ɛda gua akyerɛ no.
17 [Be sure] to take with you the walking/shepherd’s stick [that is in your hand], because you will perform miracles with it.”
Sɛ worekɔ a, fa wo pema no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, wubetumi de ayɛ anwonwade a makyerɛ wo no.”
18 Moses/I returned to his/my father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me go back to Egypt, to see my fellow Israelis there. I want to know if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses/me, “Go, and may [God give you inner] peace.”
Mose kɔɔ fie kɔka kyerɛɛ nʼase Yetro se, “Mɛsrɛ wo kwan na makɔ Misraim akɔsra mʼabusuafo akɔhwɛ sɛ wɔtete ase ana.” Yetro penee so se, “Kɔ. Mihyira wo kosɛkosɛ.”
19 Yahweh said to Moses/me [before he/I left] Midian, “You can [safely] return to Egypt, because the men who were wanting to kill you [MTY] are [now] dead.”
Ansa na Mose rebefi Midian no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nsuro sɛ wobɛsan akɔ Misraim, efisɛ wɔn a na wɔrehwehwɛ wo akum wo no nyinaa awuwu.”
20 So Moses/I took his/my wife and sons and put them on donkeys, and they/we returned to Egypt. And Moses/I took in his/my hand the stick that God [told him/me to take along].
Enti Mose faa ne yere ne ne mma de wɔn tenatenaa mfurum so sii mu sɛ ɔrekɔ Misraim. Na ɔfaa Onyankopɔn pema no kitae.
21 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “When you return to Egypt, be sure to perform all the miracles that I have given you power [to do], while the king is watching. But I will make him stubborn [IDM], with the result that he will not let the Israeli people leave [Egypt].
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Sɛ wudu Misraim a, kɔ Farao hɔ na kɔyɛ anwonwade a makyerɛ wo yi kyerɛ no, nanso mepirim ne koma sɛnea ɔremma nnipa no nkɔ.
22 Then say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh says: “The Israeli [people] [MTY] are [as dear to] me as firstborn sons [MET].
Na ka kyerɛ no se, ‘Awurade se, Israel yɛ mʼabakan
23 I told you to let my people [MTY] leave [Egypt], in order that they may worship me [in the desert]. If you refuse to let them go, I warn you, I will kill your firstborn son!”’”
na mehyɛɛ wo sɛ, “Ma no kwan na ɔnkɔ na ɔnkɔsom me.” Nanso woampene; nti mekum wʼabakan.’”
24 [One night], as they were camping on the way [to Egypt], Yahweh appeared to Moses/me. He wanted/threatened to kill Moses/me [for disobeying his command that boys/sons be circumcised].
Mose ne nʼabusuafo nam no, ade saa wɔn ma wɔpɛɛ baabi dae. Awurade daa ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Mose na ohunahunaa no sɛ obekum no.
25 Then [his/my wife] Zipporah took a flint knife and circumcised her son. Then she touched the boy’s feet (OR, genitals) with the piece of skin [she had cut off], and she said, “The blood [which flowed when I circumcised you] will protect you [from being harmed by Yahweh] [MET].”
Enti ne yere Sipora faa sekan de twaa ne babarima kumaa twetia tow kyenee Mose nan ase kae se, “Mogya ayeforokunu ne wo.”
26 She said to him, “You are safe now [MET] because you have been circumcised.” So Yahweh did not harm her son.
Enti Awurade gyaa Mose. (Na Sipora kae se, “Woyɛ mogya ayeforokunu,” a na ɔde rekyerɛ twetiatwa.)
27 Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the desert to meet/see Moses!” So he went [there from Egypt] and met him/me at [Sinai], the mountain dedicated to God, and [greeted him/me by] kissing him/me [on the cheek].
Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Aaron se, “Kɔ sare no so kohyia Mose.” Enti Aaron kɔɔ Onyankopɔn Bepɔw no so kohyiaa Mose few nʼafono.
28 Moses/I told Aaron everything that Yahweh had said to him/me when he told him/me to return to Egypt. He/I also told Aaron about all the miracles that Yahweh told him/me to perform.
Na Mose kaa nsɛm a Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no bere a ɔresoma no no ne anwonwade a ɔhyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ no nyinaa kyerɛɛ Aaron.
29 [So Aaron and Moses/I] returned [to Egypt]. There they/we gathered together all the Israeli elders/leaders.
Mose ne Aaron hyiaa Israelfo mpanyimfo no nyinaa,
30 Aaron told them everything that Yahweh had told Moses/me, and Aaron performed [all] the miracles as the people watched.
na Aaron kaa nsɛm a Awurade aka akyerɛ Mose no nyinaa kyerɛɛ wɔn, na Mose yɛɛ anwonwade no kyerɛɛ wɔn
31 They believed [that what they/we were saying was true]. When they heard that Yahweh had seen how the Israeli people were being cruelly oppressed and that he was going to help them, they bowed down and worshiped [Yahweh].
ma wogye dii. Na wɔtee sɛ Awurade dwen wɔn ho na wahu wɔn awerɛhowdi no, wobuu nkotodwe sɔree no.
