Exodus 5
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.
Le takpekpe wɔwɔ kple Israel ƒe dumegãwo vɔ megbe la, Mose kple Aron woyi Farao gbɔ. Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Ale Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔe nye esi: ‘Ɖe asi le nye amewo ŋu woayi gbedzi aɖaɖu ŋkekenyui nam.’”
2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
Farao bia be, “Ame kae nye Yehowa be maɖo toe, eye maɖe asi le Israel ŋu? Nyemenya Yehowa o, eye nyemaɖe asi le Israel ŋu o.”
3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice to the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Mose kple Aron woƒoe ɖe Farao nu be, “Hebritɔwo ƒe Mawu la do go mí, ele be míayi aɖanɔ gbedzi ŋkeke etɔ̃, eye míasa vɔ na Yehowa, míaƒe Mawu la le afi ma. Ne míeɖo to eƒe gbe o la, dɔvɔ̃ awu mí alo míatsi futɔwo ƒe yi nu.”
4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? go to your burdens.
Ke Egipte fia gblɔ be, “Mose kple Aron, nu ka ta miele ameawo ɖem ɖa tso woƒe dɔ gbɔ? Mitrɔ yi miaƒe dɔ gbɔ!”
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
Farao gagblɔ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, amewo sɔ gbɔ le anyigba la dzi, eye miele wo ɖem ɖa le woƒe dɔwo gbɔ.”
6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Gbe ma gbe la, Farao ɖe gbe na dɔdzikpɔla kple dɔnunɔla siwo le ameawo nu be,
7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as before: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
“Migana gbe ƒuƒu Israelviwo azɔ na anyikpeawo meme o; mina woayi aɖadi woawo ŋutɔ ƒe gbe ƒuƒu.
8 And the number of the bricks, which they made before, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish any of it: for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Ke mina woagame anyikpe xexlẽme si womena tsã la; migaɖe edzi na wo o. Kuviatɔwo wonye, eya ta wole ɣli dom be, ‘Mina míayi aɖasa vɔ na míaƒe Mawu’
9 Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour in it; and let them not regard vain words.
Mina woƒe dɔ nagasẽ na wo wu tsã ale be woagayi dɔwɔwɔ dzi. Migaɖo to woƒe alakpanyawo o.”
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Ale dɔdzikpɔlawo kple dɔnunɔlawo yi ɖagblɔ na ameawo be, “Nya si Farao gblɔe nye, ‘Nyemagana gbe ƒuƒu mi azɔ o.
11 Go ye, get for yourselves straw where ye can find it: yet not any of your work shall be diminished.
Miyi ne miawo ŋutɔ miadi gbe ƒuƒu le afi sia afi si miakpɔe le, ke womaɖe miaƒe dɔ dzi kpɔtɔ le go aɖeke me o.’”
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
Ale Israelviwo kaka ɖe Egiptenyigba la katã dzi henɔ gbe ƒuƒu dim.
13 And the taskmasters hastened them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
Dɔdzikpɔlawo sẽa ŋuta le wo ŋu, woɖea gbe na wo be, “Mime anyikpewo woasɔ gbɔ gbe sia gbe abe tsã ene.”
14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as before?
Woƒoa Israelviwo ƒe dɔnunɔla siwo Farao ɖo wo nu, eye wobluna ɖe wo ta be, “Nu ka ta mieme anyikpe xexlẽme si wòle be miame etsɔ alo egbe abe tsã ene o?”
15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dealest thou thus with thy servants?
Ale Israelviwo ƒe dɔnunɔlawo yi Farao gbɔ heƒo koko nɛ be, “Nu ka ŋuti nèle wò dɔlawo wɔm alea?
16 There is no straw given to thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thy own people.
Womeganaa gbe ƒuƒu wò dɔlawo o, ke wobia tso mía si be, ‘Mime anyikpewo!’ Woƒoa wò dɔlawo le esime vodada la tso wò ŋutɔ wò amewo gbɔ, wònye miaƒe dɔdzikpɔlawoe le dɔ manyatanu ɖom na mí.”
17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.
Farao ɖo eŋu be, “Kuviatɔwo mienye, eya ta miele gbɔgblɔm be, ‘Mina míayi aɖasa vɔ na Yehowa.’
18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.
Mitrɔ yi miaƒe dɔwo gbɔ, womana gbe ƒuƒu aɖeke mi o, gake ele be miame anyikpe xexlẽme si miemena gbe sia gbe tsã la kokoko!”
19 And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, after it was said, Ye shall not diminish the number of your bricks of your daily task.
Israelviwo ƒe dɔnunɔlawo kpɔe be nu sesẽwo ɖi kpe yewo nyateƒe be womaɖe yewoƒe gbe sia gbe kpememe la dzi na yewo o.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
Mose kple Aron wonɔ wo lalam le fiasã la godo esi me wodzo le Farao gbɔ. Esi wodo go wo la,
21 And they said to them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made us odious in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hands to slay us.
wogblɔ na Mose kple Aron be, “Yehowa nadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu mi be miena míeɖi nu ʋeʋĩwo le Farao kple eŋumewo ŋkume, eye be miena mɔnukpɔkpɔ wo be woawu mí.”
22 And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Lord, why hast thou so oppressed this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
Tete Mose gatrɔ yi Yehowa gbɔ hegblɔ nɛ be, “O, Yehowa, nu ka ta nèhe fukpekpe sia va ame siawo dzii? Esia tae nèdɔm ɖoa?
23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
Tso esime megblɔ wò gbedeasi la na Farao ko la, ɖeko wògale ŋuta sẽm le ameawo ŋu wu tsã; mèɖe wo tso woƒe fukpekpewo me kura o!”
