Exodus 32
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people assembled themselves to Aaron, and said to him, Arise, make us gods which shall go before us: for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
Esi Mose megbɔ tso to la dzi kaba o ta la, Israelviwo gblɔ na Aron be, “Kpɔ ɖa, wɔ mawu aɖe si akplɔ mí la na mí, elabena Mose, ame si kplɔ mí tso Egipte la, bu ɖe mí. Nane anya wɔe.”
2 And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden ear-rings which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring [them] to me.
Aron ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Miɖe sikatogɛ siwo mia srɔ̃wo, mia viŋutsuwo kple mia vinyɔnuwo de la eye miatsɔ wo vɛ nam.”
3 And all the people broke off the golden ear-rings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] to Aaron.
Ale wo katã woɖe woƒe sikatogɛwo tsɔ vɛ na Aron.
4 And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt.
Aron lolõ sika la, eye wòtsɔe wɔ nyivi aɖe ƒe nɔnɔme. Ameawo do ɣli be, “O, Israel, esiae nye mawu si kplɔ wò do goe le Egipte!”
5 And when Aaron saw [it], he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To-morrow [is] a feast to the LORD.
Esi Aron kpɔ ale si ameawo kpɔ dzidzɔe le nyivilegba la ŋu la, etu vɔsamlekpui aɖe ɖe nyivilegba la ŋgɔ, eye wòɖe gbeƒã be, “Etsɔ la, míasa vɔ aɖe na Yehowa!”
6 And they rose early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings: and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
Esi ŋu ke la, wofɔ kaba, eye wode asi numevɔsawo kple ŋutifafavɔsawo wɔwɔ me na nyivilegba la. Emegbe la, wonɔ anyi ɖu nu, eye wono nu nyuie, eye wotsi tsitre, eye woɖu ɣe.
7 And the LORD said to Moses, Go, go down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted [themselves]:
Tete Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Ɖi kaba, elabena wò ame siwo nèkplɔ tso Egipte la dze nu vɔ̃ me,
8 They have turned aside quickly from the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt.
eye woɖe asi le nye seawo katã ŋu enumake. Wowɔ sikanyivilegba aɖe na wo ɖokuiwo. Wole esubɔm, le vɔ sam nɛ, eye wole gbɔgblɔm be, ‘O Israel, esiae nye wò mawu si kplɔ wò tso Egipte.’”
9 And the LORD said to Moses, I have seen this people, and behold it [is] a stiff-necked people:
Yehowa yi edzi be, “Mekpɔ be dukɔ sia me tɔwo nye kɔlialiatɔwo kple aglãdzelawo.
10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Gblẽm ɖi azɔ, eye nye dɔmedzoe nabi ɖe wo ŋu. Matsrɔ̃ wo katã, eye mawɔ wò, Mose nàzu dukɔ gã aɖe ɖe wo teƒe.”
11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth from the land of Egypt, with great power, and with a mighty hand?
Ke Mose ɖe kuku na Yehowa, eƒe Mawu la be megawɔ nenema o. Eɖe kuku be, “Yehowa, nu ka ta nèdo dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ ale ɖe wò ŋutɔ wò dukɔ si nèkplɔ tso Egiptenyigba dzi kple ŋusẽ gã kple nukunu triakɔ mawo tɔgbi la ŋu?
12 Why should the Egyptians speak and say, For evil did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Ɖe nèdi be Egiptetɔwo nagblɔ be, ‘Mawu ble wo be woava toawo dzi ale be yeate ŋu awu wo, atsrɔ̃ wo ɖa le anyigba dzi keŋkeŋ’ mahã? Ɖe asi le wò dɔmedzoe sesẽ la ŋu. Trɔ wò susu, eye mègahe dzɔgbevɔ̃e va wò amewo dzi o.
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thine own self, and saidst to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give to your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.
Ɖo ŋku wò ŋutɔ wò ŋugbe si nèdo na wò dɔlawo, Abraham, Isak kple Israel la dzi, elabena ètsɔ wò ŋutɔ wò ŋkɔ ka atam be, ‘Mana miaƒe dzidzimeviwo nasɔ gbɔ abe dziƒoɣletiviwo ene, eye matsɔ anyigba sia katã si ŋugbe medo la ana miaƒe dzidzimeviwo tegbetegbe.’”
14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do to his people.
Ale Yehowa trɔ eƒe tameɖoɖo la, eye wòkpɔ nublanui na wo.
15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written.
Mose ɖi tso to la dzi. Elé kpe eve siwo ƒe akpa eveawo dzi woŋlɔ Se Ewoawo ɖo la ɖe asi.
16 And the tables [were] the work of God, and the writing [was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Mawu ŋutɔe kpa kpeawo, eye wòŋlɔ Seawo ɖe kpeawo dzi.
17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the camp.
Esi Yosua se ɣli si ameawo katã nɔ dodom le toa te la, egblɔ na Mose be, “Ewɔ abe ɖe wole dzadzram ɖo na aʋawɔwɔ ene!”
18 And he said, [It is] not the voice of [them that] shout for mastery, neither [is it] the voice of [them that] cry for being overcome: [but] the noise of [them that] sing do I hear.
Ke Mose ɖo eŋu be, “Ao, menye dziɖuɣli alo aʋasiɣlie o, ke boŋ hadzidzie.”
19 And it came to pass as soon as he came nigh to the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses's anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables from his hands, and broke them beneath the mount.
Esi wote ɖe asaɖa la ŋu la, Mose kpɔ sikanyivilegba la kple ameawo wonɔ ɣe ɖum. Edo dɔmedzoe ale gbegbe be wòtsɔ kpe siwo dzi Mawu ŋlɔ Seawo ɖo la ƒu anyi wogbã le to la te.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strewed [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink [of it].
Etsɔ sikanyivilegba la, eye wòdee dzo me wòlolo. Esi sika la fa la, etui memie wòzu wɔ. Etsɔ wɔ la kɔ ɖe tsi me hena Israelviwo wono.
21 And Moses said to Aaron, What did this people to thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
Mose bia Aron be, “Nu ka tututu ameawo wɔ wò be nèhe nu vɔ̃ triakɔ sia va wo dzi?”
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people that they [are set] on mischief.
Aron ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Nye aƒetɔ, mègado dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ nenema o. Ènya ame siawo nyuie, eye ènya ameha vɔ̃ɖi si wonye.
23 For they said to me, Make us gods which shall go before us: for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
Woawoe gblɔ nam be, ‘Wɔ mawu aɖe na mí, wòakplɔ mí, elabena nane wɔ Mose, ame si kplɔ mí do goe le Egipte.’
24 And I said to them, Whoever hath any gold, let them break [it] off: So they gave [it] to me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Megblɔ na wo be, ‘Mitsɔ miaƒe sikatogɛwo vɛ.’ Ale wotsɔ wo vɛ. Metsɔ wo de dzo me, eye nyivi siae do go tso eme!”
25 And when Moses saw that the people [were] naked (for Aaron had made them naked to [their] shame, among their enemies: )
Esi Mose kpɔ be ameawo lé woƒe mɔ tsɔ to Aron ƒe ŋusẽdoame me, eye yewoƒe futɔwo nɔ dzidzɔ kpɔm le nu sia ŋu la,
26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who [is] on the LORD'S side? [let him come] to me. And all the sons of Levi assembled themselves to him.
etsi tsitre ɖe asaɖa la ƒe mɔnu, eye wòdo ɣli be, “Mi ame siwo katã le Yehowa dzi la, miva afi sia miawɔ ɖeka kplim.” Tete Levitɔwo katã do go va egbɔ.
27 And he said to them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, [and] go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
Egblɔ na wo be, “Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la gblɔ be, ‘Mitsɔ miaƒe yiwo, eye miatsa le asaɖa la me, tso asaɖa la ƒe seƒe ɖeka yi ekemɛ, eye miawu mia ŋutɔwo mia nɔviwo, xɔlɔ̃wo kple ame nyanyɛwo gɔ̃ hã.’”
28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
Levitɔwo wɔ abe ale si Mose gblɔ na wo ene, eye ame abe akpe etɔ̃ ene ku gbe ma gbe.
29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
Mose gblɔ na Levitɔwo be, “Egbe la, mieɖo mia ɖokuiwo hena dɔwɔwɔ na Yehowa, elabena mieɖo toe, togbɔ be toɖoɖoe na be miewu mia ŋutɔwo mia viwo kple mia nɔviwo hã. Azɔ la, Yehowa akɔ yayra geɖe ɖe mia dzi.”
30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up to the LORD; it may be I shall make an atonement for your sin.
Esi ŋu ke la, Mose gblɔ na Israelviwo be, “Miewɔ nu vɔ̃ gã aɖe, ke magbugbɔ ayi Yehowa gbɔ le to la dzi. Ɖewohĩ mate ŋu ana wòatsɔ miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake mi.”
31 And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Ale Mose trɔ yi Yehowa gbɔ, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “O, ame siawo wɔ nu vɔ̃ gã aɖe: wotsɔ sika wɔ mawuwo na wo ɖokuiwo.
32 Yet now, if thou wilt, forgive their sin: and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Meɖe kuku, tsɔ woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ke wo. Ke ne màte ŋui o la, ekema na nye boŋ maku ɖe wo teƒe, eye nàtutu nye ŋkɔ ɖa le wò agbalẽ la me.”
33 And the LORD said to Moses, Whoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
Yehowa ɖo eŋu na Mose be, “Ame sia ame si wɔ nu vɔ̃ ɖe ŋunye la, eya ƒe ŋkɔe matutu ɖa le nye agbalẽ la me.
34 Therefore now go, lead the people to [the place] of which I have spoken to thee: Behold, my angel shall go before thee: Nevertheless, in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.
Azɔ la, yi eye nàkplɔ nye ameawo ayi teƒe si ƒe nya megblɔ na wò. Meka ɖe edzi na wò be nye Dɔla anɔ ŋgɔ na mi. Ke ne meva be makpɔ ameawo ɖa la, mahe to na wo le woƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta.”
35 And the LORD afflicted the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made.
Tete Yehowa na dɔvɔ̃ dze ameawo dzi, elabena wosubɔ Aron ƒe sikanyivilegba la.
