Mose 2 13

1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose bena,

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

2 “Kɔ Israelviwo ƒe ŋutsuvi gbãtɔ ɖe sia ɖe kple lãwo ƒe atsu gbãtɔwo ŋu nam; eɖanye ame alo lã o, tɔnyewoe!”

“Sanctify to Me every firstborn, opening any womb among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; it [is] Mine.”

3 Mose gblɔ na ameawo be, “Ele be gbe si gbe miedzo le Egipte, eye miedo le kluvinyenye me la, nanye ŋkeke aɖe si dzi miaɖo ŋkui tegbetegbe, elabena Yehowa ɖe mi kple nukunu gãwo. Migaɖu naneke si me amɔʋãtike le la o.

And Moses says to the people, “Remember this day [in] which you have gone out from Egypt, from the house of servants, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought you out from this, and anything fermented is not eaten;

4 Egbe, ɣleti Abib me, miele ʋuʋum.

you are going out today, in the month of Abib.

5 Ne Yehowa kplɔ mi va Kanaantɔwo, Hititɔwo, Amoritɔwo, Hivitɔwo kple Yebusitɔwo ƒe anyigba si wòka atam na mia fofowo be yeatsɔ ana mi, anyigba ‘si dzi notsi kple anyitsi bɔ ɖo’ dzi la, ekema miaɖu ŋkeke sia le dzinu sia me.

And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite, and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which He has sworn to your fathers to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you have done this service in this month.

6 Hena ŋkeke adre la, miaɖu abolo maʋamaʋã, eye le ŋkeke adrelia gbe la, miaɖu ŋkekenyui na Yehowa.

Seven days you eat unleavened things, and in the seventh day [is] a celebration to YHWH;

7 Miaɖu abolo maʋamaʋã le ŋkeke adre mawo me; womakpɔ naneke si ʋã la le mia dome o alo akpɔ amɔʋãtike le miaƒe liƒowo me o.

unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and anything fermented is not seen with you; indeed, leaven is not seen with you in all your border.

8 Le gbe ma gbe la, migblɔ na mia viŋutsuwo be, ‘Mele esia wɔm ɖe nu si Yehowa wɔ nam, esi medo go le Egipte la ta.’

And you have declared to your son in that day, saying, [It is] because of what YHWH did to me, in my going out from Egypt,

9 Ŋkeke sia ɖuɖu anɔ na mi abe dzesi ene le miaƒe asiwo kple ŋkuɖodzinu le miaƒe ŋgonu, ale be Yehowa ƒe se la anɔ miaƒe nu me, elabena Yehowa kplɔ mi do goe le Egipte kple asi sesẽ.

and it has been to you for a sign on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, so that the Law of YHWH is in your mouth, for by a strong hand YHWH has brought you out from Egypt;

10 Eya ta miɖo ŋku nuɖoanyi sia dzi le ɣeyiɣi ɖoɖi la dzi ƒe sia ƒe.

and you have kept this statute at its appointed time from days to days.

11 “Ne Yehowa kplɔ mi yi anyigba si ŋugbe wòdo na mia fofowo ƒe geɖewo nye esi va yi, afi si Kanaantɔwo le fifia dzi la, miɖo ŋku edzi be,

And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite as He has sworn to you and to your fathers, and has given it to you,

12 miaƒe viŋutsuvi gbãtɔwo katã kple lãtsu siwo katã aʋu dɔ nu na miaƒe lãwo la katã nye Yehowa tɔ. Ele be miatsɔ wo nɛ.

that you have caused everyone opening a womb to pass over to YHWH, and every firstling—the increase of beasts which you have: the males [are] YHWH’s.

13 Miate ŋu atsɔ agbo alo gbɔ̃tsu aɖɔli tedzitsu. Ke ne ame aɖe medi be yeawɔ alea o la, ele na amea be wòawu tedzi la. Ke ele be miaƒle viŋutsuvi ŋgɔgbeviwo katã ta.

And every firstling of a donkey you ransom with a lamb, and if you do not ransom [it], then you have beheaded it; and you ransom every firstborn of man among your sons.

14 “Ne mia viwo abia mi be, ‘Nu ka ta miewɔa nu siawo ɖo?’ la, ele be miagblɔ na wo be, ‘Yehowa tsɔ nukunu gãwo ɖe mí tso kluvinyenye me, tso Egiptenyigba dzi.

And it has been, when your son asks you hereafter, saying, What [is] this? That you have said to him, By strength of hand YHWH has brought us out from Egypt, from a house of servants;

15 Farao meɖe mɔ na mí be míadzo o, eya ta Yehowa wu woƒe ŋgɔgbeviwo katã, amegbetɔwo kple lãwo tɔwo siaa le Egipte, eya ta míetsɔa atsu sia atsu, si ʋu dɔ nu na dadaa, amegbetɔwo kple lãwo siaa naa Yehowa. Ke woƒlea ŋutsuvi tsitsitɔwo katã ta.’

indeed, it comes to pass, when Pharaoh has been pained to send us away, that YHWH slays every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man even to the firstborn of beast; therefore I am sacrificing to YHWH all opening a womb who [are] males, and I ransom every firstborn of my sons;

16 Megale egblɔm na mi be ele be ŋkekenyui sia ɖuɖu nade dzesi mi abe Yehowa ƒe amewo ene, abe ɖe wòtsɔ eƒe nutɔnyenye ƒe dzesi ɖo ŋgonu na mi ene. Enye ŋkuɖodzi be Yehowa tsɔ ŋusẽ gã aɖe ɖe mi tso Egiptenyigba dzi.”

and it has been for a token on your hand, and for frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought us out of Egypt.”

17 Esi Farao ɖe asi le ameawo ŋu be woadzo mlɔeba la, Mawu mekplɔ wo to Filistitɔwo ƒe anyigba dzi o, togbɔ be eyae nye mɔ kpuitɔ hafi, elabena Mawu gblɔ be ne aʋa dzɔ ɖe wo kple Filistitɔwo dome la, woatrɔ ta me be yewoatrɔ, agbugbɔ ayi Egipte.

And it comes to pass in Pharaoh’s sending the people away, that God has not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it [is] near; for God said, “Lest the people sigh in their seeing war, and have turned back toward Egypt”;

18 Ale Mawu kplɔ wo to gbegbemɔ la dzi ɖo ta Ƒu Dzĩ la nu. Israelviwo ʋu tso Egipte, nɔ akpababla me hena aʋawɔwɔ.

and God turns around the people the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea, and the sons of Israel have gone up by fifties from the land of Egypt.

19 Mose tsɔ Yosef ƒe ƒuwo ɖe asi, elabena Yosef na Israelviwo ka atam le Mawu ƒe ŋkume be yewoatsɔ eƒe ƒuwo ɖe asi ne Mawu akplɔ yewo adzoe tso Egipte, abe ale si wòka ɖe edzi be Mawu awɔe ene.

And Moses takes the bones of Joseph with him, for he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, “God certainly inspects you, and you have brought up my bones from this [place] with you.”

20 Esi wodzo le Sukɔt la, woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe Etam le gbegbe la to.

And they journey from Succoth, and encamp in Etham at the extremity of the wilderness,

21 Yehowa kplɔa wo kple lilikpo dodo aɖe le ŋkeke me. Le zã me la, ekplɔa wo kple dzo bibi aɖe. Ale wotea ŋu zɔa mɔ le ŋkeke me kple zã me siaa.

and YHWH is going before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light to them, to go by day and by night;

22 Lilikpo dodo la kple dzo bibi la siaa mebuna ɖe wo ɣe aɖeke ɣi o.

He does not remove the pillar of the cloud by day, and the pillar of the fire by night, [from] before the people.