Mose 2 32
1 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.”
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people combined against Aaron, and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what is become of him.
2 Aron ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Miɖe sikatogɛ siwo mia srɔ̃wo, mia viŋutsuwo kple mia vinyɔnuwo de la eye miatsɔ wo vɛ nam.”
And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.
3 Ale wo katã woɖe woƒe sikatogɛwo tsɔ vɛ na Aron.
And all the people took off the golden ear-rings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
4 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!”
And he received them at their hands, and formed them with a graving tool; and he made them a molten calf, and said, These [are] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
5 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!”
And Aaron having seen it built an altar before it, and Aaron made proclamation saying, To-morrow [is] a feast of the Lord.
6 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.
And having risen early on the morrow, he offered whole burnt-offerings, and offered a peace-offering; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
7 Tete Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Ɖi kaba, elabena wò ame siwo nèkplɔ tso Egipte la dze nu vɔ̃ me,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go quickly, descend hence, for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have transgressed;
8 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.’”
they have quickly gone out of the way which thou commandedst; they have made for themselves a calf, and worshipped it, and sacrificed to it, and said,
9 Yehowa yi edzi be, “Mekpɔ be dukɔ sia me tɔwo nye kɔlialiatɔwo kple aglãdzelawo.
These are thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
10 Gblẽm ɖi azɔ, eye nye dɔmedzoe nabi ɖe wo ŋu. Matsrɔ̃ wo katã, eye mawɔ wò, Mose nàzu dukɔ gã aɖe ɖe wo teƒe.”
And now let me alone, and I will be very angry with them and consume them, and I will make thee a great nation.
11 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?
And Moses prayed before the Lord God, and said, Wherefore, O Lord, art thou very angry with thy people, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with great strength, and with thy high arm?
12 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.
[Take heed] lest at any time the Egyptians speak, saying, With evil intent he brought them out to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from off the earth; cease from thy wrathful anger, and be merciful to the sin of thy people,
13 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.’”
remembering Abraam and Isaac and Jacob thy servants, to whom thou hast sworn by thyself, and hast spoken to them, saying, I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this land which thou spokest of to give to them, so that they shall possess it for ever.
14 Ale Yehowa trɔ eƒe tameɖoɖo la, eye wòkpɔ nublanui na wo.
And the Lord was prevailed upon to preserve his people.
15 Mose ɖi tso to la dzi. Elé kpe eve siwo ƒe akpa eveawo dzi woŋlɔ Se Ewoawo ɖo la ɖe asi.
And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tables of testimony were in his hands, tables of stone written on both their sides: they were written within and without.
16 Mawu ŋutɔe kpa kpeawo, eye wòŋlɔ Seawo ɖe kpeawo dzi.
And the tables were the work of God, and the writing the writing of God written on the tables.
17 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!”
And Joshua having heard the voice of the people crying, says to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
18 Ke Mose ɖo eŋu be, “Ao, menye dziɖuɣli alo aʋasiɣlie o, ke boŋ hadzidzie.”
And [Moses] says, It is not the voice of them that begin the battle, nor the voice of them that begin [the cry] of defeat, but the voice of them that begin [the banquet] of wine do I hear.
19 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.
And when he drew nigh to the camp, he sees the calf and the dances; and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his hands, and broke them to pieces under the mountain.
20 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.
And having taken the calf which they made, he consumed it with fire, and ground it very small, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel to drink it.
21 Mose bia Aron be, “Nu ka tututu ameawo wɔ wò be nèhe nu vɔ̃ triakɔ sia va wo dzi?”
And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought upon them a great sin?
22 Aron ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Nye aƒetɔ, mègado dɔmedzoe helĩhelĩ nenema o. Ènya ame siawo nyuie, eye ènya ameha vɔ̃ɖi si wonye.
And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, [my] lord, for thou knowest the impetuosity of this people.
23 Woawoe gblɔ nam be, ‘Wɔ mawu aɖe na mí, wòakplɔ mí, elabena nane wɔ Mose, ame si kplɔ mí do goe le Egipte.’
For they say to me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what is become of him.
24 Megblɔ na wo be, ‘Mitsɔ miaƒe sikatogɛwo vɛ.’ Ale wotsɔ wo vɛ. Metsɔ wo de dzo me, eye nyivi siae do go tso eme!”
And I said to them, If any one has golden ornaments, take them off; and they gave them me, and I cast them into the fire, and there came out this calf.
25 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,
And when Moses saw that the people was scattered, —for Aaron [had] scattered them [so as to be] a rejoicing to their enemies, —
26 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.
then stood Moses at the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come to me. Then all the sons of Levi came to him.
27 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.’”
And he says to them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every one his sword on his thigh, and go through and return from gate to gate through the camp, and slay every one his brother, and every one his neighbour, and every one him that is nearest to him.
28 Levitɔwo wɔ abe ale si Mose gblɔ na wo ene, eye ame abe akpe etɔ̃ ene ku gbe ma gbe.
And the sons of Levi did as Moses spoke to them, and there fell of the people in that day to the [number of] three thousand men.
29 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.”
And Moses said to them, Ye have filled your hands this day to the Lord each one on his son or on his brother, so that blessing should be given to you.
30 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.”
And it came to pass after the morrow [had begun], that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up to God, that I may make atonement for your sin.
31 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.
And Moses returned to the Lord and said, I pray, O Lord, this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves golden gods.
32 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.”
And now if thou wilt forgive their sin, forgive [it]; and if not, blot me out of thy book, which thou hast written.
33 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.
And the Lord said to Moses, If any one has sinned against me, I will blot them out of my book.
34 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.”
And now go, descend, and lead this people into the place of which I spoke to thee: behold, my angel shall go before thy face; and in the day when I shall visit I will bring upon them their sin.
35 Tete Yehowa na dɔvɔ̃ dze ameawo dzi, elabena wosubɔ Aron ƒe sikanyivilegba la.
And the Lord smote the people for the making the calf, which Aaron made.
