Mose 2 5
1 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.’”
And after that Moses and Aaron went in, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Everlasting One, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
2 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.”
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Everlasting, whose voice I am to obey, to let Israel go? I know not the Everlasting, nor will I let Israel go.
3 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.”
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, a three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with the pestilence, or with the sword.
4 Ke Egipte fia gblɔ be, “Mose kple Aron, nu ka ta miele ameawo ɖem ɖa tso woƒe dɔ gbɔ? Mitrɔ yi miaƒe dɔ gbɔ!”
And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works? get you unto your own affairs.
5 Farao gagblɔ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, amewo sɔ gbɔ le anyigba la dzi, eye miele wo ɖem ɖa le woƒe dɔwo gbɔ.”
And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye disturb them in the pursuit of their labors.
6 Gbe ma gbe la, Farao ɖe gbe na dɔdzikpɔla kple dɔnunɔla siwo le ameawo nu be,
And Pharaoh commanded on the same day the taskmasters of the people, and its officers, saying,
7 “Migana gbe ƒuƒu Israelviwo azɔ na anyikpeawo meme o; mina woayi aɖadi woawo ŋutɔ ƒe gbe ƒuƒu.
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make the bricks, as yesterday and the day before; they themselves shall go and gather themselves straw.
8 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’
And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall impose upon them, ye shall not diminish aught thereof; for they are idle: therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
9 Mina woƒe dɔ nagasẽ na wo wu tsã ale be woagayi dɔwɔwɔ dzi. Migaɖo to woƒe alakpanyawo o.”
Let the work be made to lie heavily upon the men, that they may have enough to do therein; and that they may not pay attention to false words.
10 Ale dɔdzikpɔlawo kple dɔnunɔlawo yi ɖagblɔ na ameawo be, “Nya si Farao gblɔe nye, ‘Nyemagana gbe ƒuƒu mi azɔ o.
And the taskmasters of the people and its officers went out, and they said to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you any straw.
11 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.’”
Go ye, get yourselves straw from wherever ye can find it; yet not the least shall be taken off from your work.
12 Ale Israelviwo kaka ɖe Egiptenyigba la katã dzi henɔ gbe ƒuƒu dim.
And the people scattered themselves abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
13 Dɔdzikpɔlawo sẽa ŋuta le wo ŋu, woɖea gbe na wo be, “Mime anyikpewo woasɔ gbɔ gbe sia gbe abe tsã ene.”
And the taskmasters were urgent, saying, Fulfill your works, every day its due portion, just as when there was straw.
14 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?”
And the officers of the children of Israel, whom the taskmasters of Pharaoh had set over them, were beaten, as these said, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and today?
15 Ale Israelviwo ƒe dɔnunɔlawo yi Farao gbɔ heƒo koko nɛ be, “Nu ka ŋuti nèle wò dɔlawo wɔm alea?
And the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
16 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.”
Straw is not given unto thy servants, and, Make bricks, say they to us: and, behold, thy servants are beaten, and thy people are treated as sinners.
17 Farao ɖo eŋu be, “Kuviatɔwo mienye, eya ta miele gbɔgblɔm be, ‘Mina míayi aɖasa vɔ na Yehowa.’
But he said, Idle are ye, idle; therefore say ye, Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.
18 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!”
And now go, work, and straw shall not be given you; yet the required number of bricks shall ye deliver.
19 Israelviwo ƒe dɔnunɔlawo kpɔe be nu sesẽwo ɖi kpe yewo nyateƒe be womaɖe yewoƒe gbe sia gbe kpememe la dzi na yewo o.
And the officers of the children of Israel saw themselves in the evil necessity to say, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, every day of its task.
20 Mose kple Aron wonɔ wo lalam le fiasã la godo esi me wodzo le Farao gbɔ. Esi wodo go wo la,
And they met Moses and Aaron, standing in their way, as they came forth from Pharaoh.
21 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.”
And they said unto them, May the Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
22 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?
And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou let so much evil come upon this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
23 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!”
For, since I came unto Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done more evil to this people; but thou hast in nowise delivered thy people.
