Mose 2 7
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Kpɔ ɖa, mewɔ wò abe Mawu ene na Farao, eye nɔviwò ŋutsu Aron abe wò nyagblɔɖila ene.
The Lord told Moses, “Look, I will make you seem like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
2 Gblɔ nu sia nu si ƒe se mede na wò la na Aron. Eya agblɔe na Farao, eye wòabia be Farao naɖe asi le Israelviwo ŋu woadzo le Egipte.
You are to repeat everything that I tell you to say, and your brother Aaron must repeat it to Pharaoh so that he will let the Israelites leave his country.
3 Ke mana Farao nasẽ dzi me, agbe. Ekema magawɔ dzesi dziŋɔ geɖewo le Egiptenyigba dzi.
But I will give Pharaoh a stubborn attitude, and though I will perform many signs and wonders in Egypt, he won't listen to you.
4 Ke le esiawo megbe hã la, Farao maɖo to wò o. Ekema mana nye asi nava Egiptetɔwo dzi, mabu fɔ wo kple nukudɔ geɖewo, eye makplɔ nye amehawo, nye dukɔ, Israel, adzoe le Egiptenyigba dzi.
Then I will attack Egypt, imposing heavy punishments on them, and I will lead out by their tribes my people the Israelites.
5 Ekema Egiptetɔwo adze sii be le nyateƒe me la, nyee nye Yehowa, ne meɖe nye ŋusẽ fia Egiptetɔwo, eye mekplɔ Israelviwo dzoe le wo dome.”
In this way the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord—when I take action against Egypt and lead the Israelites out of the country.”
6 Mose kple Aron wowɔ nu si Yehowa ɖo na wo.
Moses and Aaron did exactly as the Lord had ordered.
7 Mose xɔ ƒe blaenyi, eye Aron xɔ ƒe blaenyi-vɔ-etɔ̃ le ɣeyiɣi sia me, esi wodo ɖe Farao ŋkume.
Moses was eighty and Aaron was eighty-three when they went and spoke to Pharaoh.
8 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose kple Aron be,
The Lord told Moses and Aaron,
9 “Ne Farao abia be, ‘Miawɔ nukunu aɖe la,’ ekema gblɔ na Aron be, ‘Tsɔ wò atikplɔ la da ɖe anyigba le Farao ŋkume,’ eye wòatrɔ azu da.”
“When Pharaoh asks you, ‘Why don't you perform a miracle, then?’ tell Aaron, ‘Take your walking stick and throw it down in front of Pharaoh,’ and it will turn into a snake.”
10 Ale Mose kple Aron woyi Farao gbɔ, eye wowɔ nukunu la abe ale si Yehowa ɖo na wo ene. Aron ɖe asi le eƒe atikplɔ ŋu da ɖe anyigba le Farao kple eŋumewo ŋkume, eye wòzu da.
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did what the Lord had ordered. Aaron threw down his staff in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it turned into a snake.
11 Tete Farao yɔ eƒe nunyalawo kple afakalawo kple Egipte ƒe akunyawɔlawo. Woawo hã te ŋu wɔ nu ma ke kple woƒe akunyawɔwɔ!
But Pharaoh called in wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic arts.
12 Woawo hã ƒe atikplɔwo trɔ zu dawo esi wotsɔ wo da ɖe anyigba. Ke Aron ƒe atikplɔ lé woƒe atikplɔwo mi.
Each of them threw down their walking sticks and they also turned into snakes, but Aaron's walking stick swallowed up all their walking sticks.
13 Farao gasẽ dzi me kokoko, eye meɖo to wo o, abe ale si Yehowa gblɔ do ŋgɔe ene.
But Pharaoh had a hard, stubborn attitude, and he wouldn't listen to them, as the Lord had predicted.
14 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Farao ƒe dzi me sẽ, eye wògbe be yemaɖe asi le ameawo ŋu woadzo o.
The Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh has a stubborn attitude—he's refusing to let the people go.
15 “Togbɔ be nuwo anɔ alea hã la, gbugbɔ yi Farao gbɔ le ŋdi me, esime wòanɔ tɔsisi la to yim. Tsi tsitre ɖe tɔsisi la to, eye nàdo goe le afi ma; nàlé wò atikplɔ si zu da la ɖe asi.
So tomorrow morning go to Pharaoh as he walks down to the river. Wait to meet him on the bank of the Nile. Take with you the walking stick that turned into a snake.
16 Gblɔ nɛ be, ‘Yehowa, Hebritɔwo ƒe Mawu la, gaɖom ɖa be mana nàɖe asi le yeƒe amewo ŋu woayi aɖasubɔ ye le gbedzi.’ Gake va se ɖe fifi meɖo tom o.
Tell him: The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you, ‘Let my people go, so that they can worship me in the desert. But you have not listened up until now.
17 Azɔ la, Yehowa gblɔ be, ‘Èle si dze gee be nyee nye Yehowa, elabena megblɔ na Mose be wòatsɔ eƒe atikplɔ la aƒo Nil tɔsisi la ƒe tsi dzi, eye tɔsisi la atrɔ azu ʋu!
This is what the Lord is now telling you: This is how you will know that I am the Lord.’” “Watch! Using the walking stick I'm holding, I'm going to hit the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
18 Tɔmelãwo aku, eye tsi la aʋẽ ale be Egiptetɔwo magalɔ̃ be yewoanoe o.’”
The fish in the Nile will die, the river will smell, and the Egyptians won't be able to drink any of its water.”
19 Emegbe Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Gblɔ na Aron be, ‘Tsɔ wò atikplɔ do ɖe Egipte tsiwo katã dzi ekema Egipte tɔsisiwo, tɔʋuwo, tawo, tsi si woku da ɖi katã atrɔ zu ʋu! Ʋu anɔ afi sia afi le Egiptenyigba dzi, anɔ tsitɔkpowo kple kpezɔwo gɔ̃ hã me.’”
The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your walking stick in your hand and hold it out over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers and canals and ponds and pools, so that they will turn to blood. There will be blood through all of Egypt, even in containers made of wood and stone.’”
20 Mose kple Aron wowɔ nu si Yehowa ɖo na wo be woawɔ. Aron ƒo Nil tɔsisi la kple eƒe atikplɔ la, eye tɔsisi la trɔ zu ʋu le Farao kple eŋumewo katã ŋkume.
Moses and Aaron did exactly as the Lord had ordered. While Pharaoh and all his officials watched, Aaron lifted up his walking stick and hit the water of the Nile. Immediately the whole river turned to blood!
21 Tɔmelãwo katã ku, tsi la ƒaƒã ale be, Egiptetɔwo megate ŋu noe o. Ʋu xɔ Egiptenyigba ƒe akpa sia akpa dzi.
The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so awful that the Egyptians could not drink its water. There was blood through all of Egypt!
22 Egiptetɔwo ƒe akunyawɔlawo hã wɔ woƒe nunya ɣaɣlawo ŋu dɔ, eye woawo hã wotrɔ tsi wòzu ʋu. Nu sia na Farao ƒe dzi me gasẽ kokoko. Meɖo to Mose kple Aron o, abe ale si Yehowa gblɔe do ŋgɔ ene tututu.
But the Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic arts. Pharaoh maintained his stubborn attitude and he wouldn't listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had predicted.
23 Mose kple Aron ƒe wɔnawo mewɔ dɔ aɖeke ɖe edzi o; etrɔ yi eƒe fiasã me.
Pharaoh went back to his palace and didn't pay any attention to what had happened.
24 Egiptetɔwo ɖe vudowo ɖe tɔsisi la to be yewoakpɔ tsi nono, elabena womate ŋu ano tɔsisi la me tsi o.
All the Egyptians dug alongside the Nile because they couldn't drink its water.
25 Nil tɔsisi la trɔ zu ʋu ŋkeke adre sɔŋ esi Yehowa gblẽe.
Seven days went by after the Lord hit the Nile.
