Mose 1 47
1 Esi wova ɖo la, Yosef yi Farao gbɔ, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Fofonye kple nɔvinyewo tso Kanaan va ɖo afii kple woƒe lãwo kpakple woƒe nuwo katã. Wodi be yewoanɔ Gosenyigba dzi.”
And Ioseph wet and tolde Pharao and sayde: my father and my brethern their shepe and their beastes and all that they haue are come out of the lade of Canaan and are in the lande of Gosan.
2 Ekplɔ nɔvia ŋutsu atɔ̃ ɖe asi, eye wòɖe wo fia Farao.
And Ioseph toke a parte of his brethern: euen fyue of them and presented them vnto Pharao.
3 Farao bia wo be, “Dɔ ka miewɔna?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Míenye alẽkplɔlawo abe mía tɔgbuiwo kple mía fofowo ene.
And Pharao sayde vnto his brethern: what is youre occupation? And they sayde vnto Pharao: feaders of shepe are thi seruauntes both we ad also oure fathers.
4 Míeva be míanɔ Egipte, elabena gbeɖuƒe mele Kanaanyigba dzi na míaƒe lãwo o; dɔwuame la nu sesẽ le afi ma ŋutɔ. Míele mɔ biam be nàna míanɔ Gosenyigba dzi.”
They sayde moreouer vnto Pharao: for to sogcorne in the lande are we come for thy seruauntes haue no pasture for their shepe so sore is the fameshment in the lande of Canaan. Now therfore let thy seruauntes dwell in the lande of Gosan.
5 Farao gblɔ na Yosef be, “Fofowò kple nɔviwò ŋutsuwo va gbɔwò,
And Pharao sayde vnto Ioseph: thy father and thy brethren are come vnto the.
6 eye Egiptenyigba le ŋkuwò me. Na fofowò kple nɔviwò ŋutsuwo nanɔ anyigba la ƒe akpa nyuitɔ dzi. Na woanɔ Gosen. Ne ènya wo dometɔ aɖe si ŋu ŋutete tɔxɛ aɖe le la, nàna wòakpɔ nye ŋutɔ nye lãhawo dzi.”
The londe of Egipte is open before the: In the best place of the lande make both thy father and thy brothren dwell: And even in the lond of Gosan let them dwell. Moreouer yf thou knowe any men of actiuyte amonge them make them ruelars ouer my catell.
7 Emegbe la, Yosef kplɔ fofoa, Yakob va Farao gbɔ, eye Yakob yra Farao.
And Ioseph brought in Iacob his father and sett him before Pharao And Iacob blessed Pharao.
8 Farao bia Yakob be, “Ƒe neni nèxɔ?”
And Pharao axed Iacob how old art thou?
9 Yakob ɖo eŋu be, “Mexɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka blaetɔ̃, meto nu sesẽ geɖewo me, eye nyemetsi abe fofonyewo ene haɖe o.”
And Iacob sayde vnto Pharao: the dayes of my pilgremage are an hundred and. xxx. yeres. Few and euell haue the dayes of my lyfe bene and haue not attayned vnto the yeres of the lyfe of my fathers in the dayes of their pilgremages.
10 Yakob gayra Farao hafi dzo.
And Iacob blessed Pharao and went out from him.
11 Ale Yosef tsɔ anyigba nyuitɔ le Egipte, afi si nye Ramesesnyigba la na fofoa kple nɔviawo abe ale si Farao gblɔe ene.
And Ioseph prepared dwellinges for his father and his brethern and gaue them possessions in the londe of Egipte in the best of the londe: eue in the lande of Raemses as Pharao commaunded.
12 Yosef na nuɖuɖu wo ɖe ame siwo dzi kpɔm wole la ƒe xexlẽme nu.
And Ioseph made prouysion for his father his brethern and all his fathers housholde as yonge childern are fedd with bread.
13 Dɔwuame la nu ganɔ sesẽm ɖe edzi kokoko le Egipte kple Kanaan siaa.
There was no bread in all the londe for the derth was exceadige sore: so yt ye lode of Egipte and ye lode of Canaan were fameshyd by ye reason of ye derth.
14 Yosef xɔ ga siwo katã le ame siwo le Egipte kple Kanaan la si, eye wòna nuɖuɖu wo ɖe woƒe ga teƒe. Etsɔ ga la de Farao ƒe gadzraɖoƒe.
And Ioseph brought together all ye money yt was founde in yt lade of Egipte and of Canaan for ye corne which they boughte: and he layde vp the money in Pharaos housse.
15 Azɔ ga vɔ keŋkeŋ le ameawo si, gake wogava Yosef gbɔ kple kukuɖeɖe be wòagana nuɖuɖu yewo. Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Míaƒe ga vɔ keŋkeŋ, gake na nuɖuɖu mí, elabena mele be míaku o.”
When money fayled in the lade of Egipte and of Canaan all the Egiptians came vnto Ioseph and sayde: geue us sustenaunce: wherfore suffrest thou vs to dye before the for oure money is spent.
16 Yosef ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Enyo, mitsɔ miaƒe lãwo nam ne miaxɔ nuɖuɖu ɖe wo teƒe.”
Then sayde Ioseph: brynge youre catell and I well geue yow for youre catell yf ye be without money.
17 Ale wotsɔ woƒe nyiwo vɛ na Yosef, eye woxɔ nuɖuɖu ɖe wo teƒe. Le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, Egiptetɔwo ƒe sɔwo, alẽwo, nyiwo kple tedziwo katã zu Farao tɔ.
And they brought their catell vnto Ioseph. And he gaue them bread for horses and shepe and oxen and asses: so he fed them with bread for all their catell that yere.
18 Esi ƒe trɔ la, wogayi Yosef gbɔ, eye wogblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, míate ŋu aɣla nya aɖeke ɖe wò o. Míaƒe ga vɔ, eye míaƒe lãhawo zu tɔwò; míaƒe nu siwo susɔ la koe nye míaƒe ŋutilãwo kple míaƒe agblenyigbawo.
When that yere was ended they came vnto him the nexte yere and sayde vnto him: we will not hydest from my lorde how that we haue nether money nor catell for my lorde: there is no moare left for my lorde but euen oure bodies and oure londes.
19 Nu ka ta míaku ɖo? Ƒle mí kple míaƒe agblenyigbawo, eye míawo kple míaƒe agblenyigbawo siaa míazu Farao tɔ. Míadzra mía ɖokuiwo na wò axɔ nuɖuɖu, ekema míatsi agbe, eye anyigba la matsi yame o.”
Wherfore latest thou us dye before thyne eyes and the londe to goo to noughte? bye us and oure landes for bread: and let both vs and oure londes be bonde to Pharao. Geue vs seed that we may lyue and not dye and that the londe goo not to wast.
20 Ale Yosef ƒle Egiptetɔwo ƒe agblenyigbawo katã na Farao. Egiptetɔwo katã dzra woƒe anyigbawo, elabena dɔwuame la nu sesẽ ŋutɔ. Ale anyigba la zu Farao tɔ.
And Ioseph boughte all the lande of Egipte for Pharao. For the Egiptians solde euery man his londe because the derth was sore apo them: and so the londe be came Pharaos.
21 Ale Egiptetɔwo katã zu awɔbamewo na Farao.
And he appoynted the people vnto the cities from one syde of Egipte vnto the other:
22 Anyigba si meƒle o la koe nye esi nye nunɔlawo tɔ, elabena Farao naa nuɖuɖu wo, eye mehiã be woadzra woƒe anyigba o.
only the londe of the Prestes bought he not. For there was an ordinauce made by Pharao for ye preastes that they shulde eate that which was appoynted vnto them: which Pharao had geuen them wherfore they solde not their londes.
23 Yosef gblɔ na ameawo be, “Meƒle miawo ŋutɔ kple miaƒe anyigbawo na Farao. Blie nye esi, miyi miade agble.
Then Ioseph sayde vnto the folke: beholde I haue boughte you this daye ad youre landes for Pharao. Take there seed and goo sowe the londe.
24 Mima nu sia nu si miaxa la ɖe akpa atɔ̃ me; ɖeka nanye Farao tɔ. Akpa ene nanye mia tɔ, wòanye nuƒaƒã le ƒe si gbɔna la me kple nuɖuɖu na miawo ŋutɔ miaƒe aƒemetɔwo kple mia viwo.”
And of the encrease ye shall geue the fyfte parte vnto Pharao and. iiij. partes shalbe youre awne for seed to sowe the feld: and for you and them of youre housholdes and for youre childern to eate.
25 Ameawo gblɔ be “Èɖe míaƒe agbe! Aƒetɔ, ne àlɔ̃ la, míanye awɔbamewo na Farao.”
And they answered: Thou haste saued oure lyves Let vs fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde and let us be Pharaos servautes.
26 Eya ta Yosef wɔe wòzu se le Egiptenyigba blibo la dzi va se ɖe egbegbe be woadzɔ agblemenukuwo katã ƒe akpa atɔ̃lia na Farao. Nuku siwo woƒã ɖe nunɔlawo ƒe anyigba dzi la koe mele eme o.
And Ioseph made it a lawe ouer the lade of Egipte vnto this daye: that men must geue Pharao the fyfte parte excepte the londe of the preastes only which was not bond vnto Pharao.
27 Ale Israel nɔ Gosenyigba dzi le Egipte. Nuwo de asi nyonyo me na Israelviwo kabakaba, eye wodzi sɔ gbɔ fũu.
And Israel dwelt in Egipte: euen in the countre of Gosan. And they had their possessions therein and they grewe and multiplyed exceadingly.
28 Yakob ganɔ agbe ƒe wuiadre esime wòva ɖo Gosen, ale exɔ ƒe alafa ɖeka blaene-vɔ-adre hafi ku.
Moreouer Iacob lyued in the lande of Egipte. xvij. yeres so that the hole age of Iacob was an hundred and. xlvij. yere.
29 Esi Israel ƒe kuɣi gogo la, eyɔ via Yosef gblɔ nɛ be, “Ka atam nam be yeawɔ nye didi mamlɛtɔ dzi nam: Mègaɖim ɖe Egipte o.
When the tyme drewe nye that Israel must dye: he sent for his sonne Ioseph and sayde vnto him: Yf I haue founde grace in thy syghte put thy hande vnder my thye and deale mercifully ad truely with me that thou burie me not in Egipte:
30 Ne meku la, tsɔm dzoe le Egipte, eye nàɖim ɖe tɔgbuinyewo xa.” Yosef ka atam sia.
but let me lye by my fathers and carie me out of Egipte and burie me in their buryall. And he answered: I will do as thou hast sayde.
31 Israel ƒoe ɖe enu be, “Ka atam nam be yeawɔe.” Yosef ka atam la. Tete Israel gamlɔ eƒe aba dzi.
And he sayde: swere vnto me: ad he sware vnto him. And than Israel bowed him vnto the beddes head.
