Mose 1 8

1 Mawu meŋlɔ Noa kple lã siwo katã nɔ aɖakaʋu la me be o. Ena ya aɖe ƒo to tsi la dzi, eye tsiɖɔɖɔ la de asi miemie me,

and to remember God [obj] Noah and [obj] all [the] living thing and [obj] all [the] animal which with him in/on/with ark and to pass God spirit: breath upon [the] land: country/planet and to subside [the] water

2 elabena tsi si ŋɔ tso tome la nu tso, eye tsidzadza la ke.

and to stop spring abyss and window [the] heaven and to restrain [the] rain from [the] heaven

3 Tsi la de asi miemie me vivivi le anyigba dzi. Le ŋkeke alafa ɖeka blaatɔ̃lia ƒe nuwuwu la, tsi la mie keŋ,

and to return: return [the] water from upon [the] land: country/planet to go: continue and to return: again and to lack [the] water from end fifty and hundred day

4 eye le ɣleti adrelia ƒe ŋkeke wuiadrelia gbe la, aɖakaʋu la va tɔ ɖe Ararat toawo tame.

and to rest [the] ark in/on/with month [the] seventh in/on/with seven ten day to/for month upon mountain: mount Ararat

5 Le ɣleti ewolia ƒe ŋkeke gbãtɔ gbe, esime tsiɖɔɖɔ la ganɔ miemiem ɖe edzi kokoko la, to bubuwo hã tame de asi dzedze me.

and [the] water to be to go: went and to lack till [the] month [the] tenth in/on/with tenth in/on/with one to/for month to see: see head: top [the] mountain: mount

6 Le ŋkeke blaene bubu megbe la, Noa ʋu aɖakaʋu la ƒe fesre ɖeka,

and to be from end forty day and to open Noah [obj] window [the] ark which to make

7 eye wòɖe asi le akpaviã ɖeka ŋu. Akpaviã la dzo tso afii yi afi mɛ va se ɖe esime anyigba ƒu.

and to send: depart [obj] [the] raven and to come out: come to come out: come and to return: return till to wither [the] water from upon [the] land: country/planet

8 Noa ɖo ahɔnɛ aɖe ɖa be ate ŋu akpɔ anyigba ƒuƒui mahã.

and to send: depart [obj] [the] dove from with him to/for to see: see to lighten [the] water from upon face: surface [the] land: soil

9 Ke ahɔnɛ la mekpɔ anyigba ƒuƒui aɖeke, afi si wòadze ɖo o, ale wòtrɔ gbɔ, elabena tsi ganɔ anyigba dzi ko. Ale Noa do asi ɖa, eye wòlé ahɔnɛ la gade aɖakaʋu la me.

and not to find [the] dove resting to/for palm: sole foot her and to return: return to(wards) him to(wards) [the] ark for water upon face: surface all [the] land: country/planet and to send: reach hand his and to take: take her and to come (in): bring [obj] her to(wards) him to(wards) [the] ark

10 Le ŋkeke adre megbe la, Noa gaɖe asi le ahɔnɛ la ŋu.

and to twist: anticipate still seven day another and to add: again to send: depart [obj] [the] dove from [the] ark

11 Azɔ la, ahɔnɛ la trɔ gbɔ le fiẽ me, eye wòlé amitiŋgba ɖe nu. Ale Noa dze sii be esusɔ vie tsi la namie keŋkeŋ.

and to come (in): come to(wards) him [the] dove to/for time evening and behold leaf olive fresh-plucked in/on/with lip her and to know Noah for to lighten [the] water from upon [the] land: country/planet

12 Egaɖe asi le ahɔnɛ la ŋu le kɔsiɖa ɖeka megbe, eye ahɔnɛ la megatrɔ gbɔ o.

and to wait: wait still seven day another and to send: depart [obj] [the] dove and not to add: again to return: return to(wards) him still

13 Ŋkeke blaeve-vɔ-asiekɛ va yi. Noa ʋu aɖakaʋu la, eye wòkpɔ be tsi la mie keŋkeŋ azɔ.

and to be in/on/with one and six hundred year in/on/with first in/on/with one to/for month to dry [the] water from upon [the] land: country/planet and to turn aside: remove Noah [obj] covering [the] ark and to see: see and behold to dry face: surface [the] land: soil

14 Kɔsiɖa enyi gava yi. Anyigba ƒu azɔ mlɔeba.

and in/on/with month [the] second in/on/with seven and twenty day to/for month to wither [the] land: country/planet

15 Tete Mawu gblɔ na Noa be,

and to speak: speak God to(wards) Noah to/for to say

16 “Wò kple srɔ̃wò kple viwò ŋutsuawo kple wo srɔ̃wo mido le aɖakaʋu la me.

to come out: come from [the] ark you(m. s.) and woman: wife your and son: child your and woman: wife son: child your with you

17 Ɖe nu gbagbe bubu ɖe sia ɖe si le gbɔwò: xeviawo, lãawo kple nu gbagbe siwo tana la katã do go le aɖakaʋu la me, ale be woagate ŋu adzi asɔ gbɔ ɖe anyigba la dzi.”

all [the] living thing which with you from all flesh in/on/with bird and in/on/with animal and in/on/with all [the] creeping [the] to creep upon [the] land: country/planet (to come out: send *Q(k)*) with you and to swarm in/on/with land: country/planet and be fruitful and to multiply upon [the] land: country/planet

18 Ale Noa do go kple srɔ̃a kple via ŋutsuawo kple wo srɔ̃awo.

and to come out: come Noah and son: child his and woman: wife his and woman: wife son: child his with him

19 Lãawo katã kple nu gbagbe siwo tana kple xevi ɖe sia ɖe kple nu sia nu si ʋãna le anyigba dzi la do go tso aɖakaʋu la me ɖe wo nɔewo yome hamehame.

all [the] living thing all [the] creeping and all [the] bird all to creep upon [the] land: country/planet to/for family their to come out: come from [the] ark

20 Esia megbe la, Noa ɖi vɔsamlekpui, eye wòsa vɔ le edzi na Yehowa kple lã kple xevi siwo dzi Yehowa da asi ɖo hena vɔsasa la dometɔ aɖewo.

and to build Noah altar to/for LORD and to take: take from all [the] animal [the] pure and from all [the] bird [the] pure and to ascend: offer up burnt offering in/on/with altar

21 Yehowa kpɔ ŋudzedze le vɔsa la ŋu, eye wògblɔ na eɖokui be, “Nyemagaƒo fi ade anyigba o, eye nyemagatsrɔ̃ nu gbagbewo katã le edzi azɔ o, togbɔ be amegbetɔ ƒe dzɔdzɔme henɛ dea nu vɔ̃ me tso keke eƒe ɖevime ke, eye wòwɔa nu vɔ̃wo tsyo ƒomevi gɔ̃ hã.

and to smell LORD [obj] aroma [the] soothing and to say LORD to(wards) heart his not to add: again to/for to lighten still [obj] [the] land: soil in/on/with for the sake of [the] man for intention heart [the] man bad: evil from youth his and not to add: again still to/for to smite [obj] all alive like/as as which to make: do

22 Zi ale si anyigba aganɔ anyi ko la, nuƒãɣi kple nuŋeɣi, vuvɔŋɔli kple fifiawɔɣi, pepime kple dzomeŋɔli, ŋkeke kple zã aganɔ anyi kokoko.”

still all day [the] land: country/planet seed and harvest and cold and heat and summer and autumn and day and night not to cease

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark