Mose 4 10
1 Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
2 “Tsɔ klosalo wɔ kpẽ eve hena ameawo yɔyɔ be woaƒo ƒu kple gbeƒãɖeɖe be woaho.
“Make two trumpets of silver. You shall make them of beaten work. You shall use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.
3 Ne woku kpẽ eveawo ƒo ƒui la, ameawo anya be, ele be yewoakpe ta le agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu.
When they blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
4 Ke ne woku kpẽ ɖeka ko la, ekema kplɔlawo kple Israel ƒe toawo ƒe tatɔwo ava ƒo ƒu ɖe ŋkuwòme.
If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel [God prevails], shall gather themselves to you.
5 Ne woku kpẽa la, ekema to siwo ƒu asaɖa anyi ɖe ɣedzeƒe la aho.
When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward.
6 Ne kpẽa gaɖi zi evelia tu ɖe nu la, to siwo le dziehe lɔƒo la hã adze mɔ. Kpẽa ƒe ɖiɖi nye nyanyanana be woadze mɔ.
When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
7 Ke ne wodi be dukɔ la katã nakpe ta la, woaku kpẽ la kpuie ko.
But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm.
8 “Aron ƒe viŋutsuwo, ame siwo nye nunɔlawo la koe kpɔ mɔ aku kpẽawo. Esia nye nuɖoanyi na mi tso dzidzime yi dzidzime.
“The sons of Aaron [Light-bringer], the priests, shall blow the trumpets. This shall be to you for a statute forever throughout all your generations.
9 Ne mieyi aʋa kple miaƒe futɔwo, ame siwo le mia tem ɖe anyi le miawo ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi la, ekema miku kpẽawo. Ekema Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu la aɖo ŋku mia dzi, eye wòaɖe mi tso miaƒe futɔwo ƒe asi me.
When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before Adonai your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.
10 Miku kpẽawo le dzidzɔɣiwo hã. Miku wo le miaƒe ƒe sia ƒe Ŋkekenyuiwo dzi kple dzinu yeye ɖe sia ɖe ƒe Ŋkekenyuiwo dzi. Miku kpẽawo hã ɖe miaƒe numevɔsawo kple ŋutifafavɔsawo hã ŋu, eye woanye ŋkuɖodzi na mi le miaƒe Mawu la ŋkume. Nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu.”
“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God. I am Adonai your God.”
11 Lilikpo la ho le agbadɔ la tame le Israelviwo ƒe dzodzo le Egipte ƒe ƒe evelia ƒe ɣleti evelia ƒe ŋkeke blaevelia gbe.
In the second year, in the second month (Iyar ·Light / I Am God your healer, 2·), on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony.
12 Ale Israelviwo dzo le Sinai gbegbe la. Wodze lilikpo la yome va se ɖe esime wòtɔ ɖe Paran gbegbe la.
The children of Israel [God prevails] went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai [Thorn]; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.
13 Esiae nye woƒe mɔzɔzɔ gbãtɔ esi woxɔ Yehowa ƒe se siwo wòde na Mose tso mɔzɔzɔ la ŋuti.
They first went forward according to the order of Adonai through Moses [Drawn out].
14 Yuda ƒe to la dze ŋgɔ, nɔ woƒe aflaga la yome. Woƒe kplɔlae nye Nahson, Aminadab ƒe viŋutsu.
First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah [Praised] went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.
15 Isaka ƒe to la kplɔ wo ɖo. Woƒe kplɔlae nye Netanel, Zuar ƒe viŋutsu.
Nethanel the son of Zuar was over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar [Hire, Reward].
16 Eliab, Helon ƒe viŋutsu kplɔ Zebulon ƒe to la dze wo yome.
Eliab the son of Helon was over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun [Living together].
17 Wokaka Agbadɔ la, eye Gerson kple Merari ƒe viwo tso Levi ƒe viwo dome kplɔ wo ɖo. Wokɔ Agbadɔ la ɖe abɔta.
The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.
18 Ruben ƒe to la kple woƒe aflaga dze wo yome le woƒe kplɔla Elizur, Sedeur ƒe viŋutsu ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
The standard of the camp of Reuben [See, a son!] went forward according to their armies. Elizur the son of Shedeur was over his army.
19 Simeon ƒe to la kplɔ woawo hã ɖo. Wonɔ woƒe kplɔla Selumiel, Zurisadai ƒe viŋutsu ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai [My rock almighty] was over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon [Hearing].
20 To si kplɔ wo ɖo lae nye Gad ƒe to la. Woƒe kplɔlae nye Eliasaf, Deguel ƒe viŋutsu.
Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad [Good fortune].
21 Kohat ƒe viwo kplɔ Gad ƒe to la ɖo. Woawoe tsɔa nu kɔkɔeawo. Wotua agbadɔ la ɖe teƒe yeyea hafi wova ɖona.
The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
22 Efraim ƒe to la kplɔ Kohat ƒe viwo ɖo. Wonɔ woƒe aflaga yome le Elisama, Amihud ƒe viŋutsu ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim [Fruit] set forward according to their armies. Elishama the son of Ammihud was over his army.
23 Manase ƒe to la nɔ Gamaliel, Pedahzur ƒe viŋutsu ƒe kpɔkplɔ te kplɔ wo ɖo,
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur was over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh [Causing to forget].
24 eye Benyamin ƒe to la nɔ woƒe kplɔla Abidan, Gideoni ƒe viŋutsu ƒe kpɔkplɔ te kplɔ wo ɖo.
Abidan the son of Gideoni was over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south].
25 Ame mamlɛtɔwoe nye Dan ƒe to la. Wonɔ woƒe aflaga yome le woƒe kplɔla, Ahiezer, Amisadai ƒe viŋutsu ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.
The standard of the camp of the children of Dan [He judged], which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.
26 Aser ƒe to la, ame siwo Pagiel, Okran ƒe viŋutsu kplɔ,
Pagiel the son of Ochran was over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher [Happy].
27 kple Naftali ƒe to la, ame siwo Ahira, Enan ƒe viŋutsu kplɔ la dze wo yome.
Ahira the son of Enan was over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali [My wrestling].
28 Ɖoɖo sia mee Israelviwo ƒe towo nɔna hezɔa mɔ.
Thus were the travels of the children of Israel [God prevails] according to their armies; and they went forward.
29 Gbe ɖeka la, Mose gblɔ na srɔ̃a nɔviŋutsu, Hobab si nye Midiantɔ Reuel ƒe viŋutsu be, “Mlɔeba la, míele mɔ dzem ɖo ta Ŋugbedodonyigba la dzi. Na míayi. Míalé be na wò, elabena Yehowa do nu nyui geɖewo ŋugbe na Israel!”
Moses [Drawn out] said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite [Descendant of Strife], Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law, “We are journeying to the place of which Adonai said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Adonai has spoken good concerning Israel [God prevails].”
30 Ke Hobab gblɔ nɛ be, “Ao, ele be matrɔ ayi mía de aɖanɔ nye amewo dome.”
He said to him, “I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.”
31 Mose ɖe kuku nɛ be, “Nɔ mía gbɔ, elabena ènya teƒe siwo míaƒu asaɖa anyi ɖo, eye ànye ŋku na mí.
He said, “Don’t leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.
32 Ne èkplɔ mí ɖo la, àkpɔ gome le nu nyui siwo katã Yehowa wɔna na mí la me.”
It shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that whatever good Adonai does to us, we will do the same to you.”
33 Wozɔ mɔ ŋkeke etɔ̃ tso Sinai to, Yehowa ƒe to la gbɔ. Nubablaɖaka la le wo ŋgɔ be yeatia teƒe si woatɔ ɖo la na wo.
They set forward from the Mount of Adonai three days’ journey. The ark of Adonai’s covenant went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.
34 Wodze mɔ le ŋkeke me. Yehowa ƒe lilikpo la nɔ zɔzɔm le ŋgɔ na wo.
The cloud of Adonai was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.
35 Ne wokɔ nubablaɖaka la dze mɔ la, Mose doa ɣli be, “O! Yehowa, tsi tsitre, eye nàka wò futɔwo hlẽ. Na woasi le ŋgɔwò.”
When the ark went forward, Moses [Drawn out] said, “Rise up, Adonai, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”
36 Ne wodro nubablaɖaka la ɖi la, egblɔna be, “Yehowa, trɔ gbɔ va Israelvi akpe akpeawo gbɔ.”
When it rested, he said, “Teshuvah ·Completely return·, Adonai, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel [God prevails].”
