2 Mose 13

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Tew Israelfo mmabarima ne aboa biara abakan ho ma me; wɔn nyinaa yɛ me dea.”

Sanctify to me every first-born, first produced, opening every womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast: it is mine.

3 Na Mose ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no se, “Nnɛ yɛ da a ɛsɛ sɛ mokae daa—da a mutu fii Misraim asase a na moyɛ nkoa wɔ so no so. Awurade ayɛ anwonwade akɛse bebree akyerɛ mo. Enti monkae sɛ, sɛ afe du na moredi afahyɛ yi a, mommfa mmɔkaw mfra mo aduan; na mommfa bi nkɔ mo afi nso mu koraa.

And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand the Lord brought you forth thence; and leaven shall not be eaten.

4 Afe biara mu Abib ɔsram awiei (bɛyɛ Ɔbɛnem awiei), monkae saa otukɔ yi.

For on this day ye go forth in the month of new [corn].

5 Awurade de mo baa Kanaanfo, Hetifo, Amorifo, Hewifo ne Yebusifo nsase a ɛwo ne nufusu sen so a ɔkaa ho ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma mo no so.

And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Evites, and Jebusites, and Gergesites, and Pherezites, which he sware to thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt perform this service in this month.

6 Mubedi brodo a mmɔkaw nni mu nko ara nnanson. Na da a ɛto so ason no, monto pon kɛse mma Awurade.

Six days ye shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day is a feast to the Lord.

7 Ɛnsɛ sɛ obiara kora mmɔkaw wɔ ne fi anaa mo asase no ahye so baabiara.

Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; nothing leavened shall be seen with thee, neither shalt thou have leaven in all thy borders.

8 Edu afirihyia na moredi nna yi a, monkyerɛ mo mma nea enti a moredi saa afahyɛ no. Ɛyɛ afahyɛ a mode bɛkae nea Awurade yɛ maa mo bere a mutu fii Misraim asase so no.

And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, Therefore the Lord dealt thus with me, as I was going out of Egypt.

9 Saa afe biara mu nnaawɔtwe afahyɛ yi nyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ agyiraehyɛde a wɔde abɔ mo nsa ho anaa mo moma so sɛ nkae ade. Momma Awurade mmara ntena mo anom, efisɛ tumi kɛse na ɔde yii mo fii Misraim.

And it shall be to thee a sign upon thy hand and a memorial before thine eyes, that the law of the Lord may be in thy mouth, for with a strong hand the Lord God brought thee out of Egypt.

10 Afe biara, ɛrekɔ Abib (bɛyɛ Ɔbɛnem) awiei no, munni afahyɛ yi.

And preserve ye this law according to the times of the seasons, from year to year.

11 “Sɛ Awurade de mo ba asase a ɔhyɛɛ mo agyanom ho bɔ tete no a Kanaanfo te so mprempren no so a, monkae sɛ

And it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land of the Chananites, as he sware to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

12 mo mmabarima a wɔyɛ mmakan nyinaa ne nyɛmmoa mmakan a wɔyɛ mmarima no nyinaa yɛ Awurade dea. Enti momfa mma no.

that thou shalt set apart every [offspring] opening the womb, the males to the Lord, every one that opens the womb out of the herds or among thy cattle, as many as thou shalt have: thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord.

13 Mutumi de oguan ba anaa abirekyi ba bɛsesa afurum ba abakan. Na sɛ woyɛ wʼadwene sɛ woremfa afurum no nni nsesa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wubu afurum no kɔn mu kum no. Nanso mo mmabarima abakan de, ɛsɛ sɛ motɔ wɔn ti.

Every [offspring] opening the womb of the ass thou shalt change for a sheep; and if thou wilt not change it, thou shalt redeem it: every first-born of man of thy sons shalt thou redeem.

14 “Na sɛ daakye bi mo mma bisa mo se, ‘Eyinom nyinaa ase ne dɛn a, monka nkyerɛ wɔn se, Awurade nam anwonwade akɛse a ɔyɛe so na oyii yɛn fii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim.

And if thy son should ask thee hereafter, saying, What is this? then thou shalt say to him, With a strong hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

15 Na Farao mpɛ sɛ ɔma yɛn kwan ma yɛkɔ nti, Awurade kum mmabarima ne mmoanini a wɔyɛ mmakan a wɔwɔ Misraim asase so nyinaa. Ɛno nti na yɛde mmabarima a wɔyɛ mmakan rema Awurade yi, nanso nnipa mmabarima mmakan no de, wɔtɔ wɔn ti.’

And when Pharao hardened [his heart so as not] to send us away, he slew every first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man and the first-born of beast; therefore do I sacrifice every [offspring] that opens the womb, the males to the Lord, and every first-born of my sons I will redeem.

16 Na afahyɛ yi bɛda mo nsow sɛ moyɛ Onyankopɔn mma te sɛnea ɔde nʼagyiraehyɛde abɔ mo moma so a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Awurade nam ne tumi kɛse no so na ɔde yii yɛn fii Misraim.”

And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and immovable before thine eyes, for with a strong hand the Lord brought thee out of Egypt.

17 Farao maa nnipa no kwan sɛ wɔnkɔ no, Onyankopɔn amma wɔamfa ɔkwan a ɛfa Filistifo man no mu a na ɛyɛ tiaa no so. Efisɛ Onyankopɔn kae se, “Sɛ wokohyia ɔko a, ebia na wɔasesa wɔn adwene ama wɔasan akɔ Misraim.”

And when Pharao sent forth the people, God led them not by the way of the land of the Phylistines, because it was near; for God said, Lest at any time the people repent when they see war, and return to Egypt.

18 Enti Onyankopɔn dii wɔn anim de wɔn faa sare so de wɔn ani kyerɛɛ Po Kɔkɔɔ. Israelfo no sii mu fii Misraim a na wɔasiesie wɔn ho ama ɔko.

And God led the people round by the way to the wilderness, to the Red Sea: and in the fifth generation the children of Israel went up out of the land of Egypt.

19 Mose rekɔ no, ɔfaa Yosef nnompe de kaa ne ho kɔe, efisɛ na Yosef ama Israel mma aka Onyankopɔn ntam sɛ, “Sɛ ɔreyi wɔn afi Misraim a, wɔde ne nnompe bɛkɔ bi, efisɛ na onim sɛ Onyankopɔn beyi wɔn afi Misraim asase so.”

And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had solemnly adjured the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones hence with you.

20 Wofi Sukot no, wɔkɔkyeree nsraban wɔ Etam sare no ano.

And the children of Israel departed from Socchoth, and encamped in Othom by the wilderness.

21 Awurade de omununkum kyerɛɛ wɔn kwan awia na ɔde ogya nso kyerɛɛ wɔn kwan anadwo. Enti na wotumi tu wɔn kwan no awia ne anadwo nyinaa.

And God led them, in the day by a pillar of cloud, to show them the way, and in the night by a pillar of fire.

22 Awia mununkum fadum anaa anadwo gya fadum no amfi nʼafa wɔ nnipa no anim da.

And the pillar of cloud failed not by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, before all the people.