2 Mose 32
1 Mose kyɛe wɔ bepɔw no so saa no, nnipa no nyinaa kɔɔ Aaron so kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ntɛm, yɛ anyame a wobedi yɛn anim ma yɛn, efisɛ yenhu baabi a Mose a odii yɛn anim de yɛn fi Misraim asase so baa ha no afa; ebia na biribi ayɛ no.”
And when the people saw that Moses was a long time coming down from the mountain, they all came to Aaron and said to him, Come, make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.
2 Aaron nso ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Munyiyi mo sika nsonkaa nyinaa mmra.”
Then Aaron said to them, Take off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives and your sons and your daughters, and give them to me.
3 Wɔn nyinaa yiyii wɔn nsonkaa brɛɛ Aaron.
And all the people took the gold rings from their ears and gave them to Aaron.
4 Aaron nan sikakɔkɔɔ nsonkaa no, na ɔde oguu nantwi ba ohoni. Nnipa no nyinaa kae se, “Israel, oyi ne mo nyame a oyii mo fii Misraim asase so bae no.”
And he took the gold from them and, hammering it with an instrument, he made it into the metal image of a young ox: and they said, This is your god, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.
5 Aaron huu sɛ nnipa no ani agye sika nantwi ba ohoni no ho no, osii afɔremuka sii nantwi ba no anim kae se, “Ɔkyena yɛbɛhyɛ fa ama Awurade.”
And when Aaron saw this, he made an altar before it, and made a public statement, saying, Tomorrow there will be a feast to the Lord.
6 Wɔsɔree anɔpahema fii ase bɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre ne asomdwoe afɔre de maa nantwi ba ohoni no. Ɛno akyi no, wɔtoo pon kɛse, didi nomee, goruu abosongoru, yɛɛ ahuhude.
So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.
7 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Yɛ ntɛm na sian kɔ wo nkurɔfo a wode wɔn fi Misraim asase so bae no nkyɛn, efisɛ wɔagu wɔn ho fi,
And the Lord said to Moses, Go down quickly; for your people, whom you took out of the land of Egypt, are turned to evil ways;
8 na wɔabu me mmara nyinaa nso so. Wɔabɔ sika nantwi ba a wɔsom no, asan abɔ afɔre nso ama no aka se, ‘Israel, oyi ne mo nyame a oyii mo fii Misraim asase so bae no.’”
Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.
9 Awurade kae se, “Mahu sɛnea saa nnipa yi si yɛ asoɔden na wɔsan yɛ atuatewfo fa.
And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.
10 Afei, ma me kwan na memma mʼabufuw nnɛw ntia wɔn mma mensɛe wɔn. Na mɛyɛ wo ɔman kɛse.”
Now do not get in my way, for my wrath is burning against them; I will send destruction on them, but of you I will make a great nation.
11 Nanso Mose srɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔnyɛ saa. Ɔkɔɔ so se, “Awurade, adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ wʼabufuw dɛw atia wo ara wo nkurɔfo a wonam anwonwakwan ne wo tumi so yii wɔn fii Misraim asase so yi?
But Moses made prayer to God, saying, Lord, why is your wrath burning against your people whom you took out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with the strength of your hand?
12 Adɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ Misraimfo no ka se, ‘Onyankopɔn daadaa wɔn sɛ wɔmmra bepɔw no so sɛnea obenya wɔn akum wɔn, atɔre wɔn ase afi asase so?’ Ma wo bo ntɔ wo yam na gyae ɔsɛe a wopɛ sɛ wode ba wo nkurɔfo no so no.
Why let the Egyptians say, He took them out to an evil fate, to put them to death on the mountains, cutting them off from the earth? Let your wrath be turned away from them, and send not this evil on your people.
13 Kae bɔ a wohyɛɛ wʼasomfo Abraham, Isak ne Israel no. Wo ara wokaa ntam se, ‘Mɛma mo asefo adɔɔso sɛ ɔsoro nsoromma na mede saa asase a mahyɛ mo ho bɔ yi nyinaa bɛma mo asefo na wɔatena so afebɔɔ.’”
Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.
14 Na Awurade sesaa nʼadwene de wɔn ho kyɛɛ wɔn.
So the Lord let himself be turned from his purpose of sending punishment on his people.
15 Afei, Mose sian fii bepɔw no so bae a okura Mmaransɛm Du no a wɔakyerɛw agu abo apon abien akyi ne anim no.
Then Moses came down the mountain with the two stones of the law in his hand; the stones had writing on their two sides, on the front and on the back.
16 Onyankopɔn no ankasa na ɔkyerɛw mmaransɛm no wɔ apon no so.
The stones were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, cut on the stones.
17 Bere a Yosua tee sɛ nnipa bi reyɛ gyegyeegye no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Ɛyɛ me sɛ wɔreboaboa wɔn ho akɔ ɔko!”
Now when the noise and the voices of the people came to the ears of Joshua, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the tents.
18 Ɛnna Mose nso buaa no se, “Ɛnyɛ nkonimdi mu nnyigyei na ɛnyɛ nkogu de, na mmom, ɛyɛ nnwonto nnyigyei na mete.”
And Moses said, It is not the voice of men who are overcoming in the fight, or the cry of those who have been overcome; it is the sound of songs which comes to my ear.
19 Wobeduu atenae hɔ, Mose huu nantwi ba no ne asaw a wɔresaw. Enti ɔde abufuwhyew tow kyerɛwapon no hwehwee fam ma ebubuu wɔ bepɔw no ase.
And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.
20 Ɔfaa nantwi ba no nan no wɔ ogya mu na edwoe no, ɔyam no muhumuhu de guu nsu mu maa nnipa no nomee.
And he took the ox which they had made, burning it in the fire and crushing it to powder, and he put it in the water and made the children of Israel take a drink of it.
21 Obisaa Aaron se, “Dɛn nko ara na saa nnipa no yɛɛ wo a enti wudii wɔn anim ma wɔyɛɛ saa bɔne kɛse yi?”
And Moses said to Aaron, What did the people do to you that you let this great sin come on them?
22 Aaron buaa no se, “Mma wo bo mmfuw. Wo ara wunim sɛnea wo nkurɔfo yi yɛ nnipa bɔne fa.
And Aaron said, Let not my lord be angry; you have seen how the purposes of this people are evil.
23 Wɔn ara na wɔka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Yɛ onyame bi ma yɛn na ɔnkyerɛ yɛn kwan na yennim nea ayɛ saa Mose a odii yɛn anim fii Misraim no.’
For they said to me, Make us a god to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us up out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has come to him.
24 Enti me nso mekae se, ‘Munyiyi mo sikakɔkɔɔ nsonkaa mma me.’ Woyiyi de maa me na mede guu gya mu. Ɛne saa nantwi ba no!”
Then I said to them, Whoever has any gold, let him take it off; so they gave it to me, and I put it in the fire, and this image of an ox came out.
25 Mose huu sɛ Aaron ama nnipa no adan aguamammɔfo ama wɔn atamfo anya wɔn no,
And Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them loose to their shame before their haters:
26 ogyinaa wɔn atenae hɔ pon no ano teɛɛ mu se, “Mo a mowɔ Awurade afa no, mommra me nkyɛn.” Lewifo no nyinaa kɔɔ ne nkyɛn.
Then Moses took his place at the way into the tents, and said, Whoever is on the Lord's side, let him come to me. And all the sons of Levi came together to him.
27 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Awurade Israel Nyankopɔn se, ‘Momfa mo afoa nhyehyɛ mo ho na munni mo atenae hɔ akɔneaba, na munkunkum mo nuanom, mo nnamfonom ne mo afipamfo.’”
And he said to them, This is the word of the Lord, the God of Israel: Let every man take his sword at his side, and go from one end of the tents to the other, putting to death his brother and his friend and his neighbour.
28 Enti wɔyɛɛ saa maa nnipa bɛyɛ mpensa totɔɔ da no.
And the sons of Levi did as Moses said; and about three thousand of the people were put to death that day.
29 Afei, Mose ka kyerɛɛ Lewifo no se, “Nnɛ, moatu mo ho asi hɔ sɛ mobɛsom Awurade, efisɛ moayɛ osetie ama no ama mpo, monam so akunkum mo mma ne mo nuanom, enti obehyira mo bebree.”
And Moses said, You have made yourselves priests to the Lord this day; for every one of you has made the offering of his son and his brother; the blessing of the Lord is on you this day.
30 Ade kyee anɔpa no, Mose ka kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo no se, “Moayɛ bɔne a ɛso bi mmaa da, nanso mɛsan akɔ Awurade nkyɛn wɔ bepɔw no so akɔhwɛ sɛ ebia, menya bɔnefakyɛ ama mo ana.”
And on the day after, Moses said to the people, Great has been your sin: but I will go up to the Lord, and see if I may get forgiveness for your sin.
31 Enti Mose san kɔɔ Awurade nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ao, saa nnipa yi ayɛ bɔne a ɛso bi mmaa da, na wɔde sikakɔkɔɔ ayɛ wɔn anyame.
Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;
32 Enti meredi ama wɔn sɛ, fa wɔn bɔne kyɛ wɔn, na sɛ ɛnte saa nso a, pepa me din fi nhoma a woakyerɛw no mu.”
But now, if you will give them forgiveness — but if not, let my name be taken out of your book.
33 Awurade buaa Mose se, “Obiara a wayɛ me bɔne no, mɛpepa no afi me nhoma mu.
And the Lord said to Moses, Whoever has done evil against me will be taken out of my book.
34 Enti afei, kɔ na di nkurɔfo no anim kɔ baabi a mekyerɛɛ wo no na mehyɛ wo bɔ sɛ mɛma me bɔfo adi wʼanim; nanso sɛ mebɛsra nkurɔfo no a, mɛtwe wɔn aso wɔ wɔn bɔne no ho.”
But now, go, take the people into that place of which I have given you word; see, my angel will go before you: but when the time of my judging has come, I will send punishment on them for their sin.
35 Na esiane sɛ nnipa no som Aaron nantwi ba no nti, ɔtew ɔyare guu wɔn so.
And the Lord sent punishment on the people because they gave worship to the ox which Aaron made.
