2 Mose 12
1 Ɛberɛ a na Mose ne Aaron da so wɔ Misraim asase so no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,
Then spake Yahweh, unto Moses and unto Aaron, in the land of Egypt saying—
2 “Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ rekorɔ, bosome yi bɛyɛ bosome a ɛdi ɛkan wɔ Yudafoɔ asranna so.
This month, is, to you, a beginning of months, —the first, it is, to you, of the months of the year.
3 Ka kyerɛ Israelfoɔ nyinaa sɛ, saa bosome yi ɛda a ɛtɔ so edu no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima biara pɛ odwammaa baako de ma nʼabusua. Ɛsɛ sɛ efie biara nya odwammaa no baako.
Speak ye unto all the assembly of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month, then let them take to them, each man a lamb for his ancestral household, a lamb for a household.
4 Sɛ abusua bi mu nnipa sua a wɔrentumi nwe odwammaa no a, wɔtumi ne abusua bi a ɛbɛn wɔn wɔ mpasua no so a wɔn nso sua kyɛ odwammaa no. Aboa no kyɛ wɔ saa ɛkwan no so no gyina abusua no kɛseɛ ne ɛnam dodoɔ a wɔbɛtumi awe so.
But if the household be too small for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour that is near unto his house take one, according to the number of souls, —each man according to his eating, shall ye number for the lamb.
5 Ɛsɛ sɛ aboa no yɛ deɛ wadi afe. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ odwan anaa abirekyie a ɔnnii dɛm.
A lamb without defect a male a year old, shall yours be, —from the sheep or from the goats, shall ye take it.
6 Monhwɛ saa mmoa a moayiyi wɔn yi yie nkɔsi ɔbosome a ɛdii ɛkan no ɛda a ɛtɔ so dunan no anwummerɛ. Afei Israel asafo nyinaa nkunkum wɔn nnwammaa no dasuo mu.
So shall it be yours, to keep, until the fourteenth day of this month, —then shall all the convocation of the assembly of Israel slay it between the two evenings.
7 Wɔmfa wɔn mogya nsra efie biara aponnwa ho. Odwammaa a wɔbɛwe no wɔ fie hɔ no mogya na wɔmfa nyɛ saa ahyɛdeɛ yi.
And they shall take of the blood, and put upon the two door-posts and upon the upper-beam, —upon the houses wherein they are to eat it.
8 Anadwo, obiara bɛwe aboa no a wɔatoto no nam no bi. Wɔmfa burodo a ɛnkaeɛ ne awɔnwono nni.
Then shall they eat the flesh, in the same night, —roast with fire, and with unleavened cakes, with bitter herbs, shall they eat it.
9 Wɔnnnoa ɛnam no na wɔnnwe no mono nso, na mmom, wɔntoto aboa mu no nyinaa, a ne ti ne nan ne nʼayamdeɛ nyinaa ka ho.
Do not eat of it underdone, nor cooked by boiling in water, —but roast with fire, its head with its legs, and with its inward parts.
10 Sɛ moantumi anwe ne nyinaa anadwo no a, deɛ ɛbɛka no, sɛ adeɛ kye so a, monnwe na mmom monhye no.
And ye shall let nothing thereof remain until morning, —but that which is left remaining until morning, in the fire shall ye consume.
11 Sɛdeɛ monwe ɛnam no nie: monwe wɔ ɛberɛ a mo ntadeɛ a mode tu ɛkwan hyehyɛ mo. Monsiesie mo ho mma ɛkwan tenten twa. Monhyɛ mo asopatere na momfa mo mpoma nkurakura. Monwe no ɔherɛ so. Saa adeyɛ yi, wɔbɛfrɛ no Awurade Twam Afahyɛ.
And, thus, shall ye eat it, —your loins, girded, your sandals, on your feet, and, your staff, in your hand, —so shall ye eat it in haste, it is Yahweh’s, passing over.
12 “Na mɛtwam afa Misraim asase so anadwo yi na mmammarima a wɔyɛ mmakan ne mmoa mmakan a wɔwɔ Misraim asase so nyinaa, mɛkum wɔn, na mabu anyame a wɔwɔ Misraim nyinaa atɛn, ɛfiri sɛ, mene Awurade!
I will pass along, therefore, throughout the land of Egypt this night, and will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man even to beast, —and against all the gods of Egypt, will I execute judgments—I, Yahweh.
13 Mogya a mode bɛyɛ aponnwa no ho no bɛyɛ agyinahyɛdeɛ enti, sɛ mehunu mogya no a, mɛtwam akɔ, na sɛ merekum Misraim mmakan a, merenkum mo deɛ bi.
Then shall the blood serve you for a sign, on the houses wherein ye are, then will I behold the blood, and will pass over you, —and there shall be among you no plague to destroy, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 “Yei yɛ ɛda a ɛsɛ sɛ mokaeɛ. Afe biara, ɛfiri awontoatoasoɔ kɔsi awontoatoasoɔ ɛsɛ sɛ mohyɛ ɛfa no sɛ afahyɛ sononko ma Awurade. Yei yɛ mmara a ɛbɛtena hɔ ɛda biara.
So shall this day serve you for a memorial, and ye shall celebrate it, as a festival to Yahweh, —to your generations—as an age-abiding statute, shall ye celebrate it.
15 Nnanson no mu, monni burodo a wɔmfaa mmɔreka mfraeɛ nko ara. Afahyɛ no ɛda a ɛdi ɛkan no, monyiyi mmɔreka biara mfiri mo afie mu. Obiara a saa ɛberɛ yi mu ɔbɛbu saa afahyɛ yi mmara yi so no, wɔbɛtwa no asuo afiri Israelman mu.
Seven days, unleavened cakes, shall ye eat, surely, on the first day, shall ye put away leaven, out of your houses, —for whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of Israel, from the first day, unto the seventh day.
16 Afahyɛ no ɛda a ɛdi ɛkan ne ne nnanson soɔ no, nnipa no nyinaa bɛdi ɛda no sɛ ɛda a wɔayi asi hɔ ama nhyiamu kronkron. Na nna no mu, aduanenoa akyiri no, obiara nnyɛ adwuma foforɔ biara.
Both on the first day, a holy convocation, and on the seventh day—a holy convocation, shall there be to you, —no work, shall be done therein, save only what must be eaten by every soul, that alone, shall be done by you.
17 “Sɛ modi Apiti Afahyɛ yi a, ɛbɛma mo akae daa sɛ, saa ɛda no na meyii mo firii Misraim asase so. Enti, ɛsɛ sɛ afe biara, modi saa dapɔnna yi firi awo ntoatoasoɔ so kɔsi awo ntoatoasoɔ so.
So then ye shall observe the unleavened cakes, because on this self-same day, brought I forth your hosts out of the land of Egypt, —so then ye shall observe this day to your generations, as a statute age-abiding,
18 Ɔbosome a ɛdi ɛkan no ɛda a ɛtɔ so dunan no anwummerɛ kɔsi nʼadaduonu ɛda baako so no, burodo a mmɔreka mfra mu nko ara na monni.
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, shall ye eat unleavened cakes, —until the one-and-twentieth day of the month in the evening,
19 Saa nnanson no mu, ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔhunu mmɔreka kakra bi koraa wɔ mo afie mu. Enti, obiara a ɔbɛdi aduane a mmɔreka wɔ mu no, wɔbɛyi no afiri Israel asafo kuo no mu. Saa mmara yi ka amamfrafoɔ a wɔne mo te ne wɔn a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ asase yi so nyinaa.
For seven days, leaven, shall not be found in your houses, —for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of the assembly of Israel, whether sojourner or native of the land.
20 Mesane meti mu bio sɛ, saa nna no mu monnni biribiara a wɔde mmɔreka afra mu; monni burodo a mmɔreka mfra mu.”
Nothing leavened, shall ye eat, —in all your dwellings, shall ye eat unleavened cakes.
21 Afei, Mose frɛɛ Israel mpanimfoɔ nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monkɔkyekyere odwammaa anaa abirekyie ba mma abusua biara, na monkum no sɛ Twam Afahyɛ aboa.
So then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, —Proceed and take for yourselves one of the flock according to your families, and slay the passover.
22 Montwa odwan no mogya ngu kyɛnsee bi mu. Momfa hisope mmɔ mogya no mu na momfa mpete aponnwatifi ne aponnwa mmienu a aka no ho sɛdeɛ mogya no bɛda ho. Mowie a, mo mu biara mmfiri nkɔ abɔntene saa anadwo no.
Then shall ye take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and strike the upper beam and the two door-posts, with the blood which is in the basin, —and, ye, shall not go forth any man out of the entrance of his house, until morning,
23 Awurade bɛtwam afa asase yi so akunkum Misraimfoɔ. Na sɛ ɔhunu sɛ mogya wɔ aponnwatifi no ne aponnwa mmienu no ho a, ɔbɛtwa saa efie no ho akɔ a ɔremma ɔsɛefoɔ no nwura hɔ nkunkum mo mmakan.
And Yahweh will pass along to plague the Egyptians, and when he beholdeth the blood upon the upper beam and upon the two door-posts, then will Yahweh pass over the entrance, and not suffer the destroyer to enter into your houses to inflict on you the plague.
24 “Na monkae sɛ yei yɛ mmara a ɛwɔ hɔ daa ma mo ne mo asefoɔ.
And ye shall observe this thing, —for a statute to thee and to thy sons unto times age-abiding.
25 Na sɛ moba asase a Awurade de bɛma mo sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ mo ho bɔ no so a, mobɛkɔ so adi afahyɛ no.
And so it shall come to pass when ye shall enter into the land which Yahweh will give you as he hath spoken, —and ye shall observe this service;
26 Na sɛ mo mma bisa mo sɛ, ‘Yeinom nyinaa ase ne sɛn; saa afahyɛ yi fa ɛdeɛn ho a,
and it shall come to pass that your sons shall say unto you, —What is this your service?
27 mobɛbua wɔn sɛ, ɛyɛ Twam Afahyɛ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade. Ɔtwaa Israelfoɔ afie ho wɔ Misraim. Ɛwom sɛ ɔkunkumm Misraimfoɔ deɛ, nanso ɔgyaa yɛn mmusua.’” Ɛberɛ a Mose kasa wieeɛ no, nnipa no nyinaa koto sɔreeɛ.
Then shall ye say—A passover sacrifice, it is to Yahweh, who passed-over the houses of the sons of Israel, in Egypt, when he plagued the Egyptians but our houses, he delivered. Then did the people bend their heads and bow themselves down.
28 Na Israelfoɔ no dii Mose ne Aaron ahyɛdeɛ no so.
And the sons of Israel went their way and did, —as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so, did they.
29 Ɛda no ara anadwo dasuo mu Awurade kunkumm mmarimaa a wɔyɛ abakan a wɔwɔ Misraim asase so nyinaa, ɛfiri Farao babarima panin so kɔsi odeduani babarima panin ne anantwie nso mmakan nyinaa.
And it came to pass, at midnight, that Yahweh, smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive who was in the pit of his prison, —and every firstborn of beasts.
30 Afei, Farao ne ne mpanimfoɔ ne nnipa a wɔwɔ Misraim nyinaa sɔree anadwo no. Misraiman no nyinaa twaa agyaadwoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, efie biara nni hɔ a onipa anwu wɔ mu.
Then rose up Pharaoh by night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians, and there arose a great outcry throughout Egypt, —for there was not a house, where there was not one dead.
31 Enti, Farao frɛɛ Mose ne Aaron anadwo no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mesrɛ mo, mo nyinaa montu mfiri ha. Monkɔsom Awurade sɛdeɛ mokaeɛ no.
So he called for Moses and for Aaron by night and said—Rise ye, go forth out of the midst of my people, both ye and the sons of Israel, —and go serve Yahweh according to your word;
32 Momfa mo nnwan ne mo anantwie na monkɔ. Nanso monhyira me ansa na moakɔ.”
also, your flocks and your herds, take ye, as ye spake and go your way, —so shall ye bless, even me.
33 Misraimfoɔ no nyinaa ani beree Israelfoɔ no so pampam wɔn sɛ wɔmfiri asase no so ntɛm, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔkaa sɛ, “Yɛbɛwuwu.”
And the Egyptians became urgent with the people, to send them in haste out of the land, —for they said—We all, are dying.
34 Israelfoɔ no faa wɔn mmɔre a wɔafɔtɔ a mmɔreka mfra mu, na wɔde wɔn ntadeɛ kyekyeree wɔn mmɔrefɔtɔ nnaka de sisii wɔn mmati so.
So the people took up their dough, ere yet it was leavened, —with their kneading-bowls, bound up in their mantles on their shoulders,
35 Na Israelfoɔ no asrɛsrɛ dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ adwinneɛ ne ntadeɛ afiri Misraimfoɔ no nkyɛn sɛdeɛ Mose kaa sɛ wɔnyɛ no.
And the sons of Israel, did according to the word of Moses, —and asked of the Egyptians, articles of silver and articles of gold and mantles.
36 Awurade maa Misraimfoɔ no hunuu Israelfoɔ no mmɔbɔ enti wɔmaa wɔn wɔn abisadeɛ nyinaa. Ɛnam saa yɛ so maa Israelfoɔ no twee Misraimfoɔ ahonyadeɛ nyinaa kɔeɛ.
And Yahweh, gave the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians and they gave them gladly, —so they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 Anadwo no ara, Israelfoɔ no siim firii Rameses kɔɔ Sukot. Na wɔn dodoɔ yɛ nnipa mpem ahansia a wɔnam fam, a mmaa ne mmɔfra de wɔankan wɔn anka ho.
Then did the sons of Israel break up from Rameses, towards Succoth, —about six hundred thousand foot of men grown, besides little ones.
38 Nnipa ahodoɔ pii bi a wɔnyɛ Israelfoɔ kaa wɔn ho kɔeɛ. Wɔde wɔn nnwan ne wɔn anantwie nyinaa kaa wɔn ho.
Moreover also, a mixed multitude, came up with them, —flocks also, and herds, exceeding much cattle,
39 Wɔduruu baabi a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔdidi no, wɔde mmɔre a wɔamfa mmɔreka amfra a wɔde kɔeɛ no bi too burodo diiɛ. Na mmɔreka nni mu, ɛfiri sɛ, Misraimfoɔ no pamoo wɔn. Ɛno enti wɔannya mu ɛkwan anyɛ aduane a wɔbɛdi wɔ ɛkwan so.
Then baked they the dough which they had brought out of Egypt—into round unleavened cakes for it had not been leavened, —for they had been driven out of Egypt and could not tarry, and indeed no provisions, had they made ready for themselves.
40 Israelfoɔ no tenaa Misraim mfeɛ ahanan ne aduasa.
Now, the time during which the sons of Israel dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
41 Na ɛda a wɔdii mfeɛ ahanan ne aduasa no pɛ na Awurade nkurɔfoɔ nyinaa firii asase no so.
And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, yea it came to pass, on this self-same day, that all the hosts of Yahweh had come forth out of the land of Egypt.
42 Saa anadwo no ne ɛberɛ a Awurade yi too hɔ de gyee ne nkurɔfoɔ firii Misraim asase so. Enti, saa anadwo korɔ no ara na Israelfoɔ no yi de too hɔ sɛ ɛda a Onyankopɔn gyee wɔn no afirinhyia ɛda.
A night of solemn observances, it is unto Yahweh, for bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt, —this same night, pertaineth to Yahweh, for solemn observances by all the sons of Israel to their generations.
43 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ, “Twam Afahyɛ no ho mmara ni: “Ahɔhoɔ biara nnwe odwammaa no ɛnam no bi.
And Yahweh said unto Moses and Aaron: This, is the statute of the passover, —No stranger, shall eat thereof;
44 Nanso, ɔsomfoɔ biara a wɔtee sika tɔɔ no no, sɛ wɔatwa no twetia deɛ a, ɔtumi we bi.
but, every man’s servant bought with silver, —when thou hast circumcised him, then, shall he eat thereof:
45 Ɔpaani anaa ɔhɔhoɔ biara nnwe bi.
An alien or a hireling, shall not eat thereof.
46 “Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwe Twam Afahyɛ aboa biara wɔ efie baako mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔwe ɛnam no wɔ fie. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔwe ɛnam no fa biara wɔ abɔntene. Ɛnsɛ sɛ mobɔ dompe mu.
In one house, shall it be eaten, thou shalt not take forth out of the house any of the flesh outside; and a, bone thereof, shalt thou not break.
47 Ɛsɛ sɛ Israelfoɔ nyinaa di saa nkaeɛda yi berɛ korɔ mu.
All the assembly of Israel, shall keep it.
48 “Ahɔhoɔ a mo ne wɔn te no nso, sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔdi Twam Afahyɛ no bi a, ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima a wɔwɔ wɔn mu no nyinaa twa twetia ansa na wɔaba ne mo abɛdi. Na sɛ ɛyɛ saa a, wɔbɛyɛ deɛ wɔwoo wɔn too mu mu.
And when there may sojourn with thee a sojourner who may wish to keep a passover to Yahweh, there must be circumcised to him every male and then, may he draw near to keep it, so shall he be as a native of the land, —but no uncircumcised male, shall eat thereof.
49 Saa mmara yi ka Israelfoɔ ne ahɔhoɔ a wɔne mo te no nso.”
One law, shall there be for the native, and for the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst.
50 Enti, Israelfoɔ no nyinaa dii Awurade mmara no so sɛdeɛ ɔhyɛɛ Mose ne Aaron no.
Thus did all the sons of Israel, —as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so, did they.
51 Ɛda no ara na Awurade yii Israelfoɔ no firii Misraim asase so.
And it came to pass, on this self-same day, that Yahweh brought forth the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by their hosts.
