2 Mose 13

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ,

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

2 “Te Israelfoɔ mmammarima ne aboa biara abakan ho ma me; wɔn nyinaa yɛ me dea.”

“Sanctify to Me every firstborn, opening any womb among the sons of Israel, among man and among beast; it [is] Mine.”

3 Na Mose ka kyerɛɛ nnipa no sɛ, “Ɛnnɛ yɛ ɛda a ɛsɛ sɛ mokae ɛda biara—ɛda a motu firii Misraim asase a na moyɛ nkoa wɔ so no. Awurade ayɛ anwanwadeɛ akɛseɛ bebree akyerɛ mo. Enti, monkae sɛ, sɛ afe duru na moredi afahyɛ yi a, mommfa mmɔreka mfra mo aduane; na mommfa bi nkɔ mo afie nso mu koraa.

And Moses says to the people, “Remember this day [in] which you have gone out from Egypt, from the house of servants, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought you out from this, and anything fermented is not eaten;

4 Afe biara mu Abib bosome awieeɛ (bɛyɛ Ɔbenem awieeɛ), monkae saa atutena yi.

you are going out today, in the month of Abib.

5 Awurade de mo baa Kanaanfoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ nsase a ɛwoɔ ne nufosuo sen so a ɔkaa ho ntam sɛ ɔde bɛma mo no so.

And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite, and of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Hivite, and of the Jebusite, which He has sworn to your fathers to give to you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you have done this service in this month.

6 Mobɛdi burodo a mmɔreka nni mu nko ara nnanson. Na ɛda a ɛtɔ so nson no, monto ɛpono kɛseɛ mma Awurade.

Seven days you eat unleavened things, and in the seventh day [is] a celebration to YHWH;

7 Ɛnsɛ sɛ obiara kora mmɔreka wɔ ne fie anaa mo asase no ahyeɛ so baabiara.

unleavened things are eaten the seven days, and anything fermented is not seen with you; indeed, leaven is not seen with you in all your border.

8 Ɛduru afirinhyia na moredi nna yi a, monkyerɛ mo mma deɛ enti a moredi saa afahyɛ no. Ɛyɛ afahyɛ a mode bɛkae deɛ Awurade yɛ maa mo ɛberɛ a motu firii Misraim asase so no.

And you have declared to your son in that day, saying, [It is] because of what YHWH did to me, in my going out from Egypt,

9 Saa afe biara mu nnawɔtwe afahyɛ yi, ɛnyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ te sɛ agyiraeɛhyɛdeɛ a wɔde abɔ mo nsa ho anaa mo moma so sɛ nkae adeɛ. Momma Awurade mmara ntena mo anom, ɛfiri sɛ tumi kɛseɛ na ɔde yii mo firii Misraim.

and it has been to you for a sign on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, so that the Law of YHWH is in your mouth, for by a strong hand YHWH has brought you out from Egypt;

10 Afe biara, ɛrekɔ Abib (bɛyɛ Ɔbɛnem) awieeɛ no, monni afahyɛ yi.

and you have kept this statute at its appointed time from days to days.

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

And it has been, when YHWH brings you to the land of the Canaanite as He has sworn to you and to your fathers, and has given it to you,

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

that you have caused everyone opening a womb to pass over to YHWH, and every firstling—the increase of beasts which you have: the males [are] YHWH’s.

13 Motumi de odwan ba anaa abirekyie ba kɔsesa afunumu ba abakan. Na sɛ woyɛ wʼadwene sɛ woremfa afunumu no nni nsesa a, ɛsɛ sɛ wobu afunumu no kɔn mu kum no. Nanso mo mmammarima abakan deɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ motɔ wɔn ti.

And every firstling of a donkey you ransom with a lamb, and if you do not ransom [it], then you have beheaded it; and you ransom every firstborn of man among your sons.

14 “Na sɛ daakye bi mo mma bisa mo sɛ, ‘Yeinom nyinaa ase ne sɛn a, monka nkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, Awurade nam anwanwadeɛ akɛseɛ a ɔyɛeɛ so na ɔyii yɛn firii nkoasom mu wɔ Misraim.

And it has been, when your son asks you hereafter, saying, What [is] this? That you have said to him, By strength of hand YHWH has brought us out from Egypt, from a house of servants;

15 Na Farao mpɛ sɛ ɔma yɛn ɛkwan ma yɛkɔ enti, Awurade kumm mmammarima ne mmoanini a wɔyɛ mmakan a wɔwɔ Misraim asase so nyinaa. Ɛno enti na yɛde mmammarima a wɔyɛ mmakan rema Awurade yi, nanso nnipa mmammarima mmakan no deɛ, wɔtɔ wɔn ti.’

indeed, it comes to pass, when Pharaoh has been pained to send us away, that YHWH slays every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of man even to the firstborn of beast; therefore I am sacrificing to YHWH all opening a womb who [are] males, and I ransom every firstborn of my sons;

16 Meti mu meka bio sɛ, saa afahyɛ yi bɛda mo nso sɛ moyɛ Onyankopɔn mma te sɛ deɛ ɔde nʼagyiraeɛhyɛdeɛ abɔ mo moma so sɛ ɔdedea. Ɛyɛ nkaedeɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Awurade nam ne tumi kɛseɛ no so na ɔde yii yɛn firii Misraim.”

and it has been for a token on your hand, and for frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand YHWH has brought us out of Egypt.”

17 Akyire no, Farao maa nnipa no kɔeɛ. Ɛwom sɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfa Filistifoɔ asase a ɛkwan no da mu tee kɔsi Bɔhyɛ Asase no so, nanso Onyankopɔn ma wɔfaa ɛkwan foforɔ so. Deɛ enti a Onyankopɔn ma wɔfaa ɛkwan foforɔ so no ne sɛ, na ɔsusu sɛ, ɛwom sɛ wɔkura wɔn akodeɛ deɛ, nanso sɛ wɔkɔ na wɔkɔhyia akodie bi a, wɔn aba mu bɛbu ama wɔasane aba Misraim.

And it comes to pass in Pharaoh’s sending the people away, that God has not led them the way of the land of the Philistines, for it [is] near; for God said, “Lest the people sigh in their seeing war, and have turned back toward Egypt”;

18 Enti, Onyankopɔn dii wɔn anim de wɔn faa ɛserɛ so kɔntɔnkyekwan a ɛrekɔ Ɛpo Kɔkɔɔ no ho no so.

and God turns around the people the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea, and the sons of Israel have gone up by fifties from the land of Egypt.

19 Mose rekɔ no, ɔfaa Yosef nnompe de kaa ne ho kɔeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na Yosef ama Israel mma aka Onyankopɔn ntam sɛ, “Sɛ ɔreyi wɔn afiri Misraim a, wɔde ne nnompe bɛkɔ bi, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔnim sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛyi wɔn afiri Misraim asase so.”

And Moses takes the bones of Joseph with him, for he certainly caused the sons of Israel to swear, saying, “God certainly inspects you, and you have brought up my bones from this [place] with you.”

20 Wɔfiri Sukot no, wɔkɔkyeree sraban wɔ Etam ɛserɛ no ano.

And they journey from Succoth, and encamp in Etham at the extremity of the wilderness,

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

and YHWH is going before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light to them, to go by day and by night;

22 Ɛberɛ biara na wɔhunu omununkum ne ogya no.

He does not remove the pillar of the cloud by day, and the pillar of the fire by night, [from] before the people.