2 Mose 2
1 Saa ɛberɛ no mu, Lewini bi waree abaayewa bi firii Lewi abusuakuo mu.
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took a daughter of Levi.
2 Ɔbaa no nyinsɛnee, woo abarimaa. Abɔfra no maame hunuu sɛ ne ho yɛ fɛ yie enti ɔde no siee efie abosome mmiɛnsa.
And the woman conceived, and bore a son; and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
3 Ɛduruu ɛberɛ bi no, na ɔde no sie a ɛnyɛ yie enti, ɔde mmɛwa nwonoo kɛntɛn bi de ɛhyɛ ne aman faa ho sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, nsuo ntumi nkɔ mu. Ɔde abɔfra no too mu de no kɔsii asuo Nil konkɔn so wɔ wura a na ɛwɔ hɔ no bi mu.
And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him a box of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it amidst the flags by the brink of the river.
4 Abɔfra no nuabaa kɔgyinaa akyiri baabi a na ɔwɛn no.
And his sister placed herself afar off, to ascertain what would be done to him.
5 Farao babaa kɔɔ nsuo no mu sɛ ɔrekɔdware. Ɛberɛ a ɔne ne mmaawa nam asuo no konkɔn so no, ɔhunuu kɛntɛn no sɛ ɛhyɛ wiram hɔ baabi, enti ɔsomaa ne mmaawa no mu baako sɛ ɔnkɔfa mmrɛ no.
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the side of the river; and when she saw the box among the flags, she sent her maid and fetched it.
6 Ɔde baeɛ a ɔbuee so no, ɔhunuu sɛ abarimaa bi da mu a ɔresu. Asɛm no yɛɛ no awerɛhoɔ. Ɔkaa sɛ, “Ɔyɛ Hebrifoɔ yi binom ba.”
And she opened it, and saw the child, and, behold, it was a weeping boy; and she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7 Abɔfra no nuabaa a na ɔrewɛn no no kɔɔ ɔhene babaa no nkyɛn kɔbisaa no sɛ, “Menkɔfrɛ Hebrifoɔ mmaa no baako na ɔmmɛhwɛ no mma wo anaa?”
Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse for thee the child?
8 Ɔhene babaa no buaa sɛ, “Aane.” Enti, abaayewa no tuu mmirika kɔɔ efie kɔfrɛɛ abɔfra no maame de no baeɛ.
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go; and the maiden went and called the mother of the child.
9 Ɔhene babaa no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Fa abɔfra no kɔ efie na kɔhwɛ no ma me na mɛtua wo ho ka.” Enti, ɔde no kɔɔ efie kɔhwɛɛ no.
And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take away this child, and nurse him for me, and I will give thee thy wages; and the woman took the child, and nursed him.
10 Ɔnyinii kakra no, ɔde no brɛɛ ɔhene babaa no ma ɔgyee no de no yɛɛ ne ba. Ɔkaa sɛ, “Mɛto ne edin Mose ɛfiri sɛ meyii no firii nsuo mu.”
And the child grew up, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became to her as a son; and she called his name Moses; and she said, Because out of the water have I drawn him.
11 Mose nyiniiɛ no, ɛda bi, ɔkɔsraa ne manfoɔ Hebrifoɔ no. Ɔduruu hɔ no, ɔhunuu sɛ ne manfoɔ no reyɛ adwumaden. Nsrahwɛ no mu na Mose hunuu sɛ Misraimni bi reboro Hebrini a ɔyɛ ne nua.
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdensome labors; and he saw an Egyptian man smiting a Hebrew man, one of his brethren.
12 Mose hwɛɛ ha hwɛɛ ha hunuu sɛ obiara nni hɔ no, ɔkumm Misraimni no tutuu fam de no hyɛɛ hɔ.
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one by, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
13 Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, ɔsane kɔɔ Hebrifoɔ no hɔ nsrahwɛ. Ɔduruu hɔ no, na wɔn mu baanu reko. Ɔbisaa deɛ nʼasɛm nyɛ dɛ no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na woreyɛ yi a worebobɔ wo nua Hebrini saa?”
And when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were striving together; and he said unto him that was in the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
14 Ɔbarima no nso bisaa no sɛ, “Wofiri he? Hwan na ɔde wo yɛɛ yɛn sodifoɔ ne ɔtemmufoɔ? Anaasɛ woayɛ wʼadwene sɛ wobɛkum me sɛdeɛ nnora wokumm Misraimni no?” Mose hunuu sɛ bɔne a wayɛ no ho ada hɔ no, ɔsuroeɛ.
And he said, Who made thee a chief and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou hast killed the Egyptian! And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is become known.
15 Na Farao nso tee asɛm no, ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnkɔfa Mose mmra na wɔnkum no. Nanso, Mose dwane kɔɔ Midian asase so. Ɛda bi a Mose kɔtenaa abura bi ho wɔ hɔ no,
And Pharaoh heard this thing, and he sought to slay Moses; but Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and tarried in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
16 Midian ɔsɔfoɔ mmammaa baason bi baa hɔ sɛ wɔrebɛto nsuo de akɔma wɔn agya nnwan.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 Nanso, nnwanhwɛfoɔ bi pampam mmaayewa no. Mose bɛgyee wɔn firii nnwanhwɛfoɔ no nsam maa mmaayewa no nnwan no nyaa nsuo nomeeɛ.
And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses arose and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 Wɔsane kɔduruu wɔn agya Reuel nkyɛn no, ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na ɛnnɛ deɛ monyaa nsuo maa nnwan yi nom ntɛm seyie?”
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Wherefore are ye come home so soon today?
19 Wɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn agya sɛ, “Misraimni bi na ɔgyee yɛn firii nnwanhwɛfoɔ no nsam. Ɔno ara na ɔtoo nsuo maa yɛn nnwan no nomeeɛ.”
And they said, An Egyptian man delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds; and he also drew water for us, and watered the flock.
20 Wɔn agya bisaa sɛ, “Na ɔwɔ he? Mogyaa no hɔ anaa? Monkɔfrɛ no na ɔmmɛdidi.”
And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? wherefore have ye left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21 Mose kɔɔ Reuel frɛ no. Akyire yi no, ɔne wɔn kɔtenaeɛ ma Reuel de ne babaa Sipora maa no awadeɛ.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
22 Wɔwoo ɔbabarima ma Mose too no edin Gersom, aseɛ ne Ɔhɔhoɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, Mose kyerɛ aseɛ sɛ, “Meyɛ ɔhɔhoɔ wɔ ananafoɔ asase so.”
And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a stranger in a foreign land.
23 Mfeɛ bi akyiri no, Misraimhene no wuiɛ. Na Israelfoɔ no resi apinie wɔ wɔn nkoasom no mu. Enti na wɔresu frɛ Onyankopɔn.
And it came to pass in this long time, that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried; and their complaint came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
24 Onyankopɔn nso tiee wɔn sufrɛ no, kae ɛbɔ a ɔhyɛɛ Abraham, Isak ne Yakob sɛ ɔde nʼasefoɔ bɛsane aba Kanaan asase so no.
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25 Onyankopɔn hwɛ hunuu sɛ ɛberɛ aduru sɛ ɔgye wɔn.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them.
