< 2 Mose 2 >
1 Saa ɛberɛ no mu, Lewini bi waree abaayewa bi firii Lewi abusuakuo mu.
And he went a man from [the] house of Levi and he took [the] 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 she conceived the woman and she bore a son and she saw him that [was] good he and 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 not she was able still to hide him and she took for him a basket of papyrus and sealed it she with bitumen and with pitch and she put in it the child and she put [it] among the rush[es] at [the] bank of the River.
4 Abɔfra no nuabaa kɔgyinaa akyiri baabi a na ɔwɛn no.
And she stood sister his from a distance to know what? will it 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 she went down [the] daughter of Pharaoh to bathe at the River and female attendants her [were] walking on [the] side of the River and she saw the basket in among the rush[es] and she sent maid her (and fetched it she *L(abh)*)
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 she saw him the child and there! a lad [was] crying and she had compassion on him and she said [is] one of [the] children of the Hebrews this.
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?”
And she said sister his to [the] daughter of Pharaoh ¿ will I go and will I call? for you a woman a suckling-nurse from the Hebrew [women] so she may suckle for you the child.
8 Ɔhene babaa no buaa sɛ, “Aane.” Enti, abaayewa no tuu mmirika kɔɔ efie kɔfrɛɛ abɔfra no maame de no baeɛ.
And she said to her [the] daughter of Pharaoh go and she went the young woman and she 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 she said to her [the] daughter of Pharaoh take the child this and suckle him for me and I I will pay wage[s] your and she took the woman the child and she suckled 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 he grew up the child and she took him to [the] daughter of Pharaoh and he became to her a son and she called name his Moses and she said that from the water I drew 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 was - in the days those and he grew up Moses and he went out to brothers his and he looked on forced labor their and he saw a man Egyptian striking a man Hebrew one of brothers his.
12 Mose hwɛɛ ha hwɛɛ ha hunuu sɛ obiara nni hɔ no, ɔkumm Misraimni no tutuu fam de no hyɛɛ hɔ.
And he turned thus and thus and he saw that there not [was] a person and he struck down the Egyptian and he 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 he went out on the day second and there! two men Hebrew [were] struggling together and he said to the guilty [one] why? are you striking companion your.
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? did he appoint you to a man a chief and a judge over us ¿ to kill me [are] you saying just as you killed the Egyptian and he was afraid Moses and he thought truly it is known the matter.
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 he heard Pharaoh the matter this and he sought to kill Moses and he fled Moses from before Pharaoh and he dwelt in [the] land of Midian and he sat at the well.
16 Midian ɔsɔfoɔ mmammaa baason bi baa hɔ sɛ wɔrebɛto nsuo de akɔma wɔn agya nnwan.
And [belonged] to [the] priest of Midian seven daughters and they came and they drew and they filled the drinking troughs to water [the] flock of father their.
17 Nanso, nnwanhwɛfoɔ bi pampam mmaayewa no. Mose bɛgyee wɔn firii nnwanhwɛfoɔ no nsam maa mmaayewa no nnwan no nyaa nsuo nomeeɛ.
And they came the shepherds and they drove away them and he arose Moses and he delivered them and he watered flock their.
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 they went to Reuel father their and he said why? did you hurry to come this day.
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 a man Egyptian he rescued us from [the] hand of the shepherds and also carefully he drew for us and he watered the flock.
20 Wɔn agya bisaa sɛ, “Na ɔwɔ he? Mogyaa no hɔ anaa? Monkɔfrɛ no na ɔmmɛdidi.”
And he said to daughters his and where [is]? he why? this have you left the man invite him so he may eat food.
21 Mose kɔɔ Reuel frɛ no. Akyire yi no, ɔne wɔn kɔtenaeɛ ma Reuel de ne babaa Sipora maa no awadeɛ.
And he was willing Moses to dwell with the man and he gave Zipporah daughter his 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 name his Gershom for he said a sojourner I have become in a land foreign.
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 was in the days many those and he died [the] king of Egypt and they groaned [the] people of Israel from the labor and they cried out and it went up cry for help their to God from the labor.
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 he heard God groaning their and he remembered God covenant his with Abraham with Isaac and with Jacob.
25 Onyankopɔn hwɛ hunuu sɛ ɛberɛ aduru sɛ ɔgye wɔn.
And he saw God [the] people of Israel and he knew God.