2 Mose 3
1 Ɛda bi na Mose rehwɛ nʼase Yetro a ɔyɛ Midian ɔsɔfoɔ nnwan. Ɔde nnwan no wuraa ɛserɛ no mu kɔɔ akyirikyiri kɔduruu Horeb a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn bepɔ no so.
Now Moses was still shepherding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. Moses led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and arrived at Horeb, the mountain of God.
2 Prɛko pɛ, na Awurade ɔbɔfoɔ daa ne ho adi sɛ gyaframa wɔ wira no mu kyerɛɛ no. Mose hunuu sɛ wira no redɛre nanso na ɛnhye.
There the angel of Yahweh appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush. Moses looked, and behold, the bush was burning, but the bush was not burned up.
3 Enti, Mose kaa sɛ, “Mɛkɔ akɔhwɛ anwanwadeɛ yi ahunu deɛ enti a wira no nhye.”
Moses said, “I will turn aside and see this amazing thing, why the bush is not burned up.”
4 Ɛberɛ a Awurade hunuu sɛ ɔrekɔhwɛ no, ɔfrɛɛ no firii wira no mu sɛ, “Mose! Mose!” Mose gyee so sɛ, “Me nie.”
When Yahweh saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses.” Moses said, “Here I am.”
5 Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mmɛn me. Yi wo nan mu mpaboa na baabi a wogyina no yɛ asase kronkron.”
God said, “Do not come any closer! Take off your shoes from your feet, for the place where you are standing is ground that is set apart to me.”
6 Ɔtoaa so sɛ, “Mene wʼagyanom Onyankopɔn—Abraham Onyankopɔn, Isak Onyankopɔn ne Yakob Onyankopɔn.” Mose kataa nʼanim, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔsuro sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ Onyankopɔn anim.
He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses covered his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
7 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mahunu amanehunu a me manfoɔ a wɔwɔ Misraim no wɔ mu, na mate wɔn nkotosrɛ a ɛfa wɔn nnwuma wuranom ho, na menim wɔn ahohiahia.
Yahweh said, “I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their shouts because of their taskmasters, for I know about their suffering.
8 Maba sɛ merebɛgye wɔn afiri Misraimfoɔ nsam na mayi wɔn afiri Misraim asase so de wɔn akɔ asase pa so—asase a ɛtrɛ; asase a ɛwoɔ ne nufosuo wɔ so—asase a Kanaanfoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ te soɔ no so.
I have come down to free them from the Egyptians' power and to bring them up from that land to a good, large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
9 Mate Israelfoɔ no su, na mahunu nya a Misraimfoɔ di wɔn no.
Now the shouts of the people of Israel have come to me. Moreover, I have seen the oppression caused by the Egyptians.
10 Afei, merebɛsoma wo akɔ Farao nkyɛn, akɔyi me ɔman Israel afiri Misraim.”
Now then, I will send you to Pharaoh so that you may bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”
11 Mose bisaa sɛ, “Mene hwan a mɛtumi akɔ Farao anim akɔka sɛ merebɛyi Israelfoɔ afiri Misraim asase so?”
But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites from Egypt?”
12 Onyankopɔn buaa no sɛ, “Mɛka wo ho. Adansedeɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ me na masoma wo no nie. Sɛ woyi nnipa no firi Misraim a, mobɛsom Onyankopɔn wɔ saa bepɔ yi so.”
God replied, “I will certainly be with you. This will be a sign to you that I have sent you. When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship me on this mountain.”
13 Mose bisaa sɛ, “Sɛ mekɔ Israelfoɔ no nkyɛn kɔka sɛ, wɔn agyanom Onyankopɔn na wasoma me na wɔbisa me sɛ. ‘Onyankopɔn bɛn na mereka ne ho asɛm no’ a, mmuaeɛ bɛn na memfa mma wɔn?”
Moses said to God, “When I go to the Israelites and tell them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and when they say to me, 'What is his name?' what should I say to them?”
14 Ɔbuaa Mose sɛ, ka sɛ, “Mene deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ daa no. Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Me Ara na wasoma me mo nkyɛn.’”
God said to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM.” God said, “You must say to the Israelites, 'I AM has sent me to you.'”
15 Onyankopɔn toaa so sɛ, “Awurade a ɔyɛ mo nananom Abraham, Isak ne Yakob Onyankopɔn na wasoma me mo nkyɛn.” Yei ne me edin a wɔde bɛkae me ɛda biara firi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so kɔsi awoɔ ntoatoasoɔ so.
God also said to Moses, “You must say to the Israelites, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is how I will be kept in mind for all generations.'
16 Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Frɛ Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ nyinaa hyia na ka hunu a wohunuu Awurade wɔ wira a na ɛredɛre mu no kyerɛ wɔn. Afei, ka asɛm a meka kyerɛɛ wo sɛ, ‘Makɔsra me nkurɔfoɔ na mahunu deɛ aba wɔn so wɔ Misraim no kyerɛ wɔn.
Go and gather the elders of Israel together. Say to them, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me and said, “I have indeed observed you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.
17 Mehyɛ bɔ sɛ mɛyi wɔn afiri amanehunu ne animguaseɛ a wɔwɔ mu no mu na mede wɔn akɔ asase a Kanaanfoɔ, Hetifoɔ, Amorifoɔ, Perisifoɔ, Hewifoɔ ne Yebusifoɔ te so ɛnnɛ yi a ɛwoɔ ne nufosuo wɔ so no so.’
I have promised to bring you up from the oppression in Egypt to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.”'
18 “Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ bɛtie wʼasɛm na wɔne wo akɔ Misraimhene hɔ akɔka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Awurade, Hebrifoɔ Onyankopɔn, ne yɛn ahyia na waka akyerɛ yɛn sɛ, yɛntu nnansa ɛkwan nkɔ ɛserɛ so nkɔbɔ afɔdeɛ mma no. Enti, ma yɛn ɛkwan.’
They will listen to you. You and the elders of Israel must go to the king of Egypt, and you must tell him, 'Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, in order that we may sacrifice to Yahweh, our God.'
19 Nanso, menim sɛ Misraimhene remma mo ɛkwan da, gye sɛ wɔhyɛ no ketee.
But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, unless his hand is forced.
20 Enti, mɛhyɛ no ketee sɛdeɛ ɛsɛ. Menam anwanwakwan so bɛsɛe Misraim na akyire no, wama mo akɔ.
I will reach out with my hand and attack the Egyptians with all the miracles that I will do among them. After that, he will let you go.
21 “Mɛma mo anim aba nyam Misraimfoɔ no anim na wɔahyehyɛ akyɛdeɛ ama mo, na moankɔ no nsapan.
I will grant this people favor from the Egyptians, so when you leave, you will not go empty-handed.
22 Ɔbaa biara mmisa dwetɛ ne sikakɔkɔɔ adwinneɛ ne ntoma pa mfiri nʼafipamfoɔ ne ne fiefoɔ mmaa nkyɛn na wɔmfa nsiesie wɔn mmammarima ne wɔn mmammaa ho. Wɔnam saa yɛ so bɛpansam Misraimfoɔ ahonyadeɛ te sɛ deɛ wɔafom asadeɛ.”
Every woman will ask for silver and gold jewels and for clothing from her Egyptian neighbors and any women staying in her neighbors' houses. You will put them on your sons and daughters. In this way you will plunder the Egyptians.”
