2 Mose 4

1 Na Mose buaa no sɛ, “Wɔrennye me nni. Asɛm a mɛka no, wɔrenni so. Wɔbɛka sɛ, ‘Awurade nyii ne ho adi nkyerɛɛ wo!’”

Then Moses answered, and said, But lo, they will not beleeue me, nor hearken vnto my voyce: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared vnto thee.

2 Awurade bisaa no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na wokura yi?” Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Odwanhwɛfoɔ poma.”

And the Lord said vnto him, What is that in thine hande? And he answered, A rod.

3 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “To twene fam.” Enti ɔto twenee fam ma ɛdanee ɔwɔ. Mose dwane firii aboa no ho.

Then said he, Cast it on the ground. So he cast it on the grounde, and it was turned into a serpent: and Moses fled from it.

4 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Sɔ ɔwɔ no dua mu kyere no!” Ɔsɔɔ ne dua mu kyeree no no, ɛsane danee poma no bio.

Againe the Lord saide vnto Moses, Put foorth thine hand, and take it by the tayle. Then he put foorth his hande and caught it, and it was turned into a rod in his hand.

5 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Kɔyɛ saa na wɔbɛgye wo adi. Ɛbɛma wɔahunu sɛ wo agyanom Abraham, Isak ne Yakob Onyankopɔn ada ne ho adi akyerɛ wo ampa.

Do this that they may beleeue, that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Izhak, and the God of Iaakob hath appeared vnto thee.

6 “Afei, fa wo nsa hyɛ wo bo.” Ɔde ne nsa hyɛɛ ne bo na ɔyiiɛ no, na kwata ayɛ ne nsa ho fitaa.

And the Lord saide furthermore vnto him, Thrust nowe thine hand into thy bosome. And he thrust his hand into his bosome, and when he tooke it out againe, behold, his hand was leprous as snowe.

7 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no bio sɛ, “Fa wo nsa hyɛ wo bo bio.” Ɔde ne nsa hyɛɛ ne bo bio na ɔyiiɛ no, na kwata no agyae ama ne nsa no ho ayɛ sɛdeɛ ɛte kane no.

Moreouer he said, Put thine hand into thy bosome againe. So he put his hande into his bosome againe, and pluckt it out of his bosome, and behold, it was turned againe as his other flesh.

8 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Sɛ wɔannye anwanwadeɛ a ɛdi ɛkan no anni a, wɔbɛgye deɛ ɛtɔ so mmienu no adi.

So shall it be, if they wil not beleeue thee, neither obey the voyce of ye first signe, yet shall they beleeue for the voyce of the seconde signe.

9 Na sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ mmienu yi akyiri wɔannye wo anni a, kɔsa nsuo firi Asubɔnten Nil mu na bɛhwie gu asase wesee bi so na ɛbɛdane mogya.”

But if they will not yet beleeue these two signes, neither obey vnto thy voyce, then shalt thou take of the water of the riuer, and powre it vpon the drie lande: so the water which thou shalt take out of the riuer, shalbe turned to blood vpon the drie land.

10 Nanso, Mose srɛɛ sɛ, “Ao, Awurade, mennim kasa. Ɛbɛsi ɛnnɛ anaa ɛfiri ɛberɛ a wo ne me kasaeɛ mpo no, mʼano nte.”

But Moses said vnto the Lord, Oh my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither at any time haue bene, nor yet since thou hast spoken vnto thy seruant: but I am slowe of speach and slowe of tongue.

11 Awurade bisaa no sɛ, “Hwan na ɔyɛɛ onipa ano? Ɛnyɛ me Awurade na meyɛeɛ? Hwan na ɔbɔ onipa ma ɔtumi kasa anaa ɔmma no nkasa? Hwan na ɔma no hunu adeɛ anaa ɔmma no nhunu adeɛ? Hwan na ɔma no tumi te asɛm anaa ɔmma no nte asɛm?

Then the Lord said vnto him, Who hath giuen the mouth to man? or who hath made the domme, or the deafe, or him that seeth, or the blinde? haue not I the Lord?

12 Afei, kɔ na kɔyɛ deɛ maka akyerɛ wo no na mɛboa wo ama woatumi akasa yie, na mɛkyerɛ wo deɛ wobɛka nso.”

Therefore goe nowe, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.

13 Nanso Mose kaa sɛ, “Awurade mesrɛ wo, soma onipa foforɔ.”

But he saide, Oh my Lord, sende, I pray thee, by the hande of him, whome thou shouldest sende.

14 Awurade bo fuiɛ enti ɔkaa sɛ, “Na wo nua Aaron, Lewini no nso ɛ? Menim sɛ nʼano ate. Na hwɛ ɔno na ɔrebɛhyia wo no, na sɛ ɔhunu wo a, nʼani bɛgye.

Then the Lord was verie angrie with Moses, and said, Doe not I know Aaron thy brother the Leuite, that he himselfe shall speake? for loe, he commeth also foorth to meete thee, and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

15 Wobɛkasa akyerɛ no na woaka deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔka akyerɛ no. Mɛboa mo baanu ama moakasa, na makyerɛ mo deɛ mobɛyɛ.

Therefore thou shalt speake vnto him, and put the wordes in his mouth, and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye ought to doe.

16 Ɔbɛyɛ wo ɔkyeame ɔman no anim, na wo nso woayɛ sɛ ne Onyankopɔn aka asɛm a wopɛ sɛ ɛda edwa akyerɛ no.

And he shall be thy spokesman vnto the people: and he shall be, euen he shall be as thy mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.

17 Sɛ worekɔ a, fa wo poma no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wobɛtumi de ayɛ anwanwadeɛ a makyerɛ wo no.”

Moreouer thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do miracles.

18 Mose kɔɔ efie kɔbɔɔ nʼase Yetro nsɛm a asie no ho amanneɛ. “Mɛsrɛ wo ɛkwan na makɔ Misraim makɔsra mʼabusuafoɔ. Mennim mpo sɛ, wɔte ase.” Yetro penee so sɛ, “Kɔ. Mehyira wo kosɛkosɛ.”

Therefore Moses went and returned to Iethro his father in lawe, and said vnto him, I pray thee, let me goe, and returne to my brethren, which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet aliue. Then Iethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

19 Ansa na Mose rebɛfiri Midian no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Nsuro sɛ wobɛsane akɔ Misraim, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn a na wɔrehwehwɛ wo akum wo no nyinaa awuwu.”

(For the Lord had said vnto Moses in Midian, Goe, returne to Egypt: for they are all dead which went about to kill thee)

20 Enti, Mose faa ne yere ne ne mma de wɔn tenatenaa mfunumu so sɛ ɔrekɔ Misraim a na Onyankopɔn poma no hyɛ ne nsam.

Then Moses tooke his wife, and his sonnes, and put them on an asse, and returned towarde the lande of Egypt, and Moses tooke the rod of God in his hand.

21 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Sɛ woduru Misraim a, kɔ Farao hɔ na kɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ a makyerɛ wo yi kyerɛ no, nanso mɛma nʼaso ayɛ den, enti ɔremma nnipa no nkɔ.

And the Lord saide vnto Moses, When thou art entred and come into Egypt againe, see that thou doe all the wonders before Pharaoh, which I haue put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, and he shall not let the people goe.

22 Na sɛ ɛba no saa a, ka kyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Awurade se, Israel yɛ mʼabakan

Then thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my sonne, euen my first borne.

23 na mahyɛ wo sɛ, “Ma no ɛkwan na ɔnkɔ na ɔnkɔsom me.” Nanso woampene enti mɛkum wʼabakan.’”

Wherefore I say to thee, Let my sonne go, that he may serue me: if thou refuse to let him goe, beholde, I will slay thy sonne, euen thy first borne.

24 Mose ne nʼabusuafoɔ nam no, adeɛ saa wɔn ma wɔpɛɛ baabi daeɛ. Awurade daa ne ho adi kyerɛɛ Mose na ɔhunahunaa no sɛ ɔbɛkum no.

And as he was by the waye in the ynne, the Lord met him, and would haue killed him.

25 Enti, ne yere Sipora faa sekammoa de twaa ne babarima kumaa twetia to twenee Mose nan ase kaa sɛ, “Mmogya ayeforɔkunu ne wo.”

Then Zipporah tooke a sharpe knife, and cut away the foreskinne of her sonne, and cast it at his feete, and said, Thou art indeede a bloody husband vnto me.

26 Enti Awurade gyaa Mose. Na Sipora kaa sɛ, “Woyɛ okunu a twetiatwa ama mogya aka wo.”

So he departed from him. Then she saide, O bloodie husband (because of the circumcision)

27 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Aaron sɛ, “Kɔ ɛserɛ no so kɔhyia Mose.” Enti, Aaron kɔɔ Onyankopɔn Bepɔ Horeb so kɔhyiaa Mose wɔ hɔ. Wɔhyiaeɛ no, wɔde mfeano kyeakyeaa wɔn ho fɛw so.

Then the Lord saide vnto Aaron, Goe meete Moses in the wildernesse. And he went and mette him in the Mount of God, and kissed him.

28 Mose kaa nsɛm a Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no ɛberɛ a ɔresoma no no ne anwanwadeɛ a ɔhyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ nyinaa kyerɛɛ Aaron.

Then Moses tolde Aaron all the wordes of the Lord, who had sent him, and all the signes wherewith he had charged him.

29 Enti, Mose ne Aaron sane kɔɔ Misraim frɛɛ Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ nyinaa ne wɔn yɛɛ nhyiamu.

So went Moses and Aaron, and gathered all the Elders of the children of Israel.

30 Aaron kaa nsɛm a Awurade aka akyerɛ Mose no nyinaa kyerɛɛ wɔn enti, Mose yɛɛ anwanwadeɛ no ma wɔhwɛeɛ.

And Aaron told all the wordes, which the Lord had spoken vnto Moses, and he did the miracles in the sight of the people,

31 Yei maa mpanimfoɔ no gye dii sɛ, ampa, Awurade na wasoma wɔn. Afei, wɔtee sɛ Awurade akɔsra wɔn, na ɛnam so ama wahunu wɔn haw, na enti wayɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔbɛgye wɔn afiri saa ɔhaw no mu no, wɔde anigyeɛ buu nkotodwe sɔreeɛ.

And the people beleeued, and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and had looked vpon their tribulation, they bowed downe, and worshipped.