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!’”
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
2 Awurade bisaa no sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na wokura yi?” Ɔbuaa sɛ, “Odwanhwɛfoɔ poma.”
And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thy hand? and he said, A staff.
3 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “To twene fam.” Enti ɔto twenee fam ma ɛdanee ɔwɔ. Mose dwane firii aboa no ho.
And he said, Cast it on the ground; and he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before 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.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and grasp it by the tail; and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a staff 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.
In order that they may believe that there hath appeared unto thee the Everlasting One, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
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 said farthermore unto him, Do put thy hand into thy bosom: and he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, white as snow.
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.
And he said, Put thy hand again into thy bosom: and he put his hand again into his bosom; and when he pulled it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again 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.
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
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.”
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, and will not hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou shalt take out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
10 Nanso, Mose srɛɛ sɛ, “Ao, Awurade, mennim kasa. Ɛbɛsi ɛnnɛ anaa ɛfiri ɛberɛ a wo ne me kasaeɛ mpo no, mʼano nte.”
And Moses said unto the Lord, Pardon, O Lord, I am not a man of words, neither yesterday, nor the day before, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am heavy of speech, and heavy 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?
And the Lord said unto him, Who hath given a mouth to man? or who maketh him dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it 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.”
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.
13 Nanso Mose kaa sɛ, “Awurade mesrɛ wo, soma onipa foforɔ.”
And he said, Pardon, O Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wouldst send.
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.
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron, thy brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well; and also, behold, he cometh forth to meet 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.
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and I will teach you what ye shall do.
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 speak for thee unto the people; and he shall be, yea he shall be to thee as a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as a God.
17 Sɛ worekɔ a, fa wo poma no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wobɛtumi de ayɛ anwanwadeɛ a makyerɛ wo no.”
And this staff shalt thou take in thy hand, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.
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.”
And Moses went and returned to Jether his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive; and Jithro 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.”
And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead who sought thy life.
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.
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt; and Moses took the staff 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 said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, regard well all the wonders which I have put in thy hand, and do them before Pharaoh; but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
22 Na sɛ ɛba no saa a, ka kyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Awurade se, Israel yɛ mʼabakan
And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Lord, My son, my first-born, is Israel.
23 na mahyɛ wo sɛ, “Ma no ɛkwan na ɔnkɔ na ɔnkɔsom me.” Nanso woampene enti mɛkum wʼabakan.’”
And I said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou refusest to let him go; so, behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.
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 on the journey in the inn, the Lord met him, and sought to kill 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 took Zipporah a sharp instrument, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody relative art thou to me.
26 Enti Awurade gyaa Mose. Na Sipora kaa sɛ, “Woyɛ okunu a twetiatwa ama mogya aka wo.”
And then he withdrew from him; when she said, A bloody relative, but only in respect 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.
And the Lord said to Aaron, Go to meet Moses, into the wilderness; and he went and met him by 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.
And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
29 Enti, Mose ne Aaron sane kɔɔ Misraim frɛɛ Israelfoɔ mpanimfoɔ nyinaa ne wɔn yɛɛ nhyiamu.
And Moses and Aaron went and assembled 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 spoke all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses; and he did the signs before the eyes 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 believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
