2 Mose 8

1 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Kɔ Farao hɔ bio na kɔka kyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Awurade se, Ma me nkurɔfoɔ no ɛkwan na wɔnkɔsom me.

Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, —then shalt thou say unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, —Let my people go, that they may serve me.

2 Sɛ woampene so amma wɔankɔ a, mɛma mpɔtorɔ abɛhyɛ asase no so ma.

But if thou art, refusing, to let them go, lo! I, am plaguing all thy boundaries with frogs;

3 Wɔbɛyɛ Asubɔnten Nil ma, na wɔabɛhyɛ mo afie ma ma, na wɔakɔ mo mpia mu, na afoforɔ akɔ mo mpa so.

so shall the river swarm with frogs, and they shall come up, and enter into thy house, and into thy bedchamber and upon thy couch, —and into the house of thy servants and among thy people, and into thine ovens and into thy kneading-troughs:

4 Mpɔtorɔ bɛhyɛ efie biara a ɛwɔ Misraim no mu ma. Wɔbɛhyɛ mo fononoo ne deɛ mode fɔtɔ asikyiresiam gu mu nyinaa ma ma. Na mpɔtorɔ no bɛbu afa mo so.’”

both against thee, and against thy people, and against all thy servants, shall come up the frogs.

5 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Ka kyerɛ Aaron na ɔmfa poma no nkyerɛ nsubɔntene, nsuwa ne atadeɛ a ɛwɔ Misraim nyinaa so sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, mpɔtorɔ bɛbu so wɔ ɔman no afanan nyinaa.”

Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Say unto Aaron—Stretch forth thy hand with thy staff, over the streams over the rivers and over the pools, —and bring up the frogs, over the land of Egypt.

6 Aaron yɛɛ saa maa mpɔtorɔ bɛhyɛɛ ɔman no mu nyinaa ma tɔ.

So Aaron stretched forth his hand, over the waters of Egypt, —and the frog came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

7 Nanso, nkonyaayifoɔ no nso yɛɛ saa ara maa mpɔtorɔ baa asase no so.

And the sacred scribes did in like manner, with their secret arts, —and brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.

8 Afei, Farao ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ, “Monkɔsrɛ Awurade na ɔnyi mpɔtorɔ no mfiri asase yi so, na mɛma mo nkurɔfoɔ no ɛkwan na wɔakɔbɔ no afɔdeɛ.”

Then called Pharaoh for Moses and for Aaron and said—Make entreaty unto Yahweh, that he take away the frogs from me and from my people, —and I must let the people go that they may sacrifice to Yahweh.

9 Mose nso ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Kyerɛ me ɛberɛ ko a wopɛ sɛ wɔkɔ. Me nso mɛbɔ ho mpaeɛ ama mpɔtorɔ no nyinaa awuwu wɔ baabiara wɔ ɛberɛ a wobɛhyɛ me no mu, na aka asubɔnten no mu mpɔtorɔ no nko ara.”

And Moses said to Pharaoh—Explain thyself unto me: For what time, shall I make entreaty for thee and for thy servants and for thy people, to cause the frogs to be cut off, from thee and from thy houses, —only in the river, shall they remain?

10 Farao kaa sɛ, “Monyɛ no ɔkyena nko ara.” Mose buaa sɛ, “Mate, ɛbɛba mu sɛdeɛ woaka no na ama woahunu sɛ obiara nni hɔ sɛ Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, no nko ara.

And he said—For to-morrow. And he said—According to thy word! that thou mayest know that there is none like Yahweh, our God:

11 Mpɔtorɔ no nyinaa bɛwuwu ama aka wɔn a wɔwɔ asubɔnten no mu no.”

so the frogs shall depart—from thee and from thy houses and from thy servants and from thy people, —only in the river, shall they remain.

12 Mose ne Aaron firii Farao anim kɔeɛ. Mose kɔsrɛɛ Awurade sɛ ɔnyi mponkyerɛne a ɔde wɔn abɛgu Farao so no.

Then went forth Moses and Aaron from Pharaoh, —and Moses made outcry unto Yahweh, over the matter of the frogs which he had appointed for Pharaoh.

13 Awurade tiee Mose nkotosrɛ no. Mponkyerɛne wuwu hyɛɛ ɔman no mu ne afie mu ma tɔ.

And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, —and the frogs died, out of the houses and out of the yards, and out of the fields;

14 Wɔboaboaa mponkyerɛne a wɔawuwuo no ano akuo akɛseakɛseɛ maa ɔman no mu bɔn yie.

and they piled them up, heaps—heaps, —and the land became loathsome.

15 Nanso, Farao hunuu sɛ mponkyerɛne no kɔ no, ɔsane pirim nʼakoma bio enti wamma nnipa no ankɔ sɛdeɛ Awurade aka ato hɔ no.

But when Pharaoh saw that there had come a respite, then made he his heart dull and hearkened not unto them, —as spake Yahweh.

16 Na Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Ka kyerɛ Aaron na ɔmfa ne poma no mmɔ mfuturo na ɛbɛdane ntontom ahyɛ Misraim asase no so ma tɔ.”

Then said Yahweh unto Moses, Say unto Aaron—Stretch forth thy staff, and smite the dust of the land, —so shall it become gnats in all the land of Egypt.

17 Enti, Mose ne Aaron yɛɛ deɛ Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ wɔn no maa ntontom bɛhyɛɛ ɔman mu no ne mu nnipa ne wɔn nyɛmmoa so ma tɔ.

And they did so, and Aaron stretched forth his hand with his staff and smote the dust of the land, and there canto to be gnats, among men and among beasts, —all the dust of the land, became gnats, in all the land of Egypt.

18 Nkonyaayifoɔ no pɛɛ sɛ wɔn nso de wɔn nyankomadeɛ yɛ saa ara, nanso wɔantumi.

And the sacred scribes did in like manner with their secret arts, to bring forth the gnats, but they could not. So there came to be gnats, among men and among beasts.

19 Nkonyaayifoɔ no kyerɛɛ Farao sɛ, “Yei deɛ, Onyankopɔn nsa wɔ mu.” Nanso, Farao pirim nʼakoma enti wantie wɔn sɛdeɛ Awurade aka ato hɔ no.

Then said the sacred scribes unto Pharaoh, The finger of God, it is! But the heart of Pharaoh waxed bold and he hearkened not unto them, as spake Yahweh.

20 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose sɛ, “Sɔre anɔpatutuutu kɔhyia Farao na sɛ ɔrebɛdware asubɔnten no mu a, woaka akyerɛ no sɛ, ‘Awurade se: Ma me nkurɔfoɔ nkɔsom me.

Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Rise thou early in the morning, and station thyself before Pharaoh, lo! he is coming forth to the waters, —then shalt thou say unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh: Let my people go, that they may serve me.

21 Na sɛ wantie a, mɛma nwansena agye Misraim afa. Mo afie mu ne asase no nyinaa bɛyɛ nwansena manyamanya.

But if thou art not letting my people go, behold me! sending forth—against thee, and against thy servants, and against thy people, and against thy houses the gad-fly, —and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of the gad-fly, moreover also the ground whereon, they are:

22 “‘Na nsonsonoeɛ kɛseɛ bɛda ɛha ne Gosen asase a Israelfoɔ no te so no ntam, ɛfiri sɛ, nwansena biara renkɔ hɔ. Na ɛbɛma woahunu sɛ, me Awurade mewɔ tumi wɔ Misraim asase yi so.

then will I make to differ on that day, the land of Goshen wherein my people do dwell, so that there shall not be there a gad-fly! in order that thou mayest know, that I, Yahweh, am in the midst of the land;

23 Na mɛma wo nkurɔfoɔ ho ada nso afiri me nkurɔfoɔ ho. Ɔkyena nko ara nsɛm a maka yi nyinaa bɛba mu.’”

so will I put a separation betwixt my people and thy people. By to-morrow, shall come to pass this sign.

24 Awurade yɛɛ deɛ ɔkaeɛ no, enti nwansena bɛbu faa ɔman no so maa ebi kɔhyɛɛ Farao ahemfie ne Misraim afie nyinaa mu ma tɔ.

And Yahweh did so, and brought a grievous gad-fly unto the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants and in all the land of Egypt, and the land was laid waste by reason of the gad-fly.

25 Farao hunuu saa no, ntɛm ara, ɔfrɛɛ Mose ne Aaron ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, monkɔbɔ afɔdeɛ mma mo Onyankopɔn, nanso mommɔ saa afɔdeɛ no wɔ ɔman yi ara mu. Monnkɔ ɛserɛ so.”

Then did Pharaoh cry out—unto Moses and to Aaron, —and said-Go your way, sacrifice to your God, in the land.

26 Nanso Mose kaa sɛ, “Saa deɛ, ɛrenyɛ yie. Yɛn afɔdeɛ a yɛbɔ ma Awurade yɛn Onyankopɔn no yɛ Misraimfoɔ akyiwadeɛ, enti sɛ yɛbɔ saa afɔdeɛ no wɔ ha a, wɔbɛkum yɛn.

And Moses said: Not meet, is it, to do thus, for, an abomination to the Egyptians, we should sacrifice to Yahweh our God. Lo! could we sacrifice that which is an abomination to the Egyptians before their eyes and they not stone us?

27 Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtu nnansa ɛkwan kɔ ɛserɛ so, na yɛkɔbɔ afɔdeɛ ma Awurade, yɛn Onyankopɔn, sɛdeɛ wakyerɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnyɛ no.”

A journey of three days, must we go, in the desert, —then will we sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as, Yahweh, hath said unto us.

28 Farao kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, mɛma mo ɛkwan akɔ ɛserɛ so akɔbɔ afɔdeɛ, na mmom, monnkɔ akyiri. Monka mo ho na monkɔkoto nsrɛ Awurade, mo Onyankopɔn mma me.”

Then said Pharaoh: I, will let you go—so shall ye sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the desert, only ye shall not go a, very long, journey, —make ye entreaty for me.

29 Mose kaa sɛ, “Sɛ me firi ha pɛ a, mɛbɔ Awurade mpaeɛ na ɔkyena nwansena bebrebe no ase bɛtɔre wɔ wo, wo mpanimfoɔ ne wo nkurɔfoɔ mu. Nanso, merebɔ wo kɔkɔ sɛ, hwɛ na woanhyɛ bɔ sɛ wobɛma nnipa no akɔ na akyire yi, woasesa wʼadwene.”

And Moses said: Lo! I, am going out from thee and will make entreaty unto Yahweh, so will he take away the gad-fly—from Pharaoh from his servants, and from his people tomorrow, —only let not Pharaoh again deceive, in not letting the people go, to sacrifice to Yahweh.

30 Enti, Mose firii Farao nkyɛn kɔsrɛɛ Awurade sɛ, ɔntɔre nwansena no nyinaa ase.

So Moses went out from Pharaoh, —and made entreaty unto Yahweh.

31 Na Awurade yɛɛ Mose abisadeɛ no, tɔree nwansena no nyinaa ase.

And Yahweh did according to the word of Moses, and took away the gad-fly, from Pharaoh from his servants and from his people, —there remained not, one.

32 Nanso, Farao sane pirim nʼakoma, enti wamma nnipa no ankɔ.

And Pharaoh made his heart dull, this time also, —and did not let the people go.