Exodus 6

1 Yahweh said to Moses, “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh, for by a strong hand he shall let them go, and by a strong hand he shall drive them out of his land.”

Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be, “Azɔ la, àkpɔ nu si mawɔ Farao. Le nye alɔ sesẽ la ta, anya wo ado goe, eye le nye asi sesẽ la ta, ado mɔ wo.”

2 God spoke to Moses, and said to him, “I am Yahweh.

Mawu gagblɔ na Mose be, “Nyee nye Yehowa.

3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty; but by my name Yahweh I was not known to them.

Meɖe ɖokuinye fia Abraham, Isak kple Yakob abe Mawu Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la ene, ke nye ŋkɔ, Yehowa la, nyemeyɔe na wo o.

4 I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.

Mewɔ nubabla tɔxɛ aɖe kpli wo. Le nubabla sia ƒe ɖoɖowo nu la, medo ŋugbe be matsɔ Kanaanyigba, afi si wonɔ abe amedzrowo ene la na wo.

5 Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.

“Gawu la, mese Israelviwo ƒe konyifafa esi wonye kluviwo fifia le Egipte. Meɖo ŋku nye nubabla la dzi.

6 Therefore tell the children of Israel, ‘I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments.

“Eya ta gblɔ na Israel ƒe dzidzimeviwo be, ‘Nyee nye Yehowa, maɖe mi le Egiptetɔwo ƒe kɔkuti te, mana ablɔɖe mi tso kluvinyenye na wo me, eye maɖe mi kple alɔ sesẽ kple nukunu triakɔwo.

7 I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God; and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God, who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Maxɔ mi abe nye amewo ene, manye miaƒe Mawu, mianyae be nyee nye Yehowa, miaƒe Mawu, ame si ɖe mi tso Egiptetɔwo ƒe asi me,

8 I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for a heritage: I am Yahweh.’”

eye makplɔ mi ayi anyigba si mekɔ asi dzi ka atam be matsɔ na Abraham, Isak kple Yakob la dzi. Matsɔe na mi wòazu mia tɔ. Nyee nye Yehowa.’”

9 Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn’t listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Mose gblɔ nya siawo na Israelviwo, ke womeɖo toe o, le woƒe dziɖeleameƒo kple ŋutasesẽ kple kluvimenɔnɔ ta.

10 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

Yehowa gaƒo nu na Mose, gblɔ nɛ bena,

11 “Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.”

“Gayi Farao, Egipte fia gbɔ eye nàgblɔ nɛ be, ele be wòaɖe asi le Israelviwo ŋu woadzo le eƒe anyigba dzi.”

12 Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?”

Ke Mose ɖe ɖeklemi Yehowa hegblɔ be, “Kpɔ ɖa, ne Israelviwo maɖo tom o la, aleke Farao ya aɖo tom, elabena nyemenye nuƒola nyui hã o.”

13 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Tete Yehowa ɖe gbe na Mose kple Aron tso Israelviwo kple Farao, Egipte fia ŋu gblɔ na wo be woakplɔ Israelviwo ado goe tso Egipte.

14 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses. The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; these are the families of Reuben.

Ame siwo nye ƒometatɔ na Israel ƒe to vovovoawoe nye: Ruben, Israel ƒe viŋutsu tsitsitɔ ƒe viwo: Hanok, Palu, Hezron, Karmi. Esiawoe nye Reuben ƒe towo.

15 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon.

Simeon ƒe viwoe nye: Yemuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yakin, Zohar, Saul, ame si dada nye Kanaan nyɔnu. Esiawoe nye Simeon ƒe towo.

16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.

Ame siwo nye ƒometatɔ na Levi ƒe ƒome la ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye esiawo le woƒe tsitsi nu. Gerson, Kohat kple Merari. Levi nɔ agbe ƒe alafa ɖeka blaetɔ̃-vɔ-adre.

17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.

Gerson ƒe viwoe nye: Libni, Simei kple woƒe hlɔ̃wo.

18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years.

Kohat ƒe viwo: Amram, Izhar, Hebron kple Uziel. Kohat nɔ agbe ƒe alafa ɖeka blaetɔ̃-vɔ-etɔ̃.

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.

Merari ƒe viwo: Mahli kple Musi. Ame siwo ŋkɔ woyɔ va yi la tso Levi ƒe ƒome me, eye woɖo wo ɖe tsitsi nu.

20 Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years.

Amram ɖe Yoxebed, fofoa nɔvinyɔnu; wo viwoe nye Mose kple Aron. Amram nɔ agbe ƒe alafa ɖeka blaetɔ̃-vɔ-adre.

21 The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

Izhar ƒe viwo: Korah, Nefeg kple Zikri.

22 The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.

Uziel ƒe viwo: Misael, Elzafan kple Sitri.

23 Aaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Aron ɖe Eliseba, Aminadab ƒe vinyɔnu kple Nahson nɔvinyɔnu. Wo viwoe nye, Nadab, Abihu, Eleaza kple Itamar.

24 The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.

Korah ƒe viwoe nye: Asir, Elkana kple Abiasaf. Ame siawoe wɔ ƒome siwo tso Korah ƒe hlɔ̃ me.

25 Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.

Aron ƒe viŋutsu, Eleaza, ɖe Pituel ƒe vinyɔnuwo dometɔ ɖeka, eye Finehas nye viawo dometɔ ɖeka. Esiawoe nye Levitɔwo ƒe ƒomewo ƒe tatɔwo ƒe ŋkɔwo katã kple ƒome siwo nɔ hlɔ̃awo me.

26 These are that Aaron and Moses to whom Yahweh said, “Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.”

Aron kple Mose, siwo ƒe ŋkɔwo woyɔ ɖe dzidzimegbalẽ sia me la nye: Aron kple Mose, ame siwo Yehowa gblɔ na be, “Mikplɔ Israelviwo katã dzoe le Egiptenyigba dzi.”

27 These are those who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. These are that Moses and Aaron.

Woawoe yi Egipte fia Farao gbɔ be yewoabia mɔ hena Israelviwo kpɔkplɔ dzoe le Egiptenyigba la dzi, wonye Mose kple Aron.

28 On the day when Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,

Azɔ esi Yehowa ƒo nu na Mose le Egipte la,

29 Yahweh said to Moses, “I am Yahweh. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I tell you.”

egblɔ nɛ be, “Nyee nye Yehowa. Gblɔ nya sia nya si megblɔ na wò la na Egipte fia Farao.”

30 Moses said before Yahweh, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?”

Ke Mose gblɔ na Yehowa be, “Aleke Farao aɖo tom esi nyemenya nuƒoƒo o?”