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!’”

Moses answered, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor listen to my voice; for they will say, ‘Yahweh has not appeared to you.’”

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

Yahweh said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A rod.”

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

He said, “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it on the ground, and it became a snake; and Moses ran away 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.

Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became 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.

“This is so that they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”

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

Yahweh said furthermore to him, “Now put your hand inside your cloak.” He put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as 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.

He said, “Put your hand inside your cloak again.” He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had 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.

“It will happen, if they will not believe you or listen 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.”

It will happen, if they will not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, that you shall take of the water of the river, and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take out of the river will become blood on 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.”

Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow 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?

Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?

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 your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.”

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

Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”

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.

Yahweh’s anger burned against Moses, and he said, “What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Also, behold, he is coming out to meet you. When he sees you, 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.

You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you 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.

He will be your spokesman to the people. It will happen that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

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

You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall 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.”

Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro 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.”

Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”

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.

Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God’s rod 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.

Yahweh said to Moses, “When you go back into Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in your hand, 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

You shall tell Pharaoh, ‘Yahweh says, Israel is my son, my firstborn,

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

and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”

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.

On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted 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 Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

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

So he let him alone. Then she said, “You are a bridegroom of blood,” 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.

Yahweh said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” He went, and met him on God’s mountain, 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.

Moses told Aaron all Yahweh’s words with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had instructed him.

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

Moses and Aaron went and gathered together 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.

Aaron spoke all the words which Yahweh had spoken to Moses, and did the signs 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.

The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.