Exodus 6 — NIV vs NA-TWI

Exodus 6

NIV — New International Version Bible (NIV)

NA-TWI — Nkwa Asem (NA-TWI)

Verse 1

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”

“Monhwɛ yiye na moanyɛ papa ankyerɛ nnipa amfa ampɛ anuonyam. Sɛ moyɛ saa a, morenya mfaso biara mfi mo Agya a ɔwɔ soro no nkyɛn.

Verse 2

God also said to Moses, “I am the Lord.

Sɛ woyɛ papa a, mmɔ no dawuru sɛnea wɔn a wɔyɛ huuhuu yɛ wɔ asɔredan mu ne mmɔnten so no. Merema mo ate ase sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dedaw.

Verse 3

I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,^[a] but by my name the Lord^[b] I did not make myself fully known to them.

Sɛ woyɛ papa a, mma obiara nnhu. Mpo sɛ wode wo nsa nifa yɛ papa a, mma wo nsa benkum nnhu,

Verse 4

I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they resided as foreigners.

na w’agya a onim kokoam nsɛm nyinaa no betua wo ka.

Mpaebɔ ho kɔkɔbɔ

Verse 5

Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.

“Ɛfa mpaebɔ ho nso, sɛ morebɔ mpae a, mommmɔ mpae sɛnea wɔn a wɔyɛ huuhuu gyina asɔredan mu ne mmɔnten so bɔ mpae de pɛ nnipa anim anuonyam no. Merema mo ate ase sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dedaw.

Verse 6

“Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.

Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wobɔ mpae a, kowura wo dan mu, na to wo pon mu, na bɔ w’agya a ɔwɔ kokoam no mpae, na w’agya a onim kokoam nsɛm no, betua wo ka.

Verse 7

I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

“Sɛ mobɔ mpae a, monnkasakasa bebree, ntitititi nsɛm mu, nnsusuw sɛ, sɛ moyɛ saa a na Onyankopɔn betie mo.

Verse 8

And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the Lord.’”

Mo agya Nyankopɔn nim nea ehia mo nyinaa ansa na mubisa no.

Verse 9

Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and harsh labor.

“Enti saa ɔkwan yi so na momfa mmɔ mpae: ‘Yɛn Agya a wowɔ soro, wo din ho ntew.

Verse 10

Then the Lord said to Moses,

W’ahenni mmra. Nea wopɛ nyɛ asase so, sɛnea ɛyɛ ɔsoro.

Verse 11

“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.”

Ma yɛn, yɛn daa aduan nnɛ,

Verse 12

But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips^[c]?”

Family Record of Moses and Aaron

na fa yɛn aka firi yɛn, sɛnea yɛde firi wɔn a wɔde yɛn aka.

Verse 13

Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he commanded them to bring the Israelites out of Egypt.

Mfa yɛn nkɔ sɔhwɛ mu. Na yi yɛn fi ɔbɔnefo no nsam. Amen.”

Verse 14

These were the heads of their families^[d]:

The sons of Reuben the firstborn son of Israel were Hanok and Pallu, Hezron and Karmi. These were the clans of Reuben.

Sɛ mode wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomso firi wɔn a, mo nso mo soro agya de mo mfomso befiri mo.

Verse 15

The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

Nanso, sɛ moamfa wɔn a wɔfom mo mfomso amfiri wɔn a, mo soro agya no nso remfa mo mfomso mfiri mo.

Mmuadadi ho kɔkɔbɔ

Verse 16

These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

“Sɛ mudi mmuada a, monnyɛ mo anim mmɔbɔmmɔbɔ, sɛnea nyaatwomfo di mmuada a wɔyɛ de pɛ nnipa anim anuonyam no. Merema mo ate ase sɛ, saa nnipa no anya wɔn akatua dedaw.

Verse 17

The sons of Gershon, by clans, were Libni and Shimei.

Sɛ wudi mmuada a, srɛn wo ti, na hohoro w’anim, na ma w’anim nyɛ frɔmm,

Verse 18

The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

na mma nnipa nnhu sɛ woredi mmuada, gye w’agya a ohu nea wɔyɛ wɔ kokoam nyinaa no; na w’agya a ohu nea wɔyɛ wɔ kokoam nyinaa no betua wo ka.

Verse 19

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.

These were the clans of Levi according to their records.

“Monnhyehyɛ mo agyapade wɔ asase yi so nea ntɛferɛw betumi awe, na ebetumi agye nkanare asɛe, na akorɔmfo betumi awia.

Verse 20

Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Mmom, monhyehyɛ mo agyapade wɔ soro, nea ntɛferɛw ntumi nwe, na entumi nnye nkanare nsɛe, na akorɔmfo ntumi nwia.

Verse 21

The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg and Zikri.

Na nea w’ademude wɔ no, ɛhɔ na wo koma nso wɔ.

Verse 22

The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan and Sithri.

“Aniwa yɛ onipa kanea. Ɛno nti sɛ w’aniwa ye a, na wo nipadua nyinaa yɛ hann.

Verse 23

Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Nanso, sɛ w’aniwa nye a, ɛma wo nipadua no nyinaa dan sum tumm. Enti sɛ hann a ɛwɔ wo mu no yɛ sum de a, na wo nipadua no yɛ sum kabii.

Verse 24

The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah and Abiasaph. These were the Korahite clans.

“Obiara ntumi nsom awuranom baanu; sɛ ɔyɛ saa a, ɔbɛtan ɔbaako na wadɔ ɔbaako; anaasɛ ɔde ne ho bɛfam ɔbaako na wabu ɔbaako animtia. Morentumi nsom Onyankopɔn ne ahode.

Verse 25

Eleazar son of Aaron married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.

These were the heads of the Levite families, clan by clan.

“Eyi nti na mitu mo fo sɛ, munnnwinnwen nea mubedi, anaa nea mobɛnom, anaa nea mubefura ho. Mowɔ ɔkra ne nipadua a ɛsom bo sen nea mubedi, nea mobɛnom, ne nea mubefura.

Verse 26

It was this Aaron and Moses to whom the Lord said, “Bring the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.”

Monhwɛ wim nnomaa, wonnua aba, ɛnna wontwa aba mmoaboa ano mfa nsie, nanso mo agya a ɔwɔ soro no ma wɔn aduan di. Monsom bo nsen wɔn anaa?

Verse 27

They were the ones who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt about bringing the Israelites out of Egypt—this same Moses and Aaron.

Aaron to Speak for Moses

Mo mu hena na adwene a odwen no betumi ato ne nkwanna so simma baako?

Verse 28

Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt,

“Adɛn nti na mudwinnwen ntama ho? Monhwɛ afifide bi sɛ wuram nhwiren. Wonnwen ntama ho.

Verse 29

he said to him, “I am the Lord. Tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I tell you.”

Nanso, ɔhene Salomo ahonya ne n’anuonyam nyinaa akyi no, na n’ahoɔfɛ nnu wuram nhwiren yi.

Verse 30

But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”

Na sɛ Onyankopɔn tumi fura afifide a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ na ɔkyena enni hɔ ntama a, mo a mo gyidi sua, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔrentumi mma mo nea ehia mo?

Verse 31

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“Enti ɛnsɛ sɛ mudwinnwen aduan ne ntama ho, sɛ wɔn a wɔn gyidi sua. Wɔn a wɔn gyidi sua no na bere biara wodwen saa nneɛma no ho.

Verse 32

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Na mo de, mo agya a ɔwɔ soro no nim sɛ eyinom nyinaa ho hia mo.

Verse 33

— not in NIV

Enti monhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn ahenni ne ne trenee kan, na ɔde nea ehia mo nyinaa bɛka mo ho.

Verse 34

— not in NIV

“Enti munnnwinnwen ɔkyena ho. Onyankopɔn no ara de nea ehia mo bɛma mo. Ɛda biara ne mu nsɛm.