Exodus 8 (ASG) · Opened

1Ɗa Vuzavaguɗu u danai Musa, <<Bana u FiriꞋauna ka̱ta̱ vu dana yi, <Ili i na Vuzavaguɗu u danai i ɗaɗa na, ka̱sukpa̱ uma a̱ va̱ a wala adama a na a̱ ciya̱ a bana a cikpa mu.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

2Ama vu sa̱nka̱ le baci kulaza, mi ta̱ a̱ kutuka̱ m ma̱dukpa̱ mo opoɗo punu a iɗika i nu dem.But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.

3Kuyene ku Nilu ki ta̱ a kushana n opoɗo. I ta̱ a̱ kuta̱ ka̱ta̱ a uwa e kefeku ka̱ nu, n kunu ku kasa ku nu ali a gaɗi vu kajiba ka̱ nu, n iꞋuwa ya aza a̱ gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ a ulinga a̱ nu, n uma a̱ nu ra̱ka̱. I ta̱ kpamu a kuꞋuwa e kenle ka̱ kuya̱na̱ koɓolo m masasu ma kulapaka kiya ka akala dem.The Nile will teem with frogs, and they will come into your palace and up to your bedroom and onto your bed, into the houses of your officials and your people, and into your ovens and kneading bowls.

4Opoɗo a i ta̱ a kuɗikpangusu n a carai nu n uma a̱ nu dem, koɓolo n aza a̱ gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ a̱ nu feu.> >>The frogs will come up on you and your people and all your officials.’”

5Ɗa Vuzavaguɗu u danai Musa, <<Dana Haruna, <Ɗengusa̱ kalangu ka na ki e kukiye ku nu vu sapangu nɗolu dem, ni nyeneke, n adaɓa. Opoɗo i ta̱ a̱ kuta̱ a Masar, ka̱ta̱ a pala iɗika ya.> >>And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”

6Ɗa Haruna u ɗengusa̱i kukiye ku ni, ɗa u sapangi nɗolu m Masar dem, ɗa a̱ uta̱ka̱i n opoɗo a na a palai ubuta̱ dem.So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

7Ɗa oboci e le feu ɗa a yaꞋin nannai n utsura u le, a zuwai opoɗo a̱ uta̱i punu a iɗika ya.But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.

8Ɗa FiriꞋauna u ɗekei Musa n Haruna ɗa u danai le, <<Folonokoi mu Vuzavaguɗu adama a na u takpaka mu ma̱dukpa̱ mo opoɗo ma mpa n uma a̱ va̱, mi ta̱ a̱ kuka̱sukpa̱ uma a̱ nu a wala a bana a yaꞋanka Vuzavaguɗu alyuka.>>Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”

9Ɗa Musa u danai FiriꞋauna, <<N neke wu ta̱ tsugbayin. Zagba ayin a na vi cigai n folono Vuzavaguɗu adama a̱ nu n uma a̱ nu, ciya̱ avu m kpaꞋa ku nu yu uvuka m ma̱dukpa̱ mo opoɗo ma, ka̱ta̱ a̱ ka̱sukpa̱ a na i o Kuyene ku Nilu koci.>>Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”

10Ɗa FiriꞋauna u danai, <<Mkpa vu nampa.>> Ɗa Musa u danai, <<M pana ta̱, mi ta̱ a kuyaꞋan tsu na vu danai, adama a na vu yeve ta̱ babu vuza na wi lo tsu Vuzavaguɗu Ka̱shile ka̱ tsu.“Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.

11Opoɗo a i ta̱ a̱ kuka̱sukpa̱ wu m kpaꞋa ku nu, n aza a̱ gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ a̱ nu, n uma a̱ nu, a na o kokpo koci a ɗaɗa a na i o Kuyene ku Nilu.>>The frogs will depart from you and your houses and your officials and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.”

12Ana Musa n Haruna a̱ uta̱i ɗa a̱ ka̱sukpa̱i FiriꞋauna, ɗa Musa u yaꞋin kavasa a kubana u Vuzavaguɗu ciya̱ u takpa ma̱dukpa̱ mo opoɗo ma na u tuka̱i FiriꞋauna.After Moses and Aaron had left Pharaoh, Moses cried out to the LORD for help with the frogs that He had brought against Pharaoh.

13Ɗa Ka̱shile ka yaꞋin tsu na Musa u folonoi, ɗa opoɗo a na i a kpaꞋa n a na i o oyonto n ashina dem a̱ kuwa̱i.And the LORD did as Moses requested, and the frogs in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields died.

14Ɗaɗa o ɓolongi opoɗo a otoro-otoro, ali ɗa iɗika ya yo okpoi n ushami.They were piled into countless heaps, and there was a terrible stench in the land.

15Ama ana FiriꞋauna we enei ukuna wo opoɗo wa u jebe ta̱, ɗa u doku u yaꞋin ugbamukaci. U panaka Musa n Haruna ba, uteku tsu na Vuzavaguɗu u danai ɗe.When Pharaoh saw that there was relief, however, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.

16Ɗa Vuzavaguɗu u danai Musa, <<Dana Haruna, <Ɗengusa̱ kalangu ka̱ nu ka̱ta̱ vu lapa iɗika. Kubuta̱ ki iɗika ku na ku ɗa̱nga̱i ki ta̱ o kokpo ikurukpatai a iɗika i Masar ra̱ka̱.> >>Then the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may turn into swarms of gnats throughout the land of Egypt.’”

17Ɗa ta na a yaꞋin nannai, ana Haruna u ɗengusa̱i kalangu ka̱ ni, ɗa u lapai iɗika ɗa kubuta̱ ku ɗa̱nga̱i. Ɗa ta na ko okpoi ikurukpatai, ɗa ikurukpatai ya i ka̱na̱i kutakacika uma a Masar ra̱ka̱, ali nu nnama n le dem. Ɗa kubuta̱ ki iɗika ka dem ko okpoi ikurukpatai.This they did, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the earth, gnats came upon man and beast. All the dust of the earth turned into gnats throughout the land of Egypt.

18Ama ana oboci e le a cigai kuyaꞋan nannai n ciboci ci le, a fuɗa ba. Ko n nannai dem, ɗa ikurukpatai i ka̱na̱i kutakacika uma nu nnama.The magicians tried to produce gnats using their magic arts, but they could not. And the gnats remained on man and beast.

19Ɗa oboci a danai FiriꞋauna, <<Na va gbani ɗa ba, kukiye ku Ka̱shile ku ɗa.>> Ama ka̱ɗu ka FiriꞋauna ko doku ka gbamasakai, ali ɗa u iwain kupana. Uteku u na Vuzavaguɗu u danai ɗe.“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.

20Ɗa Vuzavaguɗu u danai Musa, <<Ɗenga̱ mkpaꞋa n usana, vu gasa n FiriꞋauna ayin a na wi a kubana e kuyene ka, ka̱ta̱ vu dana yi, <Ili i na Vuzavaguɗu u danai i ɗaɗa na, ka̱sukpa̱ uma a̱ va̱ a laza a bana a yaꞋanka mu a̱ga̱nda̱.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning, and when Pharaoh goes out to the water, stand before him and tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

21Vu ka̱sukpa̱ baci uma a̱ va̱ a lazai ba, mi ta̱ a̱ kusuꞋuku ɗa̱ n ka̱kuma̱ ka ayun, avu n aza a̱ nu, n aza a̱ gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ a̱ nu dem, n iꞋuwa i le. Punu a iꞋuwa ya aza a Masar yi ta̱ a kushana n ayun, ali a̱ kimba̱i iɗika dem.But if you will not let My people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you and your officials and your people and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians and even the ground where they stand will be full of flies.

22<<<Ama a kanna ka nanlo, mi ta̱ a kukanza iɗika i Goshon a̱ ubuta̱ u na uma a̱ va̱ i, ayun a kusaꞋwa ɗe ba. Adama a na vi yeve a na mpa Vuzavaguɗu mi ta̱ kpamu punu a iɗika i nampa.But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I, the LORD, am in the land.

23Mi ta̱ a kuzuwa urotu u na u kupecuku uma a̱ va̱ n uma a̱ nu, urotu wi ili i mereve i nampa yi ta̱ a̱ kuta̱wa̱ makpaꞋa.> >>I will make a distinction between My people and your people. This sign will take place tomorrow.’”

24Ɗa ta na Vuzavaguɗu u yaꞋin nannai. U suꞋuki m ma̱dukpa̱ ma ayun a kubana e kefeku ka FiriꞋauna, n iꞋuwa ya aza a̱ gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ a̱ ni a Masar dem, ɗa iɗika ya kpamu i ka̱na̱i kuna̱mgba̱ n ka̱kuma̱ ka ayun ka.And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.

25Ɗa FiriꞋauna u ɗekei Musa n Haruna u danai, <<Banai i yaꞋanka Ka̱shile ka̱ ɗa̱ ka alyuka punu na a iɗika ya.>>Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.”

26Ɗaɗa Musa u danai, <<Nannai va u yaꞋan ba. Alyuka a na tsa kuyaꞋanka Ka̱shile Vuzavaguɗu vu tsu i ta̱ o kokpo ili yu unata a kubana wa aza a Masar. E ene tsu baci a kuyaꞋan alyuka a ili yu unata n a̱shi e le, i a kuvara tsu n atali ba?But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?

27U gaꞋan ta̱ ci yaꞋan nwalu n ayin a tatsu e meremune, ci yeve ci yaꞋanka Vuzavaguɗu Ka̱shile ka̱ tsu alyuka tsu na u danai.>>We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”

28Ɗa FiriꞋauna u danai, <<N kuka̱sukpa̱ ɗa̱ ta̱ i bana i yaꞋanka Vuzavaguɗu Ka̱shile ka̱ ɗa̱ alyuka e meremune. Ama ka̱ta̱ i bana daꞋin ba, gogo na yaꞋankai mu kavasa biꞋi feu.>>Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”

29Ɗa Musa u danai, <<N ka̱sukpa̱ baci na mi ta̱ a kuvasa u Vuzavaguɗu ka̱ta̱ mkpaꞋa u takpa ma̱dukpa̱ ma ayun ma u FiriꞋauna, n aza a̱ gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ a̱ nu, n uma a̱ nu dem. Ama mi ta̱ a kuɓarangu wu, ka̱ta̱ vu doku vi ya̱nsa̱ tsu ba, vu doku vu sa̱nka̱ uma kubana kuyaꞋanka Ka̱shile ke le alyuka ba.>>“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”

30Ɗa Musa u ka̱sukpa̱i FiriꞋauna, u banai u yaꞋin kavasa a kubana u Vuzavaguɗu ciya̱ u takpa ma̱dukpa̱ ma.Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,

31Vuzavaguɗu u yaꞋin tsu na Musa u folonoi, ɗa u takpai ma̱dukpa̱ ma ayun ma u FiriꞋauna, n aza a̱ gba̱ra̱-gba̱ra̱ a̱ ni, n uma a̱ ni dem ko kayun ke te ka buwa ba.and the LORD did as Moses requested. He removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not one fly remained.

32Ama FiriꞋauna u doku u yaꞋin ugbamukaci, u ka̱sukpa̱ uma a a laza ba.But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time as well, and he would not let the people go.

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