Gadili Asi 1
1 Ya: igobe egefelali ilia da e gilisili Idibidi sogega asi ilia dio da,
The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
2 Liubene, Simiane, Lifai, Yuda,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
3 Isiga, Sebiulane, Bediamini,
Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
4 Da: ne, Na: fadalai, Ga: de amola A: sie.
Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 Ya: igobe egaga fi huluane ilia idi da 70. Egefe Yousefe da Idibidi ganodini esalu.
Altogether there were 70 people [who went with] Jacob. That included his [sons, his grandsons, and two great-grandsons]. [His son] Joseph was already in Egypt.
6 Ode da asili, Yousefe amola yolalali da bogoi. Amola eno dunu huluane ili defele lalelegei da bogoi.
[Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
7 Be iligaga fi (Isala: ili fi dunu) da mano bagohame lalelegei. Ilia idi da bagade heda: i amola ilia da gasa fi agoane ba: i. Idibidi soge da Isala: ili dunu amoga nabaiwane ba: i.
But Jacob’s descendants kept giving birth to many children [IDM]. The number [of his descendants] kept becoming larger and larger. As a result, there were so many of them that they were everywhere in Egypt (OR, that they [became a threat] to the Egyptians).
8 Amalalu, Felou gaheabolo da Idibidi soge ganodini hina bagade esalebe ba: i. E da Yousefe hame dawa: i galu.
Then [several hundred years later], a new king began to rule [MTY] in Egypt. He did not know [what] Joseph [had done for the people of Egypt long ago].
9 E da ea fi ilima amane sia: i, “Wali Isala: ili dunu da bagohame amola gasa bagade ba: sa. Ilia da ninima hasalasimu agoai galebe.
He said to his people, “Look [at what has happened]! The Israeli people have become so numerous and so powerful that they [now might conquer] us!
10 Ninima ha lai dunu da ninima doagala: sea, Isala: ili dunu da ninima ha lai dunu gilisisa: besa: le amola Idibidi yolesili hobeasa: besa: le, ninia ili idi amo fonoboma: ne logo hogomu da defea.
We must find a way to control them! If we do not do that, their population will continue to grow. Then, if enemies [PRS] attack us, they will join with our enemies and fight against us, and they will escape from [our] land.”
11 Amaiba: le, Idibidi dunu da gasa fi ouligisu dunu Isala: ili dunu udigili gasa bagade hawa: hamosu hamoma: ne ilima asunasi. Isala: ili dunu da moilai bai bagade aduna amo Bidome amola La: misisi gagui. Amo moilai bai bagade aduna da Felou ea liligi ligisisu agoane ba: i.
So [the king and his officials] put supervisors over the Israeli people to cause them to suffer very much by [forcing them] to work very hard. They forced [the Israeli people to] build [two] cities, Pithom and Ramses, in which to store [supplies for the king/government].
12 Idibidi dunu da Isala: ili dunu fi baligili se nabasu i. Be Isala: ili fi da hame fonoboi. Ilia bu baligili heda: i amola Idibidi soge huluane amoga fi bagade ba: i.
But the more cruelly they treated the [Israeli people], the bigger the Israeli [population] grew, and they became more numerous all over [the land]. So the Egyptian people began to be afraid of the Israeli people.
13 Idibidi dunu da Isala: ili dunuma beda: i galu. Amaiba: le, ilia da Isala: ili dunu se nabima: ne, ilima gasa fi hamone, ili da udigili hawa: hamosu dunu ba: i. Idibidi fi da Isala: ili dunu ilia diasu gaguma: ne amola ifabi hawa: hamoma: ne logei. Ilia da Isala: ili dunuma hamedafa asigisu.
They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
and by making them slaves, they made their lives miserable. They [forced them] to [build many buildings with] mortar and bricks. [They also forced them to do] other work in the fields. [In making them do all this work, the Egyptian officials treated them] ruthlessly/cruelly.
15 Amalalu, Idibidi Felou da Sifala amola Bua (amo da mano lasu fidisu uda aduna ela da Hibulu uda fidisu) elama amane sia: i,
There were two Hebrew (midwives/women who helped the women when they were giving birth). [Hebrew means the same as Israeli.] The names of the women were Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to [those two women],
16 “Alia da Hibulu uda ilia mano lalelegesu hou fidisia, mano lai da dunu mano ba: sea, amo fanelegema. Be uda mano ba: sea, mae fanelegema.”
“When you help the Hebrew women when they are giving birth [MTY], if [the baby that is born] is a boy, you must kill it. If [the baby] is a girl, you (may let it live/do not have to kill them).”
17 Be mano lasu fidisu uda da Godema dawa: i. Amaiba: le, ela da Felou ea sia: hame nabi. Ela da dunu mano hame fanelegei.
But the midwives feared/revered God. So they did not do what the king told them to do. They allowed the baby boys to live.
18 Amaiba: le, Felou da mano lasu fidisu uda ema misa: ne sia: ne, elama amane sia: i, “Alia da abuliba: le agoane hamosala: ? Abuliba: le dunu mano hame fanelegesala: ?”
So the king summoned the [two] midwives and said to them, “Why are you doing this? Why are you letting the baby boys live?”
19 Ela da bu adole i, “Hibulu uda da Idibidi uda defele hame hamosa. Ilia mano da hedolowane lalelegesa. Ania da mae doaga: le, ilia mano da lalelegei dagoi ba: sa.”
[One of] the midwives replied to the king, “[You need to realize that] the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. The Hebrew women are very strong/healthy. They give birth [to their babies] before we can get to them [to help them].”
20 Mano lasu fidisu uda da Godema beda: iba: le, Gode da ela hahawane ba: i. Gode da elama sosogo fi mano i dagoi. Isala: ili dunu ilia idi da bu bagade heda: i amola ilia gasa bagade fi agoane ba: i.
So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.
Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
22 Amo ba: beba: le, Felou da ea fi dunu huluane ilima hamoma: ne sia: i hamoi dagoi. E amane sia: i, “Dilia Hibulu dunu mano gaheabolo lalelegei ba: sea, amo lale, Naile hano amoga bogoma: ne ha: digima. Uda mano fawane mae fanelelegema.”
Then the king commanded all (the [Egyptian] people/his [advisors]): “You must throw into the Nile [River] every baby boy born that the [Hebrew women] give birth to! But you can allow the baby girls to live.”
