Sunglatnah 1

1 He rhoek he Egypt la aka kun Israel ca a ming ni. Te vaengah Jakob neh a imkhui kah hlang neh,

Now, these, are the names of the Sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, with Jacob, did each man and his household come in: —

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi neh Judah,

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

3 Issakhar, Zebulun neh Benjamin,

Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin;

4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad neh Asher te ha pawk.

Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

5 Te vaengah Jacob hlit lamkah aka thoeng hinglu boeih he hinglu sawmrhih lo coeng tih Joseph khaw Egypt ah om coeng.

And it came to pass that all the persons who were descended from Jacob were seventy souls, —but, Joseph, was already in Egypt.

6 Te phoeiah Joseph neh a manuca boeih neh te kah cadilcahma tah boeih duek.

So then Joseph died and all his brethren, and all that generation.

7 Tedae Israel ca rhoek tah pungtai uh tih luem uh, ping uh tih yet uh. Te dongah amih te khohmuen ah mawk mawk bae uh.

But the sons of Israel, were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and waxed mighty, with exceeding vigour, —so that the land was filled with them.

8 Te vaengah Egypt ah manghaia thai phoetih te long te Joseph ming pawh.

Then arose a new king over Egypt, —who had not known Joseph.

9 Te dongah a pilnam te, 'Pilnam he, Israel ca rhoek he mamih lakah muep pilnu coeng.

So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!

10 Anih te cueih pae pawn sih ping aih ve. Caemtloek ha thoeng tih anih neh koei uh koinih mamih m'hmuhuet ni. Te vaengah mamih m'vathoh thil vetih khohmuen lamloh cet hae ni.

Come on! let us shew ourselves wise with regard to them, lest they so multiply that it shall come to pass when war befalleth us, that they also, shall join themselves unto them who hate us, and shall make war upon us. and then go up out of the land.

11 Te dongah amih bitloh neh phaep sak ham saldong mangpaa khueh thil uh. Te vaengah Pharaoh kah rhuengim khopuei la Pithom neh Raamses tea thoh pah.

So they set over them chiefs of tribute, to the end they might humiliate them with their burdens, —and they built store-cities for Pharaoh, even Pithom and Raamses.

12 Aniha phaep uh vanbangla ping van tih pungtai van. Te dongah Israel ca rhoek kah mikhmuh aha mueipuel uh.

But the more they were humiliating them, the more, were they multiplying, and, the more, were they breaking forth, so they were filled with alarm because of the sons of Israel.

13 Te dongah Egypt loh Israel carhoek te mangkhak laa thohtat sak.

And the Egyptians rigorously made the sons of Israel serve;

14 Amih kah hingnah te amlai dong neh laiboeng dongah thohtatnah nen khaw, lohma kah thohtatnah cungkuem nen khaw, mata phaep uh. Amih kah thohtatnah cungkuem dongah Israel ca te mangkhak laa thohtat sakuh.

and embittered their lives with harsh service, in clay and in bricks, and in all manner of service in the field, —all their service, wherein they rigorously made them serve.

15 Te phoeiah Egypt manghai loh Hebrew ca-om rhoi, a ming la pakhatah Shiphrah neha pabae ah a ming la Puah tea uen.

Then said the king of Egypt to the Hebrew midwives, —of whom, the name of the one was, Shiphrah, and, the name of the other Puah; —

16 Te vaengah, “Hebrew nu te na om sak vaengaha omnah te so rhoi. tongpa atah ngawn rhoi lamtah huta atah hing saeh.

then he said—When ye act as midwives unto the Hebrew women, then shall ye look out for the sex, —If it is, a son, then shall ye kill it, But, if it is, a daughter, then shall it live.

17 Tedae ca-om rhoi loh Pathen tea rhih rhoi. Te dongah Egypt manghai loh amih rhoi taengkaha thui bangla saii rhoi pawttih camoe tea hing sak rhoi.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them, —but suffered the male children to live.

18 Te dongah Egypt manghai loh ca-om rhoek te a khue tih amamih taengah, “Balae tih he kah hno he na saii uh tih camoe na hing sak uh,” a ti nah.

Then called the king of Egypt for the midwives, and said to them—Wherefore have ye done this thing, that ye should let the male children live?

19 Te vaengah ca-om rhoek loh Pharaoh te, “Hebrew nu he Egypt nu bang moenih. Amih tah rhaang uh tih amih taengla ca-om a pawk hlan ah khaw om uh coeng,” a ti nah.

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh. Because not like the Egyptian women, are the Hebrew women, for they are full of life, ere yet the midwife can come in unto them, they have given birth,

20 Te dongah Pathen loh ca-omrhoek tea voelphoeng sak tih pilnama ping dongah muep rhoeng uh.

So then God dealt well with the midwives, —and the people multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty.

21 Ca-om rhoek loh Pathen te a rhih uh dongah amih ham im khaw a thoh pah.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made for them households.

22 Te dongah Pharaoh loh a pilnam boeih te a uen tih, “tongpa la aka thaang boeih tah sokko la voei uh kuekluek lamtah huta tah boeih hing sak uh,” a ti nah.

Then gave Pharaoh command to all his people saying—Every son that is born to the Hebrews, into the river, shall ye cast him; But every daughter, shall ye suffer to live.