Sunglatnah 1

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

These are the names of the sons of Israel that came into Egypt together with Jacob their father; they came in each with their whole family.

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi neh Judah,

Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,

3 Issakhar, Zebulun neh Benjamin,

Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,

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

Dan and Nephthalim, Gad and Aser.

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

But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls [born] of Jacob were seventy-five.

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

And 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.

And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.

8 Te vaengah Egypt ah manghai a thai phoe tih te long te Joseph ming pawh.

And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

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

And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:

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 then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whenever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.

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

And he set over them taskmasters, who should afflict them in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharao, both Pitho, and Ramesses, and On, which is Heliopolis.

12 Anih a phaep uh vanbangla ping van tih pungtai van. Te dongah Israel ca rhoek kah mikhmuh ah a mueipuel uh.

But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.

13 Te dongah Egypt loh Israel ca rhoek te mangkhak la a thohtat sak.

And the Egyptians tyrannized over the children of Israel by force.

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

And they embittered their life by hard labours, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.

15 Te phoeiah Egypt manghai loh Hebrew ca-om rhoi, a ming la pakhat ah Shiphrah neh a pabae ah a ming la Puah te a uen.

And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; the name of the one was, Sepphora; and the name of the second, Phua.

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

And he said, When you do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and they are about to be delivered, if it be a male, kill it; but if a female, save it.

17 Tedae ca-om rhoi loh Pathen te a rhih rhoi. Te dongah Egypt manghai loh amih rhoi taengkah a thui bangla saii rhoi pawt tih camoe te a hing sak rhoi.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.

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.

And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Why is it that you have done this thing, and saved the male children alive?

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 to Pharao, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children.

20 Te dongah Pathen loh ca-om rhoek te a voelphoeng sak tih pilnam a ping dongah muep rhoeng uh.

And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.

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

And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.

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.

And Pharao charged all his people, saying, Whatever male [child] shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every female, save it alive.