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1 Israel mite (hichu, Jacob chapate), ama insung mi cheh hin kipuija Egypt gam-sung'a apau toh kitollut ho min chu hicheng hi ahiuve:
And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Israel who went Egypt towards with Jacob everyone and household his they went.
2 Reuben, simeon, Levi, Judah.
Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah.
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin
Issachar Zebulun and Benjamin.
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad chule Asher amaho cheng hi ahiuve.
Dan and Naphtali Gad and Asher.
5 Abonchauvin, Egypt gamsung'a Jacob chilhah chengse chu som sagi alhing'un chule Joseph vang agamsung'a ana um jingsa ahitai.
And it was every person [who] came out of [the] thigh of Jacob seventy person[s] and Joseph he was in Egypt.
6 Phat chomkhat jouvin, Joseph le asopi chengse athigam tauvin, hiche khang mite se chu akichai tan ahi.
And he died Joseph and all brothers his and all the generation that.
7 Ahinlah ason achilhah teu, Israel chate chun tu le cha tampi anei tauvin apung lheh jeng un, ahung hatdoh cheh cheh un gamsung pumpi ahin lodim tauve.
And [the] people of Israel they were fruitful and they swarmed and they multiplied and they became mighty with muchness muchness and it was filled the land with them.
8 Egypt gamsunga chun Joseph chung chang thule ana toh ho hephalou leng thah khat thaneina ahung chang tan ahi.
And he arose a king new over Egypt who not he knew Joseph.
9 Amapa chun amite henga thu aseijin, “Vetem'un! Israel mite hi eiho sang'in apung'un chule eiho sang'in ahat lheh jeng tauve.
And he said to people his here! [the] people of [the] people of Israel [is] numerous and mighty more than us.
10 Amaho hi apunbe lou na diuvin, tohgon khat nei tauhite. Achuti louva ahile hung hatdoh untin, chule gal hung um taleh, imelma teu ahin panpi diu eihin dou'uva gamsunga kon'a jamdoh ding ahiuve,” ati.
Give! let us deal wisely to it lest it should increase and it will be that they will happen war and it will be added also it to [those who] hate us and it will fight against us and it will go up from the land.
11 Hijeh chun Egypt miten Isarel chate jouse soh in amangcha tauvin, achung'uva toh vaipo mikhanse tah tah ho apan sah un, chutobang bolgim na soh natoh akon'a chu suhnem ding akinem'un, namphu chang'in lengpa thilkhol na ding Pithom leh Rameses khopi chu asah sah uvin ahi.
And they appointed over it overseers of slave gangs so as to afflict it with forced labor their and it built cities of storage for Pharaoh Pithom and Rameses.
12 Ahinlah Egypt mite'n amaho asuhgim chan'un apungbe uvin akithejal cheh jo tauvin ahi, Egypt mite chu kichat nan aum jo tauvin ahi.
And just as people afflicted it so it increased and so it spread and people felt dread because of [the] people of Israel.
13 Chutah chun Egypt miten Israel mite chu ngailut na beihel'in thohgim hahsa athohsah uvin na atohsah un ahi.
And they compelled to labor Egypt [the] people of Israel with harshness.
14 Aki manchah na jouse uva gimna alhun sah un, bon ngan achilsah un, leilhang asemsah un, loujaova natoh jouse atohsah un, atoh nalam jouseuva gimbolna achansah tauvin ahi.
And they made bitter lives their with labor hard in mortar and in bricks and in all labor in the field all labor their which they labored by them with harshness.
15 Chuin Pharaoh, Egypt lengpan Hebrew mi nao dom teni Shiphrah leh Puah henga hiche thupeh hi aneiyin:
And he said [the] king of Egypt to the midwives Hebrew who [the] name of the one [was] Shiphrah and [the] name of the second [was] Puah.
16 “Hebrew numei hon nao anei uva nao dom'a napan teng lhon le, hichu phatah in vechil lhon in lang, naosen chu pasal ahileh natha lhon ding; numei ahile vang na hinghoi lhon ding ahi,” ati.
And he said when assist as midwife you the Hebrew [women] and you will look at the stones if [is] a son he and you will kill him and if [is] a daughter she and she will live.
17 Ama vang nao dom teni chun Pathen agin lhon jeh chun, lengpa thupeh chu anahsah lhon tapon, naosen pasal'a hungpeng lha ho jong chu ahinghoi lhon tan ahi.
And they feared the midwives God and not they did just as he had spoken to them [the] king of Egypt and they let live the [male] children.
18 Chu in lengpan nao dom teni chu aheng'a akouvin, “Ipi jeh a hiche hi nabol lhon hitam?” tin adong'in, chule “Ipi jeh a naosen pasal ho chu, nahinghoi lhon ham?” tin ajah lhon'a aseiyin ahi.
And he summoned [the] king of Egypt the midwives and he said to them why? have you done the thing this and have you let live? the [male] children.
19 Naodom tenin adonbut in “Hebrew numei ho hi Egypt numei hotoh abang pouve, amaho hi athoh hat un aheng'u akilhun masang'in amaho le ama ho beilam tah in ana ki doplhah jitauvin aphatchan kalap ji lhonpoi,” tin asei lhon'e.
And they said the midwives to Pharaoh for not [are] like the women Egyptian the Hebrew [women] that [are] vigorous they before she comes to them the midwife and they give birth.
20 Pathen chu naodom teni din aphalheh jeng'in, Israelte chu apungbe cheh cheh tauvin ahile, athanei nau jong ahung hatdoh cheh cheh jeng tan ahi.
And he did good God to the midwives and it increased the people and they became mighty exceedingly.
21 Naodom teni in Pathen agin lhon jeh chun, Pathen in amani chu ama a ama a ding cheh insung asem dohpeh lhon'in ahi.
And it was that they feared the midwives God and he appointed for them households.
22 Chuin Pharaoh in amite jouse hiche thupeh hi aneiyin: “Hebrew naosen'a penglha pasal kiti phot chu Nile Vadung lam'a na pailhah jeng diu, ahin lah numeiya hung peng chengse vang chu hing hoiyun,” ati.
And he commanded Pharaoh to all people his saying every son born the River towards you will throw him and every daughter you will let live!

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