2 Mosebog 1
1 Og disse ere Navnene paa Israels Sønner, som kom til Ægypten, med Jakob kom de, hver med sit Hus:
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel [God prevails], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery] (every man and his household came with Jacob [Supplanter]):
2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi og Juda,
Reuben [See, a son!], Simeon [Hearing], Levi [United with], and Judah [Praised],
3 Isaskar, Sebulon og Benjamin,
Issachar [Hire, Reward], Zebulun [Living together], and Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south],
4 Dan og Nafthali, Gad og Aser.
Dan [He judged] and Naphtali [My wrestling], Gad [Good fortune] and Asher [Happy].
5 Og alle Personer, som vare udkomne af Jakobs Lænd, de vare halvfjerdsindstyve Personer; men Josef var i Ægypten.
All the souls who came out of Jacob [Supplanter]’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph [May he add] was in Egypt [Abode of slavery] already.
6 Og Josef døde, og alle hans Brødre og al denne Slægt.
Joseph [May he add] died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
7 Og Israels Børn bleve frugtbare og vrimlede og bleve mangfoldige og vare saare talrige, og Landet blev fuldt af dem.
The children of Israel [God prevails] were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Og der kom en ny Konge over Ægypten, som ikke kendte Josef.
Now there arose a new king over Egypt [Abode of slavery], who didn’t know Joseph [May he add].
9 Og han sagde til sit Folk: Se, Israels Børns Folk ere flere og talrigere end vi.
He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel [God prevails] are more and mightier than we.
10 Velan, vi ville handle klogeligen imod det, at det ikke skal blive mangfoldigt; og det kunde ske, om der blev Lejlighed til en Krig, kunde det ogsaa slaa sig til vore Fjender og føre Krig imod os og drage ud af Landet.
Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land.”
11 Saa satte de Skattebetjente over det, at de skulde plage det med deres Byrder; og man byggede Farao Forraadsstæder, nemlig Pithom og Raamses.
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
12 Og jo mere de plagede det, desto mere blev det mangfoldigt, og udbredte sig, og de væmmedes ved Israels Børn.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They were grieved because of the children of Israel [God prevails].
13 Og Ægypterne tvang Israels Børn til at trælle strengt.
The Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] ruthlessly made the children of Israel [God prevails] serve,
14 Og de gjorde dem deres Liv besk med haard Trældom i Ler og i Tegl og med alle Haande Trældom paa Marken; i al deres Trældom, i hvilken de tjente dem, maatte de trælle strengt.
and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.
15 Og Kongen af Ægypten talede til de hebraiske Jordemødre, af hvilke den enes Navn var Sifra og den andens Navn Pua,
The king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] spoke to the Hebrew [Immigrant] midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,
16 og han sagde: Naar I hjælpe de hebraiske Kvinder ved Fødselen, saa ser paa Stolene: Dersom det er en Søn, saa dræber ham, og dersom det er en Datter, da maa hun leve.
and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew [Immigrant] women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”
17 Men Jordemødrene frygtede Gud og gjorde ikke saa, som Kongen af Ægypten havde talet til dem, men lode Drengene leve.
But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] ordered them, but saved the baby boys alive.
18 Da kaldte Kongen af Ægypten Jordemødrene og sagde til dem: Hvi gjorde I denne Gerning, at I lode Drengene leve?
The king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?”
19 Og Jordemødrene svarede Farao: De hebraiske ere ikke som de ægyptiske Kvinder, men de ere stærke; førend Jordemoderen kommer til dem, da have de født.
The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew [Immigrant] women are not like the Egyptian [person from Abode of slavery] women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
20 Derfor gjorde Gud vel imod Jordemødrene, og Folket blev mangfoldigt, og de bleve saare talrige.
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
21 Og det skete, efterdi Jordemødrene frygtede Gud, da lod han dem faa Huse.
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
22 Saa bød Farao alt sit Folk og sagde: Hver en Søn, som fødes, kaster ham i Floden, og lader alle Døtre leve.
Pharaoh enjoined all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
