2 Mosebog 1
1 Dette er Navnene på Israels Sønner, der sammen med Jakob kom til Ægypten med deres Familier:
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, that came into Egypt with Jacob, every man and his household they came.
2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi og Juda,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
3 Issakar, Zebulon og Benjamin,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan og Naftali, Gad og Aser.
Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 Jakobs Efterkommere udgjorde i alt halvfjerdsindstyve, men Josef var i Ægypten.
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; together with Joseph who was already in Egypt.
6 Imidlertid døde Josef og alle hans Brødre og hele dette Slægtled.
And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.
7 Men Israeliterne var frugtbare og formerede sig, og de blev mange og overmåde talrige, så at Landet blev fuldt af dem.
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Da kom der en ny Konge over Ægypten, som ikke vidste noget om Josef;
Now there rose up a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
9 og han sagde til sit Folk: "Se, Israels Folk bliver talrigere og stærkere end vi.
And he said unto his people: Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and mightier than we.
10 Velan, lad os gå klogt til Værks imod dem, for at de ikke skal blive for mange; ellers kan det hænde, når vi kommer i Krig, at de går over til vore Modstandere og kæmper mod os og til sidst forlader Landet!"
Come, let us deal wisely with them lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there happen to be a war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and depart out of the land.
11 Så satte man Fogeder over dem til at plage dem med Trællearbejde, og de måtte bygge Forrådsbyer for Farao: Pitom og Ra'amses.
And they set over taskmasters, to afflict them with their burdensome labors; and they built treasure cities, for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.
12 Men jo mere man plagede dem, des flere blev de, og des mere bredte de sig, så Ægypterne fik Rædsel for Israeliterne.
But in the measure that they afflicted them, so they multiplied and so they spread out; and they felt abhorrence because of the children of Israel.
13 Og Ægypterne tvang Israeliterne til Trællearbejde
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to labor with rigor:
14 og gjorde dem Livet bittert ved hårdt Arbejde med Ler og Tegl og alle Hånde Markarbejde, ved alt det Arbejde, de tvang dem til at udføre for sig.
And they made their lives bitter with hard labor, in mortar, and in bricks, and in all manner of labor in the field; in all their service, wherein they made them labor with rigor.
15 Ægypterkongen sagde da til Hebræerkvindernes Jordemødre, af hvilke den ene hed Sjifra, den anden Pua:
And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah;
16 "Når I forløser Hebræerkvinderne, skal I se godt efter ved Fødselen, og er det et Drengebarn, tag så Livet af det, men er det et Pigebarn, lad det så leve!"
And he said: When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, ye shall look upon the birth; if it be a son, then shall ye kill him; but if it be a daughter, then may she live.
17 Men Jordemødrene frygtede Gud og gjorde ikke, som Ægypterkongen havde befalet dem, men lod Drengebørnene leve.
But the midwives feared God, and they did not as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.
18 Da lod Ægypterkongen Jordemødrene kalde og sagde til dem: "Hvorfor har I båret eder således ad og ladet Drengebørnene leve?"
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and he said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?
19 Men Jordemødrene svarede Farao: "Hebræerkvinderne er ikke som de Ægyptiske Kvinder, de har let ved at føde; inden Jordemoderen kommer til dem, har de allerede født!"
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively; ere the midwife cometh in unto them they are delivered.
20 Og Gud gjorde vel imod Jordemødrene, og Folket blev stort og såre talrigt;
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21 og Gud gav Jordemødrene Afkom, fordi de frygtede ham.
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
22 Da udstedte Farao den Befaling til hele sit Folk: "Alle Drengebørn, der fødes, skal I kaste i Nilen, men Pigebørnene skal I lade leve!"
And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
