Wuok 1

1 Magi e nying jo-Israel mane odhi e piny Misri gi Jakobo, moro ka moro gi joode:

Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt; every man and his family came with Jacob.

2 Reuben, Simeon, Lawi, kod Juda;

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

3 Isakar, Zebulun kod Benjamin;

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

4 Dan kod Naftali; Gad kod Asher.

Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

5 Joka Jakobo duto noromo ji piero abiriyo, nikech Josef to noyudo osechopo e piny Misri.

All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.

6 Koro Josef gi owetene duto kod tiengʼno duto notho,

Then Joseph came to his end, and all his brothers, and all that generation.

7 to jo-Israel nonyaa kendo gimedore ahinya mi gimedo bedo oganda mathoth moloyo mane gipongʼo pinyno duto.

And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.

8 Bangʼe ruoth manyien mane ok ongʼeyo wach Josef nobedo e loch e piny Misri.

Now a new king came to power in Egypt, who had no knowledge of Joseph.

9 Nonyiso joge niya, “Neuru, jo-Israel osenyaa moloyowa.

And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are:

10 Watangʼuru, nono to gibiro medore ahinya kendo bedo maratego, ma ka lweny owuok ginyalo dok ne wasikwa mondo giked kodwa, mi giring gia e pinywa.”

Let us take care for fear that their numbers may become even greater, and if there is a war, they may be joined with those who are against us, and make an attack on us, and go up out of the land.

11 Kuom mano, jo-Misri noketo nyipeche mondo ochun jo-Israel gi tich matek, kendo negigero Pithom gi Rameses kaka miech keno mag ruoth Farao.

So they put overseers of forced work over them, in order to make their strength less by the weight of their work. And they made store-towns for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.

12 To kaka ne imedo sandgi, e kaka negimedo nyaa kendo gimedore; omiyo jo-Misri nomedo luoro jo-Israel,

But the more cruel they were to them, the more their number increased, till all the land was full of them. And the children of Israel were hated by the Egyptians.

13 kuom mano jo-Misri nobembo jo-Israel gi tich mapek mar wasumbini.

And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:

14 Negimiyo ngimagi odoko matek gi tije achuna mag nyono lowo mar matafare; e tijegi duto jo-Misri noketogi gi tich mapek mar wasumbini.

And made their lives bitter with hard work, making building-material and bricks, and doing all sorts of work in the fields under the hardest conditions.

15 Bangʼe ruodh jo-Misri nogolo chik mondo mond jo-Hibrania ma jocholo miluongo ni Shifra kod Pua niya,

And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew women who gave help at the time of childbirth (the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah),

16 “Ka ucholo mond jo-Hibrania mi uneno ka onywolo nyathi ma wuowi, to negeuru, to ka en nyathi ma nyako, to kik unege.”

When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.

17 To kata kamano, jochologo noluoro Nyasaye kendo ne ok gitimo gima ruodh jo-Misri nonyisogi mondo gitim, mine ok ginego nyithindo ma yawuowi.

But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

18 Ruodh jo-Misri noluongo jochologo mi openjogi niya, “En angʼo momiyo utimo kama? Angʼo momiyo ok uneg nyithindo ma yawuowi?”

And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

19 Jochologo nodwoko Farao niya, “Mond jo-Hibrania ok chal gi mond jo-Misri, gin giteko kendo ginywol kapok jocholo ochopo irgi.”

And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.

20 Kuom mano Nyasaye nogwedho jochologo, kendo jo-Israel nomedo nyaa mi odoko oganda maduongʼ.

And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.

21 Nikech jochologo noluoro Nyasaye, Nyasaye nogwedhogi gi nyithindo.

And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.

22 Bangʼe Farao nogolo chik ne joge kowacho niya, “Nyathi ma wuowi moro amora monywol nyaka udir e aora Nael, to nyithindo ma nyiri to uwe odongi.”

And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.