Exodus 1

1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):

Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt (euery man and his housholde came thither with Iaakob)

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin,

4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 All the souls who came out of Jacob’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

So al the soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.

6 Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.

Nowe Ioseph died and all his brethren, and that whole generation.

7 The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them.

8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

9 He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

10 Come, let’s 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.”

Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and get them out of the land.

11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh.

12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel.

But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

13 The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

14 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.

Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay and in bricke, and in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon them most cruelly.

15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

Moreouer the King of Egypt commanded ye midwiues of the Ebrewe women, (of which the ones name was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah)

16 and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew 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.”

And sayde, When ye doe the office of a midwife to the women of the Ebrewes, and see them on their stooles, if it be a sonne, then yee shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then let her liue.

17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but preserued aliue the men children.

18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?

19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”

And the midwiues answered Pharaoh, Because the Ebrewe women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are liuely, and are deliuered yer the midwife come at them.

20 God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.

21 Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.

22 Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery man childe that is borne, cast yee into the riuer, but reserue euery maide childe aliue.