Exodus 1
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
Ovo su imena Izraelovih sinova koji su s Jakovom sišli u Egipat, svaki sa svojim domom:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Ruben, Šimun, Levi i Juda;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Jisakar, Zebulun i Benjamin;
4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
Dan i Naftali; Gad i Ašer.
5 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
U svemu Jakovljevih potomaka bijaše sedamdeset duša. A Josip je već bio u Egiptu.
6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
I umre Josip, a pomru i sva njegova braća i sav onaj naraštaj.
7 but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
Ali su Izraelci bili rodni, namnožili se i silno ojačali, tako da su napučili zemlju.
8 Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
Uto u Egiptu zavlada novi kralj koji nije poznavao Josipa.
9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
I reče on svome puku: “Eto, sinovi su Izraelovi postali narod brojan i moćniji od nas.
10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
Hajde, postupimo mudro s njima: spriječimo im porast, da se u slučaju rata ne pridruže našim neprijateljima, da ne udare na nas i napokon ne odu iz zemlje.”
11 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
I postaviše nad njima nadglednike da ih tlače teškim radovima. Tako su faraonu sagradili gradove-skladišta: Pitom i Ramses.
12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
Ali što su ih više tlačili, oni se još više množili, napredovali i širili se, tako da su Egipćani strahovali od Izraelaca.
13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
I Egipćani se okrutno obore na Izraelce.
14 and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
Ogorčavali su im život teškim radovima: pravljenjem meljte i opeke, različitim poljskim poslovima i svakovrsnim naporima koje im nemilosrdno nametahu.
15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
Egipatski se kralj obrati i na hebrejske babice, od kojih jednoj bijaše ime Šifra, a drugoj Pua, pa im naredi:
16 “When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
“Kad u porodu pomažete Hebrejkama, dobro pogledajte oba kamena sjedala: ako je muško dijete, ubijte ga; ako je žensko, neka živi.
17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
Ali su se babice bojale Boga i nisu činile kako im je naredio egipatski kralj, nego su ostavljale na životu mušku djecu.
18 So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
Stoga egipatski kralj pozove babice pa im rekne: “Zašto ste tako radile i na životu ostavljale mušku djecu?”
19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”
Nato babice odgovore faraonu: “Hebrejke nisu kao egipatske žene. One su životne. Prije nego babica dođe k njima, one već rode.”
20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
Bog je to babicama za dobro primio. Narod se množio i silno porastao.
21 And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
A kako su se babice bojale Boga, on ih obdari potomstvom.
22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
Onda faraon izda naredbu svemu svome narodu: “Svako muško dijete koje se rodi Hebrejima bacite u Rijeku! Na životu ostavite samo žensku djecu.”
