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 sinova Izrailjevijeh koji doðoše u Misir, doðoše s Jakovom, svaki sa svojom porodicom:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Ruvim, Simeun, Levije i Juda,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Isahar, Zavulon i Venijamin,
4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
Dan i Neftalim, Gad i Asir.
5 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
A svega bijaše ih od bedara Jakovljevijeh sedamdeset duša s Josifom, koji bješe u Misiru.
6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
A Josif umrije i sva braæa njegova 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.
I sinovi Izrailjevi narodiše se i umnožiše se, i napredovaše i osiliše veoma, da ih se zemlja napuni.
8 Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
Tada nasta nov car u Misiru, koji ne znadijaše za Josifa;
9 “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
I reèe narodu svojemu: gle, narod sinova Izrailjevijeh veæi je i silniji 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.”
Nego hajde mudro da postupamo s njima, da se ne množe, i kad nastane rat da ne pristanu s neprijateljima našim i ne udare na nas i ne otidu 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 nastojnike da ih muèe teškim poslovima; i graðaše narod Izrailjev Faraonu gradove Pitom i Ramesu.
12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
Ali što ga više muèahu to se više množaše i napredovaše, da se grožahu od sinova Izrailjevijeh.
13 They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
I žestoko nagonjahu Misirci sinove Izrailjeve na poslove,
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.
I zagrèivahu im život teškim poslovima, blatom i opekama i svakim radom u polju, i svakim drugim poslom, na koji ih žestoko nagonjahu.
15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
I još zapovjedi car Misirski babicama Jevrejskim, od kojih jednoj bješe ime Sefora a drugoj Fuva,
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.”
I reèe: kad babièite Jevrejke, i u poroðaju vidite da je muško, ubijte ga, a kad bude žensko, nek ostane živo.
17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
Ali se babice bojahu Boga, i ne èinjahu kako im reèe car Misirski, nego ostavljahu djecu u životu.
18 So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
A car Misirski dozva babice, i reèe im: zašto to èinite, te ostavljate u životu 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.”
A babice rekoše Faraonu: Jevrejke nisu kao žene Misirke; jaèe su; dok im doðe babica, one veæ rode.
20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
I Bog uèini dobro babicama; i narod se umnoži i osili veoma;
21 And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
I što se babice bojahu Boga, naèini im kuæe.
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.”
Tada zapovjedi Faraon svemu narodu svojemu govoreæi: svakoga sina koji se rodi bacite u vodu, a kæeri sve ostavljajte u životu.
