Exodus 1
1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt; every man and his family came with Jacob.
Šie nu ir Israēla bērnu vārdi, kas ar Jēkabu ir nākuši uz Ēģiptes zemi; ikviens nāca ar savu saimi:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Rūbens, Sīmeans, Levis un Jūda,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Īsašars, Zebulons un Benjamins,
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Dans, Naftalus, Gads un Ašers.
5 All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.
Un visas dvēseles, kas nākušas no Jēkaba gurniem bija septiņdesmit; bet Jāzeps jau bija Ēģiptes zemē.
6 Then Joseph came to his end, and all his brothers, and all that generation.
Kad nu Jāzeps bija nomiris un visi viņa brāļi un viss tas dzimums,
7 And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.
Tad Israēla bērni augļojās un radās pa pulkiem un vairojās un tapa ļoti vareni, tā ka tā zeme ar tiem tapa piepildīta.
8 Now a new king came to power in Egypt, who had no knowledge of Joseph.
Un jauns ķēniņš cēlās pār Ēģiptes zemi, kas Jāzepu nepazina.
9 And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are:
Tas sacīja uz saviem ļaudīm: Redzi, Israēla bērnu tauta ir liela, un tie ir jo varenāki nekā mēs.
10 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.
Tad nu turēsimies gudri pret tiem, ka tie nevairojās, lai, kad karš ceļas, tie nedodās pie mūsu ienaidniekiem un nekaro pret mums un neaiziet no šīs zemes.
11 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.
Tad tie pār viņiem iecēla darba uzraugus, ka viņus spiestu ar grūtiem darbiem, un tie Faraonam uztaisīja mantu pilis Pitom un Raēmzes.
12 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.
Bet jo vairāk viņus spieda, jo vairāk tie vairojās un izplētās; un tiem palika bail no Israēla bērniem.
13 And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:
Un ēģiptieši kalpināja Israēla bērnus nežēlīgi,
14 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.
Un darīja dzīvību tiem rūgtu ar grūtiem darbiem pie māliem un ķieģeļiem un ar visādiem darbiem laukā, un ar visādiem darbiem, ar ko tie viņus nežēlīgi kalpināja.
15 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),
Un Ēģiptes ķēniņš runāja uz Ebreju bērnu saņēmējām, (tās vienas vārds bija Šifra un tās otras Pua),
16 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.
Un sacīja: kad jūs Ebreju sievām palīdzat pie dzemdēšanas, un tām uz krēsla sēžot redzat to esam dēlu, tad to nonāvējiet, bet ja ir meita, tad to atstājiet dzīvu.
17 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.
Bet tās bērnu saņēmējas bijās Dievu un nedarīja, kā Ēģiptes ķēniņš tām bija sacījis, bet atstāja tos puisēnus dzīvus.
18 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?
Tad Ēģiptes ķēniņš tās bērnu saņēmējas aicināja un uz tām sacīja: kādēļ jūs to esat darījušas un tos puisēnus atstājušas dzīvus?
19 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.
Un tās bērnu saņēmējas sacīja uz Faraonu: tādēļ ka Ebreju sievas nav kā ēģiptiešu sievas; jo tās ir stipras; pirms bērnu saņēmēja pie tām atnāk, tās jau ir dzemdējušas.
20 And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.
Tāpēc Dievs tām bērnu saņēmējām darīja labu, un tie ļaudis vairojās un tapa vareni.
21 And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.
Un tāpēc ka tās bērnu saņēmējas Dievu bijās, viņš tām darīja namus.
22 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.
Tad Faraons pavēlēja visiem saviem ļaudīm un sacīja: jums visus dēlus, kas piedzimst, būs iemest upē, bet visas meitas atstāt dzīvas.
