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.
Inilah nama para anak Israel yang datang ke Mesir bersama-sama dengan Yakub; mereka datang dengan keluarganya masing-masing:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Ruben, Simeon, Lewi dan Yehuda;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Isakhar, Zebulon dan Benyamin;
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Dan serta Naftali, Gad dan Asyer.
5 All the offspring of Jacob were seventy persons: and Joseph had come to Egypt before them.
Seluruh keturunan yang diperoleh Yakub berjumlah tujuh puluh jiwa. Tetapi Yusuf telah ada di Mesir.
6 Then Joseph came to his end, and all his brothers, and all that generation.
Kemudian matilah Yusuf, serta semua saudara-saudaranya dan semua orang yang seangkatan dengan dia.
7 And the children of Israel were fertile, increasing very greatly in numbers and in power; and the land was full of them.
Orang-orang Israel beranak cucu dan tak terbilang jumlahnya; mereka bertambah banyak dan dengan dahsyat berlipat ganda, sehingga negeri itu dipenuhi mereka.
8 Now a new king came to power in Egypt, who had no knowledge of Joseph.
Kemudian bangkitlah seorang raja baru memerintah tanah Mesir, yang tidak mengenal Yusuf.
9 And he said to his people, See, the people of Israel are greater in number and in power than we are:
Berkatalah raja itu kepada rakyatnya: "Bangsa Israel itu sangat banyak dan lebih besar jumlahnya dari pada kita.
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.
Marilah kita bertindak dengan bijaksana terhadap mereka, supaya mereka jangan bertambah banyak lagi dan--jika terjadi peperangan--jangan bersekutu nanti dengan musuh kita dan memerangi kita, lalu pergi dari negeri ini."
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.
Sebab itu pengawas-pengawas rodi ditempatkan atas mereka untuk menindas mereka dengan kerja paksa: mereka harus mendirikan bagi Firaun kota-kota perbekalan, yakni Pitom dan Raamses.
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.
Tetapi makin ditindas, makin bertambah banyak dan berkembang mereka, sehingga orang merasa takut kepada orang Israel itu.
13 And they gave the children of Israel even harder work to do:
Lalu dengan kejam orang Mesir memaksa orang Israel bekerja,
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.
dan memahitkan hidup mereka dengan pekerjaan yang berat, yaitu mengerjakan tanah liat dan batu bata, dan berbagai-bagai pekerjaan di padang, ya segala pekerjaan yang dengan kejam dipaksakan orang Mesir kepada mereka itu.
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),
Raja Mesir juga memerintahkan kepada bidan-bidan yang menolong perempuan Ibrani, seorang bernama Sifra dan yang lain bernama Pua, katanya:
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.
"Apabila kamu menolong perempuan Ibrani pada waktu bersalin, kamu harus memperhatikan waktu anak itu lahir: jika anak laki-laki, kamu harus membunuhnya, tetapi jika anak perempuan, bolehlah ia hidup."
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.
Tetapi bidan-bidan itu takut akan Allah dan tidak melakukan seperti yang dikatakan raja Mesir kepada mereka, dan membiarkan bayi-bayi itu hidup.
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?
Lalu raja Mesir memanggil bidan-bidan itu dan bertanya kepada mereka: "Mengapakah kamu berbuat demikian membiarkan hidup bayi-bayi itu?"
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.
Jawab bidan-bidan itu kepada Firaun: "Sebab perempuan Ibrani tidak sama dengan perempuan Mesir; melainkan mereka kuat: sebelum bidan datang, mereka telah bersalin."
20 And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.
Maka Allah berbuat baik kepada bidan-bidan itu; bertambah banyaklah bangsa itu dan sangat berlipat ganda.
21 And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.
Dan karena bidan-bidan itu takut akan Allah, maka Ia membuat mereka berumah tangga.
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.
Lalu Firaun memberi perintah kepada seluruh rakyatnya: "Lemparkanlah segala anak laki-laki yang lahir bagi orang Ibrani ke dalam sungai Nil; tetapi segala anak perempuan biarkanlah hidup."
