Exodus 1
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel that came into Egypt together with Jacob their father; they came in each with their whole family.
Hæc sunt nomina filiorum Israël qui ingressi sunt in Ægyptum cum Jacob: singuli cum domibus suis introierunt:
2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,
3 Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,
Issachar, Zabulon et Benjamin,
4 Dan and Nephthalim, Gad and Aser.
Dan et Nephthali, Gad et Aser.
5 But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls [born] of Jacob were seventy-five.
Erant igitur omnes animæ eorum qui egressi sunt de femore Jacob, septuaginta: Joseph autem in Ægypto erat.
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Quo mortuo, et universis fratribus ejus, omnique cognatione illa,
7 And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
filii Israël creverunt, et quasi germinantes multiplicati sunt: ac roborati nimis, impleverunt terram.
8 And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
Surrexit interea rex novus super Ægyptum, qui ignorabat Joseph.
9 And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
Et ait ad populum suum: Ecce, populus filiorum Israël multus, et fortior nobis est.
10 come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.
Venite, sapienter opprimamus eum, ne forte multiplicetur: et si ingruerit contra nos bellum, addatur inimicis nostris, expugnatisque nobis egrediatur de terra.
11 And he set over them task-masters, who should afflict them in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharao, both Pitho, and Ramesses, and On, which is Heliopolis.
Præposuit itaque eis magistros operum, ut affligerent eos oneribus: ædificaveruntque urbes tabernaculorum Pharaoni, Phithom et Ramesses.
12 But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.
Quantoque opprimebant eos, tanto magis multiplicabantur, et crescebant:
13 And the Egyptians tyrannised over the children of Israel by force.
oderantque filios Israël Ægyptii, et affligebant illudentes eis,
14 And they embittered their life by hard labours, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.
atque ad amaritudinem perducebant vitam eorum operibus duris luti et lateris, omnique famulatu, quo in terræ operibus premebantur.
15 And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; the name of the one was, Sepphora; and the name of the second, Phua.
Dixit autem rex Ægypti obstetricibus Hebræorum, quarum una vocabatur Sephora, altera Phua,
16 And he said, When ye do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and they are about to be delivered, if it be a male, kill it; but if a female, save it.
præcipiens eis: Quando obstetricabitis Hebræas, et partus tempus advenerit: si masculus fuerit, interficite eum: si femina, reservate.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
Timuerunt autem obstetrices Deum, et non fecerunt juxta præceptum regis Ægypti, sed conservabant mares.
18 And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Why is it that ye have done this thing, and saved the male children alive?
Quibus ad se accersitis, rex ait: Quidnam est hoc quod facere voluistis, ut pueros servaretis?
19 And the midwives said to Pharao, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children.
Quæ responderunt: Non sunt Hebreæ sicut ægyptiæ mulieres: ipsæ enim obstetricandi habent scientiam, et priusquam veniamus ad eas, pariunt.
20 And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.
Bene ergo fecit Deus obstetricibus: et crevit populus, confortatusque est nimis.
21 And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.
Et quia timuerunt obstetrices Deum, ædificavit eis domos.
22 And Pharao charged all his people, saying, Whatever male [child] shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every female, save it alive.
Præcepit ergo Pharao omni populo suo, dicens: Quidquid masculini sexus natum fuerit, in flumen projicite: quidquid feminini, reservate.
