Exodus 1

1 These are the names of the sons of Israel, who went into Egypt with Jacob. They entered, each one with his house:

And these [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Israel who went Egypt towards with Jacob everyone and household his they went.

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,

Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah.

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

Issachar Zebulun and Benjamin.

4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

Dan and Naphtali Gad and Asher.

5 Therefore, all the souls of those who went forth from Jacob’s thigh were seventy. Now Joseph was in Egypt.

And it was every person [who] came out of [the] thigh of Jacob seventy person[s] and Joseph he was in Egypt.

6 When he had died, along with all of his brothers and all of that generation,

And he died Joseph and all brothers his and all the generation that.

7 the sons of Israel increased, and they multiplied like seedlings. And having been strengthened exceedingly, they filled the land.

And [the] people of Israel they were fruitful and they swarmed and they multiplied and they became mighty with muchness muchness and it was filled the land with them.

8 Meanwhile, there arose a new king over Egypt, who was ignorant of Joseph.

And he arose a king new over Egypt who not he knew Joseph.

9 And he said to his people: “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many, and they are stronger than we are.

And he said to people his here! [the] people of [the] people of Israel [is] numerous and mighty more than us.

10 Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply; and if any war should advance against us, they may be added to our enemies, and having fought against us, they might depart from the land.”

Give! let us deal wisely to it lest it should increase and it will be that they will happen war and it will be added also it to [those who] hate us and it will fight against us and it will go up from the land.

11 And so he set over them masters of the works, in order to afflict them with burdens. And they built for Pharaoh the cities of the tabernacles: Pithom and Raamses.

And they appointed over it overseers of slave gangs so as to afflict it with forced labor their and it built cities of storage for Pharaoh Pithom and Rameses.

12 And the more they oppressed them, so much more did they multiply and increase.

And just as people afflicted it so it increased and so it spread and people felt dread because of [the] people of Israel.

13 And the Egyptians hated the sons of Israel, and they afflicted them and mocked them.

And they compelled to labor Egypt [the] people of Israel with harshness.

14 And they led their life directly into bitterness, with hard work in clay and brick, and with all kinds of servitude, so that they were being overwhelmed with the works of the land.

And they made bitter lives their with labor hard in mortar and in bricks and in all labor in the field all labor their which they labored by them with harshness.

15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, (one of whom one was called Shiphrah, another Puah)

And he said [the] king of Egypt to the midwives Hebrew who [the] name of the one [was] Shiphrah and [the] name of the second [was] Puah.

16 instructing them: “When you will act as a midwife to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery has arrived: if it is male, put it to death; if it is female, retain it.”

And he said when assist as midwife you the Hebrew [women] and you will look at the stones if [is] a son he and you will kill him and if [is] a daughter she and she will live.

17 But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.

And they feared the midwives God and not they did just as he had spoken to them [the] king of Egypt and they let live the [male] children.

18 And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?”

And he summoned [the] king of Egypt the midwives and he said to them why? have you done the thing this and have you let live? the [male] children.

19 They responded: “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. For they themselves have the wisdom of a midwife, and so they give birth before we can come to them.”

And they said the midwives to Pharaoh for not [are] like the women Egyptian the Hebrew [women] that [are] vigorous they before she comes to them the midwife and they give birth.

20 Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly.

And he did good God to the midwives and it increased the people and they became mighty exceedingly.

21 And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them.

And it was that they feared the midwives God and he appointed for them households.

22 Therefore, Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying: “Whatever will be born of the male sex, cast it into the river; whatever will be born of the female sex, retain it.”

And he commanded Pharaoh to all people his saying every son born the River towards you will throw him and every daughter you will let live!