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:
Ово су имена синова Израиљевих који дођоше у Мисир, дођоше с Јаковом, сваки са својом породицом:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Рувим, Симеун, Левије и Јуда,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Исахар, Завулон и Венијамин,
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Дан и Нефталим, Гад и Асир.
5 Therefore, all the souls of those who went forth from Jacob’s thigh were seventy. Now Joseph was in Egypt.
А свега беше их од бедара Јаковљевих седамдесет душа с Јосифом, који беше у Мисиру.
6 When he had died, along with all of his brothers and all of that generation,
А Јосиф умре и сва браћа његова и сав онај нараштај.
7 the sons of Israel increased, and they multiplied like seedlings. And having been strengthened exceedingly, they filled the land.
И синови Израиљеви народише се и умножише се, и напредоваше и осилише веома, да их се земља напуни.
8 Meanwhile, there arose a new king over Egypt, who was ignorant of Joseph.
Тада наста нов цар у Мисиру, који не знаше за Јосифа;
9 And he said to his people: “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many, and they are stronger than we are.
И рече народу свом: Гле, народ синова Израиљевих већи је и силнији од нас.
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.”
Него хајде мудро да поступамо с њима, да се не множе, и кад настане рат да не пристану с непријатељима нашим и не ударе на нас и не оду из земље.
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.
И поставише над њима настојнике да их муче тешким пословима; и грађаше народ Израиљев Фараону градове Питом и Рамесу.
12 And the more they oppressed them, so much more did they multiply and increase.
Али што га више мучаху то се више множаше и напредоваше, да се грожаху од синова Израиљевих.
13 And the Egyptians hated the sons of Israel, and they afflicted them and mocked them.
И жестоко нагоњаху Мисирци синове Израиљеве на послове,
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.
И загорчаваху им живот тешким пословима, блатом и опекама и сваким радом у пољу, и сваким другим послом, на који их жестоко нагоњаху.
15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, (one of whom one was called Shiphrah, another Puah)
И још заповеди цар мисирски бабицама јеврејским, од којих једној беше име Сефора, а другој Фува,
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.”
И рече: Кад бабичите Јеврејке, и у порођају видите да је мушко, убијте га, а кад буде женско, нек остане живо.
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.
Али се бабице бојаху Бога, и не чињаху како им рече цар мисирски, него остављаху децу у животу.
18 And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?”
А цар мисирски дозва бабице, и рече им: Зашто то чините, те остављате у животу мушку децу?
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.”
А бабице рекоше Фараону: Јеврејке нису као жене Мисирке; јаче су; док им дође бабица, оне већ роде.
20 Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly.
И Бог учини добро бабицама; и народ се умножи и осили веома;
21 And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them.
И што се бабице бојаху Бога, начини им куће.
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.”
Тада заповеди Фараон свему народу свом говорећи: Сваког сина који се роди баците у воду, а кћери све остављајте у животу.
