Exodus 1
1 And these are the names of the sons of Israel who had come into Egypt; with Jacob had they come, each with his household:
Estes pois são os nomes dos filhos de Israel, que entraram no Egito com Jacob: cada um entrou com sua casa:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Ruben, Simeão, Levi, e Judá;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Issacar, Zabulon, e Benjamin;
4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
Dan e Naphtali, Gad e Aser.
5 And all the souls that had come out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.
Todas as almas, pois, que procederam da coxa de Jacob, foram setenta almas: José, porém, estava no Egito.
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Sendo pois José falecido, e todos os seus irmãos, e toda aquela geração,
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.
Os filhos de Israel frutificaram, e aumentaram muito, e multiplicaram-se, e foram fortalecidos grandemente; de maneira que a terra se encheu deles.
8 And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
Depois levantou-se um novo rei sobre o Egito, que não conhecera a José;
9 And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
O qual disse ao seu povo: Eis que o povo dos filhos de Israel é muito, e mais poderoso do que nós.
10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, if war occur, they take side with our enemies and fight against us, and go up out of the land.
Eia, usemos sabiamente para com ele, para que não se multiplique, e aconteça que, vindo guerra, ele também se ajunte com os nossos inimigos, e peleje contra nós, e suba da terra.
11 And they set over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.
E puseram sobre eles maiorais de tributos, para os afligirem com suas cargas. Porque edificaram a faraó cidades de tesouros, Pitom e Ramsés.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread; and they were distressed because of the children of Israel.
Mas quanto mais o afligiam, tanto mais se multiplicava, e tanto mais crescia: de maneira que se enfadavam por causa dos filhos de Israel.
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;
E os egípcios faziam servir os filhos de Israel com dureza;
14 and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.
Assim que lhes fizeram amargar a vida com dura servidão em barro, e em tijolos, e com todo o trabalho no campo; com todo o seu serviço, em que os serviam com dureza.
15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives — of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah —
E o rei do Egito falou às parteiras das hebreias (das quais o nome de uma era Siphra, e o nome da outra Puá),
16 and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see [them] on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.
E disse: Quando ajudardes a parir as hebreias, e as virdes sobre os assentos, se for filho, matai-o; mas se for filha, então viva.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
As parteiras, porém, temeram a Deus, e não fizeram como o rei do Egito lhes dissera, antes conservavam os meninos com vida.
18 And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?
Então o rei do Egito chamou as parteiras, e disse-lhes: Porque fizestes isto, que guardastes os meninos com vida?
19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.
E as parteiras disseram a faraó: Porquanto as mulheres hebreias não são como as egípcias: porque são vivas, e já tem parido antes que a parteira venha a elas.
20 And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
Portanto Deus fez bem às parteiras. E o povo se aumentou, e se fortaleceu muito.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
E aconteceu que, porquanto as parteiras temeram a Deus, estabeleceu-lhes casas.
22 Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive.
Então ordenou faraó a todo o seu povo, dizendo: A todos os filhos que nascerem lancareis no rio, mas a todas as filhas guardareis com vida.
