Exodus 1
1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt (euery man and his housholde came thither with Iaakob)
Ovo su imena Izraelovih sinova koji su s Jakovom sišli u Egipat, svaki sa svojim domom:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah,
Ruben, Šimun, Levi i Juda;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin,
Jisakar, Zebulun i Benjamin;
4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan i Naftali; Gad i Ašer.
5 So al the soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.
U svemu Jakovljevih potomaka bijaše sedamdeset duša. A Josip je već bio u Egiptu.
6 Nowe Ioseph died and all his brethren, and that whole generation.
I umre Josip, a pomru i sva njegova braća i sav onaj naraštaj.
7 And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them.
Ali su Izraelci bili rodni, namnožili se i silno ojačali, tako da su napučili zemlju.
8 Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.
Uto u Egiptu zavlada novi kralj koji nije poznavao Josipa.
9 And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.
I reče on svome puku: “Eto, sinovi su Izraelovi postali narod brojan i moćniji od nas.
10 Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and get them out of the land.
Hajde, postupimo mudro s njima: spriječimo im porast, da se u slučaju rata ne pridruže našim neprijateljima, da ne udare na nas i napokon ne odu iz zemlje.”
11 Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh.
I postaviše nad njima nadglednike da ih tlače teškim radovima. Tako su faraonu sagradili gradove-skladišta: Pitom i Ramses.
12 But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.
Ali što su ih više tlačili, oni se još više množili, napredovali i širili se, tako da su Egipćani strahovali od Izraelaca.
13 Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.
I Egipćani se okrutno obore na Izraelce.
14 Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay and in bricke, and in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon them most cruelly.
Ogorčavali su im život teškim radovima: pravljenjem meljte i opeke, različitim poljskim poslovima i svakovrsnim naporima koje im nemilosrdno nametahu.
15 Moreouer the King of Egypt commanded ye midwiues of the Ebrewe women, (of which the ones name was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah)
Egipatski se kralj obrati i na hebrejske babice, od kojih jednoj bijaše ime Šifra, a drugoj Pua, pa im naredi:
16 And sayde, When ye doe the office of a midwife to the women of the Ebrewes, and see them on their stooles, if it be a sonne, then yee shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then let her liue.
“Kad u porodu pomažete Hebrejkama, dobro pogledajte oba kamena sjedala: ako je muško dijete, ubijte ga; ako je žensko, neka živi.
17 Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but preserued aliue the men children.
Ali su se babice bojale Boga i nisu činile kako im je naredio egipatski kralj, nego su ostavljale na životu mušku djecu.
18 Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?
Stoga egipatski kralj pozove babice pa im rekne: “Zašto ste tako radile i na životu ostavljale mušku djecu?”
19 And the midwiues answered Pharaoh, Because the Ebrewe women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are liuely, and are deliuered yer the midwife come at them.
Nato babice odgovore faraonu: “Hebrejke nisu kao egipatske žene. One su životne. Prije nego babica dođe k njima, one već rode.”
20 God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.
Bog je to babicama za dobro primio. Narod se množio i silno porastao.
21 And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.
A kako su se babice bojale Boga, on ih obdari potomstvom.
22 Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery man childe that is borne, cast yee into the riuer, but reserue euery maide childe aliue.
Onda faraon izda naredbu svemu svome narodu: “Svako muško dijete koje se rodi Hebrejima bacite u Rijeku! Na životu ostavite samo žensku djecu.”
