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)

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, Leui, and Iudah,

Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah.

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin,

Issachar Zebulun and Benjamin.

4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Dan and Naphtali Gad and Asher.

5 So al the soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.

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

6 Nowe Ioseph died and all his brethren, and that whole generation.

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

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.

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 Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

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

9 And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

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

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.

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 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.

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 But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

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

13 Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

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

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.

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 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)

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 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.

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 Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but preserued aliue the men children.

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 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?

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 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.

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 God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.

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

21 And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.

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

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.

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!