Exodus 1
1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
Estes são os nomes dos filhos de Israel que entraram em Egito com Jacó; cada um entrou com sua família:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Rúben, Simeão, Levi e Judá;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Issacar, Zebulom e Benjamim;
4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dã e Naftali, Gade e Aser.
5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
Assim, todas as pessoas que descenderam do corpo de Jacó foram setenta. Porém José estava no Egito.
6 And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.
Depois que morreram José, todos os seus irmãos, e toda aquela geração,
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
os filhos de Israel cresceram e multiplicaram, e foram aumentados e fortalecidos grandemente; de maneira que a terra encheu-se deles.
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
Levantou-se, entretanto, um novo rei sobre o Egito, que não conhecia José.
9 And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Ele disse ao seu povo: Eis que o povo dos filhos de Israel é maior e mais forte que nós;
10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falls out any war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Agora, pois, sejamos astutos para com ele, a fim de que não se multiplique, e aconteça que caso venha guerra, ele se alie aos nossos inimigos, lute contra nós, e saia desta terra.
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Então puseram sobre [o povo de Israel] capatazes para os oprimirem com trabalhos forçados; e edificaram a Faraó as cidades de armazenamento, Pitom e Ramessés.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
Porém, quanto mais os oprimiam, mais se multiplicavam e cresciam. Por isso eles detestavam os filhos de Israel.
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigor:
Assim os egípcios fizeram os filhos de Israel servirem duramente,
14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigor.
e amargaram a vida deles com dura servidão, em fazerem barro e tijolos, em todo trabalho do campo, e em todo o seu serviço, ao qual os obrigavam com rigor.
15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
E o rei do Egito falou às parteiras das hebreias, uma das quais se chamava Sifrá, e outra Puá, e disse-lhes:
16 And he said, When you do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the stools; if it be a son, then you shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Quando fizerdes o parto das hebreias, e olhardes os assentos, se for filho, matai-o; e se for filha, então viva.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Mas as parteiras temeram a Deus, e não fizeram como o rei do Egito lhes mandara; em vez disso, preservaram a vida dos meninos.
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have you done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
E o rei do Egito mandou chamar às parteiras e lhes perguntou: Por que fizestes isto, que preservastes a vida dos meninos?
19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered before the midwives come in to them.
As parteiras responderam a Faraó: As mulheres hebreias não são como as egípcias; pois são fortes, de maneira que dão à luz antes que a parteira chegue a elas.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
E Deus fez bem às parteiras. E o povo se multiplicou, e se fortaleceu muito.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
E por as parteiras terem temido a Deus, ele constituiu famílias a elas.
22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.
Então Faraó deu a todo o seu povo a seguinte ordem: Lançai no rio todo filho que nascer, e a toda filha preservai a vida.
