Exodus 1
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:
Dette er Navnene paa Israels Sønner, der sammen med Jakob kom til Ægypten med deres Familier:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Ruben, Simeon, Levi og Juda,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Issakar, Zebulon og Benjamin,
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Dan og Naftali, Gad og Aser.
5 All the people who were directly descended from Jacob were seventy-five, and Joseph was in Egypt already.
Jakobs Efterkommere udgjorde i alt halvfjerdsindstyve, men Josef var i Ægypten.
6 Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
Imidlertid døde Josef og alle hans Brødre og hele dette Slægtled.
7 The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Men Israeliterne var frugtbare og formerede sig, og de blev mange og overmaade talrige, saa at Landet blev fuldt af dem.
8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
Da kom der en ny Konge over Ægypten, som ikke vidste noget om Josef;
9 He said to his people, "Look, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.
og han sagde til sit Folk: »Se, Israels Folk bliver talrigere og stærkere end vi.
10 Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land."
Velan, lad os gaa klogt til Værks imod dem, for at de ikke skal blive for mange; ellers kan det hænde, naar vi kommer i Krig, at de gaar over til vore Modstandere og kæmper mod os og til sidst forlader Landet!«
11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Rameses.
Saa satte man Fogeder over dem til at plage dem med Trællearbejde, og de maatte bygge Forraadsbyer for Farao: Pitom og Ra'amses.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. And they were in dread of the children of Israel.
Men jo mere man plagede dem, des flere blev de, og des mere bredte de sig, saa Ægypterne fik Rædsel for Israeliterne.
13 And the Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel labor,
Og Ægypterne tvang Israeliterne til Trællearbejde
14 and they made their lives bitter with hard labor, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of labor in the field, all their labors which they ruthlessly made them do.
og gjorde dem Livet bittert ved haardt Arbejde med Ler og Tegl og alle Haande Markarbejde, ved alt det Arbejde, de tvang dem til at udføre for sig.
15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,
Ægypterkongen sagde da til Hebræerkvindernes Jordemødre, af hvilke den ene hed Sjifra, den anden Pua:
16 and he said, "When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."
»Naar I forløser Hebræerkvinderne, skal I se godt efter ved Fødselen, og er det et Drengebarn, tag saa Livet af det, men er det et Pigebarn, lad det saa leve!«
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
Men Jordemødrene frygtede Gud og gjorde ikke, som Ægypterkongen havde befalet dem, men lod Drengebørnene leve.
18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?"
Da lod Ægypterkongen Jordemødrene kalde og sagde til dem: »Hvorfor har I baaret eder saaledes ad og ladet Drengebørnene leve?«
19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women aren't like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them."
Men Jordemødrene svarede Farao: »Hebræerkvinderne er ikke som de Ægyptiske Kvinder, de har let ved at føde; inden Jordemoderen kommer til dem, har de allerede født!«
20 God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
Og Gud gjorde vel imod Jordemødrene, og Folket blev stort og saare talrigt;
21 It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.
og Gud gav Jordemødrene Afkom, fordi de frygtede ham.
22 Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "You are to cast every son who is born to the Hebrews into the river, but every daughter you are to keep alive."
Da udstedte Farao den Befaling til hele sit Folk: »Alle Drengebørn, der fødes, skal I kaste i Nilen, men Pigebørnene skal I lade leve!«
