Exodus 1
1 Now, these, are the names of the Sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, with Jacob, did each man and his household come in: —
He rhoek he Egypt la aka kun Israel ca a ming ni. Te vaengah Jakob neh a imkhui kah hlang neh,
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Reuben, Simeon, Levi neh Judah,
3 Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin;
Issakhar, Zebulun neh Benjamin,
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Dan, Naphtali, Gad neh Asher te ha pawk.
5 And it came to pass that all the persons who were descended from Jacob were seventy souls, —but, Joseph, was already in Egypt.
Te vaengah Jacob hlit lamkah aka thoeng hinglu boeih he hinglu sawmrhih lo coeng tih Joseph khaw Egypt ah om coeng.
6 So then Joseph died and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Te phoeiah Joseph neh a manuca boeih neh te kah cadilcahma tah boeih duek.
7 But the sons of Israel, were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and waxed mighty, with exceeding vigour, —so that the land was filled with them.
Tedae Israel ca rhoek tah pungtai uh tih luem uh, ping uh tih yet uh. Te dongah amih te khohmuen ah mawk mawk bae uh.
8 Then arose a new king over Egypt, —who had not known Joseph.
Te vaengah Egypt ah manghai a thai phoe tih te long te Joseph ming pawh.
9 So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!
Te dongah a pilnam te, 'Pilnam he, Israel ca rhoek he mamih lakah muep pilnu coeng.
10 Come on! let us shew ourselves wise with regard to them, lest they so multiply that it shall come to pass when war befalleth us, that they also, shall join themselves unto them who hate us, and shall make war upon us. and then go up out of the land.
Anih te cueih pae pawn sih ping aih ve. Caemtloek ha thoeng tih anih neh koei uh koinih mamih m'hmuhuet ni. Te vaengah mamih m'vathoh thil vetih khohmuen lamloh cet hae ni.
11 So they set over them chiefs of tribute, to the end they might humiliate them with their burdens, —and they built store-cities for Pharaoh, even Pithom and Raamses.
Te dongah amih bitloh neh phaep sak ham saldong mangpa a khueh thil uh. Te vaengah Pharaoh kah rhuengim khopuei la Pithom neh Raamses te a thoh pah.
12 But the more they were humiliating them, the more, were they multiplying, and, the more, were they breaking forth, so they were filled with alarm because of the sons of Israel.
Anih a phaep uh vanbangla ping van tih pungtai van. Te dongah Israel ca rhoek kah mikhmuh ah a mueipuel uh.
13 And the Egyptians rigorously made the sons of Israel serve;
Te dongah Egypt loh Israel ca rhoek te mangkhak la a thohtat sak.
14 and embittered their lives with harsh service, in clay and in bricks, and in all manner of service in the field, —all their service, wherein they rigorously made them serve.
Amih kah hingnah te amlai dong neh laiboeng dongah thohtatnah nen khaw, lohma kah thohtatnah cungkuem nen khaw, mat a phaep uh. Amih kah thohtatnah cungkuem dongah Israel ca te mangkhak la a thohtat sakuh.
15 Then said the king of Egypt to the Hebrew midwives, —of whom, the name of the one was, Shiphrah, and, the name of the other Puah; —
Te phoeiah Egypt manghai loh Hebrew ca-om rhoi, a ming la pakhat ah Shiphrah neh a pabae ah a ming la Puah te a uen.
16 then he said—When ye act as midwives unto the Hebrew women, then shall ye look out for the sex, —If it is, a son, then shall ye kill it, But, if it is, a daughter, then shall it live.
Te vaengah, “Hebrew nu te na om sak vaengah a omnah te so rhoi. tongpa atah ngawn rhoi lamtah huta atah hing saeh.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them, —but suffered the male children to live.
Tedae ca-om rhoi loh Pathen te a rhih rhoi. Te dongah Egypt manghai loh amih rhoi taengkah a thui bangla saii rhoi pawt tih camoe te a hing sak rhoi.
18 Then called the king of Egypt for the midwives, and said to them—Wherefore have ye done this thing, that ye should let the male children live?
Te dongah Egypt manghai loh ca-om rhoek te a khue tih amamih taengah, “Balae tih he kah hno he na saii uh tih camoe na hing sak uh,” a ti nah.
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh. Because not like the Egyptian women, are the Hebrew women, for they are full of life, ere yet the midwife can come in unto them, they have given birth,
Te vaengah ca-om rhoek loh Pharaoh te, “Hebrew nu he Egypt nu bang moenih. Amih tah rhaang uh tih amih taengla ca-om a pawk hlan ah khaw om uh coeng,” a ti nah.
20 So then God dealt well with the midwives, —and the people multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty.
Te dongah Pathen loh ca-om rhoek te a voelphoeng sak tih pilnam a ping dongah muep rhoeng uh.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made for them households.
Ca-om rhoek loh Pathen te a rhih uh dongah amih ham im khaw a thoh pah.
22 Then gave Pharaoh command to all his people saying—Every son that is born to the Hebrews, into the river, shall ye cast him; But every daughter, shall ye suffer to live.
Te dongah Pharaoh loh a pilnam boeih te a uen tih, “tongpa la aka thaang boeih tah sokko la voei uh kuekluek lamtah huta tah boeih hing sak uh,” a ti nah.
