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: —
Og disse ere Navnene paa Israels Sønner, som kom til Ægypten, med Jakob kom de, hver med sit Hus:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Ruben, Simeon, Levi og Juda,
3 Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin;
Isaskar, Sebulon og Benjamin,
4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Dan og Nafthali, Gad og Aser.
5 And it came to pass that all the persons who were descended from Jacob were seventy souls, —but, Joseph, was already in Egypt.
Og alle Personer, som vare udkomne af Jakobs Lænd, de vare halvfjerdsindstyve Personer; men Josef var i Ægypten.
6 So then Joseph died and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Og Josef døde, og alle hans Brødre og al denne Slægt.
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.
Og Israels Børn bleve frugtbare og vrimlede og bleve mangfoldige og vare saare talrige, og Landet blev fuldt af dem.
8 Then arose a new king over Egypt, —who had not known Joseph.
Og der kom en ny Konge over Ægypten, som ikke kendte Josef.
9 So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!
Og han sagde til sit Folk: Se, Israels Børns Folk ere flere og talrigere end vi.
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.
Velan, vi ville handle klogeligen imod det, at det ikke skal blive mangfoldigt; og det kunde ske, om der blev Lejlighed til en Krig, kunde det ogsaa slaa sig til vore Fjender og føre Krig imod os og drage ud af Landet.
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.
Saa satte de Skattebetjente over det, at de skulde plage det med deres Byrder; og man byggede Farao Forraadsstæder, nemlig Pithom og Raamses.
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.
Og jo mere de plagede det, desto mere blev det mangfoldigt, og udbredte sig, og de væmmedes ved Israels Børn.
13 And the Egyptians rigorously made the sons of Israel serve;
Og Ægypterne tvang Israels Børn til at trælle strengt.
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.
Og de gjorde dem deres Liv besk med haard Trældom i Ler og i Tegl og med alle Haande Trældom paa Marken; i al deres Trældom, i hvilken de tjente dem, maatte de trælle strengt.
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; —
Og Kongen af Ægypten talede til de hebraiske Jordemødre, af hvilke den enes Navn var Sifra og den andens Navn Pua,
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.
og han sagde: Naar I hjælpe de hebraiske Kvinder ved Fødselen, saa ser paa Stolene: Dersom det er en Søn, saa dræber ham, og dersom det er en Datter, da maa hun leve.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them, —but suffered the male children to live.
Men Jordemødrene frygtede Gud og gjorde ikke saa, som Kongen af Ægypten havde talet til dem, men lode Drengene leve.
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?
Da kaldte Kongen af Ægypten Jordemødrene og sagde til dem: Hvi gjorde I denne Gerning, at I lode Drengene leve?
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,
Og Jordemødrene svarede Farao: De hebraiske ere ikke som de ægyptiske Kvinder, men de ere stærke; førend Jordemoderen kommer til dem, da have de født.
20 So then God dealt well with the midwives, —and the people multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty.
Derfor gjorde Gud vel imod Jordemødrene, og Folket blev mangfoldigt, og de bleve saare talrige.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made for them households.
Og det skete, efterdi Jordemødrene frygtede Gud, da lod han dem faa Huse.
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.
Saa bød Farao alt sit Folk og sagde: Hver en Søn, som fødes, kaster ham i Floden, og lader alle Døtre leve.
