Exodus 1
1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
Voici les noms des fils d'Israël venus en Égypte avec Jacob, leur père, et qui y entrèrent chacun avec toute sa famille:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Ruben, Siméon, Lévi, Juda,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan et Nephthali, Gad et Aser.
5 Altogether there were 70 people [who went with] Jacob. That included his [sons, his grandsons, and two great-grandsons]. [His son] Joseph was already in Egypt.
Joseph, de son côté, était déjà en Égypte; or, il y avait en tout soixante-quinze âmes provenant de Jacob.
6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
Et Joseph mourut, ainsi que tous ses frères, et toute cette génération.
7 But Jacob’s descendants kept giving birth to many children [IDM]. The number [of his descendants] kept becoming larger and larger. As a result, there were so many of them that they were everywhere in Egypt (OR, that they [became a threat] to the Egyptians).
Puis, les fils d'Israël crûrent et se multiplièrent; ils se répandirent, et ils se fortifièrent beaucoup, beaucoup ils semblaient pulluler de la terre.
8 Then [several hundred years later], a new king began to rule [MTY] in Egypt. He did not know [what] Joseph [had done for the people of Egypt long ago].
Mais un autre roi s'éleva sur l'Égypte, qui ne connaissait pas Joseph.
9 He said to his people, “Look [at what has happened]! The Israeli people have become so numerous and so powerful that they [now might conquer] us!
Et il dit à sa nation: Voilà que cette race des fils d'Israël forme une multitude immense et plus forte que nous.
10 We must find a way to control them! If we do not do that, their population will continue to grow. Then, if enemies [PRS] attack us, they will join with our enemies and fight against us, and they will escape from [our] land.”
Allons donc, et employons contre eux l'artifice, de peur qu'ils ne se multiplient encore; car si une guerre survenait, ils se joindraient aux ennemis, et, nous ayant vaincus, ils sortiraient de cette contrée.
11 So [the king and his officials] put supervisors over the Israeli people to cause them to suffer very much by [forcing them] to work very hard. They forced [the Israeli people to] build [two] cities, Pithom and Ramses, in which to store [supplies for the king/government].
En conséquence, il établit sur eux des intendants des travaux, afin qu'ils les épuisassent par le labeur; et ils bâtirent des villes fortes au Pharaon: Pitho, Rhamessès et On, aujourd'hui Héliopolis.
12 But the more cruelly they treated the [Israeli people], the bigger the Israeli [population] grew, and they became more numerous all over [the land]. So the Egyptian people began to be afraid of the Israeli people.
Mais plus on les opprimait, plus ils devenaient nombreux, plus leur force devenait immense, immense; et les Égyptiens avaient en abomination les fils d'Israël.
13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
Les Égyptiens opprimaient donc par la force les fils d'Israël.
14 and by making them slaves, they made their lives miserable. They [forced them] to [build many buildings with] mortar and bricks. [They also forced them to do] other work in the fields. [In making them do all this work, the Egyptian officials treated them] ruthlessly/cruelly.
Et ils affligeaient leur vie par de durs travaux, par l'argile, par la brique, par le labeur des champs; et ils les asservissaient par la violence à tous ces travaux.
15 There were two Hebrew (midwives/women who helped the women when they were giving birth). [Hebrew means the same as Israeli.] The names of the women were Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to [those two women],
Alors, le roi des Égyptiens parla aux sages-femmes des Hébreux qui s'appelaient: la première, Séphora, la seconde, Phua.
16 “When you help the Hebrew women when they are giving birth [MTY], if [the baby that is born] is a boy, you must kill it. If [the baby] is a girl, you (may let it live/do not have to kill them).”
Et il dit: Lorsque vous accoucherez des femmes d'Hébreux, et qu'elles auront enfanté, si c'est un garçon, tuez-le; si c'est une fille, conservez-la.
17 But the midwives feared/revered God. So they did not do what the king told them to do. They allowed the baby boys to live.
Mais les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, et n'exécutèrent point les ordres du roi d'Égypte; elles laissèrent vivre les enfants mâles.
18 So the king summoned the [two] midwives and said to them, “Why are you doing this? Why are you letting the baby boys live?”
Alors, le roi d'Égypte appela les sages-femmes, et leur dit: Pourquoi agissez-vous de la sorte, et laissez-vous vivre les enfants mâles?
19 [One of] the midwives replied to the king, “[You need to realize that] the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. The Hebrew women are very strong/healthy. They give birth [to their babies] before we can get to them [to help them].”
Et les sages-femmes dirent au Pharaon: Les femmes des Hébreux ne sont pas comme les Égyptiennes; avant l'arrivée des sages-femmes, elles enfantent, et l'accouchement est fait.
20 So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.
Et Dieu fit du bien aux sages-femmes; et le peuple se multiplia et se fortifia beaucoup.
21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
Et parce que les sages-femmes avaient eu la crainte de Dieu, elles se firent de bonnes maisons.
22 Then the king commanded all (the [Egyptian] people/his [advisors]): “You must throw into the Nile [River] every baby boy born that the [Hebrew women] give birth to! But you can allow the baby girls to live.”
Le Pharaon donna aussi ses ordres à son peuple, disant: Tout enfant mâle qui naîtra aux Hébreux, jetez-le dans le fleuve; et laissez vivre toutes les filles.
