Exodus 1
1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
Or, voici les noms des fils d'Israël qui vinrent en Égypte avec Jacob. Ils y vinrent chacun avec sa famille.
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Ruben, Siméon, Lévi et Juda,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Issacar, Zabulon et Benjamin,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan et Nephtali, Gad et Asser.
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.
Toutes les personnes issues de Jacob étaient soixante et dix; et Joseph était en Égypte.
6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
Or 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).
Et les enfants d'Israël s'accrurent et foisonnèrent, et se multiplièrent et devinrent très puissants; et le pays en fut rempli.
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 il s'éleva sur l'Égypte un nouveau roi, qui n'avait point connu 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 son peuple: Voici, le peuple des enfants d'Israël est plus grand et plus puissant 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! agissons prudemment avec lui, de peur qu'il ne s'accroisse, et que s'il arrive quelque guerre, il ne se joigne aussi à nos ennemis, ne combatte contre nous, et ne monte hors du pays.
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].
Ils établirent donc sur lui des chefs de corvées, pour l'accabler par leurs travaux; et il bâtit pour Pharaon des villes de munitions, Pithom et Ramsès.
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 ils l'accablaient, plus il multipliait et se répandait; et ils prirent peur des enfants d'Israël.
13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
Et les Égyptiens firent servir les enfants d'Israël avec rigueur;
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 leur rendirent la vie amère, par un rude travail à l'argile et aux briques, et par toutes sortes de travaux des champs, ainsi que tous les services qu'ils leur imposaient avec rigueur.
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],
Le roi d'Égypte parla aussi aux sages-femmes des Hébreux, dont l'une s'appelait Shiphra, et l'autre Pua,
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: Quand vous accoucherez les femmes des Hébreux, et que vous les verrez sur les sièges, si c'est un fils, vous le ferez mourir; mais si c'est une fille, qu'elle vive.
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 ne firent pas ce que le roi d'Égypte leur avait dit; et elles laissèrent vivre les garçons.
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 avez-vous fait ainsi, et avez-vous laissé vivre les garçons?
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 répondirent à Pharaon: C'est que les femmes des Hébreux ne sont point comme les Égyptiennes, car elles sont vigoureuses; avant que la sage-femme arrive auprès d'elles, elles ont accouché.
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 devint très nombreux.
21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
Et parce que les sages-femmes craignirent Dieu, il fit prospérer leurs 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.”
Alors Pharaon donna cet ordre à tout son peuple: Jetez dans le fleuve tous les fils qui naîtront, mais laissez vivre toutes les filles.
