Exodus 1

1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were

Inilah kelanjutan cerita tentang keluarga Yakub yang pindah bersamanya ke negeri Mesir. Sesuai nama baru Yakub, mereka disebut umat Israel. Nama-nama anaknya adalah

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,

Ruben, Simeon, Lewi, Yehuda,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,

Isakar, Zebulon, Benyamin, Dan,

4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Naftali, Gad, dan Asyer.

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.

Jumlah keluarga Yakub pada waktu itu adalah tujuh puluh orang, termasuk Yusuf yang sudah lama berada di Mesir.

6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.

Waktu pun berlalu. Akhirnya Yusuf dan saudara-saudaranya serta semua orang dari generasi mereka meninggal.

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).

Umat Israel beranak cucu dan jumlah mereka bertambah banyak, sehingga mereka sangat kuat dan tersebar di seluruh Mesir.

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].

Setelah beberapa generasi berlalu, seorang raja baru yang tidak tahu apa-apa tentang kisah Yusuf mulai berkuasa atas seluruh Mesir.

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!

Raja itu berkata kepada para pejabatnya, “Lihatlah, orang-orang Israel sudah terlalu banyak, sehingga mereka lebih kuat daripada kita.

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.”

Kalau suatu saat musuh menyerang kita, bisa saja mereka bergabung dengan pihak musuh, lalu melawan kita dan meninggalkan negeri ini. Karena itu, kita harus mencari cara mengendalikan orang Israel supaya tidak bertambah banyak.”

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].

Jadi, mereka menempatkan para mandor kepala budak untuk menindas umat Israel dengan kerja paksa. Umat Israel dipaksa untuk membangun kota Pitom dan kota Rameses, yang akan dijadikan sebagai pusat penyimpanan hasil panen dan harta benda raja Mesir.

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.

Namun, semakin ditindas, jumlah umat Israel malah semakin bertambah dan semakin menyebar ke seluruh negeri itu. Hal itu membuat orang Mesir semakin takut kepada mereka.

13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,

Karena itu, dengan kejam orang Mesir memaksa mereka bekerja lebih keras.

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.

Mereka membuat hidup umat Israel semakin sengsara dengan memaksa mereka bekerja keras membuat batu bata dari campuran lumpur. Umat Israel juga disuruh melakukan segala macam pekerjaan berat, termasuk pekerjaan di ladang. Orang Mesir juga semakin menindas umat Israel dengan segala macam pekerjaan yang sangat berat.

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],

Kemudian raja Mesir memanggil dua perempuan Israel yang bertugas sebagai bidan untuk menolong ibu-ibu Israel saat melahirkan. Nama bidan itu Sifra dan 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).”

Raja berkata kepada mereka, “Perhatikanlah setiap kali kalian menolong para perempuan Israel melahirkan. Apabila bayinya perempuan, kalian boleh membiarkannya hidup, tetapi kalau laki-laki, kalian harus membunuhnya!”

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.

Namun, kedua bidan itu takut akan Allah, sehingga mereka tidak menuruti perintah raja Mesir. Mereka membiarkan semua bayi laki-laki yang lahir tetap hidup.

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?”

Maka raja Mesir memanggil kedua bidan itu dan berkata, “Berani-beraninya kalian sengaja melanggar perintah raja dengan membiarkan semua bayi laki-laki hidup!”

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].”

Jawab mereka, “Perempuan Israel tidak sama dengan perempuan Mesir. Mereka sangat kuat, sehingga sebelum bidan tiba mereka sudah melahirkan.”

20 So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.

Karena bidan-bidan itu takut akan Allah, maka Allah memberkati mereka dengan memberikan mereka keluarga dan anak-anak. Umat Israel semakin bertambah banyak dan menjadi semakin kuat.

21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.

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.”

Lalu raja Mesir memerintahkan seluruh rakyatnya, “Setiap anak laki-laki yang lahir dari orang Israel harus dibuang ke sungai Nil, tetapi bayi perempuan boleh dibiarkan hidup.”