Exodus 1
1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
Και ταύτα είναι τα ονόματα των υιών Ισραήλ, των εισελθόντων εις Αίγυπτον μετά του Ιακώβ· έκαστος μετά της οικογένειας αυτού εισήλθον.
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Ρουβήν, Συμεών, Λευΐ και Ιούδας,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Ισσάχαρ, Ζαβουλών και Βενιαμίν,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Δαν και Νεφθαλί, Γαδ και Ασήρ.
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.
Και πάσαι αι ψυχαί αι εξελθούσαι εκ του μηρού του Ιακώβ ήσαν ψυχαί εβδομήκοντα· ο δε Ιωσήφ ήτο ήδη εν Αιγύπτω.
6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
Ετελεύτησε δε ο Ιωσήφ και πάντες οι αδελφοί αυτού, και πάσα η γενεά εκείνη.
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).
Και ηυξήνθησαν οι υιοί Ισραήλ και επληθύνθησαν, και επολλαπλασιάσθησαν, και ενεδυναμώθησαν σφόδρα, ώστε ο τόπος εγέμισεν απ' αυτών.
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].
Εσηκώθη δε νέος βασιλεύς επί την Αίγυπτον, όστις δεν εγνώριζε τον Ιωσήφ.
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!
Και είπε προς τον λαόν αυτού, Ιδού, ο λαός των υιών Ισραήλ είναι πολύ πλήθος και ισχυρότερος ημών·
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.”
έλθετε, ας σοφισθώμεν κατ' αυτών, διά να μη πολλαπλασιασθώσι, και αν συμβή πόλεμος ενωθώσι και ούτοι μετά των εχθρών ημών και πολεμήσωσιν ημάς και αναχωρήσωσιν εκ του τόπου.
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].
Κατέστησαν λοιπόν επ' αυτούς επιστάτας των εργασιών, διά να καταθλίβωσιν αυτούς με τα βάρη αυτών· και ωκοδόμησαν εις τον Φαραώ πόλεις αποθηκών, την Πιθώμ και την Ραμεσσή.
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.
Όσον όμως κατέθλιβον αυτούς, τόσω μάλλον επληθύνοντο και ηυξάνοντο. Και οι Αιγύπτιοι απεστρέφοντο τους υιούς Ισραήλ.
13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
Και κατεδυνάστευον οι Αιγύπτιοι τους υιούς Ισραήλ αυστηρώς·
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.
και κατεπίκραινον την ζωήν αυτών διά της σκληράς δουλείας εις τον πηλόν και εις τας πλίνθους, και εις πάσας τας εργασίας των πεδιάδων· πάσαι αι εργασίαι αυτών, με τας οποίας κατεδυνάστευον αυτούς, ήσαν αυστηραί.
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],
Και ελάλησεν ο βασιλεύς των Αιγυπτίων προς τας μαίας των Εβραίων, εκ των οποίων η μία ωνομάζετο Σεπφώρα, και η άλλη Φουά,
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).”
και είπεν, Όταν μαιεύητε τας Εβραίας και ίδητε αυτάς επί της γέννας, εάν μεν ήναι αρσενικόν, θανατόνετε αυτό· εάν δε ήναι θηλυκόν, τότε ας ζήση.
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.
Εφοβήθησαν δε αι μαίαι τον Θεόν και δεν έκαμνον ως είπε προς αυτάς ο βασιλεύς της Αιγύπτου, αλλ' άφινον ζώντα τα αρσενικά.
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?”
Καλέσας δε ο βασιλεύς της Αιγύπτου τας μαίας, είπε προς αυτάς, Διά τι εκάμετε το πράγμα τούτο, και αφίνετε ζώντα τα αρσενικά;
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].”
Και απεκρίθησαν αι μαίαι προς τον Φαραώ, Ότι αι Εβραίαι δεν είναι ως αι γυναίκες της Αιγύπτου· διότι είναι εύρωστοι και γεννώσι πριν εισέλθωσιν εις αυτάς αι μαίαι.
20 So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.
Ο δε Θεός ηγαθοποίει τας μαίας· και επληθύνετο ο λαός και ενεδυναμούτο σφόδρα.
21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
Και επειδή αι μαίαι εφοβούντο τον Θεόν, έκαμεν εις αυτάς οίκους.
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.”
Ο δε Φαραώ προσέταξε πάντα τον λαόν αυτού, λέγων, Παν αρσενικόν το οποίον γεννηθή, εις τον ποταμόν ρίπτετε αυτό· παν δε θηλυκόν, αφίνετε να ζη.
