Exodus 1
1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
Вот имена сынов Израилевых, которые вошли в Египет с Иаковом отцом их, вошли каждый со всем домом своим:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Рувим, Симеон, Левий и Иуда,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Иссахар, Завулон и Вениамин,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Дан и Неффалим, Гад и Асир.
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.
Всех же душ, происшедших от чресл Иакова, было семьдесят пять, а Иосиф был уже в Египте.
6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
И умер Иосиф и все братья его, и весь род их;
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).
а сыны Израилевы расплодились и размножились, и возросли и усилились чрезвычайно, и наполнилась ими земля та.
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].
И восстал в Египте новый царь, который не знал Иосифа,
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!
и сказал народу своему: вот, народ сынов Израилевых многочислен и сильнее нас;
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.”
перехитрим же его, чтобы он не размножался; иначе, когда случится война, соединится и он с нашими неприятелями, и вооружится против нас, и выйдет из земли нашей.
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].
И поставили над ним начальников работ, чтобы изнуряли его тяжкими работами. И он построил фараону Пифом и Раамсес, города для запасов, и Он, иначе Илиополь.
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.
Но чем более изнуряли его, тем более он умножался и тем более возрастал, так что Египтяне опасались сынов Израилевых.
13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
И потому Египтяне с жестокостью принуждали сынов Израилевых к работам
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.
и делали жизнь их горькою от тяжкой работы над глиною и кирпичами и от всякой работы полевой, от всякой работы, к которой принуждали их с жестокостью.
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],
Царь Египетский повелел повивальным бабкам Евреянок, из коих одной имя Шифра, а другой Фуа,
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).”
и сказал им: когда вы будете повивать у Евреянок, то наблюдайте при родах: если будет сын, то умерщвляйте его, а если дочь, то пусть живет.
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.
Но повивальные бабки боялись Бога и не делали так, как говорил им царь Египетский, и оставляли детей в живых.
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?”
Царь Египетский призвал повивальных бабок и сказал им: для чего вы делаете такое дело, что оставляете детей в живых?
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].”
Повивальные бабки сказали фараону: Еврейские женщины не так, как Египетские; они здоровы, ибо прежде нежели придет к ним повивальная бабка, они уже рождают.
20 So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.
За сие Бог делал добро повивальным бабкам, а народ умножался и весьма усиливался.
21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
И так как повивальные бабки боялись Бога, то Он устроял домы их.
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.”
Тогда фараон всему народу своему повелел, говоря: всякого новорожденного у Евреев сына бросайте в реку, а всякую дочь оставляйте в живых.
