Exodus 1
1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
Estos son los nombres de los hijos de Israel que entraron con Jacob en Egipto, cada uno con su familia:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Rubén, Simeón, Leví, Judá,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Isacar, Zabulón, Benjamín,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, Neftalí, Gad y 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.
Todas las personas descendientes directos de Jacob fueron 70, pero José [ya] estaba en Egipto.
6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
José murió, y todos sus hermanos, y toda aquella generación.
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).
Pero los hijos de Israel fueron fecundos y aumentaron grandemente. Se multiplicaron, y fueron aumentados y muy fortalecidos de tal manera que la tierra se llenó de ellos.
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].
Entonces se levantó en Egipto un nuevo rey que no conoció a José.
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!
Él dijo a su pueblo: Ciertamente el pueblo de los hijos de Israel es más numeroso y fuerte que nosotros.
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.”
Vamos, procedamos con astucia contra ellos, no sea que se multipliquen, y en el caso de una guerra, se unan también con los que nos aborrecen, luchen contra nosotros y se vayan de esta tierra.
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].
Entonces les impusieron capataces de trabajos forzados para que los oprimieran con sus cargas. Así se edificaron las ciudades de almacenaje Pitón y Ramsés para Faraón.
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.
Pero cuanto más los oprimían, más se multiplicaban y esparcían, hasta que [los egipcios] sintieron aversión hacia los hijos de Israel.
13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
Los egipcios obligaron con dureza a trabajar a los hijos de Israel.
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.
Amargaron su vida con el duro trabajo de preparar arcilla y hacer ladrillos, con toda [clase] de labores del campo y trabajos que les imponían con rigor.
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],
Entonces el rey de Egipto habló a las parteras de las hebreas, una de las cuales se llamaba Sifra, y la otra Fúa,
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).”
y dijo: Cuando asistan a las mujeres hebreas en sus partos, al observar en la silla de parto que es un hijo, mátenlo, y si es una hija, que viva.
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.
Pero las parteras temieron a ʼElohim, y no hicieron según lo que el rey de Egipto les ordenó, sino dejaron vivir a los niños.
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?”
El rey egipcio llamó a las parteras y les dijo: ¿Por qué hacen esto de dejar vivir a los niños?
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].”
Las parteras respondieron a Faraón: Porque las mujeres hebreas no son como las egipcias, pues son vigorosas y dan a luz antes que la partera llegue a ellas.
20 So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.
El pueblo se multiplicó y se fortaleció muchísimo. ʼElohim favoreció a las parteras.
21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
Por haber temido las parteras a ʼElohim, Él les concedió familias a ellas.
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.”
Entonces Faraón ordenó a todo su pueblo: Echen al Nilo a todo hijo que nazca, pero a toda hija sálvenle la vida.
