Exodus 1
1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
Desse äro namnen af Israels barn, som kommo in uti Egypten med Jacob; hvar och en kom der in med sitt hus:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Isaschar, Zebulon, BenJamin,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, Naphthali, Gad, 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.
Och alla de själar, som utaf Jacobs länd utgångne voro, voro sjutio. Men Joseph var tillförene uti Egypten.
6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
Då nu Joseph död var, och alle hans bröder, och alle de som på den tiden lefvat hade;
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).
Växte Israels barn, och födde barn, och förökades, och vordo ganska månge, så att de uppfyllde landet.
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].
Då vardt en ny Konung öfver Egypten, hvilken intet visste af 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!
Han sade till sitt folk: Si, Israels barns folk är mycket, och mera än vi.
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.”
Nu väl, vi vilje listeliga förlägga dem, att de icke varda så månge. Ty om något örlig påkomme mot oss, måtte de ock gifva sig till våra fiender, och strida emot oss, och draga utu landet.
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].
Och han satte öfver dem arbetsfogdar, som dem betvinga skulle med träldom; ty man byggde Pharao de städer Pithom och Raamses till skatthus.
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.
Men ju mer de betungade folket, ju mer de förökades och förvidgade sig; derföre voro de Israels barnom hätske.
13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
Och de Egyptier tvingade Israels barn med obarmhertighet till att träla;
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.
Och gjorde deras lefverne bittert, med svårt arbete på ler och tegel, och med allahanda släpande på markene, och med allahanda arbete, som de kunde dem pålägga med obarmhertighet.
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],
Och Konungen i Egypten sade till jordgummorna för de Ebreiska qvinnor; den ena het Siphra, och den andra 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).”
När I hjelpen de Ebreiska qvinnor, och de skola föda; är det mankön, så dräper det; är det qvinnkön, så låter det lefva.
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.
Men jordgummorna fruktade Gud, och gjorde ej som Konungen i Egypten sade dem; utan läto barnen lefva.
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?”
Då kallade Konungen i Egypten jordgummorna, och sade till dem: Hvarföre gören I det, att I låten lefva barnen?
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].”
Jordgummorna svarade Pharao: De Ebreiska qvinnor äro ej som de Egyptiska; förty de äro hårda qvinnor; förr än jordgumman kommer till dem, hafva de födt.
20 So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.
Derföre gjorde Gud väl emot jordgummorna; och folket förökades, och vardt ganska mycket.
21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
Och efter jordgummorna fruktade Gud, byggde han dem hus.
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.”
Då böd Pharao allo sino folke, och sade: Allt det mankön, som födt varder, kaster i älfvena, och allt qvinnkön låter lefva.
