Exodus 1
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:
Men non pitit Jakòb yo ki te desann avè l' nan peyi Lejip ansanm ak tout fanmi yo:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Se te Woubenn, Simeyon, Levi epi Jida,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
Isaka, Zabilon epi Benjamen,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dann ak Nèftali, Gad ak Asè.
5 All the people who were descendants of Jacob were seventy in number. Joseph was already in Egypt.
Sa te fè antou swasanndis moun nan ras Jakòb la. Jozèf menm te deja nan peyi Lejip la.
6 Then Joseph, all his brothers, and all that generation died.
Apre sa, Jozèf mouri, tout frè l' yo mouri tou ansanm ak tout moun menm laj ak yo.
7 The Israelites were fruitful, increased greatly in numbers, and became very strong; the land was filled with them.
Men pèp Izrayèl la te fè anpil pitit, yo te peple. Yo te vin anpil. Yo te vin fò, yo te toupatou nan peyi a.
8 Now then a new king arose over Egypt, one who did not know about Joseph.
Te vin gen yon lòt wa nan peyi Lejip la. Wa sa a pa t' konn anyen sou Jozèf.
9 He said to his people, “Look, the Israelites are more numerous and stronger than we are.
Li di pèp la konsa: -Gade. Pèp Izrayèl la vin pi plis pase nou. Yo pi fò pase nou.
10 Come, let us deal with them wisely, otherwise they will continue to grow in numbers, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the land.”
Tande non! Fòk nou jwenn yon jan wi, pou n' bat ak moun sa yo, pou yo pa vin plis toujou. Paske, si yon lagè pete la a, yo ka mete tèt ansanm ak lènmi nou yo pou yo bat nou. Apre sa, y'a pati kite peyi a.
11 So they put taskmasters over them to oppress them with hard labor. The Israelites built store cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Rameses.
Se konsa yo mete kèk chèf sou pèp Izrayèl la pou kraze kouraj yo, pou fè yo fè kòve travo fòse san pran souf. Moun pèp Izrayèl yo bati lavil Piton ak Ranmsès pou farawon an. Se nan lavil sa yo yo te fè depo manje.
12 But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites increased in numbers and spread. So the Egyptians began to dread the Israelites.
Men, tank moun Lejip yo t'ap peze moun pèp Izrayèl yo, se tank yo t'ap fè pitit, se plis yo t'ap peple. Moun Lejip yo vin rayi moun pèp Izrayèl yo.
13 The Egyptians made the Israelites work rigorously.
Se konsa, yo fè pèp Izrayèl la tounen esklav.
14 They made their lives bitter with hard service with mortar and brick, and with all kinds of work in the fields. All their required work was hard.
Yo rann yo lavi minab, yo fè yo travay rèd ap bat mòtye, ap fè brik, ap fè tout lòt kalite kòve nan jaden. Yo bat yo, yo fòse yo fè tout kalite travay sa yo.
15 Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives; the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the other Puah.
Lè sa a, te gen de fanmchay ki te konn akouche medam ebre yo. Yonn te rele Chifra, lòt la te rele Pwa. Wa Lejip la rele yo,
16 He said, “When you assist the Hebrew women on the birthstool, observe when they give birth. If it is a son, then you must kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she may live.”
li di yo: -Lè n'ap akouche medam ebre yo, lè yo sou choukèt, louvri je nou. Si pitit la se yon gason, touye l'. Men si se yon fi, kite l' viv.
17 But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt ordered them; instead, they let the baby boys live.
Men, fanmchay yo te gen krentif pou Bondye. Yo pa t' fe sa wa Lejip la te ba yo lòd fè a. Yo te kite ti gason yo viv tou.
18 The king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the baby boys live?”
Lè sa a, wa a fè rele fanmchay yo, li mande yo: -Poukisa nou fè sa? Apa nou kite ti gason yo viv tou?
19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. They are vigorous and have finished giving birth before a midwife comes to them.”
Medam yo reponn: -Fanm ebre sa yo pa tankou fanm Lejip yo non. Yo gen kouraj sou yo wi. Anvan fanmchay la rive, yo gen tan akouche.
20 God protected these midwives. The people increased in numbers and became very strong.
Bondye te beni fanmchay yo. Moun pèp Izrayèl yo menm t'ap vin pi plis toujou. Yo t'ap vin pi fò.
21 Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
Paske fanmchay yo te gen krentif pou Bondye, Bondye te ba yo anpil pitit.
22 Pharaoh ordered all his people, “You must throw every son that is born into the river, but every daughter you will let live.”
Lè sa a, farawon an bay pèp la lòd sa a: -Se pou nou jete tout ti gason ki fèt lakay moun ebre yo nan gwo larivyè a. Men, kite tout ti fi yo viv.
