Mose 2 1
1 Israel ƒe viŋutsu siwo kplɔ Yakob ɖo yi Egipte kple woƒe ƒometɔwoe nye:
These are the names of the sons of Israel that came into Egypt together with Jacob their father; they came in each with their whole family.
2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Yuda,
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,
3 Isaka, Zebulon, Benyamin,
Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,
4 Dan, Naftali, Gad kple Aser.
Dan and Nephthalim, Gad and Aser.
5 Ame siwo katã kplɔ Yakob ɖo yi Egipte la anɔ ame blaadre. Yosef ya nɔ afi ma xoxo.
But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls [born] of Jacob were seventy-five.
6 Le ɣeyiɣi aɖe megbe la, Yosef kple nɔviawo katã ku, eye dzidzime ma nu tso.
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 Azɔ la, Israelviwo ƒe dzidzimeviwo dzina kabakaba. Wodzi sɔ gbɔ ale gbegbe be le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, wozu dukɔ gã aɖe, eye woyɔ anyigba la dzi fũu.
And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
8 Eva eme be fia yeye aɖe va ɖu Egipte dzi, ame si menya Yosef o.
And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
9 Fia sia gblɔ na eƒe amewo be, “Kpɔ ɖa, Israelvi siawo sɔ gbɔ wu mí akpa.
And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
10 Mina míato ayemɔ aɖe dzi atsi nu sia nu. Ne míetsi nu sia nu o, eye aʋa dzɔ la, woade míaƒe futɔwo dzi, awɔ aʋa kpli mí asi adzo le anyigba la dzi.”
come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whensoever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.
11 Ale Egiptetɔwo wɔ Israelviwo woƒe kluviwoe. Wotsɔ dɔdzikpɔla ŋutasẽlawo ɖo wo nu be woana woawɔ dɔ sesẽ, woatu nudzraɖoƒe gãwo ɖe Pitom kple Rameses na Farao.
And he set over them task-masters, who should afflict them in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharao, both Pitho, and Ramesses, and On, which is Heliopolis.
12 Togbɔ be Egiptetɔwo nɔ fu wɔm Israelviwo, eye wonɔ wo tem ɖe to wu tsã gɔ̃ hã la, Israelviwo ganɔ dzidzim ɖe edzi kokoko! Nu sia gado ŋɔdzi na Egiptetɔwo wu
But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.
13 eye wogazi wo dzi wu tsã.
And the Egyptians tyrannised over the children of Israel by force.
14 Wona agbenɔnɔ ti wo to dɔ sesẽ wɔwɔ le anyikpewo meme kple agbledɔwo wɔwɔ me. Egiptetɔwo na wowɔ dɔ sesẽ siawo katã nublanuimakpɔmakpɔtɔe.
And they embittered their life by hard labours, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.
15 Egipte fia gblɔ na Hebri nyɔnu siwo nye vixelawo, ame siwo ŋkɔwoe nye Sipra kple Pua be,
And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; the name of the one was, Sepphora; and the name of the second, Phua.
16 “Ne miekpe ɖe Hebri nyɔnu aɖe ŋu wòdzi vi, eye miekpɔ le vidziƒea be ŋutsuvi wòdzi la, miwu ɖevi la enumake, gake ne nyɔnuvi wòdzi la, mina ɖevia natsi agbe.”
And he said, When ye do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and they are about to be delivered, if it be a male, kill it; but if a female, save it.
17 Ke vixela siawo vɔ̃a Mawu, eye womewɔ ɖe Egipte fia la ƒe se la dzi o, wona ŋutsuviawo hã tsi agbe.
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
18 Fia la yɔ vixelawo, eye wòbia wo be, “Nu ka ta miegbe nye se la dzi wɔwɔ, eye miena ŋutsuviawo hã le agbe tsim ɖo?”
And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Why is it that ye have done this thing, and saved the male children alive?
19 Woɖo eŋu na Farao be, “Aƒetɔ, Hebri nyɔnuwo ƒe vidzidzi tsɔna ale gbegbe be, míeɖoa wo gbɔ hafi wodzia vi le wo ɖokuiwo si o. Woawo ƒe vidzidzi mexɔa ɣeyiɣi abe míaƒe Egipte nyɔnuwo tɔ ene o!”
And the midwives said to Pharao, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children.
20 Le esia ta Mawu yra vixelawo. Ale Israelviwo dzi ɖe edzi, eye wokpɔ ŋusẽ ŋutɔ.
And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.
21 Esi vixelawo vɔ̃a Mawu ta la, Mawu na viwo woawo hã.
And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.
22 Fia Farao va de se na eƒe amewo katã be, “Miatsɔ ŋutsuvi ɖe sia ɖe si woadzi la aƒu gbe ɖe Nil tɔsisi la me, ke miana nyɔnuviwo ya natsi agbe.”
And Pharao charged all his people, saying, Whatever male [child] shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every female, save it alive.
