Egzòd 1
1 Men non pitit Jakòb yo ki te desann avè l' nan peyi Lejip ansanm ak tout fanmi yo:
These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family:
2 Se te Woubenn, Simeyon, Levi epi Jida,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
3 Isaka, Zabilon epi Benjamen,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
4 Dann ak Nèftali, Gad ak Asè.
Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
5 Sa te fè antou swasanndis moun nan ras Jakòb la. Jozèf menm te deja nan peyi Lejip la.
The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
6 Apre sa, Jozèf mouri, tout frè l' yo mouri tou ansanm ak tout moun menm laj ak yo.
Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,
7 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.
but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
8 Te vin gen yon lòt wa nan peyi Lejip la. Wa sa a pa t' konn anyen sou Jozèf.
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.
9 Li di pèp la konsa: -Gade. Pèp Izrayèl la vin pi plis pase nou. Yo pi fò pase nou.
“Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us.
10 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.
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
11 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.
So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
12 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.
But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
13 Se konsa, yo fè pèp Izrayèl la tounen esklav.
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly
14 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.
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
15 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,
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
16 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.
“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
17 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.
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
18 Lè sa a, wa a fè rele fanmchay yo, li mande yo: -Poukisa nou fè sa? Apa nou kite ti gason yo viv tou?
So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
19 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.
The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”
20 Bondye te beni fanmchay yo. Moun pèp Izrayèl yo menm t'ap vin pi plis toujou. Yo t'ap vin pi fò.
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
21 Paske fanmchay yo te gen krentif pou Bondye, Bondye te ba yo anpil pitit.
And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
22 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.
Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
