Exodus 1
1 Wen natul Jacob su welul som nu Egypt, wi sou lalos pa:
And these are the names of the sons of Israel who had come into Egypt; with Jacob had they come, each with his household:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, ac Asher.
Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.
5 Pisen mwet inge nukewa su ma in fwil natul Jacob na suwohs, oasr ke mwet itngoul. Joseph, sie sin wen natul Jacob, el oasr tari in acn Egypt.
And all the souls that had come out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.
6 Ke pulan pacl sac, Joseph ac mwet lel ac mwet in fwil sac nufon misa,
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 tusruktu, fahko lun mwet Israel inge arulana puseni ac kui oru elos oaclik acn nukewa in Egypt.
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.
8 Na oasr tokosra sasu se mutawauk in leumi acn Egypt, su tia etal Joseph.
And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.
9 El fahk nu sin mwet lal, “Mwet Israel inge arulana puseni ac kui. Nga luman sensen elos ac ku liki kut.
And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.
10 Fin oasr mweun elos ac mau kupasryang nu sin mwet lokoalok lasr ac lain kut, ac elos ac ku in kaingla liki mutunfacl sesr. Kut enenu in akngusrikya suk sie inkanek in taranulos in tia puseni.”
Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, if war occur, they take side with our enemies and fight against us, and go up out of the land.
11 Ouinge mwet Egypt sang kutu mwet kol lalos sifacna in akupayela orekma lalos. Mwet Israel inge pa musaela siti Pithom ac Rameses — siti lulap inge kalkalyak tuh in acn in karingin mongo ac kufwa nukewa nu sin tokosra.
And they set over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.
12 Tusruktu finne yokelik mwe keok ma mwet Egypt sang aktoasrye mwet Israel kac, a pisen mwet Israel puseni liki meet ac osralik fin acn uh. Mwet Egypt mutawauk in sangeng sin mwet Israel,
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread; and they were distressed because of the children of Israel.
13 oru elos aktoasryela orekma lalos.
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;
14 Elos akorekmayalos in orek brick mwe musa, oayapa kain in orekma nukewa inima uh, ac oru arulana upa nu selos.
and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.
15 Na tokosra Egypt el kaskas nu sin luo sin mutan akisus ma kasru mutan Hebrew. Ineltal pa Shiphrah ac Puah.
And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives — of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah —
16 El fahk nu seltal, “Ke komtal ac akisusye mutan Hebrew uh, fin ac tulik mukul se, na unilya; fin ac tulik mutan se, lela elan moul.”
and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see [them] on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.
17 Tusruktu mutan akisus inge eltal etu in sangeng sin God, oru eltal tia aksol tokosra, a eltal fuhlela tulik mukul uh in moul.
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.
18 Ouinge tokosra el sapla nu sin mutan akisus ah, ac siyuk seltal, “Efu komtal ku oru ange? Efu komtal ku fuhlela tulik mukul uh moul?”
And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?
19 Eltal topuk, “Mutan Hebrew uh tia oana mutan Egypt uh, mweyen isus uh ma fisrasr se selos, oru tulik natulos isusla meet liki na mutan akisus uh sonolos.”
And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.
20 Ouinge God El oru wo nu sin mutan akisus inge, ac mwet uh puselik ac arulana ku.
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
21 Ke sripen mutan akisus inge mwet sangeng sin God, oru El sang in oasr pac tulik natultal.
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
22 Na tokosra el sapelik nu sin mwet lal nukewa, “Tulik mukul Hebrew nukewa ma isusla, kowos sisla nu Infacl Nile, a lela tulik mutan uh in moul.”
Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive.
