Exodus 1
1 Wen natul Jacob su welul som nu Egypt, wi sou lalos pa:
These are the names of the children of Israel, that went into Egypt with Jacob: they went in, every man with his household:
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
Issachar, Zabulon, and Benjamin,
4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, ac Asher.
Dan, and Nephtali, Gad and Aser.
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 came out of Jacob’s thigh, were seventy: but Joseph was in Egypt.
6 Ke pulan pacl sac, Joseph ac mwet lel ac mwet in fwil sac nufon misa,
After he was dead, 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.
The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.
8 Na oasr tokosra sasu se mutawauk in leumi acn Egypt, su tia etal Joseph.
In the mean time there arose a new king over Egypt, that knew not 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 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, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart 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.
Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens, and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom and Ramesses.
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 oppressed them, the more they were multiplied, and increased:
13 oru elos aktoasryela orekma lalos.
And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:
14 Elos akorekmayalos in orek brick mwe musa, oayapa kain in orekma nukewa inima uh, ac oru arulana upa nu selos.
And they made their life bitter with hard works in clay, and brick, and with all manner of service, wherewith they were overcharged in the works of the earth.
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 midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,
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.”
Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive.
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 do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.
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 called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children?
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.”
They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they themselves are skillful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them.
20 Ouinge God El oru wo nu sin mutan akisus inge, ac mwet uh puselik ac arulana ku.
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.
21 Ke sripen mutan akisus inge mwet sangeng sin God, oru El sang in oasr pac tulik natultal.
And because the midwives feared God, he built 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.”
Pharao therefore charged all his people, saying: Whatsoever shall be born of the male sex, ye shall cast into the river: whatsoever of the female, ye shall save alive.
