Exodus 1

1 Hæc sunt nomina filiorum Israel qui ingressi sunt in Ægyptum cum Iacob: singuli cum domibus suis introierunt:

Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt (euery man and his housholde came thither with Iaakob)

2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Iudas,

Reuben, Simeon, Leui, and Iudah,

3 Issachar, Zabulon et Beniamin,

Issachar, Zebulun, and Beniamin,

4 Dan, et Nephthali, Gad, et Aser.

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 Erant igitur omnes animæ eorum qui egressi sunt de femore Iacob, septuaginta: Ioseph autem in Ægypto erat.

So al the soules, that came out of the loines of Iaakob, were seuentie soules: Ioseph was in Egypt already.

6 Quo mortuo, et universis fratribus eius, omnique cognatione illa,

Nowe Ioseph died and all his brethren, and that whole generation.

7 filii Israel creverunt, et quasi germinantes multiplicati sunt: ac roborati nimis, impleverunt terram.

And the children of Israel brought foorth fruite and encreased in aboundance, and were multiplied, and were exceeding mightie, so that the land was full of them.

8 Surrexit interea rex novus super Ægyptum, qui ignorabat Ioseph:

Then there rose vp a newe King in Egypt, who knewe not Ioseph.

9 et ait ad populum suum: Ecce, populus filiorum Israel multus, et fortior nobis est.

And he sayde vnto his people, Beholde, the people of the children of Israel are greater and mightier then we.

10 Venite, sapienter opprimamus eum, ne forte multiplicetur: et si ingruerit contra nos bellum, addatur inimicis nostris, expugnatisque nobis egrediatur de terra.

Come, let vs worke wisely with them, least they multiplie, and it come to passe, that if there be warre, they ioyne them selues also vnto our enemies, and fight against vs, and get them out of the land.

11 Præposuit itaque eis magistros operum, ut affligerent eos oneribus: ædificaveruntque urbes tabernaculorum Pharaoni, Phithom, et Ramesses.

Therefore did they set taskemasters ouer them, to keepe the vnder with burdens: and they built the cities Pithom and Raamses for the treasures of Pharaoh.

12 Quantoque opprimebant eos, tanto magis multiplicabantur, et crescebant:

But the more they vexed them, the more they multiplied and grewe: therefore they were more grieued against the children of Israel.

13 oderantque filios Israel Ægyptii, et affligebant illudentes eis:

Wherefore the Egyptians by crueltie caused the children of Israel to serue.

14 atque ad amaritudinem perducebant vitam eorum operibus duris luti, et lateris, omnique famulatu, quo in terræ operibus premebantur.

Thus they made them weary of their liues by sore labour in clay and in bricke, and in al worke in the fielde, with all maner of bondage, which they layde vpon them most cruelly.

15 Dixit autem rex Ægypti obstetricibus Hebræorum: quarum una vocabatur Sephora, altera Phua,

Moreouer the King of Egypt commanded ye midwiues of the Ebrewe women, (of which the ones name was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah)

16 præcipiens eis: Quando obstetricabitis Hebræas, et partus tempus advenerit: si masculus fuerit, interficite eum: si femina, reservate.

And sayde, When ye doe the office of a midwife to the women of the Ebrewes, and see them on their stooles, if it be a sonne, then yee shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then let her liue.

17 Timuerunt autem obstetrices Deum, et non fecerunt iuxta præceptum regis Ægypti, sed conservabant mares.

Notwithstanding ye midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but preserued aliue the men children.

18 Quibus ad se accersitis, rex ait: Quidnam est hoc quod facere voluistis, ut pueros servaretis?

Then the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, and sayde vnto them, Why haue yee done thus, and haue preserued aliue the men children?

19 Quæ responderunt: Non sunt Hebreæ sicut Ægyptiæ mulieres: ipsæ enim obstetricandi habent scientiam, et priusquam veniamus ad eas, pariunt.

And the midwiues answered Pharaoh, Because the Ebrewe women are not as the women of Egypt: for they are liuely, and are deliuered yer the midwife come at them.

20 Bene ergo fecit Deus obstetricibus: et crevit populus, confortatusque est nimis.

God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.

21 Et quia timuerunt obstetrices Deum, ædificavit eis domos.

And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.

22 Præcepit ergo Pharao omni populo suo, dicens: Quidquid masculini sexus natum fuerit, in flumen proiicite: quidquid feminini, reservate.

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery man childe that is borne, cast yee into the riuer, but reserue euery maide childe aliue.