Exodus 1
1 haec sunt nomina filiorum Israhel qui ingressi sunt Aegyptum cum Iacob singuli cum domibus suis introierunt
These ben the names of the sones of Israel, that entriden into Egipt with Jacob; alle entriden with her housis;
2 Ruben Symeon Levi Iuda
Ruben, Symeon,
3 Isachar Zabulon et Beniamin
Leuy, Judas, Isachar, Zabulon, and Benjamin,
4 Dan et Nepthalim Gad et Aser
Dan, and Neptalim, Gad, and Aser.
5 erant igitur omnes animae eorum qui egressi sunt de femore Iacob septuaginta Ioseph autem in Aegypto erat
Therfor alle the soules of hem that yeden out of `the hipe of Jacob weren seuenti and fyue.
6 quo mortuo et universis fratribus eius omnique cognatione illa
Forsothe Joseph was in Egipt; and whanne he was deed, and alle hise brithren, and al his kynrede,
7 filii Israhel creverunt et quasi germinantes multiplicati sunt ac roborati nimis impleverunt terram
the sones of Israel encreessiden, and weren multiplied as buriounnyng, and thei weren maad strong greetli, and filliden the lond.
8 surrexit interea rex novus super Aegyptum qui ignorabat Ioseph
A newe kyng, that knewe not Joseph, roos in the meene tyme on Egipt, and seide to his puple, Lo!
9 et ait ad populum suum ecce populus filiorum Israhel multus et fortior nobis
the puple of the sones of Israel is myche, and strongere than we;
10 venite sapienter opprimamus eum ne forte multiplicetur et si ingruerit contra nos bellum addatur inimicis nostris expugnatisque nobis egrediatur e terra
come ye, wiseli oppresse we it, lest perauenture it be multiplied; and lest, if batel risith ayens vs, it be addid to oure enemyes, and go out of the lond, whanne we ben ouercomun.
11 praeposuit itaque eis magistros operum ut adfligerent eos oneribus aedificaveruntque urbes tabernaculorum Pharaoni Phiton et Ramesses
And so he made maistris of werkis souereyns to hem, that thei schulden turmente hem with chargis. And thei maden citees of tabernaclis to Farao, Fiton, and Ramesses.
12 quantoque opprimebant eos tanto magis multiplicabantur et crescebant
And bi hou myche thei oppressiden hem, bi so myche thei weren multiplied, and encreessiden more.
13 oderantque filios Israhel Aegyptii et adfligebant inludentes eis
And Egipcians hatiden the sones of Israel, and turmentiden, and scorneden hem;
14 atque ad amaritudinem perducebant vitam eorum operibus duris luti et lateris omnique famulatu quo in terrae operibus premebantur
and brouyten her lijf to bitternesse bi hard werkis of cley and to tijl stoon, and bi al seruage, bi which thei weren oppressid in the werkis of erthe.
15 dixit autem rex Aegypti obsetricibus Hebraeorum quarum una vocabatur Sephra altera Phua
Forsothe the kyng of Egipt seide to the mydwyues of Ebrews, of whiche oon was clepid Sefora, the tother Fua;
16 praecipiens eis quando obsetricabitis Hebraeas et partus tempus advenerit si masculus fuerit interficite illum si femina reservate
and he commaundide to hem, Whanne ye schulen do the office of medewyues to Ebrew wymmen, and the tyme of childberyng schal come, if it is a knaue child, sle ye him; if it is a womman, kepe ye.
17 timuerunt autem obsetrices Deum et non fecerunt iuxta praeceptum regis Aegypti sed conservabant mares
Forsothe the medewyues dredden God, and diden not bi the comaundement of the kyng of Egipt, but kepten knaue children.
18 quibus ad se accersitis rex ait quidnam est hoc quod facere voluistis ut pueros servaretis
To whiche clepid to hym the kyng seide, What is this thing which ye wolden do, that ye wolden kepe the children?
19 quae responderunt non sunt hebraeae sicut aegyptiae mulieres ipsae enim obsetricandi habent scientiam et priusquam veniamus ad eas pariunt
Whiche answeriden, Ebrew wymmen ben not as the wymmen of Egipt, for thei han kunnyng of the craft of medewijf, and childen bifore that we comen to hem.
20 bene ergo fecit Deus obsetricibus et crevit populus confortatusque est nimis
Therfor God dide wel to medewyues; and the puple encreesside, and was coumfortid greetli.
21 et quia timuerant obsetrices Deum aedificavit illis domos
And for the mydewyues dredden God, he bildide `housis to hem.
22 praecepit autem Pharao omni populo suo dicens quicquid masculini sexus natum fuerit in flumen proicite quicquid feminei reservate
Therfor Farao comaundide al his puple, and seide, What euer thing of male kynde is borun to Ebrewis, `caste ye into the flood; what euer thing of wymmen kynde, kepe ye.
