Otra Mozus 1
1 Šie nu ir Israēla bērnu vārdi, kas ar Jēkabu ir nākuši uz Ēģiptes zemi; ikviens nāca ar savu saimi:
The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were
2 Rūbens, Sīmeans, Levis un Jūda,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
3 Īsašars, Zebulons un Benjamins,
Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,
4 Dans, Naftalus, Gads un Ašers.
Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 Un visas dvēseles, kas nākušas no Jēkaba gurniem bija septiņdesmit; bet Jāzeps jau bija Ēģiptes zemē.
Altogether there were 70 people [who went with] Jacob. That included his [sons, his grandsons, and two great-grandsons]. [His son] Joseph was already in Egypt.
6 Kad nu Jāzeps bija nomiris un visi viņa brāļi un viss tas dzimums,
[Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.
7 Tad Israēla bērni augļojās un radās pa pulkiem un vairojās un tapa ļoti vareni, tā ka tā zeme ar tiem tapa piepildīta.
But Jacob’s descendants kept giving birth to many children [IDM]. The number [of his descendants] kept becoming larger and larger. As a result, there were so many of them that they were everywhere in Egypt (OR, that they [became a threat] to the Egyptians).
8 Un jauns ķēniņš cēlās pār Ēģiptes zemi, kas Jāzepu nepazina.
Then [several hundred years later], a new king began to rule [MTY] in Egypt. He did not know [what] Joseph [had done for the people of Egypt long ago].
9 Tas sacīja uz saviem ļaudīm: Redzi, Israēla bērnu tauta ir liela, un tie ir jo varenāki nekā mēs.
He said to his people, “Look [at what has happened]! The Israeli people have become so numerous and so powerful that they [now might conquer] us!
10 Tad nu turēsimies gudri pret tiem, ka tie nevairojās, lai, kad karš ceļas, tie nedodās pie mūsu ienaidniekiem un nekaro pret mums un neaiziet no šīs zemes.
We must find a way to control them! If we do not do that, their population will continue to grow. Then, if enemies [PRS] attack us, they will join with our enemies and fight against us, and they will escape from [our] land.”
11 Tad tie pār viņiem iecēla darba uzraugus, ka viņus spiestu ar grūtiem darbiem, un tie Faraonam uztaisīja mantu pilis Pitom un Raēmzes.
So [the king and his officials] put supervisors over the Israeli people to cause them to suffer very much by [forcing them] to work very hard. They forced [the Israeli people to] build [two] cities, Pithom and Ramses, in which to store [supplies for the king/government].
12 Bet jo vairāk viņus spieda, jo vairāk tie vairojās un izplētās; un tiem palika bail no Israēla bērniem.
But the more cruelly they treated the [Israeli people], the bigger the Israeli [population] grew, and they became more numerous all over [the land]. So the Egyptian people began to be afraid of the Israeli people.
13 Un ēģiptieši kalpināja Israēla bērnus nežēlīgi,
They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,
14 Un darīja dzīvību tiem rūgtu ar grūtiem darbiem pie māliem un ķieģeļiem un ar visādiem darbiem laukā, un ar visādiem darbiem, ar ko tie viņus nežēlīgi kalpināja.
and by making them slaves, they made their lives miserable. They [forced them] to [build many buildings with] mortar and bricks. [They also forced them to do] other work in the fields. [In making them do all this work, the Egyptian officials treated them] ruthlessly/cruelly.
15 Un Ēģiptes ķēniņš runāja uz Ebreju bērnu saņēmējām, (tās vienas vārds bija Šifra un tās otras Pua),
There were two Hebrew (midwives/women who helped the women when they were giving birth). [Hebrew means the same as Israeli.] The names of the women were Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to [those two women],
16 Un sacīja: kad jūs Ebreju sievām palīdzat pie dzemdēšanas, un tām uz krēsla sēžot redzat to esam dēlu, tad to nonāvējiet, bet ja ir meita, tad to atstājiet dzīvu.
“When you help the Hebrew women when they are giving birth [MTY], if [the baby that is born] is a boy, you must kill it. If [the baby] is a girl, you (may let it live/do not have to kill them).”
17 Bet tās bērnu saņēmējas bijās Dievu un nedarīja, kā Ēģiptes ķēniņš tām bija sacījis, bet atstāja tos puisēnus dzīvus.
But the midwives feared/revered God. So they did not do what the king told them to do. They allowed the baby boys to live.
18 Tad Ēģiptes ķēniņš tās bērnu saņēmējas aicināja un uz tām sacīja: kādēļ jūs to esat darījušas un tos puisēnus atstājušas dzīvus?
So the king summoned the [two] midwives and said to them, “Why are you doing this? Why are you letting the baby boys live?”
19 Un tās bērnu saņēmējas sacīja uz Faraonu: tādēļ ka Ebreju sievas nav kā ēģiptiešu sievas; jo tās ir stipras; pirms bērnu saņēmēja pie tām atnāk, tās jau ir dzemdējušas.
[One of] the midwives replied to the king, “[You need to realize that] the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. The Hebrew women are very strong/healthy. They give birth [to their babies] before we can get to them [to help them].”
20 Tāpēc Dievs tām bērnu saņēmējām darīja labu, un tie ļaudis vairojās un tapa vareni.
So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.
21 Un tāpēc ka tās bērnu saņēmējas Dievu bijās, viņš tām darīja namus.
Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.
22 Tad Faraons pavēlēja visiem saviem ļaudīm un sacīja: jums visus dēlus, kas piedzimst, būs iemest upē, bet visas meitas atstāt dzīvas.
Then the king commanded all (the [Egyptian] people/his [advisors]): “You must throw into the Nile [River] every baby boy born that the [Hebrew women] give birth to! But you can allow the baby girls to live.”
