Okuva 1
1 Gano ge mannya ga batabani ba Isirayiri, era ye Yakobo, abajja naye mu Misiri; buli omu n’ab’omu nnyumba ye:
These are the names of the children of Israel, that went into Egypt with Jacob: they went in, every man with his household:
2 Lewubeeni, ne Simyoni, ne Leevi ne Yuda,
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda,
3 ne Isakaali, ne Zebbulooni, ne Benyamini,
Issachar, Zabulon, and Benjamin,
4 ne Ddaani, ne Nafutaali, ne Gaadi, ne Aseri.
Dan, and Nephtali, Gad and Aser.
5 Abaana bonna awamu Yakobo yennyini be yazaala baali bawera nsanvu; Yusufu ye, yali yabeera dda mu Misiri.
And all the souls that came out of Jacob’s thigh, were seventy: but Joseph was in Egypt.
6 Awo Yusufu n’afa; ne baganda be ne bonna ab’omulembe ogwo ne bafa.
After he was dead, and all his brethren, and all that generation,
7 Naye Abayisirayiri ne bazaala nnyo, ne baala, ne bayitirira obungi, era ne baba ba maanyi nnyo; ne bajjula ekitundu ekyo mwe baali.
The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.
8 Awo ne waddawo kabaka omuggya mu Misiri ataamanya Yusufu.
In the mean time there arose a new king over Egypt, that knew not Joseph:
9 N’agamba abantu be nti, “Abayisirayiri batuyitiriddeko obungi era ba maanyi.
And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.
10 Ka tubasalire amagezi baleme kweyongera bungi. Kubanga singa wagwawo olutalo ne beegatta n’abalabe baffe, ne batulwanyisa, balituddukako ne bava mu nsi eno.”
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 Bwe batyo ne babateekako bannampala bababonyeebonye n’emirimu egy’obuwaze; ne bazimbira Falaawo ebibuga eby’amaterekero, Pisomu ne Lamusesi.
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 Naye gye baakoma okutuntuzibwa, ate gye baakoma okweyongera obungi, ne basaasaana wonna. Abamisiri ne bakyawa abaana ba Isirayiri ate nga bwe babatya.
But the more they oppressed them, the more they were multiplied, and increased:
13 Ne bongera okutuntuza abaana ba Isirayiri n’obukambwe.
And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:
14 Obulamu bw’Abayisirayiri ne bubakaayirira nga bakozesebwa ng’abaddu; nga batabula ebbumba okukola amatoffaali; n’emirimu egya buli ngeri egikolebwa mu nnimiro. Mu mirimu egyo gyonna baabakozesanga n’amaanyi era n’obukambwe.
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 Awo kabaka w’e Misiri n’ayogera n’abazaalisa b’Abaebbulaniya, amannya gaabwe Sifira ne Puwa, n’abagamba nti,
And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,
16 “Bwe mubanga muzaalisa abakazi Abaebbulaniya, ne mulaba ng’omwana wabulenzi, mumuttanga bussi, naye bw’abanga owoobuwala, mumulekanga n’alama.”
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 Naye abazaalisa baali batya Katonda, nga bamussaamu ekitiibwa, ebyo kabaka w’e Misiri bye yabalagira ne batabikolerako, n’abaana abalenzi nabo ne babaleka ne balama.
But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.
18 Kabaka w’e Misiri n’ayita abazaalisa, n’ababuuza nti, “Kiki ekibakozesezza bwe mutyo, okuleka abaana abalenzi ne balama?”
And the king called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children?
19 Abazaalisa, ne baddamu Falaawo nti, “Abakazi Abaebbulaniya tebali ng’abakazi Abamisiri; bo balamu bulungi era ba maanyi; abazaalisa we bagendera okubatuukako nga bamaze okuzaala.”
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 Katonda, n’ayisanga bulungi abazaalisa n’abawa emikisa. Abaana ba Isirayiri ne beeyongera nnyo obungi era ne baba ba maanyi nnyo.
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.
21 Olwokubanga abazaalisa bassangamu Katonda ekitiibwa, nga bamutya, n’abawa ezzadde.
And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.
22 Falaawo n’alyoka alagira abantu be bonna nti, “Buli mwana wabulenzi Abaebbulaniya gwe banaazaalanga mumusuulanga mu mugga Kiyira, naye owoobuwala mumulekanga.”
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.
