Eksodosy 1

1 Ary izao no anaran’ ny zanak’ Isiraely izay niaraka tamin’ i Jakoba nankany Egypta; samy nandeha mbamin’ ny ankohonany avy izy rehetra:

Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

2 Robena sy Simeona sy Levy ary Joda;

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 Isakara sy Zebolona ary Benjamina;

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 Dana sy Naftaly, ary Gada sy Asera.

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 Ary ny isan’ ny olona rehetra naterak’ i Jakoba dia fito-polo; fa Josefa efa tany Egypta rahateo.

And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].

6 Ary maty Josefa sy ny rahalahiny rehetra mbamin’ izany taranaka rehetra izany.

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

7 Ary ny Zanak’ Isiraely niteraka ka nitombo betsaka sy nihamaro ary nihahery dia nihahery indrindra, ka dia henika azy ny tany.

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

8 Ary nisy mpanjaka vaovao nanjaka tany Egypta, izay tsy nahalala an’ i Josefa.

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

9 Ary izy niteny tamin’ ny vahoakany hoe: Indro, ny firenen’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely efa maro sy mahery noho isika;

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we:

10 andeha hanaovantsika hevitra ireo, fandrao hihamaro izy, ka raha tahìny hisy ady, dia homba ny fahavalontsika koa izy ka hiady amintsika, ary dia hiakatra hiala amin’ ny tany.

Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and [so] get them up out of the land.

11 Koa dia nanendreny mpifehy izy, mba hampahory azy amin’ ny fanompoany mafy. Ary nanao tanàna fitehirizana ho an’ i Farao izy, dia Pitoma sy Ramesesa.

Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

12 Nefa araka ny nampahoriany azy no vao mainka nihamaroany sy nitomboany kosa; ka dia natahotra ny Zanak’ Isiraely indrindra ny Egyptiana.

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

13 Dia nampanompoin’ ny Egyptiana fatratra ny Zanak’ Isiraely,

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

14 ka nataony mangidy ny fiainany tamin’ ny fanompoana mafy, dia tamin’ ny feta sy ny biriky mbamin’ ny fanompoana rehetra any an-tsaha, dia ny fanompoana rehetra izay nampanompoany azy fatratra.

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, [was] with rigour.

15 Ary ny mpanjakan’ i Egypta niteny tamin’ ny mpampivelona Hebreo (Sifra no anaran’ ny anankiray, ary Poa no anaran’ ny anankiray)

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one [was] Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

16 ka nanao hoe: Raha mampivelona ny vehivavy Hebreo ianareo, ka hitanareo eo amin’ ny fipetrahany fa zazalahy, dia vonoy, fa raha zazavavy kosa, dia velomy.

And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see [them] upon the stools; if it [be] a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it [be] a daughter, then she shall live.

17 Nefa natahotra an’ Andriamanitra ny mpampivelona ka tsy nanao araka izay nolazain’ ny mpanjakan’ i Egypta taminy, fa novelominy ihany ny zazalahy.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

18 Dia nampaka ny mpampivelona ny mpanjakan’ i Egypta ka nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana no nanao izany zavatra izany ianareo, ka novelominareo ihany ny zazalahy?

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

19 Fa hoy ny mpampivelona tamin’ i Farao: Tsy mba tahaka ny vehivavy Egyptiana ny vehivavy Hebreo; fa matanjaka izy, ka raha tsy mbola tonga any aminy akory ny mpampivelona, dia velona izy.

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women; for they [are] lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

20 Dia nasian’ Andriamanitra soa ny mpampivelona; ary nihamaro sy nihahery indrindra ny olona.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

21 Ary tamin’ izany, satria natahotra an’ Andriamanitra ny mpampivelona dia nomen’ Andriamanitra zanaka izy.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

22 Dia nandidy ny vahoakany rehetra Farao ka nanao hoe: Ny zazalahy rehetra izay teraka dia ario an’ i Neily, fa ny zazavavy rehetra kosa no velomy.

And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.