Êxodo 1
1 Estes pois são os nomes dos filhos de Israel, que entraram no Egypto com Jacob: cada um entrou com sua casa:
These are the names of the sons of Israel that came into Egypt together with Jacob their father; they came in each with their whole family.
2 Ruben, Simeão, Levi, e Judah;
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,
3 Issacar, Zabulon, e Benjamin;
Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,
4 Dan e Naphtali, Gad e Aser.
Dan and Nephthalim, Gad and Aser.
5 Todas as almas, pois, que procederam da côxa de Jacob, foram setenta almas: José, porém, estava no Egypto.
But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls [born] of Jacob were seventy-five.
6 Sendo pois José fallecido, e todos os seus irmãos, e toda aquella geração,
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 Os filhos de Israel fructificaram, e augmentaram muito, e multiplicaram-se, e foram fortalecidos grandemente; de maneira que a terra se encheu d'elles.
And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
8 Depois levantou-se um novo rei sobre o Egypto, que não conhecera a José;
And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
9 O qual disse ao seu povo: Eis que o povo dos filhos de Israel é muito, e mais poderoso do que nós.
And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
10 Eia, usemos sabiamente para com elle, para que não se multiplique, e aconteça que, vindo guerra, elle tambem se ajunte com os nossos inimigos, e peleje contra nós, e suba da terra.
come then, let us deal craftily with them, lest at any time they be increased, and whenever war shall happen to us, these also shall be added to our enemies, and having prevailed against us in war, they will depart out of the land.
11 E pozeram sobre elles maioraes de tributos, para os affligirem com suas cargas. Porque edificaram a Pharaó cidades de thesouros, Pitom e Ramesses.
And he set over them taskmasters, who should afflict them in their works; and they built strong cities for Pharao, both Pitho, and Ramesses, and On, which is Heliopolis.
12 Mas quanto mais o affligiam, tanto mais se multiplicava, e tanto mais crescia: de maneira que se enfadavam por causa dos filhos de Israel.
But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.
13 E os egypcios faziam servir os filhos de Israel com dureza;
And the Egyptians tyrannized over the children of Israel by force.
14 Assim que lhes fizeram amargar a vida com dura servidão em barro, e em tijolos, e com todo o trabalho no campo; com todo o seu serviço, em que os serviam com dureza.
And they embittered their life by hard labors, in the clay and in brick-making, and all the works in the plains, according to all the works, wherein they caused them to serve with violence.
15 E o rei do Egypto fallou ás parteiras das hebreas (das quaes o nome de uma era Siphra, e o nome da outra Pua),
And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; the name of the one was, Sepphora; and the name of the second, Phua.
16 E disse: Quando ajudardes a parir as hebreas, e as virdes sobre os assentos, se fôr filho, matae-o; mas se fôr filha, então viva.
And he said, When you do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and they are about to be delivered, if it be a male, kill it; but if a female, save it.
17 As parteiras, porém, temeram a Deus, e não fizeram como o rei do Egypto lhes dissera, antes conservavam os meninos com vida.
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
18 Então o rei do Egypto chamou as parteiras, e disse-lhes: Porque fizestes isto, que guardastes os meninos com vida?
And the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, Why is it that you have done this thing, and saved the male children alive?
19 E as parteiras disseram a Pharaó: Porquanto as mulheres hebreas não são como as egypcias: porque são vivas, e já teem parido antes que a parteira venha a ellas.
And the midwives said to Pharao, The Hebrew women are not as the women of Egypt, for they are delivered before the midwives go in to them. So they bore children.
20 Portanto Deus fez bem ás parteiras. E o povo se augmentou, e se fortaleceu muito.
And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.
21 E aconteceu que, porquanto as parteiras temeram a Deus, estabeleceu-lhes casas.
And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.
22 Então ordenou Pharaó a todo o seu povo, dizendo: A todos os filhos que nascerem lancareis no rio, mas a todas as filhas guardareis com vida.
And Pharao charged all his people, saying, Whatever male [child] shall be born to the Hebrews, cast into the river; and every female, save it alive.
