Êxodo 1

1 Estes pois são os nomes dos filhos de Israel, que entraram no Egypto com Jacob: cada um entrou com sua casa:

Now, these, are the names of the Sons of Israel, who came into Egypt, with Jacob, did each man and his household come in: —

2 Ruben, Simeão, Levi, e Judah;

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

3 Issacar, Zabulon, e Benjamin;

Issachar, Zebulon, and Benjamin;

4 Dan e Naphtali, Gad e Aser.

Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

5 Todas as almas, pois, que procederam da côxa de Jacob, foram setenta almas: José, porém, estava no Egypto.

And it came to pass that all the persons who were descended from Jacob were seventy souls, —but, Joseph, was already in Egypt.

6 Sendo pois José fallecido, e todos os seus irmãos, e toda aquella geração,

So then 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.

But the sons of Israel, were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and waxed mighty, with exceeding vigour, —so that the land was filled with them.

8 Depois levantou-se um novo rei sobre o Egypto, que não conhecera a José;

Then arose a new king over Egypt, —who had not known Joseph.

9 O qual disse ao seu povo: Eis que o povo dos filhos de Israel é muito, e mais poderoso do que nós.

So he said, unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel are too many and mighty for us!

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 on! let us shew ourselves wise with regard to them, lest they so multiply that it shall come to pass when war befalleth us, that they also, shall join themselves unto them who hate us, and shall make war upon us. and then go up 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.

So they set over them chiefs of tribute, to the end they might humiliate them with their burdens, —and they built store-cities for Pharaoh, even Pithom and Raamses.

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 the more they were humiliating them, the more, were they multiplying, and, the more, were they breaking forth, so they were filled with alarm because of the sons of Israel.

13 E os egypcios faziam servir os filhos de Israel com dureza;

And the Egyptians rigorously made the sons of Israel serve;

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 embittered their lives with harsh service, in clay and in bricks, and in all manner of service in the field, —all their service, wherein they rigorously made them serve.

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),

Then said the king of Egypt to the Hebrew midwives, —of whom, the name of the one was, Shiphrah, and, the name of the other Puah; —

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.

then he said—When ye act as midwives unto the Hebrew women, then shall ye look out for the sex, —If it is, a son, then shall ye kill it, But, if it is, a daughter, then shall it live.

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 spake unto them, —but suffered the male children to live.

18 Então o rei do Egypto chamou as parteiras, e disse-lhes: Porque fizestes isto, que guardastes os meninos com vida?

Then called the king of Egypt for the midwives, and said to them—Wherefore have ye done this thing, that ye should let the male children live?

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 unto Pharaoh. Because not like the Egyptian women, are the Hebrew women, for they are full of life, ere yet the midwife can come in unto them, they have given birth,

20 Portanto Deus fez bem ás parteiras. E o povo se augmentou, e se fortaleceu muito.

So then God dealt well with the midwives, —and the people multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty.

21 E aconteceu que, porquanto as parteiras temeram a Deus, estabeleceu-lhes casas.

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

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.

Then gave Pharaoh command to all his people saying—Every son that is born to the Hebrews, into the river, shall ye cast him; But every daughter, shall ye suffer to live.