Êxodo 1
1 Estes são os nomes dos filhos de Israel que entraram em Egito com Jacó; cada um entrou com sua família:
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel [God prevails], who came into Egypt [Abode of slavery] (every man and his household came with Jacob [Supplanter]):
2 Rúben, Simeão, Levi e Judá;
Reuben [See, a son!], Simeon [Hearing], Levi [United with], and Judah [Praised],
3 Issacar, Zebulom e Benjamim;
Issachar [Hire, Reward], Zebulun [Living together], and Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south],
4 Dã e Naftali, Gade e Aser.
Dan [He judged] and Naphtali [My wrestling], Gad [Good fortune] and Asher [Happy].
5 Assim, todas as pessoas que descenderam do corpo de Jacó foram setenta. Porém José estava no Egito.
All the souls who came out of Jacob [Supplanter]’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph [May he add] was in Egypt [Abode of slavery] already.
6 Depois que morreram José, todos os seus irmãos, e toda aquela geração,
Joseph [May he add] died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
7 os filhos de Israel cresceram e multiplicaram, e foram aumentados e fortalecidos grandemente; de maneira que a terra encheu-se deles.
The children of Israel [God prevails] were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Levantou-se, entretanto, um novo rei sobre o Egito, que não conhecia José.
Now there arose a new king over Egypt [Abode of slavery], who didn’t know Joseph [May he add].
9 Ele disse ao seu povo: Eis que o povo dos filhos de Israel é maior e mais forte que nós;
He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel [God prevails] are more and mightier than we.
10 Agora, pois, sejamos astutos para com ele, a fim de que não se multiplique, e aconteça que caso venha guerra, ele se alie aos nossos inimigos, lute contra nós, e saia desta terra.
Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land.”
11 Então puseram sobre [o povo de Israel] capatazes para os oprimirem com trabalhos forçados; e edificaram a Faraó as cidades de armazenamento, Pitom e Ramessés.
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
12 Porém, quanto mais os oprimiam, mais se multiplicavam e cresciam. Por isso eles detestavam os filhos de Israel.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They were grieved because of the children of Israel [God prevails].
13 Assim os egípcios fizeram os filhos de Israel servirem duramente,
The Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] ruthlessly made the children of Israel [God prevails] serve,
14 e amargaram a vida deles com dura servidão, em fazerem barro e tijolos, em todo trabalho do campo, e em todo o seu serviço, ao qual os obrigavam com rigor.
and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.
15 E o rei do Egito falou às parteiras das hebreias, uma das quais se chamava Sifrá, e outra Puá, e disse-lhes:
The king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] spoke to the Hebrew [Immigrant] midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,
16 Quando fizerdes o parto das hebreias, e olhardes os assentos, se for filho, matai-o; e se for filha, então viva.
and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew [Immigrant] women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”
17 Mas as parteiras temeram a Deus, e não fizeram como o rei do Egito lhes mandara; em vez disso, preservaram a vida dos meninos.
But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] ordered them, but saved the baby boys alive.
18 E o rei do Egito mandou chamar às parteiras e lhes perguntou: Por que fizestes isto, que preservastes a vida dos meninos?
The king of Egypt [Abode of slavery] called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?”
19 As parteiras responderam a Faraó: As mulheres hebreias não são como as egípcias; pois são fortes, de maneira que dão à luz antes que a parteira chegue a elas.
The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew [Immigrant] women are not like the Egyptian [person from Abode of slavery] women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
20 E Deus fez bem às parteiras. E o povo se multiplicou, e se fortaleceu muito.
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
21 E por as parteiras terem temido a Deus, ele constituiu famílias a elas.
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
22 Então Faraó deu a todo o seu povo a seguinte ordem: Lançai no rio todo filho que nascer, e a toda filha preservai a vida.
Pharaoh enjoined all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
