2 Мојсијева 1
1 Ово су имена синова Израиљевих који дођоше у Мисир, дођоше с Јаковом, сваки са својом породицом:
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 Рувим, Симеун, Левије и Јуда,
Reuben [See, a son!], Simeon [Hearing], Levi [United with], and Judah [Praised],
3 Исахар, Завулон и Венијамин,
Issachar [Hire, Reward], Zebulun [Living together], and Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south],
4 Дан и Нефталим, Гад и Асир.
Dan [He judged] and Naphtali [My wrestling], Gad [Good fortune] and Asher [Happy].
5 А свега беше их од бедара Јаковљевих седамдесет душа с Јосифом, који беше у Мисиру.
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 А Јосиф умре и сва браћа његова и сав онај нараштај.
Joseph [May he add] died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.
7 И синови Израиљеви народише се и умножише се, и напредоваше и осилише веома, да их се земља напуни.
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 Тада наста нов цар у Мисиру, који не знаше за Јосифа;
Now there arose a new king over Egypt [Abode of slavery], who didn’t know Joseph [May he add].
9 И рече народу свом: Гле, народ синова Израиљевих већи је и силнији од нас.
He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel [God prevails] are more and mightier than we.
10 Него хајде мудро да поступамо с њима, да се не множе, и кад настане рат да не пристану с непријатељима нашим и не ударе на нас и не оду из земље.
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 И поставише над њима настојнике да их муче тешким пословима; и грађаше народ Израиљев Фараону градове Питом и Рамесу.
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
12 Али што га више мучаху то се више множаше и напредоваше, да се грожаху од синова Израиљевих.
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 И жестоко нагоњаху Мисирци синове Израиљеве на послове,
The Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] ruthlessly made the children of Israel [God prevails] serve,
14 И загорчаваху им живот тешким пословима, блатом и опекама и сваким радом у пољу, и сваким другим послом, на који их жестоко нагоњаху.
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 И још заповеди цар мисирски бабицама јеврејским, од којих једној беше име Сефора, а другој Фува,
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 И рече: Кад бабичите Јеврејке, и у порођају видите да је мушко, убијте га, а кад буде женско, нек остане живо.
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 Али се бабице бојаху Бога, и не чињаху како им рече цар мисирски, него остављаху децу у животу.
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 А цар мисирски дозва бабице, и рече им: Зашто то чините, те остављате у животу мушку децу?
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 А бабице рекоше Фараону: Јеврејке нису као жене Мисирке; јаче су; док им дође бабица, оне већ роде.
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 И Бог учини добро бабицама; и народ се умножи и осили веома;
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
21 И што се бабице бојаху Бога, начини им куће.
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
22 Тада заповеди Фараон свему народу свом говорећи: Сваког сина који се роди баците у воду, а кћери све остављајте у животу.
Pharaoh enjoined all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”
