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1 Torej to so imena Izraelovih otrok, ki so prišli v Egipt. Z Jakobom je prišel vsak mož in njegova družina.
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:
2 Ruben, Simeon, Lévi in Juda,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
3 Isahár, Zábulon in Benjamin,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan in Neftáli, Gad in Aser.
Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 Vseh duš, ki so prišle iz Jakobovih ledij, je bilo sedemdeset duš, kajti Jožef je bil že v Egiptu.
All the people who were descendants of Jacob were seventy in number. Joseph was already in Egypt.
6 Jožef je umrl in vsi njegovi bratje in ves ta rod.
Then Joseph, all his brothers, and all that generation died.
7 Izraelovi otroci pa so bili rodovitni in obilno narasli in se namnožili in postali silno mogočni in dežela je bila napolnjena z njimi.
The Israelites were fruitful, increased greatly in numbers, and became very strong; the land was filled with them.
8 Sedaj je tam vstal nov kralj nad Egiptom, ki ni poznal Jožefa.
Now then a new king arose over Egypt, one who did not know about Joseph.
9 Svojemu ljudstvu je rekel: »Glejte, ljudstva Izraelovih otrok je več in mogočnejši so, kakor smo mi.
He said to his people, “Look, the Israelites are more numerous and stronger than we are.
10 Pridite, modro ravnajmo z njimi, da se ne bi namnožili in se pripeti, ko izpade kakšna vojna, da se pridružijo tudi našim sovražnikom in se borijo zoper nas in tako jih napodimo iz dežele.«
Come, let us deal with them wisely, otherwise they will continue to grow in numbers, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the land.”
11 Zato so nadnje postavili preddelavce, da jih stiskajo z njihovimi bremeni. In za faraona so gradili zakladni mesti Pitóm in Ramesés.
So they put taskmasters over them to oppress them with hard labor. The Israelites built store cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Rameses.
12 Toda bolj so jih stiskali, bolj so se množili in rastli. In bili so užaloščeni zaradi Izraelovih otrok.
But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites increased in numbers and spread. So the Egyptians began to dread the Israelites.
13 Egipčani so s krutostjo Izraelove otroke prisilili, da so služili.
The Egyptians made the Israelites work rigorously.
14 Njihova življenja so zagrenili s trdim suženjstvom, z malto, z opeko in z vsemi vrstami službe na polju. Vse njihove službe, s katerimi so jih pripravili, da jim služijo, so bile s krutostjo.
They made their lives bitter with hard service with mortar and brick, and with all kinds of work in the fields. All their required work was hard.
15 Egiptovski kralj je spregovoril hebrejskima babicama, katerih prvi je bilo ime Šifra, ime drugi pa Pua
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives; the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the other Puah.
16 in rekel: »Ko hebrejskim ženam opravljata službo babice in jih vidita na stolčkih; če je sin, potem ga ubijta, toda če je hči, potem naj živi.«
He said, “When you assist the Hebrew women on the birthstool, observe when they give birth. If it is a son, then you must kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she may live.”
17 Toda babici sta se bali Boga in nista delali, kakor jima je egiptovski kralj ukazal, temveč sta fantke rešili žive.
But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt ordered them; instead, they let the baby boys live.
18 Egiptovski kralj je dal poklicati babici in jima rekel: »Zakaj sta storili to stvar in fantke rešili žive?«
The king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the baby boys live?”
19 Babici sta faraonu rekli: »Zato ker Hebrejke niso kakor Egipčanke, kajti one so krepke in rodijo prej ko babice pridejo k njim.«
The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. They are vigorous and have finished giving birth before a midwife comes to them.”
20 Zato je Bog z babicama dobro postopal in ljudstvo se je pomnožilo in postalo zelo mogočno.
God protected these midwives. The people increased in numbers and became very strong.
21 Pripetilo se je, ker sta se babici bali Boga, da jima je naredil hiši.
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
22 Faraon je vsemu svojemu ljudstvu zapovedal, rekoč: »Vsakega sina, ki je rojen, boste vrgli v reko, vsaka hči pa naj bo rešena živa.«
Pharaoh ordered all his people, “You must throw every son that is born into the river, but every daughter you will let live.”
