Exodus 1
1 Ìwọ̀nyí ni àwọn orúkọ ọmọ Israẹli tí wọ́n bá Jakọbu lọ sí Ejibiti, ẹnìkọ̀ọ̀kan pẹ̀lú ìdílé rẹ̀:
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 Reubeni, Simeoni, Lefi àti Juda;
Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,
3 Isakari, Sebuluni àti Benjamini;
Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,
4 Dani àti Naftali; Gadi àti Aṣeri.
Dan and Nephthalim, Gad and Aser.
5 Àwọn ìran Jakọbu sì jẹ́ àádọ́rin ní àpapọ̀; Josẹfu sì ti wà ní Ejibiti.
But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls [born] of Jacob were seventy-five.
6 Wàyí o, Josẹfu àti gbogbo àwọn arákùnrin rẹ̀ àti gbogbo ìran náà kú,
And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ará Israẹli ń bí sí i, wọ́n ń pọ̀ sí i gidigidi, wọ́n kò sì ní òǹkà tí ó fi jẹ́ pé wọ́n kún ilẹ̀ náà.
And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
8 Nígbà náà ni ọba tuntun mìíràn tí kò mọ Josẹfu jẹ ní ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.
And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
9 Ó sọ fún àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀, “Ẹ wò ó, àwọn ará Israẹli ti pọ̀ ní iye àti agbára jù fún wa.
And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
10 Ẹ wá, ẹ jẹ́ kí a lo ọgbọ́n àlùmọ̀kọ́rọ́yí láti dá wọn lẹ́kun, bí kò ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ wọn yóò túbọ̀ máa pọ̀ sí i. Bí ogun bá sì bẹ́ sílẹ̀, wọn yóò darapọ̀ mọ́ àwọn ọ̀tá wa, wọn yóò sì da ojú ìjà kọ wá, wọn yóò sì sá àsálà kúrò ní ilẹ̀ yìí.”
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 Nítorí náà, wọ́n yan àwọn ọ̀gá akóniṣiṣẹ́ lé wọn lórí láti máa ni wọ́n lára pẹ̀lú iṣẹ́ àṣekára. Wọ́n sì kọ́ Pitomi àti Ramesesi gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìlú ìṣúra pamọ́ sí fún Farao.
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 Ṣùgbọ́n bí a ti ń ni wọ́n lára tó, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n ń pọ̀ sí i, tí wọ́n sì ń tànkálẹ̀. Nítorí náà, àwọn ará Ejibiti bẹ̀rù nítorí àwọn ará Israẹli.
But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.
13 Àwọn ará Ejibiti sì mú àwọn ọmọ Israẹli sìn ní àsìnpa.
And the Egyptians tyrannized over the children of Israel by force.
14 Wọ́n mú wọn gbé ìgbé ayé kíkorò nípa iṣẹ́ bíríkì àti àwọn onírúurú iṣẹ́ oko; àwọn ará Ejibiti ń lò wọ́n ní ìlòkulò.
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 Ọba Ejibiti sọ fún àwọn agbẹ̀bí Heberu ti orúkọ wọn ń jẹ́ Ṣifura àti Pua pé,
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 “Nígbà ti ẹ̀yin bá ń gbẹ̀bí àwọn obìnrin Heberu, tí ẹ sì kíyèsi wọn lórí ìkúnlẹ̀ ìrọbí wọn, bí ó bá jẹ́ ọkùnrin ni ọmọ náà, ẹ pa á; ṣùgbọ́n bí ó bá jẹ́ obìnrin, ẹ jẹ́ kí ó wà láààyè.”
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 Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn agbẹ̀bí bẹ̀rù Ọlọ́run, wọn kò sì ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọba Ejibiti ti wí fún wọn; wọ́n jẹ́ kí àwọn ọmọkùnrin wà láààyè.
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
18 Ọba Ejibiti pe àwọn agbẹ̀bí ó sì béèrè lọ́wọ́ wọn pé, “Èéṣe tí ẹ̀yin fi ṣe èyí? Èéṣe tí ẹ̀yin fi dá àwọn ọmọkùnrin si?”
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 Àwọn agbẹ̀bí náà sì dá Farao lóhùn pé, “Àwọn obìnrin Heberu kò rí bí àwọn obìnrin Ejibiti, wọ́n ní agbára, wọ́n sì ti máa ń bí ọmọ kí àwọn agbẹ̀bí tó dé ọ̀dọ̀ wọn.”
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 Nítorí náà Ọlọ́run ṣàánú fún àwọn agbẹ̀bí náà, àwọn ọmọ Israẹli sì ń le sí i, wọ́n sì ń pọ̀ sí i jọjọ.
And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.
21 Nítorí pé àwọn agbẹ̀bí bẹ̀rù Ọlọ́run, Ọlọ́run sì fún wọn ni ìdílé tiwọn.
And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.
22 Nígbà náà ni Farao pàṣẹ yìí fún gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ pé, “Gbogbo ọmọkùnrin tí a bí ni kí ẹ gbé jù sínú odò Naili, ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo àwọn ọmọbìnrin ni kí ẹ jẹ́ kí wọn ó wà láààyè.”
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.
