Exodus 1
1 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.
Torej to so imena Izraelovih otrok, ki so prišli v Egipt. Z Jakobom je prišel vsak mož in njegova družina.
2 Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judas,
Ruben, Simeon, Lévi in Juda,
3 Issachar, Zabulon, Benjamin,
Isahár, Zábulon in Benjamin,
4 Dan and Nephthalim, Gad and Aser.
Dan in Neftáli, Gad in Aser.
5 But Joseph was in Egypt. And all the souls [born] of Jacob were seventy-five.
Vseh duš, ki so prišle iz Jakobovih ledij, je bilo sedemdeset duš, kajti Jožef je bil že v Egiptu.
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Jožef je umrl in vsi njegovi bratje in ves ta rod.
7 And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
Izraelovi otroci pa so bili rodovitni in obilno narasli in se namnožili in postali silno mogočni in dežela je bila napolnjena z njimi.
8 And there arose up another king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
Sedaj je tam vstal nov kralj nad Egiptom, ki ni poznal Jožefa.
9 And he said to his nation, Behold, the race of the children of Israel is a great multitude, and is stronger than we:
Svojemu ljudstvu je rekel: »Glejte, ljudstva Izraelovih otrok je več in mogočnejši so, kakor smo mi.
10 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.
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.«
11 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.
Zato so nadnje postavili preddelavce, da jih stiskajo z njihovimi bremeni. In za faraona so gradili zakladni mesti Pitóm in Ramesés.
12 But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.
Toda bolj so jih stiskali, bolj so se množili in rastli. In bili so užaloščeni zaradi Izraelovih otrok.
13 And the Egyptians tyrannized over the children of Israel by force.
Egipčani so s krutostjo Izraelove otroke prisilili, da so služili.
14 And they embittered their life by hard labours, 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.
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.
15 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.
Egiptovski kralj je spregovoril hebrejskima babicama, katerih prvi je bilo ime Šifra, ime drugi pa Pua
16 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.
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.«
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt appointed them; and they saved the male children alive.
Toda babici sta se bali Boga in nista delali, kakor jima je egiptovski kralj ukazal, temveč sta fantke rešili žive.
18 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?
Egiptovski kralj je dal poklicati babici in jima rekel: »Zakaj sta storili to stvar in fantke rešili žive?«
19 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.
Babici sta faraonu rekli: »Zato ker Hebrejke niso kakor Egipčanke, kajti one so krepke in rodijo prej ko babice pridejo k njim.«
20 And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.
Zato je Bog z babicama dobro postopal in ljudstvo se je pomnožilo in postalo zelo mogočno.
21 And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.
Pripetilo se je, ker sta se babici bali Boga, da jima je naredil hiši.
22 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.
Faraon je vsemu svojemu ljudstvu zapovedal, rekoč: »Vsakega sina, ki je rojen, boste vrgli v reko, vsaka hči pa naj bo rešena živa.«
