Egzòd 1
1 Alò sa yo se non fis Israël yo ki te vini an Égypte avèk Jacob; yo chak te vini avèk fanmi pa yo:
These are the names of the sons of Israel, who went into Egypt with Jacob. They entered, each one with his house:
2 Ruben, Siméon, Lévi, Juda,
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
3 Isacar, Zabulon, Benjamin,
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan, Nephthali, Gad, ak Aser.
Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
5 Tout moun ki te sòti nan zantray Jacob yo te swasann-dis moun, men Joseph te deja an Égypte.
Therefore, all the souls of those who went forth from Jacob’s thigh were seventy. Now Joseph was in Egypt.
6 Joseph te mouri, ni tout frè li yo avèk tout jenerasyon sila a.
When he had died, along with all of his brothers and all of that generation,
7 Men fis Israël yo te pwodwi anpil, yo te vin miltipliye anpil, e yo te vin trè fò, jiskaske peyi a te vin ranpli avèk yo.
the sons of Israel increased, and they multiplied like seedlings. And having been strengthened exceedingly, they filled the land.
8 Alò yon wa tounèf ki pa te konnen Joseph te vin leve sou Égypte.
Meanwhile, there arose a new king over Egypt, who was ignorant of Joseph.
9 Li te di a pèp pa li a: “Gade byen, moun a fis Israël yo vin plis, e pi fò ke nou.
And he said to his people: “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many, and they are stronger than we are.
10 Vini, annou aji avèk sajès avèk yo, sinon yo va miltipliye, e si gen lagè, yo va fè alyans avèk sa ki rayi nou yo, pou goumen kont nou e kite peyi a.”
Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply; and if any war should advance against us, they may be added to our enemies, and having fought against us, they might depart from the land.”
11 Konsa, yo te chwazi sipèvizè sou yo pou aji di avèk yo pou fè yo travay pi rèd. Yo te bati pou Farawon vil Pithom avèk Ramsès yo pou konsève sereyal.
And so he set over them masters of the works, in order to afflict them with burdens. And they built for Pharaoh the cities of the tabernacles: Pithom and Raamses.
12 Men plis ke yo t ap aflije yo, plis ke yo t ap ogmante, e plis yo t ap grandi. Konsa Ejipsyen yo te vin gen gwo laperèz pou fis Israël yo.
And the more they oppressed them, so much more did they multiply and increase.
13 Yo te vin fòse fis Israël yo travay di.
And the Egyptians hated the sons of Israel, and they afflicted them and mocked them.
14 Yo te fè vi yo vin amè avèk travay di nan mòtye avèk brik, e ak tout kalite travay nan chan an. Tout se te kòve ke yo te enpoze byen rèd sou yo.
And they led their life directly into bitterness, with hard work in clay and brick, and with all kinds of servitude, so that they were being overwhelmed with the works of the land.
15 Alò wa Égypte la te pale avèk fanm saj Ebre yo. Youn nan yo te rele Schiparaavèk, e lòt la yo te rele Pua.
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, (one of whom one was called Shiphrah, another Puah)
16 Li te di yo: “Lè nou ap ede fanm Ebre yo akouche, e wè yo sou chèz doulè a, si se yon gason, nou va mete l a lanmò; men si se fi, li va viv.”
instructing them: “When you will act as a midwife to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery has arrived: if it is male, put it to death; if it is female, retain it.”
17 Men fanm saj yo te pè Bondye, yo pa t fè jan wa Égypte la te kòmande yo a, men yo te kite gason yo viv.
But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.
18 Epi wa Égypte la te rele fanm saj yo. Li te di yo: “Poukisa nou te fè bagay sa a, e kite gason yo viv la?”
And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?”
19 Fanm saj yo te di a Farawon: “Akoz fanm Ebre yo pa tankou fanm Ejipsyen yo. Yo gen anpil fòs, e yo akouche pitit yo avan ke fanm saj la rive kote yo.”
They responded: “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. For they themselves have the wisdom of a midwife, and so they give birth before we can come to them.”
20 Alò Bondye te bay gras a fanm saj yo. Konsa, pèp Ebre a te vin miltipliye e te vin trè fò.
Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly.
21 Akoz fanm saj yo te krent Bondye, Li te bay yo gran fanmi yo.
And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them.
22 Alò Farawon te kòmande tout pèp li a e te di: “Chak fis ki ne, nou va jete l nan lariviyè Nil lan, e chak fi nou va kenbe l vivan.”
Therefore, Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying: “Whatever will be born of the male sex, cast it into the river; whatever will be born of the female sex, retain it.”
