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 came into Egypt with Jacob, each with his household:

2 Ruben, Siméon, Lévi, Juda,

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 Isacar, Zabulon, Benjamin,

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 Dan, Nephthali, Gad, ak Aser.

Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 Tout moun ki te sòti nan zantray Jacob yo te swasann-dis moun, men Joseph te deja an Égypte.

All the people who were descendants of Jacob were seventy in number. Joseph was already in Egypt.

6 Joseph te mouri, ni tout frè li yo avèk tout jenerasyon sila a.

Then Joseph, all his brothers, and all that generation died.

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 Israelites were fruitful, increased greatly in numbers, and became very strong; the land was filled with them.

8 Alò yon wa tounèf ki pa te konnen Joseph te vin leve sou Égypte.

Now then a new king arose over Egypt, one who did not know about Joseph.

9 Li te di a pèp pa li a: “Gade byen, moun a fis Israël yo vin plis, e pi fò ke nou.

He said to his people, “Look, the Israelites are more numerous and 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 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 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.

So they put taskmasters over them to oppress them with hard labor. The Israelites built store cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Rameses.

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.

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 Yo te vin fòse fis Israël yo travay di.

The Egyptians made the Israelites work rigorously.

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.

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 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 Hebrew midwives; the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the other 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.”

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 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 did not do as the king of Egypt ordered them; instead, they let the baby boys live.

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?”

The king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the baby boys live?”

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.”

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 Alò Bondye te bay gras a fanm saj yo. Konsa, pèp Ebre a te vin miltipliye e te vin trè fò.

God protected these midwives. The people increased in numbers and became very strong.

21 Akoz fanm saj yo te krent Bondye, Li te bay yo gran fanmi yo.

Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

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.”

Pharaoh ordered all his people, “You must throw every son that is born into the river, but every daughter you will let live.”