Izlazak 1
1 Ovo su imena Izraelovih sinova koji su s Jakovom sišli u Egipat, svaki sa svojim domom:
These are the names of the sons of Israel, who went into Egypt with Jacob. They entered, each one with his house:
2 Ruben, Šimun, Levi i Juda;
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
3 Jisakar, Zebulun i Benjamin;
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan i Naftali; Gad i Ašer.
Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
5 U svemu Jakovljevih potomaka bijaše sedamdeset duša. A Josip je već bio u Egiptu.
Therefore, all the souls of those who went forth from Jacob’s thigh were seventy. Now Joseph was in Egypt.
6 I umre Josip, a pomru i sva njegova braća i sav onaj naraštaj.
When he had died, along with all of his brothers and all of that generation,
7 Ali su Izraelci bili rodni, namnožili se i silno ojačali, tako da su napučili zemlju.
the sons of Israel increased, and they multiplied like seedlings. And having been strengthened exceedingly, they filled the land.
8 Uto u Egiptu zavlada novi kralj koji nije poznavao Josipa.
Meanwhile, there arose a new king over Egypt, who was ignorant of Joseph.
9 I reče on svome puku: “Eto, sinovi su Izraelovi postali narod brojan i moćniji od nas.
And he said to his people: “Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are many, and they are stronger than we are.
10 Hajde, postupimo mudro s njima: spriječimo im porast, da se u slučaju rata ne pridruže našim neprijateljima, da ne udare na nas i napokon ne odu iz zemlje.”
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 I postaviše nad njima nadglednike da ih tlače teškim radovima. Tako su faraonu sagradili gradove-skladišta: Pitom i Ramses.
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 Ali što su ih više tlačili, oni se još više množili, napredovali i širili se, tako da su Egipćani strahovali od Izraelaca.
And the more they oppressed them, so much more did they multiply and increase.
13 I Egipćani se okrutno obore na Izraelce.
And the Egyptians hated the sons of Israel, and they afflicted them and mocked them.
14 Ogorčavali su im život teškim radovima: pravljenjem meljte i opeke, različitim poljskim poslovima i svakovrsnim naporima koje im nemilosrdno nametahu.
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 Egipatski se kralj obrati i na hebrejske babice, od kojih jednoj bijaše ime Šifra, a drugoj Pua, pa im naredi:
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews, (one of whom one was called Shiphrah, another Puah)
16 “Kad u porodu pomažete Hebrejkama, dobro pogledajte oba kamena sjedala: ako je muško dijete, ubijte ga; ako je žensko, neka živi.
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 Ali su se babice bojale Boga i nisu činile kako im je naredio egipatski kralj, nego su ostavljale na životu mušku djecu.
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 Stoga egipatski kralj pozove babice pa im rekne: “Zašto ste tako radile i na životu ostavljale mušku djecu?”
And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?”
19 Nato babice odgovore faraonu: “Hebrejke nisu kao egipatske žene. One su životne. Prije nego babica dođe k njima, one već rode.”
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 Bog je to babicama za dobro primio. Narod se množio i silno porastao.
Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly.
21 A kako su se babice bojale Boga, on ih obdari potomstvom.
And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them.
22 Onda faraon izda naredbu svemu svome narodu: “Svako muško dijete koje se rodi Hebrejima bacite u Rijeku! Na životu ostavite samo žensku djecu.”
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.”
