Exodus 1

1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, that came into Egypt with Jacob, every man and his household they came.

These are the names of the children of Israel, that went into Egypt with Jacob: they went in, every man with his household:

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

Issachar, Zabulon, and Benjamin,

4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Dan, and Nephtali, Gad and Aser.

5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; together with Joseph who was already in Egypt.

And all the souls that came out of Jacob’s thigh, were seventy: but Joseph was in Egypt.

6 And Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.

After he was dead, and all his brethren, and all that generation,

7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.

8 Now there rose up a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

In the mean time there arose a new king over Egypt, that knew not Joseph:

9 And he said unto his people: Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and mightier than we.

And he said to his people: Behold the people of the children of Israel are numerous and stronger than we.

10 Come, let us deal wisely with them lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there happen to be a war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and depart out of the land.

Come, let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land.

11 And they set over taskmasters, to afflict them with their burdensome labors; and they built treasure cities, for Pharaoh, Pithom and Raamses.

Therefore he set over them masters of the works, to afflict them with burdens, and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom and Ramesses.

12 But in the measure that they afflicted them, so they multiplied and so they spread out; and they felt abhorrence because of the children of Israel.

But the more they oppressed them, the more they were multiplied, and increased:

13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to labor with rigor:

And the Egyptians hated the children of Israel, and afflicted them and mocked them:

14 And they made their lives bitter with hard labor, in mortar, and in bricks, and in all manner of labor in the field; in all their service, wherein they made them labor with rigor.

And they made their life bitter with hard works in clay, and brick, and with all manner of service, wherewith they were overcharged in the works of the earth.

15 And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah;

And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,

16 And he said: When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, ye shall look upon the birth; if it be a son, then shall ye kill him; but if it be a daughter, then may she live.

Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive.

17 But the midwives feared God, and they did not as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.

18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and he said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?

And the king called for them and said: What is that you meant to do, that you would save the men children?

19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively; ere the midwife cometh in unto them they are delivered.

They answered: The Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they themselves are skillful in the office of a midwife; and they are delivered before we come to them.

20 And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.

21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.

22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Pharao therefore charged all his people, saying: Whatsoever shall be born of the male sex, ye shall cast into the river: whatsoever of the female, ye shall save alive.