Exodus 1

1 The sons of Jacob who went to Egypt with him along with their families were

Estos son los nombres de los hijos de Israel, que entraron en Egipto con Jacob, cada uno entró con su familia:

2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,

Rubén, Simeón, Leví, y Judá,

3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,

Isacar, Zabulón, y Ben-jamín,

4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Dan, y Neftalí, Gad y Aser.

5 Altogether there were 70 people [who went with] Jacob. That included his [sons, his grandsons, and two great-grandsons]. [His son] Joseph was already in Egypt.

Y todas las almas que salieron del muslo de Jacob fueron setenta. Y José estaba en Egipto.

6 [Eventually] Joseph and his [older and younger] brothers and everyone [else in their family who lived] (in that generation/at that time) died.

Y murió José, y todos sus hermanos, y toda aquella generación.

7 But Jacob’s descendants kept giving birth to many children [IDM]. The number [of his descendants] kept becoming larger and larger. As a result, there were so many of them that they were everywhere in Egypt (OR, that they [became a threat] to the Egyptians).

Y los hijos de Israel crecieron, y multiplicaron y fueron aumentados y corroborados grandemente, e hinchióse la tierra de ellos.

8 Then [several hundred years later], a new king began to rule [MTY] in Egypt. He did not know [what] Joseph [had done for the people of Egypt long ago].

Levantóse entre tanto un nuevo rey sobre Egipto, que no conocía a José, el cual dijo a su pueblo:

9 He said to his people, “Look [at what has happened]! The Israeli people have become so numerous and so powerful that they [now might conquer] us!

He aquí, el pueblo de los hijos de Israel es mayor y más fuerte que nosotros:

10 We must find a way to control them! If we do not do that, their population will continue to grow. Then, if enemies [PRS] attack us, they will join with our enemies and fight against us, and they will escape from [our] land.”

Ahora pues, seamos sabios para con él, porque no se multiplique: y acontezca, que viniendo guerra, él también se junte con nuestros enemigos, y pelee contra nosotros, y se vaya de la tierra.

11 So [the king and his officials] put supervisors over the Israeli people to cause them to suffer very much by [forcing them] to work very hard. They forced [the Israeli people to] build [two] cities, Pithom and Ramses, in which to store [supplies for the king/government].

Entonces pusieron sobre él comisarios de tributos que los molestasen con sus cargas: y edificaron a Faraón las ciudades de los bastimentos, Fitom y Rameses.

12 But the more cruelly they treated the [Israeli people], the bigger the Israeli [population] grew, and they became more numerous all over [the land]. So the Egyptian people began to be afraid of the Israeli people.

Empero cuanto más lo molestaban, tanto más se multiplicaba, y crecía: tanto que ellos se fastidiaban de los hijos de Israel.

13 They forced the Israeli people to work very hard,

Y los Egipcios hicieron servir a los hijos de Israel con dureza.

14 and by making them slaves, they made their lives miserable. They [forced them] to [build many buildings with] mortar and bricks. [They also forced them to do] other work in the fields. [In making them do all this work, the Egyptian officials treated them] ruthlessly/cruelly.

Y amargaron su vida con servidumbre dura, en barro y ladrillo, y en toda labor del campo, y en todo su servicio en el cual se servían de ellos con dureza.

15 There were two Hebrew (midwives/women who helped the women when they were giving birth). [Hebrew means the same as Israeli.] The names of the women were Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to [those two women],

Y habló el rey de Egipto a las parteras de las Hebreas, una de las cuales se llamaba Séfora, y otra Pua, y díjoles:

16 “When you help the Hebrew women when they are giving birth [MTY], if [the baby that is born] is a boy, you must kill it. If [the baby] is a girl, you (may let it live/do not have to kill them).”

Cuando parteareis a las Hebreas, y mirareis los asientos, si fuere hijo, matádle: y si fuere hija, entonces viva.

17 But the midwives feared/revered God. So they did not do what the king told them to do. They allowed the baby boys to live.

Mas las parteras temieron a Dios: y no hicieron como les dijo el rey de Egipto, y daban la vida a los niños.

18 So the king summoned the [two] midwives and said to them, “Why are you doing this? Why are you letting the baby boys live?”

Y el rey de Egipto hizo llamar a las parteras, y díjoles: ¿Por qué habéis hecho esto, que habéis dado vida a los niños?

19 [One of] the midwives replied to the king, “[You need to realize that] the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. The Hebrew women are very strong/healthy. They give birth [to their babies] before we can get to them [to help them].”

Y las parteras respondieron a Faraón: Porque las mujeres Hebreas no son como las Egipcias, porque son robustas, y paren antes que la partera venga a ellas.

20 So God acted kindly toward the midwives, and the [Hebrew] people became even more numerous and strong.

E hizo Dios bien a las parteras; y el pueblo se multiplicó, y se corroboraron en gran manera.

21 Furthermore, because the midwives feared/revered God, he enabled them also to give birth to children.

Y por haber las parteras temido a Dios, él les hizo casas.

22 Then the king commanded all (the [Egyptian] people/his [advisors]): “You must throw into the Nile [River] every baby boy born that the [Hebrew women] give birth to! But you can allow the baby girls to live.”

Entonces Faraón mandó a todo su pueblo, diciendo: Echád en el río todo hijo que naciere, y a toda hija dad la vida.