1 O ra, estes são os nomes dos filhos de Israel, que entraram no Egito; entraram com Jacó, cada um com a sua família:

¶ Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt with Jacob; each one came in with his household.

2 R úben, Simeão, Levi, e Judá;

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

3 I ssacar, Zebulom e Benjamim;

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

4 D ã e Naftali, Gade e Aser.

Dan and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

5 T odas as almas, pois, que procederam da coxa de Jacó, foram setenta; José, porém, já estava no Egito.

And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

6 M orreu, pois, José, e todos os seus irmãos, e toda aquela geração.

And Joseph died and all his brethren and all that generation.

7 D epois os filhos de Israel frutificaram e aumentaram muito, multiplicaram-se e tornaram-se sobremaneira fortes, de modo que a terra se encheu deles.

And the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly and multiplied and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

8 E ntrementes se levantou sobre o Egito um novo rei, que não conhecera a José.

¶ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph.

9 D isse ele ao seu povo: Eis que o povo de Israel é mais numeroso e mais forte do que nos.

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the sons of Israel are more and mightier than we.

10 E ia, usemos de astúcia para com ele, para que não se multiplique, e aconteça que, vindo guerra, ele também se ajunte com os nossos inimigos, e peleje contra nós e se retire da terra.

Now, therefore, let us be wise concerning him, that he not multiply and it come to pass that when war comes, he shall also join with our enemies and fight against us and so leave the land.

11 P ortanto puseram sobre eles feitores, para os afligirem com suas cargas. Assim os israelitas edificaram para Faraó cidades armazéns, Pitom e Ramessés.

Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built the supply cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

12 M as quanto mais os egípcios afligiam o povo de Israel, tanto mais este se multiplicava e se espalhava; de maneira que os egípcios se enfadavam por causa dos filhos de Israel.

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew, so much that they loathed the sons of Israel.

13 P or isso os egípcios faziam os filhos de Israel servir com dureza;

And the Egyptians made the sons of Israel serve with rigor,

14 a ssim lhes amarguravam a vida com pesados serviços em barro e em tijolos, e com toda sorte de trabalho no campo, enfim com todo o seu serviço, em que os faziam servir com dureza.

and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, making mortar and brick and in all manner of service in the field; all their service, in which they made them serve, was with rigor.

15 F alou o rei do Egito

¶ And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and another named Puah;

16 d izendo: Quando ajudardes no parto as hebréias, e as virdes sobre os assentos, se for filho, matá-lo-eis; mas se for filha, viverá.

and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women and see the sex, if it is a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.

17 A s parteiras, porém, temeram a Deus e não fizeram como o rei do Egito lhes ordenara, antes conservavam os meninos com vida.

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them but gave the men children their lives.

18 P elo que o rei do Egito mandou chamar as parteiras e as interrogou: Por que tendes feito isto e guardado os meninos com vida?

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing and have given the men children their lives?

19 R esponderam as parteiras a Faraó: É que as mulheres hebréias não são como as egípcias; pois são vigorosas, e já têm dado ã luz antes que a parteira chegue a elas.

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women, for they are lively and are delivered before the midwives come in unto them.

20 P ortanto Deus fez bem

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty.

21 T ambém aconteceu que, como as parteiras temeram a Deus, ele lhes estabeleceu as casas.

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

22 E ntão ordenou Faraó a todo o seu povo, dizendo: A todos os filhos que nascerem lançareis no rio, mas a todas as filhas guardareis com vida.

Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall give them their lives.