¹ Tato jsou pak jména synů Izraelských, kteříž vešli do Egypta s Jákobem; každý s čeledí svou přišel:

² Ruben, Simeon, Léví a Juda;

³ Izachar, Zabulon a Beniamin;

⁴ Dan a Neftalím, Gád a Asser.

⁵ A bylo všech osob pošlých z bedr Jákobových sedmdesáte duší; Jozef pak byl v Egyptě.

⁶ I umřel Jozef a všickni bratří jeho, a všecken ten rod.

⁷ Synové pak Izraelští rozmnožili se a rodili se v hojnosti; a rozhojňovali se, i zsilili se náramně velmi, a naplněna jest jimi země.

⁸ V tom povstal král nový v Egyptě, kterýž neznal Jozefa.

⁹ Ten řekl lidu svému: Aj, lid synů Izraelských jest mnohý a silnější nad nás.

¹⁰ Nuže, opatrně sobě počínejme před ním, aby se nerozmohl; a když by přišla válka, aby se nepřipojil i on k nepřátelům našim, a nebojoval proti nám, a nevyšel z země.

¹¹ Protož ustanovili nad ním úředníky, kteříž by plat vybírali, aby je trápili břemeny svými. I vystavěl lid Izraelský Faraonovi města skladů, Fiton a Ramesses.

¹² Ale čím více trápili jej, tím více rostl a tím se více rozmáhal. I vzali sobě syny Izraelské v ošklivost.

¹³ A tak podrobovali Egyptští syny Izraelské v službu těžkou.

¹⁴ A k hořkosti přivodili život jejich robotami těžkými, v hlině a cihlách a ve všelijakém díle na poli, mimo všelikou potřebu svou, k níž práce jejich užívali nenáležitě a bez lítosti.

¹⁵ I poručil král Egyptský babám Hebrejským, z nichž jedna sloula Sefora a druhá Fua,

¹⁶ A řekl: Když budete pomáhati ženám Hebrejským při porodu, a uzříte, že již rodí, byl-li by syn, zabíte ho, pakli dcera, tedy ať jest živa.

¹⁷ Bály se pak ty baby Boha, a nečinily tak, jakž jim poručil král Egyptský, ale živých nechávaly pacholíků.

¹⁸ Povolav tedy bab král Egyptský, mluvil jim: Proč jste to učinily, že jste živé zachovaly pacholíky?

¹⁹ I odpověděly baby Faraonovi: Nejsou ženy Hebrejské jako ženy Egyptské; nebo ony jsou silnějšího přirození. Dříve než přijde k nim baba, ony porodí.

²⁰ I učinil dobře Bůh těm babám. A rozmnožen jest lid, a zsilili se velmi.

²¹ Stalo se pak proto, že se bály baby ty Boha, vzdělal jim domy.

²² I přikázal Farao všemu lidu svému, řka: Každého syna, kterýž se narodí, do řeky uvrzte; každé pak dcery nechte živé.

¹ Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

² He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in all the way of David his father, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

³ It happened in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, saying,

⁴ "Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into the house of Yahweh, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.

⁵ Let them deliver it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh; and let them give it to the workmen who are in the house of Yahweh, to repair the breaches of the house,

⁶ to the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons, and for buying timber and cut stone to repair the house.

⁷ However there was no accounting made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully."

⁸ Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh." Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

⁹ Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, "Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of Yahweh."

¹⁰ Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, "Hilkiah the priest has delivered a book to me." Shaphan read it before the king.

¹¹ It happened, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.

¹² The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Micaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king's servant, saying,

¹³ "Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is the wrath of Yahweh that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us."

¹⁴ So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.

¹⁵ She said to them, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: 'Tell the man who sent you to me,

¹⁶ "Thus says Yahweh, 'Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

¹⁷ Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and it shall not be quenched.'"

¹⁸ But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, thus you shall tell him, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: 'Concerning the words which you have heard,

¹⁹ because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,' says Yahweh.

²⁰ 'Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil which I will bring on this place.'"'" They brought back this message to the king.