¹ Και ταυτα ειναι τα ονοματα των υιων Ισραηλ, των εισελθοντων εις Αιγυπτον μετα του Ιακωβ· εκαστος μετα της οικογενειας αυτου εισηλθον.

² Ρουβην, Συμεων, Λευι και Ιουδας,

³ Ισσαχαρ, Ζαβουλων και Βενιαμιν,

⁴ Δαν και Νεφθαλι, Γαδ και Ασηρ.

⁵ Και πασαι αι ψυχαι αι εξελθουσαι εκ του μηρου του Ιακωβ ησαν ψυχαι εβδομηκοντα· ο δε Ιωσηφ ητο ηδη εν Αιγυπτω.

⁶ Ετελευτησε δε ο Ιωσηφ και παντες οι αδελφοι αυτου, και πασα η γενεα εκεινη.

⁷ Και ηυξηνθησαν οι υιοι Ισραηλ και επληθυνθησαν, και επολλαπλασιασθησαν, και ενεδυναμωθησαν σφοδρα, ωστε ο τοπος εγεμισεν απ' αυτων.

⁸ Εσηκωθη δε νεος βασιλευς επι την Αιγυπτον, οστις δεν εγνωριζε τον Ιωσηφ.

⁹ Και ειπε προς τον λαον αυτου, Ιδου, ο λαος των υιων Ισραηλ ειναι πολυ πληθος και ισχυροτερος ημων·

¹⁰ ελθετε, ας σοφισθωμεν κατ' αυτων, δια να μη πολλαπλασιασθωσι, και αν συμβη πολεμος ενωθωσι και ουτοι μετα των εχθρων ημων και πολεμησωσιν ημας και αναχωρησωσιν εκ του τοπου.

¹¹ Κατεστησαν λοιπον επ' αυτους επιστατας των εργασιων, δια να καταθλιβωσιν αυτους με τα βαρη αυτων· και ωκοδομησαν εις τον Φαραω πολεις αποθηκων, την Πιθωμ και την Ραμεσση.

¹² Οσον ομως κατεθλιβον αυτους, τοσω μαλλον επληθυνοντο και ηυξανοντο. Και οι Αιγυπτιοι απεστρεφοντο τους υιους Ισραηλ.

¹³ Και κατεδυναστευον οι Αιγυπτιοι τους υιους Ισραηλ αυστηρως·

¹⁴ και κατεπικραινον την ζωην αυτων δια της σκληρας δουλειας εις τον πηλον και εις τας πλινθους, και εις πασας τας εργασιας των πεδιαδων· πασαι αι εργασιαι αυτων, με τας οποιας κατεδυναστευον αυτους, ησαν αυστηραι.

¹⁵ Και ελαλησεν ο βασιλευς των Αιγυπτιων προς τας μαιας των Εβραιων, εκ των οποιων η μια ωνομαζετο Σεπφωρα, και η αλλη Φουα,

¹⁶ και ειπεν, Οταν μαιευητε τας Εβραιας και ιδητε αυτας επι της γεννας, εαν μεν ηναι αρσενικον, θανατονετε αυτο· εαν δε ηναι θηλυκον, τοτε ας ζηση.

¹⁷ Εφοβηθησαν δε αι μαιαι τον Θεον και δεν εκαμνον ως ειπε προς αυτας ο βασιλευς της Αιγυπτου, αλλ' αφινον ζωντα τα αρσενικα.

¹⁸ Καλεσας δε ο βασιλευς της Αιγυπτου τας μαιας, ειπε προς αυτας, Δια τι εκαμετε το πραγμα τουτο, και αφινετε ζωντα τα αρσενικα;

¹⁹ Και απεκριθησαν αι μαιαι προς τον Φαραω, Οτι αι Εβραιαι δεν ειναι ως αι γυναικες της Αιγυπτου· διοτι ειναι ευρωστοι και γεννωσι πριν εισελθωσιν εις αυτας αι μαιαι.

²⁰ Ο δε Θεος ηγαθοποιει τας μαιας· και επληθυνετο ο λαος και ενεδυναμουτο σφοδρα.

²¹ Και επειδη αι μαιαι εφοβουντο τον Θεον, εκαμεν εις αυτας οικους.

²² Ο δε Φαραω προσεταξε παντα τον λαον αυτου, λεγων, Παν αρσενικον το οποιον γεννηθη, εις τον ποταμον ριπτετε αυτο· παν δε θηλυκον, αφινετε να ζη.

¹ Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

⁵ All the souls who came out of Jacob's body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

⁶ Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.

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

⁸ Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn't know Joseph.

⁹ He said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

¹⁰ Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land."

¹¹ Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They were grieved because of the children of Israel.

¹³ The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

¹⁴ and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.

¹⁵ The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

¹⁶ and he said, "When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

¹⁸ The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?"

¹⁹ The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women aren't like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them."

²⁰ God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

²¹ It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.

²² Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."