1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which 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 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already . 6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 ¶ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. 13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: 14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
15 ¶ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. 20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made 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.
1–BOB
Misrliklar Isroil xalqiga zulm oʻtkazadi
1-4 Isroil oʻgʻillarining ismlari quyidagichadir: Ruben, Shimoʻn, Levi, Yahudo, Issaxor, Zabulun, Benyamin, Dan, Naftali, Gad, Osher. Ular otasi Yoqub bilan birga oʻz oilalarini olib, Misrga ketgan edilar. 5 Oʻshanda Yoqubning avlodi hammasi boʻlib yetmish kishidan iborat edi. Uning oʻgʻli Yusuf bu paytda Misrda yashardi.
6 Vaqti–soati yetib, Yusuf, uning aka–ukalari va oʻsha avlodning hammasi olamdan oʻtib ketdi. 7 Isroil nasli esa barakali boʻlib, borgan sari koʻpayib boraverdi. Misr yurti ular bilan toʻlib–toshdi.
8 Oʻsha paytda Misr taxtiga yangi firʼavn oʻtirdi. U Yusuf toʻgʻrisida hech narsa bilmasdi. 9 U oʻz xalqiga shunday dedi:
— Qaranglar, Isroil xalqi bizga qaraganda koʻpayib, kuchayib ketdi. 10 Qani, bir yoʻlini topib, ularni koʻpayib ketishdan toʻxtataylik. Boʻlmasa, urush boʻlib qolganda, ular dushmanlarimizga qoʻshilib, bizga qarshi urush qiladilar. Keyin yurtimizdan qochib ketadilar.
11 Shunday qilib, Misrliklar nazoratchilar tayinlab, Isroil xalqini ogʻir ishlarga majbur qildilar, tinka–madorini quritdilar. Isroil xalqi firʼavn uchun Pitom va Ramzes degan ombor shaharlarni qurib berdi.
12 Lekin Misrliklar Isroil xalqiga qanchalik zulm oʻtkazsalar ham, Isroil xalqi yana ham koʻpayib yurt boʻylab yoyilib borardi. Misrliklar bu ahvoldan qoʻrquvga tushib qoldilar. 13-14 Ular Isroil xalqini ayovsiz, zoʻrlik bilan qul qilib, har turli dala ishlariga, loydan gʻisht quyishga majburladilar. Misrliklar ularga shafqat qilmadilar.
15 Shifro va Puvo degan ibroniy doyalar bor edi. Misr firʼavni ularga shunday farmon berdi:
16 — Ibroniy ayollar koʻzi yoriyotgan paytda doyalik qilayotganingizda, yaxshilab eʼtibor bering: chaqaloq oʻgʻil boʻlsa, oʻldiringlar, qiz boʻlsa, yashayversin.
17 Ikkala doya Xudodan qoʻrqardi. Shuning uchun Misr firʼavnining farmoniga itoat etmasdan, oʻgʻil bolalarni oʻldirmadilar. 18 Misr firʼavni doyalarni chaqirib soʻradi:
— Nimaga bunaqa qilyapsizlar? Nimaga oʻgʻil bolalarni tirik qoldiryapsizlar?
19 — Ibroniy ayollar Misrlik ayollarga oʻxshamaydilar, — deb javob berishdi doyalar. — Ular juda baquvvat, shuning uchun biz bormasimizdan oldin tugʻib qoʻyyaptilar.
20 Shuning uchun Xudo doyalarga marhamat qildi. Isroil xalqi koʻpayib, yana ham kuchayaverdi. 21 Doyalar Xudodan qoʻrqqanlari uchun, Xudo ularni oilali qildi. 22 Shundan keyin firʼavn oʻz xalqiga: “Ibroniylarda tugʻilgan har bir oʻgʻil bola Nil daryosiga uloqtirilsin, qiz bolalar esa yashayversin”, deb farmon berdi.
