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以色列在埃及興盛

以色列的眾子,各人帶著家眷和雅各一同來到埃及。他們的名字是: 流本、西緬、利未、猶大、 以薩迦、西布倫、便雅憫、 但、拿弗他利、迦得、亞設。 他們全是雅各所生的,共有七十人;那時約瑟已經在埃及了。 後來,約瑟和他所有的兄弟,以及那一代的人都死了。 以色列人生養繁衍眾多,人數增加,極其強盛,遍滿了那地。

新王迫害以色列人

那時,有一位不認識約瑟的新王興起來,統治埃及。 他對自己的人民說:“看哪,以色列民比我們眾多強盛。 10 來吧,我們要用巧計對付他們,恐怕他們增多起來,一旦發生戰爭,他們就與我們的仇敵聯合,攻擊我們,並且離開這地。” 11 於是,他們指派督工管轄他們,加重他們的重擔苦害他們,他們為法老建造兩座貯貨城,就是比東和蘭塞。 12 但是,埃及人越苦害他們,他們就越發增多,越發繁衍。埃及人就懼怕以色列人。 13 於是,埃及人嚴嚴地使以色列人作苦工。 14 埃及人使他們因作苦工而覺得命苦,他們要和泥、做磚、作田間各樣的工;這一切苦工,埃及人都嚴嚴地驅使以色列人去作。

埃及王殺害希伯來男嬰

15 埃及王吩咐兩個希伯來接生婦,一個名叫施弗拉,一個名叫普阿, 16 說:“你們給希伯來婦人接生的時候,要看著她們臨盆;若是男孩,你們要殺死他;若是女孩,她就可以活著。” 17 但是,接生婦卻敬畏 神,不照著埃及王吩咐她們的去作,竟讓男孩活著。 18 於是,埃及王把接生婦叫了來,對她們說:“你們為甚麼作這事,讓男孩活著呢?” 19 接生婦回答法老:“希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同;她們很有活力,接生婦還沒有來到,她們已經生產了。” 20  神恩待接生婦;以色列民增多起來,而且非常強盛。 21 接生婦因為敬畏 神, 神就為她們建立家室。 22 法老吩咐他的眾民說:“凡是希伯來人(《馬索拉文本》無“希伯來人”,現參照其他古抄本及古譯本補上)所生的男孩,你們都要把他投在河裡;凡是女孩,就讓她活著。”

以色列人受欺壓

以色列的眾子帶著家眷跟雅各[a]一起去了埃及,以下是他們的名字: 呂便、西緬、利未、猶大、 以薩迦、西布倫、便雅憫、 但、拿弗他利、迦得、亞設。 雅各的子孫總共有七十人。那時,約瑟已經住在埃及。 後來,約瑟和他的弟兄以及同輩的人都相繼去世。 以色列人生養眾多,人口大增,很快就遍佈埃及,成為一個強大的民族。 那時,埃及有一位不認識約瑟的新王登基, 對他的百姓說:「你們看,以色列人比我們多,又比我們強。 10 來吧!我們要設法阻止他們人口增長,否則一遇到戰爭,他們便會加入我們敵人的陣營來攻打我們,然後一走了之。」

11 於是,埃及人派監工強迫以色列人服勞役,在比東和蘭塞兩地為法老興建儲貨城。 12 以色列人越受奴役,人口增長得越快,散居的範圍也越廣,令埃及人感到恐懼。 13 於是,埃及人更殘酷地奴役他們, 14 強迫他們和泥造磚,並做田間一切的苦工,使他們痛苦不堪。 15 埃及王又命令兩個希伯來的接生婆施弗拉和普阿: 16 「你們在替希伯來婦女接生的時候,如果看到生下的是男嬰,就把他殺掉;如果是女嬰,就讓她活下來。」 17 但這兩個接生婆敬畏上帝,沒有執行王的命令,而是保留了男嬰的性命。 18 埃及王召見那兩個接生婆,質問她們:「你們為什麼這樣做?為什麼讓男嬰活著?」 19 她們回答說:「因為希伯來婦女跟埃及婦女不同。她們身體強健,我們還沒有趕到,嬰兒就生下來了。」 20-21 因此,以色列人口繼續增加,更加繁盛。因為這兩個接生婆敬畏上帝,上帝便賜福給她們,使她們生兒育女。 22 後來,法老命令全埃及的人把以色列人生的所有男嬰都拋進尼羅河裡,只讓女嬰活著。

Footnotes

  1. 1·1 雅各」就是「以色列」,上帝為雅各改名以色列,故事參考創世記32·28

The Israelites Oppressed

These are the names of the sons of Israel(A) who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.(B) The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all;(C) Joseph was already in Egypt.

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,(D) but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers(E) and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.(F) “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous(G) for us.(H) 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly(I) with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”(J)

11 So they put slave masters(K) over them to oppress them with forced labor,(L) and they built Pithom and Rameses(M) as store cities(N) for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13 and worked them ruthlessly.(O) 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor(P) in brick(Q) and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.(R)

15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives,(S) whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.”(T) 17 The midwives, however, feared(U) God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do;(V) they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”(W)

20 So God was kind to the midwives(X) and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared(Y) God, he gave them families(Z) of their own.

22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile,(AA) but let every girl live.”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 1:5 Masoretic Text (see also Gen. 46:27); Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14 and note at Gen. 46:27) seventy-five

以色列在埃及興盛

以色列的眾子,各人帶著家眷和雅各一同來到埃及。他們的名字是: 流本、西緬、利未、猶大、 以薩迦、西布倫、便雅憫、 但、拿弗他利、迦得、亞設。 他們全是雅各所生的,共有七十人;那時約瑟已經在埃及了。 後來,約瑟和他所有的兄弟,以及那一代的人都死了。 以色列人生養繁衍眾多,人數增加,極其強盛,遍滿了那地。

新王迫害以色列人

那時,有一位不認識約瑟的新王興起來,統治埃及。 他對自己的人民說:“看哪,以色列民比我們眾多強盛。 10 來吧,我們要用巧計對付他們,恐怕他們增多起來,一旦發生戰爭,他們就與我們的仇敵聯合,攻擊我們,並且離開這地。” 11 於是,他們指派督工管轄他們,加重他們的重擔苦害他們,他們為法老建造兩座貯貨城,就是比東和蘭塞。 12 但是,埃及人越苦害他們,他們就越發增多,越發繁衍。埃及人就懼怕以色列人。 13 於是,埃及人嚴嚴地使以色列人作苦工。 14 埃及人使他們因作苦工而覺得命苦,他們要和泥、做磚、作田間各樣的工;這一切苦工,埃及人都嚴嚴地驅使以色列人去作。

埃及王殺害希伯來男嬰

15 埃及王吩咐兩個希伯來接生婦,一個名叫施弗拉,一個名叫普阿, 16 說:“你們給希伯來婦人接生的時候,要看著她們臨盆;若是男孩,你們要殺死他;若是女孩,她就可以活著。” 17 但是,接生婦卻敬畏 神,不照著埃及王吩咐她們的去作,竟讓男孩活著。 18 於是,埃及王把接生婦叫了來,對她們說:“你們為甚麼作這事,讓男孩活著呢?” 19 接生婦回答法老:“希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同;她們很有活力,接生婦還沒有來到,她們已經生產了。” 20  神恩待接生婦;以色列民增多起來,而且非常強盛。 21 接生婦因為敬畏 神, 神就為她們建立家室。 22 法老吩咐他的眾民說:“凡是希伯來人(《馬索拉文本》無“希伯來人”,現參照其他古抄本及古譯本補上)所生的男孩,你們都要把他投在河裡;凡是女孩,就讓她活著。”

以色列人受欺壓

以色列的眾子帶著家眷跟雅各[a]一起去了埃及,以下是他們的名字: 呂便、西緬、利未、猶大、 以薩迦、西布倫、便雅憫、 但、拿弗他利、迦得、亞設。 雅各的子孫總共有七十人。那時,約瑟已經住在埃及。 後來,約瑟和他的弟兄以及同輩的人都相繼去世。 以色列人生養眾多,人口大增,很快就遍佈埃及,成為一個強大的民族。 那時,埃及有一位不認識約瑟的新王登基, 對他的百姓說:「你們看,以色列人比我們多,又比我們強。 10 來吧!我們要設法阻止他們人口增長,否則一遇到戰爭,他們便會加入我們敵人的陣營來攻打我們,然後一走了之。」

11 於是,埃及人派監工強迫以色列人服勞役,在比東和蘭塞兩地為法老興建儲貨城。 12 以色列人越受奴役,人口增長得越快,散居的範圍也越廣,令埃及人感到恐懼。 13 於是,埃及人更殘酷地奴役他們, 14 強迫他們和泥造磚,並做田間一切的苦工,使他們痛苦不堪。 15 埃及王又命令兩個希伯來的接生婆施弗拉和普阿: 16 「你們在替希伯來婦女接生的時候,如果看到生下的是男嬰,就把他殺掉;如果是女嬰,就讓她活下來。」 17 但這兩個接生婆敬畏上帝,沒有執行王的命令,而是保留了男嬰的性命。 18 埃及王召見那兩個接生婆,質問她們:「你們為什麼這樣做?為什麼讓男嬰活著?」 19 她們回答說:「因為希伯來婦女跟埃及婦女不同。她們身體強健,我們還沒有趕到,嬰兒就生下來了。」 20-21 因此,以色列人口繼續增加,更加繁盛。因為這兩個接生婆敬畏上帝,上帝便賜福給她們,使她們生兒育女。 22 後來,法老命令全埃及的人把以色列人生的所有男嬰都拋進尼羅河裡,只讓女嬰活著。

Footnotes

  1. 1·1 雅各」就是「以色列」,上帝為雅各改名以色列,故事參考創世記32·28

The Israelites Oppressed

These are the names of the sons of Israel(A) who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.(B) The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all;(C) Joseph was already in Egypt.

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,(D) but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers(E) and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.(F) “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous(G) for us.(H) 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly(I) with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”(J)

11 So they put slave masters(K) over them to oppress them with forced labor,(L) and they built Pithom and Rameses(M) as store cities(N) for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13 and worked them ruthlessly.(O) 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor(P) in brick(Q) and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.(R)

15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives,(S) whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.”(T) 17 The midwives, however, feared(U) God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do;(V) they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”(W)

20 So God was kind to the midwives(X) and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared(Y) God, he gave them families(Z) of their own.

22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile,(AA) but let every girl live.”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 1:5 Masoretic Text (see also Gen. 46:27); Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14 and note at Gen. 46:27) seventy-five

以色列在埃及興盛

以色列的眾子,各人帶著家眷和雅各一同來到埃及。他們的名字是: 流本、西緬、利未、猶大、 以薩迦、西布倫、便雅憫、 但、拿弗他利、迦得、亞設。 他們全是雅各所生的,共有七十人;那時約瑟已經在埃及了。 後來,約瑟和他所有的兄弟,以及那一代的人都死了。 以色列人生養繁衍眾多,人數增加,極其強盛,遍滿了那地。

新王迫害以色列人

那時,有一位不認識約瑟的新王興起來,統治埃及。 他對自己的人民說:“看哪,以色列民比我們眾多強盛。 10 來吧,我們要用巧計對付他們,恐怕他們增多起來,一旦發生戰爭,他們就與我們的仇敵聯合,攻擊我們,並且離開這地。” 11 於是,他們指派督工管轄他們,加重他們的重擔苦害他們,他們為法老建造兩座貯貨城,就是比東和蘭塞。 12 但是,埃及人越苦害他們,他們就越發增多,越發繁衍。埃及人就懼怕以色列人。 13 於是,埃及人嚴嚴地使以色列人作苦工。 14 埃及人使他們因作苦工而覺得命苦,他們要和泥、做磚、作田間各樣的工;這一切苦工,埃及人都嚴嚴地驅使以色列人去作。

埃及王殺害希伯來男嬰

15 埃及王吩咐兩個希伯來接生婦,一個名叫施弗拉,一個名叫普阿, 16 說:“你們給希伯來婦人接生的時候,要看著她們臨盆;若是男孩,你們要殺死他;若是女孩,她就可以活著。” 17 但是,接生婦卻敬畏 神,不照著埃及王吩咐她們的去作,竟讓男孩活著。 18 於是,埃及王把接生婦叫了來,對她們說:“你們為甚麼作這事,讓男孩活著呢?” 19 接生婦回答法老:“希伯來婦人與埃及婦人不同;她們很有活力,接生婦還沒有來到,她們已經生產了。” 20  神恩待接生婦;以色列民增多起來,而且非常強盛。 21 接生婦因為敬畏 神, 神就為她們建立家室。 22 法老吩咐他的眾民說:“凡是希伯來人(《馬索拉文本》無“希伯來人”,現參照其他古抄本及古譯本補上)所生的男孩,你們都要把他投在河裡;凡是女孩,就讓她活著。”

以色列人受欺壓

以色列的眾子帶著家眷跟雅各[a]一起去了埃及,以下是他們的名字: 呂便、西緬、利未、猶大、 以薩迦、西布倫、便雅憫、 但、拿弗他利、迦得、亞設。 雅各的子孫總共有七十人。那時,約瑟已經住在埃及。 後來,約瑟和他的弟兄以及同輩的人都相繼去世。 以色列人生養眾多,人口大增,很快就遍佈埃及,成為一個強大的民族。 那時,埃及有一位不認識約瑟的新王登基, 對他的百姓說:「你們看,以色列人比我們多,又比我們強。 10 來吧!我們要設法阻止他們人口增長,否則一遇到戰爭,他們便會加入我們敵人的陣營來攻打我們,然後一走了之。」

11 於是,埃及人派監工強迫以色列人服勞役,在比東和蘭塞兩地為法老興建儲貨城。 12 以色列人越受奴役,人口增長得越快,散居的範圍也越廣,令埃及人感到恐懼。 13 於是,埃及人更殘酷地奴役他們, 14 強迫他們和泥造磚,並做田間一切的苦工,使他們痛苦不堪。 15 埃及王又命令兩個希伯來的接生婆施弗拉和普阿: 16 「你們在替希伯來婦女接生的時候,如果看到生下的是男嬰,就把他殺掉;如果是女嬰,就讓她活下來。」 17 但這兩個接生婆敬畏上帝,沒有執行王的命令,而是保留了男嬰的性命。 18 埃及王召見那兩個接生婆,質問她們:「你們為什麼這樣做?為什麼讓男嬰活著?」 19 她們回答說:「因為希伯來婦女跟埃及婦女不同。她們身體強健,我們還沒有趕到,嬰兒就生下來了。」 20-21 因此,以色列人口繼續增加,更加繁盛。因為這兩個接生婆敬畏上帝,上帝便賜福給她們,使她們生兒育女。 22 後來,法老命令全埃及的人把以色列人生的所有男嬰都拋進尼羅河裡,只讓女嬰活著。

Footnotes

  1. 1·1 雅各」就是「以色列」,上帝為雅各改名以色列,故事參考創世記32·28

The Israelites Oppressed

These are the names of the sons of Israel(A) who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.(B) The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all;(C) Joseph was already in Egypt.

Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died,(D) but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers(E) and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

Then a new king, to whom Joseph meant nothing, came to power in Egypt.(F) “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become far too numerous(G) for us.(H) 10 Come, we must deal shrewdly(I) with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”(J)

11 So they put slave masters(K) over them to oppress them with forced labor,(L) and they built Pithom and Rameses(M) as store cities(N) for Pharaoh. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites 13 and worked them ruthlessly.(O) 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor(P) in brick(Q) and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.(R)

15 The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives,(S) whose names were Shiphrah and Puah, 16 “When you are helping the Hebrew women during childbirth on the delivery stool, if you see that the baby is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.”(T) 17 The midwives, however, feared(U) God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do;(V) they let the boys live. 18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”(W)

20 So God was kind to the midwives(X) and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared(Y) God, he gave them families(Z) of their own.

22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile,(AA) but let every girl live.”(AB)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 1:5 Masoretic Text (see also Gen. 46:27); Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint (see also Acts 7:14 and note at Gen. 46:27) seventy-five