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Ang Pang-aapi sa mga Israelita

Ito(A) ang mga anak ni Jacob na kasama niyang pumunta sa Egipto, kasama ang kani-kanilang sambahayan: sina Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Isacar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Dan, Neftali, Gad at Asher; silang lahat ay pitumpu. Si Jose ay matagal nang nasa Egipto noon. Paglipas ng panahon, namatay si Jose, ang kanyang mga kapatid at ang kanilang salinlahi. Ngunit(B) mabilis ang pagdami ng mga Israelita kaya't sila'y naging makapangyarihan at halos napuno nila ang buong lupain.

Lumipas(C) ang panahon at nagkaroon ang Egipto ng ibang hari na hindi nakakakilala kay Jose. Sinabi niya sa kanyang mga kababayan, “Nanganganib tayo sa mga Israelita. Sila'y patuloy na dumarami at lumalakas kaysa atin. 10 Kailangang(D) gumawa tayo ng paraan upang mapigil ang kanilang pagdami. Baka salakayin tayo ng ating mga kaaway at kumampi pa sila sa mga ito, at pagkatapos ay tumakas sa[a] ating lupain.” 11 Kaya't naglagay sila ng mababagsik na tagapangasiwa upang pahirapan ang mga Israelita; ipinagawa ng Faraon sa mga ito ang mga Lunsod ng Pitom at Rameses, mga lunsod na imbakan ng mga pagkain at kagamitan. 12 Ngunit habang inaapi, ang mga ito ay lalo namang dumarami at naninirahan ang mga Israelita sa iba't ibang bayan kaya't sila'y kinatakutan ng mga Egipcio. 13 Dahil dito, ang mga Israelita'y lalong walang awang 14 pinahirapan ng mga Egipcio sa paggawa ng tisa at ng iba't ibang mabibigat na gawaing bukid.

15 Isang araw, ipinatawag ng Faraon sina Sifra at Pua, ang mga komadronang Hebreo at sinabihan nang ganito: 16 “Sa pagpapaanak ninyo sa mga Hebrea, patayin ninyo kung lalaki ang sanggol, at hayaan ninyong mabuhay kung babae.” 17 Ngunit dahil sa takot nila sa Diyos, hindi sinunod ng mga komadrona ang utos ng hari; hindi nila pinapatay ang mga sanggol na lalaki. 18 Dahil dito'y ipinatawag sila ng hari at tinanong, “Bakit hindi ninyo pinapatay ang mga sanggol na lalaking isinisilang ng mga Hebrea?”

19 “Mangyari po, iba ang mga Hebrea sa mga Egipcia. Madali po silang manganak kaya naisilang na ang sanggol pagdating namin,” sagot nila. 20 Kaya't patuloy na dumami at lumakas ang mga Israelita. Ang mga komadrona naman ay kinalugdan ng Diyos. 21 Sila'y pinagkalooban niya ng mga sariling pamilya. 22 Iniutos(E) naman ng Faraon sa lahat ng kanyang nasasakupan na itapon sa Ilog Nilo ang lahat ng lalaking isisilang ng mga Hebrea at hayaan namang mabuhay ang mga babae.

Footnotes

  1. Exodo 1:10 tumakas sa: o kaya'y sakupin ang .

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

Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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

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

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

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

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.

Israel Increases Greatly in Egypt

(A)These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. All the descendants of Jacob were (B)seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. Then (C)Joseph died, and all his brothers and all that generation. (D)But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

Pharaoh Oppresses Israel

Now there arose a new king over Egypt, (E)who did not know Joseph. And he said to his people, “Behold, (F)the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10 (G)Come, (H)let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them (I)to afflict them with heavy (J)burdens. They built for Pharaoh (K)store cities, Pithom and (L)Raamses. 12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. 13 So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel (M)work as slaves 14 and (N)made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves.

15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, 16 “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” 17 But the midwives (O)feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. 18 So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” 19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” 20 (P)So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. 21 And because the midwives feared God, (Q)he gave them families. 22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, (R)“Every son that is born to the Hebrews[a] you shall cast into (S)the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.”

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 1:22 Samaritan, Septuagint, Targum; Hebrew lacks to the Hebrews

以色列人受欺压

以色列的众子带着家眷跟雅各[a]一起去了埃及,以下是他们的名字: 吕便、西缅、利未、犹大、 以萨迦、西布伦、便雅悯、 但、拿弗他利、迦得、亚设。 雅各的子孙总共有七十人。那时,约瑟已经住在埃及。 后来,约瑟和他的弟兄以及同辈的人都相继去世。 以色列人生养众多,人口大增,很快就遍布埃及,成为一个强大的民族。 那时,埃及有一位不认识约瑟的新王登基, 对他的百姓说:“你们看,以色列人比我们多,又比我们强。 10 来吧!我们要设法阻止他们人口增长,否则一遇到战争,他们便会加入我们敌人的阵营来攻打我们,然后一走了之。”

11 于是,埃及人派监工强迫以色列人服劳役,在比东和兰塞两地为法老兴建储货城。 12 以色列人越受奴役,人口增长得越快,散居的范围也越广,令埃及人感到恐惧。 13 于是,埃及人更残酷地奴役他们, 14 强迫他们和泥造砖,并做田间一切的苦工,使他们痛苦不堪。 15 埃及王又命令两个希伯来的接生婆施弗拉和普阿: 16 “你们在替希伯来妇女接生的时候,如果看到生下的是男婴,就把他杀掉;如果是女婴,就让她活下来。” 17 但这两个接生婆敬畏上帝,没有执行王的命令,而是保留了男婴的性命。 18 埃及王召见那两个接生婆,质问她们:“你们为什么这样做?为什么让男婴活着?” 19 她们回答说:“因为希伯来妇女跟埃及妇女不同。她们身体强健,我们还没有赶到,婴儿就生下来了。” 20-21 因此,以色列人口继续增加,更加繁盛。因为这两个接生婆敬畏上帝,上帝便赐福给她们,使她们生儿育女。 22 后来,法老命令全埃及的人把以色列人生的所有男婴都抛进尼罗河里,只让女婴活着。

Footnotes

  1. 1:1 雅各”就是“以色列”,上帝为雅各改名以色列,故事参考创世记32:28