1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
Basi majina ya wana wa Israeli walioingia Misri ni haya; kila mtu pamoja na jamaa zake walikuja pamoja na Yakobo.
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Reubeni, na Simeoni na Lawi, na Yuda;
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
na Isakari, na Zabuloni, na Benyamini;
4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
na Dani, na Naftali, na Gadi, na Asheri.
5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already .
Na nafsi zile zote zilizotoka viunoni mwa Yakobo zilikuwa ni nafsi sabini; na huyo Yusufu alikuwa huko ndani ya Misri tangu hapo.
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
Yusufu akafa, na ndugu zake wote, na watu wote wa kizazi kile.
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Na wana wa Israeli walikuwa na uzazi sana, na kuongezeka mno, na kuzidi kuwa wengi, nao wakaendelea na kuongezeka nguvu; na ile nchi ilikuwa imejawa na wao.
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
Basi akainuka mfalme mpya kutawala Misri, asiyemjua Yusufu.
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
Akawaambia watu wake, Angalieni, watu wa wana wa Israeli ni wengi tena wana nguvu kuliko sisi.
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.
Haya! Na tuwatendee kwa akili, wasije wakaongezeka; tena, ikitokea vita, wao nao wasije wakashikamana na adui zetu na kupigana nasi, na kutoka katika nchi hii.
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Basi wakaweka wasimamizi juu yao wawatese kwa mizigo yao. Nao wakamjengea Farao miji ya kuwekea akiba, Pithomu na Ramesesi.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
Lakini kwa kadiri ya walivyowatesa ndivyo walivyoongezeka na kuzidi kuenea. Nao walichukiwa kwa sababu ya wana wa Israeli.
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
Wamisri wakawatumikisha wana wa Israeli kwa ukali;
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.
wakafanya maisha yao kuwa uchungu kwa kazi ngumu; kazi ya chokaa na ya matofali, na kila namna ya kazi ya mashamba; kwa kazi zao zote walizowatumikisha kwa ukali.
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:
Kisha mfalme wa Misri akasema na wazalisha wa Waebrania, mmoja jina lake aliitwa Shifra, na wa pili jina lake aliitwa Pua;
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.
akasema, Wakati mwazalishapo wanawake wa Kiebrania na kuwaona wa katika kuzaa, ikiwa ni mtoto mwanamume, basi mwueni, bali ikiwa ni mtoto mwanamke, na aishi.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Lakini wale wazalisha walikuwa wakimcha Mungu, wasifanye kama walivyoamriwa na huyo mfalme wa Misri, lakini wakawahifadhi hai wale wanaume.
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?
Basi mfalme wa Misri akawaita wale wazalisha na kuwauliza, Kwa nini kufanya jambo hili, na kuwahifadhi watoto waume wawe hai?
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.
Wazalisha wakamwambia Farao, Ni kwa sababu hao wanawake wa Kiebrania si kama wanawake wa Kimisri; kwa kuwa ni hodari hao, nao huzaa kabla mzalisha hajapata kuwafikilia.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
Basi Mungu akawatendea mema wale wazalisha; na hao watu wakaongezeka sana, wakaendelea na kuzidi kuwa na nguvu nyingi.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Ilikuwa kwa sababu wale wazalisha walikuwa wakimcha Mungu, akawasimamishia nyumba.
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.
Kisha huyo Farao akawaagiza watu wake, akisema, Kila mtoto mwanamume atakayezaliwa mtamtupa mtoni, na kila mtoto mwanamke mtamhifadhi hai.
