I. Bene Israheli bakulwa omu buja bw’e Misiri

 Okuyôloloka kwa bene Israheli e Misiri

 OLUBUNGO I

1 Amazino ga bene Israheli bajâga e Misiri bayijàga haguma na Yakobo, ngasi muguma n’omulala gwage: 2 Rubeni, Simoni, Levi na Yuda, 3 Isakari, Zabuloni na Benyamini, 4 Dani na Nefutali, Gadi na Aseri. 5 Abo bene Yakobo bali bantu makumi gali nda, Yozefu yehe erhi akola abà e Misiri. 6 Yozefu na bene wabo boshi kwo n’okwo, n’eryola iburha lyoshi. 7 Bene-Israheli banaciyôloloka, baluga, babà mwandu, bagala, bagandâza, babumba ecihugo.

Okurhìndìbuka kwa bene-Israheli

8 Lero omwami muhyahya, orhalimanyire Yozefu, anaciyîma omu Misiri. 9 Anacibwira abantu bage, erhi: «Ka murhabwini oku bene-Israheli baja baluga banazibuha kurhulusha? 10 Rhubasingire obwenge bushinganîne, lyo baleka okuyôloloka. Erhi ebîrha byankabà, hali amango bakacihira olunda lw’ababisha, na hano babà bamarhulwisa, bacirhengeremwo cino cihugo». 11 Okubundi banacibahirakwo abarhambo bakazibakolêsa obukukuru, mpu lyo babagombya n’emikolo mizibu. Ntyo kwo bayûbakire Faraoni ebishagala by’embîko, Pitomu na Ramusesi. 12 Ci oku babalibuza ntyo, erhi kwo nabo bayushûka banazibuha kulusha: abanya-Misiri bakazilama omu côba ca bene-Israheli. 13 Lero abanya-Misiri bakolesa bene-Israheli okurhalusire, 14 babalibuza n’emikolo midârhi: okulabarha ebijondo, okujira amadofali, emikolo y’omu mashwa yoshi, na ngasi yindi mikolo y’okubalibuza.  15 Omwami w’e Misiri anacibwira abakazi bâlikwa bakagibusa abakazi b’Abayahudi, muguma muli bo ye wali Shifra n’owundi ye Puwa, erhi: 16 «Nka mwabusa abakazi b’Abayahudi, mukâlola bwinja mwana muci obusirwe. Akaba mwana-rhabana, munamuyirhe; akaba mwana-nyere, munamuleke alame.» 17 Ci abo bakazi b’okubusa barhînya Nyamuzinda, barhajiraga oku mwami ababwiraga, bakazileka abana-rhabana balame. 18 Lero mwami w’e Misiri anacibahamagala, ababwira, erhi: «Càrhumire mujira ntyo munaleka abana-rhabana balama?» 19 Balya bakazi b’okubusa banacibwira mwami Faraoni, mpu: «Abakazi b’Abayahudi barhali ak’abakazi banya-Misiri; babà bakazi bazibu; embere omukazi w’okubusa abahikeho, erhi mira baburhaga.» 20 Nnamahanga arhabala abo bakazi bâlikwa, nalo olubaga lwaja lwayushûka lwanazibuha. 21 Kulya kuba abo bakazi bâlikwa bakagirhinya Nyakasane, Nyakasane naye abahà iburha. 22 Faraoni kwo kurhegeka abantu bage boshi, erhi: «Ngasi mwana-rhabana waburhwe, munamulohe erwîshi, ci ngasi mwana-nyere munaleke alame».

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1וְאֵ֗לֶּה שְׁמֹות֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַבָּאִ֖ים מִצְרָ֑יְמָה אֵ֣ת יַעֲקֹ֔ב אִ֥ישׁ וּבֵיתֹ֖ו בָּֽאוּ׃

2רְאוּבֵ֣ן שִׁמְעֹ֔ון לֵוִ֖י וִיהוּדָֽה׃

3יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר זְבוּלֻ֖ן וּבְנְיָמִֽן׃

4דָּ֥ן וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י גָּ֥ד וְאָשֵֽׁר׃

5וַֽיְהִ֗י כָּל־נֶ֛פֶשׁ יֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שִׁבְעִ֣ים נָ֑פֶשׁ וְיֹוסֵ֖ף הָיָ֥ה בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃

6וַיָּ֤מָת יֹוסֵף֙ וְכָל־אֶחָ֔יו וְכֹ֖ל הַדֹּ֥ור הַהֽוּא׃

7וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פָּר֧וּ וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א הָאָ֖רֶץ אֹתָֽם׃ פ

8וַיָּ֥קָם מֶֽלֶךְ־חָדָ֖שׁ עַל־מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע אֶת־יֹוסֵֽף׃

9וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֶל־עַמֹּ֑ו הִנֵּ֗ה עַ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רַ֥ב וְעָצ֖וּם מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

10הָ֥בָה נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה לֹ֑ו פֶּן־יִרְבֶּ֗ה וְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־תִקְרֶ֤אנָה מִלְחָמָה֙ וְנֹוסַ֤ף גַּם־הוּא֙  עַל־שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ וְנִלְחַם־בָּ֖נוּ וְעָלָ֥ה מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

11וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ עָלָיו֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔ים לְמַ֥עַן עַנֹּתֹ֖ו בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיִּ֜בֶן עָרֵ֤י מִסְכְּנֹות֙ לְפַרְעֹ֔ה  אֶת־פִּתֹ֖םוְאֶת־רַעַמְסֵֽס׃

12וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ יְעַנּ֣וּ אֹתֹ֔ו כֵּ֥ן יִרְבֶּ֖ה וְכֵ֣ן יִפְרֹ֑ץ וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

13וַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ מִצְרַ֛יִם אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃

14וַיְמָרְר֨וּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶ֜ם בַּעֲבֹדָ֣ה קָשָׁ֗ה בְּחֹ֨מֶר֙ וּבִלְבֵנִ֔ים וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה אֵ֚תכָּל־עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְד֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃

15וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ שִׁפְרָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם  הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פּוּעָֽה׃

16וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙ אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֔ות וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן עַל־הָאָבְנָ֑יִם אִם־בֵּ֥ן הוּא֙ וַהֲמִתֶּ֣ן אֹתֹ֔ו וְאִם־בַּ֥תהִ֖יא וָחָֽיָה׃

17וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְלֹ֣א עָשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם  וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָאֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים׃

18וַיִּקְרָ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ן מַדּ֥וּעַ עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָאֶת־הַיְלָדִֽים׃

19וַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֧א כַנָּשִׁ֛ים הַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖ת הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת כִּֽי־חָיֹ֣ות הֵ֔נָּה בְּטֶ֨רֶםתָּבֹ֧וא אֲלֵהֶ֛ן הַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶת וְיָלָֽדוּ׃

20וַיֵּ֥יטֶב אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑ת וַיִּ֧רֶב הָעָ֛ם וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃

21וַיְהִ֕י כִּֽי־יָֽרְא֥וּ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ לָהֶ֖ם בָּתִּֽים׃

22וַיְצַ֣ו פַּרְעֹ֔ה לְכָל־עַמֹּ֖ו לֵאמֹ֑ר כָּל־הַבֵּ֣ן הַיִּלֹּ֗וד הַיְאֹ֨רָה֙ תַּשְׁלִיכֻ֔הוּ וְכָל־הַבַּ֖ת  תְּחַיּֽוּן׃ ס