Exodus 1

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who, accompanied by their households, migrated with Jacob into Egypt:	1 ταυτα τα ονοματα των υιων ισραηλ των εισπεπορευμενων εις αιγυπτον αμα ιακωβ τω πατρι αυτων εκαστος πανοικια αυτων εισηλθοσαν
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah;	2 ρουβην συμεων λευι ιουδας
3 Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin;	3 ισσαχαρ ζαβουλων και βενιαμιν
4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.	4 δαν και νεφθαλι γαδ και ασηρ
5 The total number of the direct descendants of Jacob was seventy. Joseph was already in Egypt.	5 ιωσηφ δε ην εν αιγυπτω ησαν δε πασαι ψυχαι εξ ιακωβ πεντε και εβδομηκοντα
6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and that whole generation died.	6 ετελευτησεν δε ιωσηφ και παντες οι αδελφοι αυτου και πασα η γενεα εκεινη
7 But the Israelites were fruitful and prolific. They became so numerous and strong that the land was filled with them.	7 οι δε υιοι ισραηλ ηυξηθησαν και επληθυνθησαν και χυδαιοι εγενοντο και κατισχυον σφοδρα σφοδρα επληθυνεν δε η γη αυτους
8 Then a new king, who knew nothing of Joseph , came to power in Egypt.	8 ανεστη δε βασιλευς ετερος επ' αιγυπτον ος ουκ ηδει τον ιωσηφ
9 He said to his subjects, "Look how numerous and powerful the Israelite people are growing, more so than we ourselves!	9 ειπεν δε τω εθνει αυτου ιδου το γενος των υιων ισραηλ μεγα πληθος και ισχυει υπερ ημας
10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them to stop their increase; otherwise, in time of war they too may join our enemies to fight against us, and so leave our country."	10 δευτε ουν κατασοφισωμεθα αυτους μηποτε πληθυνθη και ηνικα αν συμβη ημιν πολεμος προστεθησονται και ουτοι προς τους υπεναντιους και εκπολεμησαντες ημας εξελευσονται εκ της γης
11 Accordingly, taskmasters were set over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. Thus they had to build for Pharaoh the supply cities of Pithom and Raamses.	11 και επεστησεν αυτοις επιστατας των εργων ινα κακωσωσιν αυτους εν τοις εργοις και ωκοδομησαν πολεις οχυρας τω φαραω την τε πιθωμ και ραμεσση και ων η εστιν ηλιου πολις
12 Yet the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread. The Egyptians, then, dreaded the Israelites	12 καθοτι δε αυτους εταπεινουν τοσουτω πλειους εγινοντο και ισχυον σφοδρα σφοδρα και εβδελυσσοντο οι αιγυπτιοι απο των υιων ισραηλ
13 and reduced them to cruel slavery,	13 και κατεδυναστευον οι αιγυπτιοι τους υιους ισραηλ βια
14 making life bitter for them with hard work in mortar and brick and all kinds of field work--the whole cruel fate of slaves.	14 και κατωδυνων αυτων την ζωην εν τοις εργοις τοις σκληροις τω πηλω και τη πλινθεια και πασι τοις εργοις τοις εν τοις πεδιοις κατα παντα τα εργα ων κατεδουλουντο αυτους μετα βιας
15 The king of Egypt told the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was called Shiphrah and the other Puah,	15 και ειπεν ο βασιλευς των αιγυπτιων ταις μαιαις των εβραιων τη μια αυτων η ονομα σεπφωρα και το ονομα της δευτερας φουα
16 When you act as midwives for the Hebrew women and see them giving birth, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she may live."	16 και ειπεν οταν μαιουσθε τας εβραιας και ωσιν προς τω τικτειν εαν μεν αρσεν η αποκτεινατε αυτο εαν δε θηλυ περιποιεισθε αυτο
17 The midwives, however, feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt had ordered them, but let the boys live.	17 εφοβηθησαν δε αι μαιαι τον θεον και ουκ εποιησαν καθοτι συνεταξεν αυταις ο βασιλευς αιγυπτου και εζωογονουν τα αρσενα
18 So the king summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you acted thus, allowing the boys to live?"	18 εκαλεσεν δε ο βασιλευς αιγυπτου τας μαιας και ειπεν αυταις τι οτι εποιησατε το πραγμα τουτο και εζωογονειτε τα αρσενα
19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, "The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. They are robust and give birth before the midwife arrives."	19 ειπαν δε αι μαιαι τω φαραω ουχ ως γυναικες αιγυπτου αι εβραιαι τικτουσιν γαρ πριν η εισελθειν προς αυτας τας μαιας και ετικτον
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives. The people, too, increased and grew strong.	20 ευ δε εποιει ο θεος ταις μαιαις και επληθυνεν ο λαος και ισχυεν σφοδρα
21 And because the midwives feared God, he built up families for them.	21 επειδη εφοβουντο αι μαιαι τον θεον εποιησαν εαυταις οικιας
22 Pharaoh then commanded all his subjects, "Throw into the river every boy that is born to the Hebrews, but you may let all the girls live."	22 συνεταξεν δε φαραω παντι τω λαω αυτου λεγων παν αρσεν ο εαν τεχθη τοις εβραιοις εις τον ποταμον ριψατε και παν θηλυ ζωογονειτε αυτο