¹And these are the names of the sons of Israel who had come into Egypt; with Jacob had they come, each with his household:

¹[Ny nitomboan'ny Zanak'Isiraely, sy ny fahoriana nanjo azy tany Egypta] Ary izao no anaran'ny zanak'Isiraely izay niaraka tamin'i Jakoba nankany Egypta; samy nandeha mbamin'ny ankohonany avy izy rehetra:

²Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

²Robena sy Simeona sy Levy ary Joda;

³Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

³Isakara sy Zebolona ary Benjamina;

⁴Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher.

⁴Dana sy Naftaly, ary Gada sy Asera.

⁵And all the souls that had come out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt.

⁵Ary ny isan'ny olona rehetra naterak'i Jakoba dia fito-polo; fa Josefa efa tany Egypta rahateo.

⁶And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

⁶Ary maty Josefa sy ny rahalahiny rehetra mbamin'izany taranaka rehetra izany.

⁷And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.

⁷Ary ny Zanak'Isiraely niteraka ka nitombo betsaka sy nihamaro ary nihahery dia nihahery indrindra, ka dia henika azy ny tany.

⁸And there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.

⁸Ary nisy mpanjaka vaovao nanjaka tany Egypta, izay tsy nahalala an'i Josefa.

⁹And he said to his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more numerous and stronger than we.

⁹Ary izy niteny tamin'ny vahoakany hoe: Indro, ny firenen'ny Zanak'Isiraely efa maro sy mahery noho isika;

¹⁰Come on, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass that, if war occur, they take side with our enemies and fight against us, and go up out of the land.

¹⁰andeha hanaovantsika hevitra ireo, fandrao hihamaro izy, ka raha tahìny hisy ady, dia homba ny fahavalontsika koa izy ka hiady amintsika, ary dia hiakatra hiala amin'ny tany.

¹¹And they set over them service-masters to oppress them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.

¹¹Koa dia nanendreny mpifehy izy, mba hampahory azy amin'ny fanompoany mafy. Ary nanao tanàna fitehirizana ho an'i Farao izy, dia Pitoma sy Ramesesa.

¹²But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread; and they were distressed because of the children of Israel.

¹²Nefa araka ny nampahoriany azy no vao mainka nihamaroany sy nitomboany kosa; ka dia natahotra ny Zanak'Isiraely indrindra ny Egyptiana.

¹³And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with harshness;

¹³Dia nampanompoin'ny Egyptiana fatratra ny Zanak'Isiraely,

¹⁴and they embittered their life with hard labour in clay and bricks, and in all manner of labour in the field: all their labour with which they made them serve was with harshness.

¹⁴ka nataony mangidy ny fiainany tamin'ny fanompoana mafy, dia tamin'ny feta sy ny biriky mbamin'ny fanompoana rehetra any an-tsaha, dia ny fanompoana rehetra izay nampanompoany azy fatratra.

¹⁵And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives -- of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah --

¹⁵Ary ny mpanjakan'i Egypta niteny tamin'ny mpampivelona Hebreo (Sifra no anaran'ny anankiray, ary Poa no anaran'ny anankiray)

¹⁶and he said, When ye help the Hebrew women in bearing, and see [them] on the stool, if it be a son, then ye shall kill him, but if a daughter, then she shall live.

¹⁶ka nanao hoe: Raha mampivelona ny vehivavy Hebreo ianareo, ka hitanareo eo amin'ny fipetrahany fa zazalahy, dia vonoy, fa raha zazavavy kosa, dia velomy.

¹⁷But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.

¹⁷Nefa natahotra an'Andriamanitra ny mpampivelona ka tsy nanao araka izay nolazain'ny mpanjakan'i Egypta taminy, fa novelominy ihany ny zazalahy.

¹⁸And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?

¹⁸Dia nampaka ny mpampivelona ny mpanjakan'i Egypta ka nanao taminy hoe: Nahoana no nanao izany zavatra izany ianareo, ka novelominareo ihany ny zazalahy?

¹⁹And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.

¹⁹Fa hoy ny mpampivelona tamin'i Farao: Tsy mba tahaka ny vehivavy Egyptiana ny vehivavy Hebreo; fa matanjaka izy, ka raha tsy mbola tonga any aminy akory ny mpampivelona, dia velona izy.

²⁰And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.

²⁰Dia nasian'Andriamanitra soa ny mpampivelona; ary nihamaro sy nihahery indrindra ny olona.

²¹And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

²¹Ary tamin'izany, satria natahotra an'Andriamanitra ny mpampivelona dia nomen'Andriamanitra zanaka izy.Dia nandidy ny vahoakany rehetra Farao ka nanao hoe: Ny zazalahy rehetra izay teraka dia ario an'i Neily, fa ny zazavavy rehetra kosa no velomy.

²²Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but every daughter ye shall save alive.

²²Dia nandidy ny vahoakany rehetra Farao ka nanao hoe: Ny zazalahy rehetra izay teraka dia ario an'i Neily, fa ny zazavavy rehetra kosa no velomy.