1Exodus 1

1These ben the names of the sones of Israel, that entriden into Egipt with Jacob; alle entriden with her housis;Select Exodus 1:1

2Ruben, Symeon,Select Exodus 1:2

3Leuy, Judas, Isachar, Zabulon, and Benjamin,Select Exodus 1:3

4Dan, and Neptalim, Gad, and Aser.Select Exodus 1:4

5Therfor alle the soules of hem that yeden out of `the hipe of Jacob weren seuenti and fyue.Select Exodus 1:5

6Forsothe Joseph was in Egipt; and whanne he was deed, and alle hise brithren, and al his kynrede,Select Exodus 1:6

7the sones of Israel encreessiden, and weren multiplied as buriounnyng, and thei weren maad strong greetli, and filliden the lond.Select Exodus 1:7

8A newe kyng, that knewe not Joseph, roos in the meene tyme on Egipt, and seide to his puple, Lo!Select Exodus 1:8

9the puple of the sones of Israel is myche, and strongere than we;Select Exodus 1:9

10come ye, wiseli oppresse we it, lest perauenture it be multiplied; and lest, if batel risith ayens vs, it be addid to oure enemyes, and go out of the lond, whanne we ben ouercomun.Select Exodus 1:10

11And so he made maistris of werkis souereyns to hem, that thei schulden turmente hem with chargis. And thei maden citees of tabernaclis to Farao, Fiton, and Ramesses.Select Exodus 1:11

12And bi hou myche thei oppressiden hem, bi so myche thei weren multiplied, and encreessiden more.Select Exodus 1:12

13And Egipcians hatiden the sones of Israel, and turmentiden, and scorneden hem;Select Exodus 1:13

14and brouyten her lijf to bitternesse bi hard werkis of cley and to tijl stoon, and bi al seruage, bi which thei weren oppressid in the werkis of erthe.Select Exodus 1:14

15Forsothe the kyng of Egipt seide to the mydwyues of Ebrews, of whiche oon was clepid Sefora, the tother Fua;Select Exodus 1:15

16and he commaundide to hem, Whanne ye schulen do the office of medewyues to Ebrew wymmen, and the tyme of childberyng schal come, if it is a knaue child, sle ye him; if it is a womman, kepe ye.Select Exodus 1:16

17Forsothe the medewyues dredden God, and diden not bi the comaundement of the kyng of Egipt, but kepten knaue children.Select Exodus 1:17

18To whiche clepid to hym the kyng seide, What is this thing which ye wolden do, that ye wolden kepe the children?Select Exodus 1:18

19Whiche answeriden, Ebrew wymmen ben not as the wymmen of Egipt, for thei han kunnyng of the craft of medewijf, and childen bifore that we comen to hem.Select Exodus 1:19

20Therfor God dide wel to medewyues; and the puple encreesside, and was coumfortid greetli.Select Exodus 1:20

21And for the mydewyues dredden God, he bildide `housis to hem.Select Exodus 1:21

22Therfor Farao comaundide al his puple, and seide, What euer thing of male kynde is borun to Ebrewis, `caste ye into the flood; what euer thing of wymmen kynde, kepe ye.Select Exodus 1:22