निर्गमन 1
1 इस्राएल के पुत्रों के नाम, जो अपने अपने घराने को ले कर याकूब के साथ मिस्र देश में आए, ये हैं:
2 अर्थात रूबेन, शिमोन, लेवी, यहूदा,
3 इस्साकार, जबूलून, बिन्यामीन,
4 दान, नप्ताली, गाद और आशेर।
5 और यूसुफ तो मिस्र में पहिले ही आ चुका था। याकूब के निज वंश में जो उत्पन्न हुए वे सब सत्तर प्राणी थे।
6 और यूसुफ, और उसके सब भाई, और उस पीढ़ी के सब लोग मर मिटे।
7 और इस्राएल की सन्तान फूलने फलने लगी; और वे अत्यन्त सामर्थी बनते चले गए; और इतना बढ़ गए कि कुल देश उन से भर गया॥
8 मिस्र में एक नया राजा गद्दी पर बैठा जो यूसुफ को नहीं जानता था।
9 और उसने अपनी प्रजा से कहा, देखो, इस्राएली हम से गिनती और सामर्थ्य में अधिक बढ़ गए हैं।
10 इसलिये आओ, हम उनके साथ बुद्धिमानी से बर्ताव करें, कहीं ऐसा न हो कि जब वे बहुत बढ़ जाएं, और यदि संग्राम का समय आ पड़े, तो हमारे बैरियों से मिलकर हम से लड़ें और इस देश से निकल जाएं।
11 इसलिये उन्होंने उन पर बेगारी कराने वालों को नियुक्त किया कि वे उन पर भार डाल डालकर उन को दु:ख दिया करें; तब उन्होंने फिरौन के लिये पितोम और रामसेस नाम भण्डार वाले नगरों को बनाया।
12 पर ज्यों ज्यों वे उन को दु:ख देते गए त्यों त्यों वे बढ़ते और फैलते चले गए; इसलिये वे इस्राएलियों से अत्यन्त डर गए।
13 तौभी मिस्रियों ने इस्राएलियों से कठोरता के साथ सेवकाई करवाई।
14 और उनके जीवन को गारे, ईंट और खेती के भांति भांति के काम की कठिन सेवा से दु:खी कर डाला; जिस किसी काम में वे उन से सेवा करवाते थे उस में वे कठोरता का व्यवहार करते थे।
15 शिप्रा और पूआ नाम दो इब्री धाइयों को मिस्र के राजा ने आज्ञा दी,
16 कि जब तुम इब्री स्त्रियों को बच्चा उत्पन्न होने के समय जन्मने के पत्थरों पर बैठी देखो, तब यदि बेटा हो, तो उसे मार डालना; और बेटी हो, तो जीवित रहने देना।
17 परन्तु वे धाइयां परमेश्वर का भय मानती थीं, इसलिये मिस्र के राजा की आज्ञा न मानकर लड़कों को भी जीवित छोड़ देती थीं।
18 तब मिस्र के राजा ने उन को बुलवाकर पूछा, तुम जो लड़कों को जीवित छोड़ देती हो, तो ऐसा क्यों करती हो?
19 धाइयों ने फिरौन को उतर दिया, कि इब्री स्त्रियां मिस्री स्त्रियों के समान नहीं हैं; वे ऐसी फुर्तीली हैं कि धाइयों के पहुंचने से पहिले ही उन को बच्चा उत्पन्न हो जाता है।
20 इसलिये परमेश्वर ने धाइयों के साथ भलाई की; और वे लोग बढ़कर बहुत सामर्थी हो गए।
21 और धाइयां इसलिये कि वे परमेश्वर का भय मानती थीं उसने उनके घर बसाए।
22 तब फिरौन ने अपनी सारी प्रजा के लोगों को आज्ञा दी, कि इब्रियों के जितने बेटे उत्पन्न हों उन सभों को तुम नील नदी में डाल देना, और सब बेटियों को जीवित रख छोड़ना॥
1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.
2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,
4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.
7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
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.
11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
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.
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:
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.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
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?
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.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
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.
1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.
12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.
13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.
18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
23 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:
31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.
32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
33 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.
34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.
35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.
36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.
38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;
40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.