1:1 [] Kai tauta einai ta onomata twn uiwn Israhl, twn eiselqontwn eiV Aigupton meta tou Iakwb× ekastoV meta thV oikogeneiaV autou eishlqon.

1:2 Roubhn, Sumewn, Leui kai IoudaV,

1:3 Issacar, Zaboulwn kai Beniamin,

1:4 Dan kai Nefqali, Gad kai Ashr.

1:5 Kai pasai ai yucai ai exelqousai ek tou mhrou tou Iakwb hsan yucai ebdomhkonta× o de Iwshf hto hdh en Aiguptw.

1:6 Eteleuthse de o Iwshf kai panteV oi adelfoi autou, kai pasa h genea ekeinh.

1:7 Kai huxhnqhsan oi uioi Israhl kai eplhqunqhsan, kai epollaplasiasqhsan, kai enedunamwqhsan sfodra, wste o topoV egemisen ap' autwn.

1:8 [] Eshkwqh de neoV basileuV epi thn Aigupton, ostiV den egnwrize ton Iwshf.

1:9 Kai eipe proV ton laon autou, Idou, o laoV twn uiwn Israhl einai polu plhqoV kai iscuroteroV hmwn×

1:10 elqete, aV sofisqwmen kat' autwn, dia na mh pollaplasiasqwsi, kai an sumbh polemoV enwqwsi kai outoi meta twn ecqrwn hmwn kai polemhswsin hmaV kai anacwrhswsin ek tou topou.

1:11 Katesthsan loipon ep' autouV epistataV twn ergasiwn, dia na kataqlibwsin autouV me ta barh autwn× kai wkodomhsan eiV ton Faraw poleiV apoqhkwn, thn Piqwm kai thn Ramessh.

1:12 Oson omwV kateqlibon autouV, tosw mallon eplhqunonto kai huxanonto. Kai oi Aiguptioi apestrefonto touV uiouV Israhl.

1:13 Kai katedunasteuon oi Aiguptioi touV uiouV Israhl austhrwV×

1:14 kai katepikrainon thn zwhn autwn dia thV sklhraV douleiaV eiV ton phlon kai eiV taV plinqouV, kai eiV pasaV taV ergasiaV twn pediadwn× pasai ai ergasiai autwn, me taV opoiaV katedunasteuon autouV, hsan austhrai.

1:15 [] Kai elalhsen o basileuV twn Aiguptiwn proV taV maiaV twn Ebraiwn, ek twn opoiwn h mia wnomazeto Sepfwra, kai h allh Foua,

1:16 kai eipen, Otan maieuhte taV EbraiaV kai idhte autaV epi thV gennaV, ean men hnai arsenikon, qanatonete auto× ean de hnai qhlukon, tote aV zhsh.

1:17 Efobhqhsan de ai maiai ton Qeon kai den ekamnon wV eipe proV autaV o basileuV thV Aiguptou, all' afinon zwnta ta arsenika.

1:18 KalesaV de o basileuV thV Aiguptou taV maiaV, eipe proV autaV, Dia ti ekamete to pragma touto, kai afinete zwnta ta arsenika;

1:19 Kai apekriqhsan ai maiai proV ton Faraw, Oti ai Ebraiai den einai wV ai gunaikeV thV Aiguptou× dioti einai eurwstoi kai gennwsi prin eiselqwsin eiV autaV ai maiai.

1:20 O de QeoV hgaqopoiei taV maiaV× kai eplhquneto o laoV kai enedunamouto sfodra.

1:21 Kai epeidh ai maiai efobounto ton Qeon, ekamen eiV autaV oikouV.