Изход 2
1 В това време отиде някой си човек от Левиевия дом та взе за жена една от Левиевите жени.
(There was a man who/My father) was descended from [Jacob’s son] Levi. He married a woman who was [also] descended from Levi.
2 И жената зачна и роди син; и като видя, че беше красиво дете, кри го за три месеца.
She became pregnant and gave birth to (a baby boy/me). When she saw that he/I was a good-looking baby, she hid him/me for three months, [because she was not willing to do what the king commanded].
3 Но понеже не можеше вече да се крие, взе му рогозен ковчежец и намаза го със смола и катран, тури детето в него и го положи в тръстиката край брега на реката.
When she was unable to (hide him/me/keep it a secret) any longer, she got a basket made from tall reeds. She covered the basket with tar ([to make it waterproof/so water could not get in]). Then she put him/me in the basket and put the basket in [the water] in the middle of the tall grass at the edge of the Nile [River].
4 А сестра му стоеше от далеч, за да види какво ще му се случи.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
5 И Фараоновата дъщеря слезе да се окъпе в реката, а слугините й ходеха по брега на реката; и когато съгледа ковчежеца в тръстиката, тя прати слугинята си за го донесе.
[Soon] the king’s daughter went down to the river to bathe. Her female servants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket amid the tall grass [in the river]. So she sent [one of] her servants to get it.
6 Като го отвори, видя детето, и, ето малкото плачеше; и пожали го и каза: От еврейските деца е това.
When [the servant brought the basket to her], she opened it, and was surprised to see (a baby that was/me), crying. She felt sorry for him/me, and said, “This [must] be one of the Hebrews’ babies.”
7 Тогава сестра му рече на Фараоновата дъщеря: Да отида ли да ти повикам доилка от еврейките, за да ти дои детето?
Then (the baby’s/my) [older] sister [approached] the king’s daughter and said, “Do you want me to go and find someone from among the Hebrew women who will [be able to] nurse the baby for you?”
8 И Фараоновата дъщеря й рече: Иди. И тъй, момичето отиде та повика майката на детето.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
9 И Фараоновата дъщеря й рече: Вземи това дете и ми го отдой, и аз ще ти заплатя. И жената взе детето и го доеше.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Please] take this baby and nurse him for me. I will pay you [for doing that].” So (the woman/my mother) took him/me and nursed him/me.
10 А когато порасна детето, донесе го на Фараоновата дъщеря, и то стана неин син. И наименува го Моисей: Понеже, каза тя, извлякох го от водата.
([A few years later]/when (the child/I) grew [older]), she brought him/me to the king’s daughter. She adopted him/me [as though I was] her own son. She named him/me Moses, [which sounds like the Hebrew words ‘pull out’], because she said “I pulled him out of the water.”
11 А във времето, когато Моисей порасна, излезе при братята си и гледаше теглилата им. И видя някой си египтянин, че биеше един евреин, един от братята му;
One day, after Moses/I had grown up, he/I went out [of the palace area] to see his/my people, [the Hebrews]. He/I saw how they were being [forced to work] very hard. He/I [also] saw an Egyptian [man] beating one of his/my Hebrew people.
12 и като поразгледа насам натам и видя, че няма никой, уби египтянина и го скри в пясъка.
He/I looked around [to see if anyone was watching]. Seeing no one, he/I killed the Egyptian man and buried his [body] in the sand.
13 Излезе и на другия ден, и ето, двама евреи се препираха; и каза на обидника: Защо биеш другаря си?
The next day he/I returned [to the same place]. He/I was surprised to see two Hebrew men who were fighting [each other]. He/I said to the man who started the fight, “Why are you (you should not be) striking your fellow [Hebrew].”
14 А той рече: Кой те постави началник и съдия над на? Искаш ли и мене да убиеш, както уби египтянина? Тогава Моисей се уплаши и си каза: Явно е, че това нещо стана известно.
The man replied, “(Who made you our ruler and judge?/No one made you our ruler and judge!) [RHQ] [You have no right to interfere with us] Are you going to kill me just like you killed that Egyptian man [yesterday]?” Then Moses/I was afraid, [because] he/I thought, “[Since that man knows what I did], surely [other people] know, [too].”
15 А като чу това Фараон, търсеше случай да убие Моисея; но Моисей побягна от Фараоновото лице и се засели в Мадиамската земя. И седна до един кладенец.
[And that was correct]. The king heard about what he/I had done [to that Egyptian. So he ordered his soldiers to] execute/kill Moses/me. But he/I fled from the king [and left Egypt. He/I traveled east to] the Midian [region] and started to live there.
16 А Мадиамският жрец имаше седем дъщери, които дойдоха и наляха вода и напълниха коритата, за да напоят бащините си овци.
The man who was the (priest/one who offered the people’s gifts to God) for the Midian people, [whose name was Jethro], had seven daughters. [One day] as Moses/I sat down beside a well, those girls came [to the well] and got water, and filled the troughs in order to give water to their father’s flock [of sheep].
17 Но овчарите дойдоха и ги изпъдиха; а Моисей стана та им помогна, и напои овците им.
Some (shepherds/men who took care of other sheep) came and started to chase away the girls. But Moses/I helped/rescued the girls, and got water for their sheep.
18 И като дойдоха при баща си Рагуила, той им рече: Как дойдохте днес толкова скоро.
When the girls returned to their father [Jethro], [whose other name is] Reuel, he asked them, “How is it that you were able to [give water to the sheep and] come home so quickly today?”
19 А те казаха: Един египтянин ни избави от ръцете на овчарите, при това и вода ни наля та напои овците.
They replied, “A man from Egypt kept [MTY] other shepherds from sending us away. He also got water for us [from the well] and gave water to the flock [of sheep].”
20 И той рече на дъщерите си: А где е той? защо оставихте човека? повикайте го да яде хляб.
He said to his daughters, “Where is he? (Why did you leave him [out there]?/You should not leave him [out there]!) [RHQ] Invite him [in], so he can have something to eat [MTY]!”
21 И Моисей склони да живее при човека, който е даде на Моисея дъщеря си Сепфора за жена.
[So they did], and Moses/I [accepted and ate with them]. And Moses/I decided to live there. Later Jethro gave him/me his daughter Zipporah [to be his/my wife].
22 И тя роди син; и той го наименува Герсам, защото думаше: Пришелец станах в чужда земя.
Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses/I named him Gershom, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘foreigner’], because he/I said, “I am living as a foreigner in [this] land.”
23 Подир дълго време египетският цар умря; а израилтяните пъшкаха под робството и извикаха: и викат им от робството стигна до Бога.
Many years later the king of Egypt died. The Israeli people [in Egypt] were still groaning because of the [hard work they had to do as] slaves. They called out for [someone to] help them, and God heard them call out [PRS].
24 Бог чу пъшканията им; и Бог спомни завета си с Авраама, с Исаака, и с Якова.
He heard them groaning. And he (thought about/did not forget) that he had solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [to bless their descendants].
25 И Бог погледна на израилтяните, и Бог разбра положението им.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
