Izlazak 2
1 Neki čovjek od Levijeva koljena ode i oženi se djevojkom Levijkom.
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took a daughter of Levi.
2 Žena zače i rodi sina. Vidjevši kako je krasan, krila ga je tri mjeseca.
And the woman conceived, and bore a son; and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
3 Kad ga nije mogla više sakrivati, nabavi košaricu od papirusove trstike, oblijepi je smolom i paklinom, u nju stavi dijete i položi ga u trstiku na obali Rijeke.
And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him a box of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it amidst the flags by the brink of the river.
4 Njegova sestra stane podalje da vidi što će s njime biti.
And his sister placed herself afar off, to ascertain what would be done to him.
5 Faraonova kći siđe k Rijeci da se kupa, dok su njezine sluškinje šetale uz obalu Rijeke. Opazi ona košaricu u trstici, pa pošalje sluškinju da je donese.
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the side of the river; and when she saw the box among the flags, she sent her maid and fetched it.
6 Otvori je i pogleda, a to u njoj dijete! Muško čedo. Plakalo je. Njoj se sažali na nj. “Bit će to hebrejsko dijete”, reče.
And she opened it, and saw the child, and, behold, it was a weeping boy; and she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7 Onda njegova sestra rekne faraonovoj kćeri: “Hoćeš li da ti potražim dojilju među Hebrejkama da ti dijete doji?”
Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse for thee the child?
8 “Idi!” - odgovori joj faraonova kći. Tako djevojka ode i pozove djetetovu majku.
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go; and the maiden went and called the mother of the child.
9 “Uzmi ovo dijete”, rekne joj faraonova kći, “i odgoji mi ga, a ja ću te plaćati.” Tako žena uzme dijete i othrani ga.
And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take away this child, and nurse him for me, and I will give thee thy wages; and the woman took the child, and nursed him.
10 Kad je dijete odraslo, ona ga odvede faraonovoj kćeri, koja ga posini. Nadjene mu ime Mojsije, “jer sam ga”, reče, “iz vode izvadila”.
And the child grew up, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became to her as a son; and she called his name Moses; and she said, Because out of the water have I drawn him.
11 Jednog dana, kad je Mojsije već odrastao, dođe među svoj narod i vidje njegove muke. Spazi tada kako neki Egipćanin tuče jednoga Hebrejca - brata njegova.
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdensome labors; and he saw an Egyptian man smiting a Hebrew man, one of his brethren.
12 Okrene se tamo-amo i, vidjevši da nikoga nema, ubije Egipćanina i zatrpa ga u pijesak.
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one by, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
13 Izađe on i sutradan te zateče dva Hebrejca kako se tuku. “Zašto tučeš svoga druga?” - rekne napadaču.
And when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were striving together; and he said unto him that was in the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
14 Ovaj odvrati: “Tko te postavi za starješinu i suca našega? Kaniš li ubiti i mene kako si ubio onog Egipćanina?” Mojsije se uplaši pa će u sebi: “Tako! Ipak se saznalo.”
And he said, Who made thee a chief and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou hast killed the Egyptian! And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is become known.
15 Kad je faraon to dočuo, htjede Mojsija pogubiti. Zato Mojsije pobjegne od faraona i skloni se u midjansku zemlju. Ondje sjedne kraj nekog studenca.
And Pharaoh heard this thing, and he sought to slay Moses; but Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and tarried in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
16 Midjanski je svećenik imao sedam kćeri. Dođu one da zahvate vode i naliju pojila, da napoje stado svoga oca.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 Ali dođu i pastiri te ih potjeraju. Mojsije ustane, obrani ih i stado im napoji.
And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses arose and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 Kad su se vratile svome ocu Reuelu, on ih zapita: “Kako ste se danas tako brzo vratile?”
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Wherefore are ye come home so soon today?
19 One odgovore: “Neki Egipćanin obrani nas od pastira i još nam zahvati vode i stado nam napoji.”
And they said, An Egyptian man delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds; and he also drew water for us, and watered the flock.
20 “Gdje je?” - zapita on svoje kćeri. “Zašto ste ostavile toga čovjeka? Pozovite ga na objed.”
And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? wherefore have ye left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21 Mojsije pristane da ostane kod toga čovjeka. On oženi Mojsija svojom kćeri Siporom.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
22 A kad ona rodi sina, on mu nadjene ime Geršon, “jer sam”, reče, “stranac u tuđoj zemlji”.
And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a stranger in a foreign land.
23 Poslije mnogo vremena umre egipatski kralj. Izraelci su još stenjali u ropstvu. Vapili su, a njihov vapaj za pomoć sred ropstva uzlazio je k Bogu.
And it came to pass in this long time, that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried; and their complaint came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
24 Bog je čuo njihovo zapomaganje i sjetio se svoga Saveza s Abrahamom, Izakom i Jakovom.
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25 I pogleda Bog na Izraelce i zauze se za njih.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them.
