Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
Un homme de la maison de Lévi alla prendre pour femme une fille de Lévi.
2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.
La femme conçut et enfanta un fils. Elle vit que c'était un bel enfant, et elle le cacha pendant trois mois.
3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
Quand elle ne put plus le cacher, elle prit pour lui un panier de papyrus, qu'elle enduisit de goudron et de poix. Elle y mit l'enfant, et le déposa dans les roseaux au bord du fleuve.
4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
Sa sœur se tenait à l'écart, pour voir ce qu'on lui ferait.
5 Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
La fille de Pharaon descendit pour se baigner au bord du fleuve. Ses servantes se promenaient au bord du fleuve. Elle vit la corbeille parmi les roseaux, et envoya son serviteur la chercher.
6 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
Elle l'ouvrit, vit l'enfant, et voici que l'enfant pleurait. Elle eut pitié de lui et dit: « C'est un des enfants des Hébreux. »
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?
Alors sa sœur dit à la fille de Pharaon: « Dois-je aller appeler pour toi une nourrice parmi les femmes hébreues, afin qu'elle allaite l'enfant pour toi? »
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
La fille de Pharaon lui dit: « Va. » La jeune femme alla appeler la mère de l'enfant.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.
La fille de Pharaon lui dit: « Emmène cet enfant et allaite-le pour moi, et je te donnerai ton salaire. » La femme prit l'enfant et le soigna.
10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
L'enfant grandit, elle l'amena à la fille de Pharaon, et il devint son fils. Elle lui donna le nom de Moïse, et dit: « Parce que je l'ai tiré de l'eau. »
11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.
En ces jours-là, lorsque Moïse eut grandi, il alla vers ses frères et vit leurs fardeaux. Il vit un Égyptien qui frappait un Hébreu, l'un de ses frères.
12 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
Il regarda de tous côtés, et voyant qu'il n'y avait personne, il tua l'Egyptien et le cacha dans le sable.
13 And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?
Le deuxième jour, il sortit, et voici que deux hommes d'entre les Hébreux se battaient l'un contre l'autre. Il dit à celui qui avait fait le mal: « Pourquoi frappes-tu ton compagnon? »
14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
Il dit: « Qui t'a fait prince et juge sur nous? As-tu l'intention de me tuer, comme tu as tué l'Égyptien? » Moïse eut peur, et il dit: « Cette chose est certainement connue. »
15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
Lorsque Pharaon apprit cette chose, il chercha à faire mourir Moïse. Mais Moïse s'enfuit de la face de Pharaon, et habita dans le pays de Madian, et il s'assit près d'un puits.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
Or le prêtre de Madian avait sept filles. Elles venaient puiser de l'eau et remplissaient les auges pour abreuver le troupeau de leur père.
17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.
Les bergers vinrent et les chassèrent, mais Moïse se leva, les aida et abreuva le troupeau.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
Lorsqu'elles arrivèrent auprès de Réuel, leur père, celui-ci leur dit: « Comment se fait-il que vous soyez rentrées si tôt aujourd'hui? ».
19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.
Ils dirent: « Un Égyptien nous a délivrés de la main des bergers; de plus, il a puisé de l'eau pour nous et abreuvé le troupeau. »
20 And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.
Il dit à ses filles: « Où est-il? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé cet homme? Appelez-le, qu'il mange du pain. »
21 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Moïse se contenta d'habiter avec cet homme. Il donna à Moïse Zippora, sa fille.
22 And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.
Elle enfanta un fils, qu'il appela Gershom, car il disait: « J'ai vécu comme un étranger dans un pays étranger. »
23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
Au cours de ces nombreux jours, le roi d'Égypte mourut, et les enfants d'Israël poussèrent des soupirs à cause de la servitude, et ils crièrent, et leur cri monta vers Dieu à cause de la servitude.
24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
Dieu entendit leurs gémissements, et il se souvint de son alliance avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob.
25 And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
Dieu vit les enfants d'Israël, et il comprit.
