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 était allé 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.
Cette femme devint enceinte et enfanta un fils. Voyant qu’il était beau, 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.
Comme elle ne pouvait plus le tenir caché, elle prit une caisse de jonc et, l’ayant enduite de bitume et de poix, elle y mit l’enfant et le déposa parmi les roseaux, sur le bord du fleuve.
4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
La sœur de l’enfant se tenait à quelque distance pour savoir ce qui lui arriverait.
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 au fleuve pour se baigner, et ses compagnes se promenaient le long du fleuve. Ayant aperçu la caisse au milieu des roseaux, elle envoya sa servante pour la prendre.
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 et vit l’enfant: c’était un petit garçon qui pleurait; elle en eut pitié, et elle dit: « C’est un enfant 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 la sœur de l’enfant dit à la fille de Pharaon: « Veux-tu que j’aille te chercher une nourrice parmi les femmes des Hébreux pour allaiter cet enfant? »
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
— « Va » lui dit la fille de Pharaon; et la jeune fille alla chercher 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: « Emporte cet enfant et allaite-le-moi; je te donnerai ton salaire. » La femme prit l’enfant et l’allaita.
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.
Quand il eut grandi, elle l’amena à la fille de Pharaon, et il fut pour elle comme un fils. Elle lui donna le nom de Moïse, « car, dit-elle, je l’ai tiré des eaux. »
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 ce temps-là, Moïse, devenu grand, sortit vers ses frères, et il fut témoin de leurs pénibles travaux; il vit un Égyptien qui frappait un Hébreu d’entre ses frères.
12 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
Ayant tourné les yeux de côté et d’autre, et voyant qu’il n’y avait là 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?
Il sortit encore le jour suivant, et voici, deux Hébreux se querellaient. Il dit au coupable: « Pourquoi frappes-tu ton camarade? »
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.
Et cet homme répondit: « Qui t’a établi chef et juge sur nous? Est-ce que tu veux me tuer, comme tu as tué l’Egyptien? » Moïse fut effrayé, et il dit: « Certainement la chose est 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.
Pharaon, ayant appris ce qui s’était passé, cherchait à faire mourir Moïse; mais Moïse s’enfuit de devant Pharaon; il se retira dans le pays de Madian, et il s’assit près du puits.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
Le prêtre de Madian avait sept filles. Elles vinrent puiser de l’eau, et elles remplirent 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, étant arrivés, les chassèrent; alors Moïse se leva, prit leur défense et fit boire leur troupeau.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
Quand elles furent de retour auprès de Raguel, leur père, il dit: « Pourquoi revenez-vous sitôt 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.
Elles répondirent: « Un Égyptien nous a délivrées de la main des bergers, et même il a puisé pour nous de l’eau et il a fait boire 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? Rappelez-le, pour qu’il prenne quelque nourriture. »
21 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Moïse consentit à demeurer chez cet homme, qui lui donna pour femme Séphora, 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 Gersam, « car, dit-il, je suis un étranger sur une terre étrangère. »
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.
Durant ces longs jours, le roi d’Égypte mourut. Les enfants d’Israël, gémissant encore sous la servitude, poussèrent des cris, et ces cris, arrachés par la servitude, montèrent jusqu’à Dieu.
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 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 regarda les enfants d’Israël et il les reconnut.
