Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
Or, il y avait un homme de la famille de Lévi, qui avait épousé 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 conçut et enfanta un fils. Elle considéra qu’il était beau et le tint caché 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.
Ne pouvant le cacher plus longtemps, elle lui prépara un berceau de jonc qu’elle enduisit de bitume et de poix, elle y plaça l’enfant et le déposa dans les roseaux sur la rive du fleuve.
4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
Sa sœur se tint à distance pour observer 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.
Or, la fille de Pharaon descendit, pour se baigner, vers le fleuve, ses compagnes la suivant sur la rive. Elle aperçut le berceau parmi les roseaux et envoya sa servante qui alla le 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, elle y vit l’enfant: c’était un garçon vagissant. Elle eut pitié de lui et dit: "C’Est quelque 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?
Sa soeur dit à la fille de Pharaon: "Faut-il t’aller quérir une nourrice parmi les femmes hébreues, qui t’allaitera cet enfant?"
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
La fille de Pharaon lui répondit: "Va." Et la jeune fille alla quérir 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 dit à celle-ci: "Emporte cet enfant et allaite-le moi, je t’en donnerai le salaire." Cette 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.
L’Enfant devenu grand, elle le remit à la fille de Pharaon et il devint son fils; elle lui donna le nom de Moïse, disant: "Parce que je l’ai retiré 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.
Or, en ce temps-là, Moïse, ayant grandi, alla parmi ses frères et fut témoin de leurs souffrances.
12 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
Il aperçut un Égyptien frappant un Hébreu, un de ses frères. Il se tourna de côté et d’autre et ne voyant paraître personne, il frappa l’Égyptien et l’ensevelit 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?
Étant sorti le jour suivant, il remarqua deux Hébreux qui se querellaient et il dit au coupable: "Pourquoi frappes-tu ton prochain?"
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.
L’Autre répondit: "Qui t’a fait notre seigneur et notre juge? Voudrais-tu me tuer, comme tu as tué l’Égyptien?" Moïse prit peur et se dit: "En vérité, 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 fut instruit de ce fait et voulut faire mourir Moïse. Celui-ci s’enfuit de devant Pharaon et s’arrêta dans le pays de Madian, où 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.
Le prêtre de Madian avait sept filles. Elles vinrent puiser là et emplir les auges, pour abreuver les brebis 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 pâtres survinrent et les repoussèrent. Moïse se leva, prit leur défense et abreuva leur bétail.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
Elles retournèrent chez Réouël leur père, qui leur dit: "Pourquoi rentrez-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 certain Égyptien nous a défendues contre les pâtres; bien plus, il a même puisé pour nous et a fait boire le bétail."
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: "Et où est-il? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé là cet homme? Appelez-le, qu’il vienne manger."
21 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Moïse consentit à demeurer avec cet homme, qui lui donna en mariage 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 nomma Gersom, en disant: "Je suis un émigré 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.
Il arriva, dans ce long intervalle, que le roi d’Égypte mourut. Les enfants d’Israël gémirent du sein de l’esclavage et se lamentèrent; leur plainte monta vers Dieu du sein de l’esclavage.
24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
Le Seigneur entendit leurs soupirs et il se ressouvint de son alliance avec Abraham, avec Isaac, avec Jacob.
25 And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
Puis, le Seigneur considéra les enfants d’Israël et il avisa.
