Exodus 2
1 And there was a certain man of the tribe of Levi, who took to wife one of the daughters of Levi.
有肋末家族的一個男子娶了肋末家族的一個女人為妻。
2 And she conceived, and bore a male child; and having seen that he was fair, they hid him three months.
這女人懷孕生了一個兒子，見他俊美，就把他藏了三個月。
3 And when they could no longer hide him, his mother took for him an ark, and besmeared it with bitumen, and cast the child into it, and put it in the ooze by the river.
以後不能再藏了，就拿了一個蒲草筐子，塗上瀝青和石漆，把孩子放在裏面，將筐放在尼羅河邊的蘆葦叢中。
4 And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.
孩子的姐姐遠遠的站著，想知道孩子究竟怎樣。
5 And the daughter of Pharao came down to the river to bathe; and her maids walked by the river's side, and having seen the ark in the ooze, she sent her maid, and took it up.
當時法朗的一個公主下到尼羅河邊洗澡，使女們在河邊上徘徊。公主發現蘆葦叢中那個筐子，就吩咐自己的使女將筐子取來。
6 And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrew's children.
她打開一看，見有一個孩子正在哭涕，就動了可憐他的心說：「這必是一個希伯來人的孩子。」
7 And his sister said to the daughter of Pharao, Wilt thou that I call to thee a nurse of the Hebrews, and shall she suckle the child for thee?
孩子的姐姐就對法朗的公主說：「你願意我從希伯來婦女中給你請一個奶媽，為你乳養這個孩子嗎﹖」
8 And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.
法兩的公主回答說：「你去罷! 」少女便去叫了孩子的母親來。
9 And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care of this child, and suckled it for me, and I will give thee the wages; and the woman took the child, and suckled it.
法朗的公主對她說：「你將這孩子抱去，為我乳養他，我必給你工錢。」那婦人就接過去，乳養這個孩子。
10 And when the boy was grown, she brought him to the daughter of Pharao, and he became her son; and she called his name, Moses, saying, I took him out of the water.
孩子長大了，那婦人就把他帶到公主那裏；公主遂收他作自己的兒子，給他起名叫梅瑟，說：「因為我從水裏拉出了他。」梅瑟逃往米德楊
11 And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having noticed their distress, he sees an Egyptian smiting a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.
過了許久梅瑟已經長大，有一次出去探望自己的同胞，看見他們作苦工，又見一個埃及人打他的一個同胞希伯來人；
12 And having looked round this way and that way, he sees no one; and he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
他向四面一望，見沒有人，便將那埃及人打死，將他埋在沙土中。
13 And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Wherefore smitest thou thy neighbour?
第二天他又出去，見兩個希伯來人打架，就對那無理的一方說：「你為什麼打你同族的人﹖」
14 And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If [it be] thus, this matter has become known.
那人回答說：「誰立了你作我們的首領和判官﹖難到你想殺我，像殺那埃及仁一樣嗎﹖」梅瑟就害怕了，心裏想：「那事一定叫人知道了! 」
15 And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and dwelt in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.
法朗聽說這事，就想殺死梅瑟；而梅瑟卻離開法朗逃走，去了米德楊地，坐在井邊。
16 And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.
米德楊的司祭有七個女兒，她們來打水，灌滿水槽，要飲父親的羊群。
17 And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.
別的牧童來了，趕走了她們；，梅瑟便起來保護了她們，也飲了她們的羊。
18 And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have ye come so quickly to-day?
她們回到父親勒烏爾那裏，父親問她們說：「你們今天為什麼回來的這麼快﹖」
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.
她們回答說：「有一個埃及人救我們擺脫了牧童的手，還給我們打水飲了羊群。」
20 And he said to his daughters, And where is he? and why have ye left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat bread.
他對女兒們說：「他在那裏﹖你們為什麼撇下他﹖去請他來吃飯! 」
21 And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.
於是梅瑟決定住在那人那裏，那人將自己的女兒漆頗辣給了梅瑟為妻。
22 And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.
她生了一個兒子，梅瑟給他起名叫革爾熊，因為他說：「我在外方作了旅客。」
23 And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.
過了很久，埃及王死了。那時以色列子民由於勞苦工作，都嘆息唉號：他們因勞役所發出的求救聲，升到天主面前。
24 And God heard their groanings, and God remembered his covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.
天主聽見了他們的哀號，就記起了他與亞巴郎、依撒格和雅各伯所立的盟約。
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.
天主遂眷顧了以色列子民，特別垂念她們。
