Exodus 2
1 After these things, a man from the house of Levi went out, and he took a wife from his own stock.
Or, un homme de la maison de Lévi alla prendre pour femme une fille de Lévi.
2 And she conceived and bore a son. And seeing him to be handsome, she hid him for three months.
Et cette femme conçut, et enfanta un fils; et, voyant qu'il était beau, elle le cacha trois mois.
3 And when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a small basket woven of bulrushes, and she smeared it with pitch as well as tar. And she placed the little infant inside, and she laid him in the sedges by the bank of the river.
Mais, ne pouvant le tenir caché plus longtemps, elle prit un coffret de joncs, et l'enduisit de bitume et de poix; ensuite elle y mit l'enfant, et le posa dans les roseaux sur la rive du fleuve.
4 His sister was standing at a distance and was wondering what would happen.
Et sa sœur se tint là, à distance, pour savoir ce qui lui arriverait.
5 Then, behold, the daughter of Pharaoh descended to wash in the river. And her maids walked along the edge of the cove. And when she had seen the small basket among the papyruses, she sent one of her servants for it. And when it was brought,
Or, la fille de Pharaon descendit au fleuve pour se baigner; et ses femmes se promenaient sur le bord du fleuve; et elle vit le coffret au milieu des roseaux, et envoya sa servante pour le prendre.
6 she opened it; and realizing that within it was a little one crying, she took pity on him, and she said: “This is one of the infants of the Hebrews.”
Et elle l'ouvrit et vit l'enfant; et voici, c'était un petit garçon, qui pleurait. Elle en fut touchée de compassion, et dit: C'est un des enfants des Hébreux.
7 And the sister of the boy said to her: “If you wish, I will go and call to you a Hebrew woman, who will be able nurse the infant.”
Alors la sœur de l'enfant dit à la fille de Pharaon: Irai-je t'appeler une nourrice d'entre les femmes des Hébreux, et elle t'allaitera cet enfant?
8 She responded, “Go.” The maid went directly and called her mother.
Et la fille de Pharaon lui répondit: Va. Et la jeune fille s'en alla, et appela la mère de l'enfant.
9 And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her: “Take this boy and nurse him for me. I will give you your wages.” The woman took and nursed the boy. And when he was mature, she delivered him to the daughter of Pharaoh.
La fille de Pharaon lui dit: Emporte cet enfant et allaite-le-moi, et je te donnerai ton salaire. Et la femme prit l'enfant, et l'allaita.
10 And she adopted him in place of a son, and she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I took him from the water.”
Et quand l'enfant eut grandi, elle l'amena à la fille de Pharaon, qui l'adopta pour son fils; et elle le nomma Moïse (sauvé des eaux), parce que, dit-elle, je l'ai retiré des eaux.
11 In those days, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers. And he saw their affliction and an Egyptian man striking a certain one of the Hebrews, his brothers.
Or il arriva, en ces jours-là, lorsque Moïse fut devenu grand, qu'il sortit vers ses frères, et vit leurs durs travaux. Il vit aussi un Égyptien qui frappait un Hébreu d'entre ses frères;
12 And when he had looked around this way and that, and had seen no one nearby, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
Alors il regarda çà et là, et voyant qu'il n'y avait personne, il tua l'Égyptien, et le cacha dans le sable.
13 And going out the next day, he spotted two Hebrews quarrelling violently. And he said to him who was causing the injury, “Why do you strike your neighbor?”
Et il sortit le second jour, et voici, deux hommes hébreux se querellaient, et il dit à celui qui avait tort: Pourquoi frappes-tu ton prochain?
14 But he responded: “Who appointed you as leader and judge over us? Do you want to kill me, just as yesterday you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and he said, “How has this word become known?”
Mais il répondit: Qui t'a établi prince et juge sur nous? Est-ce que tu veux me tuer, comme tu as tué l'Égyptien? Et Moïse craignit, et il dit: Certainement, le fait est connu.
15 And Pharaoh heard this talk, and he sought to kill Moses. But fleeing from his sight, he stayed in the land of Midian, and he sat down next to a well.
Or, Pharaon, ayant appris ce fait, chercha à faire mourir Moïse. Mais Moïse s'enfuit de devant Pharaon, et s'arrêta au pays de Madian, et il s'assit auprès d'un puits.
16 Now there was a priest of Midian with seven daughters, who came to draw water. And having filled the troughs, they desired to water their father’s flocks.
Or, le sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles, qui vinrent puiser de l'eau et remplir les auges, pour abreuver le troupeau de leur père.
17 The shepherds overcame them and drove them away. And Moses rose up, and defending the girls, he watered their sheep.
Mais les bergers vinrent, et les chassèrent. Alors Moïse se leva et les secourut, et abreuva leur troupeau.
18 And when they had returned to their father, Reuel, he said to them, “Why have you arrived sooner than usual?”
Et quand elles furent revenues chez Réuël leur père, il leur dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenues sitôt aujourd'hui?
19 They responded: “A man of Egypt freed us from the hands of the shepherds. Moreover, he also drew water with us and gave the sheep to drink.”
Elles répondirent: Un homme égyptien nous a délivrées de la main des bergers, et même il nous a puisé de l'eau abondamment, et a abreuvé le troupeau.
20 But he said: “Where is he? Why have you dismissed the man? Call him, so that he may eat bread.”
Alors il dit à ses filles: Et où est-il? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé cet homme? Appelez-le, et qu'il mange du pain.
21 Therefore, Moses swore that he would live with him. And he accepted his daughter Zipporah as a wife.
Et Moïse consentit à demeurer avec cet homme, qui donna Séphora, sa fille, à Moïse.
22 And she bore a son to him, whom he called Gershom, saying, “I have been a newcomer in a foreign land.” In truth, she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying, “For the God of my father, my helper, has rescued me from the hand of Pharaoh.”
Et elle enfanta un fils, et il le nomma Guershom (étranger là), car, dit-il, j'ai séjourné dans un pays étranger.
23 In truth, after a long time, the king of Egypt was dead. And the sons of Israel, groaning, cried out because of the works. And their cry ascended to God from the works.
Or, il arriva, longtemps après, que le roi d'Égypte mourut; et les enfants d'Israël, qui gémissaient à cause de la servitude, crièrent, et le cri de leur servitude monta vers Dieu.
24 And he heard their groaning, and he also remembered the covenant which he formed with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Et Dieu entendit leurs gémissements; et Dieu se souvint de son alliance avec Abraham, avec Isaac, et avec Jacob.
25 And the Lord looked with favor on the sons of Israel, and he knew them.
Et Dieu regarda les enfants d'Israël, et Dieu connut leur état.
