Exodus 2
1 After this there went a man of the house of Levi; and took a wife of his own kindred.
| وَتَزَوَّجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَيْتِ لاوِي فَتَاةً ابْنَةَ لاوِي. | ١ |
2 And she conceived, and bore a son; and seeing him a goodly child hid him three months.
| فَحَمَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَأَنْجَبَتِ ابْناً، وَإذْ رَاقَهَا جَمَالُهُ خَبَّأَتْهُ ثَلاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ. | ٢ |
3 And when she could hide him no longer, she took a basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and pitch: and put the little babe therein, and laid him in the sedges by the river’s brink,
| وَلَمَّا لَمْ تَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ تُخْفِيَهُ بَعْدُ، أَتَتْ بِسَلَّةٍ مِنَ الْبَرْدِيِّ وَطَلَتْهَا بِالْحُمَرِ والزِّفْتِ وأَضْجَعَتِ الطِّفْلَ وَوَضَعَتْهُ بَيْنَ الْحَلْفَاءِ عَلَى ضَفَّةِ النَّهْرِ. | ٣ |
4 His sister standing afar off, and taking notice what would be done.
| وَوَقَفَتْ أُخْتُهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ لِتَرَى مَا يَحْدُثُ لَهُ. | ٤ |
5 And behold the daughter of Pharao came down to wash herself in the river: and her maids walked by the river’s brink. And when she saw the basket in the sedges, she sent one of her maids for it: and when it was brought,
| وَأَقْبَلَتِ ابْنَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِتَسْتَحِمَّ فِي النَّهْرِ، بَيْنَمَا رَاحَتْ وَصِيفَاتُهَا تَتَمَشَّيْنَ عَلَى ضَفَّةِ النَّهْرِ. فَرَأَتِ السَّلَّةَ بَيْنَ الْحَلْفَاءِ فَأَرْسَلَتْ وَصِيفَتَهَا لِتَأْتِيَ بِها. | ٥ |
6 She opened it and seeing within it an infant crying, having compassion on it she said: This is one of the babes of the Hebrews.
| فَفَتَحَتْهَا وَرَأَتِ الطِّفْلَ وَإذَا هُوَ يَبْكِي، فَرَقَّتْ لَهُ وَقَالَتْ: «هَذَا مِنْ أَوْلادِ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ» | ٦ |
7 And the child’s sister said to her Shall I go and call to thee a Hebrew woman, to nurse the babe?
| فَقَالَتْ أُخْتُهُ لاِبْنَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ: «هَلْ أَذْهَبُ وَأَدْعُو لَكِ مُرْضِعَةً مِنَ الْعِبْرَانِيَّاتِ لِتُرْضِعَ لَكِ الْوَلَدَ؟» | ٧ |
8 She answered: Go. The maid went and called her mother.
| فَأَجَابَتْهَا ابْنَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ: «اذْهَبِي»؛ فَمَضَتِ الْفَتَاةُ وَدَعَتْ أَمَّ الصَّبِيِّ. | ٨ |
9 And Pharao’s daughter said to her. Take this child and nurse him for me: I will give thee thy wages. The woman took, and nursed the child: and when he was grown up, she delivered him to Pharao’s daughter.
| فَقَالَتْ لَهَا ابْنَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ: «خُذِي هَذَا الصَّبِيَّ وَأَرْضِعِيهِ لِي، وَأَنَا أُعْطِيكِ أُجْرَتَكِ». فَأَخَذَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الصَّبِيَّ وَأَرْضَعَتْهُ. | ٩ |
10 And she adopted him for a son, and called him Moses, saying: Because I took him out of the water.
| وَلَمَّا كَبُرَ الْوَلَدُ، رَدَّتْهُ إِلَى ابْنَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ فَتَبَنَّتْهُ وَدَعَتْهُ مُوسَى (وَمَعْنَاهُ مُنْتَشَلٌ) قَائِلَةً: «إِنِّي انْتَشَلْتُهُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ». | ١٠ |
11 In those days after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews his brethren.
| وَحَدَثَ بَعْدَ أَنْ كَبُرَ مُوسَى أَنَّهُ ذَهَبَ لِيَفْتَقِدَ إِخْوَتَهُ الْعِبْرَانِيِّينَ وَيَشْهَدَ مَشَقَّتَهُمْ، فَلَمَحَ رَجُلاً مِصْرِيًّا يَضْرِبُ رَجُلاً عِبْرَانِيًّا، | ١١ |
12 And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
| فَتَلَفَّتَ حَوْلَهُ، وَإِذْ لَمْ يَجِدْ أَحَداً هُنَاكَ قَتَلَ الْمِصْرِيَّ وَطَمَرَهُ فِي الرَّمْلِ. | ١٢ |
13 And going out the next day, he saw two Hebrews quarrelling: and he said to him that did the wrong: Why strikest thou thy neighbour?
| ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّانِي وَإذَا رَجُلانِ عِبْرَانِيَّانِ يَتَضَارَبَانِ، فَقَالَ لِلْمُسِيءِ: «لِمَاذَا تَضْرِبُ صَاحِبَكَ؟» | ١٣ |
14 But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known?
| فَأَجَابَهُ: «مَنْ أَقَامَكَ رَئِيساً وَقَاضِياً عَلَيْنَا؟ أَعَازِمٌ أَنْتَ عَلَى قَتْلِي كَمَا قَتَلْتَ الْمِصْرِيَّ؟» فَخَافَ مُوسَى وَقَالَ: «حَقّاً إِنَّ الْخَبَرَ قَدْ ذَاعَ». | ١٤ |
15 And Pharao heard of this word and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.
| وَبَلَغَ الْخَبَرُ مَسْمَعَ فِرْعَوْنَ، فَسَعَى إِلَى قَتْلِ مُوسَى، إلّا أَنَّ مُوسَى هَرَبَ مِنْ وَجْهِ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَمَضَى لِيُقِيمَ فِي أَرْضِ مِدْيَانَ، فَبَلَغَهَا وَجَلَسَ عِنْدَ الْبِئْرِ. | ١٥ |
16 And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father’s flocks.
| وَكَانَ لِكَاهِنِ مِدْيَانَ سَبْعُ فَتَيَاتٍ فَأَقْبَلْنَ وَاسْتَقَيْنَ مَاءً وَمَلأْنَ الأَجْرَانَ لِيَسْقِينَ غَنَمَ أَبِيهِنَّ. | ١٦ |
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.
| فَأَتَى الرُّعَاةُ وَطَرَدُوهُنَّ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ مُوسَى هَبَّ لِنَجْدَتِهِنَّ وَسَقَى غَنَمَهُنَّ. | ١٧ |
18 And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual?
| وَعِنْدَمَا رَجَعَتِ الْفَتَيَاتُ إِلَى رَعُوئِيلَ أَبِيهِنَّ سَأَلَهُنَّ: «مَا بَالُكُنَّ بَكَّرْتُنَّ بِالرُّجُوعِ الْيَوْمَ؟» | ١٨ |
19 They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds: and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink.
| فَأَجَبْنَهُ: «رَجُلٌ مِصْرِيٌّ أَنْقَذَنَا مِنْ أَيْدِي الرُّعَاةِ، فَاسْتَقَى لَنَا وَلِغَنَمِنَا أَيْضاً». | ١٩ |
20 But he said: Where is he? why have you let the man go? call him that he may eat bread.
| فَسَأَلَهُنَّ: «وَأَيْنَ هُوَ؟ لِمَاذَا تَرَكْتُنَّ الرَّجُلَ؟ ادْعُونَهُ لِيَأْكُلَ طَعَاماً». | ٢٠ |
21 And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:
| وَقَبِلَ مُوسَى أنْ يُقِيمَ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي زَوَّجَهُ مِنِ ابْنَتِهِ صَفُّورَةَ. | ٢١ |
22 And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.
| فَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ ابْناً دَعَاهُ جِرْشُومَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ غَرِيبٌ) إِذْ قَالَ: «كُنْتُ نَزِيلاً فِي أَرْضٍ غَرِيبَةٍ». | ٢٢ |
23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.
| وَبَعْدَ مُرُورِ حِقْبَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ مَاتَ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ. وَارْتَفَعَ أَنِينُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَصُرَاخُهُمْ مِنْ وَطْأَةِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ، وَصَعِدَ إِلَى اللهِ. | ٢٣ |
24 And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
| فَأَصْغَى اللهُ إِلَى أَنِينِهِمْ، وَتَذَكَّرَ عَهْدَهُ مَعَ إِبرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ. | ٢٤ |
25 And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.
| وَنَظَرَ اللهُ إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ (وَرَقَّ لِحَالِهِمْ). | ٢٥ |
