Exodus 2
1 And there was a certain man of the tribe of Levi, who took as wife one of the daughters of Levi.
Ada seorang laki-laki dari suku Lewi yang menikahi seorang perempuan dari suku yang sama.
2 And she conceived, and bore a male child; and having seen that he was fair, they hid him three months.
Pada waktu raja Mesir sudah memberikan perintah tadi, perempuan itu melahirkan bayi laki-laki. Karena dilihatnya bahwa bayinya tampan, dia menyembunyikan bayi itu selama tiga bulan.
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.
Ketika dia tidak bisa menyembunyikannya lebih lama lagi, perempuan itu pun mengambil sebuah keranjang, lalu melapisinya dengan ter dan getah tanaman supaya bisa terapung. Kemudian dia membaringkan anaknya di dalam keranjang itu dan menyembunyikannya di antara alang-alang air yang tinggi di tepi sungai Nil.
4 And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.
Kakak perempuan bayi itu mengawasi adiknya dari kejauhan.
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.
Lalu datanglah putri raja untuk mandi di sungai Nil, sementara para pelayan perempuannya berjalan-jalan di tepian sungai. Saat itulah putri raja melihat keranjang tadi di antara alang-alang air yang tinggi. Dia menyuruh salah satu pelayannya untuk mengambil keranjang itu.
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.
Ketika dia membukanya, dia melihat bayi itu sedang menangis. Putri raja merasa kasihan terhadapnya dan berkata, “Pastilah ini bayi orang Israel.”
7 And his sister said to the daughter of Pharao, Will you that I call to you a nurse of the Hebrews, and shall she suckle the child for you?
Kemudian kakak bayi itu mendekati putri raja dan bertanya, “Bolehkah saya mencarikan perempuan Israel yang dapat menyusui bayi ini bagi Tuan Putri?”
8 And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.
Jawab putri raja, “Baiklah.” Maka gadis itu pergi dan memanggil ibu bayi itu sendiri.
9 And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care of this child, and suckled it for me, and I will give you the wages; and the woman took the child, and suckled it.
Putri raja berkata kepada ibu itu, “Bawalah bayi ini dan rawatlah dia bagi saya. Saya akan membayar kamu untuk itu.” Jadi sang ibu membawa bayinya dan merawat dia.
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.
Ketika anak itu sudah disapih, ibunya membawa dia kembali kepada putri raja. Lalu putri raja mengangkat anak itu menjadi anaknya sendiri dan menamai dia Musa, dengan berkata, “Aku sudah mengangkatnya dari air.”
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 striking a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.
Pada suatu hari, ketika Musa sudah dewasa, dia pergi keluar mengunjungi orang-orang sebangsanya, dan melihat betapa beratnya kerja paksa mereka. Dia juga melihat seorang Mesir sedang memukuli seorang Israel, saudara sebangsanya.
12 And having looked round this way and that way, he sees no one; and he struck the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Musa menoleh ke kiri kanan untuk memastikan tidak ada seorang pun yang melihatnya. Lalu dia membunuh orang Mesir itu dan cepat-cepat menyembunyikan mayatnya di dalam pasir.
13 And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Therefore smite you your neighbor?
Keesokan harinya, Musa keluar lagi dan melihat dua orang Israel sedang berkelahi. Lalu dia bertanya kepada orang yang bersalah, “Mengapa kamu memukuli sesamamu orang Israel?”
14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? will you kill me as you yesterday killed the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If [it be] thus, this matter has become known.
Jawab orang itu, “Apa urusanmu! Kamu bukan pemimpin ataupun hakim kami! Apakah kamu mau membunuh saya juga, seperti kamu membunuh orang Mesir itu kemarin?!” Musa pun menjadi takut dan berpikir, “Pasti semua orang sudah tahu perbuatanku.”
15 And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to kill Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and lived in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.
Sewaktu raja Mesir mendengar tentang pembunuhan itu, dia mengeluarkan perintah untuk membunuh Musa. Tetapi Musa melarikan diri dan menetap di Midian. Di sana, ada seorang imam Midian bernama Rehuel. Dia mempunyai tujuh anak perempuan. Suatu hari, ketika Musa sedang duduk di dekat sumur, ketujuh anak perempuan Rehuel datang menimba air untuk memberi minum kawanan domba dan kambing milik ayah mereka.
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.
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.
Beberapa gembala datang dan mengusir mereka, tetapi Musa membela mereka dari gembala-gembala itu, lalu membantu memberikan air kepada kawanan domba dan kambing mereka.
18 And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have you come so quickly today?
Ketika para perempuan itu pulang ke rumah, Rehuel bertanya, “Bagaimana kalian bisa pulang begitu cepat hari ini?”
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.
Jawab mereka, “Ada orang Mesir yang membela kami dari gembala-gembala yang sering mengganggu kami. Dia bahkan membantu memberi minum kawanan hewan kita.”
20 And he said to his daughters, And where is he? and why have you left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat bread.
Lalu Rehuel bertanya lagi kepada anak-anaknya, “Di manakah orang itu? Mengapa tidak kalian ajak kemari! Pergilah dan undanglah dia untuk makan bersama kita.”
21 And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.
Karena undangan itu, Musa kemudian setuju untuk tinggal dengan mereka. Dan Rehuel memberikan anaknya, Sipora, untuk menjadi istri Musa.
22 And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.
Sipora melahirkan anak laki-laki dan Musa menamainya Gersom, karena dia berkata, “Aku sudah menjadi pendatang di negeri asing.”
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.
Waktu pun berlalu, dan raja Mesir itu meninggal dunia. Namun, di bawah pemerintahan raja baru, bangsa Israel tetap saja sengsara dan ditindas sebagai budak. Mereka berseru meminta tolong karena perbudakan itu, dan seruan mereka sampai kepada Allah.
24 And God heard their groanings, and God remembered his covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.
Allah mendengar semua keluhan mereka dan mengingat perjanjian-Nya dengan Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub.
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.
Allah melihat penderitaan bangsa Israel dan Dia mempedulikan mereka.
