Exodus 2
1 A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
Ada seorang laki-laki dari suku Lewi yang menikahi seorang perempuan dari suku yang sama.
2 The woman conceived, and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she 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 When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus box for him and coated it with bitumen and with pitch. And she put the child in it and put it among the rushes by the bank of 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 stood at a distance, to see what would be done to him.
Kakak perempuan bayi itu mengawasi adiknya dari kejauhan.
5 Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the box among the rushes, and sent her handmaid to get it.
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 She opened it, and saw the child, and look, the baby cried. And she had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
Ketika dia membukanya, dia melihat bayi itu sedang menangis. Putri raja merasa kasihan terhadapnya dan berkata, “Pastilah ini bayi orang Israel.”
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse 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 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." The maiden went and called the child's mother.
Jawab putri raja, “Baiklah.” Maka gadis itu pergi dan memanggil ibu bayi itu sendiri.
9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." The woman took the child, and nursed 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 The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, "Because I drew 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 It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
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 He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed 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 He went out the second day, and look, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, "Why do you strike your fellow?"
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 He said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?" Moses was afraid, and said, "Surely this thing is 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 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a 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 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and drew water for them, and watered their flock.
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 When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, "How is it that you have returned so early today?"
Ketika para perempuan itu pulang ke rumah, Rehuel bertanya, “Bagaimana kalian bisa pulang begitu cepat hari ini?”
19 They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock."
Jawab mereka, “Ada orang Mesir yang membela kami dari gembala-gembala yang sering mengganggu kami. Dia bahkan membantu memberi minum kawanan hewan kita.”
20 He said to his daughters, "Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, 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 content to dwell with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter in marriage.
Karena undangan itu, Musa kemudian setuju untuk tinggal dengan mereka. Dan Rehuel memberikan anaknya, Sipora, untuk menjadi istri Musa.
22 She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land."
Sipora melahirkan anak laki-laki dan Musa menamainya Gersom, karena dia berkata, “Aku sudah menjadi pendatang di negeri asing.”
23 It happened in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
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 God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Allah mendengar semua keluhan mereka dan mengingat perjanjian-Nya dengan Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub.
25 God saw the children of Israel, and God took notice.
Allah melihat penderitaan bangsa Israel dan Dia mempedulikan mereka.
