Exodus 2
1 (There was a man who/My father) was descended from [Jacob’s son] Levi. He married a woman who was [also] descended from Levi.
Or un homme de la maison de Lévi s'en alla, et prit une fille de Lévi.
2 She became pregnant and gave birth to (a baby boy/me). When she saw that he/I was a good-looking baby, she hid him/me for three months, [because she was not willing to do what the king commanded].
Laquelle conçut et enfanta un fils, et voyant qu'il était beau, elle le cacha pendant trois mois.
3 When she was unable to (hide him/me/keep it a secret) any longer, she got a basket made from tall reeds. She covered the basket with tar ([to make it waterproof/so water could not get in]). Then she put him/me in the basket and put the basket in [the water] in the middle of the tall grass at the edge of the Nile [River].
Mais ne le pouvant tenir caché plus longtemps, elle prit un coffret de joncs, et l'enduisit de bitume et de poix, et mit l'enfant dedans, et le posa parmi des roseaux sur le bord du fleuve.
4 His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
Et la sœur de cet [enfant] se tenait loin pour savoir ce qu'il en arriverait.
5 [Soon] the king’s daughter went down to the river to bathe. Her female servants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket amid the tall grass [in the river]. So she sent [one of] her servants to get it.
Or la fille de Pharaon descendit à la rivière, pour se baigner, et ses filles se promenaient sur le bord de la rivière, et ayant vu le coffret au milieu des roseaux, elle envoya une de ses servantes pour le prendre.
6 When [the servant brought the basket to her], she opened it, and was surprised to see (a baby that was/me), crying. She felt sorry for him/me, and said, “This [must] be one of the Hebrews’ babies.”
Et l'ayant ouvert, elle vit l'enfant, et voici, l'enfant pleurait; et elle en fut touchée de compassion, et dit: c'est un des enfants de ces Hébreux.
7 Then (the baby’s/my) [older] sister [approached] the king’s daughter and said, “Do you want me to go and find someone from among the Hebrew women who will [be able to] nurse the baby for you?”
Alors la sœur [de l'enfant] dit à la fille de Pharaon: irai-je appeler une femme d'entre les Hébreues, qui allaite, et elle t'allaitera cet enfant?
8 The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
Et la fille de Pharaon lui répondit: Va; et la jeune fille s'en alla, et appela la mère de l'enfant.
9 The king’s daughter said to her, “[Please] take this baby and nurse him for me. I will pay you [for doing that].” So (the woman/my mother) took him/me and nursed him/me.
Et la fille de Pharaon lui dit: emporte cet enfant, et me l'allaite, et je te donnerai ton salaire; et la femme prit l'enfant et l'allaita.
10 ([A few years later]/when (the child/I) grew [older]), she brought him/me to the king’s daughter. She adopted him/me [as though I was] her own son. She named him/me Moses, [which sounds like the Hebrew words ‘pull out’], because she said “I pulled him out of the water.”
Et quand l'enfant fut devenu grand, elle l'amena à la fille de Pharaon; et il lui fut pour fils, et elle le nomma Moïse; parce que, dit-elle, je l'ai tiré des eaux.
11 One day, after Moses/I had grown up, he/I went out [of the palace area] to see his/my people, [the Hebrews]. He/I saw how they were being [forced to work] very hard. He/I [also] saw an Egyptian [man] beating one of his/my Hebrew people.
Or il arriva, en ce temps-là, que Moïse, étant devenu grand, sortit vers ses frères, et vit leurs travaux; il vit aussi un Egyptien qui frappait un Hébreu d'entre ses frères.
12 He/I looked around [to see if anyone was watching]. Seeing no one, he/I killed the Egyptian man and buried his [body] in the sand.
Et ayant regardé çà et là, et voyant qu'il n'y avait personne, il tua l'Egyptien, et le cacha dans le sable.
13 The next day he/I returned [to the same place]. He/I was surprised to see two Hebrew men who were fighting [each other]. He/I said to the man who started the fight, “Why are you (you should not be) striking your fellow [Hebrew].”
Il sortit encore le second jour, et voici, deux hommes Hébreux se querellaient; et il dit à celui qui avait tort: pourquoi frappes-tu ton prochain?
14 The man replied, “(Who made you our ruler and judge?/No one made you our ruler and judge!) [RHQ] [You have no right to interfere with us] Are you going to kill me just like you killed that Egyptian man [yesterday]?” Then Moses/I was afraid, [because] he/I thought, “[Since that man knows what I did], surely [other people] know, [too].”
Lequel répondit: qui t'a établi Prince et Juge sur nous? veux-tu me tuer, comme tu as tué l'Egyptien? et Moïse craignit, et dit: certainement le fait est connu.
15 [And that was correct]. The king heard about what he/I had done [to that Egyptian. So he ordered his soldiers to] execute/kill Moses/me. But he/I fled from the king [and left Egypt. He/I traveled east to] the Midian [region] and started to live there.
Or Pharaon ayant appris ce fait-là, chercha de faire mourir Moïse, mais Moïse s'enfuit de devant Pharaon, et s'arrêta au pays de Madian, et s'assit près d'un puits.
16 The man who was the (priest/one who offered the people’s gifts to God) for the Midian people, [whose name was Jethro], had seven daughters. [One day] as Moses/I sat down beside a well, those girls came [to the well] and got water, and filled the troughs in order to give water to their father’s flock [of sheep].
Or le Sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles, qui vinrent puiser de l'eau, et elles emplirent les auges pour abreuver le troupeau de leur père.
17 Some (shepherds/men who took care of other sheep) came and started to chase away the girls. But Moses/I helped/rescued the girls, and got water for their sheep.
Mais des bergers survinrent, qui les chassèrent; et Moïse se leva et les secourut, et abreuva leur troupeau.
18 When the girls returned to their father [Jethro], [whose other name is] Reuel, he asked them, “How is it that you were able to [give water to the sheep and] come home so quickly today?”
Et quand elles furent revenues chez Réhuel leur père, il leur dit: comment êtes-vous revenues sitôt aujourd'hui?
19 They replied, “A man from Egypt kept [MTY] other shepherds from sending us away. He also got water for us [from the well] and gave water to the flock [of sheep].”
Elles répondirent: un homme Egyptien nous a délivrées de la main des bergers; et même il nous a puisé abondamment de l'eau, et a abreuvé le troupeau.
20 He said to his daughters, “Where is he? (Why did you leave him [out there]?/You should not leave him [out there]!) [RHQ] Invite him [in], so he can have something to eat [MTY]!”
Et il dit à ses filles: où est-il? pourquoi avez-vous ainsi laissé cet homme? appelez-le, et qu'il mange du pain.
21 [So they did], and Moses/I [accepted and ate with them]. And Moses/I decided to live there. Later Jethro gave him/me his daughter Zipporah [to be his/my wife].
Et Moïse s'accorda de demeurer avec cet homme-là, qui donna Séphora sa fille à Moïse.
22 Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses/I named him Gershom, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘foreigner’], because he/I said, “I am living as a foreigner in [this] land.”
Et elle enfanta un fils, et il le nomma Guersom; à cause, dit-il, que j'ai séjourné dans un pays étranger.
23 Many years later the king of Egypt died. The Israeli people [in Egypt] were still groaning because of the [hard work they had to do as] slaves. They called out for [someone to] help them, and God heard them call out [PRS].
Or il arriva longtemps après, que le Roi d'Egypte mourut, et les enfants d'Israël soupirèrent à cause de la servitude, et ils crièrent; et leur cri monta jusqu'à Dieu, à cause de la servitude.
24 He heard them groaning. And he (thought about/did not forget) that he had solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [to bless their descendants].
Dieu donc ouït leurs sanglots, et Dieu se souvint de l'alliance qu'il avait traitée avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob.
25 God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
Ainsi Dieu regarda les enfants d'Israël, et il fit attention à leur état.
