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.
Après cela un homme de la famille de Lévi sortit et prit une femme de sa race;
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 le voyant 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 comme elle ne pouvait plus le cacher, elle prit une corbeille de jonc, et l’enduisit de bitume et de poix; puis elle mit dedans le petit enfant, et l’exposa parmi les joncs de la rive du fleuve,
4 His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
La sœur de l’enfant se tenant au loin, et considérant l’issue de la chose.
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 voilà que la fille de Pharaon descendait pour se baigner dans le fleuve, et ses jeunes filles marchaient le long du bord de l’eau. Lorsqu’elle eut vu la corbeille au milieu des joncs, elle envoya une de ses servantes, qui l’apporta.
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.”
Ouvrant la corbeille, et y apercevant le petit enfant qui criait, elle eut pitié de lui, et dit: C’est un enfant des 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: Voulez-vous, lui dit-elle, que j’aille, et que je vous fasse venir une femme des Hébreux qui puisse nourrir ce petit 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.
Elle répondit: Va. La jeune fille alla et appela sa mère,
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.
À laquelle la fille de Pharaon ayant parlé: Prends, dit-elle, cet enfant, et nourris-le-moi; c’est moi qui te donnerai ton salaire. La femme prit et nourrit l’enfant; et quand il eut grandi elle le remit à la fille de Pharaon,
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.”
Qui l’adopta pour son fils, et lui donna le nom de Moïse, disant: C’est de l’eau que je l’ai tiré.
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.
En ces jours-là, après que Moïse fut devenu grand, il sortit vers ses frères, et il vit leur affliction, et un Egyptien frappant un des Hébreux 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.
Or lorsqu’il eut regardé çà et là, et qu’il eut vu 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].”
Et étant sorti le jour suivant, il aperçut deux Hébreux qui se querellaient; et il demanda à celui qui faisait l’injure: Pourquoi frappes-tu ton semblable?
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].”
Celui-ci répondit: Qui t’a établi prince et juge sur nous? Est-ce que tu veux me tuer, comme hier tu as tué l’Egyptien? Moïse eut peur, et dit: Comment cette chose est-elle devenue publique?
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.
Cependant Pharaon apprit ce discours, et il cherchait à faire mourir Moïse, qui fuyant de sa présence, demeura dans la terre 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 prêtre de Madian avait sept filles, qui vinrent pour puiser de l’eau; et les canaux remplis, elles désiraient abreuver les troupeaux 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.
Les pasteurs survinrent et les chassèrent; mais Moïse se leva, et les jeunes filles défendues, il abreuva leurs brebis.
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?”
Lorsqu’elles furent revenues vers Raguel leur père, il leur demanda: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenues plus tôt que de coutume?
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 Egyptien nous a délivrées de la main des pasteurs: de plus, il a même puisé de l’eau avec nous, et il a donné à boire à nos brebis.
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]!”
Mais où est-il? reprit Raguel. Pourquoi avez-vous laissé aller cet homme? appelez-le, afin 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].
Moïse jura donc qu’il habiterait avec lui, et il prit Séphora sa fille pour femme:
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.”
Laquelle lui enfanta un fils qu’il appela Gersam, disant: J’ai été voyageur dans une terre étrangère. Mais elle en enfanta un autre qu’il appela Eliézer, disant: Le Dieu de mon père, mon aide, m’a délivré de la main de Pharaon.
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].
Mais après bien du temps, le roi d’Egypte mourut, et les enfants d’Israël, gémissant à cause de leurs travaux, vociférèrent, et leur clameur monta de leurs travaux jusqu’à Dieu.
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].
Et il entendit leur gémissement, et il se souvint de l’alliance qu’il fit avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob.
25 God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
Et le Seigneur regarda les enfants d’Israël et il les reconnut.
