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.
Fue en esa época que un hombre de la tribu de Leví se casó con una mujer que también era levita.
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].
Ella quedó embarazada y tuvo un hijo. Y viendo que era un bebé precioso, lo escondió durante tres meses.
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].
Pero cuando ya no pudo esconderlo más, cogió una cesta de papiro y la cubrió con alquitrán. Luego puso a su bebé en la cesta y lo colocó entre los juncos, a lo largo de la orilla del Nilo.
4 His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
Y la hermana del niño esperaba a cierta distancia, vigilándolo.
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.
Entonces la hija del Faraón llegó para bañarse en el Nilo. Sus criadas caminaban por la orilla del río, y cuando ella vio la cesta entre los juncos, envió a su criada a buscarla y traérsela.
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.”
Al abrirla, vio al niño que lloraba y sintió pesar por él. “Este debe ser uno de los niños hebreos”, dijo.
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?”
Entoncesla hermana del niño le preguntó a la hija del Faraón: “¿Desea que vaya a buscar a una de las mujeres hebreas para que lo cuide por usted?”
8 The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
“Sí, ve y hazlo”, respondió ella. Así que la niña fue y llamó a la madre del bebé para que viniera.
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.
“Toma a este niño y amamántalo por mí”, le dijo la hija del Faraóna la madre del niño. “Yo misma te pagaré”. Así que su madre se lo llevó a casa y lo cuidó.
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.”
Cuando el niño creció, se lo llevó a la hija del Faraón, quien lo adoptó como su hijo. Ella lo llamó Moisés, porque dijo: “Yo lo saqué del agua”.
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.
Más tarde, cuando Moisés había crecido, fue a visitar a su pueblo, los hebreos. Los vio haciendo trabajos forzados. También vio a un egipcio golpeando a un hebreo, uno de su propio pueblo.
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.
Entonces miró a su alrededor para asegurarse de que nadie estuviera mirando, yluego mató al egipcio y enterró su cuerpo en la arena.
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].”
Al día siguiente, regresó y vio a dos hebreos peleando entre sí. Entonces le dijo al culpable: “¿Por qué golpeas a uno de los tuyos?”
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].”
“¿Quién te ha encargado como juez sobre nosotros?”, respondió el hombre. “¿Acaso vas a matarme como lo hiciste con el egipcio?” Entonces Moisés se asustó por esto y pensó para sí: “¡La gente sabe lo que he hecho!”
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.
Cuando el Faraón se enteró, trató de mandar a matar a Moisés, pero Moisés huyó del Faraón y se fue a vivir a Madián. Un día, mientras estaba sentado junto a un pozo,
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].
las siete hijas del sacerdote de Madiánvinieron a buscar agua para llenar los bebederos a fin de que el rebaño de su padre pudiera beber.
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.
Entonces llegaron unos pastores y las echaron de allí, pero Moisés intervino y las puso a salvo, y le dio de beber a su rebaño.
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?”
Cuando llegaron a casa, su padre Reuel les preguntó: “¿Cómo es que hoy han regresado tan rápido?”
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].”
“Un egipcio nos rescató de unos pastores que nos atacaron”, respondieron. “Incluso nos trajo agua para que el rebaño pudiera beber”.
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]!”
“¿Y dónde está?” le preguntó Reuel a su hija. “No lo dejaste allí, ¿verdad? ¡Ve e invítalo a comer con nosotros!”
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].
Y Moisés aceptó quedarse con el hombre, quien arregló que su hija Séfora se casara con Moisés.
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.”
Ella tuvo un hijo y Moisés le puso el nombre de Gersón, porque dijo: “Soy un exiliado que vive en un país extranjero”.
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].
Años más tarde, el rey de Egipto murió. Pero los israelitas seguían quejándose por su duro trabajo. Su clamor pidiendo ayuda en medio de sus dificultades llegó hasta Dios.
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].
Dios escuchó sus gemidos y se acordó de su pacto con Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob.
25 God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
Además Dios miraba con compasión a los israelitas, y se preocupaba por ellos.
