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.
Un varón del linaje de Leví tomó como esposa a una hija de Leví.
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].
La esposa concibió y dio a luz un hijo. Al ver que era hermoso lo escondió 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 no pudo ocultarlo más tiempo, tomó una cesta de juncos, la calafateó con asfalto y brea, acostó al niño en ella y la ubicó en el juncal a la orilla del Nilo.
4 His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
Su hermana se colocó a lo lejos para ver qué le sucedería.
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 de Faraón bajó al Nilo para bañarse. Mientras sus doncellas caminaban junto al Nilo, ella vio la cesta entre los juncos y envió a su esclava a recogerla.
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.”
Cuando la abrió ahí estaba el niño llorando. Tuvo compasión de él y dijo: ¡Éste es uno de los niños de los hebreos!
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?”
Entonces la hermana [de Moisés] le dijo a la hija de Faraón: ¿Quiere usted que llame a una madre de crianza de las hebreas para que le amamante este niño?
8 The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
Y la hija de Faraón le respondió: Vé. Entonces la muchacha fue y llamó a la madre del niño.
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.
La hija de Faraón le dijo: Lleva a este niño, amamántamelo y yo te pagaré tu salario. Así que la mujer tomó al niño y lo amamantó.
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.”
El niño creció. Ella lo llevó a la hija de Faraón y fue hijo de ésta. Lo llamó Moisés: Porque 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.
Sucedió en aquellos días cuando Moisés creció que salió a ver a sus hermanos y observó sus duros trabajos. Vio a un egipcio que azotaba a uno de sus hermanos hebreos.
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.
Él miró a uno y otro lado, y al ver que no estaba alguno, asesinó al egipcio y lo escondió 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 salió, y ahí estaban dos hebreos peleando. Dijo al agresor: ¿Por qué golpeas a tu prójimo?
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].”
Él respondió: ¿Quién te designó como príncipe y juez sobre nosotros? ¿Piensas asesinarme como asesinaste al egipcio? Entonces Moisés tuvo temor y dijo: ¡Ciertamente el asunto fue conocido!
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 Faraón oyó este asunto, procuró matar a Moisés. Pero Moisés huyó de la presencia de Faraón. Fue a la tierra de Madián y se sentó 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].
El sacerdote de Madián tenía siete hijas, las cuales llegaron a sacar agua para llenar las piletas a fin de dar de beber al rebaño de su padre.
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.
Pero llegaron los pastores y las echaron. Entonces Moisés se levantó, las ayudó y abrevó el rebaño de ellas.
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 ellas regresaron a su padre Reuel, éste les preguntó: ¿Por qué vinieron tan pronto hoy?
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].”
Ellas respondieron: Un varón egipcio nos libró de mano de los pastores, y aun más, nos sacó el agua y abrevó el rebaño.
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 dijo a sus hijas: ¿Dónde está él? ¿Por qué abandonaron a ese hombre? Llámenlo para que coma pan.
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].
Moisés aceptó vivir con aquel hombre. Éste le dio a su hija Séfora como esposa.
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 le dio a luz un hijo. Él lo llamó Gersón, pues dijo: Vine a ser forastero en tierra extraña.
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].
Después de muchos días sucedió que murió el rey de Egipto. Los hijos de Israel gemían a causa de la esclavitud y clamaron. Por causa de [su] esclavitud, su clamor subió delante de ʼElohim.
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].
ʼElohim oyó su gemido y recordó su Pacto con Abraham, Isaac y Jacob.
25 God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
ʼElohim miró a los hijos de Israel, y los reconoció.
