Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a woman of Levi.
Pada masa itu seorang laki-laki dari suku Lewi, kawin dengan seorang wanita dari suku itu juga.
2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a healthy boy, she hid him for three months.
Lalu wanita itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Ketika ia melihat bahwa bayi itu amat bagus, ia menyembunyikannya selama tiga bulan.
3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket and sealed it with bitumen and pitch. Then she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds in the water along the side of the river.
Tetapi bayi itu tak dapat disembunyikannya lama-lama. Maka ibu itu mengambil sebuah keranjang dari rumput gelagah, dan melapisinya dengan ter supaya jangan kemasukan air. Bayi itu diletakkannya di dalam keranjang itu, lalu dibawanya ke Sungai Nil dan ditaruh di tengah-tengah rumpun gelagah di tepi sungai itu.
4 His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Kakak perempuan bayi itu berdiri agak jauh dari situ untuk melihat apa yang akan terjadi dengan adiknya.
5 Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river while her attendants walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her attendant to get it.
Sementara itu datanglah putri raja. Ia turun ke sungai untuk mandi, sedang dayang-dayangnya berjalan-jalan di tepi sungai. Tiba-tiba putri raja melihat keranjang itu di tengah-tengah rumpun gelagah, lalu ia menyuruh seorang hamba perempuan mengambilnya.
6 When she opened it, she saw the child. Behold, the baby was crying. She had compassion on him and said, “This is certainly one of the Hebrews' children.”
Waktu putri raja membuka keranjang itu, dilihatnya ada bayi di dalamnya, dan bayi itu sedang menangis. Putri raja merasa kasihan kepadanya dan berkata, "Ini anak orang Ibrani."
7 Then the baby's sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, “Should I go and find you a Hebrew woman to nurse the child for you?”
Lalu kakak bayi itu bertanya kepada putri raja, "Maukah Tuan Putri saya carikan seorang ibu Ibrani untuk menyusui bayi itu?"
8 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, “Go.” So the young girl went and got the child's mother.
"Baiklah," jawab putri raja. Maka pergilah gadis itu memanggil ibunya sendiri.
9 Pharaoh's daughter said to the baby's mother, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay you wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.
Kata putri raja kepada ibu itu, "Bawalah bayi ini, dan susuilah dia untukku; nanti ibu kuberi upah." Maka dibawanya bayi itu dan disusuinya.
10 When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and said, “Because I drew him from the water.”
Waktu bayi itu sudah agak besar, ibunya menyerahkan dia kepada putri raja. Lalu putri raja menjadikan bayi itu anak angkatnya. "Dia kuberi nama Musa, sebab kuambil dia dari air," kata putri raja.
11 When Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and observed their hard work. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his own people.
Waktu Musa sudah dewasa, ia pergi menemui orang-orang sebangsanya. Ia melihat bagaimana mereka dipaksa melakukan pekerjaan yang berat-berat. Dilihatnya juga seorang Mesir membunuh seorang Ibrani.
12 He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one there, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
Musa menengok ke sekelilingnya, dan ketika ia melihat bahwa tidak ada yang memperhatikan dia, dibunuhnya orang Mesir itu lalu mayatnya disembunyikan di dalam pasir.
13 He went out the next day, and, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting. He said to the one who was in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your companion?”
Keesokan harinya Musa pergi lagi, lalu dilihatnya dua orang Ibrani sedang berkelahi. "Mengapa engkau memukul kawanmu?" tanya Musa kepada orang yang bersalah itu.
14 But the man said, “Who made you a leader and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed that Egyptian?” Then Moses became afraid and said, “What I did has certainly become known to others.”
Jawab orang itu, "Siapa yang mengangkat engkau menjadi pemimpin dan hakim kami? Apakah engkau mau membunuh saya juga, seperti orang Mesir yang kaubunuh itu?" Lalu Musa menjadi takut dan berpikir, "Celaka! Perbuatanku itu sudah ketahuan."
15 Now when Pharaoh heard about it, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. There he sat down by a well.
Waktu raja mendengar tentang kejadian itu, ia mencari akal untuk membunuh Musa. Tetapi Musa lari lalu tinggal di negeri Midian. Imam dari Midian, yang bernama Yitro, mempunyai tujuh anak perempuan. Pada suatu hari, ketika Musa sedang duduk di dekat sebuah sumur, datanglah ketujuh anak gadis Yitro untuk menimba air dan mengisi tempat minum kawanan kambing dan domba ayah mereka.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came, drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 The shepherds came and tried to drive them away, but Moses went and helped them. Then he watered their flock.
Tetapi beberapa gembala mengusir anak-anak gadis itu. Lalu Musa datang menolong mereka dan diberinya minum ternak mereka.
18 When the girls went to Reuel their father, he said, “Why are you home so early today?”
Waktu mereka pulang, ayah mereka bertanya, "Mengapa kalian cepat sekali pulang hari ini?"
19 They said, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
Jawab mereka, "Ada seorang Mesir yang menolong kami dari gangguan gembala-gembala lain. Ia malah menimbakan air untuk kami, dan memberi minum ternak kita."
20 He said to his daughters, “So where is he? Why did you leave the man? Call him so he can eat a meal with us.”
"Di mana dia sekarang?" tanya Yitro kepada anak-anaknya. "Mengapa kalian meninggalkan orang itu? Pergilah mengundang dia makan bersama kita."
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who also gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage.
Musa setuju untuk tinggal di situ. Kemudian Yitro mengawinkan anaknya yang bernama Zipora dengan Musa.
22 She bore a son, and Moses called his name Gershom; he said, “I have been a resident in a foreign land.”
Zipora melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Anak itu diberi nama Gersom, karena Musa berpikir, "Aku seorang asing di sini."
23 A long time later, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out for help, and their pleas went up to God because of their bondage.
Bertahun-tahun kemudian raja Mesir meninggal. Tetapi bangsa Israel masih mengeluh karena mereka diperbudak, sehingga mereka berteriak minta tolong. Jeritan mereka sampai kepada Allah.
24 When God heard their groaning, God called to mind his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Allah mendengar mereka, dan Ia mengingat perjanjian-Nya dengan Abraham, Ishak dan Yakub.
25 God saw the Israelites, and he understood their situation.
Ia melihat orang-orang Israel diperbudak, maka ia memutuskan untuk menolong mereka.
