Exodus 2
1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and married a daughter of Levi.
Ada seorang laki-laki dari suku Lewi yang menikahi seorang perempuan dari suku yang sama.
2 And the woman conceived, and bore a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months.
Pada waktu raja Mesir sudah memberikan perintah tadi, perempuan itu melahirkan bayi laki-laki. Karena dilihatnya bahwa bayinya tampan, dia menyembunyikan bayi itu selama tiga bulan.
3 And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river's brink.
Ketika dia tidak bisa menyembunyikannya lebih lama lagi, perempuan itu pun mengambil sebuah keranjang, lalu melapisinya dengan ter dan getah tanaman supaya bisa terapung. Kemudian dia membaringkan anaknya di dalam keranjang itu dan menyembunyikannya di antara alang-alang air yang tinggi di tepi sungai Nil.
4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Kakak perempuan bayi itu mengawasi adiknya dari kejauhan.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash [herself] at the river, and her maidens walked along by the river's side: and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
Lalu datanglah putri raja untuk mandi di sungai Nil, sementara para pelayan perempuannya berjalan-jalan di tepian sungai. Saat itulah putri raja melihat keranjang tadi di antara alang-alang air yang tinggi. Dia menyuruh salah satu pelayannya untuk mengambil keranjang itu.
6 And when she had opened [it], she saw the child: and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrews' children.
Ketika dia membukanya, dia melihat bayi itu sedang menangis. Putri raja merasa kasihan terhadapnya dan berkata, “Pastilah ini bayi orang Israel.”
7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go, and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
Kemudian kakak bayi itu mendekati putri raja dan bertanya, “Bolehkah saya mencarikan perempuan Israel yang dapat menyusui bayi ini bagi Tuan Putri?”
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
Jawab putri raja, “Baiklah.” Maka gadis itu pergi dan memanggil ibu bayi itu sendiri.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And the woman took the child and nursed it.
Putri raja berkata kepada ibu itu, “Bawalah bayi ini dan rawatlah dia bagi saya. Saya akan membayar kamu untuk itu.” Jadi sang ibu membawa bayinya dan merawat dia.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Ketika anak itu sudah disapih, ibunya membawa dia kembali kepada putri raja. Lalu putri raja mengangkat anak itu menjadi anaknya sendiri dan menamai dia Musa, dengan berkata, “Aku sudah mengangkatnya dari air.”
11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Pada suatu hari, ketika Musa sudah dewasa, dia pergi keluar mengunjungi orang-orang sebangsanya, dan melihat betapa beratnya kerja paksa mereka. Dia juga melihat seorang Mesir sedang memukuli seorang Israel, saudara sebangsanya.
12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that [there was] no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Musa menoleh ke kiri kanan untuk memastikan tidak ada seorang pun yang melihatnya. Lalu dia membunuh orang Mesir itu dan cepat-cepat menyembunyikan mayatnya di dalam pasir.
13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Why smitest thou thy fellow?
Keesokan harinya, Musa keluar lagi dan melihat dua orang Israel sedang berkelahi. Lalu dia bertanya kepada orang yang bersalah, “Mengapa kamu memukuli sesamamu orang Israel?”
14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
Jawab orang itu, “Apa urusanmu! Kamu bukan pemimpin ataupun hakim kami! Apakah kamu mau membunuh saya juga, seperti kamu membunuh orang Mesir itu kemarin?!” Musa pun menjadi takut dan berpikir, “Pasti semua orang sudah tahu perbuatanku.”
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
Sewaktu raja Mesir mendengar tentang pembunuhan itu, dia mengeluarkan perintah untuk membunuh Musa. Tetapi Musa melarikan diri dan menetap di Midian. Di sana, ada seorang imam Midian bernama Rehuel. Dia mempunyai tujuh anak perempuan. Suatu hari, ketika Musa sedang duduk di dekat sumur, ketujuh anak perempuan Rehuel datang menimba air untuk memberi minum kawanan domba dan kambing milik ayah mereka.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
Beberapa gembala datang dan mengusir mereka, tetapi Musa membela mereka dari gembala-gembala itu, lalu membantu memberikan air kepada kawanan domba dan kambing mereka.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] you are come so soon to day?
Ketika para perempuan itu pulang ke rumah, Rehuel bertanya, “Bagaimana kalian bisa pulang begitu cepat hari ini?”
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and also drew [water] enough for us, and watered the flock.
Jawab mereka, “Ada orang Mesir yang membela kami dari gembala-gembala yang sering mengganggu kami. Dia bahkan membantu memberi minum kawanan hewan kita.”
20 And he said to his daughters, And where [is] he? why [is] it [that] ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
Lalu Rehuel bertanya lagi kepada anak-anaknya, “Di manakah orang itu? Mengapa tidak kalian ajak kemari! Pergilah dan undanglah dia untuk makan bersama kita.”
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Karena undangan itu, Musa kemudian setuju untuk tinggal dengan mereka. Dan Rehuel memberikan anaknya, Sipora, untuk menjadi istri Musa.
22 And she bore [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Sipora melahirkan anak laki-laki dan Musa menamainya Gersom, karena dia berkata, “Aku sudah menjadi pendatang di negeri asing.”
23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried; and their cry ascended to God, by reason of the bondage.
Waktu pun berlalu, dan raja Mesir itu meninggal dunia. Namun, di bawah pemerintahan raja baru, bangsa Israel tetap saja sengsara dan ditindas sebagai budak. Mereka berseru meminta tolong karena perbudakan itu, dan seruan mereka sampai kepada Allah.
24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Allah mendengar semua keluhan mereka dan mengingat perjanjian-Nya dengan Abraham, Isak, dan Yakub.
25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect to [them].
Allah melihat penderitaan bangsa Israel dan Dia mempedulikan mereka.
