Exodus 2
1 A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
Pada masa itu seorang laki-laki dari suku Lewi, kawin dengan seorang wanita dari suku itu juga.
2 The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.
Lalu wanita itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Ketika ia melihat bahwa bayi itu amat bagus, ia menyembunyikannya selama tiga bulan.
3 When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.
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 far off, to see what would be done 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. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her servant 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 She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is 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 his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may 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.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.
"Baiklah," jawab putri raja. Maka pergilah gadis itu memanggil ibunya sendiri.
9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” The woman took the child, and nursed it.
Kata putri raja kepada ibu itu, "Bawalah bayi ini, dan susuilah dia untukku; nanti ibu kuberi upah." Maka dibawanya bayi itu dan disusuinya.
10 The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of 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 In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
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, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him 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 second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”
Keesokan harinya Musa pergi lagi, lalu dilihatnya dua orang Ibrani sedang berkelahi. "Mengapa engkau memukul kawanmu?" tanya Musa kepada orang yang bersalah itu.
14 He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”
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 this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and 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 and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
17 The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
Tetapi beberapa gembala mengusir anak-anak gadis itu. Lalu Musa datang menolong mereka dan diberinya minum ternak mereka.
18 When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”
Waktu mereka pulang, ayah mereka bertanya, "Mengapa kalian cepat sekali pulang hari ini?"
19 They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he 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, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”
"Di mana dia sekarang?" tanya Yitro kepada anak-anaknya. "Mengapa kalian meninggalkan orang itu? Pergilah mengundang dia makan bersama kita."
21 Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
Musa setuju untuk tinggal di situ. Kemudian Yitro mengawinkan anaknya yang bernama Zipora dengan Musa.
22 She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”
Zipora melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Anak itu diberi nama Gersom, karena Musa berpikir, "Aku seorang asing di sini."
23 In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the 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 God heard their groaning, and God remembered 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 children of Israel, and God understood.
Ia melihat orang-orang Israel diperbudak, maka ia memutuskan untuk menolong mereka.
