Exode 2
1 Un homme de la maison de Lévi était allé prendre pour femme une fille de Lévi.
(There was a man who/My father) was descended from [Jacob’s son] Levi. He married a woman who was [also] descended from Levi.
2 Cette femme devint enceinte et enfanta un fils. Voyant qu'il était beau, elle le cacha pendant trois mois.
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].
3 Comme elle ne pouvait plus le tenir caché, elle prit une caisse de jonc et, l'ayant enduite de bitume et de poix, elle y mit l'enfant et le déposa parmi les roseaux, sur le bord du fleuve.
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].
4 La sœur de l'enfant se tenait à quelque distance pour savoir ce qui lui arriverait.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
5 La fille de Pharaon descendit au fleuve pour se baigner, et ses compagnes se promenaient le long du fleuve. Ayant aperçu la caisse au milieu des roseaux, elle envoya sa servante pour la prendre.
[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.
6 Elle l'ouvrit et vit l'enfant: c'était un petit garçon qui pleurait; elle en eut pitié, et elle dit: " C'est un enfant des Hébreux. "
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.”
7 Alors la sœur de l'enfant dit à la fille de Pharaon: " Veux-tu que j'aille te chercher une nourrice parmi les femmes des Hébreux pour allaiter cet enfant? "
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?”
8 — " Va " lui dit la fille de Pharaon; et la jeune fille alla chercher la mère de l'enfant.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
9 La fille de Pharaon lui dit: " Emporte cet enfant et allaite-le-moi; je te donnerai ton salaire. " La femme prit l'enfant et l'allaita.
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.
10 Quand il eut grandi, elle l'amena à la fille de Pharaon, et il fut pour elle comme un fils. Elle lui donna le nom de Moïse, " car, dit-elle, je l'ai tiré des eaux. "
([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.”
11 En ce temps-là, Moïse, devenu grand, sortit vers ses frères, et il fut témoin de leurs pénibles travaux; il vit un Egyptien qui frappait un Hébreu d'entre ses frères.
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.
12 Ayant tourné les yeux de côté et d'autre, et voyant qu'il n'y avait là personne, il tua l'Egyptien et le cacha dans le sable.
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.
13 Il sortit encore le jour suivant, et voici, deux Hébreux se querellaient. Il dit au coupable: " Pourquoi frappes-tu ton camarade? "
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].”
14 Et cet homme répondit: " Qui t'a établi chef et juge sur nous? Est-ce que tu veux me tuer, comme tu as tué l'Egyptien? " Moïse fut effrayé, et il dit: " Certainement la chose est connue. "
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].”
15 Pharaon, ayant appris ce qui s'était passé, cherchait à faire mourir Moïse; mais Moïse s'enfuit de devant Pharaon; il se retira dans le pays de Madian, et il s'assit près du puits.
[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.
16 Le prêtre de Madian avait sept filles. Elles vinrent puiser de l'eau, et elles remplirent les auges pour abreuver le troupeau de leur père.
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].
17 Les bergers, étant arrivés, les chassèrent; alors Moïse se leva, prit leur défense et fit boire leur troupeau.
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.
18 Quand elles furent de retour auprès de Raguel, leur père, il dit: " Pourquoi revenez-vous sitôt aujourd'hui? "
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?”
19 Elles répondirent: " Un Egyptien nous a délivrées de la main des bergers, et même il a puisé pour nous de l'eau et il a fait boire le troupeau. "
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].”
20 Il dit à ses filles: " Où est-il? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé cet homme? Rappelez-le, pour qu'il prenne quelque nourriture. "
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]!”
21 Moïse consentit à demeurer chez cet homme, qui lui donna pour femme Séphora, sa fille.
[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].
22 Elle enfanta un fils, qu'il appela Gersam, " car, dit-il, je suis un étranger sur une terre étrangère. "
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.”
23 Durant ces longs jours, le roi d'Egypte mourut. Les enfants d'Israël, gémissant encore sous la servitude, poussèrent des cris, et ces cris, arrachés par la servitude, montèrent jusqu'à Dieu.
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].
24 Dieu entendit leurs gémissements, et se souvint de son alliance avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob.
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].
25 Dieu regarda les enfants d'Israël et il les reconnut.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
