Exode 2
1 Et un homme de la maison de Lévi alla, et prit une fille de Lévi;
Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
2 et la femme conçut, et enfanta un fils; et elle vit qu’il était beau; et elle le cacha trois mois.
And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.
3 Et comme elle ne pouvait plus le cacher, elle prit pour lui un coffret de joncs, et l’enduisit de bitume et de poix, et mit dedans l’enfant, et le posa parmi les roseaux sur le bord du fleuve.
And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
4 Et sa sœur se tint à distance pour savoir ce qu’on lui ferait.
And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
5 Et la fille du Pharaon descendit au fleuve pour se laver, et ses jeunes filles se promenaient sur le bord du fleuve; et elle vit le coffret au milieu des roseaux, et elle envoya sa servante, qui le prit;
Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
6 et elle l’ouvrit, et vit l’enfant; et voici, c’était un petit garçon qui pleurait. Et elle eut compassion de lui, et dit: C’est un des enfants des Hébreux.
And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7 Et sa sœur dit à la fille du Pharaon: Irai-je et appellerai-je auprès de toi une nourrice d’entre les Hébreues, et elle t’allaitera l’enfant?
Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?
8 Et la fille du Pharaon lui dit: Va. Et la jeune fille alla, et appela la mère de l’enfant.
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
9 Et la fille du Pharaon lui dit: Emporte cet enfant, et allaite-le pour moi, et je te donnerai ton salaire. Et la femme prit l’enfant, et l’allaita.
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.
10 Et l’enfant grandit, et elle l’amena à la fille du Pharaon, et il fut son fils; et elle appela son nom Moïse, et dit: Car je l’ai tiré des eaux.
And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
11 Et il arriva, en ces jours-là, que Moïse, étant devenu grand, sortit vers ses frères; et il vit leurs fardeaux. Et il vit un homme égyptien qui frappait un Hébreu d’entre ses frères;
Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.
12 et il regarda çà et là, et vit qu’il n’y avait personne, et il frappa l’Égyptien, et le cacha dans le sable.
And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
13 Et il sortit le second jour; et voici, deux hommes hébreux se querellaient. Et il dit au coupable: Pourquoi frappes-tu ton compagnon?
And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?
14 Et il dit: Qui t’a établi chef et juge sur nous? Est-ce que tu veux me tuer, comme tu as tué l’Égyptien? Et Moïse eut peur, et dit: Certainement le fait est connu.
And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
15 Et le Pharaon apprit la chose, et chercha à tuer Moïse; mais Moïse s’enfuit de devant le Pharaon, et habita dans le pays de Madian. Et il s’assit près d’un puits;
Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
16 or le sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles; et elles vinrent, et puisèrent, et emplirent les auges pour abreuver le bétail de leur père.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
17 Et les bergers vinrent, et les chassèrent; et Moïse se leva, et les secourut, et abreuva leur bétail.
And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.
18 Et elles vinrent vers Rehuel, leur père; et il dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous venues sitôt aujourd’hui?
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
19 Et elles dirent: Un homme égyptien nous a délivrées de la main des bergers, et il a aussi puisé abondamment pour nous, et a abreuvé le bétail.
And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.
20 Et il dit à ses filles: Où est-il donc? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé là cet homme? Appelez-le, et qu’il mange du pain.
And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.
21 Et Moïse consentit à habiter avec lui; et il donna Séphora, sa fille, à Moïse.
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
22 Et elle enfanta un fils, et il appela son nom Guershom; car, dit-il, j’ai séjourné dans un pays étranger.
And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.
23 Et il arriva en ces jours, qui furent nombreux, que le roi d’Égypte mourut; et les fils d’Israël soupirèrent à cause de leur service, et ils crièrent; et leur cri monta vers Dieu à cause de leur service.
Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
24 Et Dieu entendit leur gémissement, et Dieu se souvint de son alliance avec Abraham, avec Isaac, et avec Jacob.
And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
25 Et Dieu regarda les fils d’Israël, et Dieu connut [leur état].
And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
