Exode 2
1 Et un homme de la maison de Lévi alla, et prit 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 et la femme conçut, et enfanta un fils; et elle vit qu’il était beau; et elle le cacha 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 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.
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 Et sa sœur se tint à distance pour savoir ce qu’on lui ferait.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
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;
[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 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.
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 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 (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 Et la fille du Pharaon lui dit: Va. Et la jeune fille alla, et appela 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 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.
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 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.
([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 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;
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 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.
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 Et il sortit le second jour; et voici, deux hommes hébreux se querellaient. Et il dit au coupable: Pourquoi frappes-tu ton compagnon?
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 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.
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 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;
[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 or le sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles; et elles vinrent, et puisèrent, et emplirent les auges pour abreuver le bétail 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 Et les bergers vinrent, et les chassèrent; et Moïse se leva, et les secourut, et abreuva leur bétail.
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 Et elles vinrent vers Rehuel, leur père; et il dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous venues 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 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.
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 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.
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 Et Moïse consentit à habiter avec lui; et il donna Séphora, sa fille, à Moïse.
[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 Et elle enfanta un fils, et il appela son nom Guershom; car, dit-il, j’ai séjourné dans un pays étranger.
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 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.
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 Et Dieu entendit leur gémissement, et Dieu se souvint de son alliance avec Abraham, avec Isaac, et avec 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 Et Dieu regarda les fils d’Israël, et Dieu connut [leur état].
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
