Exode 2
1 Or, un homme de la maison de Lévi alla prendre pour femme une fille de Lévi.
And there was a certain man of the tribe of Levi, who took as wife one of the daughters of Levi.
2 Et cette femme conçut, et enfanta un fils; et, voyant qu'il était beau, elle le cacha trois mois.
And she conceived, and bore a male child; and having seen that he was fair, they hid him three months.
3 Mais, ne pouvant le tenir caché plus longtemps, elle prit un coffret de joncs, et l'enduisit de bitume et de poix; ensuite elle y mit l'enfant, et le posa dans les roseaux sur la rive du fleuve.
And when they could no longer hide him, his mother took for him an ark, and besmeared it with bitumen, and cast the child into it, and put it in the ooze by the river.
4 Et sa sœur se tint là, à distance, pour savoir ce qui lui arriverait.
And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.
5 Or, la fille de Pharaon descendit au fleuve pour se baigner; et ses femmes se promenaient sur le bord du fleuve; et elle vit le coffret au milieu des roseaux, et envoya sa servante pour le prendre.
And the daughter of Pharao came down to the river to bathe; and her maids walked by the river's side, and having seen the ark in the ooze, she sent her maid, and took it up.
6 Et elle l'ouvrit et vit l'enfant; et voici, c'était un petit garçon, qui pleurait. Elle en fut touchée de compassion, et dit: C'est un des enfants des Hébreux.
And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrew's children.
7 Alors la sœur de l'enfant dit à la fille de Pharaon: Irai-je t'appeler une nourrice d'entre les femmes des Hébreux, et elle t'allaitera cet enfant?
And his sister said to the daughter of Pharao, Will you that I call to you a nurse of the Hebrews, and shall she suckle the child for you?
8 Et la fille de Pharaon lui répondit: Va. Et la jeune fille s'en alla, et appela la mère de l'enfant.
And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.
9 La fille de Pharaon lui dit: Emporte cet enfant et allaite-le-moi, et je te donnerai ton salaire. Et la femme prit l'enfant, et l'allaita.
And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care of this child, and suckled it for me, and I will give you the wages; and the woman took the child, and suckled it.
10 Et quand l'enfant eut grandi, elle l'amena à la fille de Pharaon, qui l'adopta pour son fils; et elle le nomma Moïse (sauvé des eaux), parce que, dit-elle, je l'ai retiré des eaux.
And when the boy was grown, she brought him to the daughter of Pharao, and he became her son; and she called his name, Moses, saying, I took him out of the water.
11 Or il arriva, en ces jours-là, lorsque Moïse fut devenu grand, qu'il sortit vers ses frères, et vit leurs durs travaux. Il vit aussi un Égyptien qui frappait un Hébreu d'entre ses frères;
And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having noticed their distress, he sees an Egyptian striking a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.
12 Alors il regarda çà et là, et voyant qu'il n'y avait personne, il tua l'Égyptien, et le cacha dans le sable.
And having looked round this way and that way, he sees no one; and he struck the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
13 Et il sortit le second jour, et voici, deux hommes hébreux se querellaient, et il dit à celui qui avait tort: Pourquoi frappes-tu ton prochain?
And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Therefore smite you your neighbor?
14 Mais il répondit: Qui t'a établi prince et juge sur nous? Est-ce que tu veux me tuer, comme tu as tué l'Égyptien? Et Moïse craignit, et il dit: Certainement, le fait est connu.
And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? will you kill me as you yesterday killed the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If [it be] thus, this matter has become known.
15 Or, Pharaon, ayant appris ce fait, chercha à faire mourir Moïse. Mais Moïse s'enfuit de devant Pharaon, et s'arrêta au pays de Madian, et il s'assit auprès d'un puits.
And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to kill Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and lived in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.
16 Or, le sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles, qui vinrent puiser de l'eau et remplir les auges, pour abreuver le troupeau de leur père.
And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.
17 Mais les bergers vinrent, et les chassèrent. Alors Moïse se leva et les secourut, et abreuva leur troupeau.
And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.
18 Et quand elles furent revenues chez Réuël leur père, il leur dit: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenues sitôt aujourd'hui?
And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have you come so quickly today?
19 Elles répondirent: Un homme égyptien nous a délivrées de la main des bergers, et même il nous a puisé de l'eau abondamment, et a abreuvé le troupeau.
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.
20 Alors il dit à ses filles: Et où est-il? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé cet homme? Appelez-le, et qu'il mange du pain.
And he said to his daughters, And where is he? and why have you left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat bread.
21 Et Moïse consentit à demeurer avec cet homme, qui donna Séphora, sa fille, à Moïse.
And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.
22 Et elle enfanta un fils, et il le nomma Guershom (étranger là), car, dit-il, j'ai séjourné dans un pays étranger.
And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.
23 Or, il arriva, longtemps après, que le roi d'Égypte mourut; et les enfants d'Israël, qui gémissaient à cause de la servitude, crièrent, et le cri de leur servitude monta vers Dieu.
And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.
24 Et Dieu entendit leurs gémissements; et Dieu se souvint de son alliance avec Abraham, avec Isaac, et avec Jacob.
And God heard their groanings, and God remembered his covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.
25 Et Dieu regarda les enfants d'Israël, et Dieu connut leur état.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.
