Exode 2
1 Après cela un homme de la famille de Lévi sortit et prit une femme de sa race;
Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
2 Laquelle conçut et enfanta un fils; et le voyant beau, elle le cacha pendant 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 Mais comme elle ne pouvait plus le cacher, elle prit une corbeille de jonc, et l’enduisit de bitume et de poix; puis elle mit dedans le petit enfant, et l’exposa parmi les joncs de la rive 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 La sœur de l’enfant se tenant au loin, et considérant l’issue de la chose.
And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
5 Or voilà que la fille de Pharaon descendait pour se baigner dans le fleuve, et ses jeunes filles marchaient le long du bord de l’eau. Lorsqu’elle eut vu la corbeille au milieu des joncs, elle envoya une de ses servantes, qui l’apporta.
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 Ouvrant la corbeille, et y apercevant le petit enfant qui criait, elle eut pitié de lui, et dit: C’est un enfant 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 Alors la sœur de l’enfant: Voulez-vous, lui dit-elle, que j’aille, et que je vous fasse venir une femme des Hébreux qui puisse nourrir ce petit 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 Elle répondit: Va. La jeune fille alla et appela sa mère,
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
9 À laquelle la fille de Pharaon ayant parlé: Prends, dit-elle, cet enfant, et nourris-le-moi; c’est moi qui te donnerai ton salaire. La femme prit et nourrit l’enfant; et quand il eut grandi elle le remit à la fille de Pharaon,
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 Qui l’adopta pour son fils, et lui donna le nom de Moïse, disant: C’est de l’eau que je l’ai tiré.
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 En ces jours-là, après que Moïse fut devenu grand, il sortit vers ses frères, et il vit leur affliction, et un Egyptien frappant un des Hébreux 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 Or lorsqu’il eut regardé çà et là, et qu’il eut vu qu’il n’y avait personne, il tua l’Egyptien 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 étant sorti le jour suivant, il aperçut deux Hébreux qui se querellaient; et il demanda à celui qui faisait l’injure: Pourquoi frappes-tu ton semblable?
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 Celui-ci répondit: Qui t’a établi prince et juge sur nous? Est-ce que tu veux me tuer, comme hier tu as tué l’Egyptien? Moïse eut peur, et dit: Comment cette chose est-elle devenue publique?
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 Cependant Pharaon apprit ce discours, et il cherchait à faire mourir Moïse, qui fuyant de sa présence, demeura dans la terre de Madian, et 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 prêtre de Madian avait sept filles, qui vinrent pour puiser de l’eau; et les canaux remplis, elles désiraient abreuver les troupeaux de leur père.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
17 Les pasteurs survinrent et les chassèrent; mais Moïse se leva, et les jeunes filles défendues, il abreuva leurs brebis.
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 Lorsqu’elles furent revenues vers Raguel leur père, il leur demanda: Pourquoi êtes-vous revenues plus tôt que de coutume?
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
19 Elles répondirent: Un Egyptien nous a délivrées de la main des pasteurs: de plus, il a même puisé de l’eau avec nous, et il a donné à boire à nos brebis.
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 Mais où est-il? reprit Raguel. Pourquoi avez-vous laissé aller cet homme? appelez-le, afin 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 Moïse jura donc qu’il habiterait avec lui, et il prit Séphora sa fille pour femme:
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
22 Laquelle lui enfanta un fils qu’il appela Gersam, disant: J’ai été voyageur dans une terre étrangère. Mais elle en enfanta un autre qu’il appela Eliézer, disant: Le Dieu de mon père, mon aide, m’a délivré de la main de Pharaon.
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 Mais après bien du temps, le roi d’Egypte mourut, et les enfants d’Israël, gémissant à cause de leurs travaux, vociférèrent, et leur clameur monta de leurs travaux jusqu’à Dieu.
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 il entendit leur gémissement, et il se souvint de l’alliance qu’il fit avec Abraham, Isaac et 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 le Seigneur regarda les enfants d’Israël et il les reconnut.
And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
