Esodo 2
1 Un uomo della famiglia di Levi andò a prendere in moglie una figlia di Levi.
(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 La donna concepì e partorì un figlio; vide che era bello e lo tenne nascosto per tre mesi.
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 Ma non potendo tenerlo nascosto più oltre, prese un cestello di papiro, lo spalmò di bitume e di pece, vi mise dentro il bambino e lo depose fra i giunchi sulla riva del Nilo.
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 sorella del bambino si pose ad osservare da lontano che cosa gli sarebbe accaduto.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
5 Ora la figlia del faraone scese al Nilo per fare il bagno, mentre le sue ancelle passeggiavano lungo la sponda del Nilo. Essa vide il cestello fra i giunchi e mandò la sua schiava a prenderlo.
[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 L'aprì e vide il bambino: ecco, era un fanciullino che piangeva. Ne ebbe compassione e disse: «E' un bambino degli Ebrei».
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 La sorella del bambino disse allora alla figlia del faraone: «Devo andarti a chiamare una nutrice tra le donne ebree, perché allatti per te il bambino?».
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 «Và», le disse la figlia del faraone. La fanciulla andò a chiamare la madre del bambino.
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 figlia del faraone le disse: «Porta con te questo bambino e allattalo per me; io ti darò un salario». La donna prese il bambino e lo allattò.
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 Quando il bambino fu cresciuto, lo condusse alla figlia del faraone. Egli divenne un figlio per lei ed ella lo chiamò Mosè, dicendo: «Io l'ho salvato dalle acque!».
([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 In quei giorni, Mosè, cresciuto in età, si recò dai suoi fratelli e notò i lavori pesanti da cui erano oppressi. Vide un Egiziano che colpiva un Ebreo, uno dei suoi fratelli.
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 Voltatosi attorno e visto che non c'era nessuno, colpì a morte l'Egiziano e lo seppellì nella sabbia.
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 giorno dopo, uscì di nuovo e, vedendo due Ebrei che stavano rissando, disse a quello che aveva torto: «Perché percuoti il tuo fratello?».
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 Quegli rispose: «Chi ti ha costituito capo e giudice su di noi? Pensi forse di uccidermi, come hai ucciso l'Egiziano?». Allora Mosè ebbe paura e pensò: «Certamente la cosa si è risaputa».
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 Poi il faraone sentì parlare di questo fatto e cercò di mettere a morte Mosè. Allora Mosè si allontanò dal faraone e si stabilì nel paese di Madian e sedette presso un pozzo.
[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 Ora il sacerdote di Madian aveva sette figlie. Esse vennero ad attingere acqua per riempire gli abbeveratoi e far bere il gregge del padre.
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 Ma arrivarono alcuni pastori e le scacciarono. Allora Mosè si levò a difenderle e fece bere il loro bestiame.
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 Tornate dal loro padre Reuel, questi disse loro: «Perché oggi avete fatto ritorno così in fretta?».
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 Risposero: «Un Egiziano ci ha liberate dalle mani dei pastori; è stato lui che ha attinto per noi e ha dato da bere al gregge».
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 Quegli disse alle figlie: «Dov'è? Perché avete lasciato là quell'uomo? Chiamatelo a mangiare il nostro cibo!».
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 Così Mosè accettò di abitare con quell'uomo, che gli diede in moglie la propria figlia Zippora.
[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 Ella gli partorì un figlio ed egli lo chiamò Gherson, perché diceva: «Sono un emigrato in terra straniera!».
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 Nel lungo corso di quegli anni, il re d'Egitto morì. Gli Israeliti gemettero per la loro schiavitù, alzarono grida di lamento e il loro grido dalla schiavitù salì a Dio.
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 Allora Dio ascoltò il loro lamento, si ricordò della sua alleanza con Abramo e Giacobbe.
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 Dio guardò la condizione degli Israeliti e se ne prese pensiero.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
