2 Mosebok 2
1 So var det ein mann av Levi-ætti som gjekk av og tok seg ei kona, og ho var og av Levi-ætti.
After these things, a man from the house of Levi went out, and he took a wife from his own stock.
2 Og kvinna vart umhender, og åtte ein son. Ho tykte det var so vent eit barn, og løynde honom i tri månader;
And she conceived and bore a son. And seeing him to be handsome, she hid him for three months.
3 då kunde ho ikkje få løynt honom lenger. So fann ho ei røyrkista til honom; den brædde ho med jordbik og tjøra, og so lagde ho sveinen upp i, og sette kista i sevet attmed elvebarden;
And when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a small basket woven of bulrushes, and she smeared it with pitch as well as tar. And she placed the little infant inside, and she laid him in the sedges by the bank of the river.
4 og syster hans stod eit stykke undan, og skulde sjå korleis det gjekk med honom.
His sister was standing at a distance and was wondering what would happen.
5 Då kom dotter åt Farao ned åt elvi, og vilde lauga seg, medan møyarne hennar gjekk att og fram på elvbakken. Ho gådde kista i sevet, og sende terna si etter henne.
Then, behold, the daughter of Pharaoh descended to wash in the river. And her maids walked along the edge of the cove. And when she had seen the small basket among the papyruses, she sent one of her servants for it. And when it was brought,
6 So hadde ho upp loket, og såg barnet; «nei sjå!» sagde ho, «ein liten svein som ligg og græt!» Og ho tykte synd i honom og sagde: «Det er eit av hebræarborni: »
she opened it; and realizing that within it was a little one crying, she took pity on him, and she said: “This is one of the infants of the Hebrews.”
7 Då sagde syster hans med dotter åt Farao: «Skal eg ganga og finna deg ei hebræarkona som gjev brjost, so ho kann fostra upp barnet for deg?»
And the sister of the boy said to her: “If you wish, I will go and call to you a Hebrew woman, who will be able nurse the infant.”
8 «Gjer so!» svara kongsdotteri. So gjekk gjenta og henta mor åt barnet.
She responded, “Go.” The maid went directly and called her mother.
9 Og kongsdotteri sagde til henne: «Tak denne sveinen og fostra honom upp for meg! Eg skal løna deg for det.» So tok kona sveinen, og fostra honom upp.
And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her: “Take this boy and nurse him for me. I will give you your wages.” The woman took and nursed the boy. And when he was mature, she delivered him to the daughter of Pharaoh.
10 Og då han vart stor, gjekk ho til kongsdotteri med honom, og han vart som son hennar. Ho kalla han Moses; «for eg hev teke honom upp or vatnet, » sagde ho.
And she adopted him in place of a son, and she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I took him from the water.”
11 So leid tidi fram til Moses var vaksen. Då var det ein gong han gjekk ut til landsmennerne sine, og såg korleis dei laut slita og slæpa, og so fekk han sjå ein egyptar som slo ein hebræar, ein av landsmennerne hans.
In those days, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers. And he saw their affliction and an Egyptian man striking a certain one of the Hebrews, his brothers.
12 Då såg han vel ikring seg, men vart ikkje var nokon, og so slo han egyptaren i hel, og grov honom ned i sanden.
And when he had looked around this way and that, and had seen no one nearby, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13 Den andre dagen gjekk han ut att, og såg tvo hebræarar som heldt på og slost. Då sagde han med den som hadde skuldi: «Kvi slær du landsmannen din?»
And going out the next day, he spotted two Hebrews quarrelling violently. And he said to him who was causing the injury, “Why do you strike your neighbor?”
14 «Kven hev sett deg til hovding og domar yver oss?» svara han; «tenkjer du på å drepa meg, som du drap egyptaren?» Då vart Moses rædd, og sagde med seg sjølv: «Hev det alt kome upp!»
But he responded: “Who appointed you as leader and judge over us? Do you want to kill me, just as yesterday you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and he said, “How has this word become known?”
15 Då Farao fekk spurt det, freista han å få drepe Moses. Men Moses rømde for Farao, og stana ikkje fyrr han var i Midjanlandet; der sette han seg ned attmed ein brunn.
And Pharaoh heard this talk, and he sought to kill Moses. But fleeing from his sight, he stayed in the land of Midian, and he sat down next to a well.
16 Presten i Midjan hadde sju døtter; og dei kom og auste upp vatn, og fyllte trørne, og vilde brynna småfeet åt far sin.
Now there was a priest of Midian with seven daughters, who came to draw water. And having filled the troughs, they desired to water their father’s flocks.
17 Men so kom det nokre hyrdingar og jaga deim ifrå. Då reis Moses upp og hjelpte deim, og brynnte buskapen deira.
The shepherds overcame them and drove them away. And Moses rose up, and defending the girls, he watered their sheep.
18 Då dei kom heim att til Re’uel, far sin, sagde han: «Korleis hev det seg at de kjem so tidleg i dag?»
And when they had returned to their father, Reuel, he said to them, “Why have you arrived sooner than usual?”
19 «Ein egyptar kom og hjelpte oss mot hyrdingarne, » svara dei; «og so auste han upp vatn for oss, og brynnte buskapen.»
They responded: “A man of Egypt freed us from the hands of the shepherds. Moreover, he also drew water with us and gave the sheep to drink.”
20 Då sagde Re’uel med døtterne sine: «Kvar er han so? Kvi let de då mannen vera att ute? Bed honom inn, so han kann få seg mat!»
But he said: “Where is he? Why have you dismissed the man? Call him, so that he may eat bread.”
21 Moses vart huga til å vera hjå mannen, og han let Moses få Sippora, dotter si.
Therefore, Moses swore that he would live with him. And he accepted his daughter Zipporah as a wife.
22 Ho åtte ein son, og Moses kalla honom Gersom; «for eg hev fenge heimvist i eit framandt land, » sagde han.
And she bore a son to him, whom he called Gershom, saying, “I have been a newcomer in a foreign land.” In truth, she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying, “For the God of my father, my helper, has rescued me from the hand of Pharaoh.”
23 Som no dagarne leid og tidi skreid, so døydde kongen i Egyptarland. Men Israels-folket sukka for trældomen og let ille, og naudropi deira steig upp til Gud.
In truth, after a long time, the king of Egypt was dead. And the sons of Israel, groaning, cried out because of the works. And their cry ascended to God from the works.
24 Og Gud høyrde korleis dei sukka og stunde, og Gud mintest sambandet sitt med Abraham og Isak og Jakob.
And he heard their groaning, and he also remembered the covenant which he formed with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25 For Gud hadde auga med Israels-borni, og Gud visste korleis til stod.
And the Lord looked with favor on the sons of Israel, and he knew them.
