Êxodo 2
1 Um homem da família de Levi foi, e tomou por mulher uma filha de Levi:
Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
2 A qual concebeu, e deu à luz um filho: e vendo-o que era belo, teve-lhe escondido três meses.
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 Porém não podendo ocultar-lhe mais tempo, tomou uma cesta de juncos, e vedou-a com piche e betume, e colocou nela ao menino, e o pôs entre os juncos à beira do rio:
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 E ficou parada uma irmã sua ao longe, para ver o que lhe aconteceria.
And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
5 E a filha de Faraó desceu a lavar-se ao rio, e passeando suas virgens pela beira do rio, viu ela a cesta entre os juncos, e enviou uma criada sua a que a tomasse.
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 E quando a abriu, viu ao menino; e eis que o menino chorava. E tendo compaixão dele, disse: Dos meninos dos hebreus é este.
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 Então sua irmã disse à filha de Faraó: Irei a chamar-te uma ama das hebreias, para que te crie este menino?
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 E a filha de Faraó respondeu: Vai. Então foi a virgem, e chamou à mãe do menino;
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
9 À qual disse a filha de Faraó: Leva este menino, e cria-o para mim, e eu te o pagarei. E a mulher tomou ao menino, e o criou.
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 E quando cresceu o menino, ela o trouxe à filha de Faraó, a qual o adotou, e pôs-lhe por nome Moisés, dizendo: Porque das águas o tirei.
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 E naqueles dias aconteceu que, crescido já Moisés, saiu a seus irmãos, e viu suas cargas: e observou a um egípcio que feria a um dos hebreus, seus irmãos.
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 E olhou a todas as partes, e vendo que não parecia ninguém, matou ao egípcio, e escondeu-o na areia.
And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
13 E saiu ao dia seguinte, e vendo a dois hebreus que brigavam, disse ao que fazia a injúria: Por que feres a teu próximo?
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 E ele respondeu: Quem te pôs a ti por príncipe e juiz sobre nós? Pensas matar-me como mataste ao egípcio? Então Moisés teve medo, e disse: Certamente esta coisa é descoberta.
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 E ouvindo Faraó este negócio, procurou matar a Moisés: mas Moisés fugiu de diante de Faraó, e habitou na terra de Midiã; e sentou-se junto a um poço.
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 Tinha o sacerdote de Midiã sete filhas, as quais vieram a tirar água, para encher os bebedouros e dar de beber as ovelhas de seu pai.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
17 Mas os pastores vieram, e expulsaram-nas: Então Moisés se levantou e defendeu-as, e deu de beber às suas ovelhas.
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 E voltando elas a Reuel seu pai, disse-lhes ele: Por que viestes hoje tão cedo?
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
19 E elas responderam: Um homem egípcio nos defendeu da mão dos pastores, e também tirou a água, e deu de beber as as ovelhas.
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 E disse a suas filhas: E onde está? Por que deixastes esse homem? Chamai-lhe para que coma pão.
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 E Moisés concordou em morar com aquele homem; e ele deu a Moisés a sua filha Zípora:
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
22 A qual lhe deu à luz um filho, e ele lhe pôs por nome Gérson: porque disse: Peregrino sou em terra alheia.
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 E aconteceu que depois de muitos dias morreu o rei do Egito, e os filhos de Israel suspiraram por causa da servidão, e clamaram: e subiu a Deus o clamor deles com motivo de sua servidão.
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 E ouviu Deus o gemido deles, e lembrou-se de seu pacto com Abraão, Isaque e Jacó.
And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
25 Deus olhou os filhos de Israel, e Deus os reconheceu.
And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
