Êxodo 2
1 Um homem da família de Levi foi, e tomou por mulher uma filha de 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 A qual concebeu, e deu à luz um filho: e vendo-o que era belo, teve-lhe escondido três meses.
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 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:
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 E ficou parada uma irmã sua ao longe, para ver o que lhe aconteceria.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
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.
[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 E quando a abriu, viu ao menino; e eis que o menino chorava. E tendo compaixão dele, disse: Dos meninos dos hebreus é este.
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 Então sua irmã disse à filha de Faraó: Irei a chamar-te uma ama das hebreias, para que te crie este menino?
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 E a filha de Faraó respondeu: Vai. Então foi a virgem, e chamou à mãe do menino;
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) 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.
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 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.
([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 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.
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 E olhou a todas as partes, e vendo que não parecia ninguém, matou ao egípcio, e escondeu-o na areia.
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 E saiu ao dia seguinte, e vendo a dois hebreus que brigavam, disse ao que fazia a injúria: Por que feres a teu próximo?
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 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.
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 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.
[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 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.
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 Mas os pastores vieram, e expulsaram-nas: Então Moisés se levantou e defendeu-as, e deu de beber às suas ovelhas.
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 E voltando elas a Reuel seu pai, disse-lhes ele: Por que viestes hoje tão cedo?
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 E elas responderam: Um homem egípcio nos defendeu da mão dos pastores, e também tirou a água, e deu de beber as as ovelhas.
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 E disse a suas filhas: E onde está? Por que deixastes esse homem? Chamai-lhe para que coma pão.
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 E Moisés concordou em morar com aquele homem; e ele deu a Moisés a sua filha Zípora:
[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 A qual lhe deu à luz um filho, e ele lhe pôs por nome Gérson: porque disse: Peregrino sou em terra alheia.
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 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.
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 E ouviu Deus o gemido deles, e lembrou-se de seu pacto com Abraão, Isaque e Jacó.
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 Deus olhou os filhos de Israel, e Deus os reconheceu.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
