Êxodo 2
1 Um homem da família de Levi foi, e tomou por mulher uma filha de Levi:
A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
2 A qual concebeu, e deu à luz um filho: e vendo-o que era belo, teve-lhe escondido três meses.
The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him 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:
When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.
4 E ficou parada uma irmã sua ao longe, para ver o que lhe aconteceria.
His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to 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.
Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her servant 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.
She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion 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, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
8 E a filha de Faraó respondeu: Vai. Então foi a virgem, e chamou à mãe do menino;
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called 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.
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” The woman took the child, and nursed it.
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.
The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew 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.
In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
12 E olhou a todas as partes, e vendo que não parecia ninguém, matou ao egípcio, e escondeu-o na areia.
He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him 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?
He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”
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.
He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”
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 heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
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. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water 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.
The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 E voltando elas a Reuel seu pai, disse-lhes ele: Por que viestes hoje tão cedo?
When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early 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 said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.”
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 is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”
21 E Moisés concordou em morar com aquele homem; e ele deu a Moisés a sua filha Zípora:
Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
22 A qual lhe deu à luz um filho, e ele lhe pôs por nome Gérson: porque disse: Peregrino sou em terra alheia.
She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign 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.
In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
24 E ouviu Deus o gemido deles, e lembrou-se de seu pacto com Abraão, Isaque e Jacó.
God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25 Deus olhou os filhos de Israel, e Deus os reconheceu.
God saw the children of Israel, and God understood.
