Baxniintii 2
1 Markaasaa waxaa tegey nin reer Laawi ah, oo wuxuu guursaday gabadh reer Laawi iyana ah.
(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 Markaasay naagtii uuraysatay oo waxay dhashay wiil; oo markay aragtay inuu ilmo wanaagsan yahay, ayay qarisay in saddex bilood ah.
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 Oo markay in dambe qarin kari weyday, ayay waxay soo qaadday abxad caws duur ah, oo intay dhoobo iyo daamur ku malaastay ayay wiilkii ku ridday, oo waxay dhex gelisay duur webiga qarkiisa ka baxay.
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 Walaashiisna waxay taagnayd meel ka fog, inay ogaato waxa isaga lagu samayn doono.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
5 Markaasaa gabadhii Fircoon webiga timid inay ku maydhato. Gabdhihii addoommada u ahaana waxay socdeen webigii dhinaciisa. Markaasay iyadu waxay aragtay abxadda duurka ku dhex jirta, oo waxay u diratay gabadhii addoonta u ahayd inay u keento.
[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 Markaasay furtay, oo waxay aragtay wiilkii; oo bal eeg, yarkii waa ooyay. Kolkaasay u naxariisatay, oo waxay tidhi, Kanu waa carruurtii Cibraaniyada midkood.
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 Markaasaa walaashiis waxay gabadhii Fircoon ku tidhi, Ma kuugu yeedhaa naagaha Cibraaniyadaha middood inay kuu nuujiso ilmaha?
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 Gabadhii Fircoonna waxay ku tidhi iyadii, Haah, tag. Gabadhiina way tagtay oo waxay u yeedhay yarkii hooyadiis.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
9 Markaasaa gabadhii Fircoon waxay ku tidhi iyadii, Tag, oo ilmahan qaad oo ii nuuji, oo anna waxaan ku siin doonaa mushahaaradaada. Markaasay naagtii yarkii qaadday oo nuujisay.
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 Yarkiina waa koray, markaasay u keentay gabadhii Fircoon, oo wuxuu noqday wiilkeedii. Oo waxay magiciisii u bixisay Muuse, oo waxay tidhi, Maxaa yeelay, anaa biyihii ka soo bixiyey.
([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 Oo waayahaas, markii Muuse weynaaday, waxay noqotay inuu walaalihiis u soo baxay, oo uu fiiriyey culaabta saaran. Markaasuu wuxuu arkay mid Masri ah oo dilaya mid Cibraani ah oo walaalihiis ka mid ah.
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 Markaasuu iska fiiriyey xagga iyo xagga, oo markuu arkay inaan ciduna joogin ayuu Masrigii kaw kaga siiyey, oo ciidda ku qariyey.
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 Markaasuu haddana maalintii labaad soo baxay, oo wuxuu arkay laba nin oo Cibraaniyo ah oo isla diriraya; oo kii gardarnaa buu wuxuu ku yidhi, War maxaad u dilaysaa wadaygaa?
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 Markaasuu wuxuu yidhi, Bal yaa amiir iyo xaakin nooga kaa dhigay? Ma waxaad doonaysaa inaad ii disho sidaad u dishay Masriga? Markaasaa Muuse cabsaday, oo wuxuu isyidhi, Hubaal wixii waa la ogaaday.
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 Haddaba markii Fircoon waxaas maqlay, ayuu wuxuu doondoonay inuu Muuse nafta ka qaado. Laakiinse Muuse waa ka cararay Fircoon hortiisii, oo wuxuu degay dalka Midyaan, oo ceel buu ag fadhiistay.
[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 Haddaba wadaadkii Midyaan wuxuu lahaa toddoba gabdhood. Intay ceelkii yimaadeen ayay dhaamiyeen oo berkedihii biyo ka buuxiyeen inay waraabiyaan idihii aabbahood.
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 Markaasaa adhijirro yimaadeen oo ka eryeen, laakiinse Muuse intuu istaagay, ayuu caawiyey iyagii, oo idahoodii u waraabiyey.
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 Oo markay u yimaadeen Recuu'eel oo aabbahood ah ayuu wuxuu ku yidhi, Waa sidee, maanta waad soo dhaqsateene?
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 Markaasay waxay yidhaahdeen, Midkoo Masri ah ayaa naga samatabbixiyey gacantii adhijirrada, oo weliba biyuu noo dhaamiyey oo idaha isagaa noo waraabiyey.
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 Markaasuu wuxuu gabdhihiisii ku yidhi, Isagii meeyey? De maxaad ninkii uga soo kacdeen? U yeedha, kibis ha cunee.
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 Muusena raalli buu ka ahaa inuu ninkaas la joogo, oo isagu wuxuu Muuse siiyey gabadhiisii Siforaah.
[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 Oo waxay u dhashay wiil, markaasuu magiciisii wuxuu u bixiyey Gershoom, waayo, wuxuu yidhi, Qariib baan ku ahaa dal qalaad.
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 Oo waxay noqotay in waayahaas badan dabadeed uu boqorkii Masar iska dhintay, reer binu Israa'iilna addoonnimada aawadeed ayay ula taaheen, oo way ooyeen, oo oohintoodiina waxay gaadhay Ilaah addoonnimada aawadeed.
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 Ilaahna waa maqlay cabaadkoodii, markaasaa Ilaah xusuustay axdigiisii uu la dhigtay Ibraahim, iyo Isxaaq, iyo Yacquub.
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 Markaasaa Ilaah arkay reer binu Israa'iil, Ilaahna wuu ogaaday xaalkoodii.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
