Éxodo 2
1 Un hombre de la casa de Leví fue y tomó como esposa a una hija de Leví.
(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 La mujer concibió y dio a luz un hijo. Al ver que era un buen niño, lo escondió durante tres 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 Cuando ya no pudo esconderlo, tomó un cesto de papiro para él, y lo cubrió con brea y alquitrán. Puso al niño en ella y lo depositó en los juncos de la orilla del río.
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 Su hermana se quedó lejos, para ver qué se hacía con él.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
5 La hija del faraón bajó a bañarse en el río. Sus doncellas se paseaban por la orilla del río. Vio el cesto entre los juncos y envió a su criado a buscarlo.
[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 La abrió y vio al niño, y he aquí que el niño lloraba. Se compadeció de él y dijo: “Este es uno de los hijos de los hebreos”.
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 Entonces su hermana dijo a la hija del faraón: “¿Debo ir a llamar a una nodriza de las mujeres hebreas para que te amamante al niño?”
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 La hija del faraón le dijo: “Ve”. La joven fue y llamó a la madre del niño.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
9 La hija del faraón le dijo: “Llévate a este niño y cuídalo por mí, y te daré tu salario”. La mujer tomó al niño y lo amamantó.
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 El niño creció, lo llevó a la hija del faraón y se convirtió en su hijo. Ella le puso el nombre de Moisés, y dijo: “Porque lo saqué del agua”.
([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 En aquellos días, cuando Moisés había crecido, salió a ver a sus hermanos y vio sus cargas. Vio que un egipcio golpeaba a un hebreo, uno de sus hermanos.
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 Miró a un lado y a otro, y al ver que no había nadie, mató al egipcio y lo escondió en la arena.
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 Salió el segundo día, y he aquí que dos hombres de los hebreos estaban peleando entre sí. Le dijo al que había hecho el mal: “¿Por qué golpeas a tu compañero?”.
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 Él dijo: “¿Quién te ha hecho príncipe y juez sobre nosotros? ¿Piensas matarme, como mataste al egipcio?” Moisés tuvo miedo y dijo: “Ciertamente esto se sabe”.
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 Cuando el Faraón se enteró de esto, trató de matar a Moisés. Pero Moisés huyó de la presencia del Faraón, y vivió en la tierra de Madián, y se sentó junto a un pozo.
[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 El sacerdote de Madián tenía siete hijas. Ellas vinieron y sacaron agua, y llenaron los abrevaderos para abrevar el rebaño de su padre.
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 Los pastores vinieron y las ahuyentaron; pero Moisés se levantó y las ayudó, y abrevó su rebaño.
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 Cuando llegaron a Reuel, su padre, éste les dijo: “¿Cómo es que habéis vuelto hoy tan temprano?”
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 Dijeron: “Un egipcio nos libró de la mano de los pastores, y además nos sacó agua y abrevó el rebaño.”
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 Dijo a sus hijas: “¿Dónde está? ¿Por qué habéis dejado al hombre? Llamadle, para que coma pan”.
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 Moisés se contentó con habitar con el hombre. Le dio a Moisés a Séfora, su hija.
[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 Ella dio a luz un hijo, y él le puso el nombre de Gershom, porque dijo: “He vivido como extranjero en tierra extranjera”.
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 En el transcurso de esos muchos días, el rey de Egipto murió, y los hijos de Israel suspiraron a causa de la esclavitud, y lloraron, y su clamor subió a Dios a causa de la esclavitud.
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 Dios oyó su gemido, y se acordó de su pacto con Abraham, con Isaac y con Jacob.
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 Dios vio a los hijos de Israel, y Dios comprendió.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
