2 Mosebok 2
1 Och en man gick bort af Levi hus, och tog ena Levi dotter.
(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 Och qvinnan aflade, och födde en son. Och då hon såg att det var ett dägeligt barn, fördolde hon det i tre månader.
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 Och då hon icke längre kunde fördölja det, tog hon ena kisto af rör, och beströk henne med ler och beck, och lade barnet deruti, och hof henne ut i vassen vid strandena af älfvene.
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 Och hans syster stod långt ifrå, på det hon skulle se huru honom skulle varda gångandes.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
5 Och Pharaos dotter kom ned, och skulle två sig i älfvene, och hennes jungfrur gingo utmed bräddene af älfvene; och då hon fick se kistona i vassenom, sände hon sina pigo dit, och lät hemta henne;
[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 Och då hon upplyckte henne, fick hon se barnet, och si, barnet gret. Då ömkade hon sig deröfver, och sade: Detta är ett af de Ebreiska barnen.
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 Då sade hans syster till Pharaos dotter: Vill du, att jag går och kallar till dig ena Ebreiska qvinno, som dia gifver, att hon ammar dig barnet upp?
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 Pharaos dotter sade till henne: Gack. Pigan gick, och kallade barnsens moder.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
9 Då sade Pharaos dotter till henne: Tag detta barnet, och amma mig det upp, jag vill löna dig. Qvinnan tog barnet, och ammade det.
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 Och då barnet var stort vordet, antvardade hon det Pharaos dotter, och hon anammade honom för sin son, och kallade honom Mose, ty hon sade: Utu vattnet hafver jag tagit honom.
([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 På den tiden, när Mose var stor vorden, gick han ut till sina bröder, och såg deras tunga; och vardt varse, att en Egyptisk man slog hans broder, en af de Ebreiska.
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 Och han vände sig hit och dit, och då han såg, att der ingen menniska var, slog han den Egyptiska, och begrof honom uti sandenom.
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 I den andra dagen gick han ock ut, och såg två Ebreiska män träta sinsemellan, och sade till den som orätt gjorde: Hvi slår du din nästa?
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 Han svarade: Ho hafver gjort dig till höfvitsman eller domare öfver oss? Vill du ock slå mig ihjäl, såsom du hafver slagit den Egyptiska mannen? Då fruktade Mose, och sade: Huru är detta uppkommet?
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 Och det kom för Pharao, och han sökte efter att dräpa Mose. Men Mose flydde för Pharao, och blef i Midians lande, och bodde vid en brunn.
[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 Men Presten i Midian hade sju döttrar; de kommo till att vinda vatten, och de uppfyllde hoar till att vattna sins faders får.
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 Då kommo någre herdar, och drefvo dem ifrå; men Mose gaf sig upp, och halp dem, och vattnade deras får.
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 Och då de kommo till sin fader Reguel, sade han: Hvi kommen I i dag snarare än I plägen?
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 De sade: En Egyptisk man halp oss för herdarna, och vand med oss vatten, och vattnade fåren.
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 Han sade till sina döttrar: Hvar är han? Hvi läten I så blifva mannen, och icke båden honom komma och äta med oss?
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 Och Mose belefvade att blifva när den mannenom; och han gaf Mose sina dotter Zipora.
[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 Hon födde honom en son, och han kallade honom Gerson; ty han sade: Jag är en utländning vorden i främmande lande. Och hon födde ännu en son, den kallade han Elieser, och sade: Mins faders Gud är min hjelpare, och hafver frälst mig utu Pharaos händer.
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 Någon tid derefter blef Konungen i Egypten död. Och Israels barn suckade öfver deras arbete, och ropade, och deras rop kom till Gud öfver deras släpan.
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 Och Gud hörde deras klagan, och tänkte på sitt förbund med Abraham, Isaac och 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 Och han såg dertill, och lät sig vårda om dem.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
