Êxodo 2

1Um homem da família de Levi foi, e tomou por mulher uma filha de Levi: 2A qual concebeu, e deu à luz um filho: e vendo-o que era belo, teve-lhe escondido três meses. 3Porém 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: 4E ficou parada uma irmã sua ao longe, para ver o que lhe aconteceria. 5E 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. 6E quando a abriu, viu ao menino; e eis que o menino chorava. E tendo compaixão dele, disse: Dos meninos dos hebreus é este. 7Então sua irmã disse à filha de Faraó: Irei a chamar-te uma ama das hebreias, para que te crie este menino? 8E a filha de Faraó respondeu: Vai. Então foi a virgem, e chamou à mãe do menino; 9À 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. 10E 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. 11E 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. 12E olhou a todas as partes, e vendo que não parecia ninguém, matou ao egípcio, e escondeu-o na areia. 13E saiu ao dia seguinte, e vendo a dois hebreus que brigavam, disse ao que fazia a injúria: Por que feres a teu próximo? 14E 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. 15E 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. 16Tinha 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. 17Mas os pastores vieram, e expulsaram-nas: Então Moisés se levantou e defendeu-as, e deu de beber às suas ovelhas. 18E voltando elas a Reuel seu pai, disse-lhes ele: Por que viestes hoje tão cedo? 19E elas responderam: Um homem egípcio nos defendeu da mão dos pastores, e também tirou a água, e deu de beber as as ovelhas. 20E disse a suas filhas: E onde está? Por que deixastes esse homem? Chamai-lhe para que coma pão. 21E Moisés concordou em morar com aquele homem; e ele deu a Moisés a sua filha Zípora: 22A qual lhe deu à luz um filho, e ele lhe pôs por nome Gérson: porque disse: Peregrino sou em terra alheia. 23E 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. 24E ouviu Deus o gemido deles, e lembrou-se de seu pacto com Abraão, Isaque e Jacó. 25Deus olhou os filhos de Israel, e Deus os reconheceu.

1A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife. 2The woman conceived, and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. 3When 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. 4His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him. 5Pharaoh’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 handmaid to get it. 6She 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.” 7Then 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?” 8Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The maiden went and called the child’s mother. 9Pharaoh’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. 10The 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.” 11In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers. 12He 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. 13He 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?” 14He 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.” 15Now 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. 16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. 17The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?” 19They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.” 20He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.” 21Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter. 22She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.” 23In 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. 24God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25God saw the children of Israel, and God was concerned about them.

1En een man van het huis van Levi ging, en nam een dochter van Levi. 2En de vrouw werd zwanger, en baarde een zoon. Toen zij hem zag, dat hij schoon was, zo verborg zij hem drie maanden. 3Doch als zij hem niet langer verbergen kon, zo nam zij voor hem een kistje van biezen, en belijmde het met lijm en met pek; en zij legde het knechtje daarin, en legde het in de biezen, aan den oever der rivier. 4En zijn zuster stelde zich van verre, om te weten, wat hem gedaan zou worden. 5En de dochter van Farao ging af, om zich te wassen in de rivier; en haar jonkvrouwen wandelden aan den kant der rivier; toen zij het kistje in het midden van de biezen zag, zo zond zij haar dienstmaagd heen, en liet het halen. 6Toen zij het open deed, zo zag zij dat knechtje; en ziet, het jongsken weende; en zij werd met barmhartigheid bewogen over hetzelve, en zij zeide: Dit is een van de knechtjes der Hebreen! 7Toen zeide zijn zuster tot Farao's dochter: Zal ik heengaan, en u een voedstervrouw uit de Hebreinnen roepen, die dat knechtje voor u zoge? 8En de dochter van Farao zeide tot haar: Ga heen. En de jonge maagd ging, en riep des knechtjes moeder. 9Toen zeide Farao's dochter tot haar: Neem dit knechtje heen, en zoog het mij; ik zal u uw loon geven. En de vrouw nam het knechtje en zoogde het. 10En toen het knechtje groot geworden was, zo bracht zij het tot Farao's dochter, en het werd haar ten zoon; en zij noemde zijn naam Mozes, en zeide: Want ik heb hem uit het water getogen. 11En het geschiedde in die dagen, toen Mozes groot geworden was, dat hij uitging tot zijn broederen, en bezag hun lasten; en hij zag, dat een Egyptisch man een Hebreeuwsen man uit zijn broederen sloeg. 12En hij zag herwaarts en gindswaarts; en toen hij zag, dat er niemand was, zo versloeg hij den Egyptenaar, en verborg hem in het zand. 13Des anderen daags ging hij wederom uit, en ziet, twee Hebreeuwse mannen twistten; en hij zeide tot den ongerechte: Waarom slaat gij uw naaste? 14Hij dan zeide: Wie heeft u tot een overste en rechter over ons gezet? Zegt gij dit, om mij te doden, gelijk gij den Egyptenaar gedood hebt? Toen vreesde Mozes, en zeide: Voorwaar, deze zaak is bekend geworden! 15Als nu Farao deze zaak hoorde, zo zocht hij Mozes te doden; doch Mozes vlood voor Farao's aangezicht, en woonde in het land Midian, en hij zat bij een waterput. 16En de priester in Midian had zeven dochters, die kwamen om te putten, en vulden de drinkbakken, om de kudde haars vaders te drenken. 17Toen kwamen de herders, en zij dreven haar van daar; doch Mozes stond op, en verloste ze, en drenkte haar kudden. 18En toen zij tot haar vader Rehuel kwamen, zo sprak hij: Waarom zijt gij heden zo haast wedergekomen? 19Toen zeiden zij: Een Egyptisch man heeft ons verlost uit de hand der herderen; en hij heeft ook overvloedig voor ons geput, en de kudde gedrenkt. 20En hij zeide tot zijn dochters: Waar is hij toch, waarom liet gij den man nu gaan? roept hem, dat hij brood ete. 21En Mozes bewilligde bij den man te wonen; en hij gaf Mozes zijn dochter Zippora; 22Die baarde een zoon; en hij noemde zijn naam Gersom; want hij zeide: Ik ben een vreemdeling geworden in een vreemd land. 23En het geschiedde na vele dezer dagen, als de koning van Egypte gestorven was, dat de kinderen Israels zuchtten en schreeuwden over den dienst; en hun gekrijt over hun dienst kwam op tot God. 24En God hoorde hun gekerm, en God gedacht aan Zijn verbond met Abraham, met Izak, en met Jakob. 25En God zag de kinderen Israels aan, en God kende hen.