Exodus 2
1 A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
E foi-se um varão da casa de Levi, e casou com uma filha de Levi.
2 The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.
E a mulher concebeu, e pariu um filho, e, vendo que ele era formoso, escondeu-o três meses.
3 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.
Não podendo, porém, mais escondê-lo tomou uma arca de juncos, e a betumou com betume e pez; e, pondo nela o menino, a pôs nos juncos à borda do rio
4 His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
E sua irmã parou-se de longe, para saber o que lhe havia de acontecer.
5 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.
E a filha de faraó desceu a lavar-se no rio, e as suas donzelas passeavam, pela borda do rio: e ela viu a arca no meio dos juncos, e enviou a sua criada, e a tomou.
6 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.”
E abrindo-a, viu ao menino, e eis que o menino chorava; e moveu-se de compaixão dele, e disse: Dos meninos dos hebreus é este.
7 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?”
Então disse sua irmã à filha de faraó: Irei eu a chamar uma ama das hebreias, que crie este menino por ti?
8 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.
E a filha de faraó disse-lhe: vai. E foi-se a moça, e chamou a mãe do menino.
9 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.
Então lhe disse a filha de faraó: Leva este menino, e cria-mo: eu te darei teu salário. E a mulher tomou o menino, e criou-o.
10 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.”
E, sendo o menino já grande, ela o trouxe à filha de faraó, a qual o adotou; e chamou o seu nome Moisés, e disse: Porque das águas o tenho tirado.
11 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.
E aconteceu naqueles dias que, sendo Moisés já grande, saiu a seus irmãos, e atentou nas suas cargas: e viu que um varão egípcio feria a um hebreu, varão de seus irmãos.
12 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.
E olhou a uma e a outra banda, e, vendo que ninguém ali havia, feriu ao egípcio, e escondeu-o na areia.
13 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?”
E tornou a sair no dia seguinte, e eis que dois varões hebreus contendiam; e disse ao injusto: Porque feres a teu próximo?
14 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.”
O qual disse: Quem te tem posto a ti por maioral e juiz sobre nós? pensas matar-me, como mataste o egípcio? Então temeu Moisés, e disse: Certamente este negócio foi descoberto.
15 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.
Ouvindo pois faraó este negócio, procurou matar a Moisés: mas Moisés fugiu de diante da face de faraó, e habitou na terra de Midian, e assentou-se junto a um poço.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
E o sacerdote de Midian tinha sete filhas, as quais vieram a tirar água, e encheram as pias, para dar de beber ao rebanho de seu pai.
17 The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
Então vieram os pastores, e lançaram-nas dali; Moisés porém levantou-se, e defendeu-as, e abeberou-lhes o rebanho.
18 When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”
E vindo elas a Reuel seu pai, ele disse: Porque hoje tomastes tão depressa?
19 They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.”
E elas disseram: Um homem egípcio nos livrou da mão dos pastores; e também nos tirou água em abundância, e abeberou o rebanho.
20 He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”
E disse a suas filhas: E onde está ele? porque deixastes o homem? chamai-o para que coma pão.
21 Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
E Moisés consentiu em morar com aquele homem: e ele deu a Moisés sua filha Zippora,
22 She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”
A qual pariu um filho, e ele chamou o seu nome Gerson, porque disse: Peregrino fui em terra estranha.
23 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.
E aconteceu depois de muitos destes dias, morrendo o rei do Egito, que os filhos de Israel suspiraram por causa da servidão, e clamaram: e o seu clamor subiu a Deus por causa de sua servidão.
24 God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
E ouviu Deus o seu gemido, e lembrou-se Deus do seu concerto com Abraão, com Isaac, e com Jacob;
25 God saw the children of Israel, and God understood.
E atentou Deus para os filhos de Israel, e conheceu-os Deus.
