Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
Or un homme de la maison de Lévi s'en alla, et prit une fille de Lévi.
2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.
Laquelle conçut et enfanta un fils, et voyant qu'il était beau, elle le cacha pendant trois mois.
3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
Mais ne le pouvant tenir caché plus longtemps, elle prit un coffret de joncs, et l'enduisit de bitume et de poix, et mit l'enfant dedans, et le posa parmi des roseaux sur le bord du fleuve.
4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
Et la sœur de cet [enfant] se tenait loin pour savoir ce qu'il en arriverait.
5 Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
Or la fille de Pharaon descendit à la rivière, pour se baigner, et ses filles se promenaient sur le bord de la rivière, et ayant vu le coffret au milieu des roseaux, elle envoya une de ses servantes pour le prendre.
6 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
Et l'ayant ouvert, elle vit l'enfant, et voici, l'enfant pleurait; et elle en fut touchée de compassion, et dit: c'est un des enfants de ces Hébreux.
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?
Alors la sœur [de l'enfant] dit à la fille de Pharaon: irai-je appeler une femme d'entre les Hébreues, qui allaite, et elle t'allaitera cet enfant?
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
Et la fille de Pharaon lui répondit: Va; et la jeune fille s'en alla, et appela la mère de l'enfant.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.
Et la fille de Pharaon lui dit: emporte cet enfant, et me l'allaite, et je te donnerai ton salaire; et la femme prit l'enfant et l'allaita.
10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
Et quand l'enfant fut devenu grand, elle l'amena à la fille de Pharaon; et il lui fut pour fils, et elle le nomma Moïse; parce que, dit-elle, je l'ai tiré des eaux.
11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.
Or il arriva, en ce temps-là, que Moïse, étant devenu grand, sortit vers ses frères, et vit leurs travaux; il vit aussi un Egyptien qui frappait un Hébreu d'entre ses frères.
12 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
Et ayant regardé çà et là, et voyant qu'il n'y avait personne, il tua l'Egyptien, et le cacha dans le sable.
13 And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?
Il sortit encore le second jour, et voici, deux hommes Hébreux se querellaient; et il dit à celui qui avait tort: pourquoi frappes-tu ton prochain?
14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
Lequel répondit: qui t'a établi Prince et Juge sur nous? veux-tu me tuer, comme tu as tué l'Egyptien? et Moïse craignit, et dit: certainement le fait est connu.
15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
Or Pharaon ayant appris ce fait-là, chercha de faire mourir Moïse, mais Moïse s'enfuit de devant Pharaon, et s'arrêta au pays de Madian, et s'assit près d'un puits.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
Or le Sacrificateur de Madian avait sept filles, qui vinrent puiser de l'eau, et elles emplirent les auges pour abreuver le troupeau de leur père.
17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.
Mais des bergers survinrent, qui les chassèrent; et Moïse se leva et les secourut, et abreuva leur troupeau.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
Et quand elles furent revenues chez Réhuel leur père, il leur dit: comment êtes-vous revenues sitôt aujourd'hui?
19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.
Elles répondirent: un homme Egyptien nous a délivrées de la main des bergers; et même il nous a puisé abondamment de l'eau, et a abreuvé le troupeau.
20 And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.
Et il dit à ses filles: où est-il? pourquoi avez-vous ainsi laissé cet homme? appelez-le, et qu'il mange du pain.
21 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Et Moïse s'accorda de demeurer avec cet homme-là, qui donna Séphora sa fille à Moïse.
22 And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.
Et elle enfanta un fils, et il le nomma Guersom; à cause, dit-il, que j'ai séjourné dans un pays étranger.
23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
Or il arriva longtemps après, que le Roi d'Egypte mourut, et les enfants d'Israël soupirèrent à cause de la servitude, et ils crièrent; et leur cri monta jusqu'à Dieu, à cause de la servitude.
24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
Dieu donc ouït leurs sanglots, et Dieu se souvint de l'alliance qu'il avait traitée avec Abraham, Isaac et Jacob.
25 And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
Ainsi Dieu regarda les enfants d'Israël, et il fit attention à leur état.
