Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a woman of Levi.
Or, il y avait un homme de la famille de Lévi, qui avait épousé une fille de Lévi.
2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a healthy boy, she hid him for three months.
Cette femme conçut et enfanta un fils. Elle considéra qu’il était beau et le tint caché pendant trois mois.
3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket and sealed it with bitumen and pitch. Then she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds in the water along the side of the river.
Ne pouvant le cacher plus longtemps, elle lui prépara un berceau de jonc qu’elle enduisit de bitume et de poix, elle y plaça l’enfant et le déposa dans les roseaux sur la rive du fleuve.
4 His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Sa sœur se tint à distance pour observer ce qui lui arriverait.
5 Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river while her attendants walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her attendant to get it.
Or, la fille de Pharaon descendit, pour se baigner, vers le fleuve, ses compagnes la suivant sur la rive. Elle aperçut le berceau parmi les roseaux et envoya sa servante qui alla le prendre.
6 When she opened it, she saw the child. Behold, the baby was crying. She had compassion on him and said, “This is certainly one of the Hebrews' children.”
Elle l’ouvrit, elle y vit l’enfant: c’était un garçon vagissant. Elle eut pitié de lui et dit: "C’Est quelque enfant des Hébreux."
7 Then the baby's sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, “Should I go and find you a Hebrew woman to nurse the child for you?”
Sa soeur dit à la fille de Pharaon: "Faut-il t’aller quérir une nourrice parmi les femmes hébreues, qui t’allaitera cet enfant?"
8 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, “Go.” So the young girl went and got the child's mother.
La fille de Pharaon lui répondit: "Va." Et la jeune fille alla quérir la mère de l’enfant.
9 Pharaoh's daughter said to the baby's mother, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay you wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.
La fille de Pharaon dit à celle-ci: "Emporte cet enfant et allaite-le moi, je t’en donnerai le salaire." Cette femme prit l’enfant et l’allaita.
10 When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and said, “Because I drew him from the water.”
L’Enfant devenu grand, elle le remit à la fille de Pharaon et il devint son fils; elle lui donna le nom de Moïse, disant: "Parce que je l’ai retiré des eaux."
11 When Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and observed their hard work. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his own people.
Or, en ce temps-là, Moïse, ayant grandi, alla parmi ses frères et fut témoin de leurs souffrances.
12 He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one there, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
Il aperçut un Égyptien frappant un Hébreu, un de ses frères. Il se tourna de côté et d’autre et ne voyant paraître personne, il frappa l’Égyptien et l’ensevelit dans le sable.
13 He went out the next day, and, behold, two Hebrew men were fighting. He said to the one who was in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your companion?”
Étant sorti le jour suivant, il remarqua deux Hébreux qui se querellaient et il dit au coupable: "Pourquoi frappes-tu ton prochain?"
14 But the man said, “Who made you a leader and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed that Egyptian?” Then Moses became afraid and said, “What I did has certainly become known to others.”
L’Autre répondit: "Qui t’a fait notre seigneur et notre juge? Voudrais-tu me tuer, comme tu as tué l’Égyptien?" Moïse prit peur et se dit: "En vérité, la chose est connue!"
15 Now when Pharaoh heard about it, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. There he sat down by a well.
Pharaon fut instruit de ce fait et voulut faire mourir Moïse. Celui-ci s’enfuit de devant Pharaon et s’arrêta dans le pays de Madian, où il s’assit près d’un puits.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came, drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
Le prêtre de Madian avait sept filles. Elles vinrent puiser là et emplir les auges, pour abreuver les brebis de leur père.
17 The shepherds came and tried to drive them away, but Moses went and helped them. Then he watered their flock.
Les pâtres survinrent et les repoussèrent. Moïse se leva, prit leur défense et abreuva leur bétail.
18 When the girls went to Reuel their father, he said, “Why are you home so early today?”
Elles retournèrent chez Réouël leur père, qui leur dit: "Pourquoi rentrez-vous sitôt aujourd’hui?"
19 They said, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
Elles répondirent: "Un certain Égyptien nous a défendues contre les pâtres; bien plus, il a même puisé pour nous et a fait boire le bétail."
20 He said to his daughters, “So where is he? Why did you leave the man? Call him so he can eat a meal with us.”
Il dit à ses filles: "Et où est-il? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé là cet homme? Appelez-le, qu’il vienne manger."
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who also gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage.
Moïse consentit à demeurer avec cet homme, qui lui donna en mariage Séphora, sa fille.
22 She bore a son, and Moses called his name Gershom; he said, “I have been a resident in a foreign land.”
Elle enfanta un fils, qu’il nomma Gersom, en disant: "Je suis un émigré sur une terre étrangère."
23 A long time later, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out for help, and their pleas went up to God because of their bondage.
Il arriva, dans ce long intervalle, que le roi d’Égypte mourut. Les enfants d’Israël gémirent du sein de l’esclavage et se lamentèrent; leur plainte monta vers Dieu du sein de l’esclavage.
24 When God heard their groaning, God called to mind his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Le Seigneur entendit leurs soupirs et il se ressouvint de son alliance avec Abraham, avec Isaac, avec Jacob.
25 God saw the Israelites, and he understood their situation.
Puis, le Seigneur considéra les enfants d’Israël et il avisa.
