Exodus 2

Neki čovjek od Levijeva koljena ode i oženi se djevojkom Levijkom.

And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

Žena zače i rodi sina. Vidjevši kako je krasan, krila ga je tri mjeseca.

And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

Kad ga nije mogla više sakrivati, nabavi košaricu od papirusove trstike, oblijepi je smolom i paklinom, u nju stavi dijete i položi ga u trstiku na obali Rijeke.

And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

Njegova sestra stane podalje da vidi što će s njime biti.

And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

Faraonova kći siđe k Rijeci da se kupa, dok su njezine sluškinje šetale uz obalu Rijeke. Opazi ona košaricu u trstici, pa pošalje sluškinju da je donese.

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

Otvori je i pogleda, a to u njoj dijete! Muško čedo. Plakalo je. Njoj se sažali na nj. "Bit će to hebrejsko dijete", reče.

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

Onda njegova sestra rekne faraonovoj kćeri: "Hoćeš li da ti potražim dojilju među Hebrejkama da ti dijete doji?"

Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

"Idi!" - odgovori joj faraonova kći. Tako djevojka ode i pozove djetetovu majku.

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.

"Uzmi ovo dijete", rekne joj faraonova kći, "i odgoji mi ga, a ja ću te plaćati." Tako žena uzme dijete i othrani ga.

And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

Kad je dijete odraslo, ona ga odvede faraonovoj kćeri, koja ga posini. Nadjene mu ime Mojsije, "jer sam ga", reče, "iz vode izvadila".

And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Jednog dana, kad je Mojsije već odrastao, dođe među svoj narod i vidje njegove muke. Spazi tada kako neki Egipćanin tuče jednoga Hebrejca - brata njegova.

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Okrene se tamo-amo i, vidjevši da nikoga nema, ubije Egipćanina i zatrpa ga u pijesak.

And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

Izađe on i sutradan te zateče dva Hebrejca kako se tuku. "Zašto tučeš svoga druga?" - rekne napadaču.

And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

Ovaj odvrati: "Tko te postavi za starješinu i suca našega? Kaniš li ubiti i mene kako si ubio onog Egipćanina?" Mojsije se uplaši pa će u sebi: "Tako! Ipak se saznalo."

And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

Kad je faraon to dočuo, htjede Mojsija pogubiti. Zato Mojsije pobjegne od faraona i skloni se u midjansku zemlju. Ondje sjedne kraj nekog studenca.

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Midjanski je svećenik imao sedam kćeri. Dođu one da zahvate vode i naliju pojila, da napoje stado svoga oca.

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Ali dođu i pastiri te ih potjeraju. Mojsije ustane, obrani ih i stado im napoji.

And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

Kad su se vratile svome ocu Reuelu, on ih zapita: "Kako ste se danas tako brzo vratile?"

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

One odgovore: "Neki Egipćanin obrani nas od pastira i još nam zahvati vode i stado nam napoji."

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

"Gdje je?" - zapita on svoje kćeri. "Zašto ste ostavile toga čovjeka? Pozovite ga na objed."

And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

Mojsije pristane da ostane kod toga čovjeka. On oženi Mojsija svojom kćeri Siporom.

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

A kad ona rodi sina, on mu nadjene ime Geršon, "jer sam", reče, "stranac u tuđoj zemlji".

And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

Poslije mnogo vremena umre egipatski kralj. Izraelci su još stenjali u ropstvu. Vapili su, a njihov vapaj za pomoć sred ropstva uzlazio je k Bogu.

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Bog je čuo njihovo zapomaganje i sjetio se svoga Saveza s Abrahamom, Izakom i Jakovom.

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

I pogleda Bog na Izraelce i zauze se za njih.

And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.