¹And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

¹Üks mees, Leevi soost, läks ja võttis ühe Leevi tütre.

²And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

²Ja naine jäi lapseootele ning tõi poja ilmale; ta nägi, et see oli ilus, ja ta peitis teda kolm kuud.

³And 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.

³Aga kui ta enam ei saanud teda peita, siis ta võttis tema jaoks pilliroost laeka, pigitas selle maapigi ja vaiguga, pani sellesse lapse ja asetas jõe äärde kõrkjaisse.

⁴And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

⁴Ta õde võttis eemal aset, et teada saada, mis temaga juhtub.

⁵And 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.

⁵Siis tuli vaarao tütar alla jõe äärde ennast pesema; ta toaneitsid aga kõndisid jõe kaldal. Kui ta nägi laegast kõrkjate sees, siis ta läkitas oma teenija ja laskis selle ära tuua.

⁶And 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.

⁶Kui ta selle avas ja nägi last, vaata, siis üks poeglaps nuttis. Aga ta halastas tema peale ning ütles: 'See on üks heebrealaste poeglaps.'

⁷Then 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?

⁷Selle õde ütles siis vaarao tütrele: 'Kas pean minema ja kutsuma sulle heebrea naiste hulgast imetaja, et ta sulle last imetaks?'

⁸And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.

⁸Ja vaarao tütar vastas temale: 'Mine!' Ja tüdruk läks ning kutsus lapse ema.

⁹And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.

⁹Ja vaarao tütar ütles sellele: 'Vii see laps ja imeta teda minu jaoks, ja ma annan sulle tasu!' Ja naine võttis lapse ning imetas teda.

¹⁰And 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.

¹⁰Kui laps oli kasvanud, siis ta tõi selle vaarao tütrele ja see võttis tema enesele pojaks; ta pani temale nimeks Mooses ja ütles: 'Sest ma olen ta veest välja tõmmanud!'

¹¹And 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.

¹¹Ja see sündis neil päevil, kui Mooses oli suureks kasvanud, et ta läks välja oma suguvendade juurde ja nägi nende teoorjust; ja ta nägi ühte egiptuse meest peksvat heebrea meest tema suguvendade hulgast.

¹²And 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.

¹²Ja kui ta vaatas sinna ja tänna ja nägi, et seal kedagi ei olnud, siis ta lõi egiptlase maha ja mattis liivasse.

¹³And 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?

¹³Kui ta teisel päeval läks välja, vaata, siis taplesid kaks heebrea meest, ja ta ütles õelale: 'Miks sa peksad oma ligimest?'

¹⁴And 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.

¹⁴Aga see vastas: 'Kes on pannud sind meile ülemaks ja kohtumõistjaks? Kas mõtled tappa ka mind, nagu sa tapsid egiptlase?' Siis Mooses kartis ja mõtles: 'Asi on tõesti ilmsiks tulnud!'

¹⁵Now 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.

¹⁵Ka vaarao kuulis sellest loost ja ta püüdis Moosest tappa. Aga Mooses põgenes vaarao eest ja asus Midjanimaale. Kord istus ta seal ühe kaevu ääres.

¹⁶Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

¹⁶Midjani preestril oli seitse tütart; need tulid ja ammutasid vett ning täitsid künad, et joota oma isa lambaid ja kitsi.

¹⁷And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

¹⁷Aga karjased tulid ja tõrjusid nad eemale; siis Mooses tõusis ja aitas neid ning jootis nende loomi.

¹⁸And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

¹⁸Kui nad tulid oma isa Reueli juurde, küsis see: 'Kuidas te täna jõudsite nii kiiresti?'

¹⁹And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

¹⁹Nad vastasid: 'Keegi egiptuse mees päästis meid karjaste käest; ta ammutas meile ka vett ning jootis lambaid ja kitsi.'

²⁰And 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.

²⁰Siis ta ütles oma tütardele: 'Kus ta on? Miks jätsite mehe sinna? Kutsuge ta leiba võtma!'

²¹And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

²¹Ja Mooses otsustas jääda selle mehe juurde; see andis oma tütre Sippora Moosesele.

²²And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

²²Temale sündis poeg ja ta pani sellele nimeks Geersom, sest ta ütles: 'Ma olen võõras võõral maal.'

²³And 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.

²³Alles hulga aja pärast juhtus, et Egiptuse kuningas suri. Ent Iisraeli lapsed ohkasid ja kaebasid orjuse pärast; ja nende hädakisa orjuse pärast tõusis Jumalani.

²⁴And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

²⁴Ja Jumal kuulis nende ägamist, ja Jumal mõtles oma lepingule Aabrahami, Iisaki ja Jaakobiga.

²⁵And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.

²⁵Jumal vaatas Iisraeli laste peale ja Jumal mõistis neid.