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

¹[Ny namonjena an'i Mosesy, sy ny nandraisan'ny zanakavavin'i Farao azy ho zanany] Ary nisy lehilahy anankiray avy amin'ny mpianakavin'i Levy lasa naka vady tamin'ny zanakavavin'i Levy.

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

²Dia nanan'anaka ravehivavy ka niteraka zazalahy; ary rehefa hitany fa zaza tsara izy, dia nafeniny telo volana.

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.

³Ary rehefa tsy azony nafenina intsony izy, dia nangalany fiara zozoro, ka nopetahany asfalta sy dity ny fiara, dia napetrany tao ny zaza; ary napetrany tao anaty zozoro teo amoron'i Neily ny fiara.

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

⁴Ary ny anabaviny nijanona teny lavidavitra eny, mba hahita izay hatao aminy.

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.

⁵Ary nidina ny zanakavavin'i Farao mba handro tao Neily; ary ny ankizivaviny nitsangatsangana teny amoron'i Neily; ary raha nahita ny fiara teo anaty zozoro ny zanakavavin'i Farao, dia naniraka ny mpanompovaviny iray izy ka nampaka azy.

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.

⁶Ary nony nosokafany, dia hitany ny zazakely; ary indro fa zazalahy mitomany. Dia namindra fo taminy izy ka nanao hoe: Isan'ny zanaky ny Hebreo ity.

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?

⁷Dia hoy kosa ny anabaviny tamin'ny zanakavavin'i Farao: Handeha haka mpitaiza amin'ny vehivavy Hebreo va aho hankatỳ aminao mba hitaiza ny zaza ho anao?

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

⁸Ary hoy ny zanakavavin'i Farao taminy: Andeha ary. Dia lasa razazavavy ka naka ny renin'ny zaza.

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.

⁹Ary hoy ny zanakavavin'i Farao taminy: Ento ity zaza ity, ka tezao ho ahy, fa izaho handoa ny karamanao. Dia nentin-dravehivavy ny zaza ka notezainy.

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.

¹⁰Ary rehefa lehibe ny zaza, dia nentiny tao amin'ny zanakavavin'i Farao izy, ka dia tonga zanany. Ary ny anarany nataony hoe Mosesy; fa hoy izy: Satria tamin'ny rano no nangalako azy.

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.

¹¹[Ny nataon'i Mosesy hamonjeny ny namany, sy ny nandosirany nankany Midiana] Ary tamin'izany andro izany, rehefa lehibe Mosesy, dia nivoaka nankany amin'ny rahalahiny izy ka nijery ny fanompoany mafy, ary nahita lehilahy Egyptiana nanavokavoka ny anankiray tamin'ny Hebreo rahalahiny.

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.

¹²Dia niherikerika izy, ka nony hitany fa tsy nisy olona, dia novonoiny ilay Egyptiana, ary nasitriny tao amin'ny fasika ny faty.

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?

¹³Ary nony ampitson'iny, dia nivoaka indray izy, ary, indreo, nisy Hebreo roa lahy niady; dia hoy izy tamin'ilay diso: Nahoana no mamono ny namanao ianao?

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.

¹⁴Fa hoy izy: Iza no nanendry an'ialahy ho mpanapaka sy mpitsara anay? Moa mikasa hamono ahy koa va ialahy, tahaka ny namonoan'ialahy ilay Egyptiana? Dia raiki-tahotra Mosesy ka nanao hoe: Hay! fantatr'olona izany!

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.

¹⁵Ary rehefa ren'i Farao izany zavatra izany, dia nitady hamono an'i Mosesy izy. Fa Mosesy nandositra ny tavan'i Farao ka nonina tany amin'ny tany Midiana; ny nipetraka teo anilan'ny lavaka fantsakana izy.

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

¹⁶Ary ny mpisorona tao Midiana nanana zanaka fito mirahavavy; ary avy izy ireo, dia nanovo rano ka nameno ny tavin-drano hampisotroany ny ondry aman'osin-drainy.

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

¹⁷Ary avy kosa ny lehilahy mpiandry ondry ka nandroaka azy; fa Mosesy nitsangana ka namonjy azy, dia nampisotro rano ny ondry aman'osiny.

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

¹⁸Ary rehefa tonga teo amin-dRegoela rainy izy, dia hoy izy: Nahoana no dia nalaky tonga toy izany ianareo androany?

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.

¹⁹Ary hoy izy ireo: Nisy lehilahy Egyptiana anankiray namonjy anay tamin'ny tanan'ny mpiandry ondry sady nanovo rano ho anay, dia nampisotro ny ondry aman'osy.

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.

²⁰Ary hoy izy tamin'ny zananivavy: Ka aiza izy? Nahoana no nilaozanareo izany lehilahy izany? Alao izy mba hihinan-kanina.

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

²¹Ary sitrak'i Mosesy ny hitoetra tao amin-dralehilahy. Ary Zipora zananivavy dia nomeny ho vadin'i Mosesy.

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

²²Dia niteraka zazalahy izy, ary ny anarany nataon-drainy hoe Gersoma; fa hoy izy: Efa vahiny atỳ amin'ny tanin'ny firenena hafa aho.

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.

²³[Ny nisehoan'Andriamanitra tamin'i Mosesy, sy ny nanirahany azy hanafaka ny olony] Ary tao anatin'izany andro maro izany dia maty ny mpanjakan'i Egypta; ary ny Zanak'Isiraely nisento noho ny fanompoany ka nitaraina; ary niakatra tany amin'Andriamanitra ny fitarainany noho ny fanompoany.

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

²⁴Ary Andriamanitra nandre ny fitarainany, dia nahatsiaro ny fanekeny tamin'i Abrahama sy Isaka ary Jakoba.Ary Andriamanitra dia nijery ny Zanak'Isiraely ka nahafantatra azy.

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

²⁵Ary Andriamanitra dia nijery ny Zanak'Isiraely ka nahafantatra azy.