¹وذهب رجل من بيت لاوي واخذ بنت لاوي.

¹And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi,

²فحبلت المرأة وولدت ابنا. ولما رأته انه حسن خبأته ثلاثة اشهر.

²and the woman conceiveth, and beareth a son, and she seeth him that he [is] fair, and she hideth him three months,

³ولما لم يمكنها ان تخبئه بعد اخذت له سفطا من البردي وطلته بالحمر والزفت ووضعت الولد فيه ووضعته بين الحلفاء على حافة النهر.

³and she hath not been able any more to hide him, and she taketh for him an ark of rushes, and daubeth it with bitumen and with pitch, and putteth the lad in it, and putteth [it] in the weeds by the edge of the River;

⁴ووقفت اخته من بعيد لتعرف ماذا يفعل به

⁴and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.

⁵فنزلت ابنة فرعون الى النهر لتغتسل وكانت جواريها ماشيات على جانب النهر. فرأت السفط بين الحلفاء فارسلت أمتها واخذته.

⁵And a daughter of Pharaoh cometh down to bathe at the River, and her damsels are walking by the side of the River, and she seeth the ark in the midst of the weeds, and sendeth her handmaid, and she taketh it,

⁶ولما فتحته رأت الولد واذا هو صبي يبكي. فرقّت له وقالت هذا من اولاد العبرانيين.

⁶and openeth, and seeth him — the lad, and lo, a child weeping! and she hath pity on him, and saith, `This is [one] of the Hebrews` children.`

⁷فقالت اخته لابنة فرعون هل اذهب وادعو لك امرأة مرضعة من العبرانيات لترضع لك الولد.

⁷And his sister saith unto the daughter of Pharaoh, `Do I go? when I have called for thee a suckling woman of the Hebrews, then she doth suckle the lad for thee;`

⁸فقالت لها ابنة فرعون اذهبي. فذهبت الفتاة ودعت ام الولد.

⁸and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, `Go;` and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad,

⁹فقالت لها ابنة فرعون اذهبي بهذا الولد وارضعيه لي وانا اعطي اجرتك. فاخذت المرأة الولد وارضعته.

⁹and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, `Take this lad away, and suckle him for me, and I — I give thy hire;` and the woman taketh the lad, and suckleth him.

¹⁰ولما كبر الولد جاءت به الى ابنة فرعون فصار لها ابنا. ودعت اسمه موسى وقالت اني انتشلته من الماء

¹⁰And the lad groweth, and she bringeth him in to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he is to her for a son, and she calleth his name Moses, and saith, `Because — from the water I have drawn him.`

¹¹وحدث في تلك الايام لما كبر موسى انه خرج الى اخوته لينظر في اثقالهم. فرأى رجلا مصريا يضرب رجلا عبرانيا من اخوته.

¹¹And it cometh to pass, in those days, that Moses is grown, and he goeth out unto his brethren, and looketh on their burdens, and seeth a man, an Egyptian, smiting a man, a Hebrew, [one] of his brethren,

¹²فالتفت الى هنا وهناك ورأى ان ليس احد فقتل المصري وطمره في الرمل.

¹²and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.

¹³ثم خرج في اليوم الثاني واذا رجلان عبرانيان يتخاصمان. فقال للمذنب لماذا تضرب صاحبك.

¹³And he goeth out on the second day, and lo, two men, Hebrews, striving! and he saith to the wrong-doer, `Why dost thou smite thy neighbour?`

¹⁴فقال من جعلك رئيسا وقاضيا علينا. أمفتكر انت بقتلي كما قتلت المصري. فخاف موسى وقال حقا قد عرف الامر.

¹⁴and he saith, `Who set thee for a head and a judge over us? to slay me art thou saying [it], as thou hast slain the Egyptian?` and Moses feareth, and saith, `Surely the thing hath been known.`

¹⁵فسمع فرعون هذا الامر فطلب ان يقتل موسى. فهرب موسى من وجه فرعون وسكن في ارض مديان وجلس عند البئر

¹⁵And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

¹⁶وكان لكاهن مديان سبع بنات. فاتين واستقين وملأن الاجران ليسقين غنم ابيهنّ.

¹⁶And to a priest of Midian [are] seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

¹⁷فاتى الرعاة وطردوهنّ فنهض موسى وانجدهنّ وسقى غنمهنّ.

¹⁷and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.

¹⁸فلما اتين الى رعوئيل ابيهنّ قال ما بالكنّ اسرعتنّ في المجيء اليوم.

¹⁸And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, `Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?`

¹⁹فقلن رجل مصري انقذنا من ايدي الرعاة وانه استقى لنا ايضا وسقى الغنم.

¹⁹and they say, `A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;`

²⁰فقال لبناته واين هو. لماذا تركتنّ الرجل. ادعونه لياكل طعاما.

²⁰and he saith unto his daughters, `And where [is] he? why [is] this? — ye left the man! call for him, and he doth eat bread.`

²¹فارتضى موسى ان يسكن مع الرجل. فاعطى موسى صفورة ابنته.

²¹And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,

²²فولدت ابنا فدعا اسمه جرشوم. لانه قال كنت نزيلا في ارض غريبة

²²and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, `A sojourner I have been in a strange land.`

²³وحدث في تلك الايام الكثيرة ان ملك مصر مات. وتنهّد بنو اسرائيل من العبودية وصرخوا. فصعد صراخهم الى الله من اجل العبودية.

²³And it cometh to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt dieth, and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goeth up unto God, because of the service;

²⁴فسمع الله انينهم فتذّكر الله ميثاقه مع ابراهيم واسحق ويعقوب.

²⁴and God heareth their groaning, and God remembereth His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;

²⁵ونظر الله بني اسرائيل وعلم الله

²⁵and God seeth the sons of Israel, and God knoweth.