1 En mann fra Levis hus tok en kvinne fra Levi til kone.

Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.

2 Hun ble gravid og fødte en sønn; og da hun så at han var et vakkert barn, holdt hun ham skjult i tre måneder.

And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

3 Men da hun ikke lenger kunne holde ham skjult, laget hun en kurv av siv, smurte den med tjære for å gjøre den vanntett, og satte barnet i den blant sivet ved bredden av Nilen.

And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.

4 Hans søster stilte seg et stykke unna for å se hva som ville skje med ham.

And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.

5 Da kom faraos datter ned til Nilen for å bade, mens tjenerinnene hennes gikk langs bredden; og hun fikk øye på kurven blant sivet og sendte en av tjenestepikene for å hente den.

Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.

6 Da hun åpnet den, så hun barnet, og han gråt. Hun fikk medlidenhet med ham og sa: Dette er et av hebreernes barn.

And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

7 Da sa hans søster til faraos datter: Skal jeg gå og hente en av de hebraiske kvinnene til å amme barnet for deg?

Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?

8 Og faraos datter sa: Gå! Og jenta gikk og hentet barnets mor.

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

9 Da sa faraos datter til henne: Ta dette barnet med deg og am det for meg, så skal jeg gi deg lønn for det. Så tok kvinnen barnet og ammet det.

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.

10 Da gutten ble eldre, tok hun ham med til faraos datter, og han ble hennes sønn. Hun kalte ham Moses, for hun sa: Jeg har tatt ham opp av vannet.

And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.

11 Da Moses ble voksen, gikk han en dag ut til folket sitt og så på hvordan de slet med arbeidet; og han så en egypter slå en hebreer, en av hans egne.

Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.

12 Han så seg rundt, og siden det ikke var noen der, slo han egypteren i hjel og gjemte ham i sanden.

And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.

13 Dagen etter så han to hebreere i strid, og han sa til den som hadde skylden: Hvorfor slår du din bror?

And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?

14 Og han svarte: Hvem har satt deg til dommer over oss? Har du tenkt å drepe meg som du drepte egypteren? Moses ble redd og tenkte: Sannelig, det er blitt kjent.

And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.

15 Da farao fikk høre det, ville han drepe Moses. Men Moses flyktet fra farao og dro til landet Midjan, og han satte seg ved en brønn.

Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

16 Presten i Midjan hadde sju døtre, og de kom for å hente vann til farens buskap.

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

17 Men noen gjetere kom og jaget dem bort; da reiste Moses seg og hjalp dem og ga buskapen deres vann.

And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.

18 Da de kom hjem til faren Reuel, spurte han: Hvorfor er dere tilbake så tidlig i dag?

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?

19 De svarte: En egypter hjalp oss mot gjeterne, og han hentet også vann for oss og ga buskapen vår å drikke.

And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.

20 Han sa til døtrene sine: Hvor er han? Hvorfor har dere latt mannen gå? Be ham inn for å få mat.

And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.

21 Moses slo seg til ro hos mannen, og han ga Moses sin datter Sippora.

And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.

22 Hun fødte en sønn, og han ga ham navnet Gersjom, for han sa: Jeg er blitt en fremmed i et fremmed land.

And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.

23 Etter lang tid døde egypterkongen, og Israels barn sukket under arbeidets byrde, og deres rop om hjelp nådde Gud.

Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.

24 Og Gud husket sin pakt med Abraham, Isak og Jakob på grunn av deres klagerop.

And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.

25 Og Gud så til Israels barn, og han tok seg av dem.

And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.