Exodus 2
1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
Pada masa itu seorang laki-laki dari suku Lewi, kawin dengan seorang wanita dari suku itu juga.
2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
Lalu wanita itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Ketika ia melihat bahwa bayi itu amat bagus, ia menyembunyikannya selama tiga bulan.
3 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 she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
Tetapi bayi itu tak dapat disembunyikannya lama-lama. Maka ibu itu mengambil sebuah keranjang dari rumput gelagah, dan melapisinya dengan ter supaya jangan kemasukan air. Bayi itu diletakkannya di dalam keranjang itu, lalu dibawanya ke Sungai Nil dan ditaruh di tengah-tengah rumpun gelagah di tepi sungai itu.
4 And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Kakak perempuan bayi itu berdiri agak jauh dari situ untuk melihat apa yang akan terjadi dengan adiknya.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.
Sementara itu datanglah putri raja. Ia turun ke sungai untuk mandi, sedang dayang-dayangnya berjalan-jalan di tepi sungai. Tiba-tiba putri raja melihat keranjang itu di tengah-tengah rumpun gelagah, lalu ia menyuruh seorang hamba perempuan mengambilnya.
6 And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
Waktu putri raja membuka keranjang itu, dilihatnya ada bayi di dalamnya, dan bayi itu sedang menangis. Putri raja merasa kasihan kepadanya dan berkata, "Ini anak orang Ibrani."
7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
Lalu kakak bayi itu bertanya kepada putri raja, "Maukah Tuan Putri saya carikan seorang ibu Ibrani untuk menyusui bayi itu?"
8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
"Baiklah," jawab putri raja. Maka pergilah gadis itu memanggil ibunya sendiri.
9 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.
Kata putri raja kepada ibu itu, "Bawalah bayi ini, dan susuilah dia untukku; nanti ibu kuberi upah." Maka dibawanya bayi itu dan disusuinya.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Waktu bayi itu sudah agak besar, ibunya menyerahkan dia kepada putri raja. Lalu putri raja menjadikan bayi itu anak angkatnya. "Dia kuberi nama Musa, sebab kuambil dia dari air," kata putri raja.
11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
Waktu Musa sudah dewasa, ia pergi menemui orang-orang sebangsanya. Ia melihat bagaimana mereka dipaksa melakukan pekerjaan yang berat-berat. Dilihatnya juga seorang Mesir membunuh seorang Ibrani.
12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
Musa menengok ke sekelilingnya, dan ketika ia melihat bahwa tidak ada yang memperhatikan dia, dibunuhnya orang Mesir itu lalu mayatnya disembunyikan di dalam pasir.
13 And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
Keesokan harinya Musa pergi lagi, lalu dilihatnya dua orang Ibrani sedang berkelahi. "Mengapa engkau memukul kawanmu?" tanya Musa kepada orang yang bersalah itu.
14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.
Jawab orang itu, "Siapa yang mengangkat engkau menjadi pemimpin dan hakim kami? Apakah engkau mau membunuh saya juga, seperti orang Mesir yang kaubunuh itu?" Lalu Musa menjadi takut dan berpikir, "Celaka! Perbuatanku itu sudah ketahuan."
15 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.
Waktu raja mendengar tentang kejadian itu, ia mencari akal untuk membunuh Musa. Tetapi Musa lari lalu tinggal di negeri Midian. Imam dari Midian, yang bernama Yitro, mempunyai tujuh anak perempuan. Pada suatu hari, ketika Musa sedang duduk di dekat sebuah sumur, datanglah ketujuh anak gadis Yitro untuk menimba air dan mengisi tempat minum kawanan kambing dan domba ayah mereka.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
Tetapi beberapa gembala mengusir anak-anak gadis itu. Lalu Musa datang menolong mereka dan diberinya minum ternak mereka.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon today?
Waktu mereka pulang, ayah mereka bertanya, "Mengapa kalian cepat sekali pulang hari ini?"
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.
Jawab mereka, "Ada seorang Mesir yang menolong kami dari gangguan gembala-gembala lain. Ia malah menimbakan air untuk kami, dan memberi minum ternak kita."
20 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.
"Di mana dia sekarang?" tanya Yitro kepada anak-anaknya. "Mengapa kalian meninggalkan orang itu? Pergilah mengundang dia makan bersama kita."
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Musa setuju untuk tinggal di situ. Kemudian Yitro mengawinkan anaknya yang bernama Zipora dengan Musa.
22 And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a sojourner in a strange land.
Zipora melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki. Anak itu diberi nama Gersom, karena Musa berpikir, "Aku seorang asing di sini."
23 And it came to pass in the course of those many days, 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.
Bertahun-tahun kemudian raja Mesir meninggal. Tetapi bangsa Israel masih mengeluh karena mereka diperbudak, sehingga mereka berteriak minta tolong. Jeritan mereka sampai kepada Allah.
24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Allah mendengar mereka, dan Ia mengingat perjanjian-Nya dengan Abraham, Ishak dan Yakub.
25 And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge [of them].
Ia melihat orang-orang Israel diperbudak, maka ia memutuskan untuk menolong mereka.
