The Birth of Moses
1 During this time a man from the tribe of Levi married a woman of his own tribe, 2 and she bore him a son. When she saw what a fine baby he was, she hid him for three months. 3 But when she could not hide him any longer, she took a basket made of reeds and covered it with tar to make it watertight. She put the baby in it and then placed it in the tall grass at the edge of the river. 4 The baby's sister stood some distance away to see what would happen to him.
5 The king's daughter came down to the river to bathe, while her servants walked along the bank. Suddenly she noticed the basket in the tall grass and sent a slave woman to get it. 6 The princess opened it and saw a baby boy. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.
7 Then his sister asked her, “Shall I go and call a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby for you?”
8 “Please do,” she answered. So the girl went and brought the baby's own mother. 9 The princess told the woman, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So she took the baby and nursed him. 10 Later, when the child was old enough, she took him to the king's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. She said to herself, “I pulled him out of the water, and so I name him Moses.”
Moses Escapes to Midian
11 When Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his people, the Hebrews, and he saw how they were forced to do hard labor. He even saw an Egyptian kill a Hebrew, one of Moses' own people. 12 Moses looked all around, and when he saw that no one was watching, he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand. 13 The next day he went back and saw two Hebrew men fighting. He said to the one who was in the wrong, “Why are you beating up a fellow Hebrew?”
14 The man answered, “Who made you our ruler and judge? Are you going to kill me just as you killed that Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said to himself, “People have found out what I have done.” 15-16 When the king heard about what had happened, he tried to have Moses killed, but Moses fled and went to live in the land of Midian.
One day, when Moses was sitting by a well, seven daughters of Jethro, the priest of Midian, came to draw water and fill the troughs for their father's sheep and goats. 17 But some shepherds drove Jethro's daughters away. Then Moses went to their rescue and watered their animals for them. 18 When they returned to their father, he asked, “Why have you come back so early today?”
19 “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered, “and he even drew water for us and watered our animals.”
20 “Where is he?” he asked his daughters. “Why did you leave the man out there? Go and invite him to eat with us.”
21 So Moses decided to live there, and Jethro gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage, 22 who bore him a son. Moses said to himself, “I am a foreigner in this land, and so I name him Gershom.”
23 Years later the king of Egypt died, but the Israelites were still groaning under their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry went up to God, 24 who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them.
1 Kāds Levija cilts vīrs nāca un ņēma sev sievu no Levija cilts meitām. 2 Un tā sieva kļuva grūta un dzemdēja dēlu. Viņa redzēja, cik jauks tas bija, un noslēpa viņu trīs mēnešus. 3 Bet, kad viņa to vairs nevarēja noslēpt, tad tā viņam pagatavoja šķirstu no niedrēm, notriepa to ar sveķiem un piķi, ielika tanī bērnu un nolika to niedrēs upes malā. 4 Un viņa māsa nostājās iztālēm, lai novērotu, kas tam notiks. 5 Tad faraona meita nāca uz upi peldēties, bet viņas draudzenes pastaigājās upes malā. Viņa ieraudzīja šķirstu niedrājā, sūtīja savu kalponi un lika to atnest. 6 Kad viņa to atvēra, tā ieraudzīja bērnu, un redzi, puisēns raudāja. Viņa iežēlojās par to un sacīja: "Tas ir viens no ebreju bērniem." 7 Tad viņa māsa sacīja faraona meitai: "Vai man iet un ataicināt tev kādu zīdītāju no ebreju sievām, kas tev bērnu var zīdīt?" 8 Faraona meita sacīja viņai: "Ej!" Un jaunava aizgāja un aicināja bērna māti. 9 Tad faraona meita sacīja viņai: "Ņem šo bērnu un zīdī to manā vietā, un es maksāšu tev." Tad sieva paņēma bērnu un zīdīja to. 10 Kad bērns paaugās, viņa veda to pie faraona meitas, un tas viņai kļuva par dēlu, un tā nosauca viņa vārdu: Mozus , jo tā sacīja: "Tāpēc ka es to no ūdens esmu izvilkusi." 11 Kad Mozus bija pieaudzis, tas reiz izgāja pie saviem tautas brāļiem un noskatījās viņu smagajos darbos. Un viņš redzēja ēģiptieti sitam kādu ebreju, vienu no viņa brāļiem. 12 Tad viņš, paraudzījies visapkārt un neviena neredzēdams, nosita ēģiptieti un to apraka smiltīs. 13 Un viņš izgāja atkal nākamajā dienā, un redzi, divi ebreju vīri ķildojās. Viņš sacīja vainīgajam: "Kāpēc tu sit savu darba biedru?" 14 Bet tas sacīja: "Kas tevi iecēlis par pavēlnieku un tiesnesi pār mums? Vai tu gribi arī mani nogalināt, kā to ēģiptieti esi nogalinājis?" Un Mozus nobijās un sacīja: "Patiesi, šī lieta ir kļuvusi zināma." 15 Kad faraons dzirdēja par šo lietu, viņš meklēja Mozu nogalināt, bet Mozus bēga no faraona un mita Midiāna zemē, un apmetās pie kādas akas. 16 Un Midiāna priesterim bija septiņas meitas. Tās nāca smelt ūdeni un pildīja dzirdināmās siles, lai padzirdītu sava tēva avis. 17 Tad nāca gani, un tie aizdzina viņu ganāmpulku; bet Mozus cēlās tām palīgā un padzirdīja viņu avis. 18 Kad viņas atgriezās pie Reguēla, sava tēva, tas sacīja: "Kā tad jūs šodien tik drīz esat pārnākušas?" 19 Tad viņas sacīja: "Kāds ēģiptietis mūs paglāba no ganu rokām; un viņš arī smeltin smēla ūdeni mums un dzirdīja mūsu avis." 20 Un viņš sacīja savām meitām: "Kur tad viņš ir? Kāpēc jūs šo vīru esat tur atstājušas? Aiciniet viņu, lai viņš ēstu ar mums." 21 Un Mozus bija ar mieru pie tā vīra palikt, un tas deva savu meitu Ciporu Mozum par sievu. 22 Un viņai piedzima dēls, un viņš nosauca tā vārdu: Geršoms , jo teica: "Es esmu svešinieks svešā zemē." 23 Pēc ilgāka laika nomira Ēģiptes ķēniņš, un Israēla bērni nopūtās par savu jūgu un brēca, un viņu brēkšana par viņu jūgu cēlās augšup pie Dieva. 24 Un Dievs uzklausīja viņu vaidus, un Dievs pieminēja Savu derību ar Ābrahāmu, Īzāku un Jēkabu. 25 Un Dievs uzlūkoja Israēla bērnus, un Dievs ņēma tos vērā.
