1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 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. 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 put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
5 ¶ And 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. 6 And 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. 7 Then 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? 8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother. 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. 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 she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
11 ¶ And 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. 12 And 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. 13 And 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? 14 And 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. 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.
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. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 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. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
23 ¶ And 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. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them .
1 Kāds Levija cilts vīrietis nāca un ņēma sev sievu no Levija cilts meitām.
2 Viņa sieva kļuva grūta un dzemdēja dēlu. Viņa ievēroja, cik jauks tas bija, un noslēpa viņu trīs mēnešus.
3 Bet kad tā redzēja, ka nevar to vairs noslēpt, tad tā viņam pagatavoja šķirstu no niedrēm, notriepa to ar asfaltu un piķi, ielika tanī bērnu un nolika to niedrēs upes krastmalā.
4 Bet viņa māsa nostājās iztālēm, lai novērotu, kas tam notiks.
5 Faraona meita nāca uz upi, lai peldētos, bet viņas draudzenes pastaigājās upes malā. Viņa ieraudzīja šķirstu niedrājā, sūtīja savu aukli un lika to atnest.
6 Kad viņa to atvēra, tā ieraudzīja bērnu, un, lūk: puisēns raudāja. Viņa iežēlojās par to un sacīja: „Tas ir viens no ebrēju bērniem.“
7 Tad vina māsa sacīja faraona meitai: „Vai man iet un ataicināt tev kādu zīdītāju no ebrējietēm, kas tev bērnu var zīdīt?“
8 Faraona meita sacīja viņai: „Ej!“ Un jaunava aizgāja un aicināja bērna māti.
9 Tad faraona meita sacija viņai: „Ņem šo bērnu un zīdi to manā vietā. Es tev par to maksāšu.“ Tad sieviete paņēma bērnu un to zīdīja.
10 Kad bērns bija paaudzies, viņa veda to pie faraona meitas, un tas tai bija par dēlu, un tā to nosauca par Mozu, jo tā sacīja: „Es viņu no ūdens esmu izvilkusi.“
11 Kad Mozus bija pieaudzis, tas reiz izgāja pie saviem tautas brāļiem un noskatījās viņu spaidos. Un viņš redzēja vīru, kas sita kādu ebrēju, viņa cilts brāli.
12 Tad viņš, apraudzījies visapkārt un neviena neredzēdams, nosita ēģiptieti un to apraka smiltis.
13 Nākamajā dienā viņš atkal izgāja un redzēja divus ebrēju vīrus, kas ķildojās. Viņš sacīja vainīgam: „Kāpēc tu sit savu biedru?“
14 Bet tas atcirta: „Kas tevi ir iecēlis mums par pavēlnieku un tiesnesi? Vai tu gribi ari mani nogalināt, kā tu esi nogalinājis to ēģiptieti?“ Un Mozus sabijās un sacija: „Patiesi, šis notikums ir kļuvis zināms.“
15 Ari faraons dzirdēja par šo lietu, viņš meklēja Mozu nogalināt, bet Mozus bēga no faraona un mita Midiana zemē un apmetās pie kādas akas.
16 Bet Midiana priesterim bija septiņas meitas. Tās nāca, smēla ūdeni un pildīja dzirdāmās siles, lai padzirdītu sava tēva aitas.
17 Bet nāca arī gani, un tie padzina viņas; tad Mozus cēlās tām palīgā un padzirdīja viņu aitas.
18 Kad viņas atgriezās pie Reguēla, sava tēva, tas jautāja: „Kā jūs šodien tik drīz esat pārnākušas?“
19 Viņas atbildēja: „Kāds ēģiptietis mūs paglāba no ganu rokām, un viņš mums smeltin smēla ūdeni un dzirdīja mūsu aitas.“
20 Tad viņš sacīja savām meitām: „Kur viņš ir? Kāpēc jūs esat šo vīru pametušas? Aiciniet viņu, lai viņš ēstu ar mums.“
21 Un Mozus bija ar mieru pie tā vīra apmesties, un tas deva savu meitu Ciporu Mozum par sievu.
22 Un viņai piedzima dēls, un viņš nosauca to vārdā Geršoms, jo tas sprieda: „Es esmu kļuvis par viesi svešā zemč.“
23 Pēc ilgāka laika nomira Ēģiptes ķēniņš, un Israēla bērni nopūtās par savām klaušām un brēca, un viņu vaidi par spaidiem nonāca Dieva priekšā.
24 Un Dievs uzklausīja viņu vaidus, un Dievs pieminēja savu derību ar Ābrahāmu, īzāku un ar Jēkabu.
25 Un Dievs uzlūkoja Israēla bērnus, un Dievs ņēma tos vērā.
