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 .
Mozus dzimšana
(Ebr 11:23)1 Vīrs no Levī nama gāja un ņēma Levī meitu. 2 Un tā sieva kļuva grūta un dzemdēja dēlu, un viņa redzēja, cik viņš jauks, un slēpa to trīs mēnešus. 3 Kad viņa nevarēja to vairs ilgāk slēpt, tā ņēma niedru grozu, apsmērēja to ar darvu un piķi, ielika tajā bērnu un nolika to niedrājā Nīlas krastā. 4 Un viņa māsa nostājās iztālēm, lai zinātu, kas ar viņu notiks. 5 Pie upes mazgāties atnāca faraona meita, viņas kalpones nāca tai līdzi pie Nīlas, un viņa ieraudzīja niedrēs grozu un sūtīja savu kalponi, lai tā paņem to. 6 Viņa to atvēra un ieraudzīja bērnu – un, re, zēns raudāja! – un viņa iežēlojās par to un teica: “Tas ir no ebreju bērniem!” 7 Tad viņa māsa teica faraona meitai: “Vai man iet un pasaukt priekš tevis zīdītāju no ebrejietēm, kas tev bērnu zīdītu?” 8 Un faraona meita viņai teica: “Ej!” Tad jaunava gāja un pasauca bērna māti. 9 Un faraona meita tai teica: “Ņem šo bērnu, zīdi priekš manis, un es tev došu algu!” Un tā sieva paņēma bērnu un zīdīja viņu. 10 Bērns paaugās, viņa atdeva to faraona meitai, un viņš bija tai par dēlu, un viņa to nosauca vārdā Mozus , sacīdama: “Jo no ūdens es viņu izvilku!”
Mozus bēg uz Midjāna zemi
(Ebr 11:24–25)11 Tajās dienās notika tā – Mozus izaudzis izgāja pie savas tautas, redzēja viņu klaušu spaidus un redzēja arī vienu ēģiptieti sitam ebreju no viņa tautas. 12 Viņš paskatījās pa labi, pa kreisi, redzēja, ka neviena nav, nosita ēģiptieti un paslēpa smiltīs. 13 Un viņš izgāja laukā arī nākamajā dienā, un redzi – divi ebreji cīkstējās, un viņš teica pāridarītājam: “Kādēļ tu sit savu tuvāko?!” 14 Bet tas teica: “Kas tad tevi par kungu nolicis, ka tu mūs tiesāsi? Vai tu to saki, lai nokautu mani, kā nokāvi ēģiptieti?” Tad Mozus nobijās un nodomāja: “Droši vien tā lieta kļuvusi zināma!” 15 Kad par to lietu uzzināja faraons, viņš lūkoja nokaut Mozu. Tad Mozus bēga no faraona, apmetās Midjāna zemē un mita pie akas. 16 Midjāna priesterim bija septiņas meitas. Un viņas nāca, smēla ūdeni un pildīja siles, lai dzirdinātu sava tēva avis. 17 Tad atnāca gani un aizdzina viņas. Un Mozus cēlās, aizstāvēja tās un padzirdīja viņu avis. 18 Viņas devās pie sava tēva Reuēla, un viņš teica: “Kādēļ šodien jūs tā steidzāties?” 19 Viņas sacīja: “Kāds ēģiptietis izglāba mūs no ganiem un pat iesmēla mums ūdeni un padzirdīja mūsu avis!” 20 Un viņš teica savām meitām: “Kur viņš ir? Kā tad jūs to vīru pametāt?! Sauciet viņu, lai viņš ēd maizi!” 21 Tad Mozus nolēma apmesties pie tā vīra, un tas deva Mozum savu meitu Ciporu. 22 Viņa dzemdēja dēlu, un viņš to nosauca vārdā Gēršoms , jo viņš sacīja: “Svešinieks es esmu tālā zemē!”
23 Pa to laiku Ēģiptes ķēniņš bija nomiris, un Israēla dēli vaidēja verdzības dēļ, viņi brēca par savu verdzību, un viņu kliegšana nāca pie Dieva. 24 Dievs dzirdēja viņu nopūtas, un Dievs atcerējās savu derību ar Ābrahāmu, ar Īzaku un ar Jēkabu. 25 Dievs redzēja Israēla dēlus un pievērsās viņiem.
