Exodus 2
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
1After this there went a man of the house of Levi; and took a wife of his own kindred.
2The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.
2And she conceived, and bore a son; and seeing him a goodly child hid him three months.
3When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.
3And when she could hide him no longer, she took a basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and pitch: and put the little babe therein, and laid him in the sedges by the river’s brink,
4His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
4His sister standing afar off, and taking notice what would be done.
5Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her servant to get it.
5And behold the daughter of Pharao came down to wash herself in the river: and her maids walked by the river’s brink. And when she saw the basket in the sedges, she sent one of her maids for it: and when it was brought,
6She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
6She opened it and seeing within it an infant crying, having compassion on it she said: This is one of the babes of the Hebrews.
7Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
7And the child’s sister said to her Shall I go and call to thee a Hebrew woman, to nurse the babe?
8Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.
8She answered: Go. The maid went and called her mother.
9Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” The woman took the child, and nursed him.
9And Pharao’s daughter said to her. Take this child and nurse him for me: I will give thee thy wages. The woman took, and nursed the child: and when he was grown up, she delivered him to Pharao’s daughter.
10The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
10And she adopted him for a son, and called him Moses, saying: Because I took him out of the water.
11In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
11In those days after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews his brethren.
12He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
12And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”
13And going out the next day, he saw two Hebrews quarrelling: and he said to him that did the wrong: Why strikest thou thy neighbour?
14He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”
14But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known?
15Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
15And Pharao heard of this word and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.
16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
16And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father’s flocks.
17The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
17And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.
18When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”
18And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual?
19They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.”
19They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds: and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink.
20He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”
20But he said: Where is he? why have you let the man go? call him that he may eat bread.
21Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
21And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:
22She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”
22And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.
23In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
23Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.
24God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
24And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25God saw the children of Israel, and God understood.
25And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.
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