1 E foi um homem da casa de Levi e casou com uma filha de Levi.

2 E a mulher concebeu e deu à luz um filho; e, vendo que ele era formoso, escondeu-o três meses.

3 Não podendo, porém, mais escondê-lo, tomou uma arca de juncos, e a revestiu com barro e betume; e, pondo nela o menino, a pôs nos juncos à margem do rio.

4 E sua irmã postou-se de longe, para saber o que lhe havia de acontecer.

5 E a filha de Faraó desceu a lavar-se no rio, e as suas donzelas passeavam, pela margem do rio; e ela viu a arca no meio dos juncos, e enviou a sua criada, que a tomou.

6 E abrindo-a, viu ao menino e eis que o menino chorava; e moveu-se de compaixão dele, e disse: Dos meninos dos hebreus é este.

7 Então disse sua irmã à filha de Faraó: Irei chamar uma ama das hebréias, que crie este menino para ti?

8 E a filha de Faraó disse-lhe: Vai. Foi, pois, a moça, e chamou a mãe do menino.

9 Então lhe disse a filha de Faraó: Leva este menino, e cria-mo; eu te darei teu salário. E a mulher tomou o menino, e criou-o.

10 E, quando o menino já era grande, ela o trouxe à filha de Faraó, a qual o adotou; e chamou-lhe Moisés, e disse: Porque das águas o tenho tirado.

11 E aconteceu naqueles dias que, sendo Moisés já homem, saiu a seus irmãos, e atentou para as suas cargas; e viu que um egípcio feria a um hebreu, homem de seus irmãos.

12 E olhou a um e a outro lado e, vendo que não havia ninguém ali, matou ao egípcio, e escondeu-o na areia.

13 E tornou a sair no dia seguinte, e eis que dois homens hebreus contendiam; e disse ao injusto: Por que feres a teu próximo?

14 O qual disse: Quem te tem posto a ti por maioral e juiz sobre nós? Pensas matar-me, como mataste o egípcio? Então temeu Moisés, e disse: Certamente este negócio foi descoberto.

15 Ouvindo, pois, Faraó este caso, procurou matar a Moisés; mas Moisés fugiu de diante da face de Faraó, e habitou na terra de Midiã, e assentou-se junto a um poço.

16 E o sacerdote de Midiã tinha sete filhas, as quais vieram tirar água, e encheram os bebedouros, para dar de beber ao rebanho de seu pai.

17 Então vieram os pastores, e expulsaram-nas dali; Moisés, porém, levantou-se e defendeu-as, e deu de beber ao rebanho.

18 E voltando elas a Reuel seu pai, ele disse: Por que hoje tornastes tão depressa?

19 E elas disseram: Um homem egípcio nos livrou da mão dos pastores; e também nos tirou água em abundância, e deu de beber ao rebanho.

20 E disse a suas filhas: E onde está ele? Por que deixastes o homem? Chamai-o para que coma pão.

21 E Moisés consentiu em morar com aquele homem; e ele deu a Moisés sua filha Zípora,

22 A qual deu à luz um filho, a quem ele chamou Gérson, porque disse: Peregrino fui em terra estranha.

23 E aconteceu, depois de muitos dias, que morrendo o rei do Egito, os filhos de Israel suspiraram por causa da servidão, e clamaram; e o seu clamor subiu a Deus por causa de sua servidão.

24 E ouviu Deus o seu gemido, e lembrou-se Deus da sua aliança com Abraão, com Isaque, e com Jacó;

25 E viu Deus os filhos de Israel, e atentou Deus para a sua condição.

1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.

2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.

4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.

5 Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.

6 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?

8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.

9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.

10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.

11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.

12 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.

13 And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?

14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.

15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.

18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?

19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.

20 And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.

21 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.

22 And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.

23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.

24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.

25 And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.