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 有一个利未家的人去娶了一个利未女子为妻。

2 那女人怀孕， 生了一个儿子； 见他俊美， 就把他藏了三个月。

3 直到她不能把他再藏了， 就拿一个蒲草箱来， 涂上沥青和石漆； 把孩子放在里面， 把箱子放在河边的芦苇丛中。

4 孩子的姊姊远远地站着， 要知道孩子究竟怎样。

5 那时， 法老的女儿下到河边去洗澡； 她的使女们在河边行走； 她看见了在芦苇中的箱子， 就打发自己的使女去把箱子拿过来。

6 她打开了， 就看见那孩子； 看哪， 孩子哭了， 她就怜悯他， 说： "这是希伯来人的一个孩子。"

7 孩子的姊姊对法老的女儿说： "我去从希伯来妇人中给你请一个奶妈来， 为你乳养这个孩子可以吗？"

8 法老的女儿回答： "你去吧。"童女就去把孩子的母亲请了来。

9 法老的女儿对她说： "你把这孩子抱去， 替我乳养他， 我必给你工钱。"妇人就抱了孩子去乳养他。

10 孩子长大了， 妇人把他带到法老的女儿那里， 他就作了法老女儿的儿子。她给孩子起名叫摩西， 说： "因为我把他从水里拉出来。"

11 过了些日子， 摩西长大了， 有一次， 他出去到他的同胞那里去， 看见他们的重担， 又看见一个埃及人打他的一个同胞希伯来人。

12 摩西左右观望， 见没有人， 就把那埃及人击杀了， 埋藏在沙土里。

13 第二天他又出去， 看见两个希伯来人彼此争斗着， 就对那欺负人的说： "你为什么打你同族的人呢？"

14 那人回答： "谁立了你作我们的领袖和审判官呢？难道你想杀我， 好像杀那个埃及人一样吗？"摩西就惧怕起来， 心里想： "这事必定给人知道了！ "

15 法老听见这事， 就设法要杀摩西； 摩西躲避法老， 就往米甸地去居住； 有一天他坐在井旁。

16 米甸的祭司有七个女儿， 她们来打水， 打满了水槽， 要给父亲的羊群喝。

17 有些牧人来了， 把她们赶走； 摩西却起来， 救了她们， 也给她们的羊群喝水。

18 她们回到父亲流珥那里， 父亲问： "今天你们为什么赶着回来呢？"

19 她们说： "有一个埃及人救我们脱离了牧羊人的手， 而且还为我们打水给羊群喝。"

20 父亲对众女儿说： "他在哪里？你们为什么撇下那人呢？去请他来吃饭。"

21 摩西乐意和那人同住； 那人把自己的女儿西坡拉给了摩西作妻子。

22 西坡拉生了一个儿子， 摩西给他起名叫革舜， 因为他说： "我在异地作了客旅。"

23 过了很久， 埃及王死了。以色列人在捆锁中叹息， 他们就呼求， 在捆锁中的呼求达到 神那里。

24 神听见他们的呼声， 就记念他与亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各所立的约。

25 神看顾以色列人， 也关注他们。