出埃及 2
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
摩西出生
2 有一个利未族人跟他同族的女子结婚。 2 那女子怀孕，生了一个男婴。她看见孩子可爱，就把他藏了三个月。 3 后来无法再藏下去，她就拿来一个蒲草篮子，外面涂上防水的沥青和柏油，然后把婴儿放在里面，又把篮子放在尼罗河边的芦苇丛中。 4 婴儿的姐姐远远地站着，要看看她的弟弟究竟会怎样。
5 这时，法老的女儿来到河边沐浴，宫女们在河边行走。公主发现了芦苇丛中的篮子，便吩咐一个婢女去把它取来。 6 公主打开一看，原来是一个男婴。公主看见孩子在哭，就可怜他，说：“他是希伯来人的孩子。” 7 婴儿的姐姐对公主说：“我去找一个希伯来妇女当奶妈，为你哺养他好吗？” 8 公主回答说：“好！”那女孩就跑去把婴孩的母亲带来。 9 公主对那妇女说：“你把孩子抱去，替我哺养他，我会给你工钱。”她便把孩子抱去哺养。 10 孩子渐渐长大，她便把他带到公主那里，孩子就做了公主的儿子。公主给孩子取名叫摩西，意思是“我把他从水中拉了上来”。
11 后来，摩西长大了，他去看望做苦工的希伯来同胞，看见一个埃及人在殴打他的一个希伯来同胞。 12 他左右观望，见四下无人，便下手杀了那埃及人，把尸体埋藏在沙地里。 13 第二天，他又出去，看见两个希伯来人在打架，便过去对理亏的人说：“你为什么打自己的同胞呢？” 14 那人说：“你以为你是谁啊？谁立你做我们的首领和审判官？难道你要杀我，像杀那个埃及人一样吗？”摩西听了，害怕起来，心想：“我做的事一定被人知道了。” 15 法老听说这件事后，便想杀死摩西。摩西为了躲避法老，就逃到米甸居住。一天他坐在一口井旁， 16 米甸祭司的七个女儿来打水，要把水倒进槽里饮她们父亲的羊。 17 这时，来了另外一群牧人要把她们赶走。摩西便起来帮助她们，打水饮她们的羊群。 18 她们回到父亲流珥[a]那里，父亲问她们：“你们今天怎么这么快就回来了？” 19 她们答道：“有一个埃及人救我们免遭牧人的欺负，还帮我们打水饮羊群。” 20 他又问女儿们：“现在那人在哪里？你们怎么可以丢下他不管呢？去请他来吃点东西。” 21 后来，摩西同意住在那人家里。那人把女儿西坡拉许配给他。 22 后来，西坡拉生了一个儿子，摩西给他取名叫革舜，意思是“我成了在异乡寄居的人”。
23 过了多年，埃及王死了。以色列人受尽奴役，就哀叹呼求，声音传到上帝那里。 24 上帝听见他们的哀声，顾念从前跟亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各所立的约， 25 就垂顾他们，体恤他们。
Footnotes
- 2:18 “流珥”又名“叶忒罗”。
出埃及记 2
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
摩西誕生
2 有一個利未家的人去娶了一個利未女子為妻。 2 那女人懷孕，生了一個兒子；見他俊美，就把他藏了三個月。 3 直到她不能把他再藏了，就拿一個蒲草箱來，塗上瀝青和石漆；把孩子放在裡面，把箱子放在河邊的蘆葦叢中。 4 孩子的姊姊遠遠地站著，要知道孩子究竟怎樣。 5 那時，法老的女兒下到河邊去洗澡；她的使女們在河邊行走；她看見了在蘆葦中的箱子，就打發自己的使女去把箱子拿過來。
6 她打開了，就看見那孩子；看哪，孩子哭了，她就憐憫他，說：“這是希伯來人的一個孩子。” 7 孩子的姊姊對法老的女兒說：“我去從希伯來婦人中給你請一個奶媽來，為你乳養這個孩子可以嗎？” 8 法老的女兒回答：“你去吧。”童女就去把孩子的母親請了來。 9 法老的女兒對她說：“你把這孩子抱去，替我乳養他，我必給你工錢。”婦人就抱了孩子去乳養他。 10 孩子長大了，婦人把他帶到法老的女兒那裡，他就作了法老女兒的兒子。她給孩子起名叫摩西，說：“因為我把他從水裡拉出來。”
摩西逃往米甸
11 過了些日子，摩西長大了，有一次，他出去到他的同胞那裡去，看見他們的重擔，又看見一個埃及人打他的一個同胞希伯來人。 12 摩西左右觀望，見沒有人，就把那埃及人擊殺了，埋藏在沙土裡。 13 第二天他又出去，看見兩個希伯來人彼此爭鬥著，就對那欺負人的說：“你為甚麼打你同族的人呢？” 14 那人回答：“誰立了你作我們的領袖和審判官呢？難道你想殺我，好像殺那個埃及人一樣嗎？”摩西就懼怕起來，心裡想：“這事必定給人知道了！”
15 法老聽見這事，就設法要殺摩西；摩西躲避法老，就往米甸地去居住；有一天他坐在井旁。 16 米甸的祭司有七個女兒，她們來打水，打滿了水槽，要給父親的羊群喝。 17 有些牧人來了，把她們趕走；摩西卻起來，救了她們，也給她們的羊群喝水。 18 她們回到父親流珥那裡，父親問：“今天你們為甚麼趕著回來呢？” 19 她們說：“有一個埃及人救我們脫離了牧羊人的手，而且還為我們打水給羊群喝。” 20 父親對眾女兒說：“他在哪裡？你們為甚麼撇下那人呢？去請他來吃飯。” 21 摩西樂意和那人同住；那人把自己的女兒西坡拉給了摩西作妻子。 22 西坡拉生了一個兒子，摩西給他起名叫革舜，因為他說：“我在異地作了客旅。”
23 過了很久，埃及王死了。以色列人在捆鎖中歎息，他們就呼求，在捆鎖中的呼求達到 神那裡。 24 神聽見他們的呼聲，就記念他與亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各所立的約。 25 神看顧以色列人，也關注他們。
Exodus 2
Amplified Bible
The Birth of Moses
2 Now a [a]man of the house of Levi [the priestly tribe] went and took as his wife a daughter of Levi.(A) 2 The woman conceived and gave birth to a son; and when she saw that he was [especially] beautiful and healthy, she hid him for three months [to protect him from the Egyptians].(B) 3 When she could no longer hide him, she got him a basket (chest) made of papyrus reeds and covered it with tar and pitch [making it waterproof]. Then she put the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. 4 And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.
5 Now the [b]daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, and [she, together with] her maidens walked along the river’s bank; she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid [to get it], and she brought it to her. 6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. And she took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a [c]wet-nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” 8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go ahead.” So the girl went and called the child’s mother. 9 Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. And she named him [d]Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
11 One day, after Moses had grown [into adulthood], it happened that he went to his countrymen and looked [with compassion] at their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his countrymen. 12 He turned to look around, and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 He went out the next day and saw two Hebrew men fighting with each other; and he said to the aggressor, “Why are you striking your friend?” 14 But the man said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Certainly this incident is known.”
Moses Escapes to Midian
15 When [e]Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. Then Moses fled from Pharaoh’s presence and took refuge in the land of [f]Midian, where he sat down by a well.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water [from the well where Moses was resting] and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 Then shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock. 18 When they came to [g]Reuel (Jethro) their father, he said, “How is it that you have come back so soon today?” 19 They said, “An Egyptian saved us from the shepherds. He even drew water [from the well] for us and watered the flock.” 20 Then he said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why have you left the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.” 21 Moses was willing to remain with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [to be his wife]. 22 She gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom (stranger); for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
23 Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage [h]ascended to God. 24 So God heard their groaning and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).(C) 25 God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice [of them] and was concerned about them [knowing all, understanding all, remembering all].(D)
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:1 I.e. Amram; Ex 6:20 identifies Amram and Jochebed as the parents of Aaron and Moses.
- Exodus 2:5 If the pharaoh is Thutmose I, then this is likely his daughter, Hatshepsut.
- Exodus 2:7 Lit a nursing woman.
- Exodus 2:10 The name Moses is a wonderful choice. It means “drawing out” in Hebrew, but in Egyptian, a similar word means “man of royalty” (e.g. the syllable “mose” in names like Thutmose).
- Exodus 2:15 This pharaoh is likely to be identified as Thutmose III (1483-1450 b.c.).
- Exodus 2:15 After Sarah died Abraham took Keturah his concubine (see note Gen 22:24) as a secondary wife. Midian was the fourth of six sons born to Keturah. Abraham gave gifts to Isaac’s half brothers and sent them eastward so that they would have no claim on Isaac’s position as Abraham’s only heir and the son of promise.
- Exodus 2:18 Reuel’s other name, Jethro (Excellency), may have been a title indicating his rank in the tribe.
- Exodus 2:23 The description of God in this passage (vv 23-25) attributes human qualities to God, including human emotions and ways of thinking or decision-making. It is meant to relate to a human point of view, without concern for a strict theological accounting of God’s nature. In reality, God is present everywhere, and is always aware of everything that has happened and will happen.
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