Exodus 2
BasisBijbel
De geboorte van Mozes en zijn opvoeding
2 Er was een man (Amram) uit de stam van Levi die trouwde met een vrouw (Jochebed)[a] die ook uit de stam van Levi was. 2 Ze raakte in verwachting en kreeg een zoon. Toen ze zag dat het een mooi kind was, verborg ze hem drie maanden lang. 3 Maar langer kon ze hem niet verbergen. Daarom maakte ze een rieten mandje met een deksel. Ze smeerde het in met teer om het waterdicht te maken en legde het kind er in. Daarna zette ze het mandje tussen het riet langs de rivier. 4 De zus (Mirjam) van het kind ging op een afstand staan kijken wat er met hem zou gebeuren.
5 Toen kwam de dochter van de farao langs. Ze kwam in de rivier een bad nemen. Intussen wandelden haar slavinnen langs de oever. Opeens zag ze het mandje tussen het riet. Ze stuurde een slavin om het te halen. 6 Toen ze het opendeed, zag ze het kind. Het jongetje huilde. Daardoor kreeg ze medelijden met hem. Ze zei: "Dit is vast een Hebreeuws jongetje."
7 Toen zei het zusje tegen de dochter van de farao: "Zal ik voor u bij de Hebreeuwse vrouwen een vrouw gaan zoeken die het kind de borst kan geven? Dan kan zij het kind voor u voeden." 8 De dochter van de farao zei: "Ja, dat is goed." Toen ging het meisje haar moeder halen. 9 De dochter van de farao zei tegen de moeder: "Neem dit jongetje mee en voed hem. Ik zal je ervoor betalen." Toen nam de vrouw het kind mee en zorgde voor hem en voedde hem. 10 Toen het jongetje geen borstvoeding meer nodig had, bracht ze het naar de dochter van de farao. Zij nam hem aan als haar zoon. Ze noemde hem Mozes (= 'uitgetrokken'). "Want," zei ze, "ik heb hem uit het water getrokken."
Mozes vlucht naar Midian
11 Mozes werd volwassen. Op een keer ging hij bij zijn volk kijken. Hij zag hoe hard ze moesten werken. Toen zag hij hoe een Egyptenaar een Hebreeër sloeg. 12 Mozes keek om zich heen. Toen hij zeker wist dat er niemand was, doodde hij de Egyptenaar. Daarna verborg hij hem in het zand.
13 Toen hij de volgende dag weer kwam kijken, zag hij twee Hebreeuwse mannen met elkaar vechten. Hij zei tegen de man die begonnen was: "Waarom sla je iemand van je eigen volk?" 14 Maar de man zei: "Wie heeft jou tot rechter en leider over ons gemaakt? Ben je soms van plan om mij ook te doden? Net zoals je die Egyptenaar hebt gedood?" Toen werd Mozes bang. Want hij merkte dat de mensen wisten wat hij had gedaan. 15 Toen de farao ervan hoorde, wilde hij Mozes doden. Maar Mozes vluchtte naar het land Midian. Daar ging hij bij een bron zitten.
16 Op dat moment kwamen de zeven dochters van de priester van Midian, Rehuël, water halen. Ze vulden de drinkbakken om de kudden van hun vader te drinken te geven. 17 Maar er kwamen herders die hen wegjoegen. Mozes stond op en kwam de vrouwen te hulp. Daarna gaf hij hun kudden te drinken. 18 Toen ze bij hun vader Rehuël terugkwamen, vroeg hij: "Hoe komt het dat jullie vandaag zo snel terug zijn?" 19 Ze antwoordden: "Een Egyptenaar kwam ons helpen toen de herders ons wilden wegjagen. Hij heeft ook water voor ons geschept en de kudden te drinken gegeven." 20 Hij zei tegen zijn dochters: "En waar is hij nu? Waarom hebben jullie die man daar achtergelaten? Ga hem uitnodigen voor het eten!"
21 Mozes bleef bij hem wonen. Hij trouwde met zijn dochter Zippora. 22 Ze raakte in verwachting en kreeg een zoon. Hij noemde hem Gersom (= 'vreemdeling'). "Want," zei hij, "ik ben een vreemdeling geworden in een ver land."
23 Na lange tijd stierf de farao van Egypte. De Israëlieten leden nog steeds onder het zware slavenwerk dat ze moesten doen. Ze schreeuwden het uit tot God. 24 God hoorde het. Hij was zijn verbond met Abraham, Izaäk en Jakob niet vergeten. 25 God zag wat er met de Israëlieten gebeurde en wilde hen redden.
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:1 Hun namen worden genoemd in Exodus 6:19.
Exodus 2
King James Version
2 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 women 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.
Exodus 2
International Children’s Bible
Baby Moses
2 There was a man from the family of Levi. He married a woman who was also from the family of Levi. 2 She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw how wonderful the baby was, and she hid him for three months. 3 But after three months, she was not able to hide the baby any longer. So she got a basket made of reeds and covered it with tar so that it would float. She put the baby in the basket. Then she put the basket among the tall grass at the edge of the Nile River. 4 The baby’s sister stood a short distance away. She wanted to see what would happen to him.
5 Then the daughter of the king of Egypt came to the river. She was going to take a bath. Her servant girls were walking beside the river. She saw the basket in the tall grass. So she sent her slave girl to get it. 6 The king’s daughter opened the basket and saw the baby boy. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. She said, “This is one of the Hebrew babies.”
7 Then the baby’s sister asked the king’s daughter, “Would you like me to find a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby for you?”
8 The king’s daughter said, “Yes, please.” So the girl went and got the baby’s own mother.
9 The king’s daughter said to the woman, “Take this baby and nurse him for me. I will pay you.” So the woman took her baby and nursed him. 10 After the child had grown older, the woman took him to the king’s daughter. She adopted the baby as her own son. The king’s daughter named him Moses,[a] because she had pulled him out of the water.
Moses Helps His People
11 Moses grew and became a man. One day he visited his people, the Hebrews. He saw that they were forced to work very hard. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew man, one of Moses’ own people. 12 Moses looked all around and saw that no one was watching. So he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
13 The next day Moses returned and saw two Hebrew men fighting each other. He saw that one man was in the wrong. Moses said to that man, “Why are you hitting one of your own people?”
14 The man answered, “Who made you our ruler and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?”
Then Moses was afraid. He thought, “Now everyone knows what I did.”
15 When the king heard about what Moses had done, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses ran away from the king and went to live in the land of Midian. There he sat down near a well.
Moses in Midian
16 There was a priest in Midian who had seven daughters. His daughters went to that well to get water for their father’s sheep. They were trying to fill the water troughs for their father’s sheep. 17 But some shepherds came and chased the girls away. Then Moses defended the girls and watered their sheep.
18 Then they went back to their father, Reuel, also called Jethro. He asked them, “Why have you come home early today?”
19 The girls answered, “The shepherds chased us away. But an Egyptian defended us. He got water for us and watered our sheep.”
20 He asked his daughters, “Where is this man? Why did you leave him? Invite him to eat with us.”
21 Moses agreed to stay with Jethro. And he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses to be his wife. 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom.[b] Moses named him this because Moses was a stranger in a land that was not his own.
23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned because they were forced to work very hard. They cried for help. And God heard them. 24 God heard their cries, and he remembered the agreement he had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 25 God saw the troubles of the people of Israel, and he was concerned about them.
Exodus 2
New King James Version
Moses Is Born(A)
2 And (B)a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. 2 So the woman conceived and bore a son. And (C)when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. 3 But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of (D)bulrushes for him, daubed it with (E)asphalt and (F)pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds (G)by the river’s bank. 4 (H)And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
5 Then the (I)daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. 6 And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion 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 nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden 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 (J)her son. So she called his name [a]Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
Moses Flees to Midian(K)
11 Now it came to pass in those days, (L)when Moses was grown, that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he (M)killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 And (N)when he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men (O)were fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?”
14 Then he said, (P)“Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?”
So Moses (Q)feared and said, “Surely this thing is known!” 15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But (R)Moses fled from [b]the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of (S)Midian; and he sat down by (T)a well.
16 (U)Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. (V)And they came and drew water, and they filled the (W)troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 Then the (X)shepherds came and (Y)drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and (Z)watered their flock.
18 When they came to (AA)Reuel[c] their father, (AB)he said, “How is it that you have come so soon today?”
19 And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.”
20 So he said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may (AC)eat bread.”
21 Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave (AD)Zipporah his daughter to Moses. 22 And she bore him a son. He called his name (AE)Gershom,[d] for he said, “I have been (AF)a [e]stranger in a foreign land.”
23 Now it happened (AG)in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel (AH)groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and (AI)their cry came up to God because of the bondage. 24 So God (AJ)heard their groaning, and God (AK)remembered His (AL)covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God (AM)looked upon the children of Israel, and God (AN)acknowledged them.
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:10 Heb. Mosheh, lit. Drawn Out
- Exodus 2:15 the presence of Pharaoh
- Exodus 2:18 Jethro, Ex. 3:1
- Exodus 2:22 Lit. Stranger There
- Exodus 2:22 sojourner, temporary resident
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