Exodus 2 (GMVL)

1He wode issi Lewe qommo gidida addey Lewe macca nayo machcho ekkides;Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,

2iza qanththatada adde naa yeladus. Naazikka mala lo7o naa gididayssa beyada heedzdzu agina qottadus.and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.

3Gido attiin iza hessafe daro qottanaas dandayonttayssa erada, shaccafe keeshe izas daddada shidan meeshada, naaza iza giddon woththada Nayle shaafa doonan duureessa geetettiza maata giddon woththadus.But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.

4Iza michcheya iza bolla aazi hananaakko beyanaas haahon eqqada xeellawus.And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

5Gibxe kawo naya bolla meecettanaas Nayle shaafa wodhdhadus; izi macca aylletikka haaththa doonan yaanne haa hemetteettes; iza keesheza duureessa geetettiza maata giddon beyada, baada ekkada yaana mala ba aylleyo kiittadus;Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.

6keesheza doyada he guuththa naaza beyadus. Izi yeekkiza gishshas izas qadhettada, «Hayssi Ibraaweta guuththa naytappe issaa gidontta aggenna» gadus.When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”

7He wode iza michcheya kawaa nayo, «Nees ha naaza dhanththanaas Ibraawetappe issi maccas ehanaas boo?» gaada oychchadus.Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”

8Histtiin iza, «Ee, ba» gadus. Naya baada he naaza aayo ehadus.“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.

9Kawoza naya he maccassayo, «Hayssa naaza efada taas dhanththaashsha; tani nees damoza qanxxana» gadus. Maccassaya naaza efada dhanththa dichchadus.Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.

10Naazi dicciin kawo naykko iza ehiin izi izis naa gidides; «Tani iza haaththafe kessadis» gaada iza Muse ga sunththadus.When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”

11Musey diccidi gita gididi issi gallas ba asay dizaso biidi istti deexo ooso ooththishin be7ides. Issi Gibxe biitta asi iza asata Ibraawetappe issaa wadhdhishin be7ides.One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.

12Izi yaanne haa xeelliin oonikka bayndayssa be7idi he Gibxe addeza wodhidi ace giddon kaashi qottides.After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.

13Wonteththa gallas kezidi nam7u Ibraaweti ba garsan wadhettizayta be7ides. Qohizayssa izi, «Neni ne as gidida Ibraaweza ays wadhdhay?» gi oychchides.The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”

14He addezikka, «Nena nu bolla godaanne daanna histtiday oonee? Neni Gibxe addeza wodhidayssa mala tanakka wodhana qoppay?» giin Musey, «Tani ooththidayssi erettichchides» gi babbides.But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”

15Kawozi hessa siyidi Muse wodhanaas koyides; gido attiin Musey kawaappe betidi Midiyaame biittan daanaas biidi issi haaththa olla doonan uttides.When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.

16He wode issi Midiyaame qeeses laappun macca nayti deettes; istti he haaththa ollaako ba aawaa dorsata haath ushshanaas yiidi gonggen haath duuqqi kunththida.Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.

17Heemmizayti yiidi macca nayta gooddida; gido attiin Musey dendi eqqidi istta ashshidessinne istta dorsata haath ushshides.And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.

18Istti ba aawa Yootorekko biin izi, «Hach waani eeson yidetii?» gi oychchides.When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”

19Istti zaaridi, «Issi Gibxe biitta adde dayssi nuna mehe heemmizaytappe ashshides; qasseka nuus haaththeka duuqqidi nu dorsatakka ushshides» gida.“An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”

20Histtiin izi ba macca nayta, «Ha7i izi awan dizee? Intte he addeza ays heen aggidetii? Ane iza xeygite; yiidi kath mo» gides.“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”

21Museykka he addezara heen daanaas dosides; addezikka ba nayo Xipooro Muses machcho histti immides.Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

22Xipoora adde naa yeliin Musey naaza, «Tani asa biittan bete asa» gishe Gershoome gi sunththides.And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

23Musey Midiyaame biittan diza daro layththata garsan Gibxe kawoy hayqqides. Isra7eele asay ba aylleteththafe dendidayssan oolidanne waassida; aylleteththa waayey dariin istti waassida waasoy pude Xoossako gakkides.After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.

24Xoossi istta oolezanne istta waasoza siyidi izi Abrahaamera, Yisaaqaranne Yaaqoobera caaqqida caaqo qaalaa yuushshi qoppides.So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

25Hessa gishshas Xoossi Isra7eele nayta xeellidi istta hanoteth qoppides.God saw the Israelites and took notice.

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