Exodus 2

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	DIODATI
1 After these things, a man from the house of Levi went out, and he took a wife from his own stock.	1 OR un uomo della famiglia di Levi andò, e prese per moglie una figliuola di Levi.
2 And she conceived and bore a son. And seeing him to be handsome, she hid him for three months.	2 E quella donna concepette, e partorì un figliuolo; e, veggendolo bello, lo tenne nascosto lo spazio di tre mesi.
3 And when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a small basket woven of bulrushes, and she smeared it with pitch as well as tar. And she placed the little infant inside, and she laid him in the sedges by the bank of the river.	3 Ma non potendo più tenerlo nascosto, ella prese una cestella fatta di giunchi, e la impiastrò di bitume e di pece; e, postovi dentro il fanciullo, la mise nella giuncaia, in su la riva del fiume.
4 His sister was standing at a distance and was wondering what would happen.	4 E la sorella del fanciullo se ne stava da lungi, per saper ciò che gli avverrebbe
5 Then, behold, the daughter of Pharaoh descended to wash in the river. And her maids walked along the edge of the cove. And when she had seen the small basket among the papyruses, she sent one of her servants for it. And when it was brought,	5 Or la figliuola di Faraone discese per bagnarsi nel fiume; e le sue donzelle passeggiavano su la riva del fiume; ed ella vide quella cestella per mezzo la giuncaia, e mandò una sua servente, e la fece torre.
6 she opened it; and realizing that within it was a little one crying, she took pity on him, and she said: “This is one of the infants of the Hebrews.”	6 E apertala vide quel bambino; ed ecco, il fanciullo piangeva; ed ella ne ebbe compassione, e disse: Questo fanciullo è de’ figliuoli degli Ebrei.
7 And the sister of the boy said to her: “If you wish, I will go and call to you a Hebrew woman, who will be able nurse the infant.”	7 E la sorella di esso disse alla figliuola di Faraone: Andrò io a chiamarti una balia d’infra le donne Ebree, che ti allatti questo fanciullo?
8 She responded, “Go.” The maid went directly and called her mother.	8 E la figliuola di Faraone le disse: Va’. E la fanciulla andò, e chiamò la madre del fanciullo.
9 And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her: “Take this boy and nurse him for me. I will give you your wages.” The woman took and nursed the boy. And when he was mature, she delivered him to the daughter of Pharaoh.	9 E la figliuola di Faraone disse: Portane questo fanciullo, e allattamelo, ed io ti darò il tuo salario. E quella donna prese il fanciullo, e lo allattò.
10 And she adopted him in place of a son, and she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I took him from the water.”	10 E quando il fanciullo fu grande, ella lo menò alla figliuola di Faraone, ed esso le fu in luogo di figliuolo, ed ella gli pose nome Mosè; perciocchè, disse ella, io lo ho tratto fuor delle acque
11 In those days, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers. And he saw their affliction and an Egyptian man striking a certain one of the Hebrews, his brothers.	11 Or in quel tempo, essendo Mosè già divenuto grande, avvenne ch’egli uscì fuori a’ suoi fratelli, e vide le lor gravezze; e vide un Egizio che percuoteva un uomo Ebreo de’ suoi fratelli.
12 And when he had looked around this way and that, and had seen no one nearby, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.	12 E avendo riguardato qua e là, e veduto, che non v’era nissuno, percosse quell’Egizio, e lo nascose nel sabbione.
13 And going out the next day, he spotted two Hebrews quarrelling violently. And he said to him who was causing the injury, “Why do you strike your neighbor?”	13 E il giorno seguente egli uscì ancora fuori; ed ecco, due uomini Ebrei contendevano insieme. Ed egli disse a colui che avea il torto: Perchè percuoti il tuo prossimo?
14 But he responded: “Who appointed you as leader and judge over us? Do you want to kill me, just as yesterday you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and he said, “How has this word become known?”	14 E colui gli rispose: Chi ti ha costituito principe e giudice sopra noi? pensi tu di uccider me, come uccidesti quell’Egizio? E Mosè temette, e disse: Per certo la cosa si è saputa.
15 And Pharaoh heard this talk, and he sought to kill Moses. But fleeing from his sight, he stayed in the land of Midian, and he sat down next to a well.	15 E Faraone udì questa cosa, e cercò Mosè per ucciderlo; ma Mosè se ne fuggì dal cospetto di Faraone, e si fermò nel paese di Madian, ove si pose a sedere presso ad un pozzo
16 Now there was a priest of Midian with seven daughters, who came to draw water. And having filled the troughs, they desired to water their father’s flocks.	16 Or il sacerdote di Madian avea sette figliuole; le quali vennero, e attinsero dell’acqua, ed empierono gli abbeveratoi, per abbeverar le gregge del lor padre.
17 The shepherds overcame them and drove them away. And Moses rose up, and defending the girls, he watered their sheep.	17 E i pastori sopraggiunsero, e scacciarono le gregge; ma Mosè si levò, e soccorse quelle fanciulle, e abbeverò le lor gregge.
18 And when they had returned to their father, Reuel, he said to them, “Why have you arrived sooner than usual?”	18 Ed elleno se ne vennero a Reuel, lor padre; ed egli disse loro: Perchè siete voi oggi così presto ritornate?
19 They responded: “A man of Egypt freed us from the hands of the shepherds. Moreover, he also drew water with us and gave the sheep to drink.”	19 Ed elleno risposero: Un uomo Egizio ci ha riscosse dalle mani de’ pastori, e anche ci ha attinto dell’acqua abbondantemente, ed ha abbeverate le gregge.
20 But he said: “Where is he? Why have you dismissed the man? Call him, so that he may eat bread.”	20 Ed egli disse alla sue figliuole: E dov’è egli? perchè avete lasciato là quell’uomo? chiamatelo, che prenda cibo.
21 Therefore, Moses swore that he would live with him. And he accepted his daughter Zipporah as a wife.	21 E Mosè acconsentì di dimorar con quell’uomo: ed egli diede a Mosè Sippora, sua figliuola.
22 And she bore a son to him, whom he called Gershom, saying, “I have been a newcomer in a foreign land.” In truth, she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying, “For the God of my father, my helper, has rescued me from the hand of Pharaoh.”	22 Ed ella partorì un figliuolo, ed egli gli pose nome Ghersom; perciocchè disse: Io sono stato forestiere in paese strano
23 In truth, after a long time, the king of Egypt was dead. And the sons of Israel, groaning, cried out because of the works. And their cry ascended to God from the works.	23 Or avvenne che in quel mezzo tempo, che fu lungo, il re di Egitto morì; e i figliuoli d’Israele sospirarono per la servitù, e gridarono; e le lor grida, che gittarono per la servitù, salirono a Dio.
24 And he heard their groaning, and he also remembered the covenant which he formed with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.	24 E Iddio intese i loro stridi, e si ricordò del suo patto con Abrahamo, con Isacco, e con Giacobbe.
25 And the Lord looked with favor on the sons of Israel, and he knew them.	25 E Iddio riguardò a’ figliuoli d’Israele, e ne prese conoscenza