The Ten Commandments

There was a man whose name is revered

by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.

By Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.

He was born into slavery among a people who had been

He was born into slavery among a people who had been

held captive by the Egypt of the Pharaohs for 400 years.

Held captive by the Egypt of the Pharaohs for 400 years.

He lead a rebellion against the world's greatest empire

He lead a rebellion against the world's greatest empire

And handed down a moral law

That has stood the test of thousands of years.

That has stood the test of thousands of years.

His name was Moses.

Unh.

Well?

The dream, oh, Pharaoh--

It comes from Ra himself.

What does it mean?

A time of danger approaches...

A time of danger approaches...

For you and for Egypt.

For you and for Egypt.

Aah! Oh!

Uhh! The danger comes from a slave child...

Uhh! The danger comes from a slave child...

Hurry, please, quickly.

A child will become

- A prince of Egypt. - (crying)

And then?

Bring down... Both horse... And... Rider!

Bring down... Both horse... And... Rider!

Bring down... Both horse... And... Rider!

Where can this child be found?

Where can this child be found?

- A boy. - (crying)

Aaron, meet your brother.

Aaron, meet your brother.

There.

Kill all the newborn males-- all of them!

Stop!

Stop!

Give me back my son.

Put guards at all the gates.

- I won't let them take him! - (crying)

The basket.

Okay.

Oh. (gasps)

- I'll hide him in the reeds by the river. - No, wait...

If they catch you, they'll kill us all.

You'd sacrifice their lives for his?

You'd sacrifice their lives for his?

(shouting and screaming in distance)

Try this corridor.

- (man) This way! - (man) Spread out.

There's more this way. Here we go.

Come on. You two go that way.

- This way, hurry. - Right.

- Anything? Right there. - I'll get 'em.

Go. This way.

Forgive me.

Forgive us.

Oh!

Set adrift on the Nile by his birth mother,

He was found by a princess of the royal household.

He was found by a princess of the royal household.

- (gasps) - (baby crying)

There, there.

Are you mad? This is a slave child.

Are you mad? This is a slave child.

I don't care. I was meant to find him.

I don't care. I was meant to find him.

But Pharaoh had all the slaves male infants Killed.

But Pharaoh had all the slaves male infants Killed.

He had a dream that one of them

would lead a rebellion against the throne.

But, really, I didn't find him.

He found me.

You cannot let him live.

I shall call him Moses.

What if he is The One

who's destined to bring down the Pharaoh?

If power is meant to change hands...

If this child-- if he is the future,

If he is the Chosen One...

then he will bring wealth and power

to those he thinks of as his family.

You saved his life. He must know that.

He must know what he owes you and me.

Send someone to ask if any of the slaves

will be a witness for a newborn child.

Will be a witness for a newborn child.

His mother will say yes.

What if it's a trap?

Then we have to risk it for his sake.

Then we have to risk it for his sake.

Tell her you will take the child back when it's safe.

Until then, she is to care for it as if it's her own.

Until then, she is to care for it as if it's her own.

When |I...

When I give him back to you, promise...

When I give him back to you, promise...

Promise that he'll know those are his people, too.

Promise that he'll know those are his people, too.

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

The princess gave birth to another son, Menerith,

But she loved Moses no less.

Prince Moses, put your full weight behind it.

All right, once again.

The brothers grew up

as children of privilege, trained to take their place

among the many princes of Egypt.

As part of their education,

They were taught the hidden mysteries

of the house of the dead and of the Sun god Ra

and the many other gods of Egypt.

You may want to cover your noses and your mouths.

You may want to cover your noses and your mouths.

Prince Moses.

You there, back to work.

A man is but a shell,

Given the breath of life by the gods,

And when that breath is taken away from him,

This is all that remains.

How many gods are there in the world?

Oh, as many gods as there are nations,

As many gods as there are men.

Who made the gods?

I'm afraid I don't understand your question.

- Where did they come from? - They just are.

They are part of the natural order of things.

They are part of the natural order of things.

Look long enough, and very soon, what happens?

Look long enough, and very soon, what happens?

The stars begin to make patterns,

And it's possible to understand those patterns

And predict how they might change in time.

You're princes of Egypt, not barbarians.

You need to know these things.

No.

Loyalty is a wonderful quality, prince Moses,

Loyalty is a wonderful quality, prince Moses,

But you'd be better served curbing that temper of yours.

But you'd be better served curbing that temper of yours.

You can't catch me.

Come back here!

All this time, the child had been unaware

of the dark secret of his birth.

I have to tell him.

Why must you?

Because I made a promise.

I'm gonna kill you!

You've always known that you and Menerith weren't brothers--

At least, not by blood...

At least, not by blood...

I know you adopted me.

And I know that two brothers have never been closer,

but now, you have to know the rest.

But now, you have to know the rest.

Moses.

This is your father.

I'm Jochebed, your mother.

I'm Jochebed, your mother.

This is your sister Miriam,

And that's Aaron, your elder brother.

When you were born,

It was too dangerous to keep you.

We had to give you up.

There was nothing else we could do.

I held you at my breast

Until you were old enough to walk,

And then I gave you back to her.

Why?

We didn't just want to save your life,

we wanted it to be a good one.

We wanted at least one of our children to have...

more than this.

But you gave me away.

Oh, it was because we loved you.

Oh, my son.

Oh, my child!

Oh, my child!

The princess promised

that we could tell you where you came from.

That's all we want, that you should know...

That's all we want, that you should know...

Then you can forget about us.

Then you can forget about us.