1 Disse o Senhor a Moisés e a Arão na terra do Egito: 2 Este mês vos será o principal dos meses; será o primeiro mês do ano. 3 Falai a toda a congregação de Israel, dizendo: Aos dez deste mês, cada um tomará para si um cordeiro, segundo a casa dos pais, um cordeiro para cada família. 4 Mas, se a família for pequena para um cordeiro, então, convidará ele o seu vizinho mais próximo, conforme o número das almas; conforme o que cada um puder comer, por aí calculareis quantos bastem para o cordeiro. 5 O cordeiro será sem defeito, macho de um ano; podereis tomar um cordeiro ou um cabrito; 6 e o guardareis até ao décimo quarto dia deste mês, e todo o ajuntamento da congregação de Israel o imolará no crepúsculo da tarde. 7 Tomarão do sangue e o porão em ambas as ombreiras e na verga da porta, nas casas em que o comerem; 8 naquela noite, comerão a carne assada no fogo; com pães asmos e ervas amargas a comerão. 9 Não comereis do animal nada cru, nem cozido em água, porém assado ao fogo: a cabeça, as pernas e a fressura. 10 Nada deixareis dele até pela manhã; o que, porém, ficar até pela manhã, queimá-lo-eis. 11 Desta maneira o comereis: lombos cingidos, sandálias nos pés e cajado na mão; comê-lo-eis à pressa; é a Páscoa do Senhor. 12 Porque, naquela noite, passarei pela terra do Egito e ferirei na terra do Egito todos os primogênitos, desde os homens até aos animais; executarei juízo sobre todos os deuses do Egito. Eu sou o Senhor. 13 O sangue vos será por sinal nas casas em que estiverdes; quando eu vir o sangue, passarei por vós, e não haverá entre vós praga destruidora, quando eu ferir a terra do Egito.

14 Este dia vos será por memorial, e o celebrareis como solenidade ao Senhor; nas vossas gerações o celebrareis por estatuto perpétuo. 15 Sete dias comereis pães asmos. Logo ao primeiro dia, tirareis o fermento das vossas casas, pois qualquer que comer coisa levedada, desde o primeiro dia até ao sétimo dia, essa pessoa será eliminada de Israel. 16 Ao primeiro dia, haverá para vós outros santa assembleia; também, ao sétimo dia, tereis santa assembleia; nenhuma obra se fará nele, exceto o que diz respeito ao comer; somente isso podereis fazer. 17 Guardai, pois, a Festa dos Pães Asmos, porque, nesse mesmo dia, tirei vossas hostes da terra do Egito; portanto, guardareis este dia nas vossas gerações por estatuto perpétuo. 18 Desde o dia catorze do primeiro mês, à tarde, comereis pães asmos até à tarde do dia vinte e um do mesmo mês. 19 Por sete dias, não se ache nenhum fermento nas vossas casas; porque qualquer que comer pão levedado será eliminado da congregação de Israel, tanto o peregrino como o natural da terra. 20 Nenhuma coisa levedada comereis; em todas as vossas habitações, comereis pães asmos.

21 Chamou, pois, Moisés todos os anciãos de Israel e lhes disse: Escolhei, e tomai cordeiros segundo as vossas famílias, e imolai a Páscoa. 22 Tomai um molho de hissopo, molhai-o no sangue que estiver na bacia e marcai a verga da porta e suas ombreiras com o sangue que estiver na bacia; nenhum de vós saia da porta da sua casa até pela manhã. 23 Porque o Senhor passará para ferir os egípcios; quando vir, porém, o sangue na verga da porta e em ambas as ombreiras, passará o Senhor aquela porta e não permitirá ao Destruidor que entre em vossas casas, para vos ferir. 24 Guardai, pois, isto por estatuto para vós outros e para vossos filhos, para sempre. 25 E, uma vez dentro na terra que o Senhor vos dará, como tem dito, observai este rito. 26 Quando vossos filhos vos perguntarem: Que rito é este? 27 Respondereis: É o sacrifício da Páscoa ao Senhor, que passou por cima das casas dos filhos de Israel no Egito, quando feriu os egípcios e livrou as nossas casas. Então, o povo se inclinou e adorou.

28 E foram os filhos de Israel e fizeram isso; como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés e a Arão, assim fizeram.

29 Aconteceu que, à meia-noite, feriu o Senhor todos os primogênitos na terra do Egito, desde o primogênito de Faraó, que se assentava no seu trono, até ao primogênito do cativo que estava na enxovia, e todos os primogênitos dos animais. 30 Levantou-se Faraó de noite, ele, todos os seus oficiais e todos os egípcios; e fez-se grande clamor no Egito, pois não havia casa em que não houvesse morto. 31 Então, naquela mesma noite, Faraó chamou a Moisés e a Arão e lhes disse: Levantai-vos, saí do meio do meu povo, tanto vós como os filhos de Israel; ide, servi ao Senhor, como tendes dito. 32 Levai também convosco vossas ovelhas e vosso gado, como tendes dito; ide-vos embora e abençoai-me também a mim. 33 Os egípcios apertavam com o povo, apressando-se em lançá-los fora da terra, pois diziam: Todos morreremos.

34 O povo tomou a sua massa, antes que levedasse, e as suas amassadeiras atadas em trouxas com seus vestidos, sobre os ombros. 35 Fizeram, pois, os filhos de Israel conforme a palavra de Moisés e pediram aos egípcios objetos de prata, e objetos de ouro, e roupas. 36 E o Senhor fez que seu povo encontrasse favor da parte dos egípcios, de maneira que estes lhes davam o que pediam. E despojaram os egípcios.

37 Assim, partiram os filhos de Israel de Ramessés para Sucote, cerca de seiscentos mil a pé, somente de homens, sem contar mulheres e crianças. 38 Subiu também com eles um misto de gente, ovelhas, gado, muitíssimos animais. 39 E cozeram bolos asmos da massa que levaram do Egito; pois não se tinha levedado, porque foram lançados fora do Egito; não puderam deter-se e não haviam preparado para si provisões.

40 Ora, o tempo que os filhos de Israel habitaram no Egito foi de quatrocentos e trinta anos. 41 Aconteceu que, ao cabo dos quatrocentos e trinta anos, nesse mesmo dia, todas as hostes do Senhor saíram da terra do Egito. 42 Esta noite se observará ao Senhor, porque, nela, os tirou da terra do Egito; esta é a noite do Senhor, que devem todos os filhos de Israel comemorar nas suas gerações. 43 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés e a Arão: Esta é a ordenança da Páscoa: nenhum estrangeiro comerá dela. 44 Porém todo escravo comprado por dinheiro, depois de o teres circuncidado, comerá dela. 45 O estrangeiro e o assalariado não comerão dela. 46 O cordeiro há de ser comido numa só casa; da sua carne não levareis fora da casa, nem lhe quebrareis osso nenhum. 47 Toda a congregação de Israel o fará. 48 Porém, se algum estrangeiro se hospedar contigo e quiser celebrar a Páscoa do Senhor, seja-lhe circuncidado todo macho; e, então, se chegará, e a observará, e será como o natural da terra; mas nenhum incircunciso comerá dela. 49 A mesma lei haja para o natural e para o forasteiro que peregrinar entre vós. 50 Assim fizeram todos os filhos de Israel; como o Senhor ordenara a Moisés e a Arão, assim fizeram. 51 Naquele mesmo dia, tirou o Senhor os filhos de Israel do Egito, segundo as suas turmas.

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household: 4 and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man’s eating ye shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats: 6 and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 11 And thus shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is Jehovah’s passover. 12 For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am Jehovah. 13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to Jehovah: throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 16 And in the first day there shall be to you a holy convocation, and in the seventh day a holy convocation; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done by you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever. 18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover. 22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23 For Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 25 And it shall come to pass, when ye are come to the land which Jehovah will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? 27 that ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of Jehovah’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

29 And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve Jehovah, as ye have said. 32 Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. 33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men. 34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment. 36 And Jehovah gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. And they despoiled the Egyptians.

37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children. 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it was not leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victuals. 40 Now the time that the children of Israel dwelt in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. 41 And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of Jehovah went out from the land of Egypt. 42 It is a night to be much observed unto Jehovah for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of Jehovah, to be much observed of all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

43 And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no foreigner eat thereof; 44 but every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 45 A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth aught of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to Jehovah, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: but no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 49 One law shall be to him that is home-born, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that Jehovah did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.

1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt,

2 "This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.

3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb "for his family, one for each household.

4 If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat.

5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats.

6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.

7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

8 That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast.

9 Do not eat the meat raw or boiled in water, but roast it over a fire —with the head, legs and internal organs.

10 Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it.

11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover.

12 "On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

14 "This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD —a lasting ordinance.

15 For seven days you are to eat bread made without yeast. On the first day remove the yeast from your houses, for whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

16 On the first day hold a sacred assembly, and another one on the seventh day. Do no work at all on these days, except to prepare food for everyone to eat; that is all you may do.

17 "Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread, because it was on this very day that I brought your divisions out of Egypt. Celebrate this day as a lasting ordinance for the generations to come.

18 In the first month you are to eat bread made without yeast, from the evening of the fourteenth day until the evening of the twenty-first day.

19 For seven days no yeast is to be found in your houses. And anyone, whether foreigner or native-born, who eats anything with yeast in it must be cut off from the community of Israel.

20 Eat nothing made with yeast. Wherever you live, you must eat unleavened bread."

21 Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb.

22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out of the door of your house until morning.

23 When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

24 "Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants.

25 When you enter the land that the LORD will give you as he promised, observe this ceremony.

26 And when your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?'

27 then tell them, 'It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt and spared our homes when he struck down the Egyptians.'" Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

28 The Israelites did just what the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron.

29 At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well.

30 Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead.

31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.

32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. And also bless me."

33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. "For otherwise," they said, "we will all die!"

34 So the people took their dough before the yeast was added, and carried it on their shoulders in kneading troughs wrapped in clothing.

35 The Israelites did as Moses instructed and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold and for clothing.

36 The LORD had made the Egyptians favorably disposed toward the people, and they gave them what they asked for; so they plundered the Egyptians.

37 The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Sukkoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.

38 Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

39 With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.

40 Now the length of time the Israelite people lived in Egypt "was 430 years.

41 At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD's divisions left Egypt.

42 Because the LORD kept vigil that night to bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the LORD for the generations to come.

43 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "These are the regulations for the Passover meal: "No foreigner may eat it.

44 Any slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him,

45 but a temporary resident or a hired worker may not eat it.

46 "It must be eaten inside the house; take none of the meat outside the house. Do not break any of the bones.

47 The whole community of Israel must celebrate it.

48 "A foreigner residing among you who wants to celebrate the LORD's Passover must have all the males in his household circumcised; then he may take part like one born in the land. No uncircumcised male may eat it.

49 The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you."

50 All the Israelites did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.

51 And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions.