1 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: 2 Fala aos filhos de Israel que retrocedam e se acampem defronte de Pi-Hairote, entre Migdol e o mar, diante de Baal-Zefom; em frente dele vos acampareis junto ao mar. 3 Então, Faraó dirá dos filhos de Israel: Estão desorientados na terra, o deserto os encerrou. 4 Endurecerei o coração de Faraó, para que os persiga, e serei glorificado em Faraó e em todo o seu exército; e saberão os egípcios que eu sou o Senhor. Eles assim o fizeram.

5 Sendo, pois, anunciado ao rei do Egito que o povo fugia, mudou-se o coração de Faraó e dos seus oficiais contra o povo, e disseram: Que é isto que fizemos, permitindo que Israel nos deixasse de servir? 6 E aprontou Faraó o seu carro e tomou consigo o seu povo; 7 e tomou também seiscentos carros escolhidos e todos os carros do Egito com capitães sobre todos eles. 8 Porque o Senhor endureceu o coração de Faraó, rei do Egito, para que perseguisse os filhos de Israel; porém os filhos de Israel saíram afoitamente. 9 Perseguiram-nos os egípcios, todos os cavalos e carros de Faraó, e os seus cavalarianos, e o seu exército e os alcançaram acampados junto ao mar, perto de Pi-Hairote, defronte de Baal-Zefom.

10 E, chegando Faraó, os filhos de Israel levantaram os olhos, e eis que os egípcios vinham atrás deles, e temeram muito; então, os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor. 11 Disseram a Moisés: Será, por não haver sepulcros no Egito, que nos tiraste de lá, para que morramos neste deserto? Por que nos trataste assim, fazendo-nos sair do Egito? 12 Não é isso o que te dissemos no Egito: deixa-nos, para que sirvamos os egípcios? Pois melhor nos fora servir aos egípcios do que morrermos no deserto. 13 Moisés, porém, respondeu ao povo: Não temais; aquietai-vos e vede o livramento do Senhor que, hoje, vos fará; porque os egípcios, que hoje vedes, nunca mais os tornareis a ver. 14 O Senhor pelejará por vós, e vós vos calareis.

15 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: Por que clamas a mim? Dize aos filhos de Israel que marchem. 16 E tu, levanta o teu bordão, estende a mão sobre o mar e divide-o, para que os filhos de Israel passem pelo meio do mar em seco. 17 Eis que endurecerei o coração dos egípcios, para que vos sigam e entrem nele; serei glorificado em Faraó e em todo o seu exército, nos seus carros e nos seus cavalarianos; 18 e os egípcios saberão que eu sou o Senhor, quando for glorificado em Faraó, nos seus carros e nos seus cavalarianos.

19 Então, o Anjo de Deus, que ia adiante do exército de Israel, se retirou e passou para trás deles; também a coluna de nuvem se retirou de diante deles, e se pôs atrás deles, 20 e ia entre o campo dos egípcios e o campo de Israel; a nuvem era escuridade para aqueles e para este esclarecia a noite; de maneira que, em toda a noite, este e aqueles não puderam aproximar-se.

21 Então, Moisés estendeu a mão sobre o mar, e o Senhor, por um forte vento oriental que soprou toda aquela noite, fez retirar-se o mar, que se tornou terra seca, e as águas foram divididas. 22 Os filhos de Israel entraram pelo meio do mar em seco; e as águas lhes foram qual muro à sua direita e à sua esquerda. 23 Os egípcios que os perseguiam entraram atrás deles, todos os cavalos de Faraó, os seus carros e os seus cavalarianos, até ao meio do mar. 24 Na vigília da manhã, o Senhor, na coluna de fogo e de nuvem, viu o acampamento dos egípcios e alvorotou o acampamento dos egípcios; 25 emperrou-lhes as rodas dos carros e fê-los andar dificultosamente. Então, disseram os egípcios: Fujamos da presença de Israel, porque o Senhor peleja por eles contra os egípcios.

26 Disse o Senhor a Moisés: Estende a mão sobre o mar, para que as águas se voltem sobre os egípcios, sobre os seus carros e sobre os seus cavalarianos. 27 Então, Moisés estendeu a mão sobre o mar, e o mar, ao romper da manhã, retomou a sua força; os egípcios, ao fugirem, foram de encontro a ele, e o Senhor derribou os egípcios no meio do mar. 28 E, voltando as águas, cobriram os carros e os cavalarianos de todo o exército de Faraó, que os haviam seguido no mar; nem ainda um deles ficou. 29 Mas os filhos de Israel caminhavam a pé enxuto pelo meio do mar; e as águas lhes eram quais muros, à sua direita e à sua esquerda.

30 Assim, o Senhor livrou Israel, naquele dia, da mão dos egípcios; e Israel viu os egípcios mortos na praia do mar. 31 E viu Israel o grande poder que o Senhor exercitara contra os egípcios; e o povo temeu ao Senhor e confiou no Senhor e em Moisés, seu servo.

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon: over against it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 And Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host: and the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah. And they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: 7 and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. 8 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. 9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal-zephon.

10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto Jehovah. 11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

15 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. 16 And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have gotten me honor upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19 And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them: 20 and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one came not near the other all the night.

21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Jehovah looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians. 25 And he took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for Jehovah fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

26 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore. 31 And Israel saw the great work which Jehovah did upon the Egyptians, and the people feared Jehovah: and they believed in Jehovah, and in his servant Moses.

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 "Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.

3 Pharaoh will think, 'The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.'

4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD." So the Israelites did this.

5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!"

6 So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him.

7 He took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

8 The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly.

9 The Egyptians —all Pharaoh's horses and chariots, horsemen "and troops —pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.

10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

11 They said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

12 Didn't we say to you in Egypt, 'Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"

13 Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.

14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."

15 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.

16 Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

17 I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen.

18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen."

19 Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel's army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,

20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided,

22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh's horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea.

24 During the last watch of the night the LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.

25 He jammed "the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, "Let's get away from the Israelites! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt."

26 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen."

27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward "it, and the LORD swept them into the sea.

28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen —the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.

30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.

31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.