1 E o SENHOR falou a Moisés, dizendo:2 Dize aos filhos de Israel, para que voltem e acampem diante de Pi-Hairote, entre Migdol e o mar, diante de Baal-Zefom; diante dele acampareis junto ao mar.3 Porque Faraó dirá dos filhos de Israel: Eles estão encurralados na terra, o deserto os encerrou.4 E eu endurecerei o coração de Faraó, para que ele os persiga. E eu serei honrado sobre Faraó, e sobre todo o seu exército, para que os egípcios saibam que eu sou o SENHOR. E assim eles fizeram.5 E se contou ao rei do Egito que o povo havia fugido. E o coração de Faraó e de seus servos virou-se contra o povo, e eles disseram: Por que fizemos isto, deixando que Israel saísse e deixasse de nos servir?6 E aprontou a sua carruagem, e tomou o seu povo consigo,7 e tomou seiscentas carruagens escolhidas, e todas as carruagens do Egito, e os capitães sobre todos eles.8 E o SENHOR endureceu o coração de Faraó, rei do Egito, e ele perseguiu os filhos de Israel; e os filhos de Israel saíram com braço erguido.9 Mas os egípcios os perseguiram com todos os cavalos e carruagens de Faraó, e seus cavaleiros, e seu exército, e os alcançaram acampados junto ao mar, perto de Pi-Hairote, diante de Baal-Zefom.10 E quando Faraó se aproximou, os filhos de Israel levantaram os seus olhos e eis que os egípcios estavam marchando atrás deles; e eles ficaram com medo, e os filhos de Israel clamaram ao SENHOR.11 E disseram a Moisés: Porque não havia sepulcros no Egito nos levaste embora para morrermos no deserto? Por que agiste assim conosco para nos tirar do Egito?12 Não é esta a palavra que te falamos no Egito, dizendo: Deixa-nos sozinhos, para que sirvamos aos egípcios? Pois melhor nos seria servir aos egípcios do que morrermos no deserto.13 E Moisés disse ao povo: Não temais, aquietai-vos e vede a salvação do SENHOR, que ele hoje vos fará; porque aos egípcios que hoje vistes, nunca mais tornareis a ver.14 O SENHOR lutará por vós, e tereis vossa paz.15 E o SENHOR disse a Moisés: Por que clamas a mim? Dize aos filhos de Israel que avancem.16 Mas tu, levanta o teu cajado, e estende a tua mão sobre o mar, e divide-o, e os filhos de Israel irão por solo seco pelo meio do mar.17 E eis que, eu endurecerei o coração dos egípcios, e eles os seguirão, e eu obterei honra sobre Faraó, e sobre todo o seu exército, sobre suas carruagens, e sobre os seus cavaleiros.18 E os egípcios saberão que eu sou o SENHOR, quando eu tiver obtido honra sobre Faraó, sobre as suas carruagens, e sobre os seus cavaleiros.19 E o anjo de Deus, que ia adiante do acampamento de Israel, retirou-se e foi atrás deles, e a coluna foi de diante da face deles, e se colocou atrás deles,20 e se colocou entre o acampamento dos egípcios e o acampamento de Israel, e havia uma nuvem e escuridão para eles, mas clareava a noite para estes; de maneira que não se aproximou um do outro durante toda a noite.21 E Moisés estendeu a sua mão sobre o mar, e o SENHOR fez o mar voltar por meio de um forte vento oriental durante toda aquela noite, e fez do mar terra seca, e as águas foram divididas.22 E os filhos de Israel entraram pelo meio do mar sobre a terra seca, e as águas eram para eles como um muro à sua direita, e à sua esquerda.23 E os egípcios seguiram, e entraram atrás deles até o meio do mar, com todos os cavalos de Faraó, as suas carruagens e os seus cavaleiros.24 E aconteceu que, na vigília da manhã, o SENHOR olhou para o exército dos egípcios por entre a coluna de fogo e de nuvem, e incomodou o exército dos egípcios,25 e torceu os eixos das rodas de suas carruagens, para que eles andassem pesadamente. Então disseram os egípcios: Fujamos da face de Israel, porque o SENHOR luta por eles contra os egípcios.26 E o SENHOR disse a Moisés: Estende a tua mão sobre o mar, para que as águas venham novamente sobre os egípcios, sobre as suas carruagens e sobre os seus cavaleiros.27 E Moisés estendeu a sua mão sobre o mar, e o mar voltou à sua força ao amanhecer, e os egípcios fugiram contra ele. E o SENHOR derrubou os egípcios no meio do mar.28 E as águas retornaram e cobriram as carruagens, e os cavaleiros, e todo o exército de Faraó que entrou no mar depois deles; não restou nenhum deles.29 Mas os filhos de Israel caminharam sobre terra seca no meio do mar; e as águas eram para eles como um muro à sua direita e à sua esquerda.30 Assim, naquele dia, o SENHOR salvou Israel da mão dos egípcios; e Israel viu os egípcios mortos na praia do mar.31 E Israel viu a grande obra que o SENHOR fez sobre os egípcios, e o povo temeu ao SENHOR e creu no SENHOR, e no seu servo Moisés.

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying:2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they return and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea.3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are perplexed by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will glorify Myself over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I am Jehovah. And they did so.5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, Why have we done this, 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 choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with officers over every one of them.8 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went out with a high hand.9 And the Egyptians pursued them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea beside Pi Hahiroth, before Baal Zephon.10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were pulling up after them. And they were greatly afraid, and the children of Israel cried out unto Jehovah.11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt so with us, to bring us up out of Egypt?12 Was this not the word we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.13 And Moses said to the people, Do not be afraid. Take your stand, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall not see again forever.14 Jehovah will fight for you, and you shall keep silent.15 And Jehovah said to Moses, Why do you cry out to Me? Speak to the children of Israel that they set out.16 And lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.17 And behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. And I will glorify Myself over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen.18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have glorified Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them and stood behind them.20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that 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 that night, and made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided.22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.23 And the Egyptians pursued and went 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 down upon the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He confused the camp of the Egyptians.25 And He took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians.26 Then Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when it turned to daybreak, the sea returned to normal, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. And Jehovah shook out the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.28 And the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained.29 But the children of Israel had walked upon dry ground in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to 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 on the seashore.31 And Israel saw the great hand which Jehovah had dealt against Egypt. And the people feared Jehovah, and believed Jehovah and His servant Moses.