1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea. 3 Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, ‘They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.’ 4 I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh." They did so.
5 The king of Egypt was told that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" 6 He prepared his chariot, and took his army with him; 7 and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, with captains over all of them. 8 Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand. 9 The Egyptians pursued them. All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon.
10 When Pharaoh came near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid. The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh. 11 They said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us out of Egypt? 12 Isn’t this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave 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 Moses said to the people, "Don’t be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today; for you will never again see the Egyptians whom you have seen today. 14 Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still."
15 Yahweh said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward. 16 Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. Then the children of Israel shall go into the middle of the sea on dry ground. 17 Behold, I myself will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will go in after them. I will get myself honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies, over his chariots, and over his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh when I have gotten myself honor over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen." 19 The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them. 20 It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. There was the cloud and the darkness, yet it gave light by night. One didn’t come near the other all night.
21 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 The children of Israel went into the middle of the sea on the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 23 The Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the middle of the sea: all of Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 In the morning watch, Yahweh looked out on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and confused the Egyptian army. 25 He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, "Let’s flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!"
26 Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen." 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. Yahweh overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea. 28 The waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even all Pharaoh’s army that went in after them into the sea. There remained not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the middle of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. 30 Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh and in his servant Moses.
1 耶和华告诉摩西说：
2 "你要吩咐以色列人转回过来， 在比．哈希录前， 密夺和海之间安营； 你们要在巴力．洗分前， 对着巴力．洗分， 靠近海边的地方安营。
3 法老必论到以色列人的事， 说： ‘他们在这地走迷了路， 旷野把他们困住了。’
4 我要使法老的心刚硬， 他就必追赶他们； 这样， 我就可以在法老身上和他的全军身上得到荣耀， 埃及人就必知道我是耶和华。"于是以色列人就这样行了。
5 有人告诉埃及王说： "以色列人逃走了。"法老和他的臣仆对以色列人的心就改变了， 他们说： "我们让以色列人离开， 不再服事我们， 我们作了什么事呢？"
6 法老就预备他的马车， 带着他的人民一同去，
7 并且带着六百辆特选的马车和埃及所有的马车， 每辆马车上都有马车长。
8 耶和华使埃及王法老的心刚硬， 法老就追赶以色列人； 因为以色列是靠着耶和华高举的手出来的。
9 埃及人追赶他们， 法老所有的马匹、战车和他的马兵与军队， 就在海边， 靠近比．哈希录， 对着巴力．洗分他们安营的地方追上了他们。
10 法老走近的时候， 以色列人举目观看， 看见埃及人正追赶过来， 就非常惧怕， 向耶和华呼求。
11 他们对摩西说： "难道埃及没有坟墓， 你要把我们带来死在旷野吗？你为什么这样待我们， 把我们从埃及领出来呢？
12 我们在埃及的时候， 不是对你说过： ‘不要管我们， 我们要服事埃及人’这话吗？因为服事埃及人比死在旷野还好。"
13 摩西对人民说： "不要惧怕， 要站着， 观看耶和华今天为你们施行的拯救； 因为你们今天看见的埃及人， 必永远不再看见了。
14 耶和华必为你们争战， 你们必须安静， 不要作声。"
15 耶和华对摩西说： "你为什么向我呼求呢？吩咐以色列人往前走。
16 你要把你的杖举起来， 向海伸手， 把海分开， 叫以色列人下到海中走干地。
17 看哪， 我要使埃及人的心刚硬， 他们就必跟着以色列人下去； 这样， 我必在法老和他的全军身上， 以及他的马车和马兵身上得到荣耀。
18 我在法老身上， 以及他的马车和马兵身上得到荣耀的时候， 埃及人就知道我是耶和华。"
19 在以色列营前行走的 神的使者， 转到他们后面去； 云柱也从他们前面转过去， 立在他们后面。
20 云柱来到埃及营和以色列营中间； 云柱一边是黑暗的， 一边却光照着黑夜。这样整夜彼此都不能接近。
21 摩西向海伸手， 耶和华就用极强的东风， 一夜之间使海水退去； 他使海变成干地， 海水也分开了。
22 以色列人下到海中走干地， 水在他们的左右作了墙垣。
23 埃及人追赶过来， 法老所有的马匹、马车和马兵， 都跟着以色列人下到海中去。
24 到了晨更的时候， 耶和华透过云柱火柱向下观看埃及人的军兵， 并且使埃及人的军兵大起混乱。
25 又使他们的车轮脱落， 行驶困难， 因此埃及人说： "我们从以色列人面前逃跑吧， 因为耶和华为他们争战， 攻击埃及人了。"
26 耶和华对摩西说： "你要向海伸手， 使水回流到埃及人身上， 流到他们的战车和马兵身上。"
27 摩西就向海伸手， 到了天亮的时候， 海水流回原处； 埃及人逆流逃跑的时候， 耶和华就把他们投在海中。
28 海水一回流， 就淹没了马车、马兵和那些跟着以色列人下海去的法老的全军， 连一个也没有余下。
29 以色列人却在海中走干地， 水在他们的左右作了墙垣。
30 这样， 耶和华就在那一天把以色列人从埃及人的手里拯救了出来； 以色列人看见埃及人都死在海边。
31 以色列人看见耶和华向埃及人所显大能的手， 就敬畏耶和华， 又信服耶和华和他的仆人摩西。