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.

1 ENTÃO falou o Senhor a Moisés, dizendo: 2 Fala aos filhos de Israel que voltem, e que acampem diante de Pi-Hairote, entre Migdol e o mar, diante de Baal-Zefom: em frente dele assentareis o campo junto ao mar. 3 Então Faraó dirá dos filhos de Israel: Estão embaraçados na terra, o deserto os encerrou. 4 E eu endurecerei o coração de Faraó, para que os persiga, e serei glorificado em Faraó em todo o seu exército, e saberão os egípcios que eu sou o Senhor. E eles fizeram assim. 5 Sendo pois anunciado ao rei do Egito que o povo fugia, mudou-se o coração de Faraó e dos seus servos contra o povo, e disseram: Por que fizemos isso havendo deixado ir a Israel, para que nos não sirva? 6 E aprontou o seu carro, e tomou consigo o seu povo; 7 E tomou seiscentos carros escolhidos, e todos os carros do Egito, e os capitães sobre eles todos. 8 Porque o Senhor endureceu o coração de Faraó, rei do Egito, para que perseguisse aos filhos de Israel; porém os filhos de Israel saíram com alta mão. 9 E os egípcios perseguiram-nos, todos os cavalos e carros de Faraó, e os seus cavaleiros, e o seu exército, e alcançaram-nos acampados junto ao mar, perto de Pi-Hairote, diante de Baal-Zefom. 10 E, chegando Faraó, os filhos de Israel levantaram seus olhos, e eis que os egípcios vinham atrás deles, e temeram muito; então os filhos de Israel clamaram ao Senhor. 11 E disseram a Moisés: Não havia sepulcros no Egito, para nos tirares de lá, para que morramos neste deserto? Por que nos fizeste isto, que nos tens tirado do Egito? 12 Não é esta a palavra que te temos falado no Egito, dizendo: Deixa-nos, que sirvamos aos egípcios? pois que melhor nos fora servir aos egípcios, do que morrermos no deserto. 13 Moisés, porém, disse ao povo: Não temais; estai quietos e vede o livramento do Senhor, que hoje vos fará; porque aos egípcios, que hoje vistes, nunca mais vereis para sempre: 14 O Senhor pelejará por vós e vos calareis.

15 Então disse o Senhor a Moisés: Por que clamas a mim? dize aos filhos de Israel que marchem. 16 E tu, levanta a tua vara, e estende a tua mão sobre o mar, e fende-o, para que os filhos de Israel passem pelo meio do mar em seco. 17 E eis que endurecerei o coração dos egípcios, para que entrem nele atrás deles; e eu serei glorificado em Faraó, e em todo o seu exército, nos seus carros e nos cavaleiros, 18 E os egípcios saberão que eu sou o Senhor, quando for glorificado em Faraó, nos seus carros e nos seus cavaleiros. 19 E o anjo de Deus, que ia diante do exército de Israel, se retirou, e ia atrás 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: e a nuvem era escuridade para aqueles, e para estes esclarecia a noite: de maneira que em toda a noite não chegou um ao outro. 21 Então Moisés estendeu a sua mão sobre o mar, e o Senhor fez retirar o mar por um forte vento oriental toda aquela noite; e o mar tornou-se em seco, e as águas foram partidas. 22 E os filhos de Israel entraram pelo meio do mar em seco: e as águas foram-lhes como muro à sua direita e à sua esquerda. 23 E os egípcios seguiram-nos e entraram atrás deles todos os cavalos de Faraó, os seus carros e os seus cavaleiros, até ao meio do mar. 24 E aconteceu que, na vigília daquela manhã, o Senhor, na coluna de fogo e da nuvem, viu o campo dos egípcios: e alvoroçou o campo dos egípcios, 25 E tirou-lhes as rodas dos seus carros, e fê-los andar dificultosamente. Então disseram os egípcios: Fujamos da face de Israel, porque o Senhor por eles peleja contra os egípcios. 26 E disse o Senhor a Moisés: Estende a tua mão sobre o mar, para que as águas tornem sobre os egípcios, sobre os seus carros e sobre os seus cavaleiros.

27 Então Moisés estendeu a sua mão sobre o mar e o mar retomou a sua força ao amanhecer, e os egípcios fugiram ao seu encontro: e o Senhor derribou os egípcios no meio do mar, 28 Porque as águas, tornando, cobriram os carros e os cavaleiros de todo o exército de Faraó, que os haviam seguido no mar: nem ainda um deles ficou. 29 Mas os filhos de Israel foram pelo meio do mar seco: e as águas foram-lhes como muro à sua mão direita e à sua esquerda. 30 Assim o Senhor salvou Israel naquele dia da mão dos egípcios: e Israel viu os egípcios mortos na praia do mar. 31 E viu Israel a grande mão que o Senhor mostrara aos egípcios; e temeu o povo ao Senhor, e creram no Senhor e em Moisés, seu servo.