1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea: before Baal-Zephon, opposite to 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 has hemmed them in.
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he may pursue after them; and I will glorify myself in Pharaoh, and in 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 had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his bondmen was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from our service?
6 And he yoked 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 every one of them.
8 And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel had gone 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 where they had encamped by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, opposite to Baal-Zephon.
10 And Pharaoh approached; and the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and the children of Israel were much afraid, and cried out to Jehovah.
11 And they said to Moses, Is it because there were no graves in Egypt, thou hast taken us away to die in the wilderness? why hast thou done this to us, that thou hast led us out of Egypt?
12 Is not this what we told thee in Egypt, when we said, Let us alone, and we will serve the Egyptians? For {it had been} better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.
13 And Moses said to the people, Fear 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 be still.
15 And Jehovah said to Moses, Why dost thou cry unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.
16 And thou, lift thy staff, and stretch out thy 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 I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall pursue after them; and I will glorify myself in Pharaoh and in all his host, in his chariots and in his horsemen.
18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have glorified myself in Pharaoh, in his chariots and in his horsemen.
19 And the Angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before them, and stood behind them.
20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and was a cloud and darkness, and lit up the night; and the one did not come near the other all the night.
21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and Jehovah made the sea 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 through 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 came after them-all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his horsemen, into the midst of the sea.
24 And it came to pass in the morning watch, that Jehovah looked upon the camp of the Egyptians, in the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and embarrassed the camp of the Egyptians.
25 And he took off their chariot wheels, and caused them to drive with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee before Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians!
26 And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand over the sea, that the waters may return upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and upon their horsemen.
27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength toward the morning; and the Egyptians fled against it; and Jehovah overturned the Egyptians into the midst of the sea.
28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the host of Pharaoh that had come into the sea after them; there remained not even one of them.
29 And the children of Israel walked on dry {ground} through 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 sea-shore.
31 And Israel saw the great power {with} which Jehovah had wrought against the Egyptians; and the people feared Jehovah, and believed in Jehovah, and in Moses his bondman.
1 Disse Jeová a Moisés:
2 Fala aos filhos de Israel que retrocedam e se acampem em frente de Pi-Hairote, entre Migdol e o mar, diante de Baal-Zefom; defronte dele assentareis o campo junto ao mar.
3 Faraó dirá dos filhos de Israel: Eles estão embaraçados na terra, o deserto os encerrou.
4 Endurecerei o coração de Faraó, e ele os perseguirá; glorificar-me-ei em Faraó e em todo o seu exército; e os egípcios saberão que eu sou Jeová. Eles assim o fizeram.
5 Foi dito ao rei dos egípcios que o povo havia fugido; mudou-se o coração de Faraó e dos seus servos para com o povo, e disseram: Que é isto que fizemos, permitindo que Israel nos deixasse de servir?
6 Faraó mandou aprontar o seu carro, e tomou consigo o seu povo;
7 também tomou seiscentos carros escolhidos e todos os carros do Egito com capitães sobre todos eles.
8 Jeová endureceu o coração de Faraó, rei do Egito, e este perseguiu os filhos de Israel; pois os filhos de Israel saíram afoitamente.
9 Perseguiam-nos os egípcios, a saber, 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, defronte de Baal-Zefom.
10 Quando Faraó se chegou perto, levantaram os olhos os filhos de Israel, e eis que os egípcios marchavam atrás deles; os filhos de Israel tiveram muito medo, e clamaram a Jeová.
11 Disseram a Moisés: Foi porque não havia sepulcros no Egito que nos tiraste para morrermos no deserto? por que motivo nos trataste assim, fazendo-nos sair do Egito?
12 Não é isto mesmo o que te dissemos no Egito: Deixa-nos, para que sirvamos aos egípcios? Pois melhor nos fora servir aos egípcios, do que morrermos no deserto.
13 Respondeu Moisés ao povo: Não temais, estai quietos e vede o livramento que Jeová vos há de dar hoje; porque os egípcios que vedes hoje, nunca jamais os tornareis a ver.
14 Jeová pelejará por vós, e vós vos calareis.
15 Disse Jeová a Moisés: Por que clamas a mim? fala aos filhos de Israel que marchem.
16 E tu, levanta a tua vara, estende a mão sobre o mar e divide-o, para que os filhos de Israel caminhem pelo meio do mar em seco.
17 Eis que eu hei de endurecer os corações dos egípcios, e entrarão atrás deles; glorificar-me-ei em Faraó e em todo o seu exército, nos seus carros e nos seus cavaleiros.
18 Os egípcios saberão que eu sou Jeová, quando me tiver glorificado em Faraó, nos seus carros e nos seus cavaleiros.
19 Então o anjo de Deus, que ia adiante do campo de Israel, se retirou e ia atrás deles; a coluna de nuvem retirou-se de diante deles, e pôs-se atrás deles,
20 e veio entre o campo do Egito e o campo de Israel. Havia a nuvem e as trevas, contudo brilhava de noite. Toda a noite não se aproximou um do outro.
21 Então Moisés estendeu a mão sobre o mar. Jeová fez retirar-se o mar por um forte vento oriental toda a noite, e fez do mar terra seca, e as águas foram divididas.
22 Os filhos de Israel entraram no meio do mar em seco; e as águas foram-lhes como um muro à direita e à esquerda.
23 Os egípcios perseguiram e entraram atrás deles no meio do mar, todos os cavalos de Faraó, os seus carros e os seus cavaleiros.
24 Na vigília da manhã olhou Jeová para o exército dos egípcios por entre a coluna de fogo e de nuvem e alvorotou o exército dos egípcios.
25 Tirou-lhes as rodas dos carros, e fe-los andar dificultosamente; de modo que os egípcios disseram: Fujamos de diante de Israel, porque Jeová está pelejando por eles contra os egípcios.
26 Disse Jeová a Moisés: Estende a mão sobre o mar, para que se voltem as águas sobre os egípcios, sobre os seus carros e sobre os seus cavaleiros.
27 Moisés estendeu a mão sobre o mar, e o mar, ao romper da manhã, voltou à sua força; os egípcios fugiram de encontro a ele, e Jeová derribou os egípcios no meio do mar.
28 As águas voltaram a cobrir os carros e os cavaleiros, sim todo o exército de Faraó, que atrás deles entrou no mar; deles não ficou nem sequer um.
29 Porém os filhos de Israel caminhavam a pé enxuto no meio do mar; e as águas foram-lhes como um muro à direita e à esquerda.
30 Assim Jeová salvou a Israel naquele dia da mão dos egípcios; e Israel viu os egípcios mortos na praia do mar.
31 Viu Israel o grande poder que Jeová exercitou contra os egípcios, e o povo temeu a Jeová; creram em Jeová e em seu servo Moisés.