1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."

3 Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which you came out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4 Today you go out in the month Abib. 5 It shall be, when Yahweh brings you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. 6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh. 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you. No yeast shall be seen with you, within all your borders. 8 You shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that Yahweh’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt. 10 You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

11 "It shall be, when Yahweh brings you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and will give it you, 12 that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn that comes from an animal which you have. The males shall be Yahweh’s. 13 Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons. 14 It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of livestock. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’ 16 It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us out of Egypt."

17 When Pharaoh had let the people go, God didn’t lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt"; 18 but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt. 19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you." 20 They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night: 22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn’t depart from before the people.

1 耶和华告诉摩西说：

2 "在以色列人中， 你要把所有头生的都分别为圣归我； 无论是人或是牲畜， 凡是头生的都是我的。"

3 摩西对人民说： "你们要记念这一天， 就是从埃及为奴之家出来的这一天， 因为耶和华用大能的手把你们从这里领出来； 所以有酵之物都不可以吃。

4 你们是在亚笔月这一日出来的。

5 日后耶和华领你进到迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、希未人、耶布斯人之地， 就是他向你的列祖起誓要赐给你的那流奶与蜜之地， 那时你要在这月守这敬拜之礼。

6 你要吃无酵饼七日， 第七日要向耶和华守节。

7 七日之中你要吃无酵饼； 在你四境之内， 不可见有发过酵之物在你面前， 也不可见有酵在你那里。

8 在那日， 你要告诉你的儿子说： ‘这是因为耶和华在我从埃及出来的时候为我所行的事。’

9 这要在你的手上作记号， 在你额上作记念， 好使耶和华的律法常在你的口中， 因为耶和华曾用大能的手把你从埃及领出来。

10 所以， 你要年年按着定期遵守这定例。

11 "日后， 耶和华照着他向你和你的列祖所起的誓， 把你领进迦南人之地， 把这地赐给你之后，

12 你要把所有头生的奉献给耶和华， 也要把你一切牲畜中所有头生的小牲口奉献给耶和华； 公的都属耶和华。

13 凡是头生的驴， 你要用羊羔代赎； 如果你不代赎， 就要打断它的颈项； 凡是你儿子中头生的人， 你都要代赎。

14 日后你的儿子若是问你们： ‘这是什么意思？’你就要回答他： ‘耶和华曾经用大能的手把我们从埃及为奴之家领出来。

15 那时法老心里刚硬， 不让我们离开， 耶和华就把埃及地所有头生的， 无论是人或是牲畜都杀了； 所以， 我把所有头生的公牲口都献给耶和华为祭； 但我所有头生的儿子， 却都要代赎回来。

16 这要在你的手上作记号， 在你的额上作头带； 因为耶和华曾用大能的手把我们从埃及领出来。’"

17 法老让人民离开的时候， 虽然非利士的路很近， 神却不领他们从那里走， 因为 神说： "恐怕百姓看见战争而后悔， 就回埃及去。"

18 所以 神领人民绕道而行， 走旷野的路到红海去； 以色列人从埃及地上来的时候， 都带着兵器。

19 摩西带了约瑟的骸骨同去， 因为约瑟曾经叫以色列人严肃地起誓， 说： " 神必定眷顾你们； 你们要把我的骸骨从这里也一同带去。"

20 他们从疏割起程， 在旷野边界的以倘安营。

21 耶和华在他们前面行， 日间用云柱领他们的路， 夜间用火柱光照他们， 使他们日夜都可以行走。

22 日间云柱， 夜间火柱， 都不离开众民的面前。