Exodus 14:1-31.
Exodus 14:1-31 (Good News Translation)
1Then the
LORD said to Moses,
2"Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi
Hahiroth, between Migdol and the Red Sea, near Baal Zephon.
3The king will think that the Israelites are wandering around
in the country and are closed in by the desert.
4I will make him stubborn, and he will pursue you, and my
victory over the king and his army will bring me honor. Then the Egyptians
will know that I am the
LORD.
" The Israelites did as they were told.
5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped,
he and his officials changed their minds and said,
"What have we done? We have let the Israelites escape, and we
have lost them as our slaves!"
6The king got his war chariot and his army ready.
7He set out with all his chariots, including the six hundred
finest, commanded by their officers.
8The
LORD made the king stubborn, and he pursued the Israelites, who
were leaving triumphantly.
9The Egyptian army, with all the horses, chariots, and drivers,
pursued them and caught up with them where they were camped by the Red Sea
near Pi Hahiroth and Baal Zephon.
10When the Israelites saw the king and his army marching
against them, they were terrified and cried out to the
LORD for help.
11They said to Moses,
"Weren't there any graves in Egypt? Did you have to bring us
out here in the desert to die? Look what you have done by bringing us out
of Egypt!
12Didn't we tell you before we left that this would happen? We
told you to leave us alone and let us go on being slaves of the Egyptians.
It would be better to be slaves there than to die here in the desert.
"
13Moses answered,
"Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and you will see what the
LORD will do to save you today; you will never see these
Egyptians again.
14The
LORD will fight for you, and all you have to do is keep still.
"
15The
LORD said to Moses,
"Why are you crying out for help? Tell the people to move
forward.
16Lift up your walking stick and hold it out over the sea. The
water will divide, and the Israelites will be able to walk through the sea
on dry ground.
17I will make the Egyptians so stubborn that they will go in
after them, and I will gain honor by my victory over the king, his army,
his chariots, and his drivers.
18When I defeat them, the Egyptians will know that I am the
LORD.
"
19The angel of God, who had been in front of the army of
Israel, moved and went to the rear. The pillar of cloud also moved until
it was
20between the Egyptians and the Israelites. The cloud made it
dark for the Egyptians, but gave light to the people of Israel,
and so the armies could not come near each other all night.
21Moses held out his hand over the sea, and the
LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind. It blew all
night and turned the sea into dry land. The water was divided,
22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with
walls of water on both sides.
23The Egyptians pursued them and went after them into the sea
with all their horses, chariots, and drivers.
24Just before dawn the
LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the
Egyptian army and threw them into a panic.
25He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they
moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said,
"The
LORD is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of
here!
"
26The
LORD said to Moses,
"Hold out your hand over the sea, and the water will come back
over the Egyptians and their chariots and drivers."
27So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the
water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the
water, but the
LORD threw them into the sea.
28The water returned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and
all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not
one of them was left.
29But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with
walls of water on both sides.
30On that day the
LORD saved the people of Israel from the Egyptians, and the
Israelites saw them lying dead on the seashore.
31When the Israelites saw the great power with which the
LORD had defeated the Egyptians, they stood in awe of the
LORD; and they had faith in the
LORD and in his servant Moses.
God bless you.
1Then the
LORD said to Moses,
2"Tell the Israelites to turn back and camp in front of Pi
Hahiroth, between Migdol and the Red Sea, near Baal Zephon.
3The king will think that the Israelites are wandering around
in the country and are closed in by the desert.
4I will make him stubborn, and he will pursue you, and my
victory over the king and his army will bring me honor. Then the Egyptians
will know that I am the
LORD.
" The Israelites did as they were told.
5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped,
he and his officials changed their minds and said,
"What have we done? We have let the Israelites escape, and we
have lost them as our slaves!"
6The king got his war chariot and his army ready.
7He set out with all his chariots, including the six hundred
finest, commanded by their officers.
8The
LORD made the king stubborn, and he pursued the Israelites, who
were leaving triumphantly.
9The Egyptian army, with all the horses, chariots, and drivers,
pursued them and caught up with them where they were camped by the Red Sea
near Pi Hahiroth and Baal Zephon.
10When the Israelites saw the king and his army marching
against them, they were terrified and cried out to the
LORD for help.
11They said to Moses,
"Weren't there any graves in Egypt? Did you have to bring us
out here in the desert to die? Look what you have done by bringing us out
of Egypt!
12Didn't we tell you before we left that this would happen? We
told you to leave us alone and let us go on being slaves of the Egyptians.
It would be better to be slaves there than to die here in the desert.
"
13Moses answered,
"Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and you will see what the
LORD will do to save you today; you will never see these
Egyptians again.
14The
LORD will fight for you, and all you have to do is keep still.
"
15The
LORD said to Moses,
"Why are you crying out for help? Tell the people to move
forward.
16Lift up your walking stick and hold it out over the sea. The
water will divide, and the Israelites will be able to walk through the sea
on dry ground.
17I will make the Egyptians so stubborn that they will go in
after them, and I will gain honor by my victory over the king, his army,
his chariots, and his drivers.
18When I defeat them, the Egyptians will know that I am the
LORD.
"
19The angel of God, who had been in front of the army of
Israel, moved and went to the rear. The pillar of cloud also moved until
it was
20between the Egyptians and the Israelites. The cloud made it
dark for the Egyptians, but gave light to the people of Israel,
and so the armies could not come near each other all night.
21Moses held out his hand over the sea, and the
LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind. It blew all
night and turned the sea into dry land. The water was divided,
22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with
walls of water on both sides.
23The Egyptians pursued them and went after them into the sea
with all their horses, chariots, and drivers.
24Just before dawn the
LORD looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the
Egyptian army and threw them into a panic.
25He made the wheels of their chariots get stuck, so that they
moved with great difficulty. The Egyptians said,
"The
LORD is fighting for the Israelites against us. Let's get out of
here!
"
26The
LORD said to Moses,
"Hold out your hand over the sea, and the water will come back
over the Egyptians and their chariots and drivers."
27So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the
water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the
water, but the
LORD threw them into the sea.
28The water returned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and
all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not
one of them was left.
29But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with
walls of water on both sides.
30On that day the
LORD saved the people of Israel from the Egyptians, and the
Israelites saw them lying dead on the seashore.
31When the Israelites saw the great power with which the
LORD had defeated the Egyptians, they stood in awe of the
LORD; and they had faith in the
LORD and in his servant Moses.
God bless you.
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