2 Mose 15
Hoffnung für Alle
Das Lied Moses
15 Damals sangen Mose und die Israeliten dieses Lied zu Ehren des Herrn:
»Ich will dem Herrn singen, denn er ist mächtig und erhaben,
Pferde und Reiter warf er ins Meer!
2 Der Herr ist meine Rettung und Kraft,
er lässt mich fröhlich singen.
Er ist mein Gott, ihn will ich preisen!
Er ist der Gott meines Vaters, ihn allein will ich ehren.
3 Der Herr ist ein mächtiger Kämpfer;
sein Name ist ›der Herr‹[a].
4 Die Streitwagen des Pharaos und sein Heer hat er ins Meer geschleudert.
Die besten Wagenkämpfer ließ er im Schilfmeer ertrinken.
5 Wasserfluten haben sie bedeckt,
wie Steine sind sie in der Tiefe versunken.
6 Herr, deine Hand tut große Wunder,
ja, deine gewaltige Hand zerschmettert den Feind!
7 Du bist mächtig und erhaben.
Du stürzt diejenigen zu Boden, die sich gegen dich erheben.
Dein glühender Zorn trifft sie und verbrennt sie wie Stroh.
8 Zornerfüllt hast du aufs Meer geblasen,
da türmten sich die Wassermassen,
die Fluten standen wie ein Wall,
die Meerestiefen wie eine Mauer!
9 Der Feind prahlte: ›Los, wir verfolgen sie!
Wir holen sie ein und machen reiche Beute!
Jeder bekommt, was er haben will.
Wir ziehen das Schwert und zwingen sie in die Knie!‹
10 Aber als dein Atem blies, verschlang sie das Meer.
Wie Blei versanken sie in den mächtigen Wogen.
11 Herr, wer unter allen Göttern ist dir gleich?
Wer ist wie du, herrlich und heilig?
Wer vollbringt so große, furchterregende Taten?
Wer tut Wunder – so wie du?
12 Als du deinen rechten Arm ausstrecktest,
verschlang die Erde unsere Feinde.
13 Voller Liebe führst du uns, dein Volk, das du gerettet hast!
Mit großer Macht leitest du uns
bis zu dem heiligen Ort, an dem du wohnst.
14 Wenn die anderen Völker hören, was geschehen ist, erschrecken sie.
Angst überfällt die Philister,
15 und die Fürsten Edoms sind entsetzt.
Moabs Herrscher fangen an zu zittern,
und die Bewohner Kanaans verlieren allen Mut.
16 Furcht und Schrecken packt sie.
Sie sehen deine große Macht, Herr, und stehen wie versteinert da,
bis dein Volk vorbeigezogen ist, ja, bis das Volk, das du freigekauft hast, vorbeigezogen ist!
17 Du bringst sie zu deinem Berg und pflanzt sie dort ein,
an dem Ort, den du dir als Wohnung gewählt hast.
Dort ist dein Heiligtum, o Herr,
das du mit eigener Hand errichtet hast!
18 Der Herr ist König für immer und ewig!«
19 Die Soldaten des Pharaos waren den Israeliten mit Pferden und Streitwagen ins Meer gefolgt. Da hatte der Herr das Wasser zurückfluten lassen, und die Wogen hatten sie verschlungen. Die Israeliten aber waren trockenen Fußes mitten durchs Meer gezogen. 20 Die Prophetin Mirjam, Aarons Schwester, nahm ihr Tamburin zur Hand. Auch die anderen Frauen schlugen ihr Tamburin, und zusammen tanzten sie im Reigen. 21 Mirjam sang ihnen vor:
»Singt dem Herrn, denn er ist mächtig und erhaben!
Pferde und Reiter warf er ins Meer!«
Auf dem Weg zum Berg Sinai (Kapitel 15,22–18,27)
Ich bin der Herr, der euch heilt!
22 Mose ließ die Israeliten vom Schilfmeer aufbrechen. Sie zogen los und kamen in die Wüste Schur. Drei Tage lang waren sie hier unterwegs, ohne Wasser zu finden. 23 Als sie endlich die Oase von Mara erreichten, war das Wasser dort so bitter, dass sie es nicht trinken konnten. Darum heißt dieser Ort Mara (»Bitterkeit«).
24 »Was sollen wir nun trinken?«, fragten die Leute Mose vorwurfsvoll. 25 Mose flehte den Herrn um Hilfe an, und der Herr zeigte ihm ein Stück Holz. Als Mose es ins Wasser warf, wurde das Wasser genießbar.
In Mara gab Gott seinem Volk Gesetze und Regeln, nach denen sie leben sollten, und stellte sie auf die Probe. 26 Er sagte zu ihnen: »Hört auf mich, den Herrn, euren Gott, und lebt so, wie es mir gefällt! Haltet euch an meine Gebote und Weisungen! Wenn ihr das tut, werdet ihr keine der Krankheiten bekommen, mit denen ich die Ägypter bestraft habe. Denn ich bin der Herr, der euch heilt!«
27 Dann brachen die Israeliten wieder auf und erreichten Elim, eine Oase mit zwölf Quellen und siebzig Palmen. Dort schlugen sie ihr Lager auf.
Exodus 15
New International Version
The Song of Moses and Miriam
15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song(A) to the Lord:
“I will sing(B) to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(C)
    he has hurled into the sea.(D)
2 “The Lord is my strength(E) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(F)
He is my God,(G) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt(H) him.
3 The Lord is a warrior;(I)
    the Lord is his name.(J)
4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army(K)
    he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
    are drowned in the Red Sea.[b]
5 The deep waters(L) have covered them;
    they sank to the depths like a stone.(M)
6 Your right hand,(N) Lord,
    was majestic in power.
Your right hand,(O) Lord,
    shattered(P) the enemy.
7 “In the greatness of your majesty(Q)
    you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;(R)
    it consumed(S) them like stubble.
8 By the blast of your nostrils(T)
    the waters piled up.(U)
The surging waters stood up like a wall;(V)
    the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.(W)
9 The enemy boasted,
    ‘I will pursue,(X) I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;(Y)
    I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
    and my hand will destroy them.’
10 But you blew with your breath,(Z)
    and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
    in the mighty waters.(AA)
11 Who among the gods
    is like you,(AB) Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,(AC)
awesome in glory,(AD)
    working wonders?(AE)
12 “You stretch out(AF) your right hand,
    and the earth swallows your enemies.(AG)
13 In your unfailing love you will lead(AH)
    the people you have redeemed.(AI)
In your strength you will guide them
    to your holy dwelling.(AJ)
14 The nations will hear and tremble;(AK)
    anguish(AL) will grip the people of Philistia.(AM)
15 The chiefs(AN) of Edom(AO) will be terrified,
    the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,(AP)
the people[c] of Canaan will melt(AQ) away;
16     terror(AR) and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
    they will be as still as a stone(AS)—
until your people pass by, Lord,
    until the people you bought[d](AT) pass by.(AU)
17 You will bring(AV) them in and plant(AW) them
    on the mountain(AX) of your inheritance—
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,(AY)
    the sanctuary,(AZ) Lord, your hands established.
18 “The Lord reigns
    for ever and ever.”(BA)
19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen[e] went into the sea,(BB) the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.(BC) 20 Then Miriam(BD) the prophet,(BE) Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels(BF) and dancing.(BG) 21 Miriam sang(BH) to them:
“Sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(BI)
    he has hurled into the sea.”(BJ)
The Waters of Marah and Elim
22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert(BK) of Shur.(BL) For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.(BM) 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[f](BN)) 24 So the people grumbled(BO) against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”(BP)
25 Then Moses cried out(BQ) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw(BR) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.
There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.(BS) 26 He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep(BT) all his decrees,(BU) I will not bring on you any of the diseases(BV) I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals(BW) you.”
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped(BX) there near the water.
Footnotes
- Exodus 15:2 Or song
- Exodus 15:4 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 22
- Exodus 15:15 Or rulers
- Exodus 15:16 Or created
- Exodus 15:19 Or charioteers
- Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.
Exodus 15
EasyEnglish Bible
The song of Moses
15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to praise the Lord:
‘I will sing to the Lord, because he has shown his great power.
    He threw horses and their riders into the sea.
2 The Lord makes me strong. He is the reason for my song.
    He is the one who has saved me.
He is my God and I will praise him.
    He is my father's God and I will praise his name.
3 The Lord is like a brave soldier.
    The Lord is his name.
4 He threw Pharaoh's chariots and his army into the sea.
    Pharaoh's best officers drowned in the Red Sea.
5     The deep waters have covered them.
    They fell to the floor of the sea, like a stone.
6 Your right hand, Lord, was great and powerful.
    Your right hand, Lord, destroyed the enemy.
7 With your powerful authority, you killed your enemies.
    You were very angry with them.
    You killed them, like a fire burns dry grass.
8 You blew on the water and it became like a wall.
    The deep waters stood up in a big heap.
9 The enemy said, “We will go after them. We will catch them.
    We will destroy them with our swords.
    We will do whatever we want to them.
    We will take all their valuable things for ourselves.”
10 But Lord, you blew on the waters
    so that the sea covered your enemies.
    They went down like heavy metal in the great waters.
11 Lord, there is nobody like you among all the gods!
    There is nobody like you anywhere!
You are great and holy.
    Everyone should respect you and praise you.
    You do great miracles.
There is nobody like you!
12 You lifted up your right hand.
    A big hole opened in the ground and our enemies fell into it.
13 You have promised to love your people.
    So you have saved them and you lead them.
With your strength, you show them the way to your holy home.
14 The people of other nations will hear what you have done.
    They will be very afraid.
The people who live in Philistia will shake with fear.
15 The rulers of Edom will be afraid.
The leaders of Moab will shake with fear.
The people who live in Canaan will become weak.
16 They will all be afraid.
    Because of your great power they will want to run away.
    But they cannot move!
They will remain still, like stones, until your people go on past them.
    They will stand and watch as the people you have saved, Lord, pass by.
17 You will bring your people in safely.
    You will bring them to live on your own mountain.
Lord, that is the place that you have prepared for your home.
    It is the holy place that you have built, Lord.
18 The Lord will rule as king for ever!
19 Pharaoh's horses, his chariots and his soldiers went into the sea.
Then the Lord made the waters of the sea come back over them.
But the Israelites walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground.’
20 Then Miriam, Aaron's sister, who was a prophet, took a tambourine in her hand.[a] All the other women followed her, with tambourines in their hands. They danced while Miriam sang to them.
21 This is the song that she sang:
‘Sing to the Lord, because he has shown his great power.
He threw horses and their riders into the sea.’
The waters of Marah and Elim
22 Then Moses led the Israelites away from the Red Sea. They travelled into the desert called Shur. They walked into the desert for three days and they could not find any water to drink. 23 Then they arrived at Marah. But they could not drink the water there because it was too bitter. That is why they called that place ‘Marah’.[b]
24 Then the people complained. They spoke against Moses. They said, ‘There is nothing for us to drink!’
25 Then Moses called to the Lord for help. The Lord showed Moses a special tree. Moses threw a branch into the water. Then the water became good for them to drink.
There at Marah, the Lord made a law for the Israelites to obey. He tested them there, to see if they would trust him. 26 He said, ‘Be careful to listen to what the Lord your God says to you. Let him see that you are doing things that are right. Obey his commands and his rules. Then I will not give to you the diseases that I gave to the Egyptians. I am the Lord. I am the one who gives you health.’
27 Then the Israelites arrived at Elim. There they found 12 wells of water and 70 palm trees. The Israelites put up their tents there, where there was water.
Exodus 15
King James Version
15 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
3 The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
14 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
18 The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.
19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
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