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Exodus 14
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The Red Sea Crossing

14 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, (A)that they turn and camp before (B)Pi Hahiroth, between (C)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, (D)‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ 4 Then (E)I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I (F)will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, (G)that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

5 Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and (H)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 So he [a]made ready his chariot and took his people with him. 7 Also, he took (I)six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them. 8 And the Lord (J)hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel; and (K)the children of Israel went out with boldness. 9 So the (L)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 their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel (M)cried out to the Lord. 11 (N)Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12 (O)Is this not the word that we told 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 that we should die in the wilderness.”

13 And Moses said to the people, (P)“Do not be afraid. (Q)Stand still, and see the (R)salvation[b] of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall (S)see again no more forever. 14 (T)The Lord will fight for you, and you shall (U)hold[c] your peace.”

15 And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But (V)lift up your rod, 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 I indeed will (W)harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will (X)gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained honor for Myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

19 And the Angel of God, (Y)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 So 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 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and (Z)made the sea into dry land, and the waters were (AA)divided. 22 So (AB)the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were (AC)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 Now it came to pass, in the morning (AD)watch, that (AE)the Lord looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and He [d]troubled the army of the Egyptians. 25 And He [e]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 the Lord (AF)fights for them against the Egyptians.”

26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come back upon the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen.” 27 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and when the morning appeared, the sea (AG)returned to its full depth, while the Egyptians were fleeing into it. So the Lord (AH)overthrew[f] the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 Then (AI)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 (AJ)the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30 So the Lord (AK)saved[g] Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel (AL)saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Thus Israel saw the great [h]work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and (AM)believed the Lord and His servant Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:6 harnessed
  2. Exodus 14:13 deliverance
  3. Exodus 14:14 Lit. be quiet
  4. Exodus 14:24 confused
  5. Exodus 14:25 Sam., LXX, Syr. bound
  6. Exodus 14:27 Lit. shook off
  7. Exodus 14:30 delivered
  8. Exodus 14:31 Lit. hand with which the Lord worked
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Vandringen genom Röda havet

14 Herren sade till Mose: 2 "Säg till Israels barn att de vänder om och slår läger framför Pi-Hahirot, mellan Migdol och havet. Mitt emot Baal-Sefon skall ni slå läger vid havet. 3 Farao kommer att säga att Israels barn har gått vilse i landet och blivit instängda i öknen. 4 Och jag skall göra faraos hjärta hårt så att han förföljer dem. Jag skall förhärliga mig på farao och hela hans här, så att egyptierna förstår att jag är Herren." Och de gjorde så.

5 När man berättade för kungen i Egypten att folket hade flytt, förändrades faraos och hans tjänares inställning till folket, och de sade: "Vad var det vi gjorde när vi släppte israeliterna, så att de inte tjänar oss mer!" 6 Och han lät spänna för sina vagnar och tog sitt folk med sig. 7 Han tog sexhundra utvalda vagnar och alla andra vagnar som fanns i Egypten och ledande krigsmän på var och en av dem. 8 Och Herren gjorde faraos, den egyptiske kungens, hjärta hårt så att han förföljde Israel när hela folket drog ut med upplyft hand. 9 Egyptierna, alla faraos hästar, vagnar och ryttare och hela hans här, förföljde dem och hann upp dem där de slagit läger vid havet nära Pi-Hahirot, mitt emot Baal-Sefon.

10 När farao närmade sig, lyfte Israels barn blicken och fick se att egyptierna kom tågande efter dem. Israels barn blev mycket förskräckta och ropade till Herren. 11 Och de sade till Mose: "Fanns det inga gravar i Egypten, eftersom du har fört oss hit för att dö i öknen? Vad var det du gjorde mot oss, när du förde oss ut ur Egypten? 12 Var det inte det vi sade till dig i Egypten? Vi sade ju: Låt oss vara, så att vi får tjäna egyptierna. Det hade varit bättre för oss att tjäna egyptierna än att dö här i öknen." 13 Mose svarade folket: "Var inte rädda! Stanna upp och bevittna den frälsning som Herren i dag skall ge er. Ty så som ni ser egyptierna i dag, skall ni aldrig någonsin se dem igen. 14 Herren skall strida för er, och ni skall hålla er stilla."

15 Sedan sade Herren till Mose: "Varför ropar du till mig? Säg till Israels barn att de skall dra vidare. 16 Lyft din stav och räck ut handen över havet och klyv det, så att Israels barn kan gå mitt igenom havet på torr mark. 17 Se, jag skall förhärda egyptiernas hjärtan, så att de följer efter dem, och jag skall förhärliga mig på farao och hela hans här, på hans vagnar och ryttare. 18 Egyptierna skall inse att jag är Herren, när jag förhärligar mig på farao, på hans vagnar och ryttare."

19 Guds ängel, som hade gått framför Israels här, flyttade sig nu och gick bakom dem. Molnstoden, som hade gått framför dem, flyttade sig och tog plats bakom dem, 20 så att den kom mellan egyptiernas här och israeliternas. Molnet var där med mörker, samtidigt som det lyste upp natten. Under hela natten kunde den ena hären inte komma inpå den andra.

21 Och Mose räckte ut handen över havet, och Herren drev då undan havet genom en stark östanvind som blåste hela natten. Han gjorde havet till torrt land, och vattnet klövs itu. 22 Israels barn gick mitt igenom havet på torr mark, medan vattnet stod som en mur till höger och vänster om dem. 23 Och egyptierna förföljde dem, alla faraos hästar, vagnar och ryttare, och kom efter dem ut till mitten av havet. 24 Men när morgonväkten var inne, såg Herren från pelaren av eld och moln ner på egyptiernas här och förvirrade den. 25 Han lät hjulen falla av deras vagnar, så att det blev svårt för dem att komma fram. Då sade egyptierna: "Låt oss fly för Israel, ty Herren strider för dem mot egyptierna."

26 Och Herren sade till Mose: "Räck ut handen över havet, så att vattnet vänder tillbaka över egyptierna, över deras vagnar och ryttare." 27 Då räckte Mose ut handen över havet, och mot morgonen vände vattnet tillbaka till sin vanliga plats. Egyptierna flydde men möttes av det, och Herren strödde omkring dem mitt i havet. 28 Vattnet som vände tillbaka övertäckte vagnarna och ryttarna och hela faraos här som hade kommit efter dem ut i havet. Inte en enda av dem kom undan.

29 Men Israels barn gick mitt igenom havet på torr mark, och vattnet stod som en mur till höger och till vänster om dem. 30 På detta sätt frälste Herren den dagen Israel från egyptiernas hand, och Israel såg egyptierna ligga döda på havets strand. 31 När Israels barn såg den stora makt som Herren hade visat mot egyptierna, fruktade folket Herren. Och de trodde på Herren och på hans tjänare Mose.

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Exodus 14
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14 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol(A) and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon.(B) 3 Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’ 4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart,(C) and he will pursue them.(D) But I will gain glory(E) for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”(F) So the Israelites did this.

5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled,(G) Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds(H) about them and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!” 6 So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. 7 He took six hundred of the best chariots,(I) along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them. 8 The Lord hardened the heart(J) of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly.(K) 9 The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses(L) and chariots, horsemen[a] and troops(M)—pursued the Israelites and overtook(N) them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.(O)

10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried(P) out to the Lord. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die?(Q) What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”(R)

13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid.(S) Stand firm and you will see(T) the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see(U) again. 14 The Lord will fight(V) for you; you need only to be still.”(W)

15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me?(X) Tell the Israelites to move on. 16 Raise your staff(Y) and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water(Z) so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17 I will harden the hearts(AA) of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them.(AB) And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord(AC) when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.”

19 Then the angel of God,(AD) who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud(AE) also moved from in front and stood behind(AF) them, 20 coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness(AG) to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand(AH) over the sea,(AI) and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind(AJ) and turned it into dry land.(AK) The waters were divided,(AL) 22 and the Israelites went through the sea(AM) on dry ground,(AN) with a wall(AO) of water on their right and on their left.

23 The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen(AP) followed them into the sea. 24 During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud(AQ) at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.(AR) 25 He jammed[b] the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, “Let’s get away from the Israelites! The Lord is fighting(AS) for them against Egypt.”(AT)

26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.” 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place.(AU) The Egyptians were fleeing toward[c] it, and the Lord swept them into the sea.(AV) 28 The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea.(AW) Not one of them survived.(AX)

29 But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground,(AY) with a wall(AZ) of water on their right and on their left. 30 That day the Lord saved(BA) Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand(BB) of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared(BC) the Lord and put their trust(BD) in him and in Moses his servant.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:9 Or charioteers; also in verses 17, 18, 23, 26 and 28
  2. Exodus 14:25 See Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text removed
  3. Exodus 14:27 Or from
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