14 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.

11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine 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 follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

21 And 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 made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.

Pharaoh in Pursuit

14 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Tell the sons of Israel to turn back and camp in front of (A)Pi-hahiroth, between (B)Migdol and the sea; you shall camp in front of Baal-zephon, opposite it, by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has shut them in.’ And (C)I will [a]harden Pharaoh’s heart, and (D)he will chase after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and (E)the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, [b]Pharaoh and his servants had a change of heart toward the people, and they said, “What is this that we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” So he had horses harnessed to his chariot and took his people with him; and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt with officers over all of them. So (F)the Lord [c]hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he chased after the sons of Israel as the sons of Israel were going out [d](G)boldly. Then (H)the Egyptians chased after them with all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army, and they overtook them camping by the sea, (I)beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

10 As Pharaoh approached, the sons of Israel [e]looked, and behold, the Egyptians were coming after them, and they became very frightened; (J)so the sons of Israel cried out to the Lord. 11 Then (K)they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, [f]bringing us out of Egypt? 12 (L)Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘[g]Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness!”

The Sea Is Divided

13 But Moses said to the people, “(M)Do not fear! [h]Stand by and see (N)the salvation of the Lord, which He will perform for you today; for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you will never see them again, ever. 14 (O)The Lord will fight for you, while (P)you keep silent.”

15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. 16 As for you, lift up (Q)your staff and reach out with your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall [i]go through the midst of the sea on dry land. 17 And as for Me, behold, (R)I will [j]harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and I will be honored through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18 (S)Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his horsemen.”

19 Then (T)the angel of God, who had been going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them. 20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud [k]along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Therefore the one did not approach the other all night.

21 (U)Then Moses reached out with his hand over the sea; and the Lord [l]swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into (V)dry land, and (W)the waters were divided. 22 So (X)the sons of Israel [m]went through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and (Y)the waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left. 23 Then (Z)the Egyptians took up the pursuit, and all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen went in after them into the midst of the sea. 24 But at the morning watch, (AA)the Lord looked down on the [n]army of the Egyptians [o]through the pillar of fire and cloud, and brought the [p]army of the Egyptians into confusion. 25 He [q]caused their chariot wheels to swerve, and He made them drive with difficulty; so the Egyptians each said, “Let me flee from Israel, (AB)for the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”

26 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(AC)Reach out with your hand over the sea so that the waters may come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots and their horsemen.” 27 So Moses reached out with his hand over the sea, and (AD)the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing [r]right into it; then the Lord [s](AE)overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, Pharaoh’s entire army that had gone into the sea after them; (AF)not even one of them remained. 29 But the sons of Israel walked on (AG)dry land through the midst of the sea, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.

30 (AH)So the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel (AI)saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 When Israel saw the great [t]power which the Lord had [u]used against the Egyptians, the people [v]feared the Lord, and (AJ)they believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:4 Lit make strong
  2. Exodus 14:5 Lit the heart of Pharaoh...was changed
  3. Exodus 14:8 Lit made strong
  4. Exodus 14:8 Lit with a high hand
  5. Exodus 14:10 Lit lifted up their eyes
  6. Exodus 14:11 Lit so as to bring
  7. Exodus 14:12 Lit Cease from us
  8. Exodus 14:13 Or Take your stand
  9. Exodus 14:16 Lit enter the
  10. Exodus 14:17 Lit make strong
  11. Exodus 14:20 Lit and the darkness
  12. Exodus 14:21 Lit caused to go
  13. Exodus 14:22 Lit entered the
  14. Exodus 14:24 Lit camp
  15. Exodus 14:24 Or in
  16. Exodus 14:24 Lit camp
  17. Exodus 14:25 Or removed
  18. Exodus 14:27 Lit to meet it
  19. Exodus 14:27 Lit shook off
  20. Exodus 14:31 Lit hand
  21. Exodus 14:31 Lit done
  22. Exodus 14:31 Or revered

Hinabol sila ni Faraon.

14 At ang Panginoon ay nagsalita kay Moises, na sinasabi,

Salitain mo sa mga anak ni Israel, (A)na sila'y bumalik at humantong sa tapat ng (B)Pi-hahiroth, sa pagitan ng (C)Migdol at ng dagat, sa tapat ng Baalzephon: sa tapat niyaon hahantong kayo, sa tabi ng dagat.

At sasabihin ni Faraon tungkol sa mga anak ni Israel: Nangasisilo sila sa lupain, sila'y naliligid ng ilang.

(D)At aking papagmamatigasin ang puso ni Faraon, at kaniyang hahabulin sila (E)at kayo'y magiimbot ng karangalan kay Faraon, at sa lahat niyang hukbo; at (F)malalaman ng mga Egipcio, na ako ang Panginoon. At kanilang ginawang gayon.

At nasabi sa hari sa Egipto, na ang bayan ay tumakas: at ang puso ni Faraon at ng kaniyang mga lingkod ay nagbago tungkol sa bayan, at kanilang sinabi, Ano itong ating ginawa, na ating pinayaon ang Israel, upang huwag na tayong mapaglingkuran?

At inihanda ni Faraon ang kaniyang karro, at kaniyang ipinagsama ang kaniyang bayan:

At siya'y nagdala ng (G)anim na raang piling karro, at lahat ng mga karro sa Egipto, at ng mga kapitan na namumuno sa lahat ng mga yaon.

At pinapagmatigas ng Panginoon ang puso ni Faraon na hari sa Egipto, at hinabol niya ang mga anak ni Israel, (H)sapagka't ang mga anak ni Israel ay nagsialis na may lubos na pagkakatiwala.

(I)At hinabol sila ng mga Egipcio, ng lahat ng mga kabayo at ng karro ni Faraon, at ng kaniyang mga taong mangangabayo, at ng kaniyang hukbo, at inabutan sila noong nakahantong sa tabi ng dagat, na nasa siping ng Pi-hahirot, sa tapat ng Baal-zefon.

10 At nang si Faraon ay nalalapit, ay itiningin ng mga anak ni Israel ang kanilang mga mata, at, narito, ang mga Egipcio ay sumusunod sa kanila; at sila'y natakot na mainam: at ang mga anak ni Israel ay (J)humibik sa Panginoon.

11 (K)At kanilang sinabi kay Moises, Dahil ba sa walang libingan sa Egipto, kung kaya dinala mo kami rito upang mamatay sa ilang? bakit ka gumawa ng ganito sa amin, na inilabas mo kami sa Egipto?

12 (L)Di ba ito ang sinalita namin sa iyo sa Egipto, na sinasabi, Pabayaan mo kami na makapaglingkod sa mga Egipcio? Sapagka't lalong mabuti sa amin ang maglingkod sa mga Egipcio kay sa kami ay mamatay sa ilang.

13 At sinabi ni Moises sa bayan, (M)Huwag kayong matakot, tumigil kayo, at tingnan ninyo ang pagliligtas ng Panginoon na gagawin sa inyo ngayon: sapagka't ang mga Egipcio na inyong nakikita ngayon, ay hindi na ninyo uli makikita magpakailan man.

14 (N)Ipakikipaglaban kayo ng Panginoon, at kayo'y tatahimik.

15 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Bakit humihibik ka sa akin? salitain mo sa mga anak ni Israel na sila'y magpatuloy na yumaon.

16 At (O)itaas mo ang iyong tungkod, at iunat mo ang iyong kamay sa ibabaw ng dagat, at hawiin mo; at ang mga anak ni Israel ay dadaan sa gitna ng dagat sa ibabaw ng lupang tuyo.

17 At ako, narito, aking papagmamatigasin ang puso ng mga Egipcio at susundan nila sila: at ako'y (P)magiimbot ng karangalan kay Faraon, at sa buo niyang hukbo, sa kaniyang mga karro, at sa kaniyang mga nangangabayo.

18 At malalaman ng mga Egipcio, na ako ang Panginoon, pagka ako ay nakapagimbot ng karangalan kay Faraon, sa kaniyang mga karro, at sa kaniyang mga nangangabayo.

19 At ang anghel ng Dios (Q)na nasa unahan ng kampamento ng Israel, ay humiwalay at napasa hulihan nila; at ang haliging ulap ay humiwalay sa harap nila at lumagay sa likod nila:

20 At lumagay sa pagitan ng kampamento ng Egipto at ng kampamento ng Israel; at mayroong ulap at kadiliman, gayon ma'y binigyan sila ng liwanag sa gabi at ang isa't isa ay hindi nagkalapit sa buong magdamag.

21 At iniunat ni Moises ang kaniyang kamay sa ibabaw ng dagat; at pinaghiwalay ng Panginoon ang dagat sa pamamagitan ng isang malakas na hanging silanganan ng buong magdamag, (R)at ang dagat ay pinapaging tuyong lupa (S)at ang tubig ay nahawi.

22 At ang mga anak ni Israel ay (T)pumasok sa gitna ng dagat sa ibabaw ng tuyong lupa: at ang tubig ay naging isang kuta sa kanila, sa kanilang kanan at sa kanilang kaliwa.

Ang hukbo ng Egipcio ay nalunod.

23 At hinabol sila ng mga Egipcio, at nagsipasok na kasunod nila sa gitna ng dagat, lahat ng mga kabayo ni Faraon, ang kaniyang mga karro, at ang kaniyang mga nangangabayo.

24 At nangyari, sa (U)pagbabantay sa kinaumagahan, na minasdan ng Panginoon ang hukbo ng mga Egipcio sa gitna ng haliging apoy at ulap, at niligalig ang hukbo ng mga Egipcio.

25 At inalisan ng gulong ang kanilang mga karro, na kanilang hinila ng buong hirap: na ano pa't sinabi ng mga Egipcio, Tumakas tayo sa harap ng Israel: (V)sapagka't ipinakikipaglaban sila ng Panginoon sa mga Egipcio.

26 At sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, Iunat mo ang iyong kamay sa dagat, upang ang tubig ay tumabon sa mga Egipcio, sa kanilang mga karro, at sa kanilang mga nangangabayo.

27 At iniunat ni Moises ang kaniyang kamay sa dagat, at ang dagat ay nagsauli sa kaniyang dating lakas, nang umumaga; at ang mga Egipcio ay nagsitakas, (W)at nilaginlin ng Panginoon ang mga Egipcio sa gitna ng dagat.

28 At (X)ang tubig ay nagsauli, (Y)at tinakpan ang mga karro, at ang mga nangangabayo, sa makatuwid baga'y ang buong hukbo ni Faraon na pumasok na sumunod sa kanila sa dagat; walang natira kahit isa sa kanila.

29 Datapuwa't ang mga anak ni Israel ay lumakad sa tuyong lupa sa gitna ng dagat; at ang tubig sa kanila ay naging isang kuta sa kanilang kanan at sa kanilang kaliwa.

30 (Z)Gayon iniligtas ng Panginoon ang Israel ng araw na yaon sa kamay ng mga Egipcio; at nakita ng Israel ang mga Egipcio na mga patay sa tabi ng dagat.

31 At nakita ng Israel ang dakilang gawa, na (AA)ginawa ng Panginoon sa mga Egipcio, at ang bayan ay natakot sa Panginoon: at sila'y sumampalataya sa Panginoon at sa kaniyang lingkod na kay Moises.

The Red Sea Crossing

14 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “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. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, (D)‘They are bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.’ 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.

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?” So he [a]made ready his chariot and took his people with him. Also, he took (I)six hundred choice chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt with captains over every one of them. 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. 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