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Exodus 15
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Exodus 15
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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.
2 Mose 15
Schlachter 2000
2 Mose 15
Schlachter 2000
Der Lobgesang Moses und Israels
15 Damals sangen Mose und die Kinder Israels dem Herrn diesen Lobgesang und sprachen:
»Ich will dem Herrn singen,
denn hoch erhaben ist er:
Ross und Reiter
hat er ins Meer gestürzt!
2 Der Herr ist meine Stärke und mein Lobgesang,
und er wurde mir zum Heil!
Das ist mein starker Gott, ich will ihn preisen;
er ist der Gott meines Vaters, ich will ihn erheben.
3 Der Herr ist ein Kriegsmann,
Herr ist sein Name.
4 Die Streitwagen des Pharao und seine Heeresmacht warf er ins Meer;
seine auserlesenen Wagenkämpfer sind im Schilfmeer versunken!
5 Die Tiefe hat sie bedeckt;
sie sanken auf den Grund wie ein Stein.
6 Herr, deine Rechte ist mit Kraft geschmückt;
Herr, deine Rechte hat den Feind zerschmettert!
7 Und mit deiner großen Macht hast du deine Widersacher vertilgt;
du hast deinen Grimm losgelassen,
der verzehrte sie wie Stoppeln.
8 Durch den Hauch deines Zorns
türmte das Wasser sich auf;
es standen die Wogen wie ein Damm,
die Fluten erstarrten mitten im Meer.
9 Der Feind sprach: Ich will sie jagen,
ich will sie ergreifen;
ich will den Raub verteilen,
will meine Wut an ihnen auslassen!
Ich will mein Schwert ziehen,
meine Hand soll sie vertilgen!
10 Du wehtest mit deinem Wind,
da bedeckte sie das Meer;
sie versanken wie Blei in den gewaltigen Wassern.
11 Wer ist dir gleich unter den Göttern, o Herr?
Wer ist dir gleich, herrlich in Heiligkeit,
furchtgebietend in Ruhmestaten, Wunder vollbringend?
12 Du strecktest deine Rechte aus,
da verschlang sie die Erde.
13 Du leitest in deiner Gnade[a]
das Volk, das du erlöst hast;
durch deine Kraft bringst du sie
zu der Wohnung deines Heiligtums.
14 Wenn das die Völker hören, so erzittern sie,
Furcht ergreift die Bewohner des Philisterlandes;
15 es erschrecken die Fürsten Edoms,
Zittern befällt die Gewaltigen Moabs;
alle Einwohner Kanaans werden verzagt.
16 Schrecken und Furcht überfällt sie
wegen deines mächtigen Armes,
sodass sie erstarren wie Steine,
bis dein Volk hindurchzieht, o Herr,
bis dein Volk hindurchzieht,
das du erworben hast!
17 Du wirst sie hineinbringen und sie einpflanzen
auf dem Berg deines Erbteils,
an dem Ort, den du, Herr,
zu deiner Wohnung gemacht hast,[b]
zu dem Heiligtum, o Herr, das deine Hände bereitet haben!
18 Der Herr herrscht als König für immer und ewig!«
19 Denn die Rosse des Pharao gingen ins Meer hinein mit seinen Streitwagen und Reitern, und der Herr ließ das Meer wieder über sie kommen; die Kinder Israels aber gingen trockenen Fußes mitten durchs Meer.
20 Und Mirjam, die Prophetin, Aarons Schwester, nahm das Tamburin in ihre Hand, und alle Frauen folgten ihr nach mit Tamburinen und im Reigen.
21 Und Mirjam antwortete ihnen [im Wechselgesang]:
Singt dem Herrn,
denn hoch erhaben ist er:
Ross und Reiter hat er ins Meer gestürzt!
Das Volk Israel in der Wüste
Israel in Mara und Elim
22 Danach ließ Mose Israel vom Schilfmeer aufbrechen, dass sie zur Wüste Sur zogen; und sie wanderten drei Tage lang in der Wüste und fanden kein Wasser.
23 Da kamen sie nach Mara; aber sie konnten das Wasser von Mara nicht trinken, denn es war sehr bitter. Daher nannte man es Mara[c].
24 Da murrte das Volk gegen Mose und sprach: Was sollen wir trinken?
25 Er aber schrie zum Herrn, und der Herr zeigte ihm ein Holz; das warf er ins Wasser, da wurde das Wasser süß. Dort gab er ihnen Gesetz und Recht, und dort prüfte er sie;
26 und er sprach: Wenn du der Stimme des Herrn, deines Gottes, eifrig gehorchen wirst und tust, was vor ihm recht ist, und seine Gebote zu Ohren fasst und alle seine Satzungen hältst, so will ich keine der Krankheiten auf dich legen, die ich auf Ägypten gelegt habe; denn ich bin der Herr, dein Arzt[d]!
27 Und sie kamen nach Elim; dort waren 12 Wasserquellen und 70 Palmbäume; und sie lagerten sich dort am Wasser.
Exodus 15
New King James Version
Exodus 15
New King James Version
The Song of Moses(A)
15 Then (B)Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying:
“I will (C)sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
2 The Lord is my strength and (D)song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and (E)I will praise Him;
My (F)father’s God, and I (G)will exalt Him.
3 The Lord is a man of (H)war;
The Lord is His (I)name.
4 (J)Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
(K)His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
5 The depths have covered them;
(L)They sank to the bottom like a stone.
6 “Your (M)right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power;
Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
7 And in the greatness of Your (N)excellence
You have overthrown those who rose against You;
You sent forth (O)Your wrath;
It (P)consumed them (Q)like stubble.
8 And (R)with the blast of Your nostrils
The waters were gathered together;
(S)The floods stood upright like a heap;
The depths [a]congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 (T)The enemy said, ‘I will pursue,
I will overtake,
I will (U)divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied on them.
I will draw my sword,
My hand shall destroy them.’
10 You blew with Your wind,
The sea covered them;
They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
11 “Who(V) is like You, O Lord, among the [b]gods?
Who is like You, (W)glorious in holiness,
Fearful in (X)praises, (Y)doing wonders?
12 You stretched out Your right hand;
The earth swallowed them.
13 You in Your mercy have (Z)led forth
The people whom You have redeemed;
You have guided them in Your strength
To (AA)Your holy habitation.
14 “The (AB)people will hear and be afraid;
(AC)Sorrow[c] will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 (AD)Then (AE)the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;
(AF)The mighty men of Moab,
Trembling will take hold of them;
(AG)All the inhabitants of Canaan will (AH)melt away.
16 (AI)Fear and dread will fall on them;
By the greatness of Your arm
They will be (AJ)as still as a stone,
Till Your people pass over, O Lord,
Till the people pass over
(AK)Whom You have purchased.
17 You will bring them in and (AL)plant them
In the (AM)mountain of Your inheritance,
In the place, O Lord, which You have made
For Your own dwelling,
The (AN)sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.
18 “The(AO) Lord shall reign forever and ever.”
19 For the (AP)horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and (AQ)the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
The Song of Miriam(AR)
20 Then Miriam (AS)the prophetess, (AT)the sister of Aaron, (AU)took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her (AV)with timbrels and with dances. 21 And Miriam (AW)answered them:
(AX)“Sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!”
Bitter Waters Made Sweet
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of (AY)Shur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no (AZ)water. 23 Now when they came to (BA)Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called [d]Marah. 24 And the people (BB)complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25 So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. (BC)When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet.
There He (BD)made a statute and an [e]ordinance for them, and there (BE)He tested them, 26 and said, (BF)“If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the (BG)diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord (BH)who heals you.”
27 (BI)Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters.
Footnotes
- Exodus 15:8 became firm
- Exodus 15:11 mighty ones
- Exodus 15:14 Anguish
- Exodus 15:23 Lit. Bitter
- Exodus 15:25 regulation
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