Exodus 15
Common English Bible
Moses’ victory song
15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
I will sing to the Lord, for an overflowing victory!
Horse and rider he threw into the sea!
2 The Lord is my strength and my power;[a]
he has become my salvation.
This is my God, whom I will praise,
the God of my ancestors, whom I will acclaim.
3 The Lord is a warrior;
the Lord is his name.
4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he hurled into the sea;
his elite captains were sunk in the Reed Sea.[b]
5 The deep sea covered them;
they sank into the deep waters like a stone.
6 Your strong hand, Lord, is dominant in power;
your strong hand, Lord, shatters the enemy!
7 With your great surge you overthrow your opponents;
you send out your hot anger; it burns them up like straw.
8 With the breath of your nostrils the waters swelled up,
the floods surged up in a great wave;
the deep waters foamed in the depths of the sea.
9 The enemy said, “I’ll pursue, I’ll overtake,
I’ll divide the spoils of war.
I’ll be overfilled with them.
I’ll draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.”
10 You blew with your wind; the sea covered over them.
They sank like lead in the towering waters.
11 Who is like you among the gods, Lord?
Who is like you, foremost in holiness,
worthy of highest praise, doing awesome deeds?
12 You raised your strong hand;
earth swallowed them up.
13 With your great loyalty you led the people you rescued;
with your power you guided them to your sanctuary.
14 The peoples heard, they shook in terror;
horror grabbed hold of Philistia’s inhabitants.
15 Then Edom’s tribal chiefs were terrified;
panic grabbed hold of Moab’s rulers;
all of Canaan’s inhabitants melted in fear.
16 Terror and fear came over them;
because of your great power,
they were as still as a stone
until your people, Lord, passed by,
until the people you made your own passed by.
17 You brought them in and planted them on your own mountain,
the place, Lord, that you made your home,
the sanctuary, Lord, that your hand created.
18 The Lord will rule forever and always.
19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and cavalry went into the sea, the Lord brought back the waters of the sea over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
Miriam’s victory song
20 Then the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women followed her playing tambourines and dancing. 21 Miriam sang the refrain back to them:
Sing to the Lord, for an overflowing victory!
Horse and rider he threw into the sea!
Turning bitter water sweet
22 Then Moses had Israel leave the Reed Sea[c] and go out into the Shur desert. They traveled for three days in the desert and found no water. 23 When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink Marah’s water because it was bitter. That’s why it was called Marah.[d] 24 The people complained against Moses, “What will we drink?” 25 Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord pointed out a tree to him. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.
The Lord made a regulation and a ruling there, and there he tested them. 26 The Lord said, “If you are careful to obey the Lord your God, do what God thinks is right, pay attention to his commandments, and keep all of his regulations, then I won’t bring on you any of the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians. I am the Lord who heals you.”
27 Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees. They camped there by the water.
Footnotes
- Exodus 15:2 Or song
- Exodus 15:4 Or Red Sea
- Exodus 15:22 Or Red Sea
- Exodus 15:23 Or bitter
Exodus 15
Het Boek
Het lied van Mozes
15 Mozes en de andere Israëlieten zongen toen dit lied voor de Here:
‘Ik wil een lied voor de Here zingen, want Hij heeft een machtige overwinning behaald. De ruiters en de paarden wierp Hij in de zee.
2 De Here geeft mij kracht en een reden om te zingen. Hij heeft mij laten overwinnen. Hij is mijn God en ik zal Hem prijzen, Hij is mijn vaders God en ik zal Hem verheerlijken.
3 De Here is een oorlogsheld, zijn naam is Here.
4 De wagens en het leger van de farao liet Hij in de zee vergaan, de beroemde strijders verdronken.
5 Golven bedekten hen, terwijl zij als een steen naar de bodem zonken.
6 Uw rechterhand, Here, heeft een enorme kracht, uw rechterhand vernietigde onze vijand.
7 In uw majesteit vaagde U allen weg die tegen U durfden op te staan, uw toorn was als een vuur dat stro verbrandt.
8 De adem van uw neus stuwde wateren op en zij rezen op als muren langs ons pad. Het woelige water kwam midden in zee tot stilstand.
9 De vijand zei: “Ik achtervolg hen, versla hen en grijp de buit. Ik sla hen uiteen en dood hen met mijn zwaard.”
10 U blies met uw adem en de zee bedekte hen, zij zonken als lood in de machtige wateren.
11 Wie onder de goden is gelijk aan de Here, wie is zo heerlijk en heilig als U, bewonderenswaardig in roemrijke daden, niet te volgen in wonderlijk doen en laten?
12 U stak uw hand uit en de aarde slokte hen op.
13 In uw liefdevolle goedheid leidde U het verloste volk met uw kracht naar het heilige land.
14 Andere volken hoorden het en zij beefden van schrik, de angst sloeg de bewoners van Filistea om het hart.
15 Edoms stamhoofden schrokken, de machtigen van Moab huiverden van schrik, de bewoners van Kanaän sidderden.
16 Ontzetting en schrik overviel hen, zij versteenden, terwijl wij ongehinderd door hun land trokken. Wij—het volk dat U Zich hebt verworven—trokken veilig verder.
17 U brengt hen binnen en plant hen op de berg die U hebt beloofd, de plaats waar U thuis bent, Here, het heiligdom dat U hebt gesticht.
18 De Here zal voor altijd en eeuwig regeren.’
19 De paarden, ruiters en wagens van de farao achtervolgden ons door de zee, maar de Here liet de muren van water op hen vallen, terwijl het volk Israël over het droge pad ging.
20 Toen pakte de profetes Mirjam, de zuster van Aäron, haar tamboerijn en ging de andere vrouwen voor in een vrolijke reidans.
21 Mirjam zong dit lied:
‘Ik zing een lied voor de Here, want Hij heeft een machtige overwinning behaald, de ruiters en de paarden stortte Hij in zee.’
22 Toen liet Mozes de Israëlieten bij de Rietzee opbreken en zij trokken verder naar de woestijn Sur. Drie dagen lang trokken zij door die woestijn zonder water te vinden. 23 Zij kwamen aan in Mara, maar konden het water daar niet drinken omdat het bitter was. Daarom noemden zij die plaats ook Mara (Bitter). 24 Het volk keerde zich als één man tegen Mozes en zei: ‘Waar halen wij nu water vandaan?’ 25 Mozes vroeg hulp aan de Here en de Here wees hem een stuk hout aan, Mozes wierp het in het water en het werd zoet. Daar bij Mara legde de Here een aantal regels aan het volk op om te zien hoever hun toewijding ging. Hij zei: 26 ‘Als u naar de stem van de Here, uw God, luistert, Hem gehoorzaamt en doet wat recht is in zijn ogen, zal Ik u niet laten lijden onder de straffen die Ik de Egyptenaren heb gegeven. Want Ik, de Here, ben uw Heelmeester.’
27 Daarna kwamen zij in Elim, een plaats met twaalf waterbronnen en zeventig palmbomen. Daar sloegen zij hun kamp op bij het water.
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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