1Then the Lord said to Moses, 2“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp near Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. They are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal Zephon. 3Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are wandering around the land in confusion, hemmed in by the desert.’ 4And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will pursue them. But I will gain glory for myself through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So the Israelites did this.
5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their services!” 6So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. 7He took six hundred of the best chariots, along with all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them. 8The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. 9The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen14:9 Or charioteers; also in verses 17, 18, 23, 26 and 28 and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi Hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon.
10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12Didn’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!”
13Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. 14The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
15Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. 16Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. 18The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen.”
19Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, 20coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.
21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the Lord drove the sea back with a strong east wind and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided, 22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.
23The Egyptians pursued them, and all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and horsemen followed them into the sea. 24During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion. 25He jammed14:25 See Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint and Syriac; Masoretic Text removed 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 for them against Egypt.”
26Then 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.” 27Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea went back to its place. The Egyptians were fleeing toward14:27 Or from it, and the Lord swept them into the sea. 28The water flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
29But the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. 30That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
过红海
1耶和华对摩西说： 2“你吩咐以色列人改变方向，在比·哈希录附近的海边扎营，在红海和密夺之间，对面是巴力·洗分。 3法老必定以为你们走迷了路，被困在旷野。 4我要使法老的心刚硬，使他派兵追赶你们。我要在法老和埃及军兵身上得到荣耀，好叫埃及人知道我是耶和华。”于是，以色列人依言而行。
5有人向埃及王报信，说以色列百姓逃走了。法老和他的臣仆便改变主意，说：“我们怎么可以让以色列人就这样离开我们，不再服侍我们呢？” 6法老便吩咐人预备战车，他亲自领军， 7率领埃及所有的战车，包括六百辆最精锐的战车，每辆车上都有战车长。 8耶和华使法老的心刚硬，法老就追赶毫无惧色地离开埃及的以色列人。 9埃及大军的战车骑兵倾巢而出，沿着海边追赶，在巴力·洗分对面的比·哈希录附近追上了正在那里安营的以色列人。
10以色列人看见法老大军追了上来，非常害怕，便呼求耶和华。 11他们对摩西说：“难道埃及没有坟地，要你带我们出来死在旷野吗？为什么要带我们离开埃及呢？ 12我们对你说过，别管我们，就让我们服侍埃及人吧。服侍埃及人总比死在旷野好啊！” 13摩西对百姓说：“你们不用害怕，站稳了，看耶和华用什么方法解救你们。你们再也看不到你们今天看到的埃及人了。 14耶和华必为你们争战，你们要保持镇静。” 15耶和华对摩西说：“为什么向我呼求呢？吩咐以色列人往前走吧。 16你举手向海伸出手杖，把海水分开，以色列人可以从中间的干地走过去。 17我要使埃及人的心刚硬，他们会紧追不舍，跟着你们走进海底。我要在法老及其大军、战车和骑兵身上得到荣耀。 18当我在法老及其战车和骑兵身上得到荣耀时，埃及人就知道我是耶和华。”
19这时，在以色列人前面领路的上帝的天使，转到百姓后面，云柱也随着移到后面立住。 20云柱停在埃及军队和以色列人的中间，埃及军队这边一片黑暗，以色列人那边却有光，双方整夜都无法接近对方。
21摩西向海伸出手，耶和华便整夜用强劲的东风吹退海水，将海底变成干地。海水分开后， 22以色列人踏着干地走入海中，海水如两道墙立在他们左右。 23法老的军兵车马紧追不舍，都跟着下到海中。 24到了破晓时分，耶和华从云柱火柱中俯视埃及军队，扰乱他们的队伍。 25祂使他们战车的轮子脱落，难以前行。于是，埃及人说：“我们逃命吧，因为耶和华在帮助以色列人对付我们！”
26耶和华对摩西说：“你向海伸出手，使海水回流，淹没埃及军队。” 27天刚亮的时候，摩西向海伸出手，海水便复原。埃及人纷纷向岸上逃命，耶和华却使大水把他们卷回海中。 28海水回流，法老的战车和人马都淹没在大海之中，全军覆没。 29全体以色列人却在干地上走过红海，海水在他们两边筑成水墙。 30那天，耶和华就这样从埃及人手中拯救了以色列人。后来，以色列人还看见埃及人的尸体横在海边。 31以色列百姓亲眼看见耶和华怎样以大能对付埃及人，他们就敬畏耶和华，又信服祂和祂的仆人摩西。
