The Song of Moses and Miriam
1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.
2“The Lord is my strength and my defense15:2 Or song;
he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
3The Lord is a warrior;
the Lord is his name.
4Pharaoh’s chariots and his army
he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.15:4 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 22
5The deep waters have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.
6Your right hand, Lord,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand, Lord,
shattered the enemy.
7“In the greatness of your majesty
you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;
it consumed them like stubble.
8By the blast of your nostrils
the waters piled up.
The surging waters stood up like a wall;
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
9The enemy boasted,
‘I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.’
10But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
11Who among the gods
is like you, Lord?
Who is like you—
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
12“You stretch out your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.
13In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.
14The nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
15The chiefs of Edom will be terrified,
the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,
the people15:15 Or rulers of Canaan will melt away;
16terror and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stone—
until your people pass by, Lord,
until the people you bought15:16 Or created pass by.
17You will bring them in and plant them
on the mountain of your inheritance—
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,
the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
18“The Lord reigns
for ever and ever.”
19When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen15:19 Or charioteers went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. 20Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. 21Miriam sang to them:
“Sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.”
The Waters of Marah and Elim
22Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.15:23 Marah means bitter.) 24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
25Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw 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. 26He 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 all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.”
27Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.
Wimbo Wa Mose Na Miriamu
115:1 Hes 21:17; Amu 5:3; 2Sam 22:1; 1Nya 16:9; Ay 36:24; Za 59:16; 105:2; Ufu 15:3; Za 13:6; 21:13; 27:6; 61:8; 104:33; 106:12; Isa 12:5-6; 42:10; 44:23; Kum 11:4; Za 76:6; Yer 51:21; Kut 14:27; Yn 2:11Ndipo Mose na Waisraeli wakamwimbia Bwana wimbo huu:
“Nitamwimbia Bwana,
kwa kuwa ametukuzwa sana.
Farasi na mpanda farasi
amewatosa baharini.
215:2 Za 18:1; 59:17; Mwa 45:7; Kut 14:13; Za 18:2, 46; 25:5; 62:2; 118:14; Isa 12:2; 33:2; Yn 2:9; Hab 3:18; Mwa 28:21; Kum 10:21; 2Sam 22:47; Za 22:3; 34:3; 35:27; 99:5; 103:19; 107:32; 108:5; 118:28; 145:11; 148:14; Isa 24:15; Yer 17:14; Dan 4:37Bwana ni nguvu zangu na wimbo wangu;
amekuwa wokovu wangu.
Yeye ni Mungu wangu, nami nitamsifu,
Mungu wa baba yangu, nami nitamtukuza.
315:3 Kut 14:14; 3:15; Ufu 19:11Bwana ni shujaa wa vita;
Bwana ndilo jina lake.
415:4 Kut 14:6-7; Yer 51:21Magari ya vita ya Farao na jeshi lake
amewatosa baharini.
Maafisa wa Farao walio bora sana
wamezamishwa katika Bahari ya Shamu.
515:5 Kut 14:28; Neh 9:11Maji yenye kina yamewafunika,
wamezama mpaka vilindini kama jiwe.
615:6 Za 16:11; 17:7; 21:8; 63:8; 74:11; 77:10; 89:13; 118:15; 138:7; Kut 3:20; Ay 40:14; Hes 24:8; 1Sam 2:10; Za 2:9“Mkono wako wa kuume, Ee Bwana
ulitukuka kwa uweza.
Mkono wako wa kuume, Ee Bwana,
ukamponda adui.
715:7 Kum 33:26; Za 150:2; 2:5; 78:49-50; Yer 12:13; 25:38; Kut 24:17; Kum 4:24; 9:3; Za 18:8; 59:13; Ebr 12:29Katika ukuu wa utukufu wako,
ukawaangusha chini wale waliokupinga.
Uliachia hasira yako kali,
ikawateketeza kama kapi.
815:8 Kut 14:21; Za 18:15; Yos 3:13; Za 78:13; Isa 43:16; Kut 14:22; Za 46:2Kwa pumzi ya pua zako
maji yalijilundika.
Mawimbi ya maji yakasimama imara kama ukuta,
vilindi vikagandamana ndani ya moyo wa bahari.
915:9 Kut 14:5-9; Kum 28:45; Za 7:5; Mao 1:3; Amu 5:30; Isa 9:3; 53:12; Lk 11:22“Adui alijivuna,
‘Nitawafuatia, nitawapata.
Nitagawanya nyara;
nitajishibisha kwa wao.
Nitafuta upanga wangu
na mkono wangu utawaangamiza.’
1015:10 Neh 9:11; Za 32:6; Ay 4:9; 15:30; Isa 11:4; 30:33; 40:7; Za 29:3Lakini ulipuliza kwa pumzi yako,
bahari ikawafunika.
Wakazama kama risasi
kwenye maji makuu.
1115:11 Kut 8:10; Za 77:13; 99:3; 110:3; 4:2; 26:8; Isa 46:5; 35:2; 40:5; Law 19:2; 1Sam 2:2; 1Nya 16:29; Isa 6:3; Ufu 4:8; Kut 3:20“Ni nani miongoni mwa miungu aliye kama wewe, Ee Bwana?
Ni nani kama Wewe:
uliyetukuka katika utakatifu,
utishaye katika utukufu,
ukitenda maajabu?
1215:12 Kut 7:5; Hes 16:32; 26:10; Kum 11:6; Za 106:17Uliunyoosha mkono wako wa kuume
na nchi ikawameza.
1315:13 Neh 9:12; Za 77:20; Kut 6:6; Ay 33:28; Za 71:23; 106:10; Isa 1:27; 41:14; 43:14; 44:22-24; 51:10; 63:9; Tit 2:14; Za 68:16; 76:2; 78:54“Katika upendo wako usiokoma utawaongoza
watu uliowakomboa.
Katika nguvu zako utawaongoza
mpaka makao yako matakatifu.
1415:14 Kut 23:27; Kum 2:25; Yos 2:9; 9:24; 1Sam 4:7; Es 8:17; Za 48:6; 96:9; 99:1; 114:7; Eze 38:20; Isa 13:8; Za 83:7Mataifa watasikia na kutetemeka,
uchungu utawakamata watu wa Ufilisti.
1515:15 Mwa 36:15; Kum 2:4; Hes 22:3; Za 114:7; Yos 2:9, 24Wakuu wa Edomu wataogopa,
viongozi wa Moabu watatetemeka kwa hofu,
watu wa Kanaani watayeyuka,
1615:16 Mwa 35:5; 1Sam 25:37; Za 74:2; 2Pet 2:1-2; Kum 2:4; Yos 2:9vitisho na hofu vitawaangukia.
Kwa nguvu ya mkono wako
watatulia kama jiwe,
mpaka watu wako waishe kupita, Ee Bwana,
mpaka watu uliowanunua wapite.
1715:17 Kut 23:20; 32:34; 33:12; 2Sam 7:10; Za 44:2; 80:8; Isa 5:2; 60:21; Yer 2:21; 11:17; 24:6; Amo 9:15; Kum 33:19; Za 2:6; 3:4; 78:54-68; 133:3; Dan 9:16; Yoe 2:1; Oba 1:16; Sef 3:11; Za 132:13-14; 78:69; 114:2Utawaingiza na kuwapandikiza
juu ya mlima wa urithi wako:
hapo mahali, Ee Bwana, ulipopafanya kuwa makao yako,
mahali patakatifu, Ee Bwana, ulipopajenga kwa mikono yako.
1815:18 Mwa 21:33; Za 9:7; 29:10; 55:19; 66:7; 80:1; 102:12; 145:13; Mao 5:19Bwana atatawala
milele na milele.”
1915:19 Kut 14:28; 14:22Farasi wa Farao, magari yake ya vita na wapanda farasi wake walipoingia baharini, Bwana aliyarudisha maji ya bahari yakawafunika, lakini wana wa Israeli walipita baharini mahali pakavu. 2015:20 Kut 2:4; Hes 12:1; 20:1; 26:59; 1Nya 4:17; 6:3; Amu 4:4; 2Fal 22:14; 2Nya 34:22; Neh 6:14; Isa 8:3; Eze 13:17; Mwa 31:27; 1Sam 18:6; Za 81:2; Isa 30:32; Mwa 4:21; Amu 11:34; 21:21; 2Sam 6:8-16; Za 30:11; 149:3; Wim 6:13; Yer 31:4, 13Kisha Miriamu yule nabii mke, ndugu yake Aroni, akachukua matari mkononi mwake na wanawake wote wakamfuata na matari yao wakicheza. 2115:21 1Sam 18:17; Amo 2:15; Hag 2:22; Kut 14:27; 15:1Miriamu akawaimbia:
“Mwimbieni Bwana,
kwa maana ametukuka sana.
Farasi na mpanda farasi
amewatosa baharini.”
Maji Ya Mara Na Elimu
2215:22 Za 78:52; Mwa 16:7; Kut 17:1-3; Hes 20:2-5; 33:14; Za 107:5Kisha Mose akawaongoza Israeli kutoka Bahari ya Shamu na kuingia katika Jangwa la Shuri. Kwa siku tatu walisafiri jangwani bila kupata maji. 2315:23 Hes 33:8; Rut 1:20Walipofika Mara, hawakuweza kunywa maji yake kwa sababu yalikuwa machungu. (Ndiyo sababu mahali hapo panaitwa Mara15:23 Mara maana yake ni Chungu.) 2415:24 Kut 14:12; 16:2; Hes 14:2; Yos 9:18; Za 78:18, 42; 106:13, 25; Eze 16:43; Mt 6:31Kwa hiyo watu wakamnungʼunikia Mose, wakisema, “Tunywe nini?”
2515:25 Kut 14:10; 2Fal 2:21; 4:41; Amu 3:4; Ay 23:10; Za 81:7; Isa 48:10Ndipo Mose akamlilia Bwana, naye Bwana akamwonyesha kipande cha mti. Akakitupa ndani ya maji, nayo maji yakawa matamu.
Huko Bwana akawapa amri na sheria na huko akawajaribu. 2615:26 Kut 32:22; Kum 11:13; 15:5; Yer 11:6; Kut 19:5-6; 20:2-7; Kum 7:12, 15; 28:27, 58; 32:39; 1Sam 5:6; Za 30:2; 41:3-4; 103:3; Kut 23:25-26; 2Fal 20:5; Za 25:11; 107:20; Yer 30:17; Hos 11:3Mungu akasema, “Kama mkisikiliza kwa bidii sauti ya Bwana Mungu wenu na kuyafanya yaliyo sawa machoni pake, kama mkiyatii maagizo yake na kuzishika amri zake zote, sitaleta juu yenu ugonjwa wowote niliowaletea Wamisri, kwa kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana, niwaponyaye.”
2715:27 Hes 33:9Kisha wakafika Elimu, mahali palipokuwa na chemchemi kumi na mbili, na miti sabini ya mitende, wakapiga kambi huko karibu na maji.
