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.
摩西頌讚耶和華
1那時，摩西和以色列人便歌頌耶和華，說：
「我要歌頌耶和華，
因祂大獲全勝，
祂把戰馬和騎兵都拋進海中。
2耶和華是我的力量，我的詩歌，
也成了我的拯救；
祂是我的上帝，我要讚美祂；
祂是我父親的上帝，我要尊崇祂。
3耶和華是戰士，
祂名叫耶和華。
4祂把法老的戰車軍兵都拋進海中，
法老的強將都葬身於紅海，
5大水淹沒他們，
他們如同石塊沉入深海。
6耶和華啊，你的右手用大能彰顯威榮；
耶和華啊，你的右手擊碎仇敵。
7你大顯威嚴，擊倒那些起來對抗你的人；
你大發雷霆，他們便像枯草遇火，
一燒而盡。
8你的鼻孔一呼氣，海水便堆聚起來，
洪濤便堆起水牆，海底深處也都凝固。
9敵人說，『追啊，追上他們，
瓜分他們的財物，盡情擄掠他們，
拔出刀來把他們斬盡殺絕。』
10你叫風一吹，海水就淹沒他們，
他們好像鉛塊一樣沉沒在怒海中。
11耶和華啊，萬神之中，誰能像你？
誰能像你——威嚴神聖，
可頌可畏，廣行神蹟？
12你伸出右手，大地便吞滅他們。
13你以不變的愛引領你所救贖的子民，
以大能帶他們進入你的聖所。
14各邦聽見這些事就發抖，
非利士人痛苦不堪，
15以東的族長惶恐不安，
摩押的英雄瑟瑟發抖，
迦南的居民膽戰心驚。
16驚駭恐懼籠罩著他們。
耶和華啊，
你臂膀的大能嚇得他們僵立如石，
直到你的子民都安然走過，
直到你買贖的子民都安然走過。
17耶和華啊，
你要帶領他們到你產業的山上安居，
到你為自己所造的住處，
主啊，到你親手建的聖所。
18「耶和華必做王，直到永永遠遠。」
19法老的軍兵車馬追到海中，耶和華使海水回流淹沒他們，以色列人卻踏著乾地走在海中。 20亞倫的姐姐米利暗先知手拿小鼓，帶領眾婦女擊鼓跳舞， 21唱和道：「要歌頌耶和華，因祂大獲全勝，祂把戰馬和騎兵都拋進海中。」
苦水
22摩西帶領以色列人離開紅海，來到書珥曠野，走了三天仍然找不到水喝。 23到了瑪拉，那裡的水卻是苦的，不能喝。因此那地方叫瑪拉15·23 「瑪拉」意思是「苦」。。 24百姓就埋怨摩西說：「我們喝什麼呢？」 25摩西向耶和華呼求，耶和華就指示他一棵樹，他把樹扔在水中，水就變甘甜了。耶和華又在瑪拉給百姓定下律例和法令，並在那裡試驗他們， 26說：「你們若留心聽你們上帝耶和華的話，做我視為正的事，聽從我的命令，遵守我的一切律例，我就不把降在埃及的疾病加在你們身上，因為我是醫治你們的耶和華。」
27到了以琳，那裡有十二股水泉和七十棵棕樹，他們就在水邊安營。
