The Passover
1The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said, 2“Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover at the appointed time. 3Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month, in accordance with all its rules and regulations.”
4So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover, 5and they did so in the Desert of Sinai at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.
6But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean on account of a dead body. So they came to Moses and Aaron that same day 7and said to Moses, “We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting the Lord’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?”
8Moses answered them, “Wait until I find out what the Lord commands concerning you.”
9Then the Lord said to Moses, 10“Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate the Lord’s Passover, 11but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations. 13But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.
14“ ‘A foreigner residing among you is also to celebrate the Lord’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’ ”
The Cloud Above the Tabernacle
15On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law, was set up, the cloud covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire. 16That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire. 17Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out; wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped. 18At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. 19When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order and did not set out. 20Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. 21Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. 22Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. 23At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.
逾越节
1以色列人离开埃及后第二年的一月，耶和华在西奈旷野对摩西说： 2“以色列人要在指定的时间守逾越节， 3就是在一月十四日黄昏，按照相关律例和典章守逾越节。” 4于是，摩西吩咐以色列人守逾越节。 5一月十四日黄昏，以色列人在西奈旷野守逾越节。以色列人遵行了耶和华对摩西的一切吩咐。
6可是，有几个人因碰到死尸而不洁净，不能在那天守逾越节，他们就来见摩西和亚伦， 7说：“我们因碰到死尸而不洁净，为什么不准我们跟其他以色列人一起在指定的时间向耶和华献供物？” 8摩西说：“你们等一下，我要去听听耶和华对你们有什么吩咐。”
9耶和华对摩西说： 10“你告诉以色列人：
“你们或你们的子孙中，若有人因为碰了死尸而不洁净，或是出了远门，他们仍然要为耶和华守逾越节。 11他们可以在二月十四日黄昏守逾越节，要配无酵饼和苦菜一起吃逾越节的羊羔。 12食物不可留到早晨，也不可折断羊羔的一根骨头。要按照一切律例守逾越节。 13如果有人是洁净的，又没有出远门，却不守逾越节，要将他从民中铲除。因为他没有在指定的时间向耶和华献供物，就必须自负罪责。 14如果寄居在你们中间的外族人也想为耶和华守逾越节，他们也要按照这些律例和典章守逾越节。不论是外族人还是本地人，都要遵守同样的律例。”
云彩遮盖会幕
15安放约柜的圣幕支起来那天，云彩遮盖了它。整个晚上，云彩在圣幕上方像火焰一般。 16之后，总是如此：白天云彩遮盖圣幕，晚上云彩像火。 17云彩什么时候从圣幕上升起，以色列人就启行；云彩在哪里停下来，以色列人就在哪里安营。 18他们无论启行还是安营，都遵照耶和华的吩咐。云彩在圣幕上停留多久，他们就安营多久。 19有时云彩在圣幕上停留多日，他们就遵照耶和华的吩咐安营多日。 20有时云彩在圣幕上只停留几天，他们就遵照耶和华的吩咐只安营几天。随后再照耶和华的吩咐启行。 21有时云彩整夜停留在圣幕上，到早晨才升起，他们就早晨才启行。不管白天黑夜，云彩一升起，他们就启行。 22不管是两天、一个月或是一年，只要云彩停留在圣幕上，以色列人就安营不动；云彩一升起，他们就启行。 23他们遵照耶和华的吩咐安营，也遵照耶和华的吩咐启行。他们遵行耶和华借摩西吩咐的话。
