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.
逾越節
1以色列人離開埃及後第二年的一月，耶和華在西奈曠野對摩西說： 2「以色列人要在指定的時間守逾越節， 3就是在一月十四日黃昏，按照相關律例和典章守逾越節。」 4於是，摩西吩咐以色列人守逾越節。 5一月十四日黃昏，以色列人在西奈曠野守逾越節。以色列人遵行了耶和華對摩西的一切吩咐。
6可是，有幾個人因碰到死屍而不潔淨，不能在那天守逾越節，他們就來見摩西和亞倫， 7說：「我們因碰到死屍而不潔淨，為什麼不准我們跟其他以色列人一起在指定的時間向耶和華獻供物？」 8摩西說：「你們等一下，我要去聽聽耶和華對你們有什麼吩咐。」
9耶和華對摩西說： 10「你告訴以色列人：
「你們或你們的子孫中，若有人因為碰了死屍而不潔淨，或是出了遠門，他們仍然要為耶和華守逾越節。 11他們可以在二月十四日黃昏守逾越節，要配無酵餅和苦菜一起吃逾越節的羊羔。 12食物不可留到早晨，也不可折斷羊羔的一根骨頭。要按照一切律例守逾越節。 13如果有人是潔淨的，又沒有出遠門，卻不守逾越節，要將他從民中剷除。因為他沒有在指定的時間向耶和華獻供物，就必須自負罪責。 14如果寄居在你們中間的外族人也想為耶和華守逾越節，他們也要按照這些律例和典章守逾越節。不論是外族人還是本地人，都要遵守同樣的律例。」
雲彩遮蓋會幕
15安放約櫃的聖幕支起來那天，雲彩遮蓋了它。整個晚上，雲彩在聖幕上方像火焰一般。 16之後，總是如此：白天雲彩遮蓋聖幕，晚上雲彩像火。 17雲彩什麼時候從聖幕上升起，以色列人就啟行；雲彩在哪裡停下來，以色列人就在哪裡安營。 18他們無論啟行還是安營，都遵照耶和華的吩咐。雲彩在聖幕上停留多久，他們就安營多久。 19有時雲彩在聖幕上停留多日，他們就遵照耶和華的吩咐安營多日。 20有時雲彩在聖幕上只停留幾天，他們就遵照耶和華的吩咐只安營幾天。隨後再照耶和華的吩咐啟行。 21有時雲彩整夜停留在聖幕上，到早晨才升起，他們就早晨才啟行。不管白天黑夜，雲彩一升起，他們就啟行。 22不管是兩天、一個月或是一年，只要雲彩停留在聖幕上，以色列人就安營不動；雲彩一升起，他們就啟行。 23他們遵照耶和華的吩咐安營，也遵照耶和華的吩咐啟行。他們遵行耶和華藉摩西吩咐的話。
