نشيد النصر
1 فأنشدَ موسى وبَنو إِسرائيلَ هذا النَّشيدَ للرّبِّ:
«أُنشدُ للرّبِّ جَلَّ جَلالُهُ.
الخَيلُ وفُرسانُها رماهُم في البحرِ.
2 الرّبُّ عِزَّتي وتسبـيحي.
جاءَ فخلَّصَني.
أمدحُهُ فهوَ إلهي.
إلهُ آبائي تعالَى.
3 الرّبُّ سيِّدُ الحروبِ.
الرّبُّ اسمُهُ.
4 مركباتُ فِرعَونَ وجُنودُهُ
أخفاهُم في البحرِ.
نِخبةُ قوّادِهِ أغرقَهُم
في البحرِ الأحمرِ
5 غطَّتهُم مياهُ اللُّججِ،
فهَبَطوا في الأعماقِ كالحِجارةِ.
6 يمينُكَ يا ربُّ قديرةٌ قادرةٌ.
يمينُكَ يا ربُّ تُحطِّمُ العدُوَّ.
7 تسحَقُ مُقاوِميكَ بكثرةِ عظمتِكَ،
وتُرسِلُ غَيظَكَ فيأكلُهُم كالقَّشِ.
8 بنفخةِ أنفِكَ تكوَّمتِ المياهُ
وانتصبَت أمواجُها كالسَّدِّ،
ووقفتِ اللُّججُ في قلبِ البحرِ.
9 قالَ العدُوُّ: أتبعُهُم فألحقُهُم.
أُقسِّمُ الغنيمةَ فتشبعُ نفْسي،
وأستلُّ سيفي فتُفنيهِم يَدي.
10 ولكنْ بنفخةٍ مِنكَ غطَّاهُمُ البحرُ،
وغرِقوا كالرَّصاصِ في غَمْرِ المياهِ
11 مَنْ مِثلُكَ يا ربُّ في الآلهةِ؟
مَنْ مِثلُكَ يا جَليلَ القداسةِ؟
يا مَهيـبا يَليقُ بهِ التَّهليلُ.
يا ربُّ، يا صانعَ المُعجِزاتِ.
12 مدَدْتَ علَيهِم يمينَكَ،
فابتلَعَتْهُمُ الأرضُ.
13 هدَيتَ برحمتِكَ شعبَكَ.
فديتَهُم وأرشدتَهُم بِــعزَّتِكَ،
إلى دارِكَ المُقدَّسةِ.
14 الشُّعوبُ سمعَت فاضطرَبَت،
وانقطعَ حَيلُ سُكَّانِ فِلَسطينَ.
15 زُعماءُ أَدومَ انبَهَروا،
جبابرَةُ مُوآبَ أخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّعدَةُ،
وماجَ سُكَّانُ كنعانَ.
16 الرُّعبُ والهَولُ نَزلا بهِم،
وبعظَمةِ ذراعِكَ صَمَتوا كالحجارَةِ.
ليعبُرْ شعبُكَ يا ربُّ،
شعبُكَ الّذي اقتنيتَهُ.
17 تجيءُ بهِم فتغرِسُهُم
في جبَلِ مُلْكِكَ، في موضعٍ أقمتَهُ
مَسكِنا لكَ يا ربُّ
ومَقدِسا هيَّأَتْهُ يَداكَ.
18 الرّبُّ يَملِكُ إلى الأبدِ».
19 وبَينما خَيلُ فِرعَونَ ومَركباتُهُ وفُرسانُهُ تدخُلُ البحرَ، رَدَّ الرّبُّ علَيهِم مياهَهُ، وأمَّا بَنو إِسرائيلَ فساروا على الأرضِ اليابسةِ في وسَطِ البحرِ.
20 وأخذَت مريمُ النَّبـيَّةُ أختُ هرونَ دُفًّا في يَدِها، وخرَجتِ النِّساءُ كلُّهُنَّ وراءَها بدُفوفٍ ورقصٍ. 21 فغنَّت لهنَّ مريمُ:
«أنشِدوا للرّبِّ جَلَّ جَلالُه.
الخَيلُ وفُرسانُها رماهُم في البحرِ».
بنو إِسرائيل في البرية
22 ورحلَ موسى ببني إِسرائيلَ مِنَ البحرِ الأحمرِ إلى برِّيَّةِ شُورَ. فساروا ثلاثةَ أيّامٍ في البرِّيَّةِ ولم يجدوا ماءً. 23 ولمَّا وصلوا إلى مارَّةَ وجدوا ماءَها مُرًّا، فلم يقدروا أنْ يشربوهُ، ولذلِكَ سُمِّيتْ مارَّةَ. 24 فألقى الشَّعبُ اللَّومَ على موسى وقالوا: «ماذا نشربُ؟» 25 فصرَخَ إلى الرّبِّ، فأراهُ الرّبُّ شَجرةً. فلمَّا طرحَها في الماءِ صارَ عذْبا.
ثمَّ وضَعَ الرّبُّ للشَّعبِ فرائضَ وأحكاما، وهُناكَ امتحنَهُم 26 وقالَ: «إنْ سمِعتُم لصوتِ الرّبِّ إلهِكُم، وسِرتُم باستقامةٍ أمامَهُ، وأصغيتُم إلى وصاياهُ، وعمِلتُم بجميعِ فرائِضهِ، فجميعُ الضَّرَباتِ الّتي أنزَلْتُها بالمِصْريِّينَ لا أُنزِلُها بكُم، لأنِّي أرأفُ بكُم أنا الرّبُّ».
27 ثمَّ جاؤوا إلى إيليمَ. وكانَ هُناكَ اثنَتا عَشْرةَ عينَ ماءٍ وسَبْعونَ نخلةً، فنصبوا خيامَهُم عندَ الماءِ.
The Song of Moses
1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
“I will sing to the Lord, because he has won a glorious victory;
he has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.
2 The Lord is my strong defender;
he is the one who has saved me.
He is my God, and I will praise him,
my father's God, and I will sing about his greatness.
3 The Lord is a warrior;
the Lord is his name.
4 “He threw Egypt's army and its chariots into the sea;
the best of its officers were drowned in the Red Sea.
5 The deep sea covered them;
they sank to the bottom like a stone.
6 “Your right hand, Lord, is awesome in power;
it breaks the enemy in pieces.
7 In majestic triumph you overthrow your foes;
your anger blazes out and burns them up like straw.
8 You blew on the sea and the water piled up high;
it stood up straight like a wall;
the deepest part of the sea became solid.
9 The enemy said, ‘I will pursue them and catch them;
I will divide their wealth and take all I want;
I will draw my sword and take all they have.’
10 But one breath from you, Lord, and the Egyptians were drowned;
they sank like lead in the terrible water.
11 “Lord, who among the gods is like you?
Who is like you, wonderful in holiness?
Who can work miracles and mighty acts like yours?
12 You stretched out your right hand,
and the earth swallowed our enemies.
13 Faithful to your promise, you led the people you had rescued;
by your strength you guided them to your sacred land.
14 The nations have heard, and they tremble with fear;
the Philistines are seized with terror.
15 The leaders of Edom are terrified;
Moab's mighty men are trembling;
the people of Canaan lose their courage.
16 Terror and dread fall upon them.
They see your strength, O Lord,
and stand helpless with fear
until your people have marched past—
the people you set free from slavery.
17 You bring them in and plant them on your mountain,
the place that you, Lord, have chosen for your home,
the Temple that you yourself have built.
18 You, Lord, will be king forever and ever.”
The Song of Miriam
19 The Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. But when the Egyptian chariots with their horses and drivers went into the sea, the Lord brought the water back, and it covered them.
20 The prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took her tambourine, and all the women followed her, playing tambourines and dancing. 21 Miriam sang for them:
“Sing to the Lord, because he has won a glorious victory;
he has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.”
Bitter Water
22 Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three days they walked through the desert, but found no water. 23 Then they came to a place called Marah, but the water there was so bitter that they could not drink it. That is why it was named Marah. 24 The people complained to Moses and asked, “What are we going to drink?” 25 Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood, which he threw into the water; and the water became fit to drink.
There the Lord gave them laws to live by, and there he also tested them. 26 He said, “If you will obey me completely by doing what I consider right and by keeping my commands, I will not punish you with any of the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians. I am the Lord, the one who heals you.”
27 Next they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees; there they camped by the water.
