¹⁷ Och I skolen hålla det osyrade brödets högtid, eftersom jag på denna samma dag har fört edra härskaror ut ur Egyptens land. Därför skolen I, släkte efter släkte, hålla denna dag såsom en evärdlig stiftelse.

¹ Därefter kommo Mose och Aron och sade till Farao: »Så säger HERREN, Israels Gud: Släpp mitt folk, så att de kunna hålla högtid åt mig i öknen.»

⁷ Who is this who rises up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?

⁸ Egypt rises up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers: and he says, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and its inhabitants.

⁹ Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.

¹⁰ For that day is [a day] of the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

¹¹ Go up into Gilead, and take balm, virgin daughter of Egypt: in vain do you use many medicines; there is no healing for you.