¹ 耶和華在埃及地曉諭摩西、亞倫說：

² 你們要以本月為正月，為一年之首。

³ 你們吩咐以色列全會眾說：本月初十日，各人要按著父家取羊羔，一家一隻。

⁴ 若是一家的人太少，吃不了一隻羊羔，本人就要和他隔壁的鄰舍共取一隻。你們預備羊羔，要按著人數和飯量計算。

⁵ 要無殘疾、一歲的公羊羔，你們或從綿羊裡取，或從山羊裡取，都可以。

⁶ 要留到本月十四日，在黃昏的時候，以色列全會眾把羊羔宰了。

⁷ 各家要取點血，塗在吃羊羔的房屋左右的門框上和門楣上。

⁸ 當夜要吃羊羔的肉；用火烤了，與無酵餅和苦菜同吃。

⁹ 不可吃生的，斷不可吃水煮的，要帶著頭、腿、五臟，用火烤了吃。

¹⁰ 不可剩下一點留到早晨；若留到早晨，要用火燒了。

¹¹ 你們吃羊羔當腰間束帶，腳上穿鞋，手中拿杖，趕緊的吃；這是耶和華的逾越節。

¹² 因為那夜我要巡行埃及地，把埃及地一切頭生的，無論是人是牲畜，都擊殺了，又要敗壞埃及一切的神。我是耶和華。

¹³ 這血要在你們所住的房屋上作記號；我一見這血，就越過你們去。我擊殺埃及地頭生的時候，災殃必不臨到你們身上滅你們。

¹⁴ 你們要記念這日，守為耶和華的節，作為你們世世代代永遠的定例。

¹⁵ 你們要吃無酵餅七日。頭一日要把酵從你們各家中除去；因為從頭一日起，到第七日為止，凡吃有酵之餅的，必從以色列中剪除。

¹⁶ 頭一日你們當有聖會，第七日也當有聖會。這兩日之內，除了預備各人所要吃的以外，無論何工都不可做。

¹⁷ 你們要守無酵節，因為我正當這日把你們的軍隊從埃及地領出來。所以，你們要守這日，作為世世代代永遠的定例。

¹⁸ 從正月十四日晚上，直到二十一日晚上，你們要吃無酵餅。

¹⁹ 在你們各家中，七日之內不可有酵；因為凡吃有酵之物的，無論是寄居的，是本地的，必從以色列的會中剪除。

²⁰ 有酵的物，你們都不可吃；在你們一切住處要吃無酵餅。

²¹ 於是，摩西召了以色列的眾長老來，對他們說：你們要按著家口取出羊羔，把這逾越節的羊羔宰了。

²² 拿一把牛膝草，蘸盆裡的血，打在門楣上和左右的門框上。你們誰也不可出自己的房門，直到早晨。

²³ 因為耶和華要巡行擊殺埃及人，他看見血在門楣上和左右的門框上，就必越過那門，不容滅命的進你們的房屋，擊殺你們。

²⁴ 這例，你們要守著，作為你們和你們子孫永遠的定例。

²⁵ 日後，你們到了耶和華按著所應許賜給你們的那地，就要守這禮。

²⁶ 你們的兒女問你們說：行這禮是甚麼意思？

²⁷ 你們就說：這是獻給耶和華逾越節的祭。當以色列人在埃及的時候，他擊殺埃及人，越過以色列人的房屋，救了我們各家。於是百姓低頭下拜。

²⁸ 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西、亞倫，以色列人就怎樣行。

²⁹ 到了半夜，耶和華把埃及地所有的長子，就是從坐寶座的法老，直到被擄囚在監裡之人的長子，以及一切頭生的牲畜，盡都殺了。

³⁰ 法老和一切臣僕，並埃及眾人，夜間都起來了。在埃及有大哀號，無一家不死一個人的。

³¹ 夜間，法老召了摩西、亞倫來，說：起來！連你們帶以色列人，從我民中出去，依你們所說的，去事奉耶和華罷！

³² 也依你們所說的，連羊群牛群帶著走罷！並要為我祝福。

³³ 埃及人催促百姓，打發他們快快出離那地，因為埃及人說：我們都要死了。

³⁴ 百姓就拿著沒有酵的生麵，把摶麵盆包在衣服中，扛在肩頭上。

³⁵ 以色列人照著摩西的話行，向埃及人要金器、銀器，和衣裳。

³⁶ 耶和華叫百姓在埃及人眼前蒙恩，以致埃及人給他們所要的。他們就把埃及人的財物奪去了。

³⁷ 以色列人從蘭塞起行，往疏割去；除了婦人孩子，步行的男人約有六十萬。

³⁸ 又有許多閒雜人，並有羊群牛群，和他們一同上去。

³⁹ 他們用埃及帶出來的生麵烤成無酵餅。這生麵原沒有發起；因為他們被催逼離開埃及，不能耽延，也沒有為自己預備甚麼食物。

⁴⁰ 以色列人住在埃及共有四百三十年。

⁴¹ 正滿了四百三十年的那一天，耶和華的軍隊都從埃及地出來了。

⁴² 這夜是耶和華的夜；因耶和華領他們出了埃及地，所以當向耶和華謹守，是以色列眾人世世代代該謹守的。

⁴³ 耶和華對摩西、亞倫說：逾越節的例是這樣：外邦人都不可吃這羊羔。

⁴⁴ 但各人用銀子買的奴僕，既受了割禮就可以吃。

⁴⁵ 寄居的和雇工人都不可吃。

⁴⁶ 應當在一個房子裡吃；不可把一點肉從房子裡帶到外頭去。羊羔的骨頭一根也不可折斷。

⁴⁷ 以色列全會眾都要守這禮。

⁴⁸ 若有外人寄居在你們中間，願向耶和華守逾越節，他所有的男子務要受割禮，然後才容他前來遵守，他也就像本地人一樣；但未受割禮的，都不可吃這羊羔。

⁴⁹ 本地人和寄居在你們中間的外人同歸一例。

⁵⁰ 耶和華怎樣吩咐摩西、亞倫，以色列眾人就怎樣行了。

⁵¹ 正當那日，耶和華將以色列人按著他們的軍隊，從埃及地領出來。

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

² "Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine."

³ Moses said to the people, "Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

⁴ This day you go forth in the month Abib.

⁵ It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.

⁶ Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh.

⁷ Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall there be yeast seen with you, in all your borders.

⁸ You shall tell your son in that day, saying, 'It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.'

⁹ It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of Yahweh may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt.

¹⁰ You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

¹¹ "It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you,

¹² that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh's.

¹³ Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.

¹⁴ It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What is this?' that you shall tell him, 'By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;

¹⁵ and it happened, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animal. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.'

¹⁶ It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us forth out of Egypt."

¹⁷ It happened, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God didn't lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt;"

¹⁸ but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁹ Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you."

²⁰ They took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

²¹ Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:

²² the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn't depart from before the people.