¹ και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων

² λαλησον τοις υιοις ισραηλ και αποστρεψαντες στρατοπεδευσατωσαν απεναντι της επαυλεως ανα μεσον μαγδωλου και ανα μεσον της θαλασσης εξ εναντιας βεελσεπφων ενωπιον αυτων στρατοπεδευσεις επι της θαλασσης

³ και ερει φαραω τω λαω αυτου οι υιοι ισραηλ πλανωνται ουτοι εν τη γη συγκεκλεικεν γαρ αυτους η ερημος

⁴ εγω δε σκληρυνω την καρδιαν φαραω και καταδιωξεται οπισω αυτων και ενδοξασθησομαι εν φαραω και εν παση τη στρατια αυτου και γνωσονται παντες οι αιγυπτιοι οτι εγω ειμι κυριος και εποιησαν ουτως

⁵ και ανηγγελη τω βασιλει των αιγυπτιων οτι πεφευγεν ο λαος και μετεστραφη η καρδια φαραω και των θεραποντων αυτου επι τον λαον και ειπαν τι τουτο εποιησαμεν του εξαποστειλαι τους υιους ισραηλ του μη δουλευειν ημιν

⁶ εζευξεν ουν φαραω τα αρματα αυτου και παντα τον λαον αυτου συναπηγαγεν μεθ' εαυτου

⁷ και λαβων εξακοσια αρματα εκλεκτα και πασαν την ιππον των αιγυπτιων και τριστατας επι παντων

⁸ και εσκληρυνεν κυριος την καρδιαν φαραω βασιλεως αιγυπτου και των θεραποντων αυτου και κατεδιωξεν οπισω των υιων ισραηλ οι δε υιοι ισραηλ εξεπορευοντο εν χειρι υψηλη

⁹ και κατεδιωξαν οι αιγυπτιοι οπισω αυτων και ευροσαν αυτους παρεμβεβληκοτας παρα την θαλασσαν και πασα η ιππος και τα αρματα φαραω και οι ιππεις και η στρατια αυτου απεναντι της επαυλεως εξ εναντιας βεελσεπφων

¹⁰ και φαραω προσηγεν και αναβλεψαντες οι υιοι ισραηλ τοις οφθαλμοις ορωσιν και οι αιγυπτιοι εστρατοπεδευσαν οπισω αυτων και εφοβηθησαν σφοδρα ανεβοησαν δε οι υιοι ισραηλ προς κυριον

¹¹ και ειπεν προς μωυσην παρα το μη υπαρχειν μνηματα εν γη αιγυπτω εξηγαγες ημας θανατωσαι εν τη ερημω τι τουτο εποιησας ημιν εξαγαγων εξ αιγυπτου

¹² ου τουτο ην το ρημα ο ελαλησαμεν προς σε εν αιγυπτω λεγοντες παρες ημας οπως δουλευσωμεν τοις αιγυπτιοις κρεισσον γαρ ημας δουλευειν τοις αιγυπτιοις η αποθανειν εν τη ερημω ταυτη

¹³ ειπεν δε μωυσης προς τον λαον θαρσειτε στητε και ορατε την σωτηριαν την παρα του θεου ην ποιησει ημιν σημερον ον τροπον γαρ εωρακατε τους αιγυπτιους σημερον ου προσθησεσθε ετι ιδειν αυτους εις τον αιωνα χρονον

¹⁴ κυριος πολεμησει περι υμων και υμεις σιγησετε

¹⁵ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην τι βοας προς με λαλησον τοις υιοις ισραηλ και αναζευξατωσαν

¹⁶ και συ επαρον τη ραβδω σου και εκτεινον την χειρα σου επι την θαλασσαν και ρηξον αυτην και εισελθατωσαν οι υιοι ισραηλ εις μεσον της θαλασσης κατα το ξηρον

¹⁷ και ιδου εγω σκληρυνω την καρδιαν φαραω και των αιγυπτιων παντων και εισελευσονται οπισω αυτων και ενδοξασθησομαι εν φαραω και εν παση τη στρατια αυτου και εν τοις αρμασιν και εν τοις ιπποις αυτου

¹⁸ και γνωσονται παντες οι αιγυπτιοι οτι εγω ειμι κυριος ενδοξαζομενου μου εν φαραω και εν τοις αρμασιν και ιπποις αυτου

¹⁹ εξηρεν δε ο αγγελος του θεου ο προπορευομενος της παρεμβολης των υιων ισραηλ και επορευθη εκ των οπισθεν εξηρεν δε και ο στυλος της νεφελης απο προσωπου αυτων και εστη εκ των οπισω αυτων

²⁰ και εισηλθεν ανα μεσον της παρεμβολης των αιγυπτιων και ανα μεσον της παρεμβολης ισραηλ και εστη και εγενετο σκοτος και γνοφος και διηλθεν η νυξ και ου συνεμιξαν αλληλοις ολην την νυκτα

²¹ εξετεινεν δε μωυσης την χειρα επι την θαλασσαν και υπηγαγεν κυριος την θαλασσαν εν ανεμω νοτω βιαιω ολην την νυκτα και εποιησεν την θαλασσαν ξηραν και εσχισθη το υδωρ

²² και εισηλθον οι υιοι ισραηλ εις μεσον της θαλασσης κατα το ξηρον και το υδωρ αυτοις τειχος εκ δεξιων και τειχος εξ ευωνυμων

²³ κατεδιωξαν δε οι αιγυπτιοι και εισηλθον οπισω αυτων πασα η ιππος φαραω και τα αρματα και οι αναβαται εις μεσον της θαλασσης

²⁴ εγενηθη δε εν τη φυλακη τη εωθινη και επεβλεψεν κυριος επι την παρεμβολην των αιγυπτιων εν στυλω πυρος και νεφελης και συνεταραξεν την παρεμβολην των αιγυπτιων

²⁵ και συνεδησεν τους αξονας των αρματων αυτων και ηγαγεν αυτους μετα βιας και ειπαν οι αιγυπτιοι φυγωμεν απο προσωπου ισραηλ ο γαρ κυριος πολεμει περι αυτων τους αιγυπτιους

²⁶ ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην εκτεινον την χειρα σου επι την θαλασσαν και αποκαταστητω το υδωρ και επικαλυψατω τους αιγυπτιους επι τε τα αρματα και τους αναβατας

²⁷ εξετεινεν δε μωυσης την χειρα επι την θαλασσαν και απεκατεστη το υδωρ προς ημεραν επι χωρας οι δε αιγυπτιοι εφυγον υπο το υδωρ και εξετιναξεν κυριος τους αιγυπτιους μεσον της θαλασσης

²⁸ και επαναστραφεν το υδωρ εκαλυψεν τα αρματα και τους αναβατας και πασαν την δυναμιν φαραω τους εισπεπορευμενους οπισω αυτων εις την θαλασσαν και ου κατελειφθη εξ αυτων ουδε εις

²⁹ οι δε υιοι ισραηλ επορευθησαν δια ξηρας εν μεσω της θαλασσης το δε υδωρ αυτοις τειχος εκ δεξιων και τειχος εξ ευωνυμων

³⁰ και ερρυσατο κυριος τον ισραηλ εν τη ημερα εκεινη εκ χειρος των αιγυπτιων και ειδεν ισραηλ τους αιγυπτιους τεθνηκοτας παρα το χειλος της θαλασσης

³¹ ειδεν δε ισραηλ την χειρα την μεγαλην α εποιησεν κυριος τοις αιγυπτιοις εφοβηθη δε ο λαος τον κυριον και επιστευσαν τω θεω και μωυση τω θεραποντι αυτου

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

² "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall encamp opposite it by the sea.

³ Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are entangled in the land. The wilderness has shut them in.'

⁴ I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will follow after them; and I will get honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies; and the Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh." They did so.

⁵ It was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed towards the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"

⁶ He prepared his chariot, and took his army with him;

⁷ and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.

⁸ Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.

⁹ The Egyptians pursued after them: all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army; and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon.

¹⁰ When Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were very afraid. The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh.

¹¹ They said to Moses, "Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you treated us this way, to bring us forth out of Egypt?

¹² Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."

¹³ Moses said to the people, "Don't be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh, which he will work for you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall never see them again.

¹⁴ Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still."

¹⁵ Yahweh said to Moses, "Why do you cry to me? Speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward.

¹⁶ Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

¹⁷ I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get myself honor over Pharaoh, and over all his armies, over his chariots, and over his horsemen.

¹⁸ The Egyptians shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have gotten myself honor over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen."

¹⁹ The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.

²⁰ It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one didn't come near the other all the night.

²¹ Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all the night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

²² The children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

²³ The Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea: all of Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

²⁴ It happened in the morning watch, that Yahweh looked out on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and confused the Egyptian army.

²⁵ He took off their chariot wheels, and they drove them heavily; so that the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from the face of Israel, for Yahweh fights for them against the Egyptians!"

²⁶ Yahweh said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen."

²⁷ Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it. Yahweh overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

²⁸ The waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even all Pharaoh's army that went in after them into the sea. There remained not so much as one of them.

²⁹ But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

³⁰ Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

³¹ Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh, and in his servant Moses.