Exodus 13

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

1 耶和华对摩西说：

2 “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”

2 “要把以色列人中的长子和头生的牲畜分别出来，使之圣洁，归给我。他们都是我的。”

3 So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.

3 摩西对百姓说：“你们要记住离开埃及的这一天，因为耶和华用大能的手把你们从受奴役之地解救出来。不可吃带酵的食物。

4 Today, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.

4 你们是在亚笔月 的这一天从埃及出来的，

5 And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.

5 将来耶和华带领你们进入迦南人、赫人、亚摩利人、希未人和耶布斯人居住的土地以后，你们每逢此月都要为祂守节期。那是耶和华向你们祖先起誓，应许赐给你们那奶蜜之乡。

6 For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.

6 在七天的节期内，你们要吃无酵饼，到了第七天，你们要为耶和华守节期。

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten during those seven days. Nothing leavened may be found among you, nor shall leaven be found anywhere within your borders.

7 七天之内要吃无酵饼，你们境内不得有酵或是带酵的东西。

8 And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

8 那时，要告诉你们的子孙，‘这节期是纪念我们出埃及时，耶和华为我们所做的一切。’

9 It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

9 这节期对你们而言，就像你们手上的记号和额上的提醒，叫你们记得耶和华的律法，祂曾经用大能的手带你们出埃及。

10 Therefore you shall keep this statute at the appointed time year after year.

10 因此，每一年你们都要按时守这节期。

11 And after the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and gives it to you, as He swore to you and your fathers,

11 “耶和华成就祂起誓给你们和你们祖先的应许，领你们进入迦南人的土地，把那里赐给你们以后，

12 you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.

12 你们要把所有长子和头生的公畜归给祂。

13 You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

13 所有头生的公驴必须用羊羔赎回，不然就要打断它们的脖子。要赎回你们所有的长子。

14 In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

14 将来你们的子孙问起这件事的意义，你们就回答，‘耶和华曾经用大能的手把我们从受奴役之地埃及带出来。

15 And when Pharaoh stubbornly refused to let us go, the LORD killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both of man and beast. This is why I sacrifice to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb, but I redeem all the firstborn of my sons.’

15 当时法老硬着心不肯放我们走，所以耶和华就把埃及人的长子和头生的牲畜全都杀了。因此，我们把所有头生的公畜当作祭牲献给耶和华，把所有长子都赎回来。’

16 So it shall serve as a sign on your hand and a symbol on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”

16 这事就像你们手上的记号和额上的标记，以牢记耶和华曾用大能的手带我们出埃及。”

17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road through the land of the Philistines, though it was shorter. For God said, “If the people face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

17 法老让以色列人离开埃及后，上帝没有带领他们穿越非利士地区，虽然那是条捷径。因为上帝说：“如果他们遇上战争，就会改变主意，返回埃及。”

18 So God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the Red Sea. And the Israelites left the land of Egypt arrayed for battle.

18 所以，上帝领他们绕道前行，走旷野的路，前往红海 。以色列人离开埃及时都带着兵器。

19 Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”

19 摩西把约瑟的骸骨一起带走，因为约瑟曾叫以色列人郑重发誓，对他们说：“上帝必眷顾你们，那时你们要把我的骸骨也一起带走。”

20 They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

20 以色列人从疏割启程，来到旷野边缘的以倘安营。

21 And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

21 耶和华走在他们前面，白天用云柱为他们指示道路，晚上用火柱照亮他们，这样他们可以日夜赶路。

22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.

22 白天的云柱和晚上的火柱总不从他们前面离开。