Exodus 14

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

1 耶和华对摩西说：

2 “Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.

2 “你吩咐以色列人改变方向，在比·哈希录附近的海边扎营，在红海和密夺之间，对面是巴力·洗分。

3 For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’

3 法老必定以为以色列人走迷了路，被困在旷野。

4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.

4 我要使法老的心刚硬，使他派兵追赶他们。我要在法老和埃及军兵身上得荣耀，好叫埃及人知道我是耶和华。”于是，以色列人遵命而行。

5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”

5 有人向埃及王报信，说以色列百姓逃走了。法老和他的臣仆便改变主意，说：“我们怎么可以让以色列人就这样离开我们，不再服侍我们呢？”

6 So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him.

6 法老便吩咐人预备战车，他亲自领军，

7 He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

7 率领埃及所有的战车，包括六百辆最精锐的战车，每辆车上都有战车长。

8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.

8 耶和华使埃及王法老的心刚硬，法老就追赶毫无惧色地离开埃及的以色列人。

9 The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.

9 埃及大军的战车骑兵倾巢而出，在巴力·洗分对面、比·哈希录附近的海边追上了安营的以色列人。

10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

10 法老渐渐逼近，以色列人抬头看见埃及人追了上来，非常害怕，便呼求耶和华。

11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

11 他们对摩西说：“难道埃及没有坟地，要你带我们出来死在旷野吗？为什么要带我们出埃及呢？

12 Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”

12 我们在埃及岂不是对你说过，别管我们，就让我们服侍埃及人吗？服侍埃及人总比死在旷野好啊！”

13 But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.

13 摩西对百姓说：“你们不要害怕，站稳了，看耶和华今天怎样解救你们。你们再也看不到你们今天看到的埃及人了。

14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

14 耶和华必为你们争战，你们要保持安静。”

15 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.

15 耶和华对摩西说：“为什么向我呼求呢？吩咐以色列人往前走吧。

16 And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

16 你举手向海伸出手杖，把海水分开，以色列人可以从中间的干地走过去。

17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and chariots and horsemen.

17 我要使埃及人的心刚硬，他们会尾随你们下到海中。我要在法老及其大军、战车和骑兵身上得荣耀。

18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

18 当我在法老及其战车和骑兵身上得到荣耀时，埃及人就知道我是耶和华。”

19 And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,

19 这时，在以色列队伍前面领路的上帝的天使，转到百姓后面，云柱也随着移到后面立住。

20 so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.

20 云柱停在埃及队伍和以色列队伍的中间，埃及人这边一片黑暗，以色列人那边却有光，彼此整夜都无法接近对方。

21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,

21 摩西向海伸出手，耶和华便整夜用强劲的东风吹退海水，将海底变成干地。海水分开后，

22 and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

22 以色列人踏着干地走入海中，海水在他们左右形成水墙。

23 And the Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen—and followed them into the sea.

23 法老的军兵车马紧追不舍，都跟着下到海中。

24 At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.

24 到了破晓时分，耶和华从云柱火柱中俯视埃及军队，使他们陷入混乱。

25 He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”

25 祂使他们战车的轮子脱落，难以前行。于是，埃及人说：“我们逃命吧，因为耶和华在帮助以色列人攻击我们！”

26 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”

26 耶和华对摩西说：“你向海伸出手，使海水回流，淹没埃及人及其战车和马兵。”

27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea.

27 天刚亮的时候，摩西向海伸出手，海水便恢复原状。埃及人纷纷向岸上逃命，耶和华却使大水把他们卷回海中。

28 The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.

28 海水回流，法老的战车和人马都淹没在大海之中，全军覆没。

29 But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.

29 以色列人却在干地上走过红海，海水在他们左右形成水墙。

30 That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.

30 那天，耶和华就这样从埃及人手中拯救了以色列人。以色列人看见埃及人的尸体横在海边。

31 When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.

31 以色列百姓亲眼看见耶和华怎样以大能对付埃及人，他们就敬畏耶和华，又信服祂和祂的仆人摩西。