1 T hen Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord, saying, I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider or its chariot has He thrown into the sea.

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to Yahweh, and said, “I will sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.

2 T he Lord is my Strength and my Song, and He has become my Salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

3 T he Lord is a Man of War; the Lord is His name.

Yahweh is a man of war. Yahweh is his name.

4 P haraoh’s chariots and his host has He cast into the sea; his chosen captains also are sunk in the Red Sea.

He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea. His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.

5 T he floods cover them; they sank in the depths like a stone.

The deeps cover them. They went down into the depths like a stone.

6 Y our right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power; Your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.

Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.

7 I n the greatness of Your majesty You overthrow those rising against You. You send forth Your fury; it consumes them like stubble.

In the greatness of your excellency, you overthrow those who rise up against you. You send out your wrath. It consumes them as stubble.

8 W ith the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up, the floods stood fixed in a heap, the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.

With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up. The floods stood upright as a heap. The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 T he enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

The enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’

10 Y ou blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

You blew with your wind. The sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 W ho is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, doing wonders?

Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

12 Y ou stretched out Your right hand, the earth’s swallowed them.

You stretched out your right hand. The earth swallowed them.

13 Y ou in Your mercy and loving-kindness have led forth the people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength to Your holy habitation.

“You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.

14 T he peoples have heard of it; they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

The peoples have heard. They tremble. Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.

15 N ow the chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling takes hold of them; all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away—little by little.

Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed. Trembling takes hold of the mighty men of Moab. All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

16 T error and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of Your arm they are as still as a stone—till Your people pass by and over, O Lord, till the people pass by whom You have purchased.

Terror and dread falls on them. By the greatness of your arm they are as still as a stone— until your people pass over, Yahweh, until the people pass over who you have purchased.

17 Y ou will bring them in and plant them on Your own mountain, the place, O Lord, You have made for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

You shall bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, the place, Yahweh, which you have made for yourself to dwell in; the sanctuary, Lord, which your hands have established.

18 T he Lord will reign forever and ever.

Yahweh shall reign forever and ever.”

19 F or the horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the Israelites walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea.

For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Yahweh brought back the waters of the sea on them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the middle of the sea.

20 T hen Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and dancing.

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

21 A nd Miriam responded to them, Sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously and is highly exalted; the horse and his rider He has thrown into the sea.

Miriam answered them, “Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.”

22 T hen Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea and they went into the Wilderness of Shur; they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

23 W hen they came to Marah, they could not drink its waters for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah.

When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.

24 T he people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

The people murmured against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

25 A nd he cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree which he cast into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them,

Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh showed him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them;

26 S aying, If you will diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord your God and will do what is right in His sight, and will listen to and obey His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon you which I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am the Lord Who heals you.

and he said, “If you will diligently listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, and will do that which is right in his eyes, and will pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you, which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals you.”

27 A nd they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees; and they encamped there by the waters.

They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.