1 و َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

Then the Lord said to Moses,

2 « قُلْ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ أنْ يَعُودوا وَيُخَيِّمُوا أمامَ فَمِ الحِيرُوثِ، بَينَ مَجدَلَ وَالبَحرِ، أمامَ بَعلَ صَفُونَ. خَيِّمُوا أمامَهُ بِجانِبِ البَحرِ.

“Tell the people of Israel to turn around and set up their tents in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Set up your tents in front of Baal-zephon, beside the sea.

3 ف َيَقُولُ فِرعَوْنُ: ‹إنَّهُمْ تائِهُونَ فِي الأرْضِ، وَقَدْ حُبِسُوا فِي الصَّحراءِ.›

For Pharaoh will say of the people of Israel, ‘They have lost their way. The desert has shut them in.’

4 و َسَأُقَسِّي قَلْبَ فِرعَوْنَ فَيَتْبَعَهُمْ. وَسَأتَمَجَّدُ منْ خِلالِ فِرعَوْنَ وَقُوّاتِهِ، لِيَعرِفَ المِصرِيُّونَ أنِّي أنا الإلَهُ الحَقيقيُّ.» فَفَعَلَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ ذَلِكَ. مُطارَدَةُ فِرعَوْنَ لِبَنِي إسْرائِيل

I will make Pharaoh’s heart hard. And he will try to catch them. So I will be honored through Pharaoh and his whole army. Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” And they did so.

5 و َحِينَ عَلِمَ مَلِكُ مِصْرَ أنَّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ قَدْ هَرَبُوا، تَغَيَّرَ رَأيُهُ هُوَ وَخُدّامُهُ بِشَأْنِهِمْ، وَقالُوا: «ما الَّذِي عَمِلْناهُ بِإطلاقِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ خِدمَتِنا؟»

When the king of Egypt was told that the people had left, Pharaoh and his servants changed their minds about the people. They said, “What is this we have done? We have let Israel go from working for us.”

6 ف َجَهَّزَ فِرعَوْنُ عَرَبَتَهُ وَأخَذَ جَيشَهُ مَعَهُ.

So he made his war-wagon ready and took his people with him.

7 أ خَذَ فِرعَوْنُ سِتَّ مِئَةٍ مِنْ أفْضَلِ جُنُودِهِ، مَعَ جَمِيعِ عَرَباتِ الحَرْبِ. كُلُّ عَرَبَةٍ يَقودُها جُنْدِيٌ واحِدٌ.

He took 600 of the best war-wagons, and all the other war-wagons of Egypt in the care of leaders.

8 خ َرَجَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ وَأيدِيهُمْ مَرفُوعَةٌ بِانتِصارٍ. لَكِنَّ اللهَ قَسَّى قَلبَ فِرعَوْنَ مَلِكِ مِصرَ، فَلَحِقَ بِهِمْ.

The Lord made the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt hard. And Pharaoh went to catch the people of Israel, who were leaving without fear.

9 ل َحِقَ المِصرِيُّونَ بِبَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَوَصَلُوا إلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ مُخَيِّمُونَ بِجانِبِ البَحرِ. وَصَلَتْ جَمِيعُ خُيُولِ فِرعَوْنَ وَعَرَباتِهِ وَرُكّابِها، كُلُّ جَيشِهِ، إلَى حَيثُ كانَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ عِندَ فَمِ الحِيرُوثِ أمامَ بَعلِ صَفُونَ.

The Egyptians followed them with all the horses and war-wagons of Pharaoh, his horsemen and his army. And they came to them at their tents by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon.

10 و َحِينَ اقتَرَبَ فِرعَوْنُ، رَفَعَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ عُيُونَهُمْ وَرَأَوْا المِصرِيِّينَ وَراءَهُمْ، فَخافَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ وَصَرَخُوا إلَى اللهِ.

When Pharaoh came near, the people of Israel looked and saw the Egyptians coming after them. And they were filled with fear and cried out to the Lord.

11 و َقالَ الشَّعبُ لِمُوسَى: «هَلْ أحضَرْتَنا إلَى هُنا لِنَمُوتَ فِي الصَّحراءِ، لِأنَّهُ لَمْ تَكُنْ هُناكَ قُبُورٌ فِي مِصرَ؟ لِماذا صَنَعتَ هَذا بِنا وَأخرَجْتَنا مِنْ مِصرَ؟

Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the desert? What have you done to us, in bringing us out of Egypt?

12 أ لَيسَ هَذا ما قُلْناهُ لَكَ فِي مِصرَ: ‹دَعْنا وَشَأنَنا فَنَخْدِمَ المِصرِيِّينَ.› نُفَضِّلُ أنْ نَخدِمَ فِي مِصرَ عَلَى أنْ نَمُوتَ فِي الصَّحْراءِ!»

Did we not tell you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone and let us serve the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die here.”

13 ف َقالَ مُوسَى لِلشَّعبِ: «لا تَخافُوا. قِفُوا وَانظُرُوا خَلاصَ اللهِ الَّذِي سَيَصْنَعُهُ لَكُمُ اليَومَ. قَدْ رَأيتُمُ المِصرِيِّينَ اليَومَ، لَكِنْ لَنْ تَرُوهُمْ ثانِيَةً.

But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid! Be strong, and see how the Lord will save you today. For the Egyptians you have seen today, you will never see again.

14 س َيُحارِبُ اللهُ عَنكُمْ، وَأنتُمْ صامِتُونَ.»

The Lord will fight for you. All you have to do is keep still.”

15 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «لِماذا تَصرُخُ إلَيَّ؟ أخبِرْ بَني إسْرائِيلَ أنْ يَستَمِرُّوا فِي الارتِحالِ.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to keep going.

16 ا رفَعْ عَصاكَ الآنَ وَمُدَّ يَدَكَ عَلَى البَحرِ وَشُقَّهُ، لِيَتَمَكَّنَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ مِنَ السَّيرِ عَبْرَ البَحرِ إلَى أرْضٍ يابِسَةٍ.

Lift up your special stick and put out your hand over the sea, and divide it. Then the people of Israel will go through the sea on dry land.

17 س َأُقَسِّي قُلُوبَ المِصرِيِّينَ لِيَتبَعُوهُمْ. سَأتَمَجَّدُ بِفِرعَونَ وَبِكُلِّ جَيشِهِ وَبِعَرَباتِهِ وَبِفُرسانِهِ.

I will make the Egyptians’ hearts hard, so they will go after them. And I will be honored through Pharaoh and his whole army, his war-wagons and his horsemen.

18 و َسَيَعرِفُ المِصرِيُّونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ حِينَ أتَمَجَّدُ بِفِرعَونَ وَمَركِباتِهِ وَفُرسانِهِ.»

The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I am honored through Pharaoh, his war-wagons and his horsemen.”

19 و َانتَقَلَ مَلاكُ اللهِ الَّذِي كانَ يَسِيرُ أمامَهُمُ وَسارَ خَلفَهُمْ. فانتَقَلَ عَمُودُ السَّحابِ مِنْ أمامِهِمْ وَوَقَفَ خَلفَهُمْ.

Then the Angel of God, who had been going in front of the army of Israel, moved and went behind them. The cloud moved from the front of them and stood behind them.

20 ف َوَقَفَ بَينَ مُخَيَّمِ المِصرِيِّينَ وَمُخَيَّمِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. وَكانَ هُناكَ سَحابٌ وَظُلمَةٌ. وَقَدْ أضاءَ السَّحابُ اللَّيلَ. وَلَمْ يَقتَرِبْ أيٌّ مِنَ الفَرِيقَيْنِ إلَى الآخَرِ طِيلَةَ اللَّيلِ.

It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. There was the cloud and the darkness, yet it gave light at night. And the one army did not come near the other all night.

21 و َمَدَّ مُوسَى يَدَهُ عَلَى البَحرِ، فَأزاحَ اللهُ البَحرَ إلَى الخَلفِ بِرِيحٍ شَرقِيَّةٍ قَوِيَّةٍ طَوالَ اللَّيلِ، وَحَوَّلَ البَحرَ إلَى أرْضٍ يابِسَةٍ، إذْ شَقَّ المِياهَ نِصْفينِ.

Then Moses put out his hand over the sea. And the Lord moved the sea all night by a strong east wind. So the waters were divided.

22 ف َسارَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ فِي وَسَطِ البَحرِ عَلَى أرْضٍ يابِسَةٍ. وَصارَتِ المِياهُ جِداراً لَهُمْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِمْ وَعَنْ يَسارِهِمْ.

And the people of Israel went through the sea on dry land. The waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.

23 ف َتَبِعَهُمُ المِصرِيِّونَ، وَتَبِعَتْهُمْ جَمِيعُ خُيُولِ فِرعَوْنَ وَعَرَباتِهِ وَفُرسانِهِ فِي وَسَطِ البَحرِ.

Then the Egyptians followed them. All Pharaoh’s horses and war-wagons and horsemen went in the sea after them.

24 و َقُربَ الصُّبحِ، نَظَرَ اللهُ مِنْ خِلالِ النّارِ وَالسَّحابِ إلَى مُخَيَّمِ المِصرِيِّينَ، فَأفْزَعَهُمْ.

In the morning hours, the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army through the fire and cloud. And He made the Egyptian army afraid.

25 و َعَطَّلَ عَجَلاتِ عَرَباتِ فِرعَوْنَ، فَساقُوها بِصُعُوبَةٍ. فَقالَ المِصرِيُّونَ: «لِنَهرُبْ مِنْ أمامِ إسْرائِيلَ، لِأنَّ اللهَ يُحارِبُ مِصرَ عَنهُمْ.»

He made the wheels of their war-wagons come off, so it was hard for the wagons to be moved. So the Egyptians said, “Let us run away from Israel. For the Lord is fighting for them against the Egyptians.”

26 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «مُدَّ يَدَكَ عَلَى البَحرِ لِتَعُودَ المِياهُ عَلَى المِصرِيِّينَ وَعَرَباتِهِمْ وَفُرسانِهِمْ.»

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand over the sea. And the waters will flow over the Egyptians, and over their war-wagons and their horsemen.”

27 ف َمَدَّ مُوسَى يَدَهُ عَلَى البَحرِ، فَعادَتِ المِياهُ كَما كانَتْ، بَينَما المِصرِيُّونَ يَهْرُبُونَ، فَغَطَّتْهُمُ المِياهُ. فأغْرَقَ اللهُ المِصرِيِّينَ فِي البَحرِ.

And when the morning came, the Egyptians ran into the wall of water as the sea returned to the way it was before. The Lord destroyed the Egyptians in the sea.

28 و َرَجِعَتِ المِيَاهُ وَأغرَقَتْ عَرَباتِ وَفُرسانَ جَيشِ فِرعَوْنَ الَّذِي تَبِعَهُمْ فِي البَحرِ. وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنهُمْ أحَدٌ.

The waters returned and covered the war-wagons and the horsemen and Pharaoh’s whole army that had gone in the sea after them. Not even one of them was left.

29 و َأمّا بَنو إسْرائِيلَ فَسارُوا عَلَى أرْضٍ جافَّةٍ فِي وَسَطِ البَحرِ، وَكانَتِ المِياهُ جِداراً لَهُمْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِمْ وَعَنْ يَسارِهِمْ.

But the people of Israel walked on dry land through the sea. The waters were like a wall to them on their right and on their left.

30 ف ِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ خَلَّصَ اللهُ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ يَدِ المِصرِيِّينَ. وَرَأى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ المِصرِيِّينَ مَوتَى عَلَى شاطِئِ البَحرِ.

So the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians. And Israel saw the Egyptians dead beside the sea.

31 ر َأى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ العَمَلَ العَظِيمَ الَّذِي عَمِلَهُ اللهُ ضِدَّ المِصرِيِّينَ، وَخافَ الشَّعبُ اللهَ ، وَوَضَعُوا ثِقَتَهُمْ بِهِ وَبِمُوسَى خادِمِهِ.

Israel saw the great power which the Lord had used against the Egyptians. And the people had fear of the Lord. They believed in the Lord and in His servant Moses.