1 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

2 S peak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

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

3 F or Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

فَيَقُولُ فِرعَوْنُ: ‹إنَّهُمْ تائِهُونَ فِي الأرْضِ، وَقَدْ حُبِسُوا فِي الصَّحراءِ.›

4 A nd I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

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

5 A nd it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

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

6 A nd he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

فَجَهَّزَ فِرعَوْنُ عَرَبَتَهُ وَأخَذَ جَيشَهُ مَعَهُ.

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

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

8 A nd the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.

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

9 B ut the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

لَحِقَ 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.

10 A nd when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.

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

11 A nd they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

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

12 I s not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.

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

13 A nd Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

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

14 T he Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

سَيُحارِبُ اللهُ عَنكُمْ، وَأنتُمْ صامِتُونَ.»

15 A nd the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

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

16 B ut lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

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

17 A nd I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

سَأُقَسِّي قُلُوبَ المِصرِيِّينَ لِيَتبَعُوهُمْ. سَأتَمَجَّدُ بِفِرعَونَ وَبِكُلِّ جَيشِهِ وَبِعَرَباتِهِ وَبِفُرسانِهِ.

18 A nd the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

وَسَيَعرِفُ المِصرِيُّونَ أنِّي أنا اللهُ حِينَ أتَمَجَّدُ بِفِرعَونَ وَمَركِباتِهِ وَفُرسانِهِ.»

19 A nd the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

وَانتَقَلَ مَلاكُ اللهِ الَّذِي كانَ يَسِيرُ أمامَهُمُ وَسارَ خَلفَهُمْ. فانتَقَلَ عَمُودُ السَّحابِ مِنْ أمامِهِمْ وَوَقَفَ خَلفَهُمْ.

20 A nd it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

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

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

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

22 A nd the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

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

23 A nd the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

فَتَبِعَهُمُ المِصرِيِّونَ، وَتَبِعَتْهُمْ جَمِيعُ خُيُولِ فِرعَوْنَ وَعَرَباتِهِ وَفُرسانِهِ فِي وَسَطِ البَحرِ.

24 A nd it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

وَقُربَ الصُّبحِ، نَظَرَ اللهُ مِنْ خِلالِ النّارِ وَالسَّحابِ إلَى مُخَيَّمِ المِصرِيِّينَ، فَأفْزَعَهُمْ.

25 A nd took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

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

26 A nd the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

وَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «مُدَّ يَدَكَ عَلَى البَحرِ لِتَعُودَ المِياهُ عَلَى المِصرِيِّينَ وَعَرَباتِهِمْ وَفُرسانِهِمْ.»

27 A nd Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

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

28 A nd the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

وَرَجِعَتِ المِيَاهُ وَأغرَقَتْ عَرَباتِ وَفُرسانَ جَيشِ فِرعَوْنَ الَّذِي تَبِعَهُمْ فِي البَحرِ. وَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنهُمْ أحَدٌ.

29 B ut the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

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

30 T hus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.

فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ خَلَّصَ اللهُ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ يَدِ المِصرِيِّينَ. وَرَأى بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ المِصرِيِّينَ مَوتَى عَلَى شاطِئِ البَحرِ.

31 A nd Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.

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