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| 1Then Moses and the Israelis sang this song to the LORD: "I'll sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. | 1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD. They said, "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. |
| 2The LORD is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God and I'll praise him, the God of my father and I'll exalt him. | 2The 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. |
| 3The LORD is a man of war, the LORD is his name! | 3The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is his name. |
| 4"Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea; his best officers sank in the Reed Sea. | 4The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea. |
| 5The deep covered them, they went down into the depths like a rock. | 5The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone. |
| 6Your right hand, LORD, was majestic in strength, your right hand, LORD, shattered the enemy. | 6Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power, your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy. |
| 7In the greatness of your majesty you broke down your enemies. You sent forth your anger, it consumed them like stubble. | 7In the abundance of your majesty you have overthrown those who rise up against you. You sent forth your wrath; it consumed them like stubble. |
| 8By the breath of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing waters stood up like a hill, the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea. | 8By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea. |
| 9"The enemy said, 'I'll pursue them, I'll overtake them, I'll divide the spoil. I'll satisfy my anger on them, I'll draw my sword, and my hand will bring them to ruin.' | 9The enemy said, 'I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.' |
| 10"You blew with your breath, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty water. | 10But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. |
| 11"Who is like you among the gods, LORD? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, and working wonders? | 11Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you?--majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders? |
| 12You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them. | 12You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them. |
| 13"You have led with your gracious love this people whom you redeemed. You have guided them with your strength to your holy dwelling. | 13By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place. |
| 14"The people heard and they quaked, anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia. | 14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. |
| 15Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified, the nobles of Moab trembled uncontrollably, and all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. | 15Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake. |
| 16Dread and fear have fallen on them, because of the strength of your arm. They have become silent as a stone, until your people pass by, LORD, until this people you acquired pass by. | 16Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by. |
| 17"You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance. You have made a place where you will reside, LORD. Your own hands have established a sanctuary, LORD. | 17You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place you made for your residence, O Lord, the sanctuary, O LORD, that your hands have established. |
| 18The LORD will reign forever and ever." | 18The LORD will reign forever and ever! |
| 19When the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen went into the sea, the LORD caused the waters of the sea to come back over them, but the Israelis walked through the middle of the sea on dry land. | 19For the horses of Pharaoh came with his chariots and his footmen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea on them, but the Israelites walked on dry land in the middle of the sea." |
| 20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand and went out with all the women behind her with tambourines and dancing. | 20Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances. |
| 21Miriam sang to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted! The horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea." | 21Miriam sang in response to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea." |
| 22Then Moses led Israel from the Reed Sea and they went to the desert of Shur. They traveled into the desert for three days and did not find water. | 22Then Moses led Israel to journey away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three days into the desert, and found no water. |
| 23When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter. (That is why it's called Marah.) | 23Then they came to Marah, but they were not able to drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter. (That is why its name was Marah.) |
| 24Then the people complained against Moses: "What are we to drink?" | 24So the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What can we drink?" |
| 25Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree, which he threw into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD presented to them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them. | 25He cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When Moses threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord made for them a binding ordinance, and there he tested them. |
| 26He said, "If you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what he sees to be right, listen to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then I won't inflict on you all the diseases that I inflicted on the Egyptians, because I am the LORD your healer." | 26He said, "If you will diligently obey the LORD your God, and do what is right in his sight, and pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the LORD, am your healer." |
| 27Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees, and they camped there by the water. | 27Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water. |
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