出埃及記 12
1 上主在埃及國訓示梅瑟和亞郎說：「
Then spake Yahweh, unto Moses and unto Aaron, in the land of Egypt saying—
2 你們要以本月為你們的正月，為你們算是一年的首月。
This month, is, to you, a beginning of months, —the first, it is, to you, of the months of the year.
3 你們應訓示以色列會眾，本月十日，他們每人照家族準備一隻羔羊，一家一隻。
Speak ye unto all the assembly of Israel, saying, On the tenth of this month, then let them take to them, each man a lamb for his ancestral household, a lamb for a household.
4 若是小家庭，吃不了一隻，家長應和附近的鄰居按照人數共同預備，並照每人的飯量估計當吃的羔羊。
But if the household be too small for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour that is near unto his house take one, according to the number of souls, —each man according to his eating, shall ye number for the lamb.
5 羔羊應是一歲無殘疾的公羊，要由綿羊或山羊中挑選。
A lamb without defect a male a year old, shall yours be, —from the sheep or from the goats, shall ye take it.
6 把這羔羊留到本月十四日，在黃昏的時候，以色列全體會眾便將牠宰殺。
So shall it be yours, to keep, until the fourteenth day of this month, —then shall all the convocation of the assembly of Israel slay it between the two evenings.
7 各家都應取些血塗在吃羔羊的房屋的兩門框和門楣上。
And they shall take of the blood, and put upon the two door-posts and upon the upper-beam, —upon the houses wherein they are to eat it.
8 在那一夜要吃肉；肉要用火烤了，同無酵餅及苦菜一起吃。
Then shall they eat the flesh, in the same night, —roast with fire, and with unleavened cakes, with bitter herbs, shall they eat it.
9 肉切不可吃生的或水煮的，只許吃火烤的。頭、腿和五臟都應吃盡。
Do not eat of it underdone, nor cooked by boiling in water, —but roast with fire, its head with its legs, and with its inward parts.
10 一點也不許留到早晨；若是早晨還有剩下的，都要用火燒掉。
And ye shall let nothing thereof remain until morning, —but that which is left remaining until morning, in the fire shall ye consume.
11 你們應這樣吃：束著腰，腳上穿著鞋，手裏拿著棍杖，急速快吃：這是向上主守的逾越節。
And, thus, shall ye eat it, —your loins, girded, your sandals, on your feet, and, your staff, in your hand, —so shall ye eat it in haste, it is Yahweh’s, passing over.
12 這一夜我要走遍埃及全國，將埃及國一切首生，無論是人是牲畜都要殺死，對於埃及的眾神，我也要嚴加懲罰：我是上主。
I will pass along, therefore, throughout the land of Egypt this night, and will smite every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man even to beast, —and against all the gods of Egypt, will I execute judgments—I, Yahweh.
13 這血在你們所住的房屋上，當作你們的記號：我打擊埃及國的時候，一見這血，就越過你們去，毀滅的災禍不落在你們身上。
Then shall the blood serve you for a sign, on the houses wherein ye are, then will I behold the blood, and will pass over you, —and there shall be among you no plague to destroy, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 這一天將是你們的紀念日，要當作上主的節日來慶祝；你們要世世代代過這節日，作為永遠的法規。
So shall this day serve you for a memorial, and ye shall celebrate it, as a festival to Yahweh, —to your generations—as an age-abiding statute, shall ye celebrate it.
15 你們應一連七天吃無酵餅。第一天務要從你們家內將酵子除去，因為從第一天直到第七天，凡吃有酵之物的人，都應從以色列中鏟除。
Seven days, unleavened cakes, shall ye eat, surely, on the first day, shall ye put away leaven, out of your houses, —for whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of Israel, from the first day, unto the seventh day.
16 第一天和第七天應召開聖會；這兩天一切勞工都不可作，只准你們準備每人吃的東西。
Both on the first day, a holy convocation, and on the seventh day—a holy convocation, shall there be to you, —no work, shall be done therein, save only what must be eaten by every soul, that alone, shall be done by you.
17 你們應守無酵節，因為這一天我領你們的軍旅出離了埃及國，所以你們要世世代代守這一天，作為永遠的法規。
So then ye shall observe the unleavened cakes, because on this self-same day, brought I forth your hosts out of the land of Egypt, —so then ye shall observe this day to your generations, as a statute age-abiding,
18 從正月十四日晚起，到二十一日晚為止，你們應吃無酵餅。
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening, shall ye eat unleavened cakes, —until the one-and-twentieth day of the month in the evening,
19 七天內，在你們家內不准有酵子，因為凡吃了有酵之物的，不論他是外方人或是本地人，都應從以色列會眾內鏟除。
For seven days, leaven, shall not be found in your houses, —for, whosoever eateth what is leavened, then shall that soul be cut off out of the assembly of Israel, whether sojourner or native of the land.
20 任何有酵之物，`不准你們吃；在你們所居住之處，都應吃無酵餅。」逾越節的建立
Nothing leavened, shall ye eat, —in all your dwellings, shall ye eat unleavened cakes.
21 梅瑟召集了以色列眾長老來，向他們說：「你去為你們的家屬準備一隻羊，宰殺作逾越節羔羊。
So then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, —Proceed and take for yourselves one of the flock according to your families, and slay the passover.
22 拿一束牛膝草蘸在盆中血裏，用盆中的血，塗在門楣和兩旁的門框上；你們中誰也不准離開自己的房門，直到早晨。
Then shall ye take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and strike the upper beam and the two door-posts, with the blood which is in the basin, —and, ye, shall not go forth any man out of the entrance of his house, until morning,
23 因為上主要經過，擊殺埃及人；他一見門楣和兩門框上有血，就越過門，不容毀滅者進你們的房屋。
And Yahweh will pass along to plague the Egyptians, and when he beholdeth the blood upon the upper beam and upon the two door-posts, then will Yahweh pass over the entrance, and not suffer the destroyer to enter into your houses to inflict on you the plague.
24 你們應遵守這規定，作為你們子孫的永遠法規。
And ye shall observe this thing, —for a statute to thee and to thy sons unto times age-abiding.
25 日後你們到了上主許給你們的地方，應守這禮。
And so it shall come to pass when ye shall enter into the land which Yahweh will give you as he hath spoken, —and ye shall observe this service;
26 將來你們的子孫若問你們這禮有什麼意思，
and it shall come to pass that your sons shall say unto you, —What is this your service?
27 你們應回答說：這是獻於上主的逾越節祭：當上主擊殺埃及人的時候，越過了在埃及的以色列子民的房屋，救了我們各家。」於是百姓都屈膝朝拜。
Then shall ye say—A passover sacrifice, it is to Yahweh, who passed-over the houses of the sons of Israel, in Egypt, when he plagued the Egyptians but our houses, he delivered. Then did the people bend their heads and bow themselves down.
28 以色列子民就去奉行了。上主怎樣吩咐了梅瑟和亞郎，他們就怎樣作了。第十災、殺長子
And the sons of Israel went their way and did, —as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so, did they.
29 那天半夜，上主擊殺了埃及所有的長子，從坐寶座的法朗的長子，直到坐監者的長子，以及一切頭胎牲畜。
And it came to pass, at midnight, that Yahweh, smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive who was in the pit of his prison, —and every firstborn of beasts.
30 在這一夜，法朗，他所有的臣僕和全埃及人都起來；在埃及發生了大哀號，因為沒有一家不死人的。
Then rose up Pharaoh by night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians, and there arose a great outcry throughout Egypt, —for there was not a house, where there was not one dead.
31 夜間法朗召梅瑟和亞郎來說：「你們和以色列子民都起身離開我的百姓走罷! 照你們所要求的，去崇拜上主罷!
So he called for Moses and for Aaron by night and said—Rise ye, go forth out of the midst of my people, both ye and the sons of Israel, —and go serve Yahweh according to your word;
32 也照你們所要求的，帶著你的羊群牛群去罷! 也為我求祝福。」
also, your flocks and your herds, take ye, as ye spake and go your way, —so shall ye bless, even me.
33 埃及人催迫這百分姓趕快離開此地，因為他們說：「我們快要死盡! 」
And the Egyptians became urgent with the people, to send them in haste out of the land, —for they said—We all, are dying.
34 百姓便把沒有發酵的麵團和麵盆包在外衣內，背在肩上。
So the people took up their dough, ere yet it was leavened, —with their kneading-bowls, bound up in their mantles on their shoulders,
35 以色列子民也照梅瑟所吩咐的作了，向埃及人要求金銀之物和衣服。
And the sons of Israel, did according to the word of Moses, —and asked of the Egyptians, articles of silver and articles of gold and mantles.
36 上主使百姓在埃及人眼中蒙恩，給了他們所要求的；他們這樣劫奪了埃及人。以色列離埃及
And Yahweh, gave the people favour in the eyes of the Egyptians and they gave them gladly, —so they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 以色列人民從辣默色斯起程向穌苛特進發。步行的男子約二十萬，家屬不算在內。
Then did the sons of Israel break up from Rameses, towards Succoth, —about six hundred thousand foot of men grown, besides little ones.
38 同他們一起走的，還有很多外族人，也帶著自己的羊群、牛群和大批的牲畜。
Moreover also, a mixed multitude, came up with them, —flocks also, and herds, exceeding much cattle,
39 他們把從埃及帶出來的未發酵的面團烤成無酵餅，因為他們急迫離開埃及，不能耽擱，來不及準備行糧。
Then baked they the dough which they had brought out of Egypt—into round unleavened cakes for it had not been leavened, —for they had been driven out of Egypt and could not tarry, and indeed no provisions, had they made ready for themselves.
40 以色列子民居留埃及共有四百三十年。
Now, the time during which the sons of Israel dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
41 四百三十年屆滿的那一天，上主的軍旅離開了埃及.。
And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years, yea it came to pass, on this self-same day, that all the hosts of Yahweh had come forth out of the land of Egypt.
42 這一夜是上主領他們出離埃及所守的一夜，這一夜也是以色列子民世世代代當守的一夜。參與逾越節宴的法律
A night of solemn observances, it is unto Yahweh, for bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt, —this same night, pertaineth to Yahweh, for solemn observances by all the sons of Israel to their generations.
43 上主向梅瑟和亞郎說：「有關逾越節祭餐的法規如下：任何外方人不准參加這祭餐。
And Yahweh said unto Moses and Aaron: This, is the statute of the passover, —No stranger, shall eat thereof;
44 凡用錢買來的奴隸，受過割損禮後，方可參加。
but, every man’s servant bought with silver, —when thou hast circumcised him, then, shall he eat thereof:
45 旅客和傭工不得參加。
An alien or a hireling, shall not eat thereof.
46 應在同一間房屋內吃盡，不可將肉塊帶到屋外，也不可將骨頭折斷。
In one house, shall it be eaten, thou shalt not take forth out of the house any of the flesh outside; and a, bone thereof, shalt thou not break.
47 以色列全會眾都應舉行此祭餐。
All the assembly of Israel, shall keep it.
48 若有同你在一起居住的外方人，願向上主舉行逾越節祭餐，他家所有的男子應受割損禮，然後才准前來參加，如本地人一樣；但未受割損禮的人決不許參加。
And when there may sojourn with thee a sojourner who may wish to keep a passover to Yahweh, there must be circumcised to him every male and then, may he draw near to keep it, so shall he be as a native of the land, —but no uncircumcised male, shall eat thereof.
49 本地人和住在你們中間的外方人同屬一例。」
One law, shall there be for the native, and for the sojourner that sojourneth in your midst.
50 全以色列子民就都奉行。上主怎樣吩咐了梅瑟和亞郎，他們就怎樣作了。
Thus did all the sons of Israel, —as Yahweh had commanded Moses and Aaron, so, did they.
51 就在這一天，上主將以色列子民一隊一隊地領出了埃及。
And it came to pass, on this self-same day, that Yahweh brought forth the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by their hosts.
