Wuok 14
1 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya;
The Lord told Moses,
2 “Nyis jo-Israel oduogi mondo gibuor machiegni gi Pi Hahiroth mantie e kind Migdol gi nam. Gibiro bworo machiegni gi nam, mochomore gi Baal Zefon.
“Tell the Israelites to turn back and set up camp near Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to camp beside the sea, opposite Baal-zephon.
3 Farao biro paro kowacho ni, ‘Jo-Israel digni e piny korwenyo e thim.’
Pharaoh will conclude about the Israelites: ‘They're wandering about the country in confusion—the desert has blocked them from leaving.’
4 Abiro miyo chuny Farao bedo mapek, mi owuogi kolawo jo-Israel. To abiro yudo duongʼ ne an awuon kuom Farao kaachiel gi jolwenje duto, eka jo-Misri nongʼe ni an Jehova Nyasaye.” Eka jo-Israel notimo kamano.
I will give Pharaoh a stubborn attitude so that he will chase after them to get them back. But I will gain respect through what happens to Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.” So the Israelites did as they were instructed.
5 Kane onyis ruodh Misri ni jogo osedhi, Farao gi jodonge noloko pachgi kuom jo-Israel mi giwacho niya, “Angʼo ma wasetimoni? Waseweyo jo-Israel odhi kendo tije ma yande gitiyonwa orumo!”
When the king of Egypt found out that the Israelites had left in a hurry, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about what had happened and said, “What have we done? We have let all these Israelite slaves go!”
6 Eka ne oikne geche mar jolweny, bangʼe nokawo jolweny mage.
So Pharaoh had his chariot made ready and set out with his army.
7 Nokawo geche mia auchiel mabeyo mag lweny, kod geche mamoko mag jo-Misri ka moro ka moro nigi jatend lweny.
He took 600 of his best chariots along with all the other chariots of Egypt, each with their officer-in-charge.
8 Jehova Nyasaye nomiyo chuny Farao ma ruodh Misri odoko matek, mi nolawo jo-Israel mane wuotho ka gin gi chir.
The Lord gave Pharaoh, king of Egypt, a stubborn attitude so he chased after the Israelites, who were leaving with their fists raised in triumph.
9 Jo-Misri kod farese Farao gi gechegi, gi joidh farese kod jolweny nolawo jo-Israel mi gijukogi ka gibworo e bath nam machiegni gi Pi Hahiroth mochomore gi Baal Zefon.
The Egyptians set out in pursuit—all Pharaoh's horses and chariots, horsemen and soldiers. They caught up with the Israelites while they were camped beside the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.
10 Kane Farao ochopo machiegni kodgi, jo-Israel notingʼo wangʼ-gi mi gineno ka jo-Misri lawogi. Luoro nomakogi mi giywakne Jehova Nyasaye.
The Israelites looked back and saw Pharaoh and the Egyptian army approaching. They were absolutely terrified and cried out to the Lord for help.
11 Negiwacho ni Musa niya, “Ne onge kuonde yiko mane inyalo yikwae e piny Misri momiyo ikelowa e thim ka mondo wathoe? En angʼo ma isetimonwani kuom golowa e piny Misri?
They complained to Moses, “Were there no graves in Egypt that you had to bring us out here in the desert to die? What have you done to us by making us leave Egypt?
12 Donge ne wanyisi e piny Misri ni, ‘Wewa, mondo watine jo-Misri?’ Dine bernwa tiyo ni jo-Misri moloyo tho e thim!”
Didn't we tell you back in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we can go on being slaves to the Egyptians’? It would have been better for us to be Egyptian slaves than to die here in the desert!”
13 Musa nodwoko ogandano niya, “Kik ubed maluor. Chungʼuru motegno eka ubiro neno resruok ma Jehova Nyasaye biro kelonu kawuono. Jo-Misri ma uneno kawuononi ok unuchak une kendo.
But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand where you are and you will see how the Lord will save you today. The Egyptians you see right now, you will never see again!
14 Jehova Nyasaye biro kedonu; owinjore ubed gi kwe.”
The Lord is going to fight for you—you don't need to do anything.”
15 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya, “Angʼo momiyo uywakna? Nyis jo-Israel mondo odhi nyime giwuoth.
The Lord told Moses, “Why are you crying out to me for help? Tell the Israelites to move forward.
16 Tingʼ ludhi malo kendo irie badi ewi nam mondo ipog pige eka jo-Israel ongʼad nam kawuotho e lowo motwo.
You are to pick up your walking stick and hold it out in your hand over the sea. Divide it so the Israelites can walk through the sea on dry ground.
17 Abiro keto chuny jo-Misri doko matek mondo gilaw bangʼ-gi nyaka ei nam. Kendo abiro yudo duongʼ kuom Farao kaachiel gi jolweny gi geche lwenje kod joidh faresene.
I will give Egyptians a stubborn, hard-hearted attitude so that they will chase in after them. Then I will gain respect through what happens to Pharaoh and all his army, chariots, and horsemen.
18 Jo-Misri biro ngʼeyo ni an Jehova Nyasaye ka ayudo duongʼ kuom Farao gi gechene kod joidh faresene.”
The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I gain respect through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
19 Eka Malaika mar Nyasaye, mane osebedo kotelo e nyim jolwenj jo-Israel, nodok chien bangʼ jo-Israel. Bor polo bende ne osudo machiegni e nyim jo-Israel mi odok ka ngʼegi,
The angel of God, who had been leading the Israelites, moved behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front of them and stood behind them,
20 ka ochungʼ e kind jolwenj jo-Misri kod jo-Israel. Otienono duto bor polono nokelo mudho ne konchiel to komachielo nokelo ler; omiyo onge oganda mane osudo machiegni gi machielo otienono duto.
so that it was positioned between the Egyptian and Israelite camps. Though the cloud was in darkness on one side, but it lit up the night on the other. No one from either camp went near the other during the night.
21 Eka Musa norieyo bade ewi nam, kendo otienono duto Jehova Nyasaye notugo yamo ma aa yo wuok chiengʼ mopogo pi nyadiriyo mi kanyo olokore lowo motwo. Pige nopogore,
Then Moses held out his hand over the sea, and all through the night the Lord forced the sea back with a strong east wind, and turned the bottom of the sea into dry land. So the water was divided,
22 kendo jo-Israel nongʼado nam kawuotho e lowo motwo, ka pi ogingore e bathgi korachwich gi koracham.
and the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water to their right and left.
23 Jo-Misri nolawogi kendo farese Farao duto gi gechene kaachiel gi joidh gechene nolawogi nyaka ei nam.
The Egyptians chased after them—all Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and horsemen. They followed the Israelites into the sea.
24 Kane piny dwaro yawore Jehova Nyasaye nonenogi gie ligek mach, mine omiyo jolwenj jo-Misri odigni.
But at the end of the night the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw them into a panic.
25 Nomiyo tiende gechegi owuok mine ok ginyal riembogi. Eka jo-Misri nowacho niya, “Waringuru waa kuom jo-Israel! Jehova Nyasaye ema kedonegi kod jo-Misri.”
He made their chariot wheels get stuck so it was hard for them to drive. The Egyptians shouted out, “Retreat! We must run from the Israelites because the Lord is fighting for them against us!”
26 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya, “Rie badi e nam mondo pi oum jo-Misri gi gechegi kod joidh faresegi.”
Then the Lord told Moses, “Hold out your hand over the sea, so that the water will pour back over the Egyptians and their chariots and horsemen.”
27 Musa norieyo bade e nam kendo ka piny ne oyawore, to nonwangʼo ka pi osedok e wangʼe. Jo-Misri ne ringo kochomo dier nam, kendo Jehova Nyasaye noywerogi gi pi nyaka ei namno.
So Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to normal. As the Egyptians retreated, the Lord swept them into the sea.
28 Pi nogingore kadok kare kendo noimo geche gi joidh farese gi jolweny Farao duto mane olawo jo-Israel nyaka e nam. Onge kata achiel kuomgi mane otony.
The water poured back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the whole of Pharaoh's army that had chased after the Israelites into the sea. Not a single one of them survived.
29 Jo-Israel to nongʼado nam kawuotho e lowo motwo, ka pi ogingore e bathgi korachwich gi koracham.
But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water to their right and left.
30 Chiengʼno Jehova Nyasaye noreso Israel e lwet jo-Misri, kendo Israel noneno ka jo-Misri otho e dho nam.
The Lord saved the Israelites from the threat of the Egyptians—the Israelites saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.
31 Bangʼ ka jo-Israel noseneno teko maduongʼ mane Jehova Nyasaye onyiso kokedo gi jo-Misri, oganda noluoro Jehova Nyasaye kendo negiketo genogi kuome kaachiel gi kuom Musa jatichne.
When the Israelites saw the great power that the Lord had used against the Egyptians, they were in awe of the Lord, and they trusted in him and in his servant Moses.
