< Exodus 14 >
1 Now YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
E falou o SENHOR a Moisés, dizendo:
2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal Zephon. You shall camp opposite it by the sea.
Fala aos filhos de Israel que deem a volta, e assentem seu acampamento diante de Pi-Hairote, entre Migdol e o mar até Baal-Zefom: diante dele assentareis o campo, junto ao mar.
3 Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They are wandering in the land. The wilderness has boxed them in.'
Porque Faraó dirá dos filhos de Israel: Estão andando confusos na terra, o deserto os encurralou.
4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and he will pursue them. And I will gain glory because of Pharaoh and because of all his army, and the Egyptians shall know that I am YHWH." And they did so.
E eu endurecerei o coração de Faraó para que os siga; e serei glorificado em Faraó e em todo o seu exército; e saberão os egípcios que eu sou o SENHOR. E eles o fizeram assim.
5 And when the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people, and they said, "What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?"
E foi dado aviso ao rei do Egito como o povo se fugia: e o coração de Faraó e de seus servos se voltou contra o povo, e disseram: Como fizemos isto de haver deixado ir a Israel, para que não nos sirva?
6 Then he made ready his chariot, and took his army with him;
E preparou seu carro, e tomou consigo seu povo;
7 and he took six hundred select chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and officers over all of them.
e tomou seiscentos carros escolhidos, e todos os carros do Egito, e os capitães sobre eles.
8 And YHWH hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel were going out triumphantly.
E endureceu o SENHOR o coração de Faraó rei do Egito, e seguiu aos filhos de Israel; mas os filhos de Israel haviam saído com mão poderosa.
9 And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh and his horsemen and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal Zephon.
Seguindo-os, pois, os egípcios, com toda a cavalaria e carros de Faraó, seus cavaleiros, e todo seu exército, alcançaram-nos assentando o acampamento junto ao mar, ao lado de Pi-Hairote, diante de Baal-Zefom.
10 When Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and look, the Egyptians were marching after them, and they were very afraid. So the children of Israel cried out to YHWH.
E quando Faraó se aproximou, os filhos de Israel levantaram seus olhos, e eis que os egípcios vinham atrás deles; por isso temeram muito, e os filhos de Israel clamaram ao SENHOR.
11 And they said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
E disseram a Moisés: Não havia sepulcros no Egito, que nos tiraste para morrermos no deserto? Por que o fizeste assim conosco, que nos tiraste do Egito?
12 Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness."
Não é isto o que te falamos no Egito, dizendo: Deixa-nos servir aos egípcios? Pois melhor nos teria sido servir aos egípcios, que morrermos no deserto.
13 But Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid, stand still, and see the salvation of God, which he will work for you today, for the Egyptians you see today, you will never, ever see again.
E Moisés disse ao povo: Não temais; ficai quietos, e vede a salvação do SENHOR, que ele fará hoje convosco; porque os egípcios que hoje vistes, nunca mais para sempre os vereis.
14 YHWH will fight for you, and you must be still."
O SENHOR lutará por vós, e vós ficai quietos.
15 Then YHWH said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
Então o SENHOR disse a Moisés: “Por que clamas a mim? Diz aos filhos de Israel que marchem.
16 And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the children of Israel will go through the midst of the sea on dry ground.
Quanto a ti, ergue a tua vara, estende a tua mão sobre o mar, e divide-o. Que os filhos de Israel entre por meio do mar em seco.
17 And as for me, look, I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them, and I will receive glory over Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots and his horsemen.
E eu, eis que endurecerei o coração dos egípcios, para que os sigam. E eu me glorificarei em Faraó, e em todo o seu exército, e em suas carruagens, e em sua cavalaria;
18 Then the Egyptians will know that I am YHWH, when I receive glory over Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen."
E os egípcios saberão que eu sou o SENHOR, quando eu me glorificar em Faraó, em seus carros, e em seus cavaleiros.”
19 And the angel of God who was going in front of the camp of Israel moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and stood behind them.
E o anjo de Deus que ia diante do acampamento de Israel, se separou, e ia detrás deles; e também a coluna de nuvem que ia diante deles, separou-se, e pôs-se atrás deles;
20 So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness and it lit up the night so that the one did not come near the other all night.
e ia entre o acampamento dos egípcios e o acampamento de Israel; e era nuvem e trevas para aqueles, e iluminava a Israel de noite; e em toda aquela noite não se aproximaram uns dos outros.
21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and YHWH pushed the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided.
E estendeu Moisés sua mão sobre o mar, e fez o SENHOR que o mar se retirasse por forte vento oriental toda aquela noite; e tornou o mar em seco, e as águas restaram divididas.
22 Then the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right and on their left.
Então os filhos de Israel entraram por meio do mar em seco, tendo as águas como muro à sua direita e à sua esquerda;
23 And the Egyptians pursued and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all of Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
E seguindo-os os egípcios, entraram atrás deles até o meio do mar, toda a cavalaria de Faraó, seus carros, e seus cavaleiros.
24 And it happened, in the morning watch, that YHWH looked down on the Egyptian camp through the pillar of fire and cloud and threw the camp into confusion.
E aconteceu à vigília da manhã, que o SENHOR olhou ao campo dos egípcios desde a coluna de fogo e nuvem, e perturbou o acampamento dos egípcios.
25 And he bound their chariot wheels so that they drove them with difficulty. And the Egyptians said, "Let's flee from before Israel, for YHWH fights for them against the Egypt."
E tirou-lhes as rodas de seus carros, e transtornou-os gravemente. Então os egípcios disseram: Fujamos de diante de Israel, porque o SENHOR luta por eles contra os egípcios.
26 Then YHWH said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen."
E o SENHOR disse a Moisés: Estende tua mão sobre o mar, para que as águas voltem sobre os egípcios, sobre seus carros, e sobre sua cavalaria.
27 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak. Now the Egyptians were trying to escape from it, but YHWH shook off the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
E Moisés estendeu sua mão sobre o mar, e o mar se voltou em sua força quando amanhecia; e os egípcios iam até ela: e o SENHOR derrubou aos egípcios em meio do mar.
28 Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea. None of them survived.
E voltaram as águas, e cobriram os carros e a cavalaria, e todo o exército de Faraó que havia entrado atrás eles no mar; não restou deles nenhum.
29 But the children of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
E os filhos de Israel foram por meio do mar em seco, tendo as águas por muro à sua direita e à sua esquerda.
30 Thus YHWH saved Israel that day from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
Assim salvou o SENHOR aquele dia a Israel da mão dos egípcios; e Israel viu aos egípcios mortos à beira do mar.
31 When Israel saw the great power which YHWH used against the Egyptians, then the people feared YHWH, and they believed God and his servant Moses.
E viu Israel aquele grande feito que o SENHOR executou contra os egípcios: e o povo temeu ao SENHOR, e creram no SENHOR e em Moisés seu servo.