Exodus 14
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Yahweh falou com Moisés, dizendo,
2 “Tell the Israeli people to turn around and go back and set up their tents in front of Pi-Hahiroth [town]. That town is between Migdol and the sea, across from Baal-Zephon [town]. Set up your tents there, close to the sea.
“Fale com as crianças de Israel, que elas voltem e acampem antes de Pihahiroth, entre Migdol e o mar, antes de Baal Zephon. Acamparão em frente a ele junto ao mar.
3 When the king [knows you have done that], he will think, ‘The Israeli people are confused. They are wandering around, and the desert blocks their path.’
O Faraó dirá dos filhos de Israel: 'Eles estão enredados na terra'. O deserto os encerrou”.
4 But I will make the king stubborn [again], and he will [take his army and] pursue you. Then my people will praise/thank me for winning a victory over the king and his army. And the Egyptians will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].” So [Moses/I told my people that, and] they did what he/I told them to do.
endurecerei o coração do Faraó, e ele os seguirá; e obterei honra sobre o Faraó, e sobre todos os seus exércitos; e os egípcios saberão que eu sou Yahweh”. Eles o fizeram.
5 When someone told the king that the Israeli people had left [during the night], he and his officials changed their minds and said, “(What have we done?/What we have done was stupid!) [RHQ] The Israeli people will no longer be our slaves!”
Foi dito ao rei do Egito que o povo havia fugido; e o coração do Faraó e de seus servos mudou para o povo, e eles disseram: “O que é isso que fizemos, que deixamos Israel ir de nos servir”?
6 So the king got his chariot and his army ready.
Ele preparou sua carruagem e levou seu exército com ele;
7 Then he selected 600 of the best chariots, and in each chariot he placed a driver, a soldier, and a commander, and they left. Other chariots, with a driver and a soldier in each of them, also went along.
e levou seiscentas carruagens escolhidas, e todas as carruagens do Egito, com capitães sobre todas elas.
8 Because Yahweh made the king of Egypt so stubborn that he and his army went to pursue the Israelis, who were leaving triumphantly,
Javé endureceu o coração do Faraó, rei do Egito, e perseguiu os filhos de Israel; pois os filhos de Israel saíram com mão alta.
9 the Egyptian army, with all the king’s horses and chariots and horsemen, pursued the Israelis. They caught up with them as they were camped near the sea, close to Pi-Hahiroth, in front of Baal-Zephon [town].
Os egípcios os perseguiram. Todos os cavalos e carros do Faraó, seus cavaleiros e seu exército os alcançaram acampados junto ao mar, ao lado de Pihahiroth, antes de Baal Zephon.
10 When the king’s army got near, the Israeli people were surprised to see that the Egyptians were marching toward them. They were terrified; so they cried out to Yahweh [to help them].
Quando o Faraó se aproximou, os filhos de Israel levantaram os olhos, e eis que os egípcios marchavam atrás deles; e eles ficaram com muito medo. As crianças de Israel gritaram a Javé.
11 Then they said to Moses/me, “Is it because there were no places in Egypt [where we could] be buried that you have brought us here to die in this desert [RHQ]? Look what you have done to us by bringing us out of Egypt [RHQ]!
Disseram a Moisés: “Porque não havia sepulturas no Egito, você nos levou para morrer no deserto? Por que nos trataram desta maneira, para nos tirar do Egito?
12 That is what we told you when we were in Egypt! We said, ‘Leave us alone, and let us work for the Egyptians [RHQ]!’ It would have been better for us to be slaves for the Egyptians than to die here in the desert!”
Não é esta a palavra que falamos com você no Egito, dizendo: “Deixe-nos em paz, para que possamos servir aos egípcios? Pois teria sido melhor para nós servir os egípcios do que morrer no deserto”.
13 Moses/I replied to the people, “Do not be afraid! Be brave, and see how Yahweh will rescue you! He will save you today, and the result will be that the Egyptians that you are looking at today—you will never see them again!
Moisés disse ao povo: “Não tenha medo”. Fique parado e veja a salvação de Javé, que ele trabalhará para você hoje; pois você nunca mais verá os egípcios que você viu hoje”.
14 Yahweh will fight for you! Just keep quiet. There is nothing else that you will have to do.”
Yahweh lutará por você, e você ficará quieto”.
15 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Tell the people to stop crying out for me [to help them], and tell them to go forward. Lift up your stick and stretch it out toward the sea. The water will divide, so that all you Israeli people can go in the middle of the sea, walking on dry ground.
Yahweh disse a Moisés: “Por que você chora para mim? Fale com os filhos de Israel, que eles vão em frente.
Levante sua vara, estenda sua mão sobre o mar e divida-o. Então os filhos de Israel irão para o meio do mar em terra firme.
17 I will make the Egyptians stubborn, so that they will try to follow you. And then as a result of [what I will do to the] king and his army and his chariots and his horsemen, [my people] will praise/thank me.
Eis que eu mesmo endurecerei os corações dos egípcios, e eles entrarão atrás deles. Eu mesmo conseguirei honra sobre o Faraó, sobre todos os seus exércitos, sobre as suas carruagens e sobre os seus cavaleiros.
18 And when I have won a glorious [victory] over the king and his chariots and his horsemen, the [other] Egyptians will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”
Os egípcios saberão que eu sou Yahweh quando eu tiver conseguido honra sobre o Faraó, sobre suas carruagens, e sobre seus cavaleiros”.
19 Then the angel of God, who had been in front of the Israeli people, moved and went behind them. The tall bright cloud that had been in front of them also moved behind them,
O anjo de Deus, que foi antes do acampamento de Israel, moveu-se e foi atrás deles; e a coluna de nuvem se moveu de diante deles, e ficou atrás deles.
20 until it was between the Egyptian army and the Israeli people. The cloud caused the Egyptian army to be in the dark but it gave light for the Israelis. As a result, neither group could come near the other group during the whole night.
Veio entre o acampamento do Egito e o acampamento de Israel. Havia a nuvem e a escuridão, mas ela dava luz à noite. Uma não chegou perto da outra a noite toda.
21 [That evening], Moses/I stretched out his/my hand toward the sea. Then Yahweh sent a strong wind from the east. It blew all night and pushed the water apart, and it caused the ground between the water to dry up.
Moisés estendeu sua mão sobre o mar, e Yahweh fez com que o mar voltasse por um forte vento leste durante toda a noite, e fez com que o mar se tornasse terra seca, e as águas foram divididas.
22 Then we Israeli people went on the dry land in the middle of the sea. The water was like a wall on each side of us, on the right side and on the left side.
Os filhos de Israel foram para o meio do mar em terra seca; e as águas eram um muro para eles à sua direita e à sua esquerda.
23 Then the Egyptian army pursued them, and went after them into the middle of the sea, with their horses and their chariots and the chariot-drivers.
Os egípcios perseguiram e foram atrás deles até o meio do mar: todos os cavalos do faraó, suas carruagens e seus cavaleiros.
24 Just before dawn, Yahweh looked down from the fiery cloud, and then he caused the Egyptian army to panic.
Na vigília da manhã, Javé olhou para o exército egípcio através da coluna de fogo e de nuvens, e confundiu o exército egípcio.
25 He caused the wheels of the chariots to get stuck [in the mud], so that they could hardly move. So the Egyptians said, “Yahweh is fighting for the Israelis and against us; let’s get out of here!”
Ele tirou as rodas de suas carruagens, e eles as dirigiram com força; de modo que os egípcios disseram: “Vamos fugir da face de Israel, pois Javé luta por eles contra os egípcios!
26 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Stretch out your arm toward the sea again. Then the water will come back on the Egyptians and on their chariots and their horsemen.”
Yahweh disse a Moisés: “Estende tua mão sobre o mar, para que as águas possam vir novamente sobre os egípcios, sobre suas carruagens, e sobre seus cavaleiros”.
27 So Moses/I stretched out his/my arm, and as the sun was rising, the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape, but Yahweh hurled them back into the sea.
Moisés estendeu sua mão sobre o mar, e o mar voltou à sua força quando a manhã apareceu; e os egípcios fugiram contra ele. Yahweh derrubou os egípcios no meio do mar.
28 The water returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen and the whole Egyptian army that had tried to follow us Israelis into the sea. Every one of the Egyptians drowned.
As águas voltaram, e cobriram as carruagens e os cavaleiros, até mesmo todo o exército do Faraó que foi atrás deles para o mar. Não restou nem mesmo um deles.
29 But we Israeli people had already crossed through the sea by walking on dry ground, with the water being [like two] walls, one on the right side and one on the left side.
Mas os filhos de Israel caminharam em terra firme no meio do mar, e as águas eram um muro para eles à sua direita e à sua esquerda.
30 That is the way Yahweh saved the Israeli people from the Egyptian army on that day. The Israeli people saw the Egyptians lying dead, [with their bodies washed up] on the shore.
Assim Javé salvou Israel naquele dia da mão dos egípcios; e Israel viu os egípcios mortos na praia do mar.
31 The Israelis saw what Yahweh did to the Egyptians by his great power [MTY], and they were in awe of Yahweh. They trusted in Yahweh and they also trusted Moses/me.
Israel viu a grande obra que Javé fez aos egípcios, e o povo temia a Javé; e eles acreditaram em Javé e em seu servo Moisés.
