Exodus 15
1 Then Moses/I sang this song, and the Israeli people sang with him: “I will sing to Yahweh, because he has triumphed gloriously; He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea!
Awo Musa n’abaana ba Isirayiri ne bayimbira Mukama oluyimba luno nga bagamba nti, “Nnaayimbiranga Mukama, kubanga awangudde n’ekitiibwa kingi. Asudde mu nnyanja embalaasi n’omwebagazi waayo.
2 Yahweh is the one who makes me strong, and he is the one I sing about. He is the one who has saved me. He is (my God/God, the one I worship), and I will praise him. He is the one my father worshiped, and I will tell [others] how great he is.
Mukama ge maanyi gange era lwe luyimba lwange, era afuuse obulokozi bwange. Ye Katonda wange, nange nnaamutenderezanga, ye Katonda wa kitange, nange nnaamugulumizanga.
3 Yahweh is a warrior; Yahweh is his name.
Mukama mulwanyi; Mukama, ly’erinnya lye.
4 He has thrown the king’s chariots and his army into the sea; His best officers all drowned in the Red Sea (OR, Gulf of Suez).
Amagaali ga Falaawo n’eggye lye abisudde mu nnyanja; n’abaduumizi b’amaggye ge abalondemu basaanyeewo mu Nnyanja Emyufu.
5 The [water covered them like] a flood; they sank to the bottom like a stone.
Obuziba bubasaanikidde; basse okutuuka ku ntobo ng’ejjinja.
6 O Yahweh, your right arm has awesome power; with that power [MTY], O Yahweh, you have crushed/smashed the enemy into pieces.
“Omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, Ayi Mukama, gwalina amaanyi n’ekitiibwa; omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, Ayi Mukama, gwasesebbula omulabe.
7 You have gloriously defeated your enemies. Because you were angry with them, you have [destroyed them] like a fire burns up straw [SIM].
Mu bukulu obw’ekitiibwa kyo, wamegga abalabe bo, wabalaga obusungu bwo, ne bubasiriiza ng’ebisasiro.
8 You blew on the sea, and the water piled up high; the water stood up like two walls. In the deepest part of the sea [the water] became thick/solid, [as though] it was frozen.
Omukka bwe gwava mu nnyindo zo, amazzi ne geetuuma; amazzi g’ebuziba ne geekwata ng’ekisenge wakati mu nnyanja.
9 [Our] enemies said, ‘We will pursue them and catch up to them. We will draw our swords and strike them. After we defeat them, we will divide up the spoils. We will take [from them] all we want.’
“Omulabe n’ayogera nti, ‘Ka mbagobe, mbakwate. Nnaagabana omunyago; mbeemalireko eggoga. Nnaasowolayo ekitala kyange, ndyoke mbazikirize.’
10 But you blew on them with your breath, and then the sea covered them. They sank like lead/rocks in the big waves.
Naye wakunsa embuyaga zo, ennyanja n’ebasaanikira. Bakka ng’ekyuma, ne basaanawo mu mazzi amangi ag’amaanyi.
11 Yahweh, among their gods, there is no god like you [RHQ]! You are glorious, completely different from all that you made. (There is no god like you!/What god is like you?) [RHQ] There is no one who can perform all kinds of miracles [DOU] like you do [RHQ]!
Ani akufaanana, Ayi Mukama, mu bakatonda bonna? Ani akufaanana, ggwe, Omutukuvu Oweekitiibwa, atiibwa era atenderezebwa, akola ebyamagero?
12 When you stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed up [our enemies]
“Wagolola omukono gwo ogwa ddyo, ensi n’ebamira.
13 You faithfully loved the people you rescued; with your power you are leading them to the land that you have set apart.
Mu kwagala kwo okutaggwaawo, abantu be wanunula olibakulembera. Mu maanyi go, olibatuusa mu kifo kyo ekitukuvu.
14 The people of [other] nations will hear [what you have done]; and they will tremble. The people in Philistia will be terrified.
Amawanga galikiwulira ne gakankana, ababeera mu Bufirisuuti balijjula ennaku.
15 The chiefs in Edom will be dismayed. The leaders in Moab will be so afraid, they will shake. All those who live in Canaan will faint.
Abakungu b’omu Edomu balitangaalirira nga batidde; abakulembeze ab’amaanyi aba Mowaabu balikankana; abatuuze b’omu Kanani baliggwaamu endasi.
16 They will be terrified and fearful because of your great strength [MTY]. But they will be as silent as stones until your people march past them, the people you freed from being slaves in Egypt,
Okwesisiwala n’entiisa biribajjira. Olw’omukono gwo ogw’amaanyi tebalinyega, balisirika ng’ejjinja okutuusa abantu bo lwe baliyitawo, Ayi Mukama, okutuusa abantu bo, be wanunula, lwe baliyitawo.
17 to go to [Canaan land]. You will enable them to live [MET] on your hill, at the place that you, O Yahweh, have chosen to be your home, in the (holy place/temple) that you yourself will build.
Olibayingiza n’obassa ku lusozi lwo lwe weerondera, kye kifo, Ayi Mukama kye weekolera mw’onoobeeranga, ekifo kyo Ekitukuvu, kye weekolera, Ayi Mukama, n’emikono gyo.
18 O Yahweh, you will rule forever!
Mukama anaafuganga emirembe n’emirembe.”
19 The Israeli people walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground. But when the king’s horses and chariots and horsemen tried to go through the sea, Yahweh caused the water to come back and cover them.”
Embalaasi za Falaawo, n’amagaali ge, ne basajja be abeebagadde embalaasi bwe baayingira mu nnyanja, Mukama n’akomyawo amazzi ag’ennyanja ne gabasaanikira; naye nga bo abaana ba Isirayiri batambulira ku ttaka kkalu wakati mu nnyanja.
20 Then Miriam, who was Aaron’s older sister and a (prophetess/woman who spoke messages that came directly from God), picked up her tambourine,
Awo Miryamu, nnabbi omukazi era mwannyina wa Alooni, n’akwata ekitaasa; n’abakazi abalala ne bamugoberera nga balina ebitaasa era nga bwe bazina.
21 and she sang this song to Yahweh: “Sing to Yahweh, because he has triumphed gloriously [over his enemies]. He has thrown the horses and their riders into the sea.”
Miryamu n’abayimbira bw’ati nti, “Muyimbire Mukama, kubanga awangudde n’ekitiibwa kingi. Asudde mu nnyanja embalaasi n’agyebagadde.”
22 Then Moses/I led the Israeli people away from the Red Sea (OR, Gulf of Suez). They/we went to the desert at Shur. They/We walked for three days, but they/we could not find any water.
Awo Musa n’akulembera Isirayiri, n’abaggya ku Nnyanja Emyufu, ne bayingirira eddungu ly’e Ssuuli. Ne batambulira ennaku ssatu mu ddungu nga tebalabye ku mazzi.
23 So they/we [went on and] came to a [place named] Marah. [There was] water [there, but] they/we could not drink it, because it was bitter. That is why they named the place Marah, [which is the Hebrew word that means ‘bitter’].
Bwe baatuuka e Mala, ne batasobola kunywa ku mazzi gaawo, kubanga gaali gakaawa: era eyo y’ensonga eyatuumisa ekifo ekyo Mala.
24 The people complained to Moses/me, saying, “What are we going to drink?”
Abantu ne beemulugunyiza Musa, ne bamubuuza nti, “Tunywe ki?”
25 So Moses/I prayed earnestly to Yahweh. Then Yahweh showed him/me a tree. So he/I cut off [one of the branches] and threw it into the water, and the water became good to drink. There at Marah, Yahweh gave them various laws to direct their lives. He also tested them there, to determine if they would obey him,
Musa ne yeegayirira Mukama; Mukama n’amulaga ekitundu ky’omuti. Bwe yakisuula mu mazzi, amazzi ne gaba malungi okunywa. Mu kifo kino Mukama we yabaweera ekiragiro kino n’etteeka, era n’abagezesa
26 by saying, “I am Yahweh, your God. If you will carefully obey me when I speak [to you], and do those things that I know are right, and pay close attention to all the things that I command you, I will keep you from being afflicted by all the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians. Do not forget that I am the one who heals you.”
ng’agamba nti, “Singa muwuliriza eddoboozi lya Mukama Katonda wammwe n’obwegendereza, ne mukola ebyo by’alaba nga bituufu, ne mussaayo omwoyo ku biragiro bye, era ne mugondera amateeka ge, sigenda kubaleetako ndwadde n’emu, ng’ezo ze naleetera Abamisiri, kubanga nze Mukama, nze mbawonya endwadde zammwe.”
27 [After they/we left Marah], they/we came to a [place named] Elim. There were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees there. So they/we camped there.
Awo ne batuuka mu Erimu, awaali ensulo ekkumi n’ebbiri, n’enkindu ensanvu; ne bakuba awo eweema zaabwe okumpi n’amazzi.
