| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD. They said, "I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. | 1Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea. |
| 2The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. | 2The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him! |
| 3The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is his name. | 3The LORD is a warrior; Yahweh is his name! |
| 4The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea. | 4Pharaoh’s chariots and army he has hurled into the sea. The finest of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea. |
| 5The depths have covered them, they went down to the bottom like a stone. | 5The deep waters gushed over them; they sank to the bottom like a stone. |
| 6Your right hand, O LORD, was majestic in power, your right hand, O LORD, shattered the enemy. | 6“Your right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, O LORD, smashes the enemy. |
| 7In the abundance of your majesty you have overthrown those who rise up against you. You sent forth your wrath; it consumed them like stubble. | 7In the greatness of your majesty, you overthrow those who rise against you. You unleash your blazing fury; it consumes them like straw. |
| 8By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing water stood upright like a heap, and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea. | 8At the blast of your breath, the waters piled up! The surging waters stood straight like a wall; in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard. |
| 9The enemy said, 'I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.' | 9“The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them and catch up with them. I will plunder them and consume them. I will flash my sword; my powerful hand will destroy them.’ |
| 10But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. | 10But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters. |
| 11Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you?--majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, working wonders? | 11“Who is like you among the gods, O LORD— glorious in holiness, awesome in splendor, performing great wonders? |
| 12You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them. | 12You raised your right hand, and the earth swallowed our enemies. |
| 13By your loyal love you will lead the people whom you have redeemed; you will guide them by your strength to your holy dwelling place. | 13“With your unfailing love you lead the people you have redeemed. In your might, you guide them to your sacred home. |
| 14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. | 14The peoples hear and tremble; anguish grips those who live in Philistia. |
| 15Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake. | 15The leaders of Edom are terrified; the nobles of Moab tremble. All who live in Canaan melt away; |
| 16Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by. | 16terror and dread fall upon them. The power of your arm makes them lifeless as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people you purchased pass by. |
| 17You will bring them in and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place you made for your residence, O Lord, the sanctuary, O LORD, that your hands have established. | 17You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain— the place, O LORD, reserved for your own dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established. |
| 18The LORD will reign forever and ever! | 18The LORD will reign forever and ever!” |
| 19For the horses of Pharaoh came with his chariots and his footmen into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea on them, but the Israelites walked on dry land in the middle of the sea." | 19When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and charioteers rushed into the sea, the LORD brought the water crashing down on them. But the people of Israel had walked through the middle of the sea on dry ground! |
| 20Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances. | 20Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced. |
| 21Miriam sang in response to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea." | 21And Miriam sang this song: “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea.” Bitter Water at Marah |
| 22Then Moses led Israel to journey away from the Red Sea. They went out to the Desert of Shur, walked for three days into the desert, and found no water. | 22Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. |
| 23Then they came to Marah, but they were not able to drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter. (That is why its name was Marah.) | 23When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”). |
| 24So the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What can we drink?" | 24Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded. |
| 25He cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When Moses threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the Lord made for them a binding ordinance, and there he tested them. | 25So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink. It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him. |
| 26He said, "If you will diligently obey the LORD your God, and do what is right in his sight, and pay attention to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all the diseases that I brought on the Egyptians I will not bring on you, for I, the LORD, am your healer." | 26He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.” |
| 27Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water. | 27After leaving Marah, the Israelites traveled on to the oasis of Elim, where they found twelve springs and seventy palm trees. They camped there beside the water. |
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