Exodus 15
NLT — New Living Translation Bible (NLT)
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Verse 1
Then 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.
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord:
‘I will sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.
Verse 2
The 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!
he has given me victory.
This is my God, and I will praise him—
my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
‘The Lord is my strength and my defence[a];
he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
Verse 4
Pharaoh’s chariots and army
he has hurled into the sea.
The finest of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.[b]
he has hurled into the sea.
The finest of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.[b]
Pharaoh’s chariots and his army
he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.[b]
he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
are drowned in the Red Sea.[b]
Verse 5
The deep waters gushed over them;
they sank to the bottom like a stone.
they sank to the bottom like a stone.
The deep waters have covered them;
they sank to the depths like a stone.
they sank to the depths like a stone.
Verse 6
“Your right hand, O Lord,
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O Lord,
smashes the enemy.
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O Lord,
smashes the enemy.
Your right hand, Lord,
was majestic in power.
Your right hand, Lord,
shattered the enemy.
was majestic in power.
Your right hand, Lord,
shattered the enemy.
Verse 7
In the greatness of your majesty,
you overthrow those who rise against you.
You unleash your blazing fury;
it consumes them like straw.
you overthrow those who rise against you.
You unleash your blazing fury;
it consumes them like straw.
‘In the greatness of your majesty
you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;
it consumed them like stubble.
you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;
it consumed them like stubble.
Verse 8
At 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.
the waters piled up!
The surging waters stood straight like a wall;
in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.
By the blast of your nostrils
the waters piled up.
The surging waters stood up like a wall;
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
the waters piled up.
The surging waters stood up like a wall;
the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.
Verse 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.’
and catch up with them.
I will plunder them
and consume them.
I will flash my sword;
my powerful hand will destroy them.’
The enemy boasted,
“I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.”
“I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.”
Verse 10
But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.
Verse 11
“Who is like you among the gods, O Lord—
glorious in holiness,
awesome in splendor,
performing great wonders?
glorious in holiness,
awesome in splendor,
performing great wonders?
Who among the gods
is like you, Lord?
Who is like you –
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
is like you, Lord?
Who is like you –
majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory,
working wonders?
Verse 12
You raised your right hand,
and the earth swallowed our enemies.
and the earth swallowed our enemies.
‘You stretch out your right hand,
and the earth swallows your enemies.
and the earth swallows your enemies.
Verse 13
“With your unfailing love you lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your might, you guide them
to your sacred home.
the people you have redeemed.
In your might, you guide them
to your sacred home.
In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.
Verse 14
The peoples hear and tremble;
anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
anguish grips those who live in Philistia.
The nations will hear and tremble;
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
anguish will grip the people of Philistia.
Verse 15
The leaders of Edom are terrified;
the nobles of Moab tremble.
All who live in Canaan melt away;
the nobles of Moab tremble.
All who live in Canaan melt away;
The chiefs of Edom will be terrified,
the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,
the people[c] of Canaan will melt away;
the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,
the people[c] of Canaan will melt away;
Verse 16
terror 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.
The power of your arm
makes them lifeless as stone
until your people pass by, O Lord,
until the people you purchased pass by.
terror and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stone –
until your people pass by, Lord,
until the people you bought[d] pass by.
By the power of your arm
they will be as still as a stone –
until your people pass by, Lord,
until the people you bought[d] pass by.
Verse 17
You 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.
the place, O Lord, reserved for your own dwelling,
the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have established.
You will bring them in and plant them
on the mountain of your inheritance –
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,
the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
on the mountain of your inheritance –
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,
the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
Verse 18
The Lord will reign forever and ever!”
‘The Lord reigns
for ever and ever.’
for ever and ever.’
Verse 19
When 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!
When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen[e] went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
Verse 20
Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced.
Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines and dancing.
Verse 21
And 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
Miriam sang to them:
‘Sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
he has hurled into the sea.’
The waters of Marah and Elim
Verse 22
Then 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.
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they travelled in the desert without finding water.
Verse 23
When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[f])
Verse 24
Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded.
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, ‘What are we to drink?’
Verse 25
So 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.
Then Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.
There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.
Verse 26
He 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.”
He said, ‘If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.’
Verse 27
After 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.
Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water.