¹Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

¹Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

²Sanctifica mihi omne primogenitum quod aperit vulvam in filiis Israël,“Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel,tam de hominibus quam de jumentis:as much of men as of cattle.mea sunt enim omnia.For they are all mine.”

²Sanctifica mihi omne primogenitum quod aperit vulvam in filiis Israël,“Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel,tam de hominibus quam de jumentis:as much of men as of cattle.mea sunt enim omnia.For they are all mine.”

³Et ait Moyses ad populum:And Moses said to the people:Mementote diei hujus in qua egressi estis de Ægypto et de domo servitutis,“Remember this day, on which you were taken away from Egypt and from the house of servitude.quoniam in manu forti eduxit vos Dominus de loco isto:For with a strong hand the Lord has led you away from this place.ut non comedatis fermentatum panem.Thus, you shall eat no leavened bread.

³Et ait Moyses ad populum:And Moses said to the people:Mementote diei hujus in qua egressi estis de Ægypto et de domo servitutis,“Remember this day, on which you were taken away from Egypt and from the house of servitude.quoniam in manu forti eduxit vos Dominus de loco isto:For with a strong hand the Lord has led you away from this place.ut non comedatis fermentatum panem.Thus, you shall eat no leavened bread.

⁴Hodie egredimini mense novarum frugum.Today, you go forth in the month of new grain.

⁴Hodie egredimini mense novarum frugum.Today, you go forth in the month of new grain.

⁵Cumque introduxerit te Dominus in terram Chananæi,And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite,et Hethæi,and the Hittite,et Amorrhæi,and the Amorite,et Hevæi,and the Hivite,et Jebusæi,and the Jebusite,quam juravit patribus tuis ut daret tibi,which he swore to your fathers that he would give to you,terram fluentem lacte et melle,a land flowing with milk and honey,celebrabis hunc morem sacrorum mense isto.you will celebrate this manner of sacred rites in this month.

⁵Cumque introduxerit te Dominus in terram Chananæi,And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite,et Hethæi,and the Hittite,et Amorrhæi,and the Amorite,et Hevæi,and the Hivite,et Jebusæi,and the Jebusite,quam juravit patribus tuis ut daret tibi,which he swore to your fathers that he would give to you,terram fluentem lacte et melle,a land flowing with milk and honey,celebrabis hunc morem sacrorum mense isto.you will celebrate this manner of sacred rites in this month.

⁶Septem diebus vesceris azymis:For seven days, you shall feed on unleavened bread.et in die septimo erit solemnitas Domini.And on the seventh day, it will be the solemnity of the Lord.

⁶Septem diebus vesceris azymis:For seven days, you shall feed on unleavened bread.et in die septimo erit solemnitas Domini.And on the seventh day, it will be the solemnity of the Lord.

⁷Azyma comedetis septem diebus:You shall consume unleavened bread for seven days.non apparebit apud te aliquid fermentatum,There shall not be seen anything leavened with you,nec in cunctis finibus tuis.nor in all your parts.

⁷Azyma comedetis septem diebus:You shall consume unleavened bread for seven days.non apparebit apud te aliquid fermentatum,There shall not be seen anything leavened with you,nec in cunctis finibus tuis.nor in all your parts.

⁸Narrabisque filio tuo in die illo,And you will explain to your son in that day,dicens:saying:Hoc est quod fecit mihi Dominus quando egressus sum de Ægypto.‘This is what the Lord did for me when I was taken away from Egypt.’

⁸Narrabisque filio tuo in die illo,And you will explain to your son in that day,dicens:saying:Hoc est quod fecit mihi Dominus quando egressus sum de Ægypto.‘This is what the Lord did for me when I was taken away from Egypt.’

⁹Et erit quasi signum in manu tua,And it will be like a sign in your hand and like a memorial before your eyes.et quasi monimentum ante oculos tuos:And so may the law of the Lord be always in your mouth.et ut lex Domini semper sit in ore tuo,For with a strong hand,in manu enim forti eduxit te Dominus de Ægypto.the Lord led you away from the land of Egypt.

⁹Et erit quasi signum in manu tua,And it will be like a sign in your hand and like a memorial before your eyes.et quasi monimentum ante oculos tuos:And so may the law of the Lord be always in your mouth.et ut lex Domini semper sit in ore tuo,For with a strong hand,in manu enim forti eduxit te Dominus de Ægypto.the Lord led you away from the land of Egypt.

¹⁰Custodies hujuscemodi cultum statuto tempore a diebus in dies.You will keep this observance, at the established time, from day to day.

¹⁰Custodies hujuscemodi cultum statuto tempore a diebus in dies.You will keep this observance, at the established time, from day to day.

¹¹Cumque introduxerit te Dominus in terram Chananæi,And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite,sicut juravit tibi et patribus tuis,just as he swore to you and to your fathers,et dederit tibi eam:and when he will give it you,

¹¹Cumque introduxerit te Dominus in terram Chananæi,And when the Lord has brought you into the land of the Canaanite,sicut juravit tibi et patribus tuis,just as he swore to you and to your fathers,et dederit tibi eam:and when he will give it you,

¹²separabis omne quod aperit vulvam Domino,then you shall set aside for the Lord all that opens the wombet quod primitivum est in pecoribus tuis:and all that is first to go forth among your cattle.quidquid habueris masculini sexus,Whatever you will have of the male sex,consecrabis Domino.you shall consecrate to the Lord.

¹²separabis omne quod aperit vulvam Domino,then you shall set aside for the Lord all that opens the wombet quod primitivum est in pecoribus tuis:and all that is first to go forth among your cattle.quidquid habueris masculini sexus,Whatever you will have of the male sex,consecrabis Domino.you shall consecrate to the Lord.

¹³Primogenitum asini mutabis ove:The firstborn of a donkey you will exchange for a sheep.quod si non redemeris,And if you will not redeem it,interficies.you shall put it to death.Omne autem primogenitum hominis de filiis tuis,But every firstborn of man among your sons,pretio redimes.you shall redeem with a price.

¹³Primogenitum asini mutabis ove:The firstborn of a donkey you will exchange for a sheep.quod si non redemeris,And if you will not redeem it,interficies.you shall put it to death.Omne autem primogenitum hominis de filiis tuis,But every firstborn of man among your sons,pretio redimes.you shall redeem with a price.

¹⁴Cumque interrogaverit te filius tuus cras,And when your son will question you tomorrow,dicens:saying,Quid est hoc?‘What is this?’respondebis ei:you will respond,In manu forti eduxit nos Dominus de terra Ægypti,‘With a strong hand the Lord led us away from the land of Egypt,de domo servitutis.from the house of servitude.

¹⁴Cumque interrogaverit te filius tuus cras,And when your son will question you tomorrow,dicens:saying,Quid est hoc?‘What is this?’respondebis ei:you will respond,In manu forti eduxit nos Dominus de terra Ægypti,‘With a strong hand the Lord led us away from the land of Egypt,de domo servitutis.from the house of servitude.

¹⁵Nam cum induratus esset Pharao, et nollet nos dimittere,For when Pharaoh had been hardened and was unwilling to release us,occidit Dominus omne primogenitum in terra Ægypti,the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt,a primogenito hominis usque ad primogenitum jumentorum:from the firstborn of man, even to the firstborn of beasts.idcirco immolo Domino omne quod aperit vulvam masculini sexus,For this reason, I immolate to the Lord all of the male sex that opens the womb,et omnia primogenita filiorum meorum redimo.and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

¹⁵Nam cum induratus esset Pharao, et nollet nos dimittere,For when Pharaoh had been hardened and was unwilling to release us,occidit Dominus omne primogenitum in terra Ægypti,the Lord killed every firstborn in the land of Egypt,a primogenito hominis usque ad primogenitum jumentorum:from the firstborn of man, even to the firstborn of beasts.idcirco immolo Domino omne quod aperit vulvam masculini sexus,For this reason, I immolate to the Lord all of the male sex that opens the womb,et omnia primogenita filiorum meorum redimo.and all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

¹⁶Erit igitur quasi signum in manu tua, et quasi appensum quid, ob recordationem, inter oculos tuos: eo quod in manu forti eduxit nos Dominus de Ægypto.Therefore, it will be like a sign in your hand and like something hanging between your eyes as a remembrance, because with a strong hand the Lord has led us away from Egypt.”

¹⁶Erit igitur quasi signum in manu tua, et quasi appensum quid, ob recordationem, inter oculos tuos: eo quod in manu forti eduxit nos Dominus de Ægypto.Therefore, it will be like a sign in your hand and like something hanging between your eyes as a remembrance, because with a strong hand the Lord has led us away from Egypt.”

¹⁷Igitur cum emisisset Pharao populum,And so, when Pharaoh had sent the people away,non eos duxit Deus per viam terræ Philisthiim quæ vicina est:God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, which is nearby,reputans ne forte pœniteret eum,considering that perhaps they might relapse,si vidisset adversum se bella consurgere,if they saw wars rise up against them,et reverteretur in Ægyptum.and then they might return to Egypt.

¹⁷Igitur cum emisisset Pharao populum,And so, when Pharaoh had sent the people away,non eos duxit Deus per viam terræ Philisthiim quæ vicina est:God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, which is nearby,reputans ne forte pœniteret eum,considering that perhaps they might relapse,si vidisset adversum se bella consurgere,if they saw wars rise up against them,et reverteretur in Ægyptum.and then they might return to Egypt.

¹⁸Sed circumduxit per viam deserti,But he led them around by the way of the desert,quæ est juxta mare Rubrum:which is next to the Red Sea.et armati ascenderunt filii Israël de terra Ægypti.And so the sons of Israel ascended, armed, out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁸Sed circumduxit per viam deserti,But he led them around by the way of the desert,quæ est juxta mare Rubrum:which is next to the Red Sea.et armati ascenderunt filii Israël de terra Ægypti.And so the sons of Israel ascended, armed, out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁹Tulit quoque Moyses ossa Joseph secum:Also, Moses took the bones of Joseph with him,eo quod adjurasset filios Israël,because he had sworn to the sons of Israel,dicens:saying:Visitabit vos Deus;“God will visit you.efferte ossa mea hinc vobiscum.Carry my bones away from here with you.”

¹⁹Tulit quoque Moyses ossa Joseph secum:Also, Moses took the bones of Joseph with him,eo quod adjurasset filios Israël,because he had sworn to the sons of Israel,dicens:saying:Visitabit vos Deus;“God will visit you.efferte ossa mea hinc vobiscum.Carry my bones away from here with you.”

²⁰Profectique de Socoth castrametati sunt in Etham,And setting out from Soccoth, they encamped at Etham,in extremis finibus solitudinis.in the most distant parts of the wilderness.

²⁰Profectique de Socoth castrametati sunt in Etham,And setting out from Soccoth, they encamped at Etham,in extremis finibus solitudinis.in the most distant parts of the wilderness.

²¹Dominus autem præcedebat eos ad ostendendam viam per diem in columna nubis,Now the Lord preceded them to show them the way, by day with a pillar of cloud,et per noctem in columna ignis:and by night with a pillar of fire,ut dux esset itineris utroque tempore.so that he might be the leader of their journey at both times.

²¹Dominus autem præcedebat eos ad ostendendam viam per diem in columna nubis,Now the Lord preceded them to show them the way, by day with a pillar of cloud,et per noctem in columna ignis:and by night with a pillar of fire,ut dux esset itineris utroque tempore.so that he might be the leader of their journey at both times.

²²Numquam defuit columna nubis per diem,These never failed: a pillar of cloud by day,nec columna ignis per noctem, coram populo.and a pillar of fire by night, in the sight of the people.

²²Numquam defuit columna nubis per diem,These never failed: a pillar of cloud by day,nec columna ignis per noctem, coram populo.and a pillar of fire by night, in the sight of the people.