¹Locutus est autem Dominus ad Moysen,Then the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

¹Locutus est autem Dominus ad Moysen,Then the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

²Loquere filiis Israël:“Speak to the sons of Israel.Reversi castrametentur e regione Phihahiroth,Let them turn back and encamp away from the region of Pihahiroth,quæ est inter Magdalum et mare contra Beelsephon:which is between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon.in conspectu ejus castra ponetis super mare.In its sight you shall place your camp, above the sea.

²Loquere filiis Israël:“Speak to the sons of Israel.Reversi castrametentur e regione Phihahiroth,Let them turn back and encamp away from the region of Pihahiroth,quæ est inter Magdalum et mare contra Beelsephon:which is between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon.in conspectu ejus castra ponetis super mare.In its sight you shall place your camp, above the sea.

³Dicturusque est Pharao super filiis Israël:And Pharaoh will say about the sons of Israel,Coarctati sunt in terra;‘They have been confined by the land;conclusit eos desertum.the desert has enclosed them.’

³Dicturusque est Pharao super filiis Israël:And Pharaoh will say about the sons of Israel,Coarctati sunt in terra;‘They have been confined by the land;conclusit eos desertum.the desert has enclosed them.’

⁴Et indurabo cor ejus,And I will harden his heart,ac persequetur vos:and so he will pursue you.et glorificabor in Pharaone,And I will be glorified in Pharaoh,et in omni exercitu ejus;and in all his army.scientque Ægyptii quia ego sum Dominus.And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”Feceruntque ita.And they did so.

⁴Et indurabo cor ejus,And I will harden his heart,ac persequetur vos:and so he will pursue you.et glorificabor in Pharaone,And I will be glorified in Pharaoh,et in omni exercitu ejus;and in all his army.scientque Ægyptii quia ego sum Dominus.And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord.”Feceruntque ita.And they did so.

⁵Et nuntiatum est regi Ægyptiorum quod fugisset populus:And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled.immutatumque est cor Pharaonis et servorum ejus super populo,And the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed about the people,et dixerunt:and they said,Quid voluimus facere ut dimitteremus Israël,“What did we intend to do,ne serviret nobis?so that we released Israel from serving us?”

⁵Et nuntiatum est regi Ægyptiorum quod fugisset populus:And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled.immutatumque est cor Pharaonis et servorum ejus super populo,And the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed about the people,et dixerunt:and they said,Quid voluimus facere ut dimitteremus Israël,“What did we intend to do,ne serviret nobis?so that we released Israel from serving us?”

⁶Junxit ergo currum,Therefore, he harnessed his chariot,et omnem populum suum assumpsit secum.and he took all his people with him.

⁶Junxit ergo currum,Therefore, he harnessed his chariot,et omnem populum suum assumpsit secum.and he took all his people with him.

⁷Tulitque sexcentos currus electos,And he took six hundred chosen chariots,et quidquid in Ægypto curruum fuit:and whatever chariots were in Egypt,et duces totius exercitus.and also the leaders of the whole army.

⁷Tulitque sexcentos currus electos,And he took six hundred chosen chariots,et quidquid in Ægypto curruum fuit:and whatever chariots were in Egypt,et duces totius exercitus.and also the leaders of the whole army.

⁸Induravitque Dominus cor Pharaonis regis Ægypti,And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt,et persecutus est filios Israël:and he pursued the sons of Israel.at illi egressi sunt in manu excelsa.But they were taken away by an exalted hand.

⁸Induravitque Dominus cor Pharaonis regis Ægypti,And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, king of Egypt,et persecutus est filios Israël:and he pursued the sons of Israel.at illi egressi sunt in manu excelsa.But they were taken away by an exalted hand.

⁹Cumque persequerentur Ægyptii vestigia præcedentium,And when the Egyptians followed the footsteps of those who preceded them,repererunt eos in castris super mare:they found them in a camp above the sea.omnis equitatusAll the horses and chariots of Pharaoh,et currus Pharaonis,and the entire army,et universus exercitus,were in Pihahiroth,erant in Phihahiroth contra Beelsephon.opposite Baal-zephon.

⁹Cumque persequerentur Ægyptii vestigia præcedentium,And when the Egyptians followed the footsteps of those who preceded them,repererunt eos in castris super mare:they found them in a camp above the sea.omnis equitatusAll the horses and chariots of Pharaoh,et currus Pharaonis,and the entire army,et universus exercitus,were in Pihahiroth,erant in Phihahiroth contra Beelsephon.opposite Baal-zephon.

¹⁰Cumque appropinquasset Pharao,And when Pharaoh had drawn near,levantes filii Israël oculos,the sons of Israel, lifting up their eyes,viderunt Ægyptios post se,saw the Egyptians behind them.et timuerunt valde:And they were very afraid.clamaveruntque ad Dominum,And they cried out to the Lord.

¹⁰Cumque appropinquasset Pharao,And when Pharaoh had drawn near,levantes filii Israël oculos,the sons of Israel, lifting up their eyes,viderunt Ægyptios post se,saw the Egyptians behind them.et timuerunt valde:And they were very afraid.clamaveruntque ad Dominum,And they cried out to the Lord.

¹¹et dixerunt ad Moysen:And they said to Moses:Forsitan non erant sepulchra in Ægypto,“Perhaps there were no graves in Egypt,ideo tulisti nos ut moreremur in solitudine:for which reason you took us to die in the wilderness.quid hoc facere voluisti,What is it that you intended to do,ut educeres nos ex Ægypto?in leading us out of Egypt?

¹¹et dixerunt ad Moysen:And they said to Moses:Forsitan non erant sepulchra in Ægypto,“Perhaps there were no graves in Egypt,ideo tulisti nos ut moreremur in solitudine:for which reason you took us to die in the wilderness.quid hoc facere voluisti,What is it that you intended to do,ut educeres nos ex Ægypto?in leading us out of Egypt?

¹²nonne iste est sermo, quem loquebamur ad te in Ægypto,Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt,dicentes:saying:Recede a nobis,Withdraw from us,ut serviamus Ægyptiis?so that we may serve the Egyptians?multo enim melius erat servire eis,For it was much better to serve them,quam mori in solitudine.than to die in the wilderness.”

¹²nonne iste est sermo, quem loquebamur ad te in Ægypto,Is this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt,dicentes:saying:Recede a nobis,Withdraw from us,ut serviamus Ægyptiis?so that we may serve the Egyptians?multo enim melius erat servire eis,For it was much better to serve them,quam mori in solitudine.than to die in the wilderness.”

¹³Et ait Moyses ad populum:And Moses said to the people:Nolite timere: state,“Do not be afraid.et videte magnalia Domini quæ facturus est hodie: Ægyptios enim,Stand firm and see the great wonders of the Lord, which he will do today.quos nunc videtis,For the Egyptians,nequaquam ultra videbitis usque in sempiternum.whom you now see, will never again be seen, forever.

¹³Et ait Moyses ad populum:And Moses said to the people:Nolite timere: state,“Do not be afraid.et videte magnalia Domini quæ facturus est hodie: Ægyptios enim,Stand firm and see the great wonders of the Lord, which he will do today.quos nunc videtis,For the Egyptians,nequaquam ultra videbitis usque in sempiternum.whom you now see, will never again be seen, forever.

¹⁴Dominus pugnabit pro vobis,The Lord will fight on your behalf,et vos tacebitis.and you will remain silent.”

¹⁴Dominus pugnabit pro vobis,The Lord will fight on your behalf,et vos tacebitis.and you will remain silent.”

¹⁵Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Quid clamas ad me?“Why cry out to me?loquere filiis Israël ut proficiscantur.Tell the sons of Israel to continue on.

¹⁵Dixitque Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Quid clamas ad me?“Why cry out to me?loquere filiis Israël ut proficiscantur.Tell the sons of Israel to continue on.

¹⁶Tu autem eleva virgam tuam,Now,et extende manum tuam super mare,lift up your staff,et divide illud:and extend your hand over the sea and divide it,ut gradiantur filii Israël in medio mari per siccum.so that the sons of Israel may walk through the midst of the sea on dry ground.

¹⁶Tu autem eleva virgam tuam,Now,et extende manum tuam super mare,lift up your staff,et divide illud:and extend your hand over the sea and divide it,ut gradiantur filii Israël in medio mari per siccum.so that the sons of Israel may walk through the midst of the sea on dry ground.

¹⁷Ego autem indurabo cor Ægyptiorum ut persequantur vos:Then I will harden the heart of the Egyptians, so as to pursue you.et glorificabor in Pharaone, et in omni exercitu ejus,And I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in all his army,et in curribus et in equitibus illius.and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

¹⁷Ego autem indurabo cor Ægyptiorum ut persequantur vos:Then I will harden the heart of the Egyptians, so as to pursue you.et glorificabor in Pharaone, et in omni exercitu ejus,And I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in all his army,et in curribus et in equitibus illius.and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

¹⁸Et scient Ægyptii quia ego sum Dominus cum glorificatus fuero in Pharaone,And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I will be glorified in Pharaoh,et in curribus atque in equitibus ejus.and in his chariots, as well as in his horsemen.”

¹⁸Et scient Ægyptii quia ego sum Dominus cum glorificatus fuero in Pharaone,And the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I will be glorified in Pharaoh,et in curribus atque in equitibus ejus.and in his chariots, as well as in his horsemen.”

¹⁹Tollensque se angelus Dei,And the Angel of God,qui præcedebat castra Israël,who preceded the camp of Israel,abiit post eos:lifting himself up,et cum eo pariter columna nubis,went behind them. And the pillar of cloud,priora dimittens, post tergumtogether with him, left the front for the rear

¹⁹Tollensque se angelus Dei,And the Angel of God,qui præcedebat castra Israël,who preceded the camp of Israel,abiit post eos:lifting himself up,et cum eo pariter columna nubis,went behind them. And the pillar of cloud,priora dimittens, post tergumtogether with him, left the front for the rear

²⁰stetit,and stood between the camp of the Egyptiansinter castra Ægyptiorum et castra Israël:and the camp of Israel.et erat nubes tenebrosa,And it was a dark cloud,et illuminans noctem,yet it illuminated the night,ita ut ad se invicem toto noctis tempore accedere non valerent.so that they could not succeed at approaching one another at any time all that night.

²⁰stetit,and stood between the camp of the Egyptiansinter castra Ægyptiorum et castra Israël:and the camp of Israel.et erat nubes tenebrosa,And it was a dark cloud,et illuminans noctem,yet it illuminated the night,ita ut ad se invicem toto noctis tempore accedere non valerent.so that they could not succeed at approaching one another at any time all that night.

²¹Cumque extendisset Moyses manum super mare,And when Moses had extended his hand over the sea,abstulit illud Dominus flante vento vehementithe Lord took it away by an intense burning wind,et urente tota nocte,blowing throughout the night,et vertit in siccum:and he turned it into dry ground.divisaque est aqua.And the water was divided.

²¹Cumque extendisset Moyses manum super mare,And when Moses had extended his hand over the sea,abstulit illud Dominus flante vento vehementithe Lord took it away by an intense burning wind,et urente tota nocte,blowing throughout the night,et vertit in siccum:and he turned it into dry ground.divisaque est aqua.And the water was divided.

²²Et ingressi sunt filii Israël per medium sicci maris:And the sons of Israel went in through the midst of the dried sea.erat enim aqua quasi murus a dextra eorum et læva.For the water was like a wall at their right hand and at their left hand.

²²Et ingressi sunt filii Israël per medium sicci maris:And the sons of Israel went in through the midst of the dried sea.erat enim aqua quasi murus a dextra eorum et læva.For the water was like a wall at their right hand and at their left hand.

²³Persequentesque Ægyptii ingressi sunt post eos,And the Egyptians, pursuing them, went in after them,et omnis equitatus Pharaonis,along with all of the horses of Pharaoh,currus ejus et equites per medium maris.his chariots and horsemen, through the midst of the sea.

²³Persequentesque Ægyptii ingressi sunt post eos,And the Egyptians, pursuing them, went in after them,et omnis equitatus Pharaonis,along with all of the horses of Pharaoh,currus ejus et equites per medium maris.his chariots and horsemen, through the midst of the sea.

²⁴Jamque advenerat vigilia matutina,And now the morning watch had arrived, and behold,et ecce respiciens Dominus super castra Ægyptiorum per columnam ignis et nubis,the Lord, looking down upon the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud,interfecit exercitum eorum,put to death their army.

²⁴Jamque advenerat vigilia matutina,And now the morning watch had arrived, and behold,et ecce respiciens Dominus super castra Ægyptiorum per columnam ignis et nubis,the Lord, looking down upon the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud,interfecit exercitum eorum,put to death their army.

²⁵et subvertit rotas curruum,And he overturned the wheels of the chariots,ferebanturque in profundum.and they were carried into the deep.Dixerunt ergo Ægyptii:Therefore, the Egyptians said:Fugiamus Israëlem:“Let us flee from Israel.Dominus enim pugnat pro eis contra nos.For the Lord fights on their behalf against us.”

²⁵et subvertit rotas curruum,And he overturned the wheels of the chariots,ferebanturque in profundum.and they were carried into the deep.Dixerunt ergo Ægyptii:Therefore, the Egyptians said:Fugiamus Israëlem:“Let us flee from Israel.Dominus enim pugnat pro eis contra nos.For the Lord fights on their behalf against us.”

²⁶Et ait Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam super mare,“Extend your hand over the sea,ut revertantur aquæ ad Ægyptios super currusso that the waters may return on the Egyptians,et equites eorum.over their chariots and horsemen.”

²⁶Et ait Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Extende manum tuam super mare,“Extend your hand over the sea,ut revertantur aquæ ad Ægyptios super currusso that the waters may return on the Egyptians,et equites eorum.over their chariots and horsemen.”

²⁷Cumque extendisset Moyses manum contra mare,And when Moses had extended his hand opposite the sea,reversum est primo diluculo ad priorem locum:it was returned, at first light, to its former place.fugientibusque Ægyptiis occurrerunt aquæ,And the fleeing Egyptians met with the waters,et involvit eos Dominus in mediis fluctibus.and the Lord immersed them in the midst of the waves.

²⁷Cumque extendisset Moyses manum contra mare,And when Moses had extended his hand opposite the sea,reversum est primo diluculo ad priorem locum:it was returned, at first light, to its former place.fugientibusque Ægyptiis occurrerunt aquæ,And the fleeing Egyptians met with the waters,et involvit eos Dominus in mediis fluctibus.and the Lord immersed them in the midst of the waves.

²⁸Reversæque sunt aquæ,And the waters were returned,et operuerunt currus et equites cuncti exercitus Pharaonis,and they covered the chariots and horsemen of the entire army of Pharaoh,qui sequentes ingressi fuerant mare:who, in following, had entered into the sea.nec unus quidem superfuit ex eis.And not so much as one of them was left alive.

²⁸Reversæque sunt aquæ,And the waters were returned,et operuerunt currus et equites cuncti exercitus Pharaonis,and they covered the chariots and horsemen of the entire army of Pharaoh,qui sequentes ingressi fuerant mare:who, in following, had entered into the sea.nec unus quidem superfuit ex eis.And not so much as one of them was left alive.

²⁹Filii autem Israël perrexerunt per medium sicci maris,But the sons of Israel continued directly through the midst of the dried sea,et aquæ eis erant quasi pro muro a dextris et a sinistris:and the waters were to them like a wall on the right and on the left.

²⁹Filii autem Israël perrexerunt per medium sicci maris,But the sons of Israel continued directly through the midst of the dried sea,et aquæ eis erant quasi pro muro a dextris et a sinistris:and the waters were to them like a wall on the right and on the left.

³⁰liberavitque Dominus in die illa Israël de manu Ægyptiorum.And so the Lord freed Israel on that day from the hand of the Egyptians.

³⁰liberavitque Dominus in die illa Israël de manu Ægyptiorum.And so the Lord freed Israel on that day from the hand of the Egyptians.

³¹Et viderunt Ægyptios mortuos super littus maris,And they saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the seaet manum magnam quam exercuerat Dominus contra eos:and the great hand that the Lord had exercised against them.timuitque populus Dominum,And the people feared the Lord,et crediderunt Domino,and they believed in the Lordet Moysi servo ejus.and in Moses his servant.

³¹Et viderunt Ægyptios mortuos super littus maris,And they saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the seaet manum magnam quam exercuerat Dominus contra eos:and the great hand that the Lord had exercised against them.timuitque populus Dominum,And the people feared the Lord,et crediderunt Domino,and they believed in the Lordet Moysi servo ejus.and in Moses his servant.