| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and said, "I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea. | 1Then Moses and the Israelis sang this song to the LORD: "I'll sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. |
| 2"The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will extol Him. | 2The LORD is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God and I'll praise him, the God of my father and I'll exalt him. |
| 3"The LORD is a warrior; The LORD is His name. | 3The LORD is a man of war, the LORD is his name! |
| 4"Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has cast into the sea; And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. | 4"Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea; his best officers sank in the Reed Sea. |
| 5"The deeps cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone. | 5The deep covered them, they went down into the depths like a rock. |
| 6"Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power, Your right hand, O LORD, shatters the enemy. | 6Your right hand, LORD, was majestic in strength, your right hand, LORD, shattered the enemy. |
| 7"And in the greatness of Your excellence You overthrow those who rise up against You; You send forth Your burning anger, and it consumes them as chaff. | 7In the greatness of your majesty you broke down your enemies. You sent forth your anger, it consumed them like stubble. |
| 8"At the blast of Your nostrils the waters were piled up, The flowing waters stood up like a heap; The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea. | 8By the breath of your nostrils the waters were piled up, the flowing waters stood up like a hill, the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea. |
| 9"The enemy said, 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand will destroy them.' | 9"The enemy said, 'I'll pursue them, I'll overtake them, I'll divide the spoil. I'll satisfy my anger on them, I'll draw my sword, and my hand will bring them to ruin.' |
| 10"You blew with Your wind, the sea covered them; They sank like lead in the mighty waters. | 10"You blew with your breath, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty water. |
| 11"Who is like You among the gods, O LORD? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders? | 11"Who is like you among the gods, LORD? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in splendor, and working wonders? |
| 12"You stretched out Your right hand, The earth swallowed them. | 12You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them. |
| 13"In Your lovingkindness You have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them to Your holy habitation. | 13"You have led with your gracious love this people whom you redeemed. You have guided them with your strength to your holy dwelling. |
| 14"The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia. | 14"The people heard and they quaked, anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia. |
| 15"Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed; The leaders of Moab, trembling grips them; All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away. | 15Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified, the nobles of Moab trembled uncontrollably, and all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. |
| 16"Terror and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of Your arm they are motionless as stone; Until Your people pass over, O LORD, Until the people pass over whom You have purchased. | 16Dread and fear have fallen on them, because of the strength of your arm. They have become silent as a stone, until your people pass by, LORD, until this people you acquired pass by. |
| 17"You will bring them and plant them in the mountain of Your inheritance, The place, O LORD, which You have made for Your dwelling, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established. | 17"You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance. You have made a place where you will reside, LORD. Your own hands have established a sanctuary, LORD. |
| 18"The LORD shall reign forever and ever." | 18The LORD will reign forever and ever." |
| 19For the horses of Pharaoh with his chariots and his horsemen went into the sea, and the LORD brought back the waters of the sea on them, but the sons of Israel walked on dry land through the midst of the sea. | 19When the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen went into the sea, the LORD caused the waters of the sea to come back over them, but the Israelis walked through the middle of the sea on dry land. |
| 20Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing. | 20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand and went out with all the women behind her with tambourines and dancing. |
| 21Miriam answered them, "Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider He has hurled into the sea." | 21Miriam sang to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted! The horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea." |
| 22Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. | 22Then Moses led Israel from the Reed Sea and they went to the desert of Shur. They traveled into the desert for three days and did not find water. |
| 23When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. | 23When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter. (That is why it's called Marah.) |
| 24So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" | 24Then the people complained against Moses: "What are we to drink?" |
| 25Then he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested them. | 25Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree, which he threw into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD presented to them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them. |
| 26And He said, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, am your healer." | 26He said, "If you will carefully obey the LORD your God, do what he sees to be right, listen to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then I won't inflict on you all the diseases that I inflicted on the Egyptians, because I am the LORD your healer." |
| 27Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters. | 27Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees, and they camped there by the water. |
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