| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International 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 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. |
| 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. | 2"The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. |
| 3"The LORD is a warrior; The LORD is His name. | 3The LORD is a warrior; 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. | 4Pharaoh's chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh's officers are drowned in the Red Sea. |
| 5"The deeps cover them; They went down into the depths like a stone. | 5The deep waters have covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone. |
| 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 power. 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. | 7"In the greatness of your majesty you threw down those who opposed you. You unleashed your burning 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 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. |
| 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.' | 9The 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.' |
| 10"You blew with Your wind, 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. |
| 11"Who is like You among the gods, O LORD? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders? | 11Who among the gods is like you, LORD? Who is like you-- majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? |
| 12"You stretched out Your right hand, The earth swallowed them. | 12"You stretch out your right hand, and the earth swallows your enemies. |
| 13"In Your lovingkindness You have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them to Your holy habitation. | 13In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. |
| 14"The peoples have heard, they tremble; Anguish has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia. | 14The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people 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. | 15The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt 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. | 16terror 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 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. | 17You 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. |
| 18"The LORD shall reign forever and ever." | 18"The LORD reigns for ever 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 Pharaoh's horses, chariots and horsemen 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. |
| 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 prophet, Aaron's sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels 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. Both horse and driver he has hurled 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 Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding 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 its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.) |
| 24So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" | 24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "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. | 25Then 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. |
| 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 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." |
| 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 and seventy palm trees, and they camped there near the water. |
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