Êxodo 14

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 O Senhor disse a Moisés:	1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "Dize aos israelitas que mudem de direção e venham acampar diante de Fiairot, entre Magdalum e o mar, defronte de Beelsefon: acampareis defronte desse lugar, perto do mar.	2 Speak to the children of Israel: Let them turn and encamp over against Phihahiroth which is between Magdal and the sea over against Beelsephon: you shall encamp before it upon the sea.
3 O faraó vai pensar: os israelitas perderam-se no país, e o deserto os encerrou.	3 And Pharao will say of the children of Israel: They are straitened in the land, the desert hath shut them in.
4 Endurecerei o coração do faraó, e ele os perseguirá; mas eu triunfarei gloriosamente sobre o faraó e sobre todo o seu exército, e os egípcios saberão que eu sou o Senhor." Os israelitas obedeceram.	4 And I shall harden his heart, and he will pursue you: and I shall be glorified in Pharao, and in all his army: and the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
5 Quando se anunciou ao rei do Egito que o povo tinha fugido, o coração do faraó e de seus servos voltou-se contra o povo: "Que fizemos, disseram eles, deixando partir Israel e renunciando assim ao seu serviço!"	5 And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharao and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us?
6 O faraó mandou preparar seu carro e levou com ele suas tropas.	6 So he made ready his chariot, and took all his people with him.
7 Escolheu seiscentos carros dos melhores e todos os carros egípcios com homens de guerra em cada um deles.	7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots that were in Egypt: and the captains of the whole army.
8 O Senhor endureceu o coração do faraó, rei do Egito, e este se pôs a perseguir os filhos de Israel. Eles haviam partido de cabeça erguida.	8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharao king of Egypt, and he pursued the children of Israel: but they were gone forth in a mighty hand.
9 Puseram-se os egípcios a persegui-los e alcançaram-nos em seu acampamento à beira do mar: todos os cavalos dos carros do faraó, seus cavaleiros e seu exército alcançaram-nos perto de Fiairot, defronte de Beelsefon.	9 And when the Egyptians followed the steps of them who were gone before, they found them encamped at the sea side: all Pharao's horse and chariots, and the whole army were in Phihahiroth before Beelsephon.
10 Aproximando-se o faraó, os israelitas, ao levantarem os olhos, viram os egípcios que vinham ao seu encalço. Foram tomados de espanto e invocaram o Senhor, clamando em alta voz.	10 And when Pharao drew near, the children of Israel, lifting up their eyes, saw the Egyptians behind them: and they feared exceedingly, and cried to the Lord.
11 E disseram a Moisés: "Não havia, porventura, túmulos no Egito, para que nos conduzisses a morrer no deserto? Por que nos fizeste isso, tirando-nos do Egito?	11 And they said to Moses: Perhaps there were no graves in Egypt, therefore thou hast brought us to die in the wilderness: why wouldst thou do this, to lead us out of Egypt?
12 Não te dizíamos no Egito: deixa-nos servir os egípcios! É melhor ser escravos dos egípcios do que morrer no deserto."	12 Is not this the word that we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying: Depart from us that we may serve the Egyptians? for it was much better to serve them, than to die in the wilderness.
13 Moisés respondeu ao povo: "Não temais! Tende ânimo, e vereis a libertação que o Senhor vai operar hoje em vosso favor. Os egípcios que hoje vedes, não os tornareis a ver jamais.	13 And Moses said to the people: Fear not: stand and see the great wonders of the Lord, which he will do this day: for the Egyptians, whom you see now, you shall see no more for ever.
14 O Senhor combaterá por vós; quanto a vós, nada tereis a fazer."	14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
15 O Senhor disse a Moisés: "Por que clamas a mim? Dize aos filhos de Israel que se ponham a caminho.	15 And the Lord said to Moses: Why criest thou to me? Speak to the children of Israel to go forward.
16 E tu, levanta a tua vara, estende a mão sobre o mar e fere-o, para que os israelitas possam atravessá-lo a pé enxuto.	16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch forth thy hand over the sea, and divide it: that the children of Israel may go through the midst of the sea on dry ground.
17 Vou endurecer o coração dos egípcios, para que se ponham ao teu encalço, e triunfarei gloriosamente sobre o faraó e sobre todo o seu exército, seus carros e seus cavaleiros.	17 And I will harden the heart of the Egyptians to pursue you: and I will be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.
18 Os egípcios saberão que eu sou o Senhor quando tiver alcançado esse glorioso triunfo sobre o faraó, seus carros e seus cavaleiros."	18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall be glorified in Pharao, and in his chariots and in his horsemen.
19 O anjo de Deus, que marchava à frente do exército dos israelitas, mudou de lugar e passou para trás; a coluna de nuvens que os precedia pôs-se detrás deles,	19 And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removing, went behind them: and together with him the pillar of the cloud, leaving the forepart,
20 entre o acampamento dos egípcios e o de Israel. Era obscura, e alumiava a noite. E não puderam aproximar-se um do outro, durante a noite inteira.	20 Stood behind, between the Egyptians' camp and the camp of Israel: and it was a dark cloud, and enlightening the night, so that they could not come at one another all the night.
21 Moisés estendeu a mão sobre o mar. O Senhor fê-lo recuar com um vento impetuoso vindo do oriente, que soprou toda a noite. E pôs o mar a seco. As águas dividiram-se	21 And when Moses had stretched forth his hand over the sea, the Lord took it away by a strong and burning wind blowing all the night, and turned it into dry ground: and the water was divided.
22 e os israelitas desceram a pé enxuto no meio do mar, enquanto as águas formavam uma muralha à direita e à esquerda.	22 And the children of Israel went in through the midst of the sea dried up: for the water was as a wall on their right hand and on their left.
23 Os egípcios os perseguiram: todos os cavalos do faraó, seus carros e seus cavaleiros internaram-se após eles no leito do mar.	23 And the Egyptians pursuing went in after them, and all Pharao's horses, his chariots and horsemen through the midst of the sea,
24 À vigília da manhã, o Senhor, do alto da coluna de fogo e da de nuvens, olhou para o acampamento dos egípcios e semeou o pânico no meio deles.	24 And now the morning watch was come, and behold the Lord looking upon the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, slew their host.
25 Embaraçou-lhes as rodas dos carros de tal sorte que, só dificilmente, conseguiam avançar. Disseram então os egípcios: "Fujamos diante de Israel, porque o Senhor combate por eles contra o Egito."	25 And overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. And the Egyptians said: Let us flee from Israel: for the Lord fighteth for them against us.
26 O Senhor disse a Moisés: "Estende tua mão sobre o mar, e as águas voltar-se-ão sobre os egípcios, seus carros e seus cavaleiros."	26 And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth they hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and horsemen.
27 Moisés estendeu a mão sobre o mar, e este, ao romper da manhã, voltou ao seu nível habitual. Os egípcios que fugiam foram de encontro a ele, e o Senhor derribou os egípcios no meio do mar.	27 And when Moses had stretched forth his hand towards the sea, it returned at the first break of day to the former place: and as the Egyptians were fleeing away, the waters came upon them, and the Lord shut them up in the middle of the waves.
28 As águas voltaram e cobriram os carros, os cavaleiros e todo o exército do faraó que havia descido no mar ao encalço dos israelitas. Não ficou um sequer.	28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of all the army of Pharao, who had come into the sea after them, neither did there so much as one of them remain.
29 Mas os israelitas tinham andado a pé enxuto no leito do mar, enquanto as águas formavam uma muralha à direita e à esquerda.	29 But the children of Israel marched through the midst of the sea upon dry land, and the waters were to them as a wall on the right hand and on the left:
30 Foi assim que naquele dia o Senhor livrou Israel da mão dos egípcios. E Israel viu os cadáveres dos egípcios na praia do mar.	30 And the Lord delivered Israel on that day out of the hands of the Egyptians.
31 Viu Israel o grande poder que o Senhor tinha exercido contra os egípcios. Por isso, o povo temeu o Senhor e confiou nele e em seu servo Moisés.	31 And they saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore, and the mighty hand that the Lord had used against them: and the people feared the Lord, and they believed the Lord, and Moses his servant.