Êxodo 14

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 O Senhor disse a Moisés:	1 Then 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 sons of Israel. Let them turn back and encamp away from the region of Pihahiroth, which is between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal-zephon. In its sight you shall place your camp, above the sea.
3 O faraó vai pensar: os israelitas perderam-se no país, e o deserto os encerrou.	3 And Pharaoh will say about the sons of Israel, ‘They have been confined by the land; the desert has enclosed them.’
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 will harden his heart, and so he will pursue you. And I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in all his army. And the Egyptians will 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 reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled. And the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed about the people, and they said, “What did we intend to do, so that we released Israel from serving us?”
6 O faraó mandou preparar seu carro e levou com ele suas tropas.	6 Therefore, he harnessed his chariot, and he 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 whatever chariots were in Egypt, and also the leaders 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 Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he pursued the sons of Israel. But they were taken away by an exalted 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 footsteps of those who preceded them, they found them in a camp above the sea. All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and the entire army, were in Pihahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.
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 Pharaoh had drawn near, the sons of Israel, lifting up their eyes, saw the Egyptians behind them. And they were very afraid. And they cried out 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, for which reason you took us to die in the wilderness. What is it that you intended to do, in leading 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 this not the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying: Withdraw from us, so 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: “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and see the great wonders of the Lord, which he will do today. For the Egyptians, whom you now see, will never again be seen, forever.
14 O Senhor combaterá por vós; quanto a vós, nada tereis a fazer."	14 The Lord will fight on your behalf, and you will remain silent.”
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 cry out to me? Tell the sons of Israel to continue on.
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 Now, lift up your staff, and extend your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the sons of Israel may walk 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 Then I will harden the heart of the Egyptians, so as to pursue you. And I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in all his army, 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 will know that I am the Lord, when I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in his chariots, as well as 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 preceded the camp of Israel, lifting himself up, went behind them. And the pillar of cloud, together with him, left the front for the rear
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 and stood between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. And it was a dark cloud, yet it illuminated the night, so that they could not succeed at approaching one another at any time all that 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 extended his hand over the sea, the Lord took it away by an intense burning wind, blowing throughout the night, and he 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 sons of Israel went in through the midst of the dried sea. For the water was like a wall at their right hand and at their left hand.
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 them, went in after them, along with all of the horses of Pharaoh, 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 had arrived, and behold, the Lord, looking down upon the camp of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, put to death their army.
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 he overturned the wheels of the chariots, and they were carried into the deep. Therefore, the Egyptians said: “Let us flee from Israel. For the Lord fights on their behalf 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: “Extend your hand over the sea, so that the waters may return on the Egyptians, over 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 extended his hand opposite the sea, it was returned, at first light, to its former place. And the fleeing Egyptians met with the waters, and the Lord immersed them in the midst 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 were returned, and they covered the chariots and horsemen of the entire army of Pharaoh, who, in following, had entered into the sea. And not so much as one of them was left alive.
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 sons of Israel continued directly through the midst of the dried sea, and the waters were to them like a wall on the right 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 so the Lord freed Israel on that day from the hand 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 on the shore of the sea and the great hand that the Lord had exercised against them. And the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in Moses his servant.