Exodus 14
1 तब परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नु भयो,
2 “इस्राएलीहरूलाई पी-हहीरोत फर्की जानु भन। तिनीहरूलाई भन, मिग्दोल अनि समुद्रको बीचमा बालसपोन कै नजिक छाउनी लगाऊ।’
3 फिरऊनले सोच्नेछ इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मरूभूमिमा हराए छन्। अनि उसले सोच्नेछ मानिसहरूको जाने ठाउँ छैन।
4 म फिरऊनलाई अट्टेरी बनाउनेछु अनि उसले तिमीहरूको खेदो गर्नेछ, तर म फिरऊन र उसका सेनाहरूलाई पराजित गराउनेछु। तब मिश्रदेशका मानिसहरूले जान्नेछन् कि म परमप्रभु हुँ।”
5 इस्राएलका मानिसहरू भागे भन्ने समाचार फिरऊनले थाहा पायो। जब फिरऊन र उसका अधिकारीहरूले पनि यो खबर सुने, तिनीहरूले के गरेका थिए त्यस विषयमा आफ्नो विचार बद्ली गरे। फिरऊनले भने, “हामीहरूले किन इस्राएली मानिसहरूलाई तिनीहरूको दासत्वबाट जान दियौं?”
6 यसर्थ फिरऊनले आफ्नो रथ ठीक पार्यो अनि आफूसंगै आफ्नो मानिसहरूलाई लियो।
7 उसले आफ्नो सर्वश्रेष्ठ मानिसहरूमध्ये 600 जना अनि आफ्नो सारा रथहरू लिए। प्रत्येक रथमा एकजना अधिकारी थिए।
8 इस्राएलका मानिसहरू निडर साथ बढिरहेका थिए, तर परमप्रभुले फिरऊनलाई अट्टेरी बनाइ दिनु भयो, यसर्थ उसले इस्राएलीहरूलाई खेद्यो।
9 मिश्री फौजसित धेरै घोडा, सेना अनि रथहरू थिए। तिनीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई खेदे र लाल समुद्रको नजिक बालसिपोनमा जहाँ तिनीहरूले छाउनी लगाएका थिए तिनीहरूलाई पक्रे।
10 इस्राएलीले फिरऊनलाई उसका मिश्रदेशीहरूसित आउँदै गरेको देखे। तिनीहरू साह्रै डराएका थिए अनि तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुलाई गुहार मागे।
11 तिनीहरूले मोशालाई भने, “तिमीले हामीहरूलाई मिश्रबाहिर किन ल्यायौ? मिश्रमा के धेरै चिहानहरू थिएनन्? किन? तिमीले हामीलाई मरूभूमिमा मार्न ल्यायौं।
12 हामीले मिश्रमा तिमीलाई भनेका थियौं “यस्तो परी आउनेछ। ‘मिश्रमा हामीले भनेका थियौ कि हाम्रो चिन्ता नगर्नु होस्।’ हामीलाई मिश्रमा बस्न दिनुहोस र मिश्र वासीहरूको सेवा गर्न देऊ। यसरी मरूभूमिमा आएर मर्नु भन्दा त त्यही बसी कमारा-कमारी हुनु नै असल थियो।”
13 तर मोशाले उत्तर दिए, “नडारऊ तिमीहरू जहाँ छौ यही उभिने काम गर अनि हेर आज परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूलाई बचाउनु हुनेछ। तिमीहरूले यी मिश्रबासीलाई फेरि कहिल्यै देख्ने छैनौ।
14 तिमीहरूले केही गर्नु पर्दैन तर स्थिर भएर बस। परमप्रभुले तिमीहरूको निम्ति युद्ध गर्नु हुनेछ।”
15 तब परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नुभयो, “अहिलेसम्म मसंग तिमी किन कराइरहेका छौ? इस्राएली मानिसहरूलाई अघि बढन शुरू गर्नु भन।
16 लाल समुद्रमाथि तिम्रो लाठी उठाऊ अनि समुद्र दुइ भाग हुन्छ, तब मानिसहरू सूखा जमीनमा हिंडेर जानेछन्।
17 मिश्रदेशका मानिसहरूले तिमीहरूलाई खेदिरहेका छन् किनभने मैले तिनीहरूलाई अट्टेरी बनाएको छु। तर म फिरऊन र उसको घोडा तथा रथहरू भन्दा शक्तिशाली छु भन्ने तिमीलाई देखाउने छु।
18 तब मिश्रदेशवासीहरू जान्नेछन् कि म परमप्रभु हुँ। जब म फिरऊन, उसका सेना, घोडाहरू तथा रथहरूलाई पराजित पार्नेछु तब त्यहाँका मानिसहरूले मलाई आदर गर्नेछन्।”
19 तब परमप्रभुका स्वर्गदूत मानिसहरूका पछि लागे। (परमप्रभुका स्वर्गदूत खास गरी मानिसहरूलाई डोर्याउन तिनीहरूका अघि-अघि थिए।) यसकारण बादलको खामो मानिसहरूको अघिबाट सरेर पछाडिपट्टि गयो।
20 यसरी त्यो बादल इस्राएली अनि मिश्रदेशी मानिसहरूको माझमा उभियो। यसले इस्राएलीहरूलाई उज्यालो दियो अनि मिश्रदेशी मानिसहरूलाई अँध्यारो। अँध्यारोले गर्दा फिरऊनका सेनाहरू इस्राएलीहरूको नजिक आउन सकेनन्।
21 मोशाले आफ्नो लहुरो लाल समुद्रमाथि उठाए अनि परमप्रभुले पूर्वबाट तेजसित बतास चलाइदिनुभयो। बतास रात भरी नै चलिरह्यो, पूर्वीय बतासले समुद्रलाई सुकाइदियो अनि यसलाई दुइ भाग पारि दियो।
22 इस्राएलका मानिसहरू सूखा जमीनमाथि हिंडेर समुद्र पार गरे। तिनीहरूको दाहिने र देब्रेपट्टि समुद्रको पानी पर्खाल झै उभिएको थियो।
23 फिरऊनका घोडसैनिक अनि रथहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई समुद्र बीचमा खेदे।
24 एकाबिहानै परमप्रभुले बादल अनि आगोको खाँबोबाट मिश्रका सेनालाई हेर्नु भयो। अनि उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई आक्रमण गर्नु भयो अनि पराजित पार्नु भयो।
25 रथका पाङग्राहरू भासिए अनि रथलाई नियन्त्रणमा राख्न कठिन पर्यो। मिश्रदेशका मानिसहरू जोरले कराए, “हामी यहँबाट भागौं, परमप्रभु हाम्रो विरूद्ध इस्राएलका मानिसहरूको पक्षमा लडाइँ गर्नु हुँदैछ।”
26 तब परमप्रभुले मोशालाई भन्नु भयो, “समुद्रमाथि तिम्रो लहुरो उठाऊ जसले गर्दा पानी मिश्रहरूका घोडाहरू र रथहरूमाथि फर्केर जाऊन्।”
27 यसकारण बिहान उज्यालो हुनअघि मोशाले आफ्नो लहुरो समुद्रमाथि उठाए अनि समुद्र फेरि पानीले भरियो। मिश्रका मानिसहरू त्यहाँबाट भाग्ने चेष्टा गर्दै थिए तर परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई समुद्रमा डुबाएर मारिदिनु भयो।
28 त्यसको पानी पहिलाको स्थानमा फर्कियो अनि रथ र घोडाहरू सबैलाई डुबायो। फिरऊनका सम्पूर्ण सेनाहरू जो इस्राएलीहरूलाई खेद्दै आएका थिए डुबेर नष्ट भए। तिनीहरू कोही पनि बाँचेनन्।
29 समुद्रको पानी भाग-भाग भएर इस्राएलीहरूको दाहिने र देब्रेपट्टि उभियो र इस्राएलका मानिसहरू सूखा जमीनमा हिंडेर पारि गए।
30 यसरी त्यस दिन परमप्रभुले इस्राएलीहरूलाई बचाउनु भयो र ती मानिसहरूले मिश्री मानिसहरू लाल समुद्रको किनारमा देखे।
31 इस्राएलका मानिसहरूले परमप्रभुको महाशक्ति थाह पाए जब उहाँले मिश्रका सेनाहरूलाई परास्त गर्नु भयो। यसकारण मानिसहरू परमप्रभुसित डराए। तिनीहरूले फेरि परमप्रभु र उहाँका सेवक मोशामाथि विश्वास गर्नु थाले।
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.
3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand.
9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord.
11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
14 The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
26 And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.
28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
30 Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
31 And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and believed the Lord, and his servant Moses.
1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt;
2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
5 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
12 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God.
13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
14 And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:
16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.