14:1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 14:2 “Speak to the Israelites that they may turn and camp¹ before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea; opposite² Baal Zephon you will camp by the sea.³ 14:3 And Pharaoh will think⁴ that the Israelites are wandering around confused⁵ in the land—the desert has closed in on them.⁶ 14:4 And I will harden⁷ the heart of Pharaoh and he will chase after them, and I will be honored⁸ because of Pharaoh and because of his army; and the Egyptians will know⁹ that I am Yahweh.” And they did so.

14:5 It was told¹⁰ to the king of Egypt that the people had fled;¹¹ and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people. So he said,¹² “What in the world have we done,¹³ for we have released Israel from serving¹⁴ us!” 14:6 Then he prepared¹⁵ his chariots, and took his army¹⁶ with him. 14:7 And he took six hundred of the best¹⁷ chariots, and all¹⁸ the chariots of Egypt, and officers¹⁹ on all of them.

14:8 But Yahweh hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt; and he chased after the Israelites. Now the Israelites were going out with a high hand.²⁰ 14:9 And the Egyptians chased after them, and all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pa-hahiroth, opposite Baal-Zephon. 14:10 When²¹ Pharaoh got closer,²² the Israelites looked up²³ and saw that²⁴ the Egyptians were marching after them. They were terrified.²⁵ Then the Israelites cried out to Yahweh.²⁶ 14:11 And they said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt you took us away to die in the desert?²⁷ What in the world²⁸ have you done to us by bringing²⁹ us out of Egypt? 14:12 Was not this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians?’³⁰ For it would have been³¹ better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!”

14:13 And Moses said to the people, “Do not fear.³² Stand firm³³ and see³⁴ the salvation³⁵ of Yahweh which he will provide³⁶ for you today; for the Egyptians which you see today you will never, ever see again.³⁷ 14:14 Yahweh³⁸ will fight for you; and you can be still.”³⁹

14:15 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.⁴⁰ 14:16 But as for you,⁴¹ lift up your rod and stretch out your hand toward the sea and divide it, that⁴² the Israelites may go in the midst of the sea on dry ground. 14:17 But I am going to harden⁴³ the hearts of the Egyptians so that⁴⁴ they will go after them, that I may be honored⁴⁵ because⁴⁶ of Pharaoh and because of his army and because of his chariots and because of his horsemen. 14:18 And the Egyptians will know⁴⁷ that I am Yahweh when I have gained my honor⁴⁸ because of Pharaoh, because of his chariots, and because of his horsemen.”

14:19 And the Angel of God, who was going before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar⁴⁹ of the cloud moved from before them and stood behind them. 14:20 And it went between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; it was a dark cloud⁵⁰ to them,⁵¹ but it lit up the night for these,⁵² and one camp did not come near the other⁵³ camp the whole night.⁵⁴ 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and Yahweh caused the sea to go apart⁵⁵ by a strong east wind all that night, and he made the sea into dry land, and the waters were divided. 14:22 So the Israelites went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall⁵⁶ for them on their right and on their left.

14:23 And the Egyptians chased after them,⁵⁷ and went in to the midst of the sea after them, all the horses of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen. 14:24 And in the morning watch⁵⁸ Yahweh looked down⁵⁹ on the host⁶⁰ of Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptians into a panic.⁶¹ 14:25 He jammed⁶² the wheels of their chariots so they had difficulty driving;⁶³ and the Egyptians said, “Let’s flee⁶⁴ from the presence of Israel, for Yahweh fights⁶⁵ for them against Egypt.”

14:26 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sea, that the waters may flow⁶⁶ back on the Egyptians, on their chariots, and on their horsemen. 14:27 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state⁶⁷ when morning appeared.⁶⁸ Now the Egyptians were fleeing⁶⁹ before it, but Yahweh overthrew⁷⁰ the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 14:28 The waters returned⁷¹ and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that was coming into the sea after them—not so much as one of them survived.⁷² 14:29 But the Israelites walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left hand. 14:30 So Yahweh saved⁷³ Israel in that day from the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead⁷⁴ on the shore of the sea. 14:31 When Israel saw⁷⁵ the great power⁷⁶ that Yahweh exercised⁷⁷ over the Egyptians, they⁷⁸ feared Yahweh, and they believed in⁷⁹ Yahweh, and in Moses his servant.⁸⁰