15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang¹ this song to Yahweh, saying,²
I will sing³ to Yahweh for he has triumphed gloriously,⁴
the horse and its rider⁵ has he thrown into the sea.
15:2 Yah is my strength and my song,⁶
and he has become my salvation;
this is my God and I will praise him,⁷
my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
15:3 Yahweh is a man of war,⁸
Yahweh is his name.
15:4 The chariots of Pharaoh⁹ and his army has he thrown into the sea,
and his chosen¹⁰ officers were drowned¹¹ in the Sea of Reeds;
15:5 The depths have covered over them,¹²
they went down to the bottom¹³ like a stone.
15:6 Your right hand, O Yahweh, was majestic¹⁴ in power,
your right hand, O Yahweh, shattered the enemy.
15:7 And in the greatness of your majesty¹⁵ you have overthrown¹⁶
those who rise up against you,¹⁷
you sent forth¹⁸ your wrath;¹⁹
it consumed them²⁰ like stubble.
15:8 And by the blast of your nostrils²¹ the waters were piled up,
the waters stood upright like a heap,²²
and the deep waters was congealed in the heart of the sea.
15:9 The enemy said, “I will chase,²³ I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil;
my desire²⁴ will be satisfied on them
I will draw²⁵ my sword, my hand will destroy them.”²⁶
15:10 But²⁷ you blew with your breath, and²⁸ the sea covered them;
they sank²⁹ like lead in the mighty waters.
15:11 Who is like you,³⁰ O Yahweh, among the gods?³¹
Who is like you?—majestic in holiness,
fearful in praises,³² working wonders?
15:12 You stretched out your right hand,
the earth swallowed them.³³
15:13 By your loyal love you will lead³⁴ the people
whom³⁵ you have redeemed;
you will guide³⁶ them by your strength to your holy habitation.
15:14 The people will hear³⁷ and be afraid,
anguish³⁸ will take hold³⁹ of the inhabitants of Philistia.
15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified,⁴⁰
the leaders of Moab will be seized⁴¹ with trembling,
and the inhabitants of Canaan will melt away.
15:16 Fear and dread⁴² will fall⁴³ on them,
by the greatness⁴⁴ of your arm they will be as still as stone⁴⁵
until⁴⁶ your people pass over, O Yahweh,
until the people pass over, which you have bought.⁴⁷
15:17 You will bring them in,⁴⁸
and plant them in the mountain⁴⁹ of your inheritance,
in the place, O Yahweh, you made⁵⁰ for your dwelling,
the sanctuary, O LORD, your hands have established.
15:18 Yahweh will reign for ever and ever!
15:19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in
with his chariots, and his footmen into the seas;
and Yahweh brought again the waters of the sea on them,
but the Israelites went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

15:20 Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.⁵¹ 15:21 And Miriam sang antiphonally⁵² to them, “Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and its rider has he thrown into the sea.”⁵³

15:22 Then Moses caused Israel to journey⁵⁵ from Yam Suph, and they went out into the desert of Shur. They went three days⁵⁶ into the desert, and they found no water. 15:23 Then they came to Marah,⁵⁷ but they were not able to drink⁵⁸ the waters of Marah, because⁵⁹ they were bitter.⁶⁰ That is⁶¹ why its name was⁶² called Marah.

15:24 So the people murmured⁶³ against Moses, saying, “What can⁶⁴ we drink?” 15:25 He cried out⁶⁵ to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him⁶⁶ a tree.⁶⁷ When he cast it into the waters, the waters were sweetened. There he made for them⁶⁸ a binding ordinance,⁶⁹ and there he tested⁷⁰ them; 15:26 and said, “If you will diligently obey⁷¹ Yahweh your God, and do that which is right⁷² in his eyes, and give ear⁷³ to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, then all⁷⁴ the diseases⁷⁵ which I put on the Egyptians I will not put on you, for I Yahweh am your healer.”⁷⁶

15:27 Then they came to Elim,⁷⁷ where there were twelve wells of water, and seventy palm trees. And they camped there by the waters.