The Song at the Sea (Judges 5:1–31)
2 AKJV The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. BSB BSB: The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
3 AKJV The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. BSB BSB: The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
4 AKJV Pharaoh’s chariots and his host has he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. BSB BSB: Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
5 AKJV The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. BSB BSB: The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.
6 AKJV Your right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: your right hand, O LORD, has dashed in pieces the enemy. BSB BSB: Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
7 AKJV And in the greatness of your excellency you have overthrown them that rose up against you: you sent forth your wrath, which consumed them as stubble. BSB BSB: You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.
8 AKJV And with the blast of your nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. BSB BSB: At the blast of Your nostrils the waters piled up; like a wall the currents stood firm; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 AKJV The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied on them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. BSB BSB: The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
10 AKJV You did blow with your wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. BSB BSB: But You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
11 AKJV Who is like to you, O LORD, among the gods? who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? BSB BSB: Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
12 AKJV You stretched out your right hand, the earth swallowed them. BSB BSB: You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them up.
13 AKJV You in your mercy have led forth the people which you have redeemed: you have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation. BSB BSB: With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
14 AKJV The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. BSB BSB: The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
15 AKJV Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold on them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. BSB BSB: Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
16 AKJV Fear and dread shall fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they shall be as still as a stone; till your people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which you have purchased. BSB BSB: and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
17 AKJV You shall bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which you have made for you to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O LORD, which your hands have established. BSB BSB: You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.
18 AKJV The LORD shall reign for ever and ever. BSB BSB: The LORD will reign forever and ever!”
19 AKJV For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea on them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the middle of the sea. BSB BSB: For when Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
20 AKJV And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances. BSB BSB: Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
21 AKJV And Miriam answered them, Sing you to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider has he thrown into the sea. BSB BSB: And Miriam sang back to them: “Sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted; the horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.”
The Waters of Marah 22 AKJV So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. BSB BSB: Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.
23 AKJV And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. BSB BSB: And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
24 AKJV And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? BSB BSB: So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
25 AKJV And he cried to the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, BSB BSB: And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
26 AKJV And said, If you will diligently listen to the voice of the LORD your God, and will do that which is right in his sight, and will give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases on you, which I have brought on the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that heals you. BSB BSB: saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
27 AKJV And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and three score and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. BSB BSB: Then they came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the waters.