參考版本 AFV  A  Faithful Version 的希臘文 2009版本   

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15. And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Speak to the children of Israel that they go forward.

16. And you—lift up your rod, and stretch out your 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 behold, I am about to harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. And I will get honor for Myself upon Pharaoh, and over all his army, over his chariots and over his horsemen.

18. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD when I will be glorified through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

19. And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved. And he went to the rear of them. And the pillar of the cloud went from in front of them and it stood behind them.

20. And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. It was a cloud of darkness to one, but gave light by night to the other, so that the two did not come near one another all night.

21. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. And the LORD drove the sea back with 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 to them on their right hand and on their left.

23. And the Egyptians pursued and went in after them to the middle of the sea, all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

24. And in the morning watch it came to pass that the LORD looked down upon the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and the army of the Egyptians was thrown into confusion.

25. And He loosened their chariot wheels, and made them go heavily, so that the Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the face of Israel, for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.”

26. And the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may come back 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 its strength when the morning appeared. And the Egyptians tried to flee from it. And the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the middle of the sea.

28. And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. There did not remain so much as one of them.

29. But the children of Israel walked upon dry land through the middle of the sea. And the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.

30. So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians. And Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the seashore.

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.

 (A Faithful Version)

15. 耶和華對摩西說：不用大叫！只管吩咐以色列人往前走。

16. 舉起手中的杖，伸向大海，大海會分開。以色列人就可以從海水露出來的乾地中行走。

17. 埃及人見此，也不會心軟，必然跟來。我會重重撃打法老全軍，包括戰車和軍旅。

18. 從法老這些戰車和軍旅得著極大的榮耀，埃及人便曉得我是那位大能者。

19. 耶和華的使者，此時出現在營地的前方帶領，以色列跟隨在後。雲柱在他們後面。

20. 雲柱就在大群以色列人，和埃及大軍中間，它形成一個對比，一方是黑暗在前，對另一方在黑夜當空依舊有光照射，就這樣把兩者明顯地分隔開來。

21. 摩西聽罷，就伸杖向大海，大能者用強勁的東風吹向大海，大海被吹出一道乾地，海水分成二邊。

22. 以色列人就在乾地中行。海水成了左右兩旁的一道圍牆。

23. 埃及法老的大軍也隨後追上。

24. 這追逐情況到將近天亮時分，耶和華把雲柱變成了火柱，整團埃及軍旅就變的十分慌亂。

25. 戰車的車輪脫離，只能拖地而行。將士中有人大叫撒退。以色列人有大能者為他們爭戰。

26. 此時大能者對摩西說：伸杖向海，讓海水回復正常。大海就把埃及軍旅連人帶軍備都淹沒掉。

27. 當晨光初露，摩西伸枚向海，大海回歸正常。埃及人想逃離，大能者把他們深藏在大海之中。

28. 當大海回復平靜，埃及人的一切，都歸位於零。

29. 相對以色列人而言，他們走在海中間的乾地，海水在兩側成了圍牆保護他們。

30. 大能者救以色列人脫離埃及人的管轄，屍首埋在深海。

31. 以色列人親眼見證大能者，對埃及人的作為，就當心存對大能者的敬畏，也相信摩西的帶領。

大能者作出懲罰，第一次為了拯救挪亞，在當時的社會，連一個好人都沒有，挪亞一家是唯一的善良存在，耶和華作出了一個嚴謹又不願意的決定，用洪水回歸善良。為此，耶和華不再因為沒有善良，就施行毀滅。用彩虹為印記，不再行毀滅之途。

如今，面對另一個處境，是對雅和的承諾，他的子孫萬代。當這個族群面臨受逼迫，耶和華不會也不能袖手旁觀，因為這是他們之間有約之故。耶和華守約，對相信者而言，那是信心所在。

這些以色列人，是雅各之後，不是面臨死亡，是無理的逼害。引發耶和華對雅各的承諾，似乎是證明相信的人，若被無理迫害，耶和華是他的拯救。

耶和華的拯救不會是無緣無顧，對當時的以色列人，是因為雅各。

雅各為什麼比亞伯拉罕和以撒更讓耶和華喜愛？是因為他膽大心細，心中滿有耶和華那份愛，生活中常呈現出這份信心包含的精神和原則：靈巧純良，即使有人的進取心在。

在華人成長有個很大的局限，是因為儒家那份對上位者的忠孝的觀念。如果從中華的歷史，論及上位者在，下位者的表現，是忠誠。這忠誠是對人，為此在信仰也延續這種對上位者的觀念。這忠誠在雅各的表達當中，沒有中華民族這樣的觀念，而是忠耶和華對人的一份愛，誠於為人有愛，即使面對耶和華的力在。大能者耶和華不用人對祂敬拜，就像雅各一樣，可以與祂摔跤，是人那份無懼無畏的真性情，只在愛中能完全呈現出來。

中華文化一出世，就被恐懼包圍中成長，有諸多規矩。中華文化是培育順民，西方文化是培育一個人，他不懼，懂尊重，人人守約。(規則同樣是一種約定)

守約，在耶和華對以色列，就是雅各，他的子孫稱為以色列人，耶和華從這時，到現代2026或更長的往後日子，耶和華都守約。現代人為何不懂？因為很少遇到守約的基督徒和人。

耶和華如何守信？看祂如何帶領以色列人，在千山萬難的生活中如何渡過，就會明白。以色列人經歷過這份生死之間，被大能者拯救，他們相信。只是後來不信，不是不信而是加多了儀式和規條，什麼緣因？

在當時，即使是有大軍追趕到來，在黑暗當中仍有大能者的光照著，這光給人一個保證，讓人心安，縱使黑暗仍在，不怕，有大能者的光照在前路。這景象在信的人，不論是何年代，這光仍舊照著 (大能者活著)，在有信的人心中藏著在眼中看到。