Exodus 13

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

耶和華曉諭摩西說：

2 Sanctify unto me all the first-born, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

「以色列中凡頭生的，無論是人是牲畜，都是我的，要分別為聖歸我。」

3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

摩西對百姓說：「你們要記念從埃及為奴之家出來的這日，因為耶和華用大能的手將你們從這地方領出來。有酵的餅都不可吃。

4 This day ye go forth in the month Abib.

亞筆月間的這日是你們出來的日子。

5 And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.

將來耶和華領你進迦南人、赫人、亞摩利人、希未人、耶布斯人之地，就是他向你的祖宗起誓應許給你那流奶與蜜之地，那時你要在這月間守這禮。

6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Jehovah.

你要吃無酵餅七日，到第七日要向耶和華守節。

7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee, in all thy borders.

這七日之久，要吃無酵餅；在你四境之內不可見有酵的餅，也不可見發酵的物。

8 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which Jehovah did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.

當那日，你要告訴你的兒子說：『這是因耶和華在我出埃及的時候為我所行的事。

9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the law of Jehovah may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath Jehovah brought thee out of Egypt.

這要在你手上作記號，在你額上作紀念，使耶和華的律法常在你口中，因為耶和華曾用大能的手將你從埃及領出來。

10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

所以你每年要按着日期守這例。』」

11 And it shall be, when Jehovah shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee,

「將來，耶和華照他向你和你祖宗所起的誓將你領進迦南人之地，把這地賜給你，

12 that thou shalt set apart unto Jehovah all that openeth the womb, and every firstling which thou hast that cometh of a beast; the males shall be Jehovah’s.

那時你要將一切頭生的，並牲畜中頭生的，歸給耶和華；公的都要屬耶和華。

13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck: and all the first-born of man among thy sons shalt thou redeem.

凡頭生的驢，你要用羊羔代贖；若不代贖，就要打折牠的頸項。凡你兒子中頭生的都要贖出來。

14 And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:

日後，你的兒子問你說：『這是甚麼意思？』你就說：『耶和華用大能的手將我們從埃及為奴之家領出來。

15 and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Jehovah slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast: therefore I sacrifice to Jehovah all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.

那時法老幾乎不容我們去，耶和華就把埃及地所有頭生的，無論是人是牲畜，都殺了。因此，我把一切頭生的公牲畜獻給耶和華為祭，但將頭生的兒子都贖出來。

16 And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand Jehovah brought us forth out of Egypt.

這要在你手上作記號，在你額上作經文，因為耶和華用大能的手將我們從埃及領出來。』」

17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

法老容百姓去的時候，非利士地的道路雖近，上帝卻不領他們從那裏走；因為上帝說：「恐怕百姓遇見打仗後悔，就回埃及去。」

18 but God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

所以上帝領百姓繞道而行，走紅海曠野的路。以色列人出埃及地，都帶着兵器上去。

19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.

摩西把約瑟的骸骨一同帶去；因為約瑟曾叫以色列人嚴嚴地起誓，對他們說：「上帝必眷顧你們，你們要把我的骸骨從這裏一同帶上去。」

20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

他們從疏割起行，在曠野邊的以倘安營。

21 And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:

日間，耶和華在雲柱中領他們的路；夜間，在火柱中光照他們，使他們日夜都可以行走。

22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.

日間雲柱，夜間火柱，總不離開百姓的面前。