¹頭生歸耶和華為聖耶和華告訴摩西說：

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

²“在以色列人中，你要把所有頭生的都分別為聖歸我；無論是人或是牲畜，凡是頭生的都是我的。”

²“Sanctify to me all of the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal. It is mine.”

³摩西對人民說：“你們要記念這一天，就是從埃及為奴之家出來的這一天，因為耶和華用大能的手把你們從這裡領出來；所以有酵之物都不可以吃。

³Moses said to the people, “Remember this day, in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place. No leavened bread shall be eaten.

⁴你們是在亞筆月這一日出來的。

⁴This day you go out in the month Abib.

⁵日後耶和華領你進到迦南人、赫人、亞摩利人、希未人、耶布斯人之地，就是他向你的列祖起誓要賜給你的那流奶與蜜之地，那時你要在這月守這敬拜之禮。

⁵It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.

⁶你要吃無酵餅七日，第七日要向耶和華守節。

⁶Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to Yahweh.

⁷七日之中你要吃無酵餅；在你四境之內，不可見有發過酵之物在你面前，也不可見有酵在你那裡。

⁷Unleavened bread shall be eaten throughout the seven days; and no leavened bread shall be seen with you, neither shall yeast be seen with you, in all your borders.

⁸在那日，你要告訴你的兒子說：‘這是因為耶和華在我從埃及出來的時候為我所行的事。’

⁸You shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘It is because of that which Yahweh did for me when I came out of Egypt.’

⁹這要在你的手上作記號，在你額上作記念，好使耶和華的律法常在你的口中，因為耶和華曾用大能的手把你從埃及領出來。

⁹It shall be for a sign to you on your hand, and for a memorial between your eyes, that the law of Yahweh may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand Yahweh has brought you out of Egypt.

¹⁰所以，你要年年按著定期遵守這定例。

¹⁰You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.

¹¹“日後，耶和華照著他向你和你的列祖所起的誓，把你領進迦南人之地，把這地賜給你之後，

¹¹“It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it you,

¹²你要把所有頭生的奉獻給耶和華，也要把你一切牲畜中所有頭生的小牲口奉獻給耶和華；公的都屬耶和華。

¹²that you shall set apart to Yahweh all that opens the womb, and every firstborn which you have that comes from an animal. The males shall be Yahweh’s.

¹³凡是頭生的驢，你要用羊羔代贖；如果你不代贖，就要打斷牠的頸項；凡是你兒子中頭生的人，你都要代贖。

¹³Every firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck; and you shall redeem all the firstborn of man among your sons.

¹⁴日後你的兒子若是問你們：‘這是甚麼意思？’你就要回答他：‘耶和華曾經用大能的手把我們從埃及為奴之家領出來。

¹⁴It shall be, when your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is this?’ that you shall tell him, ‘By strength of hand Yahweh brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage;

¹⁵那時法老心裡剛硬，不讓我們離開，耶和華就把埃及地所有頭生的，無論是人或是牲畜都殺了；所以，我把所有頭生的公牲口都獻給耶和華為祭；但我所有頭生的兒子，卻都要代贖回來。

¹⁵and it happened, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that Yahweh killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of animal. Therefore I sacrifice to Yahweh all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my sons I redeem.’

¹⁶這要在你的手上作記號，在你的額上作頭帶；因為耶和華曾用大能的手把我們從埃及領出來。’”

¹⁶It shall be for a sign on your hand, and for symbols between your eyes: for by strength of hand Yahweh brought us out of Egypt.”

¹⁷出埃及的行程法老讓人民離開的時候，雖然非利士的路很近，　神卻不領他們從那裡走，因為　神說：“恐怕百姓看見戰爭而後悔，就回埃及去。”

¹⁷It happened, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God didn’t lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and they return to Egypt”;

¹⁸所以　神領人民繞道而行，走曠野的路到紅海去；以色列人從埃及地上來的時候，都帶著兵器。

¹⁸but God led the people around by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds ; and the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁹摩西帶了約瑟的骸骨同去，因為約瑟曾經叫以色列人嚴肅地起誓，說：“　神必定眷顧你們；你們要把我的骸骨從這裡也一同帶去。”

¹⁹Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had made the children of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones away from here with you.”

²⁰他們從疏割起程，在曠野邊界的以倘安營。

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

²¹耶和華在他們前面行，日間用雲柱領他們的路，夜間用火柱光照他們，使他們日夜都可以行走。

²¹Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:

²²日間雲柱，夜間火柱，都不離開眾民的面前。

²²the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, didn’t depart from before the people.