这例,你们要守着,作为你们和你们子孙永远的定例。
And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
日后,你们到了耶和华按着所应许赐给你们的那地,就要守这礼。
And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
你们的儿女问你们说,行这礼是什么意思。
And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
你们就说,这是献给耶和华逾越节的祭。当以色列人在埃及的时候,他击杀埃及人,越过以色列人的房屋,救了我们各家。于是百姓低头下拜。
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
法老和一切臣仆,并埃及众人,夜间都起来了。在埃及有大哀号,无一家不死一个人的。
And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
夜间,法老召了摩西,亚伦来,说,起来,连你们带以色列人,从我民中出去,依你们所说的,去事奉耶和华吧。
And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
埃及人催促百姓,打发他们快快出离那地,因为埃及人说,我们都要死了。
And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
耶和华叫百姓在埃及人眼前蒙恩,以致埃及人给他们所要的。他们就把埃及人的财物夺去了。
And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
以色列人从兰塞起行,往疏割去,除了妇人孩子,步行的男人约有六十万。
And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
他们用埃及带出来的生面烤成无酵饼。这生面原没有发起,因为他们被催逼离开埃及,不能耽延,也没有为自己预备什么食物。
And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.