法老必说，以色列人在地中绕迷了，旷野把他们困住了。
For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.
有人告诉埃及王说，百姓逃跑。法老和他的臣仆就向百姓变心，说，我们容以色列人去，不再服事我们，这作的是什么事呢。
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
法老就预备他的车辆，带领军兵同去，
And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:
埃及人追赶他们，法老一切的马匹，车辆，马兵，与军兵就在海边上，靠近比哈希录，对着巴力洗分，在他们安营的地方追上了。
But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.
法老临近的时候，以色列人举目看见埃及人赶来，就甚惧怕，向耶和华哀求。
And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.
他们对摩西说，难道在埃及没有坟地，你把我们带来死在旷野吗。你为什么这样待我们，将我们从埃及领出来呢。
And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
我们在埃及岂没有对你说过，不要搅扰我们，容我们服事埃及人吗，因为服事埃及人比死在旷野还好。
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
耶和华必为你们争战，你们只管静默，不要作声。
The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
耶和华对摩西说，你为什么向我哀求呢，你吩咐以色列人往前走。
And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:
我要使埃及人的心刚硬，他们就跟着下去。我要在法老和他的全军，车辆，马兵上得荣耀。
And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.