15 Then Mosheh and the Israelis sang this song to Yahweh:[ref]

“I will sing to Yahweh because he’s been so successful—

he’s thrown both the horses and their riders into the sea.

2 I will sing about Yahweh, my source of strength,[ref]

and the one who saves me.

I will praise him because he’s my God—

≈he’s my father’s God and I will honour him.

3 Yahweh is a warrior.

Yahweh is his name.

4 He threw Far’oh’s chariots and his army into the sea.

≈His hand-picked officers have been sunk in the sea.

5 The deep waters cover them.

≈They descended into the depths like a stone.

6 Yahweh’s right arm is so powerful.

≈Yahweh’s right arm shattered our enemy.

7 You toss away your adversaries with your great power.

Your burning anger consumes them like straw in a fire.

8 It was your breath that made the waters pile up.

They stood up like a heap.

The deep water seemed like it was solid.

9 Our enemies thought that they could chase after us and overtake us.

They had planned to satisfy themselves by sharing out the plunder.

They were ready to use their swords and swing their arms to destroy us.

10 But you blew with your breath.

The sea covered them.

They sank like lead in that terrible surge.

11 Which other God is like you, Yahweh?

Who else is so powerful and yet sinless,

receiving praises for doing miracles?

12 You stretched out your powerful arm.

The earth swallowed them up.

13 You are leading the people you bought back,

because you committed yourself to love them.

You used your strength to lead them to your sinless home.

14 Other countries have heard, and they tremble.

≈Anguish has struck the inhabitants of Filistia.

15 The chiefs of Edom have panicked.

≈Trembling has seized the leaders of Moab.

≈The inhabitants of Kanaan have melted away.

16 Terror and dread have fallen on them.

After seeing your great power, they’ve stayed as still as stone

until your people have all marched past, Yahweh.

Until the people you bought have all gone past them.

17 Bring them into the land

and establish them on the mountain of your inheritance.

The place you’ve chosen to become your home, Yahweh—

a sanctuary built by your hands, master.

18 Yahweh will reign as king forever and ever.

19 Far’oh’s horse went into the sea, along with his chariots and horsemen,[fn]

and Yahweh brought the water back over them,

after the Israelis had walked through on dry ground in the middle of the sea.”

20 Then Aharon’s sister Miryam who was a prophetess, picked up a tambourine and went outside. All the other women did likewise and followed her out to dance together 21 so Miryam sang this response:

“Sing to Yahweh and tell of his amazing victory—

He tossed the horses and their riders into the sea.”

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32 Meanwhile, the people had noticed that Mosheh had been up on the mountain for a long time, so they people gathered themselves around Aharon and told him, “Come on. Make some gods for us that can go ahead of us, because we don’t know what’s happened to that Mosheh—the man[fn] who brought us out of Egypt.”[ref]

2 Aharon replied, “Go and get the gold earrings off your wives and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So the people took off all their gold earrings and brought them to Aharon, 4 and he took them and smelted and crafted the gold into the form of a young bull. Then the people said, “These are your gods,[fn] Israel, who brought you out of Egypt.”[ref]

5 When Aharon saw that, he built an altar in front of the bull and announced, “Tomorrow will be a festival to honour Yahweh.” 6 So they got up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. Then the people sat down to eat and drink, then stood up to make merry.[ref]

7 Then Yahweh told Mosheh, “Go on down because your people that you brought out of Egypt have gone bad— 8 they’ve quickly deviated from what I instructed them. They’ve made a metal bull for themselves and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and they’ve said, ‘Israel, these are your gods that brought you out of Egypt.’ ” 9 Then Yahweh said to Mosheh, “I’ve seen this people, and look, they’re so stubborn. 10 So leave me alone now and let my anger rage against them. I will destroy them and make you into a great nation.” 11 But Mosheh pleaded with his God Yahweh and asked, “Yahweh, why are you angry at your people that you have brought out of Egypt with your incredible power and actions?[ref] 12 If you did that, the Egyptians would say, ‘Ha, he brought them out with evil plans to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from off the earth’? Turn from your anger and repent from any idea of doing evil to your people. 13 Remember Abraham and Yitshak and Yisra’el—your servants that you swore to them yourself and told them, ‘I will cause your descendants to increase like the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land which I told you about, and they will inherit it forever.’ ”[ref] 14 So Yahweh repented from the evil that he’d said he’d do to his people.

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2 Then Yahweh’s messenger went from Gilgal to Bokim and told the Israelis, “I brought you all out of Egypt and led you here to this land that I promised to your ancestors. I had said that I wouldn’t ever break my agreement with you all, 2 but that you mustn’t form treaties with the peoples who lived here, rather you must tear down their altars. But you all haven’t obeyed what I said. What have you gone and done?[ref] 3 So I’m telling you that I won’t drive your enemies out ahead of you, but they’ll be like thorns in your sides and you’ll all end up being enslaved to their idols.”