ᾄσωμεν τῷ κυρίῳ ἐνδόξως γὰρ δεδόξασται ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην ἔρριψεν εἰς θάλασσαν
Let us sing to the Lord, for he has been gloriously glorified; horse and rider he hurled into the sea.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
βοηθὸς καὶ σκεπαστὴς ἐγένετό μοι εἰς σωτηρίαν οὗτός μου θεός καὶ δοξάσω αὐτόν θεὸς τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ ὑψώσω αὐτόν
A helper and protector he became to me for salvation; this is my God, and I will glorify him, the God of my father, and I will exalt him.
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κύριος συντρίβων πολέμους κύριος ὄνομα αὐτῷ
The Lord shatters wars; the Lord is his name.
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ἅρματα Φαραω καὶ τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ ἔρριψεν εἰς θάλασσαν ἐπιλέκτους ἀναβάτας τριστάτας κατεπόντισεν ἐν ἐρυθρᾷ θαλάσσῃ
The chariots of Pharaoh and his force he hurled into the sea; chosen mounted officers he sank in the Red Sea.
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πόντῳ ἐκάλυψεν αὐτούς κατέδυσαν εἰς βυθὸν ὡσεὶ λίθος
The deep covered them; they went down into the abyss like a stone.
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ἡ δεξιά σου κύριε δεδόξασται ἐν ἰσχύι ἡ δεξιά σου χείρ κύριε ἔθραυσεν ἐχθρούς
Your right hand, O Lord, has been glorified in strength; your right hand, O Lord, shattered enemies.
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καὶ τῷ πλήθει τῆς δόξης σου συνέτριψας τοὺς ὑπεναντίους ἀπέστειλας τὴν ὀργήν σου καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτοὺς ὡς καλάμην
And in the abundance of your glory you crushed the adversaries; you sent out your wrath, and it devoured them like stubble.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
καὶ διὰ πνεύματος τοῦ θυμοῦ σου διέστη τὸ ὕδωρ ἐπάγη ὡσεὶ τεῖχος τὰ ὕδατα ἐπάγη τὰ κύματα ἐν μέσῳ τῆς θαλάσσης
And by the breath of your anger the water parted; the waters stood like a wall; the waves were congealed in the midst of the sea.
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εἶπεν ὁ ἐχθρός διώξας καταλήμψομαι μεριῶ σκῦλα ἐμπλήσω ψυχήν μου ἀνελῶ τῇ μαχαίρῃ μου κυριεύσει ἡ χείρ μου
The enemy said, 'Pursuing, I will overtake; I will divide spoils; I will fill my soul; I will kill with my sword; my hand will rule.'
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ἀπέστειλας τὸ πνεῦμά σου ἐκάλυψεν αὐτοὺς θάλασσα ἔδυσαν ὡσεὶ μόλιβος ἐν ὕδατι σφοδρῷ
You sent out your breath, the sea covered them; they sank like lead in mighty water.
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τίς ὅμοιός σοι ἐν θεοῖς κύριε τίς ὅμοιός σοι δεδοξασμένος ἐν ἁγίοις θαυμαστὸς ἐν δόξαις ποιῶν τέρατα
Who is like you among the gods, O Lord? Who is like you, glorified among the holy ones, marvelous in glories, doing wonders?
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ἐξέτεινας τὴν δεξιάν σου καὶ κατέπιεν αὐτοὺς ἡ γῆ
You stretched out your right hand, and the earth swallowed them.
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ὡδήγησας τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου τὸν λαόν σου τοῦτον ὃν ἐλυτρώσω παρεκάλεσας τῇ ἰσχύι σου εἰς κατάλυμα ἅγιόν σου
You guided in your righteousness this people whom you redeemed; you comforted them in your strength toward your holy resting-place.
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ἤκουσαν ἔθνη καὶ ὠργίσθησαν ὠδῖνες ἔλαβον κατοικοῦντας Φυλιστιιμ
Nations heard and were enraged; pains seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
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τότε ἔσπευσαν ἡγεμόνες Εδωμ καὶ ἄρχοντες Μωαβιτῶν ἔλαβεν αὐτοὺς τρόμος ἐτάκησαν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Χανααν
Then the rulers of Edom were alarmed, and the chiefs of the Moabites; trembling seized them; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
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ἐπιπέσοι ἐπ' αὐτοὺς φόβος καὶ τρόμος μεγέθει βραχίονός σου ἀπολιθωθήτωσαν ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ λαός σου κύριε ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ λαός σου οὗτος ὃν ἐκτήσω
May fear and trembling fall upon them; by the greatness of your arm let them become like stone, until your people pass by, O Lord, until this people passes by, whom you acquired.
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εἰσαγαγὼν καταφύτευσον αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος κληρονομίας σου εἰς ἕτοιμον κατοικητήριόν σου ὃ κατειργάσω κύριε ἁγίασμα κύριε ὃ ἡτοίμασαν αἱ χεῖρές σου
Bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance, in your prepared dwelling-place which you made, O Lord, the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands prepared.
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κύριος βασιλεύων τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ ἐπ' αἰῶνα καὶ ἔτι
The Lord reigns for the age and upon the age and still.
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ὅτι εἰσῆλθεν ἵππος Φαραω σὺν ἅρμασιν καὶ ἀναβάταις εἰς θάλασσαν καὶ ἐπήγαγεν ἐπ' αὐτοὺς κύριος τὸ ὕδωρ τῆς θαλάσσης οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ἐπορεύθησαν διὰ ξηρᾶς ἐν μέσῳ τῆς θαλάσσης ᾠδὴ Μωυσέως ἐν τῷ Δευτερονομίῳ
For Pharaoh's horse entered the sea with chariots and riders, and the Lord brought upon them the water of the sea; but the sons of Israel went on dry ground through the midst of the sea. Song of Moses in Deuteronomy.