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Exodus 15

The song of Moses and Marah

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Ex 15:1Tunc cecinit Mōysēs et fīliī Isrāël carmen hoc Dominō, et dīxērunt: [Cantēmus Dominō: glōriōsē enim magnificātus est, equum et ascēnsōrem dējēcit in mare.Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and said: ["Let us sing to the Lord: for gloriously he has been magnified, horse and rider he has thrown down into the sea. Ex 15:2Fortitūdō mea, et laus mea Dominus, et factus est mihi in salūtem: iste Deus meus, et glōrificābō eum: Deus patris meī, et exaltābō eum.My strength, and my praise, is the Lord, and he has become salvation for me: this is my God, and I will glorify him: the God of my father, and I will exalt him. Ex 15:3Dominus quasi vir pugnātor, Omnipotēns nōmen ejus, currūs Pharaōnis et exercitum ejus prōjēcit in mare: ēlēctī prīncipēs ejus submersī sunt in marī Rubrō.The Lord is like a man of war, Almighty is his name, the chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea: his chosen princes have been drowned in the Red Sea. Ex 15:5Abyssī operuērunt eōs;The depths have covered them; Ex 15:5Dēscendērunt in profundum quasi lapis.they have gone down into the deep like a stone.

Ex 15:6Dextera tua, Domine, magnificāta est in fortitūdine: dextera tua, Domine, percussit inimīcum.Your right hand, Lord, has been magnified in strength: your right hand, Lord, has struck the enemy. Ex 15:7Et in multitūdine glōriae tuae dēposuistī adversāriōs tuōs: mīsistī īram tuam, quae dēvorāvit eōs sīcut stipulam.And in the abundance of your glory you have put down your adversaries: you have sent your anger, which has devoured them like stubble. Ex 15:8Et in spīritū furōris tuī congregātae sunt aquae: stetit unda fluēns, congregāta sunt abyssī in mediō marī.And in the breath of your fury the waters have been gathered together: the flowing wave stood, the depths have been gathered in the middle of the sea. Ex 15:9Dīxit inimīcus: Persequar et comprehendam, dīvidam spolia, implēbitur anima mea: ēvāgīnābō gladium meum, interficiet eōs manus mea.The enemy said: 'I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul will be filled: I will draw my sword, my hand will kill them.' Ex 15:10Flāvit spīritus tuus, et operuit eōs mare: submersī sunt quasi plumbum in aquīs vehementibus.Your breath blew, and the sea covered them: they have been drowned like lead in the mighty waters.

Ex 15:11Quis similis tuī in fortibus, Domine?Who is like you among the strong, Lord? Ex 15:11Quis similis tuī, magnificus in sānctitāte, terribilis atque laudābilis, faciēns mīrābilia?Who is like you, magnificent in holiness, terrible and praiseworthy, doing wonders? Ex 15:12Extendistī manum tuam, et dēvorāvit eōs terra.You have stretched out your hand, and the earth has devoured them. Ex 15:13Dux fuistī in misericordiā tuā populō quem redēmistī: et portāstī eum in fortitūdine tuā, ad habitāculum sānctum tuum.You have been a guide in your mercy to the people whom you have redeemed: and you have carried it in your strength, to your holy dwelling place. Ex 15:14Ascendērunt populī, et īrātī sunt: dolōrēs obtinuērunt habitātōrēs Philisthiim.The peoples have gone up, and been angered: pains have seized the inhabitants of Philistia. Ex 15:15Tunc conturbātī sunt prīncipēs Edom, rōbustōs Moab obtinuit tremor: obriguērunt omnēs habitātōrēs Chanaan.Then the princes of Edom were thrown into confusion, trembling seized the strong men of Moab: all the inhabitants of Canaan stiffened. Ex 15:16Irruat super eōs formīdō et pavor, in magnitūdine brachiī tuī: fīant immōbilēs quasi lapis, dōnec pertrānseat populus tuus, Domine, dōnec pertrānseat populus tuus iste, quem possēdistī.Let dread and fear rush upon them, in the greatness of your arm: let them become motionless like a stone, until your people pass over, Lord, until this your people passes over, which you have possessed.

Ex 15:17Intrōdūcēs eōs, et plantābis in monte haerēditātis tuae, firmissimō habitāculō tuō quod operātus es, Domine: sānctuārium tuum, Domine, quod firmāvērunt manūs tuae.You will bring them in, and you will plant them on the mountain of your inheritance, your most firm dwelling place which you have made, Lord: your sanctuary, Lord, which your hands have established. Ex 15:18Dominus regnābit in aeternum et ultrā.The Lord will reign for ever and beyond. Ex 15:19Ingressus est enim eques Pharaō cum curribus et equitibus ejus in mare: et redūxit super eōs Dominus aquās maris: fīliī autem Isrāël ambulāvērunt per siccum in mediō ejus.] Sūmpsit ergō Marīa prophētissa, soror Aarōn, tympanum in manū suā: ēgressaeque sunt omnēs mulierēs post eam cum tympanīs et chorīs, quibus praecinēbat, dīcēns: [Cantēmus Dominō, glōriōsē enim magnificātus est: equum et ascēnsōrem ejus dējēcit in mare.] Tulit autem Mōysēs Isrāël dē marī Rubrō, et ēgressī sunt in dēsertum Sur: ambulāvēruntque tribus diēbus per sōlitūdinem, et nōn inveniēbant aquam.For Pharaoh the horseman went in with his chariots and horsemen into the sea: and the Lord brought back upon them the waters of the sea: but the sons of Israel walked over dry ground in the middle of it."] So Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand: and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dances, and she led them in singing, saying: ["Let us sing to the Lord, for gloriously he has been magnified: horse and its rider he has thrown down into the sea."] And Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the desert of Shur: and they walked for three days through the wilderness, and were not finding water.

Ex 15:23Et vēnērunt in Mara, nec poterant bibere aquās dē Marā, eō quod essent amārae: unde et congruum locō nōmen imposuit, vocāns illum Mara, id est, amāritūdinem.And they came into Marah, nor could they drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter: whence he also put a fitting name on the place, calling it Marah, that is, bitterness. Ex 15:24Et murmurāvit populus contrā Moysēn, dīcēns: Quid bibēmus?And the people murmured against Moses, saying: "What shall we drink?" Ex 15:25At ille clāmāvit ad Dominum, quī ostendit eī lignum: quod cum mīsisset in aquās, in dulcēdinem versae sunt: ibi cōnstituit eī praecepta, atque jūdicia, et ibi tentāvit eum, dīcēns: Sī audieris vōcem Dominī Deī tuī, et quod rēctum est cōram eō fēceris, et obēdieris mandātīs ejus, custōdierisque omnia praecepta illīus, cūnctum languōrem, quem posuī in Aegyptō, nōn indūcam super tē: ego enim Dominus sānātor tuus.But he cried out to the Lord, who showed him a piece of wood: and when he had put it into the waters, they were turned into sweetness: there he set for him precepts, and judgements, and there he tested him, saying: "If you hear the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right before him, and obey his commandments, and keep all his precepts, all the sickness which I put upon Egypt, I will not bring upon you: for I am the Lord your healer."

Ex 15:27Vēnērunt autem in Elim fīliī Isrāël, ubi erant duodecim fontēs aquārum, et septuāgintā palmae: et castrametātī sunt jūxtā aquās.And the sons of Israel came into Elim, where there were twelve springs of waters, and seventy palm trees: and they encamped beside the waters.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (210 words)
tunc (adv.)then, at that time
canō, -ere, cecinī, cantussing; of a trumpet: sound (receptuī canere: sound the retreat)
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
fīlius, -ī, m.son
carmen, -minis, n.song, charm
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
dominus, -ī m.master, owner
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictussay, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
cantō, -āre, -āvī, -ātussing
glōriōsē (adv.)gloriously; boastfully
enim, conj.for
magnificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusextol, praise, glorify; hold in high esteem
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
equus, -ī, m.horse
ascēnsor, -ōris m.rider; charioteer
dēiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow down, cast, drive out of one's course
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
mare, maris, n.sea
fortitūdō, -inis f.bravery
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
laus, laudis f.praise, glory
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
salūs, salūtis, f.safety, deliverance, escape
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.that of yours, that
deus, -ī, m.god
glōrificō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusglorify, give glory to
is, ea, id, dem. pron.this, that; he, she, it, they
pater, patris, m.father
exaltō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusraise up, lift high; exalt
quasi, conj.as if
vir, virī, m.man
pugnātor, -ōris m.fighter, warrior; (adj.) fighting, warlike
omnipotēns, -entisall-powerful
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
currus, -ūs, m.chariot, car
exercitus, -ūs, m.army
prōiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow forth or down, cast away, throw
ēligō, -ere, ēlēgī, ēlēctumpick out, choose
prīnceps, -ipisfirst, chief; as noun: leader
submergō, -mergere, -mersī, -mersusplunge under, sink, overwhelm
ruber, -bra, -brumred; mare rubrum: the Red Sea (often the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf)
abyssus, -ī f.the deep, the bottomless waters, abyss
operiō, -īre, -uī, -ertuscover
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb down, descend
profundus, -a, -umdeep
lapis, -idis, m.stone
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
percutiō, -cutere, -cussī, -cussusstrike through, strike
inimīcus, -a, -umunfriendly, hostile
multitūdō, -tūdinis, f.multitude
glōria, -ae, f.glory
dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput down, deposit; lay aside, give up; ē memoriā dēpōnere, to forget
adversārius, -ī m.opponent, enemy
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missussend
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
dēvorō, -vorāre, -vorāvī, -vorātusswallow down, swallow, devour
sīcut (conj.)just as
stipula, -ae f.stalk; stubble
spīritus, -ūs m.breath; (pl.) pride, arrogance
furor, -ōris, m.rage, fury, frenzy, madness
congregō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusgather together, assemble; pass. flock together
aqua, -ae, f.water
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
unda, -ae, f.wave
fluō, -ere, flūxīflow
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
persequor, -sequī, -secūtusfollow up, pursue
comprehendō, -prehendere, -prehendī, -prehēnsusseize, catch
dīvidō, -videre, -vīsī, -vīsusdivide, separate
spolium, -ī n.spoils, booty (usu. pl.)
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētumfill; fulfil, complete
anima, -ae, f.breath, soul, life
ēvāgīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusunsheathe, draw (a sword)
gladius, -ī, m.sword
interficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusput out of the way, kill
manus, -ūs, f.hand
flō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumblow
plumbum, -ī n.lead (plumbum album: tin)
vehemēns, -entisviolent, forceful, severe
quis, quid, interrog. pron.who? which? what?
similis, -elike, similar (vērī similis: likely)
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
fortis, -ebrave
magnificus, -a, -umsplendid, magnificent
sānctitās, -ātis f.holiness, sanctity; purity, integrity
terribilis, -edreadful, terrible
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
laudābilis, -epraiseworthy, commendable
mīrābilis, -ewonderful, marvellous
extendō, -ere, -tendī, -tentumstretch out, extend
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
misericordia, -ae, f;pity, compassion
populus, -ī m.people, nation
redimō, -ere, -ēmī, -ēmptumbuy up; buy back
portō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumcarry
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
habitāculum, -ī n.dwelling, abode; cell, room
sānctus, -a, -umconsecrated, sacred
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb to, ascend, mount
īrātus, -a, -umangered, enraged, angry, furious
dolor, -ōris, m.pain, grief; anger
obtineō, -tinēre, -tinuī, -tentushold
habitātor, -ōris m.inhabitant, dweller
conturbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthrow into confusion, alarm, upset
rōbustus, -a, -umstrong, sturdy
tremor, -ōris m.trembling, shaking
obrigēscō, -ere, -riguīstiffen, freeze hard
omnis, -eall, every
inruō, -ruere, -ruīrush in
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
formīdō, -inis f.fear, dread; something to be dreaded
pavor, -ōris, m.terror, panic
magnitūdō, -tūdinis, f.greatness, size
brachium (bracchium), -ī n.forearm, arm; branch (of a tree)
fīō, fierī, factus sumbe done or made, become, happen
immōbilis (inmōbilis), -emotionless, immovable
dōnec (conj.)until; while, as long as
pertrānseō, -īre, -iī, -itumpass through, go through, travel about
possideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessushold, possess
intrōdūcō, -ere, -dūxī, -ductumlead in, bring in
plantō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusplant
mōns, montis, m.mountain
hērēditās, -ātis f.inheritance
firmus, -a, -umstrong, steadfast
operor, -ārī, -ātus sumwork, be at work; be active
sānctuārium, -ī n.sanctuary, holy place
firmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusstrengthen, secure
regnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusreign, rule
aeternus, -a, -umeverlasting, eternal
ultrā (prep. + acc.)beyond
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sumgo into, enter
eques, equitis m.horseman; (pl.) cavalry
cum, prep, with abl.with
redūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductuslead or bring back; restore
autem, conj.moreover; but, however; now
ambulō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumwalk
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
siccus, -a, -umdry; (n. as noun) dry land
sūmō, sūmere, sūmpsī, sūmptustake under or up, take; poenam sūmere, to exact or inflict punishment
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
prophētissa, -ae f.prophetess
soror, -ōris, f.sister
tympanum, -ī n.drum, tambourine
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
ēgredior, -gredī, -gressusgo out or forth, go ashore, disembark
que, enclitic conj.and
mulier, mulieris, f.woman
post, adv.after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
chorus, -ī m.dance in a ring; band of dancers
praecinō, -ere, -cinuīlead the singing, sing or play before
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
dēsertum, -ī n.desert, wilderness
trēs, tria, plur. adj.three
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
sōlitūdō, -inis f.loneliness; a wilderness, desert
nōn, adv.not
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome upon, find
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventuscome
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
bibō, bibere, bibīdrink
eō (adv.)to that place, thither; to that point (usque eō); (with comparatives) by so much, all the (more)
quod, conj.that, in that, because
amārus, -a, -umbitter
unde, adv.whence
congruus, -a, -umfitting, suitable, appropriate
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
impōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusplace or lay upon, impose; embark
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
amāritūdō, -inis f.bitterness; grief, anguish
murmurō, -āre, -āvīmurmur, grumble
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
at, conj.but
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusshout, cry out; proclaim
ostendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentusstretch out before, show, explain
lignum, -ī, n.wood
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
dulcēdō, -inis, f.sweetness
vertō, vertere, vertī, versusturn
ibi, adv.in that place, there
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtusset together or up; appoint; determine
praeceptum, -ī n.instruction, order
iūdicium, -ī n.trial, court; judgment
temptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātustry, attempt
sī, conj.if
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītushear; listen or attend to
vōx, vōcis, f.voice; word
rēctus, -a, -umdirect, straight
cōram (adv.)face to face, in person
oboediō, -īre, -īvī, -ītumobey (+ dat.)
mandātum, -ī n.order, instruction, message
custōdiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusguard
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
languor, -ōris m.faintness, weariness
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positusplace, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
indūcō, -dūcere, dūxī, -ductuslead in or on, move, excite
sānātor, -ōris m.healer
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
duodecim, indecl. adj.twelve
fōns, fontis, m.fountain, spring
septuāgintā (indecl.)seventy
palma, -ae f.palm of the hand; flat spreading branch
castrametor, -ārī, -ātus sumpitch camp, encamp
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)nearby; next to
Vulgate, Exodus 1–20. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.