Then Samuel said to the people,“ The Lord appointed Moses and Aaron. He brought out of Egypt your people who lived long ago.

撒母耳对百姓说：“从前立摩西、亚伦，又领你们列祖出埃及地的是耶和华。

撒母耳对百姓说：“从前立摩西和亚伦，又领你们祖先出埃及地的是耶和华。

撒母耳对百姓说：“从前立摩西和亚伦，又领你们祖先出埃及地的是耶和华。

撒母耳继续说：“是耶和华派摩西和亚伦带领你们的祖先离开埃及。

撒母耳对人民说：“从前选立摩西和亚伦，又把你们的列祖从埃及地领上来的，是耶和华。

撒母耳接着对民众说：“是耶和华指定了摩西和亚伦，把你们的祖先从埃及地带了上来。

撒母耳對百姓說：「從前立摩西、亞倫，又領你們列祖出埃及地的是耶和華。

撒母耳對百姓說：「從前立摩西和亞倫，又領你們祖先出埃及地的是耶和華。

撒母耳對百姓說：「從前立摩西和亞倫，又領你們祖先出埃及地的是耶和華。

撒母耳繼續說：「是耶和華派摩西和亞倫帶領你們的祖先離開埃及。

撒母耳對人民說：“從前選立摩西和亞倫，又把你們的列祖從埃及地領上來的，是耶和華。

撒母耳對人民說：『作證的是永恆主，那遣派摩西、亞倫、又將你們列祖從埃及地領上來的永恆主。

撒母耳接著對民眾說：「是耶和華指定了摩西和亞倫，把你們的祖先從埃及地帶了上來。

撒母耳語民曰、昔立摩西亞倫導、爾列祖出埃及者、即耶和華也、

撒母耳告民曰、昔挺生摩西亞倫導爾祖出埃及之耶和華為證。

撒母耳謂民曰、主立摩西、亞倫、並導爾列祖出伊及者為證、

Then Samuel said to the people,“ It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors up out of Egypt.

And Samuel said to the people,“ The Lord is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

“ It was the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron,” Samuel continued.“ He brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt.

Then Samuel said to the people,“ The LORD, who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors up from the land of Egypt, is a witness.

Then Samuel said to the people,“ It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.

Then Samuel said to the people,“ It is the Lord who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.

And Samuel said unto the people, It is Jehovah that appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

Then Samuel said to the people,“ The Lord, who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors up from the land of Egypt, is a witness.

And Samuel said unto the people,[ It is] the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

Samuel said to the people,“ The LORD is the one who chose Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors up from the land of Egypt.

Samuel said to the people,“ It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

I brought your people up out of Egypt. I set them free from the land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to lead them. Aaron and Miriam helped him.

The Lord had spoken to this same Aaron and Moses. He had told them,“ Bring the Israelites out of Egypt like an army on the march.”

Your path led through the Red Sea. You walked through the mighty waters. But your footprints were not seen.You led your people like a flock. You led them by the hands of Moses and Aaron.

Moses and Aaron were two of his priests. Samuel was one of those who worshiped him. They called out to the Lord. And he answered them.

The prophet Moses brought Israel up from Egypt. The Lord used him to take care of them.

I will talk about the kind things the Lord has done. I’ll praise him for everything he’s done for us. He has done many good things for the nation of Israel. That’s because he loves us and is very kind to us.In the past he said,“ They are my people. They are children who will be faithful to me.” So he saved them.When they suffered, he suffered with them. He sent his angel to save them. He set them free because he is loving and kind. He lifted them up and carried them. He did it again and again in days long ago.But they refused to obey him. They made his Holy Spirit sad. So he turned against them and became their enemy. He himself fought against them.Then his people remembered what he did long ago. They recalled the days of Moses and his people. They asked,“ Where is the God who brought Israel through the Red Sea? Moses led them as the shepherd of his flock. Where is the God who put his Holy Spirit among them?He used his glorious and powerful arm to help Moses. He parted the waters of the sea in front of them. That mighty act made him famous forever.He led them through that deep sea. Like a horse in open country, they didn’t trip and fall.They were like cattle that are taken down to the plains. They were given rest by the Spirit of the Lord.” That’s how he guided his people. So he made a glorious name for himself.

He broke open a rock, and streams of water poured out. They flowed like a river in the desert.

The Lord sent his servant Moses to the king of Egypt. He sent Aaron, his chosen one, along with him.

He did miracles right in front of their people who lived long ago. At that time they were living in Egypt, in the area of Zoan.God parted the Red Sea and led them through it. He made the water stand up like a wall.He guided them with the cloud during the day. He led them with the light of a fire all night long.He broke the rocks open in the desert. He gave them as much water as there is in the oceans.He brought streams out of a rocky cliff. He made water flow down like rivers.But they continued to sin against him. In the desert they refused to obey the Most High God.They were stubborn and tested God. They ordered him to give them the food they wanted.They spoke against God. They said,“ Can God really put food on a table in the desert?It is true that he struck the rock, and streams of water poured out. Huge amounts of water flowed down. But can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?”When the Lord heard what they said, he was very angry. His anger broke out like fire against the people of Jacob. He became very angry with Israel.That was because they didn’t believe in God. They didn’t trust in his power to save them.But he gave a command to the skies above. He opened the doors of the heavens.He rained down manna for the people to eat. He gave them the grain of heaven.Mere human beings ate the bread of angels. He sent them all the food they could eat.He made the east wind blow from the heavens. By his power he caused the south wind to blow.He rained down meat on them like dust. He sent them birds like sand on the seashore.He made the birds come down inside their camp. The birds fell all around their tents.People ate until they couldn’t eat any more. He gave them what they had wanted.But even before they had finished eating, God acted. He did it while the food was still in their mouths.His anger rose up against them. He put to death the strongest among them. He struck down Israel’s young men.But even after all that, they kept on sinning. Even after the wonderful things he had done, they still didn’t believe.So he brought their days to an end like a puff of smoke. He ended their years with terror.Every time God killed some of them, the others would seek him. They gladly turned back to him again.They remembered that God was their Rock. They remembered that God Most High had set them free.But they didn’t mean it when they praised him. They lied to him when they spoke.They turned away from him. They weren’t faithful to the covenant he had made with them.But he was full of tender love. He forgave their sins and didn’t destroy his people. Time after time he held back his anger. He didn’t let all his burning anger blaze out.He remembered that they were only human. He remembered they were only a breath of air that drifts by and doesn’t return.How often they refused to obey him in the desert! How often they caused him sorrow in that dry and empty land!Again and again they tested God. They made the Holy One of Israel sad and angry.They didn’t remember his power. They forgot the day he set them free from those who had treated them so badly.They forgot how he had shown them his signs in Egypt. They forgot his miracles in the area of Zoan.He turned the river of Egypt into blood. The people of Egypt couldn’t drink water from their streams.He sent large numbers of flies that bit them. He sent frogs that destroyed their land.He gave their crops to the grasshoppers. He gave their food to the locusts.He destroyed their vines with hail. He destroyed their fig trees with sleet.He killed their cattle with hail. Their livestock were struck by lightning.Because he was so angry with Egypt, he caused them to have great trouble. In his great anger he sent destroying angels against them.God prepared a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their lives. He gave them over to the plague.He killed the oldest son of each family in Egypt. He struck down the oldest son in every house in the land of Ham.But he brought his people out like a flock. He led them like sheep through the desert.He guided them safely, and they weren’t afraid. But the Red Sea swallowed up their enemies.And so he brought his people to the border of his holy land. He led them to the central hill country he had taken by his power.He drove out the nations to make room for his people. He gave to each family a piece of land to pass on to their children. He gave the tribes of Israel a place to make their homes.But they tested God. They refused to obey the Most High God. They didn’t keep his laws.They were like their people who lived long ago. They turned away from him and were not faithful. They were like a bow that doesn’t shoot straight. They couldn’t be trusted.They made God angry by going to their high places. They made him jealous by worshiping the statues of their gods.When God saw what the people were doing, he was very angry. He turned away from them completely.He deserted the holy tent at Shiloh. He left the tent he had set up among his people.He allowed the ark to be captured. Into the hands of his enemies he sent the ark where his glory rested.He let his people be killed by swords. He was very angry with them.Fire destroyed their young men. Their young women had no one to marry.Their priests were killed by swords. Their widows weren’t able to weep.Then the Lord woke up as if he had been sleeping. He was like a warrior waking up from the deep sleep caused by wine.He drove back his enemies. He put them to shame that will last forever.He turned his back on the tents of the people of Joseph. He didn’t choose to live in the tribe of Ephraim.Instead, he chose to live in the tribe of Judah. He chose Mount Zion, which he loved.There he built his holy place as secure as the heavens. He built it to last forever, like the earth.He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens.He brought him from tending sheep to be the shepherd of his people Jacob. He made him the shepherd of Israel, his special people.David cared for them with a faithful and honest heart. With skilled hands he led them.

“ You saw how our people of long ago suffered in Egypt. You heard them cry out to you at the Red Sea.You sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh. You sent plagues on all his officials. In fact, you sent them on all the people of Egypt. You knew how they treated our people. They looked down on them. But you made a name for yourself. That name remains to this very day.You parted the waters of the Red Sea for the Israelites. They passed through it on dry ground. But you threw into the sea those who chased them. They sank down like a stone into the mighty waters.By day you led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud. At night you led them with a pillar of fire. It gave them light to show them the way you wanted them to go.“ You came down on Mount Sinai. From heaven you spoke to our people. You gave them rules and laws. Those laws are right and fair. You gave them orders and commands that are good.You taught them about your holy Sabbath day. You gave them commands, orders and laws. You did it through your servant Moses.