The Lord spread out a cloud to cover his people. He gave them a fire to light up the night.

他铺张云彩当遮盖，夜间使火光照。

他铺张云彩当遮蔽，夜间使火光照。

他铺张云彩当遮蔽，夜间使火光照。

祂铺展云彩为他们遮荫，晚上用火给他们照明。

他展开云彩作遮盖，夜间有火光照。

他铺开云彩作帘幕，用火来照亮黑夜。

他鋪張雲彩當遮蓋，夜間使火光照。

他鋪張雲彩當遮蔽，夜間使火光照。

他鋪張雲彩當遮蔽，夜間使火光照。

祂鋪展雲彩為他們遮蔭，晚上用火給他們照明。

他展開雲彩作遮蓋，夜間有火光照。

他鋪開了雲彩為遮蓋，又使火照亮了黑夜。

他鋪開雲彩作遮蓋，用火來照亮黑夜。

上帝布雲為蓋、夜燭以火兮、

上帝布雲覆民、夜則燭之以火兮、

主鋪雲為蓋、夜間照以火光、

主張雲。庇我行。夜作火。照吾民。

He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night.

The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.

He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.

He spread out a cloud as a covering, And fire to illumine by night.

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

He spread a cloud as a covering and gave a fire to light up the night.

He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.

He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

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.

He guided them with the cloud during the day. He led them with the light of a fire all night long.

Then the Lord will create over Jerusalem a cloud of smoke by day. He will also create a glow of flaming fire at night. The cloud and fire will appear over all of Mount Zion. They will also appear over the people who gather together there. The Lord’ s glory will be like a tent over everything.

The holy tent was set up. It was the tent where the tablets of the covenant law were kept. On the day it was set up, the cloud covered it. From evening until morning the cloud above the tent looked like fire.That’s what continued to happen. The cloud covered the tent. At night the cloud looked like fire.When the cloud lifted from its place above the tent, the Israelites started out. Where the cloud settled, the Israelites camped.When the Lord gave the command, the Israelites started out. And when he gave the command, they camped. As long as the cloud stayed above the holy tent, they remained in camp.Sometimes the cloud remained above the tent for a long time. Then the Israelites obeyed the Lord’ s order. They didn’t start out.Sometimes the cloud was above the tent for only a few days. When the Lord would give the command, they would camp. And when he would give the command, they would start out.Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening until morning. When it lifted in the morning, they started out. It didn’t matter whether it was day or night. When the cloud lifted, the people started out.It didn’t matter whether the cloud stayed above the holy tent for two days or a month or a year. The Israelites would remain in camp. They wouldn’t start out. But when the cloud lifted, they would start out.

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know something about our people who lived long ago. They were all led by the cloud. They all walked through the Red Sea.They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

Near the end of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud. He saw the Egyptian army and threw it into a panic.

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud. It guided them on their way. At night he led them with a pillar of fire. It gave them light. So they could travel by day or at night.The pillar of cloud didn’t leave its place in front of the people during the day. And the pillar of fire didn’t leave its place at night.

“ Because you loved them so much, you didn’t leave them in the desert. During the day the pillar of cloud didn’t stop guiding them on their path. At night the pillar of fire didn’t stop shining on the way you wanted them to go.