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[[File:Song of the sea.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Song of the Sea from a ''Sefer Torah'']]

The '''Song of the Sea''' ({{lang-he|שירת הים}}, '''''Shirat HaYam''''', also known as '''''Az Yashir Moshe''''') is a [[poem]] that appears in the [[Book of Exodus]] of the [[Hebrew Bible]], at {{bibleverse||Exodus|15:1-18|HE}}. It is followed in verses 20 and 21 by a much shorter song sung by [[Miriam]] and the other women. The Song of the Sea was reputedly sung by the [[Israelites]] after they [[passage of the Sea of Reeds|crossed the Sea of Reeds]] in safety, and celebrates the destruction of the Egyptian army during the crossing, and looks forward to their future conquest of [[Canaan]].

The poem is included in Jewish prayer books, and recited daily in the morning [[shacharit]] services. The poem also comprises the first ode or hymn of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] [[Canon (hymnography)|canon]], where it is known as the Song or Ode of Moses.<ref>''The Psalter According to the Seventy'' (1987). Boston: Holy Transfiguration Monastery. ISBN 0-943405-00-9.</ref> It is also used in the [[Roman Catholic]] liturgy, where it is sometimes known as the "Song of Moses" (not to be confused with the [[Song of Moses]] in Deuteronomy).

==Origin==
The poem forms part of [[Weekly Torah portion|parshat]] [[Beshalach]]. It is one of only two sections of the [[Sefer Torah]] that is written with a different layout from the normal simple columns. The layout is similar to bricks in a wall (see picture): the alternating words are supposed to represent the two walls of the split sea with Israel walking down the middle.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} (The other section written differently is the Song of Moses at the end of Deuteronomy, in parshat [[Ha'azinu]].)

==Translation==
The following is the Hebrew/English translation of the Song:

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א אָז יָשִׁיר-מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת-הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת, לַיהוָה, וַיֹּאמְרוּ, {ר} לֵאמֹר: {ס} אָשִׁירָה לַיהוָה כִּי-גָאֹה גָּאָה, {ס} סוּס {ר} וְרֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּם. {ס} 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto YHWH, and spoke, saying: I will sing unto YHWH, for He is highly exalted; the horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.<br>
ב עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ, וַיְהִי-לִי {ר} לִישׁוּעָה; {ס} זֶה אֵלִי וְאַנְוֵהוּ, {ס} אֱלֹהֵי {ר} אָבִי וַאֲרֹמְמֶנְהוּ. {ס} 2 YHWH is my strength and song, and He is become my salvation; this is my God, and I will glorify Him; my father's God, and I will exalt Him.<br>
ג יְהוָה, אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה; יְהוָה, {ר} שְׁמוֹ. {ס} 3 YHWH is a man of war, YHWH is His name.<br>
ד מַרְכְּבֹת פַּרְעֹה וְחֵילוֹ, יָרָה בַיָּם; {ס} וּמִבְחַר {ר} שָׁלִשָׁיו, טֻבְּעוּ בְיַם-סוּף. {ס} 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.<br>
ה תְּהֹמֹת, יְכַסְיֻמוּ; יָרְדוּ בִמְצוֹלֹת, כְּמוֹ {ר} אָבֶן. {ס} 5 The deeps cover them—they went down into the depths like a stone.<br>
ו יְמִינְךָ יְהוָה, נֶאְדָּרִי בַּכֹּחַ; {ס} יְמִינְךָ {ר} יְהוָה, תִּרְעַץ אוֹיֵב. {ס} 6 Thy right hand, O YHWH, glorious in power, Thy right hand, O LORD, dasheth in pieces the enemy.<br>
ז וּבְרֹב גְּאוֹנְךָ, תַּהֲרֹס {ר} קָמֶיךָ; {ס} תְּשַׁלַּח, חֲרֹנְךָ--יֹאכְלֵמוֹ, כַּקַּשׁ. {ס} 7 And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.<br>
ח וּבְרוּחַ {ר} אַפֶּיךָ נֶעֶרְמוּ מַיִם, {ס} נִצְּבוּ כְמוֹ-נֵד {ר} נֹזְלִים; {ס} קָפְאוּ תְהֹמֹת, בְּלֶב-יָם. {ס} 8 And with the blast of Thy nostrils the waters were piled up—the floods stood upright as a heap; the deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.<br>
ט אָמַר {ר} אוֹיֵב אֶרְדֹּף אַשִּׂיג, {ס} אֲחַלֵּק שָׁלָל; תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ {ר} נַפְשִׁי-- {ס} אָרִיק חַרְבִּי, תּוֹרִישֵׁמוֹ יָדִי. {ס} 9 The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.'<br>
י נָשַׁפְתָּ {ר} בְרוּחֲךָ, כִּסָּמוֹ יָם; {ס} צָלְלוּ, כַּעוֹפֶרֶת, בְּמַיִם, {ר} אַדִּירִים. {ס} 10 Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.<br>
'''יא מִי-כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם יְהוָה, {ס} מִי {ר} כָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ; {ס} נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת, עֹשֵׂה {ר} פֶלֶא. {ס} 11 Who is like unto Thee, O YHWH, among the gods [that are worshiped]? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?<ref> This section is called the Mi Chamocha ({{lang-he|מִי-כָמֹכָה}}) and is chanted as part of the daily synagogue service.</ref>'''<br>
יב נָטִיתָ, יְמִינְךָ--תִּבְלָעֵמוֹ, אָרֶץ. {ס} 12 Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand—the earth swallowed them.<br>
יג נָחִיתָ {ר} בְחַסְדְּךָ, עַם-זוּ גָּאָלְתָּ; {ס} נֵהַלְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ, אֶל-נְוֵה {ר} קָדְשֶׁךָ. {ס} 13 Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation.<br>
יד שָׁמְעוּ עַמִּים, יִרְגָּזוּן; {ס} חִיל {ר} אָחַז, יֹשְׁבֵי פְּלָשֶׁת. {ס} 14 The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.<br>
טו אָז נִבְהֲלוּ, אַלּוּפֵי {ר} אֱדוֹם-- {ס} אֵילֵי מוֹאָב, יֹאחֲזֵמוֹ רָעַד; {ס} נָמֹגוּ, {ר} כֹּל יֹשְׁבֵי כְנָעַן. {ס} 15 Then were the chiefs of Edom affrighted; the mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.<br>
טז תִּפֹּל עֲלֵיהֶם אֵימָתָה {ר} וָפַחַד, {ס} בִּגְדֹל זְרוֹעֲךָ יִדְּמוּ כָּאָבֶן: {ס} עַד {ר} יַעֲבֹר עַמְּךָ יְהוָה, {ס} עַד-יַעֲבֹר עַם-זוּ {ר} קָנִיתָ. {ס} 16 Terror and dread falleth upon them; by the greatness of Thine arm they are as still as a stone; till Thy people pass over, O YHWH, till the people pass over that Thou hast gotten.<br>
יז תְּבִאֵמוֹ, וְתִטָּעֵמוֹ בְּהַר נַחֲלָתְךָ-- {ס} מָכוֹן {ר} לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ, יְהוָה; {ס} מִקְּדָשׁ, אֲדֹנָי כּוֹנְנוּ {ר} יָדֶיךָ. {ס} 17 Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, the place, O YHWH, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O YHWH, which Thy hands have established.<br>
יח יְהוָה יִמְלֹךְ, לְעֹלָם וָעֶד. {ס} 18 YHWH shall reign for ever and ever.
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==Ketuba of the Seventh Day of Pesah==
The ''Ketubá del Seten Dia de Pesah'' (or כתובה ליום השביעי של פסח - ''Ketuba Le-yom Ha-shebi`i shel Pesah'') is a liturgical poem in [[Judaeo-Spanish|Ladino]], describing Pharaoh's defeat in the Sea of Reeds. Some [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardic]] [[Jew]]ish communities, at least in [[History of the Jews in Turkey|Turkey]], sing this poem on 21 [[Nisan]], the seventh day of [[Passover]]. According to Jewish tradition, this is the day on which Pharaoh's army was drowned in the Sea of Reeds, and the Israelite people sang the ''Song of the Sea'' in gratitude for this victory.

Presumably, this text is called a ''[[ketuba]]'' ("marriage contract") because the relationship between God and the Jewish people is traditionally described as a marriage, and the splitting of the sea is considered to be an important event leading to that marriage, which ultimately took place 42 days later, at [[Mt. Sinai]].

A tune for the Ladino poem (along with the entire text itself) can be found in Isaac Levy's ''Anthology of Sepharadic Hazzanut''.<ref>Isaac Levy's ''Anthology of Sepharadic Hazzanut'' (''Antologiya shel <u>H</u>azzanut Sefaradit'', 1965), vol. on the [[Three Festivals]], p. 409, #335.</ref>

==Musical settings==
The following settings exist for the Song of the Sea in the Catholic tradition:
*Cantique de Moïse (French) [[Étienne Moulinié]].
*Canticum Moysis (Latin) [[Fernando de las Infantas]].
*Cantemus Domino [[Ascanio Trombetti]].
The following setting exists for the Song of the Sea in the Protestant tradition:
*Mirjams Siegesgesang (Miriam's Song of Triumph), Op. 136 by Franz Schubert.

==External links==
*[http://www.chabad.org/k8807 A collection of articles on the Song of the Sea from a Jewish perspective.] at [[Chabad.org]]
*[http://www.houseofdavid.ca/anc_heb.htm Biblical Hebrew Poetry - Reconstructing the Original Oral, Aural and Visual Experience]
*[http://www.houseofdavid.ca/anc_heb_6.htm#yam Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1b-18) Reconstructed]

==References==
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