2 Mosebog 17
1 Saa brød hele Israels Menighed op fra Sins Ørken og drog fra Lejrplads til Lejrplads efter HERRENS Bud. Men da de lejrede sig i Refidim, havde Folket intet Vand at drikke.
Then all the Israelites left the Desert of Sin, going from place to place as they followed the Lord's commands. They camped at Rephidim, but there wasn't any water for the people to drink.
2 Da kivedes Folket med Moses og sagde: »Skaf os Vand at drikke!« Men Moses svarede dem: »Hvorfor kives I med mig, hvorfor frister I HERREN?«
Some of them came and complained to Moses, saying, “Give us water to drink!” Moses replied, “Why are you complaining to me?” Moses asked. “Why are you trying to challenge the Lord?”
3 Og Folket tørstede der efter Vand og knurrede mod Moses og sagde: »Hvorfor har du ført os op fra Ægypten? Mon for at lade os og vore Børn og vore Hjorde dø af Tørst?«
But the people were so thirsty for water there that they went on complaining to Moses, saying, “Why did you have to bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us and our children and livestock by thirst?”
4 Da raabte Moses til HERREN: »Hvad skal jeg gøre med dette Folk? Det er ikke langt fra, at de vil stene mig.«
Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I going to do with these people? A bit more of this and they're going to stone me!”
5 Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Træd frem for Folket med nogle af Israels Ældste og tag den Stav, du slog Nilen med, i din Haand og kom saa!
The Lord told Moses, “Go ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take with you the walking stick you used to hit the Nile, and just go on ahead.
6 Se, jeg vil staa foran dig der paa Klippen ved Horeb, og naar du slaar paa Klippen, skal der strømme Vand ud af den, saa Folket kan faa noget at drikke.« Det gjorde Moses saa i Paasyn af Israels Ældste.
Look, I will stand there beside you by the rock at Horeb. When you hit the rock water will pour out for the people to drink.” So Moses did this as the elders of Israel watched.
7 Og han kaldte dette Sted Massa og Meriba, fordi Israeliterne der havde kivedes og fristet HERREN ved at sige: »Er HERREN iblandt os eller ej?«
He called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites argued there, and because they challenged the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord with us, or not?”
8 Derefter kom Amalekiterne og angreb Israel i Refidim.
Then some Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.
9 Da sagde Moses til Josua: »Udvælg dig Mænd og ryk i Morgen ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne; jeg vil stille mig paa Toppen af Højen med Guds Stav i Haanden!«
Moses told Joshua, “Choose some of men and go out and fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I'll stand on the top of this hill holding the walking stick of God.”
10 Josua gjorde, som Moses bød, og rykkede ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne. Men Moses, Aron og Hur gik op paa Toppen af Højen.
Joshua did what Moses told him and fought the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of the hill.
11 Naar nu Moses løftede Hænderne i Vejret, fik Israeliterne Overtaget, men naar han lod Hænderne synke, fik Amalekiterne Overtaget.
As long as Moses held up the walking stick his hands, the Israelites were the ones winning, but when he lowered them, it was the Amalekites.
12 Og da Moses's Hænder blev trætte, tog de en Sten og lagde under ham; saa satte han sig paa den, og Aron og Hur støttede hans Hænder, hver paa sin Side; saaledes var hans Hænder stadig løftede til Solen gik ned,
So when Moses' hands became heavy, the others took a stone and put it under him for him to sit on. Aaron and Hur stood on each side of Moses and held his hands up. In this way his hands were kept firmly up until the sun went down.
13 og Josua huggede Amalekiterne og deres Krigsfolk ned med Sværdet.
As a result Joshua defeated the Amalekite army.
14 Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Optegn dette i en Bog, for at det kan mindes, og indskærp Josua, at jeg fuldstændig vil udslette Amalekiternes Minde under Himmelen!«
The Lord told Moses, “Write all this down on a scroll as a reminder and read it out loud to Joshua, because I'm going to completely wipe out the Amalekites so nobody on earth will remember them.”
15 Derpaa byggede Moses et Alter og kaldte det: »HERREN er mit Banner!«
Moses built an altar and called it “the Lord is my banner of victory.”
16 Og han sagde: »Der er en udrakt Haand paa HERRENS Trone! HERREN har Krig med Amalek fra Slægt til Slægt!«
“Hold up the victory banner of the Lord!” Moses declared. “The Lord will go on fighting the Amalekites for all generations!”
