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.
The whole community of the Israelites journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, following Yahweh's instructions. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no 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?«
So the people blamed Moses for their situation and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”
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?«
The people were very thirsty, and they complained against Moses. They said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt? To kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”
4 Da raabte Moses til HERREN: »Hvad skal jeg gøre med dette Folk? Det er ikke langt fra, at de vil stene mig.«
Then Moses cried out to Yahweh, “What should I do with this people? They are almost ready 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!
Yahweh said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take with you some elders of Israel. Take with you the staff with which you struck the river, and go.
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.
I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you will strike the rock. Water will come out of it for the people to drink.” Then Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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 that place Massah and Meribah because of the Israelites' complaining, and because they had tested the Lord by saying, “Is Yahweh among us or not?”
8 Derefter kom Amalekiterne og angreb Israel i Refidim.
Then an army of the Amalek people came and attacked Israel 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!«
So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some men and go out. Fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
10 Josua gjorde, som Moses bød, og rykkede ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne. Men Moses, Aron og Hur gik op paa Toppen af Højen.
So Joshua fought Amalek as Moses had instructed, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up 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.
While Moses was holding his hands up, Israel was winning; when he let his hands rest, Amalek would begin to win.
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,
When Moses' hands became heavy, Aaron and Hur took a stone and put it under him for him to sit on. At the same time, Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one person on one side of him, and the other person on the other side. So Moses' hands were held steady until the sun went down.
13 og Josua huggede Amalekiterne og deres Krigsfolk ned med Sværdet.
So Joshua defeated the people of Amalek with the sword.
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!«
Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this in a book and read it in Joshua's hearing, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under the skies.”
15 Derpaa byggede Moses et Alter og kaldte det: »HERREN er mit Banner!«
Then Moses built an altar and he called it “Yahweh is my banner.”
16 Og han sagde: »Der er en udrakt Haand paa HERRENS Trone! HERREN har Krig med Amalek fra Slægt til Slægt!«
He said, “For a hand was lifted up to the throne of Yahweh—that Yahweh will wage war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
