Exodus 17
1 And the children of Israel went on from the waste land of Sin, by stages as the Lord gave them orders, and put up their tents in Rephidim: and there was no drinking-water for the people.
Sva izraelska zajednica po Jahvinoj zapovijedi krene dalje iz pustinje Sina. Utabore se kod Refidima. Tu nije bilo vode da narod pije.
2 So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test?
Zato narod zapodjene prepirku s Mojsijem. Vikali su: “Daj nam vode da pijemo!” A Mojsije im odgovori: “Zašto se sa mnom prepirete? Zašto kušate Jahvu?”
3 And the people were in great need of water; and they made an outcry against Moses, and said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to send death on us and our children and our cattle through need of water?
Ali je narod žeđao za vodom, pa je mrmljao na Mojsija i govorio: “Zašto si nas iz Egipta izveo? Zar da nas žeđom pomoriš, nas, našu djecu i našu stoku?”
4 And Moses, crying out to the Lord, said, What am I to do to this people? they are almost ready to put me to death by stoning.
“Što ću s ovim narodom!” - zazivao je Mojsije Jahvu. “Još malo pa će me kamenovati.”
5 And the Lord said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take some of the chiefs of Israel with you, and take in your hand the rod which was stretched out over the Nile, and go.
“Istupi pred narod!” - rekne Jahve Mojsiju. “Uzmi sa sobom nekoliko izraelskih starješina; uzmi u ruku štap kojim si udario Rijeku i pođi.
6 See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel.
A ja ću stajati pred tobom ondje, na pećini na Horebu. Udari po pećini: iz nje će poteći voda, pa neka se narod napije.” Mojsije učini tako naočigled izraelskih starješina.
7 And he gave that place the name Massah and Meribah, because the children of Israel were angry, and because they put the Lord to the test, saying, Is the Lord with us or not?
Mjesto prozovu Masa i Meriba, zbog toga što su se Izraelci prepirali i kušali Jahvu govoreći: “Je li Jahve među nama ili nije?”
8 Then Amalek came and made war on Israel in Rephidim.
Uto dođu Amalečani i zarate s Izraelcima kod Refidima.
9 And Moses said to Joshua, Get together a band of men for us and go out, make war on Amalek: tomorrow I will take my place on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.
A Mojsije reče Jošui: “Odaberi momčad pa pođi i zapodjeni borbu s Amalečanima. Ja ću sutra stati na vrh brda, sa štapom Božjim u ruci.”
10 So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and went to war with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Jošua učini kako mu je Mojsije rekao te zađe u borbu s Amalečanima, a Mojsije, Aron i Hur uzađoše na vrh brda.
11 Now while Moses' hand was lifted up, Israel was the stronger: but when he let his hand go down, Amalek became the stronger.
I dok bi Mojsije držao ruke uzdignute, Izraelci bi nadjačavali; a kad bi ruke spustio, nadjačavali bi Amalečani.
12 But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur supporting his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down.
Ali Mojsiju ruke napokon klonu. Zato uzeše kamen, staviše ga poda nj i on sjede, dok mu Aron i Hur, jedan s jedne, a drugi s druge strane, držahu ruke, tako da mu izdržaše do sunčanog zalaska.
13 And Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the sword.
I Jošua oštricom mača svlada Amaleka i njegov narod.
14 And the Lord said to Moses, Make a record of this in a book, so that it may be kept in memory, and say it again in the ears of Joshua: that all memory of Amalek is to be completely uprooted from the earth.
Onda Jahve reče Mojsiju: “Zapiši ovo u knjigu na sjećanje i utuvi u uši Jošui da ću ja spomen na Amalečane sasvim izbrisati pod nebom!”
15 Then Moses put up an altar and gave it the name of Yahweh-nissi:
Podiže zatim Mojsije žrtvenik i nazva ga: Jahve mi je stijeg!
16 For he said, The Lord has taken his oath that there will be war with Amalek from generation to generation.
“Jer”, reče, “Jahvin stijeg u ruku! Jahvin je boj protiv Amalečana od naraštaja do naraštaja!”
