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.
Kemudian seluruh umat Israel melanjutkan perjalanan dari padang belantara Sin, lalu berpindah-pindah dari satu tempat ke tempat lain sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN. Mereka tiba di Rafidim dan berkemah di sana, tetapi di tempat itu tidak ada air untuk diminum.
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?
Maka mereka menuntut Musa dengan berkata, “Berikan kami air minum!” Jawab Musa, “Mengapa kalian menuntut saya dan mencobai TUHAN?!”
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?
Orang-orang itu kehausan sehingga mereka bersungut-sungut terhadap Musa dan berkata, “Apakah engkau membawa kami keluar dari Mesir supaya kami, anak-anak kami, dan ternak kami mati kehausan?!”
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.
Lalu Musa berseru kepada TUHAN, “Apa yang harus aku lakukan untuk menghadapi orang-orang ini? Sebentar lagi mereka akan melempari aku dengan batu!”
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.
Kata TUHAN kepada Musa, “Berjalanlah mendahului umat itu dan ajaklah bersamamu beberapa tua-tua Israel. Bawalah juga tongkat yang kamu pakai untuk memukul sungai Nil.
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.
Aku akan berdiri di depanmu di sana, di atas sebuah batu di gunung Sinai. Pukullah batu itu, dan air akan keluar dari dalamnya sehingga umat bisa minum.” Maka Musa melakukan hal itu di depan mata para tua-tua Israel.
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?
Musa menamai tempat itu Masa dan Meriba, karena di sana umat Israel bersungut-sungut dan mencobai TUHAN dengan berkata, “Apakah TUHAN bersama dengan kita atau tidak?”
8 Then Amalek came and made war on Israel in Rephidim.
Di Rafidim, orang Amalek datang menyerang umat Israel.
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.
Kata Musa kepada Yosua, “Pilihlah beberapa orang dari kita dan keluarlah melawan orang Amalek. Besok saya akan berdiri di puncak bukit dengan membawa tongkat yang sering Allah suruh untuk saya pakai membuat keajaiban.”
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.
Yosua pun melakukan perintah Musa. Dia berperang melawan orang Amalek, sementara Musa, Harun, dan Hur naik ke puncak bukit.
11 Now while Moses' hand was lifted up, Israel was the stronger: but when he let his hand go down, Amalek became the stronger.
Selama Musa mengangkat tongkat Allah dengan kedua tangannya, umat Israel lebih kuat. Tetapi kalau dia menurunkan tangannya, orang Amalek lebih kuat.
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.
Setelah beberapa waktu, tangan Musa menjadi lelah. Maka Harun dan Hur mengambil sebuah batu untuk Musa duduk, dan mereka menopang kedua tangan Musa, sehingga tangannya tetap terangkat sampai matahari terbenam.
13 And Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the sword.
Dengan demikian, Yosua mengalahkan pasukan Amalek dalam perang itu.
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.
Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Tuliskanlah pesan ini dalam sebuah kitab supaya tetap diingat, dan bacakanlah kepada Yosua: Aku akan memusnahkan bangsa Amalek dari muka bumi sampai mereka tidak diingat lagi.”
15 Then Moses put up an altar and gave it the name of Yahweh-nissi:
Kemudian Musa mendirikan sebuah mezbah dan menamainya “TUHAN, bendera kemenanganku.”
16 For he said, The Lord has taken his oath that there will be war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Kata Musa, “Angkatlah tinggi bendera kemenangan TUHAN! TUHAN akan memerangi bangsa Amalek dari generasi ke generasi!”
