Exodus 17
1 And all the assembly of the sons of Israel set forward out of the desert of Sin, by their removings, at the bidding of Yahweh, —and encamped in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.
Lisanga mobimba ya bana ya Isalaele elongwaki na esobe ya Tsini mpe ezalaki kotambola kolanda ndenge Yawe azalaki kotinda. Batongaki molako na bango na Refidimi, kasi mayi ya komela ezalaki te mpo na bato.
2 And the people found fault with Moses, and said—Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why should ye find fault with me? Why should ye put Yahweh to the proof?
Bato ya Isalaele baswanisaki Moyize, balobaki na ye: — Pesa biso mayi ya komela! Moyize azongiselaki bango: — Mpo na nini bozali koswanisa ngai? Mpo na nini bolingi komeka Yawe?
3 So the people thirsted, there for water, and the people murmured against Moses, —and said—Wherefore is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill me and my sons and my cattle, with thirst?
Lokola posa ya mayi elekaki makasi, bato bayimaki-yimaki epai ya Moyize mpe balobaki: — Mpo na nini obimisaki biso na Ejipito? Ezali mpo ete obomisa biso, bana na biso mpe bibwele na biso na posa ya mayi?
4 And Moses made outcry unto Yahweh saying, What am I to do, with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me.
Moyize abelelaki Yawe: — Nasala nini mpo na bato oyo? Etikali kaka moke ete babamba ngai mabanga!
5 Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Pass over before the people, and take with thee some of the elders of Israel, —thy staff also wherewith thou didst smite the river, take thou in thy hand, so shalt thou go thy way.
Yawe azongiselaki Moyize: — Leka liboso ya bato, kamata ndambo ya bakambi ya Isalaele. Zwa na loboko na yo, lingenda oyo obetaki na ebale Nili, mpe kende.
6 Behold me! standing before thee, there upon the rock in Horeb, then shalt thou smite the rock and there shall come forth therefrom water, and the people shall drink. And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Ngai nakotelema kuna, liboso na yo, na likolo ya libanga oyo ezali na ngomba Orebi. Okobeta libanga yango, mpe yango ekobimisa mayi, bongo bato bakomela. Moyize asalaki bongo na miso ya bakambi ya Isalaele.
7 So he called the name of the place, Massah, and Meribah, —because of the fault-finding of the sons of Israel, and because of their putting Yahweh to the proof, saying, Is Yahweh in our midst or is he not?
Abengaki esika yango Masa mpe Meriba, pamba te bana ya Isalaele baswanisaki ye mpe bamekaki Yawe tango balobaki: « Boni, Yawe yango azali kati na biso to te? »
8 Then came in Amalek, —and fought with Israel, in Rephidim.
Bato ya Amaleki bayaki mpe babundisaki bana ya Isalaele na Refidimi.
9 And Moses said unto Joshua—Choose for us men, and go forth, fight with Amalek, —to-morrow, am, I, stationing myself upon the top of the hill, with the staff of God in my hand.
Moyize alobaki na Jozue: — Ponela biso bilombe ya bitumba kati na bato; mpe lobi; wana yo okende kobundisa bato ya Amaleki, ngai nakotelema na likolo ya ngomba moke elongo na lingenda ya Nzambe na loboko na ngai.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, to fight with Amalek, —and Moses, Aaron and Hur, went up to the top of the hill.
Jozue asalaki ndenge Moyize atindaki ye mpe abundisaki bato ya Amaleki; wana Moyize, Aron mpe Wuri bamataki likolo ya ngomba.
11 And it shall be when Moses shall lift on high his hands, then shall Israel prevail, but when he shall let down his hands, then shall Amalek prevail.
Tango nyonso Moyize abandaki kotombola maboko na ye mpo na kobondela, bana ya Isalaele bazalaki kolonga; kasi tango nyonso azalaki kokitisa maboko na ye, bato ya Amaleki bazalaki kolonga.
12 But, the hands of Moses, were weary, so they took a stone, and put under him, and he sat thereupon, —and, Aaron and Hur, upheld his hands—on this side, one and on that side, one, and so his hands became steady, until the going in of the sun.
Tango maboko ya Moyize elembaki, Aron mpe Wuri bakamataki libanga mpe batielaki ye yango mpo ete avandela yango; mpe Moyize avandelaki yango. Aron mpe Uri batombolaki maboko na ye, moko na ngambo moko, mpe mosusu na ngambo mosusu. Boye maboko na ye etikalaki ya kosembolama kino na pokwa.
13 So Joshua overthrew Amalek and his people, with the edge of the sword.
Mpe Jozue alongaki basoda ya bato ya Amaleki na mopanga.
14 Then said Yahweh unto Moses—Write this as a remembrancer in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua—that I will, wipe out, the remembrance of Amalek, from under the heavens.
Yawe alobaki na Moyize: — Koma yango na buku lokola ekaniseli, mpe loba na Jozue ete nakosilisa bato ya Amaleki na mokili; bakotikala kokanisa bango lisusu te.
15 And Moses built an altar, —and called the name thereof, Yahweh-nissi.
Moyize atongaki etumbelo mpe abengaki yango « Nkolo azali bendele na ngai ya lokumu. »
16 And he said—Because of a hand against the throne of Yah, Yahweh hath war with Amalek, —from generation to generation!
Moyize alobaki: « Lokola esali ete babundisi Kiti ya Bokonzi ya Yawe, Yawe akobundisa bato ya Amaleki tango nyonso. »
