Exodus 17
1 Obeying what Yahweh commanded, all the Israeli people moved from the Sin Desert. They/We traveled from one place to another. They/We camped at [a place named] Rephidim, but there was no water there for (the people/us) to drink.
Isala: ili fi huluane da wadela: i hafoga: i soge Sini amo yolesili, asili, Hina Gode Ea Sia: defele soge eno eno amoga asi. Ilia da Lefidimi sogega fonobahadi fimusa: esalu, be hano manu hame ba: i.
2 So the people complained to Moses/me again, saying, “Give us water to drink!” Moses/I replied to them, “Why are you (criticizing/arguing with) me [RHQ]? And why are you trying to determine whether Yahweh [has the power to provide for you]?”
Ilia da Mousesema egane, amane sia: i, “Ninia moma: ne hano ninima ima.” Mousese da bu adole i, “Dilia da abuliba: le egale sia: ga gegesala: ? Dilia abuliba: le Hina Godema ado ba: su hou hamosala: ?”
3 But the people were very thirsty, and they continued to complain to Moses/me. They were saying things like “Why did you bring us out of Egypt?”, and “Did you bring us here to cause us and our children and livestock to die (from thirst/because we had no water to drink) [RHQ]?”
Be Isala: ili dunu da bagadewane hano hanai galu. Ilia da Mousesema mae fisili sia: ga gegenanu. Ilia da amane sia: i, “Di da abuliba: le nini Idibidi sogega fisili asunasili, guiguda: oule misibala: ? Di da nini, ninia mano amola ninia lai gebo fanelegemu hanabela: ?”
4 So Moses/I prayed earnestly to Yahweh. He/I said, “(How shall I deal with these people?/I do not know how to deal with these people!) [RHQ] They are almost ready to [kill me by throwing] stones at me!”
Mousese da ha: giwane Godema amane digini sia: ne gadoi, “Isala: ili dunu fi da na igiga medole legemusa: gadenenewane momagele esala. Na da ilima adi hamoma: bela: ?”
5 Yahweh replied to Moses/me, “Take some of the elders/leaders of the Israeli people with you and [tell the rest of] the people to follow you [to Sinai Mountain]. Take along the stick with which you struck the Nile [River].
Hina Gode da Mousesema amane sia: i, “Di Isala: ili fi ouligisu dunu mogili oule asili, Isala: ili fi ilima bisili masa. Dia dagulu amoga di da Naile Hano fai, amo gaguli masa.
6 Listen carefully: I will stand in front of you on top of a [large] rock at the foot of the mountain. Strike the rock with your stick. [When you do that], water for the people to drink will flow out of the rock.” [When they/we arrived at the mountain], Moses/I did that while the Israeli elders were watching, [and water flowed from the rock].
Di da Na, Sainai Goumi gadenene dia midadi igi da: iya lelebe ba: mu. Di da amo igiga misini, dia daguluga magufu damana fane, hano nawa: li dunu huluane moma: ne defele, magufudi manebe ba: mu.” Mousese da amo hou Isala: ili dunu huluane ba: ma: ne hamoi.
7 Moses/I gave that place two names [in the Hebrew language: ] Massah, [which means ‘testing’], and Meribah, [which means ‘complaining’]. He/I gave it the name Massah because the Israeli people were testing Yahweh, saying “Is Yahweh really among us [and able to help us], or not?”, and he/I gave it the name Meribah because they were [continually] complaining.
Amo sogebi amoma ilia dio aduna asuli, amo Ma: sa amola Meliba. (dawa: loma: ne da ‘ado ba: su’ amola ‘sia: ga gegesu’). Bai amoga Isala: ili dunu da sia: ga gegei amola Hina Godema ado ba: su hou hamoi. Ilia da amane adole ba: i, “Hina Gode da ninimagale esalabala?”
8 Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
Isala: ili dunu da Lefidimi sogega esaloba, A:malege dunu da ili doagala: i.
9 Moses/I said to Joshua, [who was one of our army/Israeli leaders], “Choose some men to go out and fight against the Amalek people-group tomorrow. I will stand on the top of the hill, holding the stick that God told me to carry.”
Mousese da Yosiuama amane sia: i, “Dia dunu aya A: malege dunuma gegemusa: ilegema. Na da dagulu amo Gode da na gaguli masa: ne sia: i, amo gaguiwane na da agolo da: iya lelumu.”
10 So Joshua did what Moses/I told him to do. He took some men to fight against the Amalek people-group. [While they were fighting], Aaron, Hur, and Moses/I went up to the top of the hill [so that they/we could see the whole battle area].
Yosiua da Mousese ea sia: i defele hamoi. E da A: malege dunuma gegemusa: asi. Mousese, Elane amola He da agoloba: le heda: i.
11 Whenever Moses/I lifted up his/my arms, the Israeli men started to win [the battle]. And whenever he/I lowered his/my arms, the Amalek people-group started to win.
Amalalu, Mousese da ea lobo gaguia gadoloba, Isala: ili dunu da A: malege dunuma hasali. Be Mousese da ea lobo bu ligia gudusia, A:malege dunu da bu gasa bagade ludubiba: le, Isala: ili dunuma hasalimu ba: i.
12 But his/my arms became tired. So Aaron and Hur [rolled] a [large] stone for Moses/me to sit on. [While he/I was sitting on it], those two held up his/my arms, [one on one side and the other on the other side]. In that way, they kept his/my arms lifted up, and his/my arms held steady until the sun went down.
Mousese ea lobo da helebeba: le, Elane amola He da igi bagade amo da: iya Mousese fima: ne, gaguli misi dagoi. Ela da Mousese la: didili amola la: didili dafulili leluwane, Mousese ea lobo mae ligia guduma: ne, ea lobo gaguia gadole gagui. Amo hou hamonana, eso dabeba: le fawane yolesi.
13 So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
Amo hou hamobeba: le, Yosiua da A: malege dunu hasali dagoi.
14 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Write an account of this battle, and then read it to Joshua. [Also write that some day] I will completely get rid of the Amalek people-group.”
Amalalu, Hina Gode da Mousesema amane sia: i, “Dilia da A: malege dunu ilima hasali amo mae gogolema: ne di amo hou meloaga dedene legema. Amola Yosiuama adoma. Na da A: malege dunu huluane osobo bagadega mae ba: ma: ne, ili dafawane gugunufinisimu.”
15 Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
Mousese da amogai oloda bi hamone, amoma dio asuli amo, “Hina Gode da na eso Gosagisu.”
16 He/I said, “Hold high Yahweh’s flag! Yahweh will continue to fight against the Amalek people-group (forever/in all future generations)!”
E amane sia: i, “Dunu da Gode Ea Fisu amoma gegemusa: dawa: i galu. Amaiba: le, Hina Gode da A: malege dunu ilima mae yolesili eso huluane gegenanumu.”
