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.
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.
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]?”
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?«
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]?”
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?«
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!”
Da raabte Moses til HERREN: »Hvad skal jeg gøre med dette Folk? Det er ikke langt fra, at de vil stene mig.«
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].
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!
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].
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.
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.
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?«
8 Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
Derefter kom Amalekiterne og angreb Israel i Refidim.
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.”
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!«
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].
Josua gjorde, som Moses bød, og rykkede ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne. Men Moses, Aron og Hur gik op paa Toppen af Højen.
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.
Naar nu Moses løftede Hænderne i Vejret, fik Israeliterne Overtaget, men naar han lod Hænderne synke, fik Amalekiterne Overtaget.
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.
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,
13 So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
og Josua huggede Amalekiterne og deres Krigsfolk ned med Sværdet.
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.”
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!«
15 Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
Derpaa byggede Moses et Alter og kaldte det: »HERREN er mit Banner!«
16 He/I said, “Hold high Yahweh’s flag! Yahweh will continue to fight against the Amalek people-group (forever/in all future generations)!”
Og han sagde: »Der er en udrakt Haand paa HERRENS Trone! HERREN har Krig med Amalek fra Slægt til Slægt!«
