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.
Toute la congrégation des enfants d'Israël partit du désert de Sin, selon l'ordre de l'Éternel, et campa à Rephidim; mais il n'y avait pas d'eau à boire pour le peuple.
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]?”
Le peuple se querella avec Moïse, et dit: « Donne-nous de l'eau à boire. » Moïse leur dit: « Pourquoi vous disputez-vous avec moi? Pourquoi mettez-vous Yahvé à l'épreuve? »
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]?”
Le peuple avait soif d'eau à cet endroit; alors le peuple murmura contre Moïse et dit: « Pourquoi nous as-tu fait sortir d'Égypte, pour nous faire mourir de soif, nous, nos enfants et notre bétail? »
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!”
Moïse cria à Yahvé en disant: « Que dois-je faire de ce peuple? Ils sont presque prêts à me lapider. »
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].
Yahvé dit à Moïse: « Avance devant le peuple, prends avec toi les anciens d'Israël, prends dans ta main le bâton avec lequel tu as frappé le Nil, et pars.
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].
Voici, je me tiendrai devant toi, là, sur le rocher de l'Horeb. Tu frapperas le rocher, et il en sortira de l'eau que le peuple pourra boire. » Moïse fit ainsi, sous les yeux des anciens d'Israël.
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.
Il donna à ce lieu le nom de Massa et de Meriba, parce que les enfants d'Israël se disputaient et qu'ils mettaient Yahvé à l'épreuve, en disant: « Yahvé est-il au milieu de nous, ou non? »
8 Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
Amalek vint combattre Israël à Rephidim.
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.”
Moïse dit à Josué: « Choisis des hommes pour nous, et va combattre Amalek. Demain, je me tiendrai sur le sommet de la colline, la verge de Dieu dans ma main. »
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].
Josué fit ce que Moïse lui avait dit et combattit Amalek. Moïse, Aaron et Hur montèrent au sommet de la colline.
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.
Lorsque Moïse leva la main, Israël l'emporta. Quand il baissa la main, Amalek l'emporta.
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.
Mais les mains de Moïse étaient lourdes; on prit donc une pierre, on la mit sous lui, et il s'assit dessus. Aaron et Hur soutenaient ses mains, l'un d'un côté, l'autre de l'autre. Ses mains restèrent stables jusqu'au coucher du soleil.
13 So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
Josué vainquit Amalek et son peuple au fil de l'épée.
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.”
Yahvé dit à Moïse: « Ecris ceci dans un livre, comme souvenir, et répète-le aux oreilles de Josué: j'effacerai la mémoire d'Amalek de dessous le ciel. »
15 Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
Moïse bâtit un autel et l'appela « Yahvé notre bannière ».
16 He/I said, “Hold high Yahweh’s flag! Yahweh will continue to fight against the Amalek people-group (forever/in all future generations)!”
Il dit: « L'Éternel l'a juré: l'Éternel fera la guerre à Amalek de génération en génération. »
