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.
Depois toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel partiu do deserto de Sin pelas suas jornadas, segundo o mandamento do Senhor, e acamparam em Rephidim; e não havia ali água para o povo beber.
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]?”
Então contendeu o povo com Moisés, e disseram: dai-nos água para beber. E Moisés lhes disse: Porque contendeis comigo? porque tentais ao Senhor?
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]?”
Tendo pois ali o povo sede d'água, o povo murmurou contra Moisés, e disse: Porque nos fizeste subir do Egito, para nos matares de sede, a nós e aos nossos filhos, e ao nosso gado?
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!”
E clamou Moisés ao Senhor, dizendo: Que farei a este povo? daqui a pouco me apedrejarão.
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].
Então disse o Senhor a Moisés: Passa diante do povo, e toma contigo alguns dos anciãos de Israel: e toma na tua mão a tua vara, com que feriste o rio: vai
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].
Eis que eu estarei ali diante de ti sobre a rocha, em Horeb, e tu ferirás a rocha, e dela sairão águas e o povo beberá. E Moisés assim o fez, diante dos olhos dos anciãos de Israel.
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.
E chamou o nome daquele lugar Massah e Meribah, por causa da contenda dos filhos de Israel, e porquanto tentaram ao Senhor, dizendo: Está o Senhor no meio de nós, ou não?
8 Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
Então veio Amalek, e pelejou contra Israel em 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.”
Pelo que disse Moisés a Josué: Escolhe-nos homens, e sai, peleja contra Amalek: amanhã eu estarei sobre o cume do outeiro, e a vara de Deus estará na minha mão.
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].
E fez Josué como Moisés lhe dissera, pelejando contra Amalek: mas Moisés, Aarão, e Hur subiram ao cume do outeiro.
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.
E acontecia que, quando Moisés levantava a sua mão, Israel prevalecia: mas quando ele abaixava a sua mão, Amalek prevalecia.
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.
Porém as mãos de Moisés eram pesadas, por isso tomaram uma pedra, e a puseram debaixo dele, para assentar-se sobre ela: e Aarão e Hur sustentaram as suas mãos, um de uma banda, e o outra da outra: assim ficaram as suas mãos firmes até que o sol se pôs
13 So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
E assim Josué desfez a Amalek, e a seu povo, ao fio da espada.
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.”
Então disse o Senhor a Moisés; Escreve isto para memória num livro, e relata-o aos ouvidos de Josué; que eu totalmente hei de riscar a memória de amalek de debaixo dos céus.
15 Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
E Moisés edificou um altar, e chamou o seu nome, o Senhor é minha bandeira.
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 disse: Porquanto jurou o Senhor, haverá guerra do Senhor contra Amalek de geração em geração.
