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.
Toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel viajou do deserto de Pecado, começando segundo o mandamento de Javé, e acampados em Rephidim; mas não havia 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]?”
Portanto, o povo discutiu com Moisés e disse: “Dê-nos água para beber”. Moisés disse a eles: “Por que discutem comigo? Por que vocês testam Yahweh”?
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]?”
O povo estava sedento de água; então o povo murmurou contra Moisés, e disse: “Por que nos trouxeste para fora do Egito, para nos matar, nossos filhos e nosso gado com sede”?
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!”
Moisés gritou a Javé, dizendo: “O que devo fazer com essas pessoas? Eles estão quase prontos para me apedrejar”.
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].
Yahweh disse a Moisés: “Caminhe diante do povo, leve consigo os anciãos de Israel, pegue a vara na mão com a qual você bateu no Nilo e vá.
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 estarei ali diante de vós na rocha de Horeb. Baterás na rocha, e dela sairá água, para que o povo possa beber”. Moisés 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.
Ele chamou o nome do lugar Massah, e Meribah, porque os filhos de Israel brigaram, e porque testaram Yahweh, dizendo: “Yahweh está entre nós, ou não?
8 Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
Então Amalek veio e lutou com 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.”
Moisés disse a Josué: “Escolha homens para nós, e saia para lutar com Amalek”. Amanhã estarei no topo da colina com a vara de Deus na 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].
Então Josué fez como Moisés lhe havia dito, e lutou com Amalek; e Moisés, Arão e Hur subiram ao topo da colina.
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.
Quando Moisés ergueu sua mão, Israel prevaleceu. Quando ele soltou sua mão, Amalek prevaleceu.
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.
Mas as mãos de Moisés eram pesadas; então eles pegaram uma pedra e a colocaram debaixo dele, e ele se sentou sobre ela. Aarão e Hur levantaram suas mãos, uma de um lado e a outra do outro. Suas mãos estavam firmes até o pôr-do-sol.
13 So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
Josué derrotou Amalek e seu povo com o 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.”
Yahweh disse a Moisés: “Escreva isto para um memorial em um livro e ensaie nos ouvidos de Josué: que eu apagarei completamente a memória de Amalek de debaixo do céu”.
15 Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
Moisés construiu um altar, e chamou seu nome de “Yahweh our 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)!”
Ele disse: “Yahweh jurou: 'Yahweh terá guerra com Amalek de geração em geração'”.
