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.
Partió todo el pueblo de los hijos de Israel del desierto de Sin, haciendo sus jornadas según ordenaba Yahvé; y acamparon en Rafidim, donde el pueblo no tenía agua que 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]?”
Por lo cual el pueblo se querelló contra Moisés, diciendo: “Danos agua de beber.” Les respondió Moisés: “¿Por qué altercáis conmigo? ¿Por qué tentáis a Yahvé?”
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]?”
Pero el pueblo sufriendo allí sed de agua, siguió murmurando contra Moisés, y dijo: “¿Por qué nos has hecho salir de Egipto, para matarnos de sed, a nosotros, a nuestros hijos y a nuestro ganado?”
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!”
Clamó entonces Moisés, a Yahvé y dijo: “¿Qué hago yo con este pueblo? Falta poco que me apedreen.”
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].
Respondió Yahvé a Moisés: “Pasa delante del pueblo, y lleva contigo algunos de los ancianos de Israel; y toma en tu mano la vara con que heriste el río y anda.
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].
He aquí que Yo estaré enfrente de ti, allá sobre la peña, en Horeb; golpearás la peña, y saldrá de ella agua para que beba el pueblo.” Moisés lo hizo así a los ojos de los ancianos 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.
Y dio a aquel lugar el nombre de Masá y Meribá, a causa de la querella de los hijos de Israel, y por haber ellos tentado a Yahvé, diciendo: “¿Está Yahvé en medio de nosotros, o no?”
8 Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
Vino después Amalec e hizo guerra contra Israel en Rafidim.
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.”
Y dijo Moisés a Josué: “Escógenos hombres, y sal a combatir contra Amalec. Mañana yo me colocaré sobre la cima del monte, con la vara de Dios en mi mano.”
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].
Hizo Josué como le había dicho Moisés, y peleó contra Amalec. Moisés, empero, y Aarón y Hur subieron a la cima del monte.
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.
Y sucedió que mientras Moisés tenía alzada su mano, prevalecía Israel; y cuando bajaba su mano, prevalecía Amalec.
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 como las manos de Moisés se cansasen, tomaron ellos una piedra, se la pusieron debajo, y se sentó sobre ella, en tanto que Aarón y Hur le sostenían las manos, uno por un lado, y otro por el otro. Así quedaron firmes sus manos hasta ponerse el sol.
13 So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
Y Josué derrotó a Amalec y a su pueblo al filo de la 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.”
Entonces dijo Yahvé a Moisés: “Escribe esto para recuerdo en un libro, y notifica a Josué que Yo borraré por completo la memoria de Amalec de debajo del cielo.”
15 Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
Después erigió Moisés un altar, al cual puso por nombre Yahvé Nisí,
16 He/I said, “Hold high Yahweh’s flag! Yahweh will continue to fight against the Amalek people-group (forever/in all future generations)!”
diciendo: “Por haber levantado la mano contra el trono de Yahvé, peleará Yahvé con Amalec de generación en generación.”
