< 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.
RAB'bin buyruğu uyarınca, bütün İsrail topluluğu Sin Çölü'nden ayrıldı, bir yerden öbürüne göçerek Refidim'de konakladı. Ancak orada içecek su yoktu.
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]?”
Musa'ya, “Bize içecek su ver” diye çıkıştılar. Musa, “Niçin bana çıkışıyorsunuz?” dedi, “Neden RAB'bi deniyorsunuz?”
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]?”
Ama halk susamıştı. “Niçin bizi Mısır'dan çıkardın?” diye Musa'ya söylendiler, “Bizi, çocuklarımızı, hayvanlarımızı susuzluktan öldürmek için mi?”
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!”
Musa, “Bu halka ne yapayım?” diye RAB'be feryat etti, “Neredeyse beni taşlayacaklar.”
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].
RAB Musa'ya, “Halkın önüne geç” dedi, “Birkaç İsrail ileri gelenini ve Nil'e vurduğun değneği de yanına alıp yürü.
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].
Ben Horev Dağı'nda bir kayanın üzerinde, senin önünde duracağım. Kayaya vuracaksın, halk içsin diye su fışkıracak.” Musa İsrail ileri gelenlerinin önünde denileni yaptı.
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.
Oraya Massa ve Meriva adı verildi. Çünkü İsrailliler orada Musa'ya çıkışmış ve, “Acaba RAB aramızda mı, değil mi?” diye RAB'bi denemişlerdi.
8 Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
Amalekliler gelip Refidim'de İsrailliler'e savaş açtılar.
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.”
Musa Yeşu'ya, “Adam seç, git Amalekliler'le savaş” dedi, “Yarın ben elimde Tanrı'nın değneğiyle tepenin üzerinde duracağım.”
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].
Yeşu Musa'nın buyurduğu gibi Amalekliler'le savaştı. Bu arada Musa, Harun ve Hur tepenin üzerine çıktılar.
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.
Musa elini kaldırdıkça İsrailliler, indirdikçe Amalekliler kazanıyordu.
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.
Ne var ki, Musa'nın elleri yoruldu. Bir taş getirip altına koydular. Musa üzerine oturdu. Bir yanda Harun, öbür yanda Hur Musa'nın ellerini yukarıda tuttular. Güneş batıncaya dek Musa'nın elleri yukarıda kaldı.
13 So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
Böylece Yeşu Amalek ordusunu yenip kılıçtan geçirdi.
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.”
RAB Musa'ya, “Bunu anı olarak kayda geç” dedi, “Yeşu'ya da söyle, Amalekliler'in adını yeryüzünden büsbütün sileceğim.”
15 Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
Musa bir sunak yaptı, adını “Yahve nissi” koydu.
16 He/I said, “Hold high Yahweh’s flag! Yahweh will continue to fight against the Amalek people-group (forever/in all future generations)!”
“Eller Rab'bin tahtına doğru kaldırıldı” dedi, “RAB kuşaklar boyunca Amalekliler'e karşı savaşacak!”