Exodus 17
1 All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, starting according to Yahweh’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.
Og al Israels Børns Menighed drog fra den Ørk Sin, paa deres Rejser, efter Herrens Mund, og de lejrede sig i Refidim, og Folket havde intet Vand at drikke.
2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”
Og Folket kivedes med Mose, og de sagde: Giver os Vand, at vi kunne drikke; og Mose sagde til dem: Hvad ville I kives med mig for? hvorfor ville I friste Herren?
3 The people were thirsty for water there; so the people murmured against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”
Og Folket tørstede der efter Vand, og Folket knurrede imod Mose, og de sagde: Hvorfor har du ført os op af Ægypten, at lade mig og mine Børn og mit Kvæg dø af Tørst?
4 Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
Da raabte Mose til Herren og sagde: Hvad skal jeg gøre ved dette Folk? om et lidet saa stene de mig.
5 Yahweh said to Moses, “Walk on before the people, and take the elders of Israel with you, and take the rod in your hand with which you struck the Nile, and go.
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Gak frem for Folket og tag med dig af de ældste af Israel, og tag din Stav, med hvilken du slog Floden, i din Haand, og gaa.
6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock in Horeb. You shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Se, jeg vil staa for dig der paa Klippen paa Horeb, og du skal slaa paa Klippen, saa skal der flyde Vand ud af den, at Folket maa drikke; og Mose gjorde saa for Israels ældstes Øjne.
7 He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, “Is Yahweh among us, or not?”
Saa kaldte han Stedets Navn Massa og Meriba, for Israels Børns Kiv, og fordi de havde fristet Herren og sagt: Monne Herren være iblandt os eller ej?
8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Og Amalek kom og stred imod Israel i Refidim.
9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out to fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.”
Da sagde Mose til Josva: Udvælg os Mænd og drag ud, strid imod Amalek; jeg vil staa øverst paa Højen i Morgen, og Guds Stav skal være i min Haand.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Og Josva gjorde, som Mose havde sagt ham om at stride imod Amalek; men Mose, Aron og Hur gik op øverst paa Højen.
11 When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed. When he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
Og det skete, naar Mose opløftede sin Haand, da fik Israel Overhaand; men naar han lod sin Haand synke, da fik Amalek Overhaand.
12 But Moses’ hands were heavy; so they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. His hands were steady until sunset.
Men Mose Hænder bleve trætte, derfor toge de en Sten og lagde under ham, og han satte sig derpaa; og Aron og Hur holdt hans Hænder oppe, een paa den ene Side og een paa den anden Side; og hans Hænder bleve stadigt holdt oppe, indtil Solen gik ned.
13 Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Og Josva svækkede Amalek og hans Folk med skarpe Sværd.
14 Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under the sky.”
Og Herren sagde til Mose: Skriv dette til en Ihukommelse i Bogen, og indprent det i Josvas Øren; thi jeg vil visselig udslette Amaleks Ihukommelse under Himmelen.
15 Moses built an altar, and called its name “Yahweh our Banner”.
Og Mose byggede et Alter og kaldte dets Navn: Herren er mit Banner.
16 He said, “Yah has sworn: ‘Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”
Og han sagde: Der er en udrakt Haand paa Herrens Trone; Herrens Strid skal være imod Amalek fra Slægt til Slægt.
