Exodo 17
1 Naglakbay ang buong komunidad ng mga Israelita mula sa ilang ng Sin, ayon sa mga tagubilin ni Yahweh. Nagkampo sila sa Rephidim, pero walang tubig na maiinom para sa mga tao.
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.
2 Kaya sinisi ng mga tao si Moises dahil sa kanilang kalagayan at sinabing, “Bigyan mo kami ng tubig na maiinom.” Sinabi ni Moises, “Bakit kayo makikipagtalo sa akin?” Bakit sinusubok ninyo si Yahweh?”
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]?”
3 Labis na nauuhaw ang mga tao, at nagreklamo laban kay Moises. Sinabi nila, “Bakit dinala mo kami palabas sa Ehipto? Para patayin kami at ang aming mga anak pati mga baka sa pagkauhaw?”
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]?”
4 Kaya dumaing si Moises kay Yahweh, “Ano ba ang dapat kong gawin sa mga taong ito? Halos handa na silang batuhin ako.”
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!”
5 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Mauna ka sa mga tao at magdala ka ng ilan sa mga nakatatanda ng Israel. Dalhin mo ang tungkod na inihampas mo sa ilog at umalis ka.
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].
6 Tatayo ako sa harapan mo doon sa ibabaw ng bato sa Horeb, at papaluin mo ang bato. Lalabas ang tubig mula dito para inumin ng mga tao. Pagkatapos ginawa ito ni Moises sa paningin ng mga nakatatanda ng Israel.
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].
7 Tinawag niya ang lugar na iyon na Massah at Meribah dahil sa pagrereklamo ng mga Israelita at dahil sinubukan nila ang Diyos sa pamamagitan ng pagsabing, “Kasama ba natin si Yahweh o hindi?”
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.
8 Pagkatapos dumating at nilusob ng isang hukbo ng mga Amalekita ang Israel sa Rephidim.
Then the descendants of the Amalek people-group came and fought against the Israeli people at Rephidim.
9 Kaya sinabi ni Moises kay Josue, “Pumili ka ng ilan sa mga lalaki at umalis ka. Labanan mo si Amalek. Tatayo ako bukas sa ibabaw ng burol na hawak ang tungkod ng Diyos sa aking kamay.”
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.”
10 Kaya nakipaglaban si Josue sa Amalek ayon sa tagubilin ni Moises sa kaniya, habang sina Moises, Aaron at Hur ay umakyat sa ibabaw ng burol.
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].
11 Nananalo ang mga Israelita, habang itinataas ni Moises ang kaniyang mga kamay, kapag ipinagpapahinga niya ang kaniyang mga kamay, nagsisimulang manalo ang mga Amalek.
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.
12 Nang bumigat na ang mga kamay ni Moises, kumuha sina Aaron at Hur ng bato at inilagay ito sa ilalim niya para makaupo siya. Sa parehong pagkakataon, itinaas ni Aaron at Hur ang mga kamay ni Moises, isang tao ang nasa tabi niya at ang isa naman ay nasa kabilang banda niya. Kaya nanatiling nakataas ang mga kamay ni Moises hanggang sa palubog na ang araw.
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.
13 Kaya natalo ni Josue ang mga Amalekita sa pamamagitan ng espada.
So Joshua and the men with him completely defeated the Amalek people-group, using their swords [to fight against them].
14 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Isulat mo ito sa isang libro at basahin mo na naririnig ni Josue dahil ganap kong tatanggalin ang alaala ng Amalek mula sa ilalim ng kalangitan.”
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.”
15 Pagkatapos gumawa si Moises ng altar at tinawag niya itong “Si Yahweh ang aking bandila.”
Then Moses/I built a [stone] altar there and named it ‘Yahweh is [like] my flag’.
16 Ginawa niya ito, dahil sinabi niya, “Pinangako ni Yahweh na makikipaglaban siya kay Amalek mula sa mga salinlahi hanggang sa mga susunod pang salinlahi.”
He/I said, “Hold high Yahweh’s flag! Yahweh will continue to fight against the Amalek people-group (forever/in all future generations)!”
