ʻEkisotosi 17
1 Pea naʻe fononga ʻae fakataha kotoa pē ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei he toafa ʻo Sini, ʻi he anga ʻo honau ngaahi fononga, ʻo fakatatau ki he fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻonau ʻapitanga ʻi Lefitimi: pea naʻe ʻikai ha vai ʻi ai ke inu ʻe he kakai.
The whole community of the Israelites journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, following Yahweh's instructions. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
2 Ko ia naʻe lea fakamamahi ai ʻae kakai kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē, “Tuku mai ha vai kiate kimautolu ke mau inu.” Pea pehē ʻe Mōsese kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā ʻoku mou tautea ai au? Ko e hā ʻoku mou ʻahiʻahi kovi ai kia Sihova?”
So the people blamed Moses for their situation and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”
3 Pea naʻe holi ʻae kakai ki he vai; pea lāunga ʻae kakai kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā kuo ke ʻomi ai ʻakimautolu mei ʻIsipite ke tāmateʻi ʻakimautolu mo e mau fānau, mo e mau fanga manu ʻaki ʻae fie inu?”
The people were very thirsty, and they complained against Moses. They said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt? To kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?”
4 Pea naʻe tangi ʻa Mōsese kia Sihova, ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā te u fai ki he kakai ni? ʻOku nau meimei tolongaki au ʻaki ʻae maka.”
Then Moses cried out to Yahweh, “What should I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.”
5 Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, “ʻAlu atu ʻo muʻomuʻa ʻi he kakai, pea ʻalu mo koe ʻae mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli: mo ho tokotoko ʻaia naʻa ke tā ʻaki ʻae vaitafe, toʻo ia ʻi ho nima, mo ke ʻalu.
Yahweh said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take with you some elders of Israel. Take with you the staff with which you struck the river, and go.
6 Vakai, te u tuʻu ʻi ho ʻao ʻi ai ʻi he maka ʻi Holepi; pea te ke tā ʻae maka pea ʻe tupu mei ai ʻae vai, koeʻuhi ke inu ai ʻae kakai.” Pea naʻe fai ia ʻe Mōsese ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau mātuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli.
I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you will strike the rock. Water will come out of it for the people to drink.” Then Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7 Pea ne ui hono hingoa ʻoe potu ko ia ko Masa, mo Melipa, ko e meʻa ʻi he lea fakamamahi ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau ʻahiʻahi kovi kia Sihova, ʻi heʻenau pehē, “ʻOku ʻiate kitautolu ʻa Sihova pe ʻikai?”
He called that place Massah and Meribah because of the Israelites' complaining, and because they had tested the Lord by saying, “Is Yahweh among us or not?”
8 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻAmaleki, ʻo tauʻi ʻa ʻIsileli ʻi Lefitimi.
Then an army of the Amalek people came and attacked Israel at Rephidim.
9 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Mōsese kia Siosiua, “Fili haʻatau kau tangata, pea ʻalu ʻo tauʻi ʻa ʻAmaleki: te u tuʻu ʻapongipongi ki he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga mo e tokotoko ʻoe ʻOtua ʻi hoku nima.”
So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some men and go out. Fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
10 Pea naʻe fai ʻe Siosiua ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Mōsese kiate ia, ʻo ne tauʻi ʻa ʻAmaleki: pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese, mo ʻElone, mo Hua, ki he tumutumu ʻoe moʻunga.
So Joshua fought Amalek as Moses had instructed, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11 Pea naʻe pehē, ʻi he hiki ki ʻolunga ʻae nima ʻo Mōsese, naʻe mālohi ʻa ʻIsileli: pea ka tuku hifo hono nima, naʻe mālohi ʻa ʻAmaleki.
While Moses was holding his hands up, Israel was winning; when he let his hands rest, Amalek would begin to win.
12 Ka naʻe mamafa ʻae nima ʻo Mōsese pea naʻa nau toʻo ʻae maka ʻo tuku ia ke ne heka ai: pea naʻe poupou hake hono nima ʻe ʻElone mo Hua, ko e tokotaha ki hono toʻomataʻu, mo e taha ki hono toʻohema; pea naʻe taʻengāue hono nima ʻo aʻu ki he tō ʻae laʻā.
When Moses' hands became heavy, Aaron and Hur took a stone and put it under him for him to sit on. At the same time, Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one person on one side of him, and the other person on the other side. So Moses' hands were held steady until the sun went down.
13 Pea naʻe ikuna ʻe Siosiua ʻa ʻAmaleki mo hono kakai ʻaki ʻae mata ʻoe heletā.
So Joshua defeated the people of Amalek with the sword.
14 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese, “Tohi ʻae meʻa ni ʻi ha tohi, ko e meʻa fakamanatu, pea lau ia ʻi he telinga ʻo Siosiua: he te u fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻae fakamanatu ki ʻAmaleki mei he lalo langi.”
Yahweh said to Moses, “Write this in a book and read it in Joshua's hearing, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under the skies.”
15 Pea naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe Mōsese ʻae ʻesifeilaulau, ʻo ne ui hono hingoa ko Sihova-nisai:
Then Moses built an altar and he called it “Yahweh is my banner.”
16 He naʻa ne pehē, “Kuo fuakava ʻa Sihova, ʻe tauʻi maʻuaipē ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻAmaleki ʻi he toʻutangata ki he toʻutangata.”
He said, “For a hand was lifted up to the throne of Yahweh—that Yahweh will wage war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
