Exodus 17
1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and encamped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
Saa brød hele Israels Menighed op fra Sins Ørken og drog fra Lejrplads til Lejrplads efter HERRENS Bud. Men da de lejrede sig i Refidim, havde Folket intet Vand at drikke.
2 Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why chide you with me? why do ye tempt the LORD?
Da kivedes Folket med Moses og sagde: »Skaf os Vand at drikke!« Men Moses svarede dem: »Hvorfor kives I med mig, hvorfor frister I HERREN?«
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is this that thou hast brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
Og Folket tørstede der efter Vand og knurrede mod Moses og sagde: »Hvorfor har du ført os op fra Ægypten? Mon for at lade os og vore Børn og vore Hjorde dø af Tørst?«
4 And Moses cried to the LORD, saying, What shall I do to this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
Da raabte Moses til HERREN: »Hvad skal jeg gøre med dette Folk? Det er ikke langt fra, at de vil stene mig.«
5 And the LORD said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, with which thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.
Men HERREN sagde til Moses: »Træd frem for Folket med nogle af Israels Ældste og tag den Stav, du slog Nilen med, i din Haand og kom saa!
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there on the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and water shall come out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Se, jeg vil staa foran dig der paa Klippen ved Horeb, og naar du slaar paa Klippen, skal der strømme Vand ud af den, saa Folket kan faa noget at drikke.« Det gjorde Moses saa i Paasyn af Israels Ældste.
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the striving of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?
Og han kaldte dette Sted Massa og Meriba, fordi Israeliterne der havde kivedes og fristet HERREN ved at sige: »Er HERREN iblandt os eller ej?«
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Derefter kom Amalekiterne og angreb Israel i Refidim.
9 And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.
Da sagde Moses til Josua: »Udvælg dig Mænd og ryk i Morgen ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne; jeg vil stille mig paa Toppen af Højen med Guds Stav i Haanden!«
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Josua gjorde, som Moses bød, og rykkede ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne. Men Moses, Aron og Hur gik op paa Toppen af Højen.
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
Naar nu Moses løftede Hænderne i Vejret, fik Israeliterne Overtaget, men naar han lod Hænderne synke, fik Amalekiterne Overtaget.
12 But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
Og da Moses's Hænder blev trætte, tog de en Sten og lagde under ham; saa satte han sig paa den, og Aron og Hur støttede hans Hænder, hver paa sin Side; saaledes var hans Hænder stadig løftede til Solen gik ned,
13 And Joshua overcame Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
og Josua huggede Amalekiterne og deres Krigsfolk ned med Sværdet.
14 And the LORD said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Da sagde HERREN til Moses: »Optegn dette i en Bog, for at det kan mindes, og indskærp Josua, at jeg fuldstændig vil udslette Amalekiternes Minde under Himmelen!«
15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
Derpaa byggede Moses et Alter og kaldte det: »HERREN er mit Banner!«
16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Og han sagde: »Der er en udrakt Haand paa HERRENS Trone! HERREN har Krig med Amalek fra Slægt til Slægt!«
