¹And all the assembly of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, according to their journeys, at the command of Jehovah; and they encamped in Rephidim; and there was no water for the people to drink.

¹[Ny nimonomononan'ny Zanak'Isiraely noho ny tsi-fisian-drano, sy ny nanomezan'Andriamanitra azy rano avy tamin'ny vatolampy] Ary nifindra ny fiangonana, dia ny Zanak'Isiraely rehetra, ka niala tao an-efitra Sina, araka izay natoron'i Jehovah hitobiany, dia nitoby tao Refidima; ary tsy nisy rano hosotroin'ny olona.

²And the people contended with Moses, and said, Give us water, that we may drink! And Moses said to them, Why do ye dispute with me? Why do ye tempt Jehovah?

²Dia nila ady tamin'i Mosesy ny olona ka nanao hoe: Omeo rano izahay mba hosotroinay. Fa hoy Mosesy taminy: Nahoana no mila ady amiko ianareo? Nahoana no maka fanahy an'i Jehovah ianareo?

³And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Why is it that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

³Ary nangetaheta teo ny olona, dia nimonomonona tamin'i Mosesy izy ka nanao hoe: Nahoana ianao no nitondra anay niakatra niala tany Egypta hahafatin-ketaheta anay sy ny zanakay ary ny bibinay?

⁴And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, What shall I do with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me!

⁴Ary Mosesy nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah ka nanao hoe: Ahoana no hataoko amin'ireto olona ireto? fa mila hitora-bato ahy izy.

⁵And Jehovah said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel, and thy staff with which thou didst smite the river, take in thy hand, and go.

⁵Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Mandrosoa eo alohan'ny olona, ary itondray hiaraka aminao ny loholon'ny Isiraely; ary ny tehinao, ilay nikapohanao an'i Neily, dia ento eny an-tananao, ka mandehana.

⁶Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock on Horeb; and thou shalt strike the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the elders of Israel.

⁶Ary, indro, hijanona eo anatrehanao eo ambonin'ny harambato any Horeba Aho, dia hikapoka ny harambato ianao, ka hisy rano hivoaka avy aminy hosotroin'ny olona. Dia nanao izany Mosesy teo imason'ny loholon'ny Isiraely.

⁷And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the contention of the children of Israel, and because they had tempted Jehovah, saying, Is Jehovah among us, or not?

⁷Ary ny anaran'izany tany izany dia natao­ny hoe Masa sy Meriba, noho ny ady nataon'ny Zanak'Isiraely, sy noho ny nakany fanahy an'i Jehovah hoe: Eto aminay va Jehovah, sa tsia?

⁸And Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

⁸Ary tonga ny Amalekita ka niady tamin'ny Isiraely tao Refidima.

⁹And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us men, and go out, fight with Amalek; to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.

⁹Dia hoy Mosesy tamin'i Josoa: Mifidiana lehilahy ho antsika, dia mandehana ka miadia amin'ny Amalekita; rahampitso dia hijoro eo an-tampon'ny havoana aho ka hitana ny tehin'Andriamanitra etỳ an-tanako.

¹⁰And Joshua did as Moses had said to him, to fight with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

¹⁰Ary Josoa dia nanao araka izay efa nolazain'i Mosesy taminy, ka niady tamin'ny Amalekita izy; ary Mosesy sy Arona sy Hora kosa niakatra ho ao an-tampon'ny havoana.

¹¹And it came to pass when Moses raised his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

¹¹Ary raha nasandratr'i Mosesy ny tànany, dia nahery ny Isiraely; fa raha nampidininy ny tànany, dia nahery kosa ny Amalekita.

¹²And Moses' hands were heavy; then they took a stone, and put [it] under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on this side, and one on that side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

¹²Fa efa vizana ny tanan'i Mosesy; ka dia naka vato izy roa lahy, ka nataony teo ambanin'i Mosesy hipetrahany; ary Arona sy Hora dia nanohana ny tànany, ka ny iray tamin'ny anila, ary ny iray kosa tamin'ny anila; dia naharitra tsy nidina intsony ny tànany mandra-pahafatin'ny masoandro.

¹³And Joshua broke the power of Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

¹³Ary Josoa dia nandresy ny Amalekita sy ny olony tamin'ny lelan-tsabatra.

¹⁴And Jehovah said to Moses, Write this [for] a memorial in the book, and rehearse [it] in the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens.

¹⁴Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Mosesy: Soraty eo amin'ny boky izany ho fahatsiarovana, ka ambarao amin'i Josoa; fa hofoanako tokoa ny fahatsiarovana ny Amalekita tsy ho eny ambanin'ny lanitra.

¹⁵And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi.

¹⁵Dia nanorina alitara Mosesy ka nanao ny anarany hoe: Jehovah Nisi.Fa hoy izy: Jehovah nianiana hoe: Ny adin'i Jehovah amin'ny Amalekita dia tsy hitsahatra hatramin'izay taranany fara mandimby.

¹⁶And he said, For the hand is on the throne of Jah; Jehovah will have war with Amalek from generation to generation!

¹⁶Fa hoy izy: Jehovah nianiana hoe: Ny adin'i Jehovah amin'ny Amalekita dia tsy hitsahatra hatramin'izay taranany fara mandimby.