¹All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to Yahweh’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink.

¹Så 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.

²Therefore 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?”

²Da kivedes Folket med Moses og sagde: "Skaf os Vand at drikke!" Men Moses svarede dem: "Hvorfor kives I med mig, hvorfor frister I HERREN?"

³The people were thirsty for water there; and 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?”

³Og 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?"

⁴Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”

⁴Da råbte Moses til HERREN: "Hvad skal jeg gøre med dette Folk? Det er ikke langt fra, at de vil stene mig."

⁵Yahweh 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.

⁵Men HERREN sagde til Moses: "Træd frem for Folket med nogle af Israels Ældste og tag den Stav, du slog Nilen med, i din Hånd og kom så!

⁶Behold, 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.

⁶Se, jeg vil stå foran dig der på Klippen ved Horeb, og når du slår på Klippen, skal der strømme Vand ud af den, så Folket kan få noget at drikke." Det gjorde Moses så i Påsyn af Israels Ældste.

⁷He called the name of the place Massah, Massah means testing. and Meribah, Meribah means quarreling. because the children of Israel quarreled, and because they tested Yahweh, saying, “Is Yahweh among us, or not?”

⁷Og han kaldte dette Sted Massa og Meriba, fordi Israeliterne der havde kivedes og fristet HERREN ved at sige: "Er HERREN iblandt os eller ej?"

⁸Then Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

⁸Derefter kom Amalekiterne og angreb Israel i Refdim.

⁹Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.”

⁹Da sagde Moses til Josua: "Udvælg dig Mænd og ryk i. Morgen ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne; jeg vil stille mig på Toppen af Højen med Guds Stav i Hånden!"

¹⁰So Joshua did as Moses had told him, and fought with Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

¹⁰Josua gjorde, som Moses bød, og rykkede ud til Kamp mod Amalekiterne. Men Moses, Aron og Hur gik op på Toppen af Højen.

¹¹It happened, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

¹¹Når nu Moses løftede Hænderne i Vejret, fik Israeliterne Overtaget, men når han lod Hænderne synke, fik Amalekiterne Overtaget.

¹²But Moses’ hands were heavy; and 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.

¹²Og da Moses's Hænder blev trætte, tog de en Sten og lagde under ham; så satte han sig på den, og Aron og Hur støttede hans Hænder, hver på sin Side; således var hans Hænder stadig løftede til Solen gik ned,

¹³Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

¹³og Josua huggede Amalekiterne og deres Krigsfolk ned med Sværdet.

¹⁴Yahweh 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.”

¹⁴Da 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!"

¹⁵Moses built an altar, and called its name Yahweh our Banner. Hebrew, Yahweh Nissi

¹⁵Derpå byggede Moses et Alter og kaldte det: "HERREN er mit Banner!"

¹⁶He said, “Yah has sworn: ‘Yahweh will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’”

¹⁶Og han sagde: "Der er en udrakt Hånd på HERRENs Trone! HERREN har Krig med Amalek fra Slægt til Slægt!"