Exodus 17

vayyisu kol-adat bene-yisra'el mimmidbar-sin lemasehem al-pi Adonai vayyakhanu birfidim ve'en mayim lishtot ha'am

From the wilderness of Sin the whole Israelite community continued by stages as GOD would command. They encamped at Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.

vayyarev ha'am im-mosheh vayyomeru tenu-lanu mayim venishteh vayyomer lahem mosheh mah-tterivun immadi mah-ttenassun et-Adonai

The people quarreled with Moses. “Give us water to drink,” they said; and Moses replied to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you try GOD?”

vayyitsma sham ha'am lammayim vayyalen ha'am al-mosheh vayyomer lammah zeh he'elitanu mimmitsrayim lehamit oti ve'et-banay ve'et-miqnay batsama

But the people thirsted there for water; and the people grumbled against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?”

vayyitsaq mosheh el-Adonai lemor mah e'eseh la'am hazzeh od me'at useqaluni

Moses cried out to GOD, saying, “What shall I do with this people? Before long they will be stoning me!”

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh avor lifne ha'am veqakh ittekha mizziqne yisra'el umattekha asher hikkita bo et-haye'or qakh beyadekha vehalakheta

Then GOD said to Moses, “Pass before the people; take with you some of the elders of Israel, and take along the rod with which you struck the Nile, and set out.

hinni omed lefanekha sham al-hatsur bekhorev vehikkita vatsur veyatse'u mimmennu mayim veshatah ha'am vayya'as ken mosheh le'ene ziqne yisra'el

I will be standing there before you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock and water will issue from it, and the people will drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

vayyiqra shem hammaqom massah umerivah al-riv bene yisra'el ve'al nassotam et-Adonai lemor hayesh Adonai beqirbenu im-ayin

The place was named Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and because they tried GOD, saying, “Is GOD present among us or not?”

vayyavo amaleq vayyillakhem im-yisra'el birfidim

Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.

vayyomer mosheh el-yehoshua bekhar-lanu anashim vetse hillakhem ba'amaleq makhar anokhi nitsav al-rosh haggivah umatteh ha'elohim beyadi

Moses said to Joshua, “Pick some troops for us, and go out and do battle with Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill, with the rod of God in my hand.”

vayya'as yehoshua ka'asher amar-lo mosheh lehillakhem ba'amaleq umosheh aharon vekhur alu rosh haggivah

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

vehayah ka'asher yarim mosheh yado vegavar yisra'el vekha'asher yaniakh yado vegavar amaleq

Then, whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; but whenever he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

vide mosheh kevedim vayyiqkhu-even vayyasimu takhtayw vayyeshev aleha ve'aharon vekhur tamekhu veyadayw mizzeh ekhad umizzeh ekhad vayehi yadayw emunah ad-bo hashamesh

But Moses’ hands grew heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it, while Aaron and Hur, one on each side, supported his hands; thus his hands remained steady until the sun set.

vayyakhalosh yehoshua et-amaleq ve'et-ammo lefi-kharev

And Joshua overwhelmed the people of Amalek with the sword.

vayyomer Adonai el-mosheh ketov zot zikkaron bassefer vesim be'ozne yehoshua ki-makhoh emkheh et-zekher amaleq mittakhat hashamayim

Then GOD said to Moses, “Inscribe this in a document as a reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua: I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven!”

vayyiven mosheh mizbeakh vayyiqra shemo Adonai nissi

And Moses built an altar and named it Adonai-nissi.

vayyomer ki-yad al-kes yah milkhamah la-Adonai ba'amaleq middor dor

He said, “It means, ‘Hand upon the throne of Yah!’ GOD will be at war with Amalek throughout the ages.”