Exodus 17

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 From the desert of Sin the whole Israelite community journeyed by stages, as the LORD directed, and encamped at Rephidim. Here there was no water for the people to drink.	1 ثم ارتحل كل جماعة بني اسرائيل من برية سين بحسب مراحلهم على موجب امر الرب ونزلوا في رفيديم. ولم يكن ماء ليشرب الشعب.
2 They quarreled, therefore, with Moses and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the LORD to a test?"	2 فخاصم الشعب موسى وقالوا اعطونا ماء لنشرب. فقال لهم موسى لماذا تخاصمونني. لماذا تجربون الرب.
3 Here, then, in their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "Why did you ever make us leave Egypt? Was it just to have us die here of thirst with our children and our livestock?"	3 وعطش هناك الشعب الى الماء. وتذمّر الشعب على موسى وقالوا لماذا اصعدتنا من مصر لتميتنا واولادنا ومواشينا بالعطش.
4 So Moses cried out to the LORD, "What shall I do with this people? A little more and they will stone me!"	4 فصرخ موسى الى الرب قائلا ماذا افعل بهذا الشعب. بعد قليل يرجمونني.
5 The LORD answered Moses, "Go over there in front of the people, along with some of the elders of Israel, holding in your hand, as you go, the staff with which you struck the river.	5 فقال الرب لموسى مرّ قدّام الشعب وخذ معك من شيوخ اسرائيل. وعصاك التي ضربت بها النهر خذها في يدك واذهب.
6 I will be standing there in front of you on the rock in Horeb. Strike the rock, and the water will flow from it for the people to drink." This Moses did, in the presence of the elders of Israel.	6 ها انا اقف امامك هناك على الصخرة في حوريب فتضرب الصخرة فيخرج منها ماء ليشرب الشعب. ففعل موسى هكذا امام عيون شيوخ اسرائيل.
7 The place was called Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled there and tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD in our midst or not?"	7 ودعا اسم الموضع مسّة ومريبة من اجل مخاصمة بني اسرائيل ومن اجل تجربتهم للرب قائلين أفي وسطنا الرب ام لا
8 At Rephidim, Amalek came and waged war against Israel.	8 وأتى عماليق وحارب اسرائيل في رفيديم.
9 Moses, therefore, said to Joshua, "Pick out certain men, and tomorrow go out and engage Amalek in battle. I will be standing on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."	9 فقال موسى ليشوع انتخب لنا رجالا واخرج حارب عماليق. وغدا اقف انا على راس التلّة وعصا الله في يدي.
10 So Joshua did as Moses told him: he engaged Amalek in battle after Moses had climbed to the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur.	10 ففعل يشوع كما قال له موسى ليحارب عماليق. واما موسى وهرون وحور فصعدوا على راس التلّة.
11 As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight.	11 وكان اذا رفع موسى يده ان اسرائيل يغلب واذا خفض يده ان عماليق يغلب.
12 Moses' hands, however, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit on. Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so that his hands remained steady till sunset.	12 فلما صارت يدا موسى ثقيلتين اخذا حجرا ووضعاه تحته فجلس عليه. ودعم هرون وحور يديه الواحد من هنا والآخر من هناك. فكانت يداه ثابتتين الى غروب الشمس.
13 And Joshua mowed down Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.	13 فهزم يشوع عماليق وقومه بحد السيف
14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this down in a document as something to be remembered, and recite it in the ears of Joshua: I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under the heavens."	14 فقال الرب لموسى اكتب هذا تذكارا في الكتاب وضعه في مسامع يشوع. فاني سوف امحو ذكر عماليق من تحت السماء.
15 Moses also built an altar there, which he called Yahweh-nissi;	15 فبنى موسى مذبحا ودعا اسمه يهوه نسّي.
16 for he said, "The LORD takes in hand his banner; the LORD will war against Amalek through the centuries."	16 وقال ان اليد على كرسي الرب. للرب حرب مع عماليق من دور الى دور