Esodo 17

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Igitur profecta omnis congregatio filiorum Israel de deserto Sin per mansiones suas iuxta sermonem Domini, castrametati sunt in Raphidim, ubi non erat aqua ad bibendum populo.	1 The whole community of Israelites left the desert of Sin, travel ing by stages as Yahweh ordered. Theypitched camp at Rephidim where there was no water for the people to drink.
2 Qui iurgatus contra Moysen ait: “ Da nobis aquam, ut bibamus ”. Quibus respondit Moyses: “ Quid iurgamini contra me? Cur tentatis Dominum? ”.	2 The people took issue with Moses for this and said, 'Give us water to drink.' Moses replied, 'Why takeissue with me? Why do you put Yahweh to the test?'
3 Sitivit ergo ibi populus prae aquae penuria et murmuravit contra Moysen dicens: “ Cur fecisti nos exire de Aegypto, ut occideres nos et liberos nostros ac iumenta siti? ”.	3 But tormented by thirst, the people complained to Moses. 'Why did you bring us out of Egypt,' theysaid, 'only to make us, our children and our livestock, die of thirst?'
4 Clamavit autem Moyses ad Dominum dicens: “ Quid faciam populo huic? Adhuc paululum et lapidabunt me ”.	4 Moses appealed to Yahweh for help. 'How am I to deal with this people?' he said. 'Any moment nowthey will stone me!'
5 Et ait Dominus ad Moysen: “ Antecede populum et sume tecum de senioribus Israel, et virgam, qua percussisti fluvium, tolle in manu tua et vade.	5 Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Go on ahead of the people, taking some of the elders of Israel with you;in your hand take the staff with which you struck the River, and go.
6 En ego stabo coram te ibi super petram Horeb; percutiesque petram, et exibit ex ea aqua, ut bibat populus ”. Fecit Moyses ita coram senioribus Israel.	6 I shal be waiting for you there on the rock (at Horeb). Strike the rock, and water wil come out for thepeople to drink.' This was what Moses did, with the elders of Israel looking on.
7 Et vocavit nomen loci illius Massa et Meriba, propter iurgium filiorum Israel et quia tentaverunt Dominum dicentes: “ Estne Dominus in nobis an non? ”.	7 He gave the place the names Massah and Meribah because of the Israelites' contentiousness andbecause they put Yahweh to the test by saying, 'Is Yahweh with us, or not?'
8 Venit autem Amalec et pugnabat contra Israel in Raphidim.	8 The Amalekites then came and attacked Israel at Rephidim.
9 Dixitque Moyses ad Iosue: “ Elige nobis viros et egressus pugna contra Amalec; cras ego stabo in vertice collis habens virgam Dei in manu mea ”.	9 Moses said to Joshua, 'Pick some men and tomorrow morning go out and engage Amalek. I, for mypart, shal take my stand on the hil top with the staff of God in my hand.'
10 Fecit Iosue, ut locutus erat ei Moyses, et pugnavit contra Amalec; Moyses autem et Aaron et Hur ascenderunt super verticem collis.	10 Joshua did as Moses had told him and went out to engage Amalek, while Moses, Aaron and Hurwent up to the top of the hil .
11 Cumque levaret Moyses manus, vincebat Israel; sin autem remisisset, superabat Amalec.	11 As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage; when he let his arms fall, theadvantage went to Amalek.
12 Manus autem Moysi erant graves; sumentes igitur lapidem posuerunt subter eum, in quo sedit; Aaron autem et Hur sustentabant manus eius ex utraque parte. Et factum est ut manus eius non lassarentur usque ad occasum solis.	12 But Moses' arms grew heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him and on this he sat, withAaron and Hur supporting his arms on each side. Thus his arms remained unwavering til sunset,
13 Vicitque Iosue Amalec et populum eius in ore gladii.	13 and Joshua defeated Amalek, putting their people to the sword.
14 Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen: “ Scribe hoc ob monumentum in libro et trade auribus Iosue; delebo enim memoriam Amalec sub caelo ”.	14 Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Write this down in a book to commemorate it, and repeat it over toJoshua, for I shal blot out al memory of Amalek under heaven.'
15 Aedificavitque Moyses altare et vocavit nomen eius Dominus Nissi (Dominus vexillum meum)	15 Moses then built an altar and named it Yahweh-Nissi
16 dicens: “ Quia manus contra solium Domini: bellum Domino erit contra Amalec a generatione in generationem ”.	16 meaning, 'Lay hold of Yahweh's banner! Yahweh wil be at war with Amalek generation aftergeneration.'